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Bumbershoot, September 1-3, 2023, Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Arts Festival always has active coffee houses and a book fair spotlighting literary artists.
Carolina Mountains Literary Festival, September 7-9, 2023, Burnsville, North Carolina. Their mission is to bring together in small intimate settings, authors, readers of all ages, novice writers, listeners, and learners. They are a festival of readers who appreciate discussing the ideas in literature.
Printers Row Lit Fest 2023, September 9-10, 2023, Chicago, Illinois. This is a large book fair with more than 150,000 book-lover attendees.
Kansas Book Festival, September 16, 2023, Topeka, Kansas. This event, designed to celebrate the best of Kansas literature, arts, and history, will offer a variety of activities for Kansans of all ages, including meet-the-author sessions, panel discussions, book signings and sales, and a special tent with projects for children. This event is free and open to the public.
The Bookmarks 18th Annual Festival of Books & Authors, September 21 – 23, 2023, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Bookmarks connects people and books through its annual festival, which has been around for more than 17 years.
Washington Island Literary Festival, September 21-23, 2023, Washington Island, Wisconsin. The Washington Island Literary Festival is a moveable feast of writing, reading, discussion, and thought about the written word. Writers’ workshops, author panels and presentations, readings and parties are scheduled at various quaint, historic, beautiful venues around the Island.
The South Dakota Festival of Books 2023, September 22-24, 2023, in Deadwood, South Dakota. It connects more than 4,000 attendees and more than 50 noteworthy authors, scholars, and publishers.
Harbor Springs Festival of the Book, September 22-24, 2023, Harbor Springs, Michigan. Held in beautiful Harbor Springs, Michigan, the Festival is a three-day celebration of readers, writers, books, and the literary craft. They feature 50+ nationally published authors and illustrators in sessions including eight genres: fiction, nonfiction, mystery/thriller, poetry, cookbook, picture book, middle grade and young adult.
Milford Readers and Writers Festival, September 22-24, 2023, Milford, Pennsylvania. The Milford Readers and Writers Festival aims to inspire and ignite conversations between people who love to read books and people who write them.
The Brooklyn Book Festival, September 24 – October 3, 2023, Brooklyn, New York. New York’s biggest free literary festival is held each year in Brooklyn, bringing together readers and writers from all over the world for a week of talks, shopping and more.
Boston Book Festival, October 14, 2023, Copley Square and Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. Celebrating the power of words to stimulate, agitate, unite, delight, and inspire, the Boston Book Festival presents year-round events culminating in an annual festival that promotes a culture of reading and ideas and enhances the vibrancy of our city.
Twin Cities Book Festival, October 14, 2023, St Paul, Minnesota. Twin Cities Book Festival, one of the biggest gatherings of book lovers in the state, celebrates its 20th anniversary with everyone returning in person to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 16. Presented by Rain Taxi Review, the festival is free, and there is plenty of free parking at the fairgrounds.
The Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair 2023, October 14-15, 2023, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair features exhibitors from the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
Southern Festival of Books, October 14-16, 2023, Nashville, Tennessee. The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word is among the oldest literary festivals in the country, annually welcoming hundreds of authors and visitors to downtown Nashville each October. The festival is free, and includes performance stages, food trucks, and loads of publishers and booksellers. After two years of virtual programming, they look forward to seeing you on The Plaza.
Las Vegas Book Festival, October 21, 2023, Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas Book Festival is the largest literary event in Nevada. Their annual celebration of the written, spoken, and illustrated word is free and open to the public.
Louisiana Book Festival, October 28, 2023, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Louisiana Book Festival is a free, nationally recognized literary event that typically takes place live and in-person around Capitol Park in Baton Rouge. The festival offers you a chance to see exceptional writers, find new books to read, and enjoy some thought-provoking presentations.
Rochester Children’s Book Festival. November 4, 2023, Rochester, New York
50 authors, books for purchase, in person at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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