Montclair Literary Festival

Montclair Literary Festival The Montclair Literary Festival, presented by non-profit Succeed2gether, promotes reading for all, bringing writers and readers together.

The Montclair Literary Festival is an annual event presented by Succeed2gether, a nonprofit in Montclair that provides free educational services to low-income children.

A heartfelt thank you to Harlan Coben for spending an entertaining and enlightening evening with a sold out house full o...
09/10/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Harlan Coben for spending an entertaining and enlightening evening with a sold out house full of local fans, and signing copies of Plot Twist for a very, very long line of people!

One night. Two extraordinary writers. A story that’s been over a decade in the making.A conversation about American Hagw...
09/10/2026

One night. Two extraordinary writers. A story that’s been over a decade in the making.

A conversation about American Hagwon, Min Jin Lee’s highly anticipated new novel — the latest chapter in the Korean diaspora story she began with Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires. American Hagwon turns its eye to ambition, education, and the pressures families carry across generations and across borders — the quiet sacrifices, the inherited expectations, and the cost of striving to belong.

Joining her is Pulitzer Prize–winning author Matthew Desmond, whose own work has given us some of the most incisive writing on inequality in America today. Together, they’ll dig into the questions at the heart of the book — what we owe our families, what we owe ourselves, and what it takes to build a life in a country that doesn’t always make room for you.

Wednesday September 30 @ 7PM
Tickets are $40 at bit.ly/MLF-Lee

JUST ANNOUNCED We're thrilled to reveal that Matthew Desmond — Princeton sociologist and Pulitzer Prize–winning author o...
09/06/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED

We're thrilled to reveal that Matthew Desmond — Princeton sociologist and Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted and Poverty, by America — will moderate our conversation with Min Jin Lee on her new novel, American Hagwon.

Two of the sharpest minds writing about family, class, and the forces that shape who gets to belong in America, in conversation together, live. This is the kind of pairing you don't get twice.

September 30 at 7:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Montclair
$40, includes a signed copy of American Hagwon

Purchase at bit.ly/MLF-Lee

Tickets are moving. Don't sit this one out.

08/26/2026

When the one and only Colm Tóibín calls your new novel "immersive" and "brilliant," you know something special is coming.

Min Jin Lee's "American Hagwon" follows the Koh family across South Korea, Australia, and California, and early reads are already calling it a panorama unlike anything else this year. 📖

And here's the best part: you can hear her talk about it in person. Min Jin Lee is coming to the Montclair Literary Festival on September 30 — just days after her tour kicks off in NYC — and we cannot wait to have her.

The response has been overwhelming and tickets are going fast.
Grab yours before they're gone at bit.ly/MLF-Lee

We are thrilled to announce that bestselling author Min Jin Lee — celebrated for Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires...
08/13/2026

We are thrilled to announce that bestselling author Min Jin Lee — celebrated for Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires — will be joining us for a very special evening!

🗓️ Wednesday, September 30 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 First Congregational Church

Join us for an unforgettable night of conversation, storytelling, and inspiration with one of today's most acclaimed literary voices. Whether you've followed her work for years or are just discovering her stories, this is an event you won't want to miss.

Grab your tickets now at bit.ly/MLF-Lee


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We're back! And ready to share our memories - and photos! - from all of the events at the 10th annual Montclair Literar...
06/08/2026

We're back! And ready to share our memories - and photos! - from all of the events at the 10th annual Montclair Literary Festival.

First up, the inspirational How to Get Published event on May 2. A huge thank you to our wonderful panelists – Judith Lindbergh ('Akmarel'), founder of The Writers Circle; Eva Lesko Natiello ('The Dog Sitter'); and Susan Weinberg, former EVP at Hachette Book Group – for sharing their expertise, insights, and honest advice about navigating the publishing world. And thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the conversation so engaging.

Judith Lindbergh The Writers Circle Eva Lesko Natiello

TONIGHT! Hear from bestselling author Christina Baker Kline talking about her new novel 'The Foursome', a true story, st...
05/11/2026

TONIGHT! Hear from bestselling author Christina Baker Kline talking about her new novel 'The Foursome', a true story, stranger than fiction.

Tickets available here bit.ly/MLF-Four [link in bio].

Christina Baker Kline Mariner Books Montclair Public Library

A scandal. A sensation. Based on a true story stranger than fiction.Join bestselling author Christina Baker Kline on Mon...
05/10/2026

A scandal. A sensation. Based on a true story stranger than fiction.

Join bestselling author Christina Baker Kline on Monday, May 11 for a special early launch event celebrating her new novel 'The Foursome', in conversation with Montclair author and professor Alice Elliott Dark.

Inspired by the astonishing true story of two sisters in 19th-century North Carolina — Christina’s own distant relatives — who married world-famous conjoined twins from Siam, 'The Foursome' brings a forgotten chapter of American history vividly to life.

Presented by the Montclair Literary Festival and Montclair Public Library’s Open Book Open Mind, tickets to hear Christina cost $35 and include a copy of the book. Christina will be signing books after the talk. Tickets available now bit.ly/MLF-Four [link in bio].

Christina Baker Kline Mariner Books Montclair Public Library

And that’s a wrap on another incredible Festival Day! Thank you to our wonderful authors, moderators, volunteers - and t...
05/09/2026

And that’s a wrap on another incredible Festival Day!

Thank you to our wonderful authors, moderators, volunteers - and to YOU, our audience — for coming out today and making the festival so special. What a fantastic day of books, ideas, and conversation!

We have one more event to come on Monday: Christina Baker Kline discussing her new novel 'The Foursome' - an extraordinary story inspired by the real-life sisters who married Siamese twins. It’s a remarkable book, and we can’t wait to see you there!

A special shout-out and heartfelt thank you to our Festival Friends! Because of their generosity and support, we’re able...
05/09/2026

A special shout-out and heartfelt thank you to our Festival Friends!

Because of their generosity and support, we’re able to present our annual festival with the majority of events FREE and open to all.

These businesses and individuals help make the festival possible through their commitment to books, literacy, and the power of bringing communities together through stories.

We are so grateful for their support!

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Montclair, NJ
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Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm

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