Book Events: Fairs, Festivals, and Conferences (2025 and 2026)

Check out our list of events from the beginning of the year.. To add an event, complete our form: Add a Book Festival or Fair to Our Calendar. You can also share event details in the Press Release section of our discussion forum.

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San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival
Hotel Real de Minas

Mesones 80, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 37700.0


Hosted by: San Miguel Writers Conference and Literary Festival
Dates: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 to Sunday, February 16, 2025

Website: San Miguel Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival
Phone: 524151528380
Email: nathan@sanmiguelwritersconference.org

Description:

Learn from expert keynotes and faculty that include contemporary writers, award-winning authors, teachers, agents and journalist with years of experience within their respective fields.

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ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature
Catherine Hickman Theater

5501 27th Ave S, Gulfport, Florida 33707


Dates: Friday, February 14, 2025 to Sunday, February 16, 2025

Website: ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature
Email: readoutfestival@gmail.com

Description:

ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ Literature is a program of the LGBTQ Resource Center, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Gulfport, Florida. ReadOut was founded in 2018 and is an inclusive event that showcases literature written by, for, and about LGBTQ community.

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F.R.E.S.H. Book Film Festival 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, February 20, 2025 to Saturday, February 22, 2025

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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San Antonio African American Book Festival San Antonio African American Book Festival
Second Baptist Community Center

3310 E. Commerce Street, San Antonio, Texas 78220


Hosted by: The Friends of Carver Library
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Time: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Website: San Antonio African American Book Festival
Phone: 210-685-8400
Email: saaabookfest@gmail.com

Description:

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Monroeville Literary Festival Monroeville Literary Festival
Monroe County Museum

31 N Alabama Ave., Monroeville, Alabama 36460.0


Hosted by: Alabama Writers Symposim
Dates: Thursday, February 27, 2025 to Saturday, March 1, 2025

Website: Monroeville Literary Festival
Phone: 2515757433
Email: submit form

Description:

The Monroevillle Literary Festival is two day of fun, food and literary arts in the Literary Capital of Alabama. An event that welcomes friends, old and new, to explore thw writing, music and art of the literary South.

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Southwest Florida Reading Festival Southwest Florida Reading Festival
Fort Myers Regional Library Campus

1651 Lee St, Fort Myers, Florida 


Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Website: Southwest Florida Reading Festival
Email: mbyers@leegov.org

Description:

There really is something for all ages to experience at the Southwest Florida Reading Festival. Everyone enjoys the multiple stages with the celebrity authors who share ‘inside scoop’ about their latest books or what makes a story idea click for them. You will be able to buy books and have the authors personalize and sign them too! You’ll find our numerous book and educational vendors offering the latest in services and new ideas. Kids will be mesmerized by the storytellers.

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Dahlonega Literary Festival Dahlonega Literary Festival
Historic Square of Dahlonega, GA

Hosted by: Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Time:

Website: Dahlonega Literary Festival
Email: info@savannahbookfestival.org

Description:

The Dahlonega Literary Festival is an annual celebration of books that takes place in March. Situated in Historic Downtown Dahlonega, the festival continues to grow and become more delightful as the years go on. Ours is an intimate festival about books and authors with a mission to promote interaction between readers and writers in a relaxed, informal environment. Visitors have an opportunity to meet and interact with the authors. In addition to attending speaking events and book signings, attendees can have lunch with their favorite authors at a local restaurant.

Past featured authors include: Frances Mayes, Diana Gabaldon, Terry Kay, Deanna Raybourn, Joshilyn Jackson, and many more. Where else can you see, have conversations with, and even dine with bestselling authors while surrounded by the beautiful North Georgia Mountains.

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North Texas Teen Book Festival North Texas Teen Book Festival
Irving Convention Center

500 Las Colinas Blvd W, Irving, Texas 75039


Hosted by: Irving Public Library
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Time:

Website: North Texas Teen Book Festival
Email: info@nttbf.org

Description:

The North Texas Teen Book Festival is the largest library-run book festival for young people in the country.

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Florida Antiquarian Book Fair Florida Antiquarian Book Fair
St. Petersburg’s Historic Coliseum

535 4th Ave N, St. Petersburg, Florida 


Hosted by: Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association
Dates: Saturday, March 1, 2025 to Sunday, March 2, 2025

Website: Florida Antiquarian Book Fair
Email: FloridaBookFair@gmail.com

Description:

This is the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeastern United States, and one of the largest in the nation.

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South by Southwest

Hosted by: South by SouthWest
Dates: Friday, March 7, 2025 to Saturday, March 15, 2025

Website: South by Southwest
Phone: 5124677979
Email: submitform

Description:

South by Southwest is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, music, education and culture.

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Dallas Literary Festival Dallas Literary Festival

Hosted by: Southern Methodist University
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Website: Dallas Literary Festival
Email: info@dallasliteraryfestival.org

Description:

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London Book Fair London Book Fair
Olympia London

Hammersmith Rd, London, United Kingdom 


Hosted by: Reed Exhibitions Limited
Dates: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 to Thursday, March 13, 2025

Website: London Book Fair
Email: lbf.helpline@reedexpo.co.uk

Description:

The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. Next year, the Fair will take place in April at Olympia, West London, covering all aspects of the publishing industry.

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Left Coast Crime
Westin Denver Downtown

Hosted by: Lucinda Suber
Dates: Thursday, March 13, 2025 to Sunday, March 16, 2025

Website: Left Coast Crime
Email: submit form

Description:

Fans of mystery, crime/fiction genres for readers , authors, librarians , publishers, and editors to gather in convival surrounding to pursue their mutual interest.

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Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival
Blalock Park

Hosted by: Pam Johnson
Dates: Friday, March 14, 2025 to Saturday, March 15, 2025

Website: Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival
Email: info@venicebookfair.com

Description:

The Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival is a small, unique program hosting writers teaching writers on Friday night, and authors selling and signing their books to the public on Saturday. All proceeds from the Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival go to Venice Heritage Inc., the 501(c) 3 fundraising arm of two historic sites in Venice, the Lord-Higel House, currently under restoration, and the Venice Museum and Archives expansion project.

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Tucson Festival of Books Tucson Festival of Books
University of Arizona Campus

Hosted by: John Humenik
Dates: Saturday, March 15, 2025 to Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Website: Tucson Festival of Books
Email: chairman@tucsonfestivalofbooks.org

Description:

The Tucson Festival of Books debuted March 14-15, 2009, on the campus of The University of Arizona. The Festival featured 450 authors and presenters and welcomed 50,000 regional visitors, all made possible with generous support from our sponsors and the energetic goodwill of 800 volunteers.

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Virginia Festival of the Book Virginia Festival of the Book

145 Ednam Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903, Charlottesville, Virginia 


Hosted by: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Dates: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, March 23, 2025

Website: Virginia Festival of the Book
Phone: 434 924-7548
Email: vabook@virginia.edu

Description:

Produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH), the largest of the 56 state (and territory) humanities councils, the Festival is a program of the Virginia Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

The Festival is the largest community-based book event in the Mid-Atlantic region and has attracted audiences of more than 20,000 for each of the past thirteen years. We have presented a captivating list of authors, ranging from international bestsellers to topical specialists to debut authors. An abbreviated list of past participants includes Rick Atkinson, Edward Ayers, David Baldacci, Maureen Corrigan, Edwidge Danticat, Kate DiCamillo, Rita Dove, Alan Furst, John Grisham, Jan Karon, Jim Lehrer, Frances Mayes, Colum McCann, David McCullough, Alice McDermott, Katherine Paterson, Jon Scieszka, Lisa Scottoline, Pete Seeger, Karin Slaughter, Alexander McCall Smith, Lee Smith, Bryan Stevenson, Elizabeth Strout, Judith Viorst, and Charles Wright. A more complete list of past participants can be seen here.

Programs range from traditional author readings and book signings to children’s programs and hands-on workshops. All programs are open to the public and, with the exception of a few ticketed events, the majority of Festival programs are free to attend.

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DSM Book Festival DSM Book Festival
Franklin Event Center

4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 


Hosted by: Beaverdale Books
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Website: DSM Book Festival
Phone: 515-279-5400
Email: beaverdalebooksevents@gmail.com

Description:

The DSM Book Festival connects people who love books with people who create them. The festival features nationally acclaimed authors, book club-style discussions led by featured commentators, lively panel discussions, hands-on activities, children’s programming, and more.

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AWP Conference & Bookfair AWP Conference & Bookfair
Los Angeles Convention Center

Hosted by: Community of Literary Magazine and Presses
Dates: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 to Saturday, March 29, 2025

Website: AWP Conference & Bookfair
Phone: 301-226-9716
Email: events@awpwriter.org

Description:

The AWP Conference & Bookfair is an essential annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. Each year more than 12,000 attendees join our community for four days of insightful dialogue, networking, and unrivaled access to the organizations and opinion-makers that matter most in contemporary literature. The 2016 conference featured over 2,000 presenters and 550 readings, panels, and craft lectures. The book fair hosted over 800 presses, journals, and literary organizations from around the world. AWP is now the largest literary conference in North America.

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Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival

938 Lafeye, New Orleans, Louisiana 


Hosted by: Tennesse Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival
Dates: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 to Sunday, March 30, 2025

Website: Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Phone: 15045811144
Email: info@tennesseewilliams.net

Description:

Tennesse Williams and New Orleans Literary Festival is a five-day event in New Olreans historic French Quarter that attracts participants from around the world.

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Leipzig Book Fair Leipzig Book Fair

Hosted by: Leipezig Liest Reading Festival
Dates: Thursday, March 27, 2025 to Sunday, March 30, 2025

Website: Leipzig Book Fair
Phone: 493416786950
Email: aussteller@leipziger-buchmesse.de

Description:

Authors, publishers and media companies from Germany, experience a diversity of literature, doscover innovations and gain new perspectives.

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New Orleans Book Festival
Tulane University

200 Broadway street suite 126, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118


Dates: Thursday, March 27, 2025 to Saturday, March 29, 2025

Website: New Orleans Book Festival
Email: submit form

Description:

The Festival features both fiction and non-fiction convenes reading, panel discussions, symposia and key speeches. It also provides an opportunity for outlets, author and readers to interact with each other in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.

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National Black Writers Biennial Symposium National Black Writers Biennial Symposium
Medgar Evers College

1650 Bedford Ave., Founders Auditorium, Brooklyn, NY 11225, Brooklyn, New York 


Hosted by: Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College
Dates: Thursday, March 27, 2025 to Saturday, March 29, 2025

Website: National Black Writers Biennial Symposium
Phone: 718-804-8883
Email: writers@mec.cuny.edu

Description:

In 2025, honoring Tony Medina and Rita Williams-Garcia for their contributions to Black Young Adult & Middle Grade Literature.

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Bologna Children’s Book Fair Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Plaza Costituzion 6

40128 Bologna, Bologna, Italy 


Hosted by: BolognaFiere Viale della Fiera
Dates: Monday, March 31, 2025 to Thursday, April 3, 2025

Website: Bologna Children’s Book Fair
Email: bookfair@bolognafiere.it

Description:

Founded in 1964 The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is the most important international event dedicated to the hildren’s publishing and multimedia industry.

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Texas Library Association Conference

Hosted by: Texas Library Association
Dates: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 to Friday, April 4, 2025

Website: Texas Library Association Conference
Phone: 5123281518
Email: tla@txla.org

Description:

Our extensive conference porgram is like a giant menu where you can explore 300+ educational sessions on a multitude of topics that will halp you grow in your career.

Learn more about Texas Library Association Conference on AALBC.com.
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Oxford Conference for the Book Oxford Conference for the Book

Hosted by: Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi
Dates: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 to Friday, April 4, 2025

Website: Oxford Conference for the Book
Phone: 662.915.3374
Email: jgthomas@olemiss.edu

Description:

The Oxford Conference for the Book brings together fiction and nonfiction writers, journalists, poets, publishers, teachers, and students for three days of readings, lectures, panels, workshops, and social events that celebrate the written word.

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New York Antiquarian Book Fair New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Park Avenue Armory

643 Park Avenue (bet 66th and 67th streets), New York, 10065, New York, New York 


Hosted by: Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America & International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (sanctioned by)
Dates: Thursday, April 3, 2025 to Sunday, April 6, 2025

Website: New York Antiquarian Book Fair
Phone: 212.777.5218
Email: info@sanfordsmith.com

Description:

2020 is the 60th Year

This book fair is officially sanctioned by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. The consumer can rely upon the experience and professionalism of participating dealers and the authenticity of the items available for purchase. All books, manuscripts and related material have been carefully examined for completeness and bibliographic accuracy.

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Quebec International Book Fair
Quebec City Convention Centre

26 Saint Pierre street, Quebec City, Canada G1K8A3


Hosted by: Rhonda Rioux
Dates: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 to Sunday, April 13, 2025

Website: Quebec International Book Fair
Phone: 4186920010
Email: info@silq.ca

Description:

Le Salon international du livre de Quebec is open to the general public. Lots of writers and publisher await more than 60,000 visitors for the event.

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C2E2
McCormick Place

2301 S Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, Illinois 60616


Hosted by: C2E2
Dates: Friday, April 11, 2025 to Sunday, April 13, 2025

Website: C2E2
Phone: 800-354-4003
Email: C2E2INFO@Reedpop.com

Description:

Comic, cosplay, gaming, wrestling, anime pop culture convention

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Salon du Livre de Paris
Grand Palais Ephemere

115, bolevard Saint-Germain, Paris, France 75006


Hosted by: Jean-Baptist Passe
Dates: Friday, April 11, 2025 to Sunday, April 13, 2025

Website: Salon du Livre de Paris
Email: contact@plevenements.fr

Description:

During three days of a rich program of the intervention, nearky 350 authors and publishing house of all sizes come to meet a larger audience.

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San Antonio Book Festival San Antonio Book Festival
Central Library and the Majestic Theatre

600 Soledad Street, San Antonio, Texas 


Hosted by: The San Antonio Library Foundation
Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Website: San Antonio Book Festival
Phone: 210.225.4728
Email: information@saplf.org

Description:

The Festival is a day-long event that unites readers and writers alike. Author presentations are held indoors while outdoors the Festival grounds are active with book sales, signings, children’s story time and learning projects, family activities, and a technology area. Food trucks offer a variety of eats; special tents feature live music and recipe demonstrations by cookbook authors. The large Festival Marketplace offers a lively setting for booksellers, publishers, literary-minded nonprofits, and local artists and craftmakers.

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Unbound Book Festival Unbound Book Festival

Dates: Thursday, April 17, 2025 to Sunday, April 20, 2025

Website: Unbound Book Festival

Description:

Brings nationally and internationally recognized authors of world-class renown to Columbia, Missouri, and talk about their books, their work, and their lives.

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Norwescon
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel

100 Andover Park W. Suite 150-165, SeaTac, Washington 


Hosted by: Norwescon45
Dates: Thursday, April 17, 2025 to Sunday, April 20, 2025

Website: Norwescon
Email: submit form

Description:

Norwescon is a Pacific Northwest's premier science fiction and fantasy convention, and one of the largest entirely volunteer operationed regional conventions in the United States.

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Eurasian International Book Fair
Kazakhstan, Astana

Hosted by: Foliant Publishing House
Dates: Wednesday, April 23, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025

Website: Eurasian International Book Fair
Phone: 77073710301
Email: info@eurasbook.com

Description:

strengthening and expansion of informational, creative and business cooperation of publishers, authors, libraries, book trading and printing companies.

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Newburyport Literary Festival Newburyport Literary Festival

Dates: Friday, April 25, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025

Website: Newburyport Literary Festival
Email: events@newburyportliteraryfestival.org

Description:

Newburyport is located at the mouth of the Merrimack River, in the far northeast corner of Massachusetts. It is 35 miles north of Boston and 18 miles south of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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Black Writers On Tour Black Writers On Tour
Carson Community Center

801 E. Carson Street, Carson, California 90746 , Los Angeles, California 


Hosted by: Dr. Rosie
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Website: Black Writers On Tour
Email: drrosie@aol.com

Description:

Purpose: To promote literacy awareness, to give exposure to African-American authors, writers, and to motivate, and develop aspiring new writers and authors. To showcase Black Businesses, provide exposure and to increase their sales.

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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
University of Southern California

University Park Campus Los Angeles, CA 90089, Los Angeles, California 


Dates: Saturday, April 26, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025

Website: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Phone: 424-652-1948
Email: eventinfo@latimes.com

Description:

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them. The festival was an immediate success and has evolved to include live bands, poetry readings, chef demos, cultural entertainment and artists creating their work on-site. There’s also a photography exhibit, film screenings followed by Q&A’s and discussion panels on some of today’s hottest topics.

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Greater Austin Book Festival Greater Austin Book Festival
Austin Public Library

710 W. César Chávez St., Austn, Texas 78701


Hosted by: Austin Public Library
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Website: Greater Austin Book Festival
Email: APL.Bookfest@austintexas.gov

Description:

GAB Fest is the only tri-county book festival in Austin that focuses specifically on local small-press and self-published authors. There will be panels, activities, signings, and so many books for sale. We are expecting ninety writers from Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties. These authors were selected through an application process that was free and open to the public. The writers will be selling their own books at the festival, and they will keep all the profits. This event is completely free for everyone involved.

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Montclair Literary Festival Montclair Literary Festival
Various

Hosted by: Succeed2gether
Dates: Saturday, April 26, 2025 to Saturday, May 3, 2025

Website: Montclair Literary Festival
Phone: 973-746-0553

Description:

Festival Day will be a full day of in-person events, from literary fiction and non-fiction discussion panels to talks and activities for children and teens.

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The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
Various Locations

Dates: Sunday, April 27, 2025 to Sunday, May 4, 2025

Website: The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)
Email: info@thefoldcanada.org

Description:

The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) celebrates diversity in literature by promoting diverse authors and stories in Brampton, Ontario—one of Canada&rsquos most culturally diverse cities.

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Greater St. Louis Book Fair Greater St. Louis Book Fair
Greensfelder Recreation Complex in Queeny Park

550 Weidman Rd, St. Louis, Missouri 63011


Dates: Thursday, May 1, 2025 to Sunday, May 4, 2025

Website: Greater St. Louis Book Fair
Email: info@stlouisbookfair.org

Description:

Greater St. Louis Book Fair is one of the nation’s oldest, largest and most popular charity book sales. For over 60 years, book lovers and collectors have enjoyed bargain prices on a diverse and quality selection of new, gently-used and rare books. Fair proceeds benefit local non-profit education and literacy programs.

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OE Book Fair OE Book Fair
Oxford Exchange

420 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, Florida 33606


Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Time: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Website: OE Book Fair
Phone: 813-253-0222
Email: bookstore@oxfordexchange.com

Description:

Oxford Exchange launched the Book Fair, in 2015, to provide an open platform for local authors to connect with the community face-to-face, and occurs annually every spring.

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Ohioana Book Festival Ohioana Book Festival
Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Main Library

96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43215


Hosted by: The Ohioana Library Association
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Website: Ohioana Book Festival
Phone: 614.466.3831
Email: ohioana@ohioana.org

Description:

Since its inception in 2007, the Ohioana Book Festival has given readers the opportunity to connect with their favorite Ohio writers. Held each spring, the Festival welcomes roughly 100 authors and more than 3,000 visitors every year.

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The Indie Author Book Festival - Book Fair The Indie Author Book Festival - Book Fair
Commemoration Hall

Huntingdon, Cambs, 39 High St, Huntingdon, United Kingdom PE29 3AQ


Dates: Saturday, May 3, 2025 to Sunday, May 4, 2025

Website: The Indie Author Book Festival - Book Fair
Email: events@indieauthorbookfestival.com

Description:

The Book Reality Experience presents the 3rd Annual Indie Author Spring Book Fair, which celebrates stories from children’s books through to horror, sci-fi, fantasy and every genre in between. We can't wait to welcome you to this one-day event filled with over 40 Author Exhibits, providing you with the opportunity to talk directly with independently published authors… some of whom will become your new favourites. FREE entry to all visitors.

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Annapolis Book Festival Annapolis Book Festival
The Key School

534 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403, Annapolis, Maryland 


Hosted by: The Key School
Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Website: Annapolis Book Festival
Phone: 410-263-9231

Description:

The Annapolis Book Festival is one of the premier community events in the region. Every year more than 3,000 people attend this free community Festival that celebrates the beauty, power, passion, and excitement of the written word. The Annapolis Book Festival brings nationally renowned authors to The Key School in Annapolis, Maryland, to discuss their books and the craft of writing. The Festival also features children's activities, live music, refreshments, and new and used book sales.

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IBPA Publishing University IBPA Publishing University
Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront

11 East Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101


Hosted by: The Independent Book Publishers Association
Dates: Thursday, May 15, 2025 to Saturday, May 17, 2025

Website: IBPA Publishing University

Description:

The Premier Educational Event for Independent Book Publishers

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Paris Book Fair Paris Book Fair
Palais de Tokyo

Hosted by: Syndicat National de l’Édition
Dates: Friday, May 16, 2025 to Sunday, May 18, 2025

Website: Paris Book Fair
Email: jai1question@livreparis.com

Description:

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Gaithersburg Book Festival Gaithersburg Book Festival
Bohrer Park

506 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877


Hosted by: City of Gaithersburg
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Website: Gaithersburg Book Festival
Phone: 301-258-6350
Email: gbf@gaithersburgmd.gov

Description:

The Gaithersburg Book Festival is an annual celebration of great books and great writing that will feature more than 100 award-winning and best-selling authors in fiction, non-fiction, mystery, science fiction, poetry, children’s and young adult literature. Held in Gaithersburg, Md., the Festival also includes interactive writing workshops, a Children&rsquos Village, book sales, author signings and more. Admission and shuttles from Shady Grove Metro and Montgomery County Fairgrounds are FREE.

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Queen City Book Fair Queen City Book Fair
Venue 8470

8470 Bellhaven Blvd, Charlotte, North Carolina 28215


Hosted by: Literary Queens of Charlotte
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Website: Queen City Book Fair
Phone: 704-390-1419
Email: qcbookfair1@gmail.com

Description:

Queen City Book Fair (est. 2016 co-founders Quisha Dynae and Shmel Carter), warmly invite you to their fair! All local avid readers and anyone interested in stimulating literary appetites are called to join in our latest contribution to literacy!

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Sydney Writers’ Festival Sydney Writers’ Festival
Carriageworks

Dates: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 to Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Website: Sydney Writers’ Festival
Email: contact@zeitgeistmediagroup.com

Description:

Each year, Sydney Writers&rsquol Festival presents more than 400 events, attracting audiences of 100,000 plus for a week-long conversation of books and ideas.

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Black Romance Book Fest Black Romance Book Fest
JW Marriott Buckhead

3399 Lenox Pkwy, Atlanta, Georgia 30326


Hosted by: Lauren Lacey
Dates: Friday, May 30, 2025 to Sunday, June 1, 2025

Website: Black Romance Book Fest

Description:

The Black Romance Book Fest aims to amplify and honor the diverse narratives of Black love in romance literature. This event is a vibrant platform that fosters understanding, appreciation, and celebration of Black voices across all romance genres.

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Bay Area Book Festival Bay Area Book Festival
In Downtown Berkeley

1972-1998 Center street, Berkeley, California 94704


Dates: Saturday, May 31, 2025 to Sunday, June 1, 2025

Website: Bay Area Book Festival
Email: info@baybookfest.org

Description:

The Bay Area Book Festival is the primary project of the Foundation for the Future of Literature and Literacy, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in California. FFLL’s Tax ID number is 47-3955286. Its business address is 1569 Solano Ave. #635, Berkeley, CA 94707.

FFLL is governed by a Board of Directors. Members include Cherilyn Parsons (Berkeley, CA), Peter Richardson (San Francisco, CA), Mal Warwick (Berkeley, CA), Brooke Warner (Berkeley, CA), and Igor Zagatsky (Berkeley, CA).

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Orcas Island Lit Fest Orcas Island Lit Fest
Orcas Center

917 Mount Baker Road, Eastsound, Washington 98245


Dates: Monday, June 2, 2025 to Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Website: Orcas Island Lit Fest
Email: info@oilf.org

Description:

The Orcas Island Lit Fest (OILF) is an annual celebration of literature and community held in an inspiringly beautiful place. With the San Juan Islands as our backdrop, we bring together renowned authors and avid readers, visitors and locals, for a weekend of panels, readings, and events that highlight the vibrant literary culture of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. From Pulitzer Prize winners to gifted new voices, our featured artists from across the country represent the finest in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, and more. The Orcas Island Lit Fest is your opportunity to engage with world-class writers and their work in an intimate, inclusive setting that welcomes everyone who loves books.



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Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend
The Westin Oaks Houston at the Galleria

5011 Westheimer at Post Oak, Houston, Texas 


Hosted by: Go On Girl! Book Club
Dates: Friday, June 6, 2025 to Sunday, June 8, 2025

Website: Go On Girl! Book Club Author Awards Weekend
Email: events@goongirl.org

Description:

The first Author Awards were presented in 1992 as a small event held in Brooklyn, New York to recognize those authors and publishers that made significant contributions in the writing and publication of quality books for and about people of African descent. That year we honored Gloria Naylor for Bailey’s Café and New Authors of the Year Barbara Neely for Blanche on the Lam and Barbara Summers for Nouvelle Soul. We gave a publishing award to Beacon Press for their work in publishing authors of color. We were delighted when they all showed up to accept their awards. That was the beginning of a GOG tradition. The annual Author Awards event has traveled the United States from east to west as well as outside the U.S. to Jamaica, West Indies and Toronto, Canada.

Beginning in 1993, the one-night event became a three-day weekend where chapters meet and take care of business issues and celebrate the winning authors. It's also an opportunity for members to meet and reconnect with their literary sisters from all over the country.

Each year winning authors are selected from our reading list based upon votes from each Go On Girl! Book Club chapter for Author of the Year and New Author of the Year. They are then invited to receive their awards in person at the annual Awards Ceremony. GOG members and guests have had the honor of awarding in person to Pearl Cleage, Bebe Moore Campbell, Walter Mosely, Jill Nelson, Valerie Wilson Wesley, Diane McKinney Whetstone, Lawrence Hill, Daniel Black, Isabel Wilkerson to name a few.

This flagship event is one of the ways of expressing our deep authentic respect for Black literature and authors, reinvigorating our literary sisterhood, and providing a platform for new literary talent to emerge.

Check Out their book club reading list.

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IABX Children's Book Festival
Warinanco Sports Center

1 Park Dr, Roselle, New Jersey 7083


Hosted by: Independent Authors Book Expo
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025
Time: 12:00pm to 3:30pm

Website: IABX Children's Book Festival
Email: iabex@hotmail.com

Description:

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Hustle & Grind Urban Literary Convention Hustle & Grind Urban Literary Convention

1440 East Franklin Street, Detriot, Michigan 48207


Hosted by: Hood Book Headquarters
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025
Time: 12 p.m. until 12 a.m.

Website: Hustle & Grind Urban Literary Convention
Phone: 313-731-7994
Email: hoodbookhq@hotmail.com

Description:
If you’ve never attended one of our events you’re in store for something special. Whether it be book signings, movie theater buyouts, trap music karaoke, old school game night or just stopping by to hangout with our owners; authors Ms. Michel Moore and T. C. Littles, or Marlon PS White, we show out. The “Hood Book Hospitality” is legendary!

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Nantucket Book Festival Nantucket Book Festival
Cultural District

Main Street, Nantucket, MA 02554, Nantucket, Massachusetts 


Hosted by: Maddie Hjulstrom, Executive Director, Nantucket Book Foundation
Dates: Thursday, June 12, 2025 to Sunday, June 15, 2025

Website: Nantucket Book Festival
Phone: 508-563-2144
Email: director@nantucketbookfestival.org

Description:

Nantucket Book Festival celebrates its 9th year in 2020. They feature a line-up of award-winning authors and local and regional talent. They take center stage, representing genres fiction, poetry, history, journalism, politics, and memoir. Attendees enjoy author presentations Thursday-Sunday, also featured in the garden are storytimes for children. Most events are free to the public.

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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 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 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 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 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 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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National Book Club Conference 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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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: blackauthorsfestival@gmail.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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Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair 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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Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention 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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Library of Congress National Book Festival 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 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 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 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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Toronto International Festival of Authors 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 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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South Dakota Festival of Books 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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The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University 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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Morristown Festival of Books 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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National Black Book Festival 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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Texas Book Festival 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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