The festival opens with Brad Thor, “master of thrillers,” hosting a fundraising dinner on February 15th.  Day two offers a special evening event with Walter Isaacson, the best-selling author of the Steve Jobs biography which sold nearly 380,000 copies in its first week.  The keynote address on Friday evening, February17th will be given by award winning and beloved author of the Low Country, Pat Conroy. Saturday, February 18th is the main festival day offering a delectable choice of author presentations representing genres that includefiction, memoir, biography and lifestyle. These presentations are free and open to the public.

The author presentations take place in and around Telfair Square in the heart of Historic Savannah, taking advantage of its beautiful churches, parks and heritage sites including Trinity Church, Telfair Museum and the Jepson Center for the Arts.

The Savannah Book Festival Inc. is an independent, non-profit corporation led by a volunteer board of directors.  It is committed to remaining free and open to the public and to celebrating the written word and its role in improving the human experience.  For more information, please contact Executive Director Robin Gold at 912.598.4040 or visit savannahbookfestival.org.