Begun as an annual book festival in 2004, this has since grown to be the largest annual book festival in the Carolinas—part of the organization's mission to cultivate community by bringing people of all ages together with books and authors that educate, inspire, challenge, and entertain.

he goal of this festival is to provide book lovers in Central Wisconsin and beyond with a chance to hear and meet a multitude of authors over the course of several days. It gives people a chance to build their own connections through their mutual passion for literature in its many forms and genres.

The only book festival dedicated to history through story, showcasing new historical fiction and narrative nonfiction from multiple subjects, eras, and voices. 95% of HBF’s 22 author presentations are free and open to all, drawing readers from 30 states and abroad to this singular event at the Delaware beaches in historic Lewes.

A three-day celebration of readers, writers, books, and the literary craft, featuring up to 50 nationally published authors and illustrators in sessions including such genres as fiction, nonfiction, mystery/thriller, poetry, cookbook, and children's.

The state’s premier literary event, celebrating literature in South Dakota and beyond by connecting the very best regional and national writers with the  state’s readers for conversations, presentations, panel discussions, book signings, and special events.