Decatur Book Festival 2024
October 4-5, 2024
Decatur Book Festival 2024
This year’s festival will take place on October 4-5, 2024, and features an array of nearly 100 authors in events spread throughout downtown Decatur.
Among the variety of authors, illustrators, poets, journalists, artists, chefs, musicians and thought-leaders, the 2024 lineup includes:
- A Novel Event with Tea Obreht & Diane C. McPhail
- A Meditation on Writing with Natasha Trethewey
- Tell Me a Story: A Picture Book Panel with Deborah Wiles, Jorge Redmond, Henry Cole & Michael Sampson
- Sci-fi vs Fantasy with Cinda Williams Chima, Jill Tew & David Arnold
- Rita Mae Brown & Jeffrey Dale Lofton in Conversation
- Romantasy with Rebecca Kenney, K.A. Linde & Sara Raasch
- Book Banning in America with Amanda Jones
- Liberating Abortion with Renee Bracey Sherman, Regina Mahone & Jenn M. Jackson
- I Have a Fiction Addiction with Kimberly Brock, Beatriz Williams & Alan Grostephan
- Georgia History with Michael L. Thurmond & Paul M. Pressly
- Poetry sessions hosted by Georgia Poet Laureate Chelsea Rathburn
- Emerging Student Writers from Georgia colleges and universities
The full Festival lineup can be viewed at https://decaturbookfestival.com/.
About Decatur Book Festival
Founded in 2005, the Decatur Book Festival is an annual celebration of literature, igniting passion for reading and fostering community engagement. Showcasing renowned authors and nurturing emerging voices, the festival is a beacon of literary excellence, enriching minds and souls alike.