Southern Festival of Books 2015
For a hint of the fun to come in 2016, check out these photos from the 2015 Southern Festival of Books
The Ukedelics on the music stage at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books
Father-and-son nonficton writers extraordinaire David Maraniss and Andrew Maraniss at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books
Margaret Lazarus Dean discusses LEAVING ORBIT, winner of the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize, at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books.
No better place to be on a sunny weekend in October
Chapter 16 critics Faye Jones and Maria Browning
Festival book sales are managed by Parnassus Books, the most famous bookstore in America
Novelist Lorraine Lopez, author of THE DARLING, at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books
Food trucks! Need we say more?
Our friends at the Women's National Book Association recruit a future member
Reading skills are optional at the Southern Festival of Books
Mother-daughter authors Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books
Children's authors Lynne Berry, Susan Eaddy, and Jessica Young at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books-- and Young will be back this year with a new book!
Reading on the Plaza, couple-style
Perennial festival favorite Ron Rash, who will be at the 2016 festival with his novel ABOVE THE WATERFALL.
Bacon on the Bookshelf founder Jennifer Puryearwith novelist and poet (and Chapter 16 contributor) Erica Wright
Mary Laura Philpott, author of PENGUINS WITH PEOPLE PROBLEMS, interviews novelist Lauren Groff at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books for the Nashville Public Television program A WORD ON WORDS
The late, great, and deeply missed Pat Conroy at his final Southern Festival of Books appearance
Don't miss all the t-shirts, totes, mugs, and other great festival memorabilia at the main tent on Legislative Plaza
Legendary Southern memoirist Rick Bragg at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books
Sometimes kids just can't wait till they get home to hear the story
There's lots of fun for kids (and volunteers) at the Southern Festival of Books
Books, books, and more books
Susannah Felts and Katie McDougall, founders of The Porch Writers' Collective, at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books
Chapter 16's own Ed Tarkington signs his debut novel, ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART, at the 2015 Southern Festival of Books
