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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
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Join us in welcoming Amity Gaige to the Savannah Book Festival on our Free Festival Saturday on February 7th! Hear about the process and creation of her latest bestseller, Heartwood, a thriller about a an experienced trail hiker named Valerie who gets lost in the heart of the Maine woods. This mystery inspires larger questions about the many ways in which we get lost, and how we are found. 🌲🥾
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Dr. Tista S. Ghosh will be at the Savannah Book Festival on February 7th to share with us her expertise and process in making her book, Before the Next Crisis — a powerful story comprised of real-life American experiences surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Full of lessons, this book not only illustrates the struggles we faced during the global crisis, but highlights where public health responses both succeeded and failed this time around so we can best prepare for the next inevitable crisis.
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Ace Atkins, the beloved author of the Quinn Colson novels and whose writing was recently seen in Garden & Gun Magazine, is heading to the Savannah Book Festival on February 7th! Hear from one of crime fiction’s most talented voices as he shares his latest work, Everybody Wants to Rule the World — a fast-paced coming-of-age story that blends espionage and humor. When 14-year-old Peter from Atlanta comes to believe his mom’s new boyfriend to be a KGB spy, he kicks off a wild adventure — one that you don’t want to miss out on! 🏙️🕵️
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Michelle Young — who’s book, The Art Spy, was recently recognized by New York Public Library as one of the “Best Books of 2025” — will be at the Savannah Book Festival on Saturday, February 7th! In a nonfiction story of courage and espionage, Young’s book captures the story of a pivotal WWII resistance spy who infiltrated Nazi leadership to save thousands of artwork masterpieces after they were looted, ensuring that these treasures survived and were preserved for humanity. 🎨🕵️♀️
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Psychological thriller fans—Jeneva Rose, author of The Perfect Marriage, will be making an appearance at the 2026 Savannah Book Festival on February 7th! Filled with suspense and Jeneva Rose’s signature twists, this book will have you wondering if a perfect divorce is really even possible as evidence pointing towards murder accumulates, or it will truly be “till death do us part.” 👔🩸
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Don’t miss Caroline Fraser at the Savannah Book Festival as she discusses her book, Murderland. Fraser weaves together true crime, history, and environmentalism to show how renowned killers of the Pacific Northwest weren’t isolated anomalies, but products of a toxic world. 🏭🌲🪓
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Sarah Penner will discuss her captivating novel, The Amalfi Curse, on Saturday, February 7th at the Savannah Book Festival! Her book is a dual-time magical adventure about nautical archaeologist, Haven Ambrose, searching for sunken treasure on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, who’s forced to confront ancient magic and modern day dangers on the shimmering Mediterranean waters. 🌊🐚🪸
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Join us on Saturday, February 7th at the Savannah Book Festival as Brian Goldstone discusses his latest narrative nonfiction book, There is No Place for Us —— which recently was named one of New York Times Best Books of 2025! Get ready for a deep dive into the stories of five Atlanta families to expose the hidden crisis of the working homeless of America 📚🏘️💼
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