MEET the AUTHORS

Get to know the authors joining us in 2026 and learn more about them and their latest work.

HEADLINER EVENTS

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Opening Address

Sean Dietrich

February 5, 2026

6:00 PM

Trustees Theater

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Keynote Address

Brad Thor and Ward Larsen

February 6, 2026

6:00 PM

Trustees Theater

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Closing Address

Leigh Bardugo

February 8, 2026

6:00 PM

Trustees Theater

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Book-It Tuesday

Each week on “Book-It-Tuesday,” we’ll reveal new Festival Saturday authors — right here, on social media, and in our weekly newsletter. Book-it Tuesday announcements begin in October, here you will learn about the authors and their current work. Sign up for the newsletter and follow up on social media to be the first to see the line up.

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2026 FREE FESTIVAL SATURDAY AUTHORS

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Stacey Abrams

Coded Justice

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Scott Anderson

King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

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Ace Atkins

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

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Nicholas Boggs

Baldwin: A Love Story

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A'Lelia Bundles

Joy Goddess A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance

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Chris Duffy

Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy

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Michael Cannell

Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the Nation

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Christopher Clarey

The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay

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Jeanine Cummins

Speak to Me of Home

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Aaron John Curtis

Old School Indian

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Fiona Davis

The Stolen Queen

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Damian Duffy & John Jennings

Parable of the Talents

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Kate Fagan

The Three Lives of Cate Kay

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Caroline Fraser

Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

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Amity Gaige

Heartwood

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Tista S. Ghosh

Before the Next Crisis: Untold Stories of Public Health and Why They Matter

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Brian Goldstone

There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America

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Christopher C. Gorham

Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi Occupied France

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Ha Jin

Looking for Tank Man

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Edward J. Larson

Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters

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Madeline Martin

The Secret Book Society

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Susan Morrison

Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

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Steve Oney

On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR

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Bennett Parten

Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation

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Sarah Penner

The Amalfi Curse

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Tom Piazza

Living in the Present with John Prine

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Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

Lin-Manuel: The Education of An Artist

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Jeneva Rose

The Perfect Divorce

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Keith Rushing

Descended: Searching for my Gullah-Geechee Roots

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Gary Shteyngart

Vera, or Faith

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Jane Smiley

Lucky

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Anthony Vinci

The Fourth Intelligence Revolution: The Future of Espionage and the Battle to Save America

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Kevin Wilson

Run for the Hills

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Michelle Young

The Art Spy

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