Press Release
By Amelia Island Book Festival
08-01-24
Back to school is approaching quickly! We hope everyone enjoyed their Summer break and got some good reads in!
Pre-Sale Tickets are ON SALE NOW for our Fall Luncheon with Friends & Fiction! Pre-Sale is open to AIBF Annual Members. Not a Member yet? Sign up today and purchase your ticket! On August 15th, the Book Club Pre-Sale will open to any member of a book club interested in reserving an entire table for their club. More details below!
Ticket sales will open to the public on September 1st!
| Thursday, November 7th, 2024 The Ritz Carlton Amelia Island We are thrilled to share our Featured Authors this Fall will be Friends & Fiction! |
| Mark your calendars! The Luncheon with Friends & Fiction will be held at the Ritz Carlton Amelia Island on November 7th. Reserved tickets for this event will be $100 per person, with a select number of Author table tickets available for $200 per person. Your ticket price will include a tea fare of a light lunch, snacks and refreshments. Friends & Fiction is a community of more than 240,000 readers, hosted by New York Times bestselling authors Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry. Each Wednesday, Mary Kay, Kristin, Kristy and Patti welcome fellow authors to their popular weekly web show, where they discuss the story behind some of the world’s most popular books. In March 2020, all four authors—along with founding co-host Mary Alice Monroe, who left the show in 2021—had their upcoming book tours abruptly canceled because of the pandemic shutdown. They met on a Zoom happy hour with glasses of rosé in hand to talk about how they could best reach readers and support independent bookstores while stuck at home, and the idea for Friends & Fiction was born. What started as a casual happy hour soon took off beyond their wildest expectations, with weekly Wednesday night live shows regularly reaching in excess of 10,000 viewers. Are you part of a Book Club and want to reserve a table for the event?Book Club Pre-Sale will be available on August 15th!If interested, please send an email to [email protected] identifying yourself and providing a main point of contact. You will be contacted with instructions on how to purchase tickets for your Club members when they go on sale in mid-August. Tickets on sale to AIBF Members NOW! Book Club Pre-Sale tickets available August 15th! Tickets will open to the public on September 1st! |
| APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 1st!Authors in School Registration is OPEN!ATTENTION AUTHORS! If you’re interested in participating in our 2025 Authors in School program, registration is NOW OPEN! We are thrilled to announce the return of our award-winning Authors in School program! In 2023,our AIS program brought over 24 authors into schools across Nassau County and over 9,000 books purchased to put in the hands of our students! We truly believe in the good of this program and look so forward to serving Northeast Florida in big ways next Spring. Stay tuned for more details to come! Applications are now open to all Authors interested in participating! |
| 2025 Amelia Island Book Festival Author Registration isNOW OPEN!If you’re an Author interested in getting involved with our 2025 Book Festival (formally known as Authors’ Expo and Readers’ Extravaganza), registration is now open! Registration will open to all authors wanting to participate. The Book Festival is an opportunity for authors to engage with readers in an up-close and personal way, and to showcase and sell their books. There will be multiple activities and breakout presentations throughout the day! |
It is with great pleasure we announce our new Honorary Chairman,
Kevin Powers!
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| Literacy is a fundamental human right. It is essential for social and human development and provides an individual the skills to transform their lives. The Amelia Island Book Festival seeks to open up the world for people of all ages in our community by promoting and celebrating literacy through books. Please consider donating to the Amelia Island Book Festival or volunteering your time! It’s through the support of our community, we are able to make a change. Passionate about volunteering? We are seeking a Technical Director to become a part of our team! If interested, please email [email protected]. |
| www.ameliaislandbookfestival.org The Amelia Island Book Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by the community through membership and donations. |
| Amelia Island Book Festival, P.O. Box 15286, Fernandina Beach, FL 32035, USA, +1 (904) 624-1665 |
