Savannah Book Festival
The Savannah Book Festival is a literary festival held each February in Savannah, Georgia, that features authors and educational events. The Savannah Book Festival has featured best-selling authors Stephen King, James Patterson and David Baldacci, Pulitzer Prize-winners Garry Wills, Geraldine Brooks and Isabel Wilkerson, National Book Award winner Ben Fountain, and Nobel Prize laureate Al Gore. 2014 Festival. The Seventh Annual Savannah Book Festival is Feb. 13-16, 2014 in Telfair Square and at the Trustees Theater in Savannah. 2013 Festival. The Sixth Annual Savannah Book Festival was Feb. 14-17, 2013 in Telfair Square  and at the Trustees Theater in Savannah. On Feb. 14, 2013, humorist Dave Barry delivered the welcome address. On Feb. 15, 2013, thriller writer James Patterson delivered the keynote address. On Feb. 17, 2013, political novelist David Baldacci delivered the closing address. Other 2013 authors included: 2012 Festival. Publishers Weekly, the publishing industry's leading trade magazine, noted that the Savannah Book Festival "is carving a space for itself among the book festival big leagues." The 2012 author lineup included: 2011 Festival. The 2011 author lineup included: