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INSPIRING READERS OF ALL AGES

CELEBRATING THE CULTURE OF BOOKS

Festival Details

A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE WORLD

Registration and every ticketed event EXCEPT our Saturday night cookbook event (Less than 50 tickets remaining) is SOLD OUT!
What a response! THANK YOU!
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Nikki Erlick is the author of The Measure, an instant New York Times bestseller, a Wall Street Journal bestseller, and a “Read with Jenna” Book Club Pick on The TODAY Show. The Measure has been translated into 24 languages worldwide. Erli

Rosanne Parry is the author of the best-selling Voice of the Wilderness novels and nonfiction picture books. She grew up in Oregon, loving the wild places and fabulous libraries that surrounded her. Parry sells books at Annie Blooms and writes in a t

Daniel Nayeri, an Iranian refugee who immigrated to Oklahoma, is an award-winning author who has captivated readers with his poignant memoir Everything Sad Is Untrue (Printz Award Winner) and the epic adventure The Many Assassinations of Samir, the S

Priyanka Mattoo is a writer, filmmaker, former talent agent, and co-founder of Earios, a women-led podcast network. She is a contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker, and a recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship. Mattoo holds degrees in

Hampton Sides, a narrative historian, is best known for his gripping nonfiction adventure stories set in war or depicting epic expeditions of exploration. He is the author of the best-selling histories Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, Hellhound On

Nathan W. Pyle is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet; Stranger Planet; Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature; NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette; and 99 Stories I Could Tell. He is based in Pennsylvania with his w

Adam Roberts is the author of The Amateur Gourmet, Secrets of the Best Chefs, and Give My Swiss Chards to Broadway. He started his food blog, The Amateur Gourmet, in 2004 and hosts the podcast Lunch Therapy. Roberts has also written for The Washingto

Nick Brooks is an award-winning author, ﬁlmmaker, and musician from Washington, DC. His ﬁrst YA novel, Promise Boys, debuted in January 2023 and was the largest publishing deal for a Young Adult debut in history. The book received critical acclaim, i

Maureen Abood has helped the world’s Lebanese-food-loving community cook and eat this vibrant Mediterranean cuisine. Growing up in a large family in Michigan, Abood learned to master Lebanese cuisine and cherish its stories while also studying

Brianne Farley is the author of Secret Tree Fort and Ike's Incredible Ink. She illustrated Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison, the Charlotte the Scientist books by Camille Andros, and Building Books by Megan Wagner Lloyd. Farley studied creative w

Robin Walter is a poet, book artist, and printmaker. Walter is the author of Little Mercy, which was selected by Victoria Chang as the winner of the 2024 Academy of American Poets First Book Award. Her writing has appeared in the American Poetry Revi

David Nayfeld worked with some of the best chefs in the world before co-creating Back Home Hospitality and opening the group’s first restaurant, Che Fico, in San Francisco, which was named one of the best new restaurants in America by Bon App&e

The 2025 Keynote Conversation with Jenna Bush Hager and special guest arielhsullivan will take place on Friday, September 26th at 7:30 p.m. at the Harbor Springs High School Performing Arts Center.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, July 17th at 9:00 a.m

This year, we will welcome special guests Jenna Bush Hager and fiction author @arielhsullivan for a captivating conversation about Jenna’s love of reading, how she inspires readers of all ages, and her new publishing imprint, Thousand Voices. A

Great conversation with The BLTnT Podcast yesterday!
Books, Boardrooms & Big Ideas - Amy Gillard & Elise Fisher!
Stay tuned!

So excited!🙌
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Have you seen our confirmed presenters for the 10th anniversary of the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book?!?
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