Meet the Authors

The Savannah Book Festival is thrilled to be planning for an in-person event, February 17 – 20, 2022.

SBF is honored to announce the 2022 Savannah Book Festival Opening Headliner David Baldacci and Keynote Headliner William Kent Krueger, the Closing Headliner will be announced shortly.

Festival Saturday authors will be announced in October. In the meantime enjoy the recordings of our virtual authors who joined us during 2020 and 2021, found below.

Countdown to 2022 SBF

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Headliner Events

Opening Address

David Baldacci

Keynote Address

William Kent Krueger

Virtual Authors

Kyle Mills

Enemy at the Gates A Mitch Rapp Novel

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Bloodless

Ruth Ware

One by One

Jack Carr

The Devil's Hand

S. C. Gwynne

Hymns of the Republic

Wright Thompson

Pappyland A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon and the Things That Last

Larry Loftis

The Princess Spy

Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

Jane Smiley

Perestroika in Paris

Michael Connelly

The Law of Innocence

James Lee Burke

A Private Cathedral

John Connolly

Dirty South

Dave Barry

Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog

Sandra Brown

Thick As Thieves

Brad Thor

Near Dark

Interested in previous headliners?

Watch videos of past year’s talks by clicking on the authors below:

2020 Savannah Book Festival

Joseph Kanon
John Grisham
John Becker and Megan Scott

2019 Savannah Book Festival

Daniel Krauthammer
George and Paula Saunders
Sara Vincent and Lynn Vladic
Chris Stirewalt

2018 Savannah Book Festival

Diana Gabaldon
Lisa Ko
Jodi Picoult

2017 Savannah Book Festival

James Patterson
Colson Whitehead
Christina Baker Kline

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