Savannah Book Festival

A book festival in the South's most charming city. See which popular & award-winning authors are coming on our website. #SBF2025

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For our May newsletter, we sat down with Board Member Tucker Compton. Read the full interview on our website for details about his first year as an SBF Board Member. Link in bio! ✨
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Join Friends & Fiction LIVE and E. Shaver Booksellers to celebrate the launch of Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews on June 3, 2026, at 6:30 at the Otis Johnson Cultural Arts Center on 201 Montgomery St.

Tickets cost $35 and include a signed copy of Road Trip.

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SBF congratulates 2026 Festival Saturday Authors Brian Goldstone and Scott Anderson for their #pulitzer achievements. Brian Goldstone's book, There Is No Place for Us, received the General Nonfiction Pulitzer, and Scott Anderson ranked as Finalist in History with King of Kings

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In 2023, Patrick Radden Keefe appeared as a Festival Saturday author with his book, Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks. Add his new release, London Falling, to your reading list and see what the buzz is all about!

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In 2008, we began a journey to celebrate the power of the written word in Savannah. .

As we design our 20th year celebration, your feedback will guide our headliner selections and community goals. Visit the link in our bio to complete the survey with your suggestions!

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Ready to make a major impact on the Savannah literary community? We’re seeking a Development Director to lead our fundraising and growth. View the full job posting at the link in our bio to see position requirements and how to apply.

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And with that, the 2026 Savannah Book Festival comes to a close with our final Headliner, Leigh Bardugo. Leigh blew us away with her talent and expertise, and we’re so grateful that she was able to be a part of this year’s Festival.

Thank you, Savannah. Thank you all!

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Free Festival Saturday is underway! We hope to see you there! 📚🤩

We encourage you to download our SBF app if you haven’t already; that way, you can receive notifications when venues are reaching capacity and stay in the loop about all things Book Festival. Thank you!

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Taking the crowd by storm! Brad Thor and Ward Larsen shared their genius, process, and talent with us last night for the Headlining Keynote Address of the 2026 Savannah Book Festival. Talk about a dynamic duo. Thank you, Brad and Ward—that was a night to never forget! ✈️🌨️

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What a hit! Sean Dietrich kicked us off with the Opening Address for the 2026 Savannah Book Festival, and it’s safe to say he had the whole house laughing, inspired, and in love with him. Sean, you are a star. Thank you for sharing your gift with us! 🎻📖

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Spotted: our Opening Address author’s name shining bright on the billboard sign at SCAD’s Trustees Theater! ✨✨✨

Get ready for Thursday, February 5th, where Sean Dietrich will be lighting the way and kicking off our 2026 Festival with a spectacular Opening event.

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Who’s excited to meet our 2026 Headliners? We know that we are! We can’t wait to see you all there. 📚✍️🗣️

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Last but certainly not least, we cannot wait to have Kate Fagan, author of The Three Lives of Cate Kay, here at our Festival! In this fiction novel, famous writer Cate Kay is forced to confront the truth after spending her life running under different aliases. 🪪💁‍♀️

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One more week until we welcome Christopher C. Gorham on Free Festival Saturday! He’s bringing his book, Matisse at War, which is about Henri Matisse’s life during WWII. Despite illness and family turmoil, Matisse stayed, producing paper cut-outs as a form of defiance. 🖼️📝

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A little over a week until we welcome Anthony Vinci, author of The Fourth Intelligence Revolution, to the Festival Saturday! Join us on February 7th to hear about Dr. Vinci’s expertise in the field of AI and national security, as well as his process in writing his book.🤖💻

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Congratulations are in order! One of our Free Festival Saturday Authors, Michael Cannell, was recently nominated for the 2026 Edgar Award—one of the most prestigious honors in the mystery genre. We cannot wait to welcome him to our Festival. Well done, Michael!

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Identity, belonging, and buried family secrets—Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins is coming to the Savannah Book Festival on February 7th. Join us for this captivating conversation that’ll unravel the multigenerational family saga of three Puerto Rican woman. 🫂🌺

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Congratulations to the previous SBF Board President, Dr. Mark Murphy, on his recent release, Rose Dhu!

Set in our very own Savannah, a highly regarded surgeon goes missing. Will the search for her tear the community apart? Find out in this gripping new thriller, Rose Dhu!

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We’re two weeks away from the 2026 Savannah Book Festival! We cannot wait to welcome Scott Anderson, who’s bringing his book, King of Kings, to Free Festival Saturday on February 7th. Don’t miss this fascinating narrative history about the 1979 Iranian Revolution. ⚔️💥

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Join us for an unforgettable conversation with Chris Duffy, the author of Humor Me, for Free Festival Saturday! This insightful book uses personal anecdotes to demonstrate the importance of having a sense of humor to lead a more fulfilled, happier life. 😆🍊

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