Book Events: Fairs, Festivals, and Conferences (2025 and 2026)
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42 Events Coming Up
Schomburg Center Literary Festival
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd., New York, New York
Hosted by: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Date: Monday, June 16, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Website: Schomburg Center Literary Festival
Phone: 2123481532
Email: Schomburglitfest@nypl.org
Description:
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of global black experiences. Our new Schomburg Center Literary Festival expands our long tradition of championing authors of African descent from across the globe and publications that celebrate Black history and culture. The day-long book festival will feature exhibitors, readings, panel discussions, workshops and more for all ages, from prose to poetry, comic books to young adult novels, fiction and non-fiction.
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ThrillerFest
New York Hilton Midtown
1335 Ave Of The Americas, New York, New York 10019
Dates: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 to Saturday, June 21, 2025
Website: ThrillerFest
Email: KimberelyHowe@thrillerwriters.org
Description:
The ThrillerFest is an annual conference of the international Thrilller Writers. This organization was created by several 2005 bestselling authors in order to bring thousands of writers, readers, publishers, producers, editors and agents together to promote and support thriller everywhere.
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Great Midwest Book Fest
Xchange Event and Creative Space
3334 N. Holton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hosted by: UrbanReviewsOnline.com
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Website: Great Midwest Book Fest
Description:
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Brighton Book Festival
Various Venues in Brighton, England
Hosted by: Afrori Books & The Feminist Bookshop
Dates: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 to Sunday, June 22, 2025
Website: Brighton Book Festival
Description:
A community book festival aimed at making the marginalized mainstream.
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Beijing International Book Fair
Hosted by: China National Publications Import & Export Corp.
Dates: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 to Sunday, June 22, 2025
Website: Beijing International Book Fair
Email: bibfmo@bibf.net
Description:
The BIBF - Beijing International Book Fair – is divided into several specific areas: The area of children’s books and comics, the field of industry, and the field of book and newspaper publishers. Another focus is the area of protection of copyright and copyright trade. Here, interested visitors can learn about the latest trends and phenomena all around the theme of books at the numerous international and national exhibition booths. 2018 is the 25th anniversary of the fair.
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ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Hosted by: American Library Association
Dates: Thursday, June 26, 2025 to Monday, June 30, 2025
Website: ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Email: ala@ala.org
Description:
Educational programming and relevant information about the impact of libraries
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Austin African American Book Festival
George Washington Carver Library and George Washington Carver Museum, Culture & Genealogy Center
1161 & 1165 Angelina St, Austin, Texas 78702
Hosted by: Roz Oliphant
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 4.p.m.
Website: Austin African American Book Festival
Email: info@aaabookfest.org
Description:
In its eighteenth year [2024], the Austin African American Book Festival is a community-focused event that invites some of the greatest literary talent of our generation to engage directly with readers to foster creativity, activism, and positive change.
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Literary Indulgence Book Festival
Friday Musicale
645 Oak St., Jacksonville, Florida 32204
Hosted by: Literary Indulgence of Jacksonville, LLC
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Website: Literary Indulgence Book Festival
Phone: 904-990-3564
Email: info@literaryindulgence.com
Description:
Join us for the 2nd Annual Literary Indulgence Book Festival for a book party showcasing local and regional authors to draw book lovers—those who read, sell, or work with books—into the downtown area of the city of Jacksonville.
This fun book party will feature engaging presentations, workshops, music, vendor shopping, and activities for book lovers of all ages, including children’s storytelling sessions, arts and crafts, raffles, and giveaways.
Register today for a free event ticket and to receive a gift bag (supplies are limited!).
For information, including donation and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.literaryindulgence.com.
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Comic-Con
Anaheim Convention center
Hosted by: Comic con International
Dates: Thursday, July 24, 2025 to Sunday, July 27, 2025
Website: Comic-Con
Description:
Exhibit hall with comics, original art, toys and merchandice for many popular artist, pubushers and retailers.
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When I See Me BIPOC Children’s Book Fair
West Branch Library
300 Abbey Street, Dayton, Ohio 45417
Hosted by: Pen of the Writer, LLC
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST
Website: When I See Me BIPOC Children’s Book Fair
Phone: 888-802-1802
Email: info@penofthewriter.com
Description:
When I See Me™ BIPOC Children’s Book Fair was created to pique children’s curiosity, boost their confidence, and enhance their ability to connect with the world around them by featuring books with characters that look like them.
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Words of Wonder Literary Festival
Dr. Conrad Worrill Track & Field Center
10201 South Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60628
Hosted by: Burst Into Books
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. CDT
Website: Words of Wonder Literary Festival
Email: burstintobooks@gmail.com
Description:
The Annual Words of Wonder Literary Festival is a celebration of books-to-be-written and books-to-be-read.
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National Book Club Conference
Atlanta Westin Buckhead
3391 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30326
Hosted by: National Book Club Conference Foundation
Dates: Friday, August 1, 2025 to Sunday, August 3, 2025
Website: National Book Club Conference
Description:
National Book Club Conference Foundation, Inc., is a literary organization founded by author Curtis Bunn that, since 2003, executes one of the premier annual literary events —referred to as “Literary Bliss” featuring African American authors and readers from around the country. Hundreds of book lovers receive unprecedented, intimate access to the talent that creates the work they enjoy and appreciate … and discover new authors with compelling books.
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Black Authors Festival
Sag Harbor
51 Bay St, Sag Harbor, New York 11963
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Time:
Website: Black Authors Festival
Email: nationalblackauthorsfestival@gmail.com
Description:
The Black Authors Festival was founded by two professional Black women who wholeheartedly know the power of literacy, education, family, community, and Black Power! It is in that vein in which the nationally recognized Festival celebrates and supports Black authors and prospective Black authors.
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AAMBC Literary Awards
Riverside Epic Center
135 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, Georgia 30168
Hosted by: African Americans on the Move Book Club
Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025
Time: 3 p.m.to 6 p.m.
Website: AAMBC Literary Awards
Email: info@blackwritersweekend.com
Description:
The AAMBC Literary Awards is an entertainment award show honoring and celebrating literary creatives in front of a live audience. Powered by AAMBC Inc., the organization focuses on new and emerging voices in film, television, and publishing.
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Martha's Vineyard Black Book Festival
Island Inn Conference Center
30 Island Inn Road, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts 02557
Hosted by: Traci Smith, Founder
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Time: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Website: Martha's Vineyard Black Book Festival
Email: info@mvbbf.com
Price: $130
Description:
A celebration of Black literary excellence with author showcases, panel discussions, appetizers & refreshments.
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Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Hosted by: Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA)
Dates: Friday, August 15, 2025 to Sunday, August 17, 2025
Website: Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair
Email: bookfair2016@rmaba.org
Description:
The Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair will have guest speakers who will discuss the Mystery genre. Once again we will have the Book Arts displays and demonstrations including the Preservation Station. Whether you are a serious collector; print enthusiast, or casual shopper, the RMBPF has a lot to offer from rare books and maps to cultural oddities and whimsical finds.
Over 80 exhibitors from across the nation have selected their best inventory to present at the fair. If you’re looking for something specific, ask our exhibitors, you never know what they have in store that you have been hoping to acquire or might never have imagined exists!
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Harlem Book Fair
Harlem State Office Building Plaza
163 West 125th Street, New York, New York 10027
Hosted by: Max Rodriguez
Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Website: Harlem Book Fair
Email: hbf@qbr.com
Description:
The Harlem Book Fair is the United State’s largest African-American book fair and the nation’s flagship Black literary event. Held annually in Harlem, NY, the Harlem Book Fair features exhibition booths, panel discussions, book sales, and workshops.
The Phillis Wheatley Book Awards are presented in conjunction with this event.
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Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention
Dates: Wednesday, September 3, 2025 to Sunday, September 7, 2025
Website: Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention
Description:
The World Mystery Convention is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization which holds an annual convention in honor of Anthony Boucher, the distinguished mystery fiction critic, editor and author.
Bouchercon (2019 is the 50th Year Celebration) is an annual world mystery convention where every year readers, writers, publishers, editors, agents, booksellers and other lovers of crime fiction gather for a 4-day weekend of education, entertainment, and fun!
It is the world’s premier event bringing together all parts of the mystery and crime fiction community, and is pronounced [bough’•chur•con]. The first Bouchercon took place in 1970 in Santa Monica, California. Recent Bouchercons have been held in many cities across the United States.
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Independent Authors Book Expo
Warinanco Sports Center
One Park Drive, Roselle, New Jersey 07203
Hosted by: Independent Authors Book Experience (IABX)
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Website: Independent Authors Book Expo
Phone: 973-723-4584
Email: iabex@hotmail.com
Description:
Come out and meet face to face with local and international authors. Friends, family, and the community at large are encouraged to come out and support our budding authors. Authors will make presentations from their books; also games, prizes, promotional giveaways will be available. A wide selection of books will be available for purchase at the event. This event will feature the following: Author exhibits Author Readings and Signings Children's Corner (with Arts and Crafts and Author Readings) Free Workshops and Seminars Book Club Meet and Greet, and much more!
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Library of Congress National Book Festival
Washington Convention Center
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time:
Website: Library of Congress National Book Festival
Email: bookfest@loc.gov
Description:
Mark your calendars for the 18th Library of Congress National Book Festival, Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Washington Convention Center. Follow the excitement via our hashtag, #NatBookFest.
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Read My World
Tolhuistuin Amsterdam
Dates: Thursday, September 11, 2025 to Saturday, September 13, 2025
Website: Read My World
Email: info@readmyworld.nl
Description:
Since 2012, Read My World is the international literature festival of Amsterdam. Going beyond the commonplace, Read My World explores the boundaries between literature and journalism, between here and there and draws attention to everything in between. Next year’s edition takes place in October in the Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam North, with a special focus on journalism, literature and stories from Black USA.
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Trinity River Book Festival
Trinity Park Pavilion No. 1
2300 West 7th Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Time:
Website: Trinity River Book Festival
Phone: 817-668-6122
Email: info@trinityriverbookfest.com
Description:
Celebrating National Literacy Month
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Behind the Ink
The Harbert Center
2019 Fourth Ave N, Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Hosted by: Me Time Book Club
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Website: Behind the Ink
Email: Metimebookclub2@gmail.com
Description:
Presented by Me Time Book Club, “Behind the Ink” is a premiere book event featuring bestselling authors and vendors. The theme for 2025, our year’s 5th annual event is “Endurance, a testament to the resilience, creativity, and transformative power of literature.” This free family friendly event will feature an event host, panels on the third floor, live music, free giveaways, complimentary mimosas, special guests, and much more!!!
The featured author for 2025 is New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan.
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Provincetown Book Festival
Provincetown Public Library
356 Commercial St, Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657
Hosted by: Festival Director, Nan Cinnater
Dates: Friday, September 19, 2025 to Sunday, September 21, 2025
Website: Provincetown Book Festival
Email: ncinnater@clamsnet.org
Description:
Meet acclaimed authors and guest speakers visiting our famed arts colony for three days of free events, including readings, interviews, conversations, and the Rose Dorothea Award presentation.
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Toronto International Festival of Authors
Harbourfront Centre
235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, Canada, Toronto, Canada
Hosted by: IFOA
Dates: Friday, September 19, 2025 to Monday, September 29, 2025
Website: Toronto International Festival of Authors
Phone: 416-973-4760
Email: info@ifoa.org
Description:
Since its inception in 1974, Toronto’s International Festival of Authors has welcomed more than 9,000 authors from over 100 countries, including 22 Nobel Laureates and countless other award winners.
IFOA presents the finest international novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers and biographers, and provides Canadian writers with an internationally recognized forum in which to present their work.
Incorporated in 1986 as a non-profit organization with a mandate to cultivate and advance the cause of literature, IFOA is home to a weekly event series (September to June), the annual International Festival of Authors (October) and ALOUD: a Celebration for Young Readers with Forest of Reading® Festival of Trees™ (May), presented with the Ontario Library Association. IFOA also runs Toronto Lit Up, a three-year programme supported by the Toronto Arts Council (TAC) that helps launch and promote the work of local authors.
In 2006, IFOA introduced its touring programme, IFOA Ontario, which now visits communities in numerous cities and towns across the province.
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Kansas Book Festival
Washburn University
1700 SW College Ave, Topeka, Kansas 66621
Hosted by: Tim Bascom, Executive Director
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Website: Kansas Book Festival
Email: ksbookfestival@gmail.com
Description:
The Kansas Book Festival, featuring Kansas-connected authors from across the country, will host a number of authors with ties to Washburn University.
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Brooklyn Book Festival
Brooklyn Borough Hall and Vicinity
209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201
Hosted by: Brooklyn Book Festival, Inc. and Brooklyn Book Festival Literary Council
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Website: Brooklyn Book Festival
Phone: 570-362-6657
Email: lkoch@brooklynbookfestival.org
Description:
The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City, presenting an array of national and international literary stars and emerging authors. One of America’s premier book festivals, this hip, smart diverse gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages to enjoy authors and the festival’s lively literary marketplace.
The Brooklyn Book Festival is really more than a week of events which culminates on “Festival Day.”
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South Dakota Festival of Books
Hosted by: South Dakota Humanities Council
Dates: Friday, September 26, 2025 to Sunday, September 28, 2025
Website: South Dakota Festival of Books
Phone: 605-688-6113
Description:
The South Dakota Humanities Council celebrates literature, promotes civil conversation, and tells the stories that define our state.
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Books Books Books
2300 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17602
Hosted by: Mary Walsh and 6 Feet Under Books
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Website: Books Books Books
Email: booksbooksbooksevent@gmail.com
Price: $5
Description:
Books Books Books [2024 is the forth year] is a must-attend event for all book lovers! Whether you're a fan of romance, mystery, fantasy, or non-fiction, this event has something for everyone. Immerse yourself in a world of words as you browse through a wide selection of books from various genres. Meet and mingle with fellow bookworms, authors, and self-publishers, and discover new titles to add to your collection. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to celebrate the joy of reading.
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Great Lakes African American Writers Conference
MLK Branch of the Cleveland Public Library
10601 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Hosted by: Nicole D. Miller, Producer
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Website: Great Lakes African American Writers Conference
Email: glaawcfd2018@gmail.com
Description:
Historically, Great Lakes African American Writers Conference (GLAAWC pronounced “glossy”) has always strived to eliminate knowledge deficits for writers. That goal remains. Whether it is writing itself, or the business of publishing, GLAAWC has been a source of insights. Writers, aligned with our theme are entrepreneurs in their practice and essence. Dr. Leah Lewis, J.D. is the Executive Producer Emerita
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The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
Tulane University
6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118
Hosted by: Roger Dunaway, Assistant Director of Public Relations
Dates: Saturday, September 27, 2025 to Monday, September 29, 2025
Website: The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University
Phone: 504-862-8240
Email: Bookfest@tulane.edu
Description:
The highly anticipated New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University returns to Tulane’s uptown campus, annually, with a three-day, in-person literary celebration featuring more than 100 national, regional and local authors, including some of the nation’s favorite bestsellers. The book festival also hosts its Family Day [Saturday, March 11] on the Berger Family Lawn. The festival is free and open to the public.
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Baku International Book Fair
Baku Expo Center
AZ1050, Azerbaijan, Baku,, Baku, Azerbaijan 515
Dates: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 to Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Website: Baku International Book Fair
Email: bakubookfair@culture.az
Description:
Baku Book Fair exhibition is an outstanding event that offers an opportunity for its participants to set the tone for publishing in the region.
It is an ideal platform for engaging with consumers, increasing brand awareness, sharing local and international experience and ideas on how to develop the book business in our country in the digital age.
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Morristown Festival of Books
Dates: Friday, October 10, 2025 to Saturday, October 11, 2025
Website: Morristown Festival of Books
Email: info@morristownbooks.org
Description:
The Morristown Festival of Books celebrates the power of the written word to challenge, transport and transform us, while bringing together our community in conversation.
Modeled after successful book festivals in other communities throughout the world, the Morristown Festival of Books brings together acclaimed authors with readers and book lovers.
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Black Book Festival
Goldsmiths, University of London
8 Lewisham Way, London, England SE14 6NW
Hosted by: Simon Education
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. BST
Website: Black Book Festival
Email: info@simoneducation.com
Description:
Black Book Festival is a showcase for African-Caribbean writers, publishers and booksellers.
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National Black Book Festival
Fallbrook Church / Gymnasium
12512 Walters Rd, Houston, Texas
Hosted by: Cushcity.com
Dates: Thursday, October 23, 2025 to Saturday, October 25, 2025
Website: National Black Book Festival
Phone: 1-800-340-5454
Email: info@nationalblackbookfestival.com
Description:
The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, the world’s largest African-American retailer online. The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from the Southwest U.S. and nationwide.
The festival was cofounded by author and entrepreneur Gwen Richardson and her husband Willie Richardson.
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Arts Equity Collective Black Book Fair
Oasis at Grace
5501 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224
Hosted by: MoPoetry Phillips
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Website: Arts Equity Collective Black Book Fair
Phone: 513-344-0870
Email: mopoetry@artsequitycollective.org
Price: $5
Description:
Come ready to purchase books, enjoy our panel discussion for aspiring authors, speak with publishers.
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Texas Book Festival
State Capitol and surrounding grounds
Dates: Saturday, November 8, 2025 to Sunday, November 9, 2025
Website: Texas Book Festival
Email: bookfest@texasbookfestival.org
Description:
The Texas Book Festival (#TXBOOKFEST) celebrates authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination.
The Texas Book Festival was established in 1995 by Laura Bush, a former librarian and an ardent advocate of literacy. Along with Mary Margaret Farabee, founding co-chair, Mrs. Bush created a task force to plan a book festival to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading and serve to benefit the state’s public libraries. The first Festival took place at the Capitol in November 1996.
The signature event has evolved into one of the premier literary events in the country and takes place in and around the State Capitol in Austin, hosting about 250 authors each year. More than 40,000 book lovers of all ages attend the Festival annually, enjoying author readings and presentations, panel discussions, book signings, cooking demonstrations, live music, local food, YA authors, children’s activities, and exhibiting vendors from across the state. While remaining an important showcase for the work of Texas authors, the Texas Book Festival hosts important writers from all over the world and has earned a national reputation for the quality of its programming and its appeal to readers, authors, and publishers alike.
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F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival
Julia T. and Charles W. Cherry, Sr. Cultural and Educational Center
925 George W. Engram Boulevard, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
Hosted by: Donna M. Gray-Banks, Founder & Director
Dates: Thursday, January 29, 2026 to Saturday, January 31, 2026
Website: F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival
Email: freshbookfestivals@gmail.com
Price: $5
Description:
F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival (Fiction, Romance, Erotica, Spiritual, Health and More) hosts more than 40 authors, editors, and filmmakers who convene to discuss their books, upcoming projects, and share insight and wisdom related to their crafts.
Host Hotel: The DAYTONA, A Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel
Address: 1870 Victory Circle, Daytona Beach, Florida
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African American Childrens Book Fair
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Hosted by: The Literary Media & Publishing Consultants
Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026
Time: 1 to 4 p.m.
Website:
African American Childrens Book Fair
Phone: 215-878-2665
Email: vlloydsgam@aol.com
Description:
Check out our photos from the 2024 Festival
The African American Children’s Book Fair is one of the oldest and largest single-day events for children’s books in the country. It features nationally known bestselling authors and illustrators, many of whom have won some of the most prestigious literary awards including the American Library Association Coretta Scott King Award. These authors and illustrators have produced some of the best books of our generation.
Parents, caregivers and educators are very supportive of the African American Children's Book Fair because they understand that children who read outside of their normal school course work tend to make more responsible decisions about their lifestyles.
The fun-filled afternoon is packed with activities that promote the POWER and JOY OF READING. Authors and illustrators will make presentations and sign their books. The Literary Row will distribute book-related promotional materials free of charge. Our Educator's Book Giveaway will also distribute brand new books to teachers and librarians for use in their schools. In addition there will be a wide selection of affordable literature available to purchase.
The African American Children's Book Fair is a part of the African American Children's Book Project's initiative to promote and preserve multicultural children's literature.
The organization is leading a campaign entitled PRESERVE A LEGACY, BUY A BOOK. Its goal is to put books back into children's homes. You can't tell a child to read at home if there are no books. Read an interview the event’s organizer, Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati
The event is free and opened to the public.
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Havana International Book Fair
Dates: Thursday, February 12, 2026 to Sunday, February 22, 2026
Website: Havana International Book Fair
Description:
Referred to as the Feria Internacional del Libro de La Habana in Spanish, the fair’s main objective is the promotion of various books and authors. Hundreds of workshops are conducted as part of the fair and thousands of authors, whether local or international, participate in them. Several international publishing houses set up stalls at the fair and promote their books. Someof the countries that have participated in the fair in the past include Spain, Mexico, Germany, Venezuela, France and the West Indies.
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Winter Institute
Hosted by: American Booksellers Association
Dates: Monday, February 23, 2026 to Thursday, February 26, 2026
Website: Winter Institute
Phone: 800-637-0037
Email: info@BookWeb.org
Description:
Annual industry event filled with educational programming for independent bookstores.
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IBPA Publishing University
Hosted by: Independent Book Publishers Association
Dates: Thursday, May 14, 2026 to Saturday, May 16, 2026
Website: IBPA Publishing University
Description:
The Premier Educational Event for Independent Book Publishers
Learn more about IBPA Publishing University on AALBC.com.(Back to Top)
Check out our coverage of past events.