2026 HEADLINER TICKETS
Tickets go live today, January 9, 2026, at 10 AM EST. Click the “Buy Tickets” button below to secure yours today!
MEET the AUTHORS
Get to know our 2026 Headliners and the FREE Festival Saturday Authors.
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SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL
The Savannah Book Festival is a 4-day event with a ticketed opening address on Thursday evening, a ticketed keynote address on Friday evening, a full day of free author talks on Festival Saturday, and a ticketed closing address on Sunday afternoon.
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Every year, the Savannah Book Festival seeks to showcase over 40 nationally recognized and award-winning authors in the historic city of Savannah. Authors with a book published within a calendar year of the Festival are invited to give 30-minute solo presentations and host book signings.
FESTIVAL INFO
The 2026 Savannah Book Festival takes place February 5–8 in Savannah’s Historic District. Each year, more than 9,000 people attend three ticketed Headliner Address events and our free Festival Saturday. Festival Saturday showcases nationally recognized authors across genres in Savannah’s historic squares, with 30-minute talks, Q&A, and book signings. Headliner Addresses are held at the Historic Lucas Theater, featuring 45-minute presentations followed by Q&A and signings.
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NEWS & UPDATES
Author Update: Tom Piazza Appearance Canceled
Headliner Tickets Drop Tomorrow, January 9!
Book-It Tuesdays Begin!
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It’s finally that time! General admission tickets to the Opening, Keynote, and, Closing Address events are OPEN NOW and can be purchased through the SCAD Box Office. Secure your tickets — they sell out fast! Tickets to events are $30.
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On February 7th for our 2026 Free Festival Saturday, Madeline Martin will join us to discuss her book, The Secret Book Society. In this captivating new historical novel, courage is the only weapon in the oppressive world that has kept them silent, but when secrets are deadly, one misstep could cost everything. Don’t miss this story and insightful conversation! 📚🤫
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Friday is the Day! General admission tickets to the Opening, Keynote, and, Closing Address events will be available on Friday at 10 AM. Tickets to events are $30. Ticket purchases are handled through the SCAD Box Office.
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Michael Cannell unearths the full story behind Eppolito and Caracappa, two renowned mobsters, through new research and never-before-released interviews. Blood and the Badge is more relevant than ever, especially as police conduct is under ever-increasing scrutiny, so don’t miss Michael Cannell during our Free Festival Saturday on February 7th where he’ll discuss this fascinating story! 🚔🚨
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Happy New Year from everyone here at the Savannah Book Festival! We cannot wait to welcome Dr. Damian Duffy and John Jennings to our Free Festival Saturday on February 7th where they’ll be discussing their thrilling adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s novel, Parable of the Talents. Blending futuristic dystopia with relatable struggles for community and identity, this graphic novel is a modern masterpiece that resonates powerfully, standing beside Duffy and Jennings’s previous acclaimed graphic novel adaptations, Kindred and Parable of the Sower. We cannot wait to hear all about this story and their process at our 2026 Festival! 🔥📖
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Don’t miss Steve Oney at the Savannah Book Festival on February 7th as he discusses his book, On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR. Fascinating, revelatory, and irresistibly dishy, this is a riveting account that was in the making for fourteen years by Oney, that captures NPR’s unlikely launch, chaotic ascent, and ultimate triumph. 🎙️📰
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We are so excited that Lindsey Kelk will be joining us at the Savannah Book Festival to share her sequel in her Savannah Red series, The Witch and the Wolf. This follow-up book to the atmospheric, Savannah-set, contemporary, witchy romantasy — The Bell Witches — is a high-stakes, immersive read. Expect a captivating mix of magic, werewolves, brooding and sassy heroes and heroines, forbidden romance, and a high-stakes adventure; we can’t wait to hear all about it during our Free Festival Saturday on February 7th! 🐺🧙♀️ #LindseyKelk #TheWitchAndTheWolf #Books #Authors #Readers #Romantacy #SavannahBookFestival #Savannah #SBF2026 #ExploreSavannah #AuthorTalk #bookstagram
Edward J. Larson will join us at the Savannah Book Festival to share his process behind his latest release, Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters. Larson gives us a compact, insightful history of that pivotal year, tracing a narrative arc that runs from the inspiring appeals of Paine’s Common Sense in January, through the soaring ideals of midsummer when the Continental Congress grounded independence in the self-evident truths of human equality and individual rights. Combined, these ideals and sacrifices remind us why, on this anniversary and at this political moment, 1776 matters to all of us. 🇺🇸📜 #EdwardJLarson #DeclaringIndependenceWhy1776Matters #DeclaringIndependence #NonfictionHistory #SavannahBookFestival #SBF2026 #ExploreSavannah #AuthorTalk #bookstagram
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