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Harbor Springs Festival of the Book

September 2026

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

2025 Presenters

  • Jenna Bush Hager
  • Ariel Sullivan
  • Maureen Abood
  • David Nayfeld
  • Alix Traeger
  • Alafair Burke
  • Kira Jane Buxton
  • Kyle Edwards
  • Nikki Erlick
  • Joseph Finder
  • Allegra Goodman
  • Gregg Hurwitz
  • Eowyn Ivey
  • John Kenney
  • Nnedi Okorafor
  • Adam Roberts
  • Karen Russell
  • Maggie Stiefvater
  • Shelby Van Pelt
  • Arree Chung
  • Michael Grover
  • Allie Millington
  • Daniel Nayeri
  • Nnedi Okorafor
  • Rosanne Parry
  • Rebecca Stead
  • Michelle Adams
  • Scott Anderson
  • Rich Benjamin
  • Jeff Chu
  • Priyanka Mattoo
  • Rebecca Nagle
  • Laura Poppick
  • Hampton Sides
  • Lili Taylor
  • Matthew Diffee
  • Brianne Farley
  • Jannie Ho
  • Travis Jonker
  • Rebecca Lee Kunz
  • Nathan W. Pyle
  • Eileen Myles
  • Matthew Rohrer
  • M. Bartley Seigel
  • Robin Walter
  • Nick Brooks
  • Candace Fleming
  • Andrea Hannah
  •  Rebecca Mix
  • Maggie Stiefvater
  • Kennedy Tarrell

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.

Stay tuned for information on the 2026 Harbor Springs Festival of the Book!

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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

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