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SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL
The Savannah Book Festival is a 4-day event with a ticketed opening address on Thursday evening, a ticketed keynote address on Friday evening, a full day of free author talks on Festival Saturday, and a ticketed closing address on Sunday afternoon.
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Every year, the Savannah Book Festival seeks to showcase over 40 nationally recognized and award-winning authors in the historic city of Savannah. Authors with a book published within a calendar year of the Festival are invited to give 30-minute solo presentations and host book signings.
FESTIVAL INFO
The 2026 Savannah Book Festival takes place February 5–8 in Savannah’s Historic District. Each year, more than 9,000 people attend three ticketed Headliner Address events and our free Festival Saturday. Festival Saturday showcases nationally recognized authors across genres in Savannah’s historic squares, with 30-minute talks, Q&A, and book signings. Headliner Addresses are held at the Historic Lucas Theater, featuring 45-minute presentations followed by Q&A and signings.
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NEWS & UPDATES
Closing Headliner Leigh Bardugo Book Signing Guidelines
Author Update: Tom Piazza Appearance Canceled
Headliner Tickets Drop Tomorrow, January 9!
FOLLOW US @savbookfestival
Spotted: our Opening Address author’s name shining bright on the billboard sign at SCAD’s Trustees Theater! ✨✨✨
Get ready for Thursday, February 5th, where Sean Dietrich will be lighting the way and kicking off our 2026 Festival with a spectacular Opening event. We can hardly wait!
Tickets for Sean Dietrich are selling fast! Who’s going to be in attendance?
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Who’s excited to meet our 2026 Headliners? We know that we are! We can’t wait to see you all there. 📚✍️🗣️
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And last but certainly not least, we cannot wait to have Kate Fagan, author of The Three Lives of Cate Kay, here at our Free Festival Saturday on February 7th, 2026! In this propulsive, dual-timeline novel, main character Cate Kay is a famous author who has spent her life running under different aliases after a tragic incident in her youth. The story follows her journey from her troubled past to her current hidden life as a literary sensation where she finally attempts to confront the truth and reclaim her identity. Don’t miss this conversation with author, Kate Fagan! 🪪💁♀️
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Only one more week until we welcome Christopher C. Gorham on Free Festival Saturday! He’s bringing his book, Matisse at War, which is about Henri Matisse’s life during WWII. Despite illness and family turmoil, Matisse stayed, producing revolutionary paper cut-outs as a form of defiance. The book reveals how he and his family—including his resistance-active daughter Marguerite—resisted the Nazi occupation through art and clandestine actions. Don’t miss this fascinating conversation next weekend! 🖼️📝
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A little over a week until we’ll be welcoming Anthony Vinci, author of The Fourth Intelligence Revolution, to the 2026 Savannah Book Festival! Join us on February 7th for Free Festival Saturday to hear about Dr. Vinci’s expertise in the field of AI and national security, as well as his process in writing his book. The Fourth Intelligence Revolution reveals how the swashbuckling adventures of World War II, the spy-versus-spy confrontations of the Cold War, and the “find-fix-and-finish” counterterrorism missions after 9/11 have given way to the most dangerous period of espionage yet. 🤖💻
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Congratulations are in order! One of our Free Festival Saturday Authors, Michael Cannell, was recently nominated for the 2026 Edgar Award—one of the most prestigious honors in the mystery genre. We cannot wait to welcome him to our Festival. Well done, Michael!
Don’t miss this conversation on February 7th, 2026. We hope to see you there!
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Identity, belonging, and buried family secrets across decades—Speak to Me of Home by Jeanine Cummins is coming to the Savannah Book Festival on February 7th. Join us for this captivating conversation on Free Festival Saturday that promises to unravel the multigenerational family saga of three Puerto Rican woman—Rafaela, her daughter, Ruth, and granddaughter, Daisy. 🫂🌺
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We’re two weeks away from the 2026 Savannah Book Festival — who’s excited?! We cannot wait to welcome Scott Anderson, who’s bringing his book, King of Kings, to Free Festival Saturday on February 7th. King of Kings is a detailed narrative history about the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and is a story that examines the intersection of Iranian internal strife, failed U.S foreign policy, and what ultimately was a chaotic, overlooked, shocking culmination of major miscalculations. Get the inside scoop into Scott Anderson’s journey and process in writing his book during his talk on Free Festival Saturday! ⚔️💥
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