Help us continue to grow our literary community!
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The second annual Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is quickly approaching (May 13!), and we can’t wait to welcome everyone back to East Liberty for yet another year of literary fun!
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In addition to our featured authors, we’re proud to host over 40 locally and nationally known authors of a variety of genres including fiction, memoir, thriller, mystery, non-fiction and history, children’s and more.
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VIP Tickets Available for Jeannette Walls’ Program
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Purchase your VIP ticket to Jeannette Walls’ program today to receive a copy of her new book, Hang the Moon, and priority access to seating and her book signing line.
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Make sure to stop by the poetry tent to hear readings from our featured poets! Registration is not required, and walk-ins are welcome all day.
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PROGRAMMING &
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
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Mark Whitaker and Leon Ford in Conversation with Tony Norman
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Award-winning writer Tony Norman will be moderating our program between authors Mark Whitaker and Leon Ford.
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Sujata Massey and Brendan Slocumb
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Join Sujata Massey, author of The Bombay Prince, and Brendan Slocumb, author of Symphony of Secrets and The Violin Conspiracy.
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Parable of the Sower by Pittsburgh Playhouse
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The Parable Path is Toshi Reagon’s framework for community organizing through artistic engagement, connected to her musical adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. At the Festival, you can hear from the Pittsburgh Playhouse panel as it focuses on local black women and their relationships to Octavia E. Butler's Afrofuturism and feminism.
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How to Start a Book Club: What are we going to read next?
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Join Dan Iddings as he discusses everything you need to know about starting a book club!
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Hear from Kristina Marusic as she discusses her book, A New War On Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention
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Tips for Aspiring Authors from a Professional Writer
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Join J.D. Barker's workshop as he discusses his best tips that got his work to the bestsellers lists.
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Join author Joshua David Bellin as he discusses his most recent science fiction title set in Pittsburgh, Myriad.
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Hear from author Joseph Sassoon as he discusses his book, The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire.
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Hear from authors Jolene Mcilwain and Anjali Sachdeva as they discuss writing short stories.
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Join romance authors Ashley Winstead, Vanessa Riley and Annie Rains for a panel discussion on writing romance novels.
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Hear from mystery authors Kit Frick,
Erin Adams and J.D. Barker.
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CHILDREN AND
YOUNG ADULT ACTIVITIES
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Explore the wonders of reading with your child through our children and young adult activities! Registration is not required for children and young adult authors and activities, and walk-ins are welcome all day.
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Early Release of Penny Draws a Best Friend by Sara Shepard
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard will be doing an exclusive reading of her unreleased book, Penny Draws a Best Friend, which is a humorous, heartfelt, highly illustrated new middle grade series about friendship, feelings, and finding your people.
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Duolingo
At this year’s Festival, Duolingo will be exhibiting Duolingo ABC, a free, step-by-step reading program designed for kids learn essential reading skills such as knowledge of the alphabet, understanding the meaning behind words and sentences and more.
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Seed Planting with the Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County
After listening to the re-telling of The Secret Garden by Karuna Riazi, join us for a seed planting activity with the Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County!
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Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan and the Pittsburgh Zoo
Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan will perform a reading of her book Animal Allies alongside a zookeeper from the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium (and a few live animals!) to illustrate the theme of promoting STEM careers among young girls.
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Dance the Story with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Aligned with this year's theme of reading being three-dimensional, we're excited to have the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre present a story time of Sleeping Beauty! At the Festival, children will be able to experience the story of Sleeping Beauty through visual projections of dance while learning vocabulary and dance moves.
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Drawing A Picture Novel with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
Learn step-by-step how to draw a picture novel with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.
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Sign Up for a Library Card
Sign-up for a library card to unlock access to thousands of items at the Carnegie Library such as books, DVDs, magazines and more!
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Make sure to stop by our exhibitors’ tables while visiting the Festival!
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A Poem's Purpose
Autumn House Press
Black Lawrence Press
BOB FM 96.9
Buzzword PGH
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Comicsburgh
Duolingo
Engage Shadyside
Heinz History Center
Imagin8 Press
Kards Unlimited
KDKA
Lefty Blondie Press
Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians
Literacy Pittsburgh
Mystery Lovers Bookshop
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Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring
Parsec Ink.
Penguin Bookshop
Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Pollia Designs
Preservation Pittsburgh
Q 92.9
Reading is FUNdamental Pittsburgh
Riverstone Books
Sandra Gould Ford – Succeed and Soar
Stories Like Me
United Black Book Clubs of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Library System
University of Pittsburgh Press
University of Pittsburgh Program
in Visual Impairment
Voter's Registration
Yinz Are Good
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THANK YOU TO OUR
SPONSORING BOOKSTORES
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Special thank you to our sponsoring bookstores for their hard work and dedication to this year’s Festival!
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CHECK OUT OUR 2023 SPONSORS!
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The Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books is only made possible with the help of our supporters. Thank you to our 2023 sponsors for your generous contributions!
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Lamar | Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Pittsburgh City Paper | Bakery Square
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