USC Press at Read Freely Fest 2026

Mar 27-29, 2026 @ Various | Location: Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Mar 27-29, 2026 @ Various
Location: Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Hosted by: Richland Library

Join us at Read Freely Fest 2026, March 27–29. Visit our table and find your next great read! Hear from USC Press authors including Kevin Mitchell, co-author of Taste the State and Taste the State Georgia, Keith Rushing, author of Descended: Searching for My Gullah-Geechee Roots, and Carl P. Borick, author of the forthcoming Backcountry Resistance: South Carolina's Militia and the Fight for American Independence. Check back for author talk dates and times.

Read Freely Fest is South Carolina’s newest book festival, celebrating stories and ideas with bestselling author talks, panels featuring fresh voices, performances and interactive activities. Each spring at Richland Library Main in downtown Columbia, you can meet favorite authors, discover new reads and connect with readers and writers who share inspiring perspectives.

This is a free event.

View the Read Freely Fest 2026 website.