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Ainehi Edoro’s Forest Imaginaries and Michael Imossan’s All That Refuses to Die Feature at the Wisconsin Book Festival,...

The Wisconsin Book Festival returns to Madison for its 25th anniversary edition, running October 15–18 across venues including Central Library, the Discovery Building, and the Over...

Black British Book Festival Returns October 4 with Nick Makoha, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, and More A...

Europe’s largest celebration of Black literature is back! The Black British Book Festival, founded by Selina Brown, returns to London’s Barbican Centre on Sunday, October 4, 2026,...

Macondo Literary Festival 2026, themed “Ink, Sea, Silence,” will take place in Nairobi from September 18–20, 2026

The Macondo Literary Festival returns to Nairobi for its sixth edition, running September 18–20, 2026, under the theme Ink, Sea, Silence, a frame built around Africa’s histories, c...

West Virginia Book Festival returns to Charleston

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - Bestselling authors, local writers and readers of all ages will come together in Charleston for the 2026 West Virginia Book Festival. The free festival w...

Book Buzz Foundation to Host the Abuja Festival of Literature & Ideas, October 9–10, 2026

The Book Buzz Foundation is bringing a new literary festival to the capital this October. The Abuja Festival of Literature & Ideas (AFLI) runs October 9–10, 2026, at The Nordic...

Book Dash to Spotlight Early Book Access at Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026 in Cape Town

  Book Dash will take part in Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026, a continental gathering opening in Cape Town on 21 October. Convened by the Pan Afrikan Design Institute with Open Desig...

Festival 'shines a light' on Scotland's national book town

A range of local, national and international authors head to Wigtown for its annual literary celebration.

POP! Art Books Culture announces ‘Fall Bookstore Crawl’

POP! Art Books Culture is announcing the 2026 “Fall Bookstore Crawl.” The second-annual event will occur Saturday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Founded in 2025 by Bob’s Bookstore, this year’...

Ainehi Edoro-Glines Discusses Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think at the Wisconsin Book Festival, October 15

Ainehi Edoro-Glines, founder and editor of Brittle Paper, will discuss her first book, Forest Imaginaries: How African Novels Think, at the Wisconsin Book Festival on Thursday, Oct...

Namwali Serpell, Mahmood Mamdani, and Conceição Evaristo Headline Harlem Stage’s New York Black & African Literature...

Harlem Stage presents the second edition of the New York Black & African Literature Festival (NYBALF), running September 18–20, 2026, in a new presenting partnership that bring...

Patricia L. Woodard's Children's Book “Ava and Salom�: Welcome to Cali!” Was Displayed at a Book Festival at Printe...

The book marketing and self-publishing company ReadersMagnet exhibited “Ava and Salom�: Welcome to Cali!” by Patricia L. Woodard at a well-known outdoor book festival at...

The Wisconsin Book Festival at 25

The Wisconsin Book Festival has become one of the premier book festivals in the country, offering a year-round series of author events. A lot has changed since its inception 25 yea...

“History Is Handmade”: Ayesha Harruna Attah and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu Among the Lineup for the 2026 Doek Literary Festiv...

The Doek Literary Festival returns to Windhoek for its third edition, running Wednesday, September 30 through Saturday, October 3, 2026. Hosted every two years by the Doek Arts Tru...

Southern Festival of Books Is Back—Here’s Your Reading List!

Bookworms, rejoice! This weekend, the Southern Festival of Books is returning to Nashville and it’s bringing more than 200 authors—including bestselling writers Ann Patchett, Kathr...

PHOTOS: Book Buzz Foundation Wraps the 2026 Edition of the Lagos International Festival of Illustrations

The Lagos International Festival of Illustrations (LIFI), hosted by the Book Buzz Foundation, ran its 2026 edition from September 17 to 19, bringing together nine international ill...

Sue Nyathi Headlines the 9th Gaborone Book Festival’s Return, Themed “Storytelling and the Environment”

Founded in 2018 by sisters Keikantse and Kenanao Phele, the Gaborone Book Festival (GBF) held its 9th edition August 20–22 at the National Museum of Botswana, marking the flagship...

Roz Chast, Scott Simon among headliners for 25th anniversary edition of the Wisconsin Book Festival

The 25th year for the Wisconsin Book Festival is a big one.

10/18/26: Filipino American International Book Festival 2026 (SF Main Library) - FREE

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The 2026 Guide to Fall Festivals & Markets Fun In and Around Jacksonville

10/17/26: Filipino American International Book Festival 2026 (SF Main Library) - FREE

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Comic Festival Returns

Books With Pictures, an award-winning local comic book store, hosts its second annual Comics Arts Festival of Eugene Oct. 18. Andréa Gilroy, Books With Pictures … Continue reading ...

Morehead's inaugural Appalachian Literary Arts Festival celebrates books, stories and regional culture

Posters line the streets of downtown Morehead as the Appalachian Literary Arts Festival prepares to make its debut, bringing authors, readers and families together for three days o...

“Starla's Special Shore” by Jim McClellan and Dr. Lynn Wilder to be Displayed at a Book Festival at Printers Row, Chicag...

The self-publishing and book marketing company ReadersMagnet will showcase Starla's Special Shore, a children's book by Jim McClellan and illustrated by Dr. Lynn Wilder, at a reno...

Wimbledon Book Festival Is Back & It’s Stacked Spine To Spine

London's leading literary festival, Wimbledon BookFest, is returning for another chapter this October. The eleven-day event will see a huge selection of authors from across fiction...