Logo
The 15th Annual Utah Humanities Book Festival!
Fall is fast approaching, and the newly crisp air invites us all to curl up with a good book. Perhaps it's no accident that October is National Book Month and the month-long Book Festival brought to you by the Utah Humanities Council.

What's all the buzz about? We'll tell you: The 15th annual Utah Humanities Book Festival is buzzing with a line-up of celebrated local, regional, national, and international authors, along with children's programming, poetry slamming, discussions with authors, and even a few vampires.

The Milestone 15th Annual Utah Humanities Book Festival
We are celebrating fifteen years of all things bookish. Utah's signature literary event is a solid tradition of bringing together compelling authors, a variety of topics, and communities across the state.

Statewide, free, and six weeks long from September 13th through the entire month of October, the festival will feature hundreds of authors and presenters who will be discussing books at sites from Logan to St. George and from Vernal to Delta.

When: September 13-October 31

Where: Statewide

Why: To promote literature and discussion  

  

Timothy Egan, author of "The Worst Hard Time."
Thursday, September 13th 
 Photo courtesy of Random House.


Festival Book Blasts

Throughout September and October, we'll send you short snippets of author insight and reminders about festival programs. In the weeks leading up to the festival, as well as during the festival itself, we'll keep you connected to Utah's signature literary event through these Book Blasts.

This week, we simply want to introduce the festival and encourage you to connect with us on Facebook, visit our website for event details, and begin marking your calendar!

For example, our festival begins a little early this year with a terrific event in Orem. Timothy Egan will be at the Orem Public Library on Thursday, September 13th to share insights from his book The Worst Hard Time. Click here for details.

Birds-eye View of the Festival

Just to get you thinking about all of the terrific literary opportunities available during the festival, here are a few highlights featuring a list of 15 confirmed authors you won't want to miss! 


    - Timothy Egan, The Worst Hard Time
    - Charlaine Harris, Sookie Stackhouse Series, inspiration of the the
       HBO series True Blood
    - Ana Castillo, The Guardians
    - Taylor Mali, Slam Poet Extraordinaire
    - Lance Larsen, Utah's Poet Laureate
    - Young Adult authors: Brodi Ashton, Dan Krokos, Lisa  
       Mangum, Shannon Hale
    - Children's Authors: Francisco Alarcon, Matthew Kirby,
       George Ancona, Jan Thomas, Jessica Day George
    - David Quammen, lauded science and nature writer


 Book Festival Logo

What kind of idea are you?    

 

Come find out at Utah's oldest and only statewide book festival...Utah's signature literary event.

 

Like us on Facebook
202 West 300 North
Salt Lake City, Utah 84103
Utah Humanities Council