Calling all readers, writers, and book-lovers! On Saturday, February 8, 2025, 40+ renowned authors will give free 30-minute presentations (with additional new panel discussions) in multiple unique venues in historic Downtown Savannah. Authors will discuss their subjects, creative process, and life as a writer, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Food trucks will provide delicious refreshments between presentations.

Schedule:

Trinity United Methodist Church

9:00 AM-9:55 AM: Colum McCann & Diane Foley American Mother
10:20 AM-11:15 AM: Dava Sobel The Elements of Marie Curie
11:40 AM 12:35 PM: Keren Blankfeld Lovers in Auschwitz
1:00 PM-1:55 PM: Rob Lalka The Venture Alchemists
2:20PM-3:15 PM: Cara Giaimo Attias Obscura
3:40 PM-4:35 PM: Kevin Fedarko A Walk in the Park
5:00PM 5:55 PM: Joseph Cox Dark Wire

Jepson's Auditorium

9:00 AM-9:55 AM: Rachelle Bergstein The Genius of Judy
10:20 AM-11:15 AM: Carole Hopson A Pair of Wings
11:40 AM 12:35 PM: Jimmie James Playing from the Rough
1:00 PM-1:55 PM: Uché Blackstock, MD Legacy
2:20PM-3:15 PM: Tommy Tomlinson Dogland
3:40 PM-4:35 PM: Joe Posnanski Why We Love Football
5:00PM 5:55 PM: Brom The Evil in Me

Cultural Arts Center

9:00 AM-9:55 AM: Paul M. Sparrow Awakening the Spirit of America
10:20 AM-11:15 AM: Charles Baxter Blood Test
11:40 AM 12:35 PM: Mark Greaney Midnight Black
1:00 PM-1:55 PM: Amanda Jones That Librarian
2:20PM-3:15 PM: Melissa Pritchard Flight of the Wild Swan
3:40 PM-4:35 PM: Peter Swanson A Talent for Murder
5:00PM 5:55 PM: Rumaan Alam Entitlement

Lutheran Church Sanctuary

9:00 AM-9:55 AM: Marjan Kamali Lion Women of Tehran
10:20 AM-11:15 AM: Jean Hanff Korelitz The Sequel
11:40 AM 12:35 PM: Susan Rieger Like Mother, Like Mother
1:00 PM-1:55 PM: Valerie Bauerlein The Devil at his Elbow
2:20PM-3:15 PM: Mastering the Craft Panel Discussion
3:40 PM-4:35 PM: Strong Female Protagonists Panel Discussion
5:00PM 5:55 PM: Sloane Crosley Grief is for People

Baptist Church Sanctuary

9:00 AM-9:55 AM: David Wroblewski Familiaris
10:20 AM-11:15 AM: Claire Lombardo Same As It Ever Was
11:40 AM 12:35 PM: David Greenberg John Lewis: A Life
1:00 PM-1:55 PM: Rainbow Rowell Slow Dance
2:20PM-3:15 PM: Fawn Weaver Love & Whiskey
3:40 PM-4:35 PM: Telling Someone Else's Story Panel Discussion
5:00PM 5:55 PM: Masters of Intrigue Panel Discussion

Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall

9:00 AM-9:55 AM: Todd Richards & Amy Paige Condon Roots, Heart, Soul
10:20 AM-11:15 AM: Chris Nashawaty The Future Was Now
11:40 AM 12:35 PM: Chanel Cleeton The House on Biscayne Bay
1:00 PM-1:55 PM: Daniel M. Lavery Women's Hotel
2:20PM-3:15 PM: Dr. Daniel J. Levitin Heard There Was a Secret Chard
3:40 PM-4:35 PM: Denny S. Bryce The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander

The Savannah Theatre

9:00 AM-9:55 AM: Scott Turow Presumed Gullty
10:20 AM-11:15 AM: Leigh Bardugo The Familiar
11:40 AM 12:35 PM: Liz Moore God of the Woods

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