National Book Festival – Library of Congress is held at National Mall in Washington, D.C. (9/5) www.loc.gov/bookfest (2015 is the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s acquisition of Thomas Jefferson’s personal library).

Brooklyn Book Festival is held in Brooklyn, NY on 9/14-22. www.brooklynfestival.org.

Decatur Book Festival is held in Decatur, Georgia on 9/4-6. www.decaturbookfestival.com (this is the largest book festival in America).

Miami Book Fair International is held in Miami, Florida on 11/15-22. www.miamibookfair.com.

Printers Row Literary Festival is held in Chicago, Illinois on 6/7-8. www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/printersrowfest.

LA Times Festival of Books is held in Los Angeles, CA on 4/18-19. www.events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks

South Carolina Book Festival is held on 5/15-17 in Columbia, SC and features more than 100 authors. www.scbookfestival.org.

Tucson Festival of Books is held on 3/12-13 in Tuscon, Arizona. www.tucsonfestivalofbooks.org.

Texas Book Festival is held in Austin, Texas on 10/17-18. www.texasbookfestival.org.

Louisiana Book Festival is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 7. www.louisianabookfestival.org.

Paris Book Festival is in Paris, France in May 2015 with featured speaker/author, David McCullough.

Amsterdam Book Festival is in Amsterdam, Holland in May 2015.

For more information go to www.bookfestivals.com.