Decatur Book Festival 2026 Hope House with Joe Bond

From the venue:

Recently Longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, Hope House by Joe Bond is told from inside a treatment home for troubled teenagers, where lost boys become more than their pasts and dare to imagine different futures. Their futures promise prison or worse, but for now they’ve been brought together to see about getting themselves—and each other—right. Hope House follows its ensemble cast through a five-phase program as the boys search for the one thing none of them have ever really had: a family.

Purchase your book from ===Charis Books & More===. When you check-out from that link, please mention that you will need to pick your book up at the event. Books will also be for sale on-site by Charis, and a portion of your purchase will benefit the Decatur Book Festival.

This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required, and seating is first come, first served. Signing information: Signing time: 12:15 PMSigning location: Marriott Conference Center