AND THAT’S A WRAP!
Thank you to each and every one of you who attended this year’s events, our incredible lineup of authors, our dedicated volunteers, and of course, our sponsors — without whom the 2023 Savannah Book Festival would not have been possible.
Mark your calendars for SBF 2024!
We’ll be back next year from February 15 – 18.
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We’ll see you in 2024!
Links for Live-Streaming
We are working on editing the author presentations into individual videos. In the meantime, if you are inclined, you are welcome to watch the recorded live-stream of the entire day, unedited.
- Jespson-Neises Auditorium
- Lutheran Church Sanctuary
- Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
- Baptist Church Sanctuary
- Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
- The Savannah Theatre
News & Updates
Literati Pre-Sale Headliner Tickets
Silver Literati members are able to purchase tickets to the 2023 Savannah Book Festival headliner events Thursday, January 5 - Wednesday, January 11, 2023 through the Savannah Box Office. Gold Literati members will receive 2 tickets to each headliner event, those...
Savannah Book Festival Announces New Executive Director and 2022 – 2023 Board of Directors
The Savannah Book Festival (SBF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tara Setter as its Executive Director. Setter has been a key member of the SBF team since 2018 as both Assistant Executive Director and Interim Executive Director.
In Case You Missed It…
At the 2022 SBF, C-SPAN Book TV recorded authors presenting at the Trinity Methodist Church. Click HERE if you would like to view those recordings.
Author presentations available:
• Qian Julie Wang, “Beautiful Country: A Memoir”
• Jared Alexander, “Volunteers: Growing Up in the Forever War”
• Bradford Pearson, “The Eagles of Heart Mountain”
• Michael Ian Black, “A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son”
• Dr. Lydia Kang & Nate Pedersen, “Patient Zero”
• Margaret Coker, “The Spymaster of Baghdad”
2022 Festival Saturday Livestreams
Jepson https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_p0mIta_w4DChTl6iP3_lw
First Baptist Church https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZIqZzjL_CmuXEGJbK1hw_w
Lutheran Sanctuary https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1jH3oTyV22vHgDY6rZBBg
Lutheran Fellowship Hall https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx47SUcG2vNTxQZE2hFE6tg
Savannah Theatre https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4mYmz-qslcwESIEZqgz4Q
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Photos from Paul Doiron Books's post
FBC was happy to have everyone! Over 4,000 individuals came to either our sanctuary or fellowship hall. What a great happening!
Rachel Howzell Hall, George Saunders, James Hannaham among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
Rachel Howzell Hall, George Saunders, James Hannaham among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
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The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes recognize works in 12 categories, with winners to be announced at USC in person on April 21. James Ellroy will receive a lifetime achievement prize.
On Thursday, February 16, just before the opening night of this year’s festival, Bob Drury visited Hunter Army Airfield to speak to the Ranger Battalion as part of our community initiative, SBF@Schools.
Since its inception in 2010, SBF@Schools has brought best-selling authors into local public and private middle/high school and university classrooms to give Savannah’s students a chance to interact with nationally recognized and award-winning authors.
The SBF@Schools program brings both fiction and non-fiction authors to schools to discuss creative writing, history, science, and current events. Authors share their early educational experiences, influences, and successes in their writing lives.
This year, for the first time, one of our visiting authors spoke at Hunter Army Airfield. Robert “Bob” Drury discussed “The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII”, which he co-authored with Tom Clavin.
Robert “Bob” Drury is the recipient of several national journalism awards and is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist, as well as a Pulitzer Prize nominee. His journalism career has arced from sports, to crime, to foreign correspondence.
Thank you to Kalona Barker at Hunter AAF for the photos!
#savannah #savannahbookfestival #bobdrury #bobdruryandtomclavin #rangers
Wow. This is really cool. So glad SBF/Hunter worked together to help make this happen! I hope we can create more opportunities like this in the future. ❤️
He did a great job. Glad we were there to see and hear it.
We appreciate the support of our Presenting Sponsors:
Philip E. and Nancy B. Beekman Foundation
David & Nancy Cintron
Robert Faircloth
Betsy Lancaster
Gerald D. & Helen M. Stephens Foundation
Thanks to our Signature Media Sponsors:
Thanks to Our Official
Festival Booksellers
and Our Independent
Bookseller Partner
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