New Orleans Book Festival

06/03/2026

Author applications for the 2027 NOLA Book Festival are now OPEN! 🗓️ Submit your book by September 15, 2026.

📚More details about the application: https://bookfest.tulane.edu/author-application

05/05/2026

This , support ! We welcomed nearly 20,000 attendees at the 2026 New Orleans Book Festival. As the Festival continues to grow, your support helps keep the event free, open to the public, and thriving year after year. Use the link in our bio to donate.

We have two thank-you gifts:
Give $25 or more -  Get a festival magnet to add some literary flair to your fridge.
Give $75 - Get a festival magnet plus automatic entry into a raffle to win a festival merch prize pack!

04/30/2026

Start early and donate today at the link in our bio! This year, we welcomed nearly 20,000 attendees at NOLA Book Festival. Your support helps keep our programming free as the Festival continues to grow. 📚⚜️

Give $25 or more - Get a festival magnet
Give $75 - Get a Festival magnet plus an entry into a raffle to win a festival merch prize pack!

04/25/2026

Celebrate and stop by your local independent bookstore today. If you’re in NOLA, check out the Festival’s local independent bookstore partners and .gardendistrictbookshop!

03/31/2026

In case you missed it, watch the recorded NOLA Book Fest conversation with Rick Atkinson and Ken Burns.
🔗 https://bookfest.tulane.edu/recorded-sessions/two-georges-king-george-george-washington-american-revolution-ken-burns-moderated

Rick Atkinson spoke at New Orleans Book Festival on Friday joined by filmmaker Ken Burns to examine the opposing figures at the center of the American Revolution: King George III and George Washington.

03/31/2026

📆Save the date 📆 The next New Orleans Book Festival is March 11–14, 2027!

Get ready for another unforgettable celebration of books, ideas and community!

03/26/2026

🎉 NOLA Book Festival returns March 11–14, 2027! Save the date and get ready to celebrate books, creativity, and literary joy in the city that knows how to throw a festival!

03/20/2026

Can you believe it has already been one week since the New Orleans Book Festival?!

Here are a few highlights from this year's festival ⤵️

New Orleans Book Festival News and Press Releases

03/19/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the two winners and four finalists of the first-ever Family Day Student Writing Contest at New Orleans Book Festival!
✍️The finalists were honored onstage at Family Day, and the grand prize winners received a special pancake breakfast celebration courtesy of Ruby Slipper ().