(SAVANNAH, GA) The Savannah Book Festival announces a late addition to its stunning line-up of lifestyle gurus. Author and journalist Nan Chase will appear in the Telfair Academy Sculpture Gallery on Saturday, February 18, 2012. All Saturday events are free and open to the public. There is still an opportunity to purchase tickets for two exciting Festival fundraising events: the Brad Thor dinner on Wednesday, February 15 at 6.30pm at Skidaway Island’s Plantation Club for $65 and the Walter Isaacson presentation on his best-selling biography, Steve Jobs, at 6.30pm on Thursday February 16 at the Trustees Theater for $10. read more…
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Savannah Book Festival’s Community Outreach Program, SBF@School, Once Again Sending Prominent Authors Into Schools to Talk With Students
(SAVANNAH, GA ) During this year’s five-day Savannah Book Festival from February 15–19, the Festival’s community outreach program, SBF@School, is once again sending prominent authors into public and private high schools, colleges and universities to talk with students about their writing processes, their challenges and paths to publication. read more…
Four Top Crime and Thriller Authors will Capture Telfair Square Podiums at the Fifth Annual Savannah Book Festival
(SAVANNAH, GA) During the Savannah Book Festival on Saturday, February 18, 2012, four top crime and thriller authors will capture Telfair Square podiums along with over 40 writers representing diverse genres. But, within the theme of “Books and Crooks,” it will be Jeffery Deaver, Craig Johnson, Spencer Quinn and Brad Thor who will discuss how they create the novels that keep us thrilled, chilled and bone–tired reading late into the night. These four authors’ books run the gamut from deadly malfeasance to crime with quirky protagonists and wry humor. read more…
2012 Highlights
(SAVANNAH, GA) Number five marks a trifecta for the upcoming Savannah Book Festival being held February 15-19, 2012. 5 Days in 5 Weeks to Celebrate 5 Years! This year’s Festival offers enthusiastic readers five days of events that begin with Brad Thor on Wednesday and end on Sunday when Stephen King will speak at a sold-out finale. Five weeks are left until Telfair Square is bustling with over 40 outstanding authors and several thousand attendees. And, the 2012 Festival celebrates the fifth year Savannah has offered the opportunity to “Lose Yourself in Books,”which is this year’s theme. Festival activities are free and open to the public with the exception of three ticketed events. read more…
2012 Savannah Book Festival to be Broadcast Live C-SPAN/Book TV this President’s Day Weekend
(SAVANNAH, GA) The 2012 Savannah Book Festival will be broadcast live on national TV by C-SPAN/Book TV this President’s Day Weekend. This year’s festival with a theme of “Lose Yourself in Books,” promises an unforgettable five days to the thousands of visitors to the Festival and now, thanks to leading cable network C-SPAN, to a much wider audience throughout the USA. read more…
2012 Festival Book Signing Procedures
To accommodate as many patrons in as orderly a manner as possible, there will be specific book signing procedures in place from Thursday through Sunday of the Festival.
The 5th Annual Festival will be Shaken AND Stirred, with the Appearance of Award Winning Author, Jeffery Deaver
The Savannah Book Festival will be shaken and stirred on Saturday February 18, 2012 with the appearance of award winning author, Jeffery Deaver who has added Carte Blanche, the latest James Bond book, to his prolific work of twenty-eight thrillers. Deaver will appear in Telfair Square during the main day of the five-day festival, now in its fifth year which remains free and open to the public. read more…
Savannah Artist Molly Wright’s “Lose Yourself in Books” Chosen as 5th Annual Savannah Book Festival’s Artwork
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(SAVANNAH, GA) The Savannah Book Festival announces that the painting, “Lose Yourself in Books” by local artist Molly Wright has been chosen for this year’s Savannah Book Festival artwork. The original framed oil painting will be auctioned and limited edition prints will also be sold to raise funds for the Festival which remains free and open to the public. read more…
Fifth Annual SBF Authors to Discuss Their Books About War and its Aftermath
(SAVANNAH, GA) War and peace: arguably the most compelling subjects an author can tackle. War touches all our lives and presents a particularly fitting genre for Savannah, a city rich in military history. At the fifth annual Savannah Book Festival, authors in several venues in and around Telfair Square will discuss their books about war and its aftermath on the fourth and main day of the Festival, Saturday, February 18 – which is free and open to the public. read more…
2012 SBF Authors Stephen King and Walter Isaacson Take the #1 Spots on the New York Times Bestselling Lists for Fiction and Non-Fiction
(SAVANNAH, GA) the latest New York Times bestseller lists prove that the fifth annual Savannah Book Festival is attracting the most talented and popular authors alive today. In the same week, Guest of Honor, Stephen King, reaches the top of the latest fiction bestseller list with 11/22/63 and Walter Isaacson tops the non-fiction list with Steve Jobs. read more…