Meet the Authors

The 2026 Savannah Book Festival will be held on February 5-8. A full schedule of events will be released closer to the Festival.

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Headliner Events

Opening Address

Sean Dietrich

February 5, 2026

Keynote Address

Brad Thor and Ward Larsen

February 6, 2026

Closing Address

Leigh Bardugo

February 8, 2026

Festival Authors

Stacey Abrams

Coded Justice

Michael Cannell

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

Edward J. Larson

Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters

Sarah Penner

The Amalfi Curse

Jeneva Rose

The Perfect Divorce

Scott Anderson

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

Ace Atkins

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Nicholas Boggs

Baldwin: A Love Story

A'Lelia Bundles

Joy Goddess A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance

Chris Duffy

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

Christopher Clarey

The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay

Jeanine Cummins

Speak to Me of Home

Aaron John Curtis

Old School Indian

Fiona Davis

The Stolen Queen

Damian Duffy & John Jennings

Parable of the Talents

Kate Fagan

The Three Lives of Cate Kay

Caroline Fraser

Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

Amity Gaige

Heartwood

Tista S. Ghosh

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

Brian Goldstone

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

Christopher C. Gorham

Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi Occupied France

Ha Jin

Looking for Tank Man

Madeline Martin

The Secret Book Society

Susan Morrison

Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live

Steve Oney

On Air: The Triumph and Tumult of NPR

Bennett Parten

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

Tom Piazza

Living in the Present with John Prine

Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

Lin-Manuel: The Education of An Artist

Keith Rushing

Descended: Searching for my Gullah-Geechee Roots

Gary Shteyngart

Vera, or Faith

Jane Smiley

Lucky

Anthony Vinci

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

Kevin Wilson

Run for the Hills

Michelle Young

The Art Spy

Welcome to the Savannah Book Festival!

February 5-8, 2026

When and Where is SBF?

The 2026 Savannah Book Festival will be held on February 5-8. A full schedule of events will be released closer to the Festival.

Our four-day Festival takes place in Savannah’s Historic District against a backdrop of stunning historic buildings, cascading Spanish moss, and blooming Azaleas. Each year, over 9,000 people join us for three ticketed Headliner Address events and for our free Festival Saturday.

Festival Saturday presentations take place in museums, churches, and theaters in and around the historic Telfair, Wright, and Chippewa Squares in the heart of Downtown Savannah. Our lineup of nationally-recognized authors from wide-ranging genres give 30-minute solo presentations on their creative process, followed by a Q&A and book signing.

Headliner Addresses are ticketed events presented in the Historic Lucas Theater in Downtown Savannah. Headliners give a 45-minute presentation on their creative process and life as a writer, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Sponsors and Literati members receive guaranteed access to Headliner Addresses.

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