MONTCLAIR, NJ — Some of the brightest names in the world of books will be appearing at the 2024 Montclair Literary Festival.
More than 90 local, national and international authors are expected to take part in Succeed2gether’s eighth annual Montclair Literary Festival, which will take place on April 27 and May 4.
The festival will include book talks, panel discussions and children’s events. Learn more here, and see event schedules at the below links:
The majority of events are free with no registration required. They will be held in person either at Montclair State University, outside in tents, in the Montclair Public Library and the First Congregational Church, or at Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Montclair.
Proceeds from ticketed events benefit local nonprofit Succeed2gether, which “addresses unequal access to educational resources for low-income families and children from Montclair and Essex County.”
According to a news release from organizers, confirmed authors for the April 27 event include: David Baldacci, Christina Cooke, Annell López, Mariah Stovall, Carlos Lozada, Barbara McQuade, Richie Hofmann, Deborah Landau, Nicole Sealey, Heather Clark, Vinson Cunningham, Boo Trundle, Anastasia Rubis, Shannon McKenna Schmidt, Elizabeth B. White, Cleyvis Natera, Deborah Paredez, Angie Cruz, Téa Obreht, Professor Sir Angus Deaton, Professor Theresa Ghilarducci, Nell Freudenberger.
Confirmed authors for the May 4 event include: Jason Patterson, Alliah Agostini, Tracey Baptiste, John J. Trause, Christine Adams, Donald Zirilli, Frank Rubino, Alicia Cook, Marcia LeBeau, Joanne Ashe, Nell Irvin Painter, Emily Raboteau, Leslie Jamison, Amitava Kumar, Claire Messud, Caroline Leavitt, Elle Evans, Zibby Owens, Charlee Dyroff, Eskor David Johnson, Jiaming Tang, Rosey Lee, Sandra Newman, Luppe B. Luppen, Lauren Grodstein, Vanessa Chan, Judith Lindbergh, Clare Beams, Carrie Mullins, Melissa Rivero, Gina Chung, Nina Sharma, Jonathan Santlofer, Joyce Carol Oates, Betty Cayouette, Abraham Chang, Annabel Monaghan, Karen Valby, George Musser, Hilke Schellmann, Ruha Benjamin, Rachel Khong, Candy Cooper, Judge Pratt, Ann Napolitano.
Confirmed authors during the week include:
- 4/30 Viet Thanh Nguyen ‘A Man with Two Faces’ with AAPI Montclair
- 5/1 Ruth Reichl ‘The Paris Novel’ co-sponsored w/ the Glenridge Book Club
- 5/2 Montclair Story Salon Event
- 5/3 Frank Bruni ‘The Age of Grievance’
Confirmed authors beyond the festival include:
- 5/14 Harlan Coben ‘Think Twice’
- 6/11 Erik Larson ‘The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War’
- 9/5 Garth Risk Hallberg ‘The Second Coming’
- 9/25 Nicholas D Kristof ‘Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life’ with the Montclair Public Library Open Book Open Mind
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