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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126 Events: Past & Upcoming (Visit the websites for updates on events already held)
The Library Learning Experience
Hosted by: American Library Association
Dates: Friday, January 24, 2025 to Monday, January 27, 2025
Website: The Library Learning Experience
Email: submit form
Description:
At LibLearnX, library professionals at all levels can take part in a conference experience that will provide ultimate learning benefits. Attendees will participate in hands-on workshops, bite-size sessions, and other formats designed to match preferred learning styles with an emphasis on experiential learning. Be inspired and motivated by thought-leaders, authors, and subject matter experts, and celebrate your colleagues and favorite authors at the Award ceremonies.
Learn more about The Library Learning Experience on AALBC.com.Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
African American Literary Awards Show
Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Blvd. (135th & Lenox), New York, New York
Hosted by: Yvette Hayward
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Website: African American Literary Awards Show
Email: yvette@literaryawardshow.com
Price: $55
Description:
Started in 2004, The African American Literary Award show is the brainchild of Yvette Hayward. The show celebrates and uplifts Black literature.
Learn more about African American Literary Awards Show on AALBC.com.Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
Angoulême International Comics Festival
Angouleme
Hosted by: International comics festival
Dates: Thursday, January 30, 2025 to Sunday, February 2, 2025
Website: Angoulême International Comics Festival
Phone: 330545978650
Email: info@bdangouleme.com
Description:
Festival of Comics and Creation
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Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
InterContinental
Hosted by: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Dates: Friday, January 31, 2025 to Thursday, February 6, 2025
Website: Emirates Airline Festival of Literature
Email: submit form
Description:
Writers gather to bring new ideas and different perspectives, promoting dialogue, sharing their works to build bridges across cultures.
Learn more about Emirates Airline Festival of Literature on AALBC.com.Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
San Francisco Writers Conference
Hyatt Regency
1901 Cleveland Ave., San Francisco, California
Hosted by: Laurie McLean
Dates: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 to Sunday, February 9, 2025
Website: San Francisco Writers Conference
Phone: 4156896301
Email: registrations@SFwriters.org
Description:
Over the course of 4 days over 500 attendees, reowned keynote authors, presenters, editors, and agents attend SFWC, combining the best of both the traditional publishing industry with the latest technology to empower authors to publish everywhere.
Learn more about San Francisco Writers Conference on AALBC.com.Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
71-100 Hwy 111, Rancho Mirage, California
Dates: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 to Friday, February 7, 2025
Website: Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
Email: info@rmwritersfest.org
Description:
The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival is a world class gathering of writers, thinkers, and people contributing to the intellectual vitality of our time — “Coachella for the brain.”
Learn more about Rancho Mirage Writers Festival on AALBC.com.Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
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
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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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:
Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
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
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
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.
Learn more about Dahlonega Literary Festival on AALBC.com.Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
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.
Learn more about North Texas Teen Book Festival on AALBC.com.Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
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.
Learn more about South by Southwest on AALBC.com.Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
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:
Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
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
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
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
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
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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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
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
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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Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival
Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Hosted by: Paul J. Willis, Director
Dates: Friday, March 28, 2025 to Sunday, March 30, 2025
Website: Saints & Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival
Phone: 504-581-1144
Email: pjwillisnola@aol.com
Description:
The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed as an innovative way to reach the community with information about HIV/AIDS, particularly disseminating prevention messages via the writers, thinkers and spokes-people of the LGBTQ+ community. It was also formed to bring the LGBTQ+ literary community together to celebrate the literary arts. SASFest is a program of the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival.
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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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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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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.Back to our list of events from the beginning of the year.
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
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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Latino Book & Family Festival (Oceanside)
MiraCosta College
1 Barnard Dr, Oceanside, California 92056
Hosted by: Empowering Latino Futures
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Website: Latino Book & Family Festival (Oceanside)
Email: latinoliteracy@gmail.com
Description:
In most recent years MiraCosta College has been the host of the Festival in the North County San Diego. This year [2025] we celebrate 71st event with the participation of local authors and organizations.
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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
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
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
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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Blk Powerhouse Summit
Zoom
Hosted by: Leah Hernandez
Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST
Website: Blk Powerhouse Summit
Email: leah@museinc.net
Price: $35
Description:
Use Code “aalbc&Rdquo; for 10% off Your Ticket
The Blk Powerhouse Summit is a virtual gathering of Black professionals across the Black book ecosystem designed to foster connections and drive solutions to our industry’s most pressing challenges.
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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
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
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
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)
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
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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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
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
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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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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East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
Temple University Student and Faculty Center
3340 N Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140
Hosted by: ECBACC, Inc.
Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Website: East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
Email: blackageofcomics@ecbacc.com
Description:
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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
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
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
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 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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U.S. Book Show
New York Academy of Medicine
1216 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10029
Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Time:
Website: U.S. Book Show
Description:
Enjoy a wide array of book and author panels; programming geared to publishing professionals; and sponsered PubHubs where attendees can gather and download resources.
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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
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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Children’s Institute
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, Oregon 97232
Hosted by: American Booksellers Association
Dates: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 to Saturday, June 14, 2025
Website: Children’s Institute
Phone: 800-637-0037
Email: info@BookWeb.org
Description:
Children’s Institute is an rousing three-day celebration of children’s bookselling, offering unique education for children’s booksellers in addition to general education sessions.
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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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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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African American Cultural Expo and Children's Book Festival
Capital Clubhouse Arena
3033 Waldorf Market Pl, Waldorf, Maryland 20603
Hosted by: National Black Cultural Information Trust, Inc.
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Website: African American Cultural Expo and Children's Book Festival
Email: info@nbcit.org
Description:
The African American Cultural Expo and Book Festival is a celebration of cultural arts, community, creativity, and literacy. The expo features music, arts & crafts, storytelling, children's book authors, cultural arts vendors, and fun for the entire family.
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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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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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Indie Author Book Fair
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1201 Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Hosted by: Literacy Nation Inc, Charmaine Ashby, Exec. Dir
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Website: Indie Author Book Fair
Phone: 215-380-4870
Email: contact@literacynationinc.org
Description:
Visitors of all ages will enjoy live readings, giveaways, meet-and-greets, and a special Young Readers Zone with children’s books and activities. Admission is free!
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Black Lit Weekend
EqualSpace
550 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Hosted by: Onikah Asamoa-Caesar
Dates: Thursday, August 14, 2025 to Saturday, August 16, 2025
Website: Black Lit Weekend
Phone: 918-561-6600
Email: info@fultonstreet918.com
Price: $75
Description:
This multi-day conference brings together Black-owned bookstores from across the country for a weekend that honors the legacy of Black literary spaces. Designed to cultivate community, spark professional growth, and create meaningful connections, the agenda blends discussions, presentations, dynamic networking opportunities, and can’t-miss social experiences.
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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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The Bronx Book Fair
PS 078 Anne Hutchinson School
1400 Needham Avenue, Bronx, New York 10469
Hosted by: Lorraine Currelley/Bronx Youth Empowerment
Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Phone: 646-894-5337
Email: bronxbookfair@gmail.com
Description:
The Bronx Book Fair will partner with the Bronx Youth Empowerment Program. Backpacks with supplies will be given to students. Join with community for an afternoon of fun, games, food, awards and music. This event is free and open to the public.
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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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Open Book Festival
The Fugard Theatre
Corner of Caledon and Lower Buitenkant Street, District 6, Cape Town, 8001, Cape Town, South Africa
Hosted by: Cape Town Literary Festival
Date: Sunday, September 7, 2025
Time:
Website: Open Book Festival
Description:
An annual literary festival, the first of which took place in 2011.
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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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Latino Book & Family Festival (Sacramento)
Valley High School
6300 Ehrhardt Ave, Sacramento, California 95823
Hosted by: Empowering Latino Futures
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Website: Latino Book & Family Festival (Sacramento)
Email: latinoliteracy@gmail.com
Description:
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Sacramento BlkLit Book Fest
Underground Books and The Guild Theater
2814 35th Street, Sacramento, California 95817
Hosted by: St. HOPE Academy
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Website: Sacramento BlkLit Book Fest
Phone: 916-737-3333
Email: info@sthope.org
Description:
The Sac BlkLit Book Fest is a one-day celebration of Black literature, culture, and community in Sacramento. Taking place at Underground Books and The Guild Theater, this free public event brings together Black authors, readers, and publishing professionals for engaging panels, author conversations, and book signings. The festival also features discussions on education, literacy, and cultural empowerment, culminating with a ticketed VIP reception for an intimate opportunity to connect with featured guests.
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Petersburg Book Fest
Hosted by: Resist Booksellers
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Website: Petersburg Book Fest
Email: info@petersburgbookfest.com
Description:
The Petersburg Book Fest traces its roots back to the inspiring launch of Resist Booksellers, an independent Black-owned bookstore that opened its doors in the heart of Petersburg, Virginia in 2022. Founded by a family of passionate bibliophiles and community advocates, Resist Booksellers sought to create a space where diverse voices could be celebrated and where books could serve as a tool for empowerment and social change. The bookstore quickly became a cultural hub, drawing in readers, writers, and dreamers from all walks of life.
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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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Mississippi Book Festival
Mississippi State Capitol
400 High St, Jackson, MS 39201, Jackson, Mississippi
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Website: Mississippi Book Festival
Phone: 769.717.2648
Email: info@msbookfestival.com
Description:
The Mississippi Book Festival, a nonprofit founded by literacy advocates, launched in August 2015 on the State Capitol grounds and continues to draw thousands to its annual “literary lawn party” and book lovers’ celebration.
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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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Albany Book Festival
University at Albany
1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222
Hosted by: The New York State Writers Institute and University at Albany
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time:
Website: Albany Book Festival
Phone: 518 442-5620
Email: writers@albany.edu
Description:
The Albany Book Festival, established in 2018, draws thousands of book lovers from across the Capital Region and beyond to an intellectually stimulating and dynamic daylong event on the University at Albany uptown campus that promotes literacy and fosters a love of reading among all ages.
This annual fall festival features bestselling authors, panel discussions, book-signing sessions, online workshops for aspiring writers, and areas dedicated to young-adult and children's books. Regional authors and poets join in open mic sessions. Dozens of authors, bookstores, publishers, and literary organizations will be featured online.
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Texas Remainder Expo
1835 Forms Drive, Carrollton, Texas 75006
Dates: Monday, September 29, 2025 to Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Website: Texas Remainder Expo
Email: info@texasremainderexpo.com
Description:
Texas Remainder Expo (T☆REX) is a wholesale show open only to trade customers and not open to the public. It is held twice a year in the fall and spring.
We wanted to provide a place that was affordable for attendees, successful for exhibitors and buyers, and most importantly brought our amazing book community back together in person. Texas Remainder Expo (T*REX) started in Dallas, TX in May 2022. This in-person wholesale book show was the first hosted in the US since 2019 that focused on bargain, overstock, and remainder publications.?Ever growing, we now welcome gift, packagers and new publication exhibitors to offer a larger variety of products in one place for our wholesale buyers.
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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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Black Book Bash
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
225 E Coastline Dr., Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Hosted by: Casey Kelley Media Agency
Dates: Friday, October 3, 2025 to Sunday, October 5, 2025
Website: Black Book Bash
Email: hello@caseykelley.co
Price: $175
Description:
Black Book Bash isn’t just a book festival — it’s where Black storytelling, culture, and community link up like they’ve known each other forever.
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Multicultural Book & Family Festival
California State University San Bernardino
5500 University Pkwy, San Bernardino, California 92407
Hosted by: Empowering Latino Futures
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Website: Multicultural Book & Family Festival
Email: latinoliteracy@gmail.com
Description:
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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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Steamy Lit Con
Anaheim Marriott
700 W Convention Way, Anaheim, California 92802
Hosted by: Mel Saavedra, Founder
Dates: Friday, October 31, 2025 to Saturday, November 1, 2025
Website: Steamy Lit Con
Description:
Their goal is to celebrate the romance genre and to amplify the identities in it which have been historically underrepresented. The Steamy Lit Con aims to be more than an event but a space to facilitate professional and personal connections, and to build thriving communities for authors and readers alike.
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St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival
Woodson African American Museum of Florida
2240 9th Ave S, St. Petersburg, Florida 33712
Hosted by: Cultured Books Literacy Foundation
Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025
Time: 11 AM – 4 PM
Website: St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival
Email: stpetereads@culturedbooks.org
Description:
The St. Pete Reads! Literacy Festival is dedicated to entertaining, engaging, and educating children through literature.
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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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Jaipur Literature Festival
Jaipur’s Hotel Clarks Amer
Sultanpur MG Road, New Delhi, Jaipur, India
Hosted by: Jaipur Virasat Foundation
Dates: Thursday, January 15, 2026 to Monday, January 19, 2026
Website: Jaipur Literature Festival
Phone: 919643302036
Email: info@teamworkart.com
Description:
A festival that bring together a diverse mix of the world's greatest writers, thinkers, humanitarians, politicians, buisness leaders to express ad engage in thought ful debate and dialogue.
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JAX Urban Book Festival
James Weldon Johnson Park
135 W Monroe St, Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Hosted by: DREAMWEEK INC. Natasha Slaughter, Festival Chair
Dates: Thursday, January 22, 2026 to Saturday, January 24, 2026
Website: JAX Urban Book Festival
Phone: 904-708-8945
Email: info@jaxurbanbookfest.com
Description:
The JAX Urban Book Festival (JUBF) is an annual celebration of literature and culture founded by acclaimed author Dr. V. Brooks Dunbar, “Dr. V,” and DREAMWEEK INC., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fostering social progress and community engagement inspired by Dr. King’s vision. Held each January as part of DREAMWEEK JAX, we showcase Jacksonville as a hub for arts, culture, business, and social progress. We welcome celebrated authors and book lovers from across the country. JUBF supports the growth of creative talent in our community. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and attendees, this festival remains free and open to everyone.
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Sunshine State Book Festival
Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall
3000 NW 83rd St, Gainesville, Florida 32653
Hosted by: Writers Alliance of Gainesville
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eastern
Website: Sunshine State Book Festival
Phone: 352-316-3538
Email: jenny.dearinger@gmail.com
Description:
In its seventh year, the 2026 Sunshine State Book Festival “Brings Readers and Writers Together.” 100 authors will showcase their books while several activities will celebrate America’s 250th Birthday with cultural events inspired by “From Pirates to the Present: 250 Year of Literature in Florida.”
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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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Savannah Book Festival
Telfair Square
220 W Broughton St., Savannah, Georgia 31401.0
Dates: Thursday, February 5, 2026 to Sunday, February 8, 2026
Website: Savannah Book Festival
Email: info@savannahbookfestival.org
Description:
The Savannah Book Festival is an annual event, free and open to the public, in celebration of the written word and its role of improving the human expeirence. Our mission is to promote reading, writing, and civil conversation.
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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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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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AWP Conference & Bookfair
Baltimore Convention Center
Hosted by: Community of Literary Magazine and Presses
Dates: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 to Saturday, March 7, 2026
Website: AWP Conference & Bookfair
Phone: 301-226-9716
Email: events@awpwriter.org
Description:
Join thousands of writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers at the AWP Conference & Bookfair—the premier annual gathering of the literary community. With hundreds of events and exhibitors, four days of connection, inspiration, and celebration.
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Sacramento Book Festival
Shepard Garden & Arts Center
3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento, California 95816
Hosted by: California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch
Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Website: Sacramento Book Festival
Phone: 916-847-6005
Email: timschooley@comcast.net
Description:
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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
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Gaithersburg Book Festival
Bohrer Park
506 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
Hosted by: City of Gaithersburg
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
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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Sunbelt Book & Art Expo
6637 Meadowbrook Dr., Fort Worth, TX 75112
Hosted by: American Reading Council
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
Time:
Website: Sunbelt Book & Art Expo
Phone: 817-668-6122
Email: info@sunbelt-expo.com
Description:
Where Stories, Art, and the Spirit of FIFA 2026 Unite!
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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: Thursday, July 30, 2026 to Sunday, August 2, 2026
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 @SagHarbor
Breakwater Yacht Club
51 Bay St, Sag Harbor, New York 11963
Hosted by: Darlene Williams, Founder & President
Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Time:
Website: Black Authors Festival @SagHarbor
Email: nationalblackauthorsfestival@gmail.com
Description:
The Black Authors Festival @Sag Harbor is a nationally celebrated in-person event, recognized by USA Today as one of the Top Best New Festivals in the Nation.
In August 2025, the Town of East Hampton officially declared the month as Black Authors Festival Month, honoring the festival’s mission to celebrate Black literacy, combat the banning of books—particularly those written by or about Black voices—and advocate for stronger legislation to protect the freedom to read.
Nestled on the scenic East End of Long Island, in the historic village of Sag Harbor, the festival stands at the crossroads of heritage and progress. Sag Harbor holds a profound place in Black American history—long revered as a year-round haven for Black writers and a cherished summer retreat for generations of families.
Against this backdrop, the festival brings together renowned and emerging Black authors from across the nation to:
- Celebrate literary excellence.
- Amplify underrepresented voices.
- Strengthen the cultural importance of literacy within the Black community.
- Foster meaningful dialogue and cultural exchange.
The Black Authors Festival @Sag Harbor is more than an event—it is a movement to uplift stories, safeguard history, and inspire future generations.
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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 29, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Website: Harlem Book Fair
Email: hbf@qbr.com
Description:
CANCELLED FOR 2025
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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