• Beyond the Book Festival

    The Starke County Public Library Starke County, IN, United States

    The Starke County Public Library hosts this one-day event showcasing more than 30 local, national and international authors. Authors will meet with festival attendees, sign books, give presentations and facilitate workshops as part of the day’s programming.

    Join the expo for workshops and events that empower independent authors and promote literacy. Meet and greet authors, poets, editors, illustrators, and more; attend author readings and book signings; join panel discussions and writing workshops; and participate in arts and crafts promo giveaways, prizes, and surprises.

    Printers Row Lit Fest

    Printers Row Lit Fest Dearborn, IL, United States

    The largest free outdoor literary showcase in the Midwest is a community-based celebration for book lovers presented by the not-for-profit Near South Planning Board. More than 100K visitors are expected over the two-day festival.

    Los Angeles Kids’ Book Festival

    West Hollywood Park 647 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

    Enjoy LA’s first and largest event celebrating early education, bilingualism, and multiculturalism. A free event for the public presented by the ABC Foundation.

    Free and open to all, the festival brings the written word to fun, festive life with authors, panel discussions, book signings, family-friendly activities, food trucks, live music, and more.

    The festival aims to inspire and ignite conversations between people who love to read books and people who write them. Author John Berendt has referred to the festiva as "one of America’s most stimulating literary venues—for first-rank authors, would-be authors, and the reading public.

    Baltimore Book Festival—Baltimore

    Celebrates the city's rich literary history, vibrant present, and bright future by connecting readers and authors and making the literary arts more engaging, entertaining, relevant, and accessible for all Baltimoreans.

    Fright Reads Book Festival—West Friendship

    Terrify yourself at this veteran-owned and operated festival of horror, science fiction, fantasy, dystopia, and thrillers that'll have you screaming with delight! Featuring authors, actors, artists, and creators of all kinds, this event is family-friendly and full of spine-tingling fun!