#NOLABookFest
celebrates reading & intellectual exploration. Every day is a festival when you have a good book to read!
Free public event 🗓️ March 14-16, 2024
That’s a wrap on
#NOLABookFest
! Books 📚, live music from the “Soul Queen of New Orleans” Irma Thomas 🎶, crawfish 🦞 — we’re closing out festivities New Orleans style!!
"As someone who covered school board meetings for a long time, I know that if 5 people show up to a meeting, they change policy."
@nhannahjones
tells people at
#NOLABookFest
to get organized and fight for public schools.
“There are 3 obligations of the presidency. You have to be 35, born in the US, & have lived here for 14 years. But at least one implicit requirement of the presidency is you don’t need to have been actively engaged in trying to overthrow the US gov't. -
@jdickerson
#NOLABookFest
The nun who inspired a national reevaluation of the death penalty,
@helenprejean
, author of 'Dead Man Walking', will appear at the
#NOLABookFest
at
@Tulane
to share thoughts on social justice & her latest book, 'River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey'.
✨ Meet Our 2022 Authors ✨
We are excited to announce our participating authors for the 2022 New Orleans Book Festival. We can't wait to see everyone in the Big Easy starting March 10!
We’re excited to host author and
@Princeton
Chair of African American Studies
@esglaude
at
#NOLABookFest
! His work gives a powerful perspective on African American religious history and its place in American public life. Check out for the full lineup!
We've Waited Over Two Years to Say This...
We officially welcome you to the 2022 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University! Let's make history today!
📚:
Thank you to everyone who joined us at
#NOLABookFest
to celebrate reading, imagination, and intellectual exploration. 💚💙
That’s a wrap on Mardi Gras for the mind— see you next year!
A
@nytimes
best-selling writer, an award-winning poet, and a regular
@TheAtlantic
contributor all on the same panel?? Well, that’s just
@ClintSmithIII
but he’ll be joined by other luminaries and multi-hyphenates at this year’s
@NOLAbookfest
!
First, Endymion 💜💚💛
Next, the 2022 New Orleans Book Festival 💚💙
New York Times best-selling author. Fox News analyst. What can't he do? We can't wait to see and hear from
@RaymondArroyo
on Saturday, March 12 at 2 PM CDT at the 2022 New Orleans Book Festival.
We are thrilled to announce over 40 authors who will be part of the inaugural
#NOLABookFest
, March 19-21, 2020 at
@Tulane
University!
For a complete list and more info, visit .
“I just want Black people to have more agency and more control over how they are governed," says
@CharlesMBlow
on the South to Black Power panel with
@WesleyLowery
at
#NOLABookFest
.
The night before
#NOLABookFest
and
@Tulane
campus is ready!
130+ authors, live music, cooking presentations, and more — the
#NOLABookFest
is going to be 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬!
Dates 🗓️ March 9-11
Authors ✍️
Schedule ➡️
At
#NOLABookFest
,
@BillGates
talks about the next generation of
#ChatGPT
, an artificial intelligence chatbot, and shares insight into how it was developed.
At
#NOLABookFest
,
@BillGates
talks about the next generation of
#ChatGPT
, an artificial intelligence chatbot, and shares insight into how it was developed.
Watch more:
The New Orleans Book Festival kicks off today!! We are thrilled to welcome everyone to
#NOLABookFest
at
@Tulane
!
Three days filled with incredible authors, music, and celebration — let’s go!!!
Learn about the 3️⃣ elements
@JohnGrisham
prioritizes before he starts writing a book. ✍️📖
Watch more:
The upcoming
#NOLABookFest
is March 9-11, 2023 — save the dates!
We are pleased to announce that thirty additional national and local authors have been added to the lineup for the inaugural New Orleans Book Festival at
@tulaneu
, March 19-21, 2020!
#NOLABookFest
📚 Check out the lineup below:
“To me, the big conceit of Chain-Gang All-Stars is not so much the gladiatorial games, but that the prison industrial complex would forgo its trump card which is sort of obscurity.” -
@NK_Adjei
talking about his book with
@imaniperry
on stage at
#NOLABookFest
.
Good Times Stay Rolling! 💚💙
We can’t wait to see our friends
@HodaAndJenna
back in the Big Easy! Can we fast forward to Thursday, March 10 already, pretty please? 😍😍😍
See you soon,
@hodakotb
&
@JennaBushHager
👋
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University returns on March 9-11, 2023!
📚 Save the date for three days of discussions and keynote speeches from renowned authors and thought leaders.
See you next spring as we celebrate a love of reading and literature!
"This is my love song to America, my love song to Black women, and in particular my mother as well, you know, to show we made it."
-
@AprilDRyan
on her book 'Black Women Will Save the World’
We're excited to hear from
@AprilDRyan
at
#NOLABookFest
in March!
A Starry Night ✨✨
Heavy-hitters round out the first day! Don't miss
@JohnGrisham
,
@imaniperry
, &
@esglaude
as they help us open our 2022 New Orleans Book Festival. Take a look at our lineup to see how you can catch even more of your favorites!
📰:
Author
@NK_Adjei
says he hoped two key groups would really think something of his book Chain-Gang All-Stars — people directly impacted by the justice system and academics at
#NOLABookFest
on stage with
@imaniperry
.
𝑷𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑫𝒖𝒕𝒚 💜💛💚
Get you an excellent writer who delivers outstanding novels time after time and holds the prestigious title of grand marshal for
@HouseFloats
! We salute you,
@MauriceRuffin
.
📸:
@chris_granger
/
@NOLAnews
📰:
Bring the Magic of Reading & New Orleans Home
We are proud to present our commemorative poster for the 2022 New Orleans Book Festival designed by New Orleans artist
@EmmaSylvie
. Follow the link to see how you can get your own special edition poster.
🖼:
What A Weekend! What A Festival! 📚🎉
The 2022 New Orleans Book Festival was a complete success and it's all because of incredible supporters like you! We have a special message from our very own New Orleans Book Festival co-chair, Cheryl Landrieu.
𝙽𝙴𝚆 𝙾𝚁𝙻𝙴𝙰𝙽𝚂 𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺 𝙵𝙴𝚂𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙰𝙻 𝚂𝙲𝙷𝙴𝙳𝚄𝙻𝙴 𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙾𝚄𝙽𝙲𝙴𝙳!
From lively author discussions to jazz music, cooking presentations, and more — this year’s
#NOLABookFest
is going to be 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬!
Schedule➡️
⚪️ Additional Authors Confirmed
⚪️ Family Day Authors Lineup
⚪️ Culinary & Musical Guests
🔘 ALL OF THE ABOVE 🎉
Follow the link below to learn more about who will also be attending our star-studded weekend starting March 10.
📰:
Top of the Morning 🌇😎
Day 2 of the 2022 New Orleans Book Festival is off to a fun and wonderful start. We could hear
@JennaBushHager
,
@Rumaan
,
@emmastraub
, Lee Cole, and
@QianJulieWang
talk for hours and hours. Stay tuned for more coming your way.
📚:
In less than two weeks, we’ll be welcoming everyone to the beautiful city of New Orleans for
#NOLABookFest
at
@Tulane
, a multi-day celebration of 📚literature, 🎨 art,🎶music, and more!
The Festival is free and open to the public. Check out the schedule:
John Barry’s bestselling book, The Great Influenza, touches on issues affecting people around the globe today. Join him and Walter Isaacson for an in-depth discussion on the 1918 flu pandemic and COVID-19. Registration is required, so sign up below!
The
@Tulane
campus is getting ready for
#NOLABookFest
! Are you?!
🎉 Festivities begin this week (March 9-11)! Check out the schedule and make a plan to see your favorite authors! 📚
Schedule:
.
@MitchLandrieu
sought to bring together a community by confronting a difficult past. In his NYT Best Seller, ‘In the Shadow of Statues’, he tells of his personal journey to confront racism & his decision to remove Confederate monuments. Hear from him at the
#NOLABookFest
@Tulane
The
#NOLABookFest
at
@Tulane
brings together the brightest and most-inspiring authors, artists and literary legends in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.
Save the dates: March 9-11, 2023!
Learn more:
Richard Campanella
.
@nolacampanella
has authored 11 books & over 220 articles on New Orleans, the Gulf Coast & the lower Mississippi region, chronicling its unique geography, history & architecture. You can see him on his home turf during
#NOLABookFest
at
@Tulane
.
📚 Author Book Signings Schedule 📚
This week at
#NOLABookFest
, be sure to check the author signing schedule ✍️ and make a plan to get your book signed by your favorite authors!
#NolaBookFest
conversation with
@WalterIsaacson
and Michael Lewis about books, writing and New Orleans is underway! So excited to listen to both of these great authors!
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫!
Created by New Orleans-based artist Alex Beard (
@AlexBeardStudio
), the poster showcases a lively tree filled with animals happily reading their favorite books.
Malcolm
@Gladwell
won’t be “talking to strangers” but he will be speaking to his
@pushkinpods
friend, Moneyball and The Big Short author Michael Lewis, about his new book at
@NOLAbookfest
!
We’re thrilled to announce the dates for next year's
#NOLABookFest
-- 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟒-𝟏𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒!
🗓️ Mark your calendar and get ready for a New Orleans-style literary celebration that’s free and open to the public.
Many writers and artists have found inspiration in New Orleans. This beautiful city is filled with literary landmarks. 📖
Book lovers, here are a few spots
@NOLAnews
recommends visiting.
Join
#NOLAbookfest
for an evening with
@WalterIsaacson
and Michael Lewis discussing their new works Elon Musk and Going Infinite.
October 18 | 6:30p | McAlister Auditorium
@tulaneu
One of the coolest parts of
#NOLABookFest
? It's hard to choose, but the opportunity to get your book signed by your favorite authors is definitely up there!
Here's the book signings schedule for today (March 10)!
How on earth does he do that? Since
@JohnGrisham
published 'A Time to Kill' in '88, he’s written a novel a year! Hear him talk w/ Michael Lewis about his legal thrillers & killer work ethic on March 19 at the
#NOLABookFest
at
@Tulane
. Get your tickets at
✅ Live music
✅ Culinary experts
✅ Over 100+ celebrated authors
✅ Probably some dancing, who knows!
#NOLABookFest
isn’t a regular book festival, it’s a cool book festival!
Event details:
“There’s something really lovely that happens when you expose work to an audience”
@Gladwell
talks about doing table reads for some of his podcast episodes and how it guides edits for a stronger piece at
#NOLABookFest
.
𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑶𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆!
With more than 150 authors and thought leaders, book signings, a culinary symposium, Family Day, and more —
#NOLABookFest
is going to be 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬!
Schedule:
In 90 days, we will be kicking off the 2024
#NOLABookFest
! Check out the authors who will be joining us at this free community event.
🗓️Save the dates: March 14-16, 2024!
New York Times-bestselling author
@elliotackerman
served for nearly 10 years in America’s wars. He will speak at
#NOLABookFest
and share more about his memoir The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan.
Event details:
We’re thrilled to announce our author lineup for the 2021
#NOLABookFest
! We can’t wait to welcome everyone to
@Tulane
this fall. Join us October 21-23 for this exciting addition to the New Orleans festival calendar! More author announcements to come📚📖
“I started just telling my life story through the lens of food and through the lens of cooking…I realized that food really opened up these paths for me throughout my life.”
@AlonShaya
talking about his writing process at
#NOLABookFest
Spotted: a
#NOLABookFest
shoe! 💚 Keep an eye out for it today!
#kreweofmuses
#MardiGras
Join us March 9-11 and let’s keep the celebrations going at New Orleans Book Festival, the Mardi Gras for the mind!
We hope everyone is having a
#HappyFathersDay
! We are so excited for
@m_tisserand
’s new release “My Father When Young.” While at home during the pandemic, Tisserand discovered boxes of beautiful photos his father had taken when he was young. Be sure to go & grab your copy today!
Congratulations to
@TulaneSLA
professor and renowned biographer
@WalterIsaacson
, who will receive the National Humanities Medal for his outstanding work in literature and storytelling.
Learn more about this well-deserved honor ⤵️
“The world is changing. It's hard and it's complicated and heartbreaking but it's beautiful and important and incredible. We are the builders of a world that has never been built before." -Cleo Wade
We are one day away from "Race in America.” Register:
The author application for the 2024 New Orleans Book Festival is now open! Talented authors from all genres are encouraged to apply for next year’s fest. Submissions will be accepted through Sept 20 and applicants will be notified by Oct 16.