Its second iteration, Sept. 25 to 27, will feature a lineup that includes the authors Tayari Jones, Robert Kolker and Jennette McCurdy.
“We wanted to create a festival for anyone who ever fell in love with a book,” said Adrienne Brodeur, the executive director of Aspen Words, the nonprofit that runs the festival.
Since 2023, the Santa Fe International Literary Festival has combined appearances by well-known writers (including, this year, Isabel Wilkerson and Ocean Vuong) with literary day trips (recently to Taos, N.M., to retrace visits by the “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” author, D.H. Lawrence) and culinary events. The 2027 festival will take place May 14 to 16.
Now in its 10th year, the Charleston Literary Festival (Nov. 6 to 15) features roughly 50 events and has hosted writers, including Joyce Carol Oates and David Szalay, who won the Booker Prize last year.
The program offers V.I.P. experiences, including exclusive parties as well as a book club concierge dedicated to helping lit-loving groups coordinate their stays. Most events take place in the 500-seat Dock Street Theater.