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Happy New Year from the Amelia Island Book Festival!

February 28 - March 1

We are SO excited that our 2025 Book Festival is NEXT MONTH,

February 28th and March 1st! We have so many exciting things to share! Check out more information about our TEN featured authors below. Keep a lookout for our Breakout Sessions and Panel Discussion schedule for Saturday at the Book Festival to be posted to our website soon. Last, but certainly not least, the Amelia Island Book Festival thanks you for a great year of promoting literacy. We wish you all the best heading into 2025!

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

Learn more about the Authors here!

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Elliot Ackerman

The author of the novels Halcyon, Red Dress in Black and White, Waiting for Eden, Dark at the Crossing, and Green on Blue, and the memoirs The Fifth Act and Places and Names. His books have been nominated for the National Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He is both a former White House Fellow and Marine, and served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. He is currently a contributing writer at The Atlantic.

The Edgar-nominated, New York Times best-selling author of fourteen novels of suspense, including The Ex, The Wife, The Better Sister, and Find Me, and coauthor of the best-selling Under Suspicion series.  A former prosecutor, she is now a professor of criminal law.  She recently served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and was the first woman of color to be elected to that position.  Be sure to check out her newest release, The Note.

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Alafair Burke

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S.A. Cosby

An Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian, and Library Journal, among others.  When not writing, he is an avid hiker and chess player.

A writer from Buffalo, New York, Loni’s latest book is The Ancient’s Game.  She has a B.A. in Creative Writing from SUNY Oswego and an MFA in writing popular fiction from Seton Hill University.  When she’s not glued to her laptop, you can find Loni planning on painting again someday…maybe, and hunting for unusually flavored teas.

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Loni Crittenden

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Abbott Kahler

Formerly writing as Karen Abbott, she is the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City; American Rose; Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy; and The Ghosts of Eden Park. She is also the host of Remus: The Mad Bootleg King, a podcast about legendary Jazz Age bootlegger George Remus. A native of Philadelphia, she lives in New York City and Greenport, New York.

Moved as a preteen from Seoul, South Korea, to Baltimore.  She graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy, Stanford University and attended Harvard Law School. Her debut novel, Miracle Creek, won the Edgar Award and was named one of the 100 best mysteries and thrillers of all time by Time. Happiness Falls, her second novel, was an instant New York Times bestseller and was named the #1 novel of the year by Oprah Daily.

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Angie Kim

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Michael Koryta

New York Times-bestselling author whose work has been translated into
more than 20 languages and has won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Edgar Award, Shamus Award, Barry Award, and the Quill Award. Michael’s books have been selected as “best books of the year” by numerous publications.

A novelist, screenwriter, film and television producer, and the recipient of numerous international writing awards. He is the author of twenty-two novels and story collections set in and around Washington, D.C.  George was a producer and writer on the HBO series The Wire, Treme, and The Pacific, and co-creator and showrunner of HBO’s The Deuce, and We Own This City.

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George Pelecanos

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Shelley Read

Her bestselling debut novel, Go As A River, is being translated into over thirty languages and has been optioned for film by Mazur Kaplan in partnership with Fifth Season.  Shelley holds writing and literary studies degrees from the University of Denver and Temple University and is a regular contributor to Crested Butte Magazine and Gunnison Valley Journal. She is a fifth-generation Coloradoan who lives in the Elk Mountains of the Western Slope.

We welcome literary stars to our island for a night of fine dining, lively conversation, and live and silent auctions. Gala tickets make a wonderful and thoughtful gift for the reader and book lover in your life. We are only selling 300 tickets this year so be sure to claim your seat! Join us for an elegant night at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island while you make memories that will last a lifetime!

Friday, February 28, 2025

6 PM

The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island

4750 Amelia Island Pkwy

Amelia Island, Florida, 32034

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2025 Amelia Island Book Festival

Won’t you join us for this FREE event? Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 1st, 2025! Readers will be able to engage with more than 100 exhibiting authors in a personal way about their work and what inspires them.  There are numerous Author breakout presentations, including several led by New York Times best-selling authors, book signing session, food trucks, and a variety of activities designed to keep both Authors and Readers engaged, educated, and entertained through activities throughout the day. The Kids Zone will be available and full activities to keep the young ones engaged and excited about reading! This is a FREE event to our community!

We hope to see you there!

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This is a family-friendly event! Be sure to bring your little readers and check out the Kid Zone!

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Authors in School

Every year we kick off our annual Book Festival with our Authors in School program! This year, our AIS program will take place on Friday, February 28th, throughout Nassau County schools. In 2024, 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! THIS IS OUR WHY! Your donations directly support our Authors in School! We truly believe in the good of this program and look so forward to serving Northeast Florida in big ways this February. Literacy matters!

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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.

Did you love our Fall Literary event? We are seeking two people to be

Co-Chairs for our Fall Luncheon event in 2025. If interested, please email [email protected].

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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

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