Savannah Book Festival Explained
The Savannah Book Festival is a literary festival held each February in Savannah, Georgia, and features authors as well as educational events. In the past, the festival has hosted best-selling authors Stephen King, James Patterson and David Baldacci, Pulitzer Prize winners Garry Wills, Geraldine Brooks and Isabel Wilkerson, National Book Award winner Ben Fountain, and Nobel Prize laureate Al Gore.
2014 Festival
The Seventh Annual Savannah Book Festival is Feb. 13-16, 2014 in Telfair Square and at the Trustees Theater in Savannah.
2013 Festival
The Sixth Annual Savannah Book Festival was Feb. 14-17, 2013 in Telfair Square and at the Trustees Theater in Savannah. On Feb. 14, 2013, humorist Dave Barry delivered the welcome address. On Feb. 15, 2013, thriller writer James Patterson delivered the keynote address.[1] On Feb. 17, 2013, political novelist David Baldacci delivered the closing address.[2]
Other 2013 authors included:
2012 Festival
Publishers Weekly, the publishing industry's leading trade magazine, noted that the Savannah Book Festival "is carving a space for itself among the book festival big leagues."[4]
The 2012 author lineup included:
2011 Festival
The 2011 author lineup included:
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Kendall . Jason . Savannah Book Festival lands James Patterson for 2013 . savannahnow.com . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: Savannah Book Festival 2012 . The Coastal Source . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: Savannah Book Festival 2013 . Savannah Book Festival . 2012-08-23.
- Web site: Savannah Book Festival Comes Of Age . Publishersweekly.com . 2011-12-30 . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: Stephen King speaks at closing of Savannah Book Festival - WTOC-TV: Savannah, Beaufort, SC, News, Weather & Sports . Wtoc.com . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: BlueVoyageTV . Pat Conroy Keynote speaker Savannah Book Festival 2012 . YouTube . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: VIDEO: Walter Isaacson's full Savannah Book Festival presentation at Trustees Theater . savannahnow.com . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: Savannah Book Fest: Brad Thor visits Savannah Country Day students . savannahnow.com . 2012-02-16 . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: Sickler . Linda . Savannah Book Fest: See 'James Bond' novelist Jeffery Deaver speak free Feb. 18 . savannahnow.com . 2012-02-11 . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: Savannah Book Festival hosts Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks at May luncheon « Savannah Book Festival | Lose Yourself in Books . Savannahbookfestival.org . 2012-03-13 . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: Appearances | The Works of Stewart O’Nan . Stewart-onan.com . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: Karl Rove at Savannah Book Festival . The Coastal Source . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: Academy Award in Fiction winner Lee Smith to Appear at 4th Annual Savannah Book Festival « Savannah Book Festival | Lose Yourself in Books . Savannahbookfestival.org . 2012-08-20.
- Web site: Karl Marlantes, author of Matterhorn, to Appear at 2011 Savannah Book Festival « Savannah Book Festival | Lose Yourself in Books . Savannahbookfestival.org . 2012-08-20.