The 19th Savannah Book Festival runs Thursday, February 5 through Sunday, February 8, From the ticketed Headliner Addresses to Free Festival Saturday, this event brings together readers and writers for a four-day celebration of fiction, non-fiction, and compelling storytelling.
The Headliner Addresses at the Trustees Theatre will feature: Sean Dietrich, author of Over Yonder, providing the Opening Address on Thursday, February 5; Brad Thor with Ward Larsen, whose latest collaboration is Cold Zero, giving the Keynote Address on Friday, February 6; and Leigh Bardugo, with her latest work The Familiar, delivering the Closing Address on Sunday, February 8, 2026.
Dietrich is known for his commentary on life in the American South. He has written 18 books and over 4,000 columns, with his work appearing in Southern Living, Garden & Gun and Reader’s Digest. He tours his one-man show throughout the U.S. and hosts the Sean of the South podcast…