We know it's a heresy, but Man can not live by antiquarian books alone — every so often we just have to find something new to love! (And, while we're at it, maybe meet the author, too...)
That's when we light out to the nearest lit fest. We list just a few of our favorites, here. (Click on each one to learn more.)
Amelia Island, Florida
Thursday-Saturday, February 14-16
Savannah, Georgia
Saturday, February 16
Venice, Florida
Venice Book Fair & Writers Festival
Friday-Saturday, March 15-16
Columbia, South Carolina
Saturday, March 23
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Saturday-Sunday, April 13-14
San Bernardino, California
Inland Empire Latino Book & Family Festival
Sunday, April 28
Salem, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Poetry Festival
(and Small Press & Literary Fair)
Next scheduled for May 2020
Santa Monica, California
YallWest Young Adult Literary Festival
Friday-Saturday, May 3-4
New York, New York
Monday-Sunday, May 6-12
New York, New York
Saturday-Sunday, June 1-2
Chicago, Illinois
Saturday-Sunday, June 8-9
New York, New York
Typographics Conference, Festival, & Book Fair
Monday-Thursday, June 10–20
Michigan
Sunday, July 21
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Thursday-Sunday, August 15-18
Atlanta, Georgia
Friday-Sunday, August 30–September 1
Brooklyn, New York
Monday-Monday, September 16-23
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Latino Book & Family Festival
Saturday, October 6
Bedford, Pennsylvania
Allegheny Regional Festival of Books
Friday-Saturday, September 27-28
Oceanside, California
North San Diego Latino Book & Family Festival
Saturday, September 28
Costa Mesa, California
Orange County Children’s Book Festival
Sunday, October 6
Nashville, Tennessee
Southern Festival of Books and Handmade + Bound 2019
Friday-Sunday, October 11-13
St. Paul, Minnesota
Saturday, October 12
Hesperia, California
Friday, October 12
Baltimore, Maryland
Friday-Sunday, November 1-3
Charleston, South Carolina
YallFest Young Adult Literary Festival
Friday-Saturday, November 8-9
Miami, Florida
Friday-Sunday, November 22-24
That's it for 2019.
Happy New Year!