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Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

September 2025

The Harbor Springs Festival of the Book is a three-day gathering of nationally known presenters for a celebration of books and the stories that make them great. The annual literary event brings authors and readers from around the country to downtown Harbor Springs.

Registration, required for Festival attendance, will be available in July and the complete schedule of events will be released in mid-August. The author committee accepts submissions for the festival from January-April. For submission guidelines, please review the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book criteria at hsfotb.org/presenterguidelines

2024 Presenters

  • Lidey Heuck
  • M.T. Anderson
  • Paolo Bacigalupi
  • Abraham Chang
  • Leif Enger
  • Andrew J. Graff
  • Cristina Henriquez
  • Maxim Loskutoff
  • Graham Moore
  • Catherine Newman
  • Amy Pease
  • Sarah Penner
  • Nick Petrie
  • Julia Phillips
  • Tara Karr Roberts
  • Rainbow Rowell
  • J. Courtney Sullivan
  • Vera Brosgol
  • Soman Chainani
  • Craig Kofi Farmer
  • Ben Guterson
  • Patrick Ness
  • Bianca Bosker
  • Douglas Brunt
  • Will Cockrell
  • David Coggins
  • Anne Curzan
  • Elyse Graham
  • Zoe Schlanger
  • John Vaillant
  • Lucy Ruth Cummins
  • Jess Hannigan
  • Bee Johnson
  • Kenneth Kraegel
  • Stephen Shaskan
  • Ruth Whiting
  • CAConrad
  • Victoria Chang
  • Marilyn Chin
  • Kaecey McCormick
  • Becky Albertalli
  • Tiffany D. Jackson
  • Darcie Little Badger
  • Sarah Mai
  • Kate Pearsall
  • Anton Treuer

All Festival presenters’ books will be available for sale at the Festival’s Pop-Up Bookstore, provided by Between the Covers, during the Festival event. Between the Covers donates 20% of all session and Pop-Up Bookstore book sales during the Festival weekend back to the Festival.

Experience Harbor Springs

From spring days with a landscape covered in trillium to a summer afternoon on the beach or water, Harbor Springs is the place. Read the stories below or go to the Harbor Springs destination page.

Stay tuned for information on the 2025 Harbor Springs Festival of the Book!

For more information on the Harbor Springs Festival of the Book, please contact the event organizer:

Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

160 State St., Harbor Springs, MI, 49740

(231) 838-2725

hsfotb.com

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