Louisiana Book Festival

The Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana presents this FREE, world-class literary celebration. #LABookFest is Saturday, October 31!

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Shannon Kelley Atwater is back with us again this year, with GOOD DAY, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, a collaborative board book that takes readers through a day of fun at the Louisiana Children's Museum. 9:30-10:00 am, Children’s Author Tent 1, (Ages 5 to 8)
#childrensbooks #labookfest

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At #Louisianabookfest Oct. 31, join authors Ben Fountain and T. Geronimo Johnson for "NBF Presents Southern Satire", including readings and conversation on deploying satire to get closer to truth for both writers and readers. 10:00 am to 10:45 am, State Library Seminar Center.

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Headlining our youth/teen programming on Saturday, October 31 will be the all-ages panel discussion “Little Books, Big Lives: Picture Book Biographies"

10:30 – 11:30 am, Iberville Building, Le Francois Room B

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On October 31, check out the #louisianabookfestival panel “Past Stories, Present Reckonings: Race, Identity, and Belonging” with authors cc ECK (GHOST GUN) and P.C. Verrone (RABBIT, FOX, TAR), moderated by Maurice Carlos Ruffin. Signings of these debut novels immediately follow!

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SAVE THE DATE! The @LABookFest is coming to downtown Baton Rouge this Halloween, and we'd love to see you there! Drop by our booth in the main exhibitor tent, get your book signed at the Cavalier House Books Tent, or visit a panel or talk with one of our featured authors.

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Catch @thomasbeller, author of "Degas at the Gas Station" and "Lost in the Game" at the @LABookFest next month, and see all our author events for October:
https://t.co/0wJoA4oTBI

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The #louisianabookfestival welcomes authors Johnette Downing and Scott Billington, with LA music icon Irma Thomas for a featured session on the new release IRMA THOMAS: SOUL QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS, scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Oct. 31. Visit https://t.co/QFCe81s9bF for more.

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📢 📚 Join us in downtown Baton Rouge Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the 2026 Louisiana Book Festival! Visit https://t.co/PcWtXY1reE for information about the schedule, lineup, and more.

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The latest edition of #Louisianabookfest News & Happenings is available now: https://t.co/165RLJ6GRC

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Here’s another highlighted session from last year’s #louisianabookfest – “The Past Isn’t Dead: Memoirs at the Crossroads of Violence and Voice” featuring Jordan LaHaye Fontenot, Bernice L. McFadden, and Lauren Rhoades.
https://t.co/aA4XjqeGnr

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Make sure your Halloween plans include the #louisianabookfest and its “One Book, One Festival” discussion group featuring the Anne Rice classic INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE as we celebrate its 50th anniversary! More: https://t.co/rTsFuauNbh

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Registration is now open for #louisianabookfest WordShops! These writing workshops taught by acclaimed and widely-published authors help writers of all experience levels to refine their craft. Scheduled for Friday, October 30 at the @StateLibraryLA.

https://t.co/Hjt1wQ7kvS

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#louisianabookfest 2025 highlight: authors Raj Tawney and Annabelle Tometich discuss their latest books and personal journeys of growing up as multiracial Americans. Visit our YouTube channel for more and join us in Baton Rouge on Oct 31 for LBF 2026! https://t.co/xJ1IiDexV2

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Video highlight from #louisianabookfest 2025 - True-Crime historian Harold Schechter discusses his graphic novel, DR. WERTHLESS, an unbiased look at Dr. Fredric Wertham, whose dream of freeing the world from violence nearly murdered the comics industry:
https://t.co/apHPchpCix

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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! Book-loving volunteers are essential to the #louisianabookfest’s success. Volunteers help out with author registration and assistance, bookselling, concessions, programs, activities, transportation, and more. Visit https://t.co/BlV7ZcwyLl

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Early exhibitor/vendor registration for #louisianabookfest 2026 is now open. Take advantage of discounted rates on booths, mini-booths, and Exhibitor’s Row tables until July 20! Learn more: https://t.co/w7uvxtp6x8

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We have become aware of scam emails that invite authors to participate in the 2026 festival for a fee. Featured authors/speakers are never asked to pay a participation fee. Legitimate invitations are only sent from https://t.co/cUEcNayd6b or https://t.co/Jn5MRtoxD7 addresses.

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Each year #louisianabookfest commissions a LA artist to provide the official artwork for the event. For 2026, visual artist and writer Malaika Favorite created the signature piece, titled PATH TO ENIGHTENMENT, incorporating works of each LA Writer Award recipient in the design.

[State Library of Louisiana @StateLibraryLA]

A great afternoon of poetry at the State Library today during the annual “Just Listen to Yourself” event presented by Louisiana Poet Laureate Gina Ferrara. Attendees enjoyed readings by the group of esteemed LA poets who shared their work. #nationalpoetrymonth @LABookFest

[State Library of Louisiana @StateLibraryLA]

NEXT WEEK! Join us at the State Library in Baton Rouge next Wednesday, Apr. 1 at noon for the 16th annual "Just Listen to Yourself: Louisiana's Poet Laureate Presents Louisiana Poets." This free, in-person poetry reading event features acclaimed and award-winning Louisiana poets.