Meet the Authors Sponsors and Literati members receive advance notice of Headliner announcements, along with exclusive access to purchase tickets for Headliner Events before they go on sale to the public. SBF 2025 Day(s) : Hour(s) : Minute(s) : Second(s) .. Headliner EventsOpening AddressTo Be Announced...February 6, 2025Keynote AddressTo Be Announced...February 7, 2025Closing AddressTo Be Announced...February 9, 2025 Festival AuthorsLeigh BardugoThe FamiliarValerie BauerleinThe Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty Charles BaxterBlood TestAmanda JonesThat Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in AmericaPeter SwansonA Talent for Murder