The Festival returns March 14-16, 2024.
Book Festival is free and open to the public.
The Festival features both fiction and non-fiction and convenes readings, panel discussions, symposia and keynote speeches. It also provides an opportunity for outlets, authors and readers to interact with each other in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.
The Festival will return March 14-16, 2024.
We hope to see you there!
Jennifer & Sean Reilly
Walter and Cathy Isaacson
Goldring Family Foundation
New Orleans Book Festival News
Meet our Co-Chairs
Co-Chair
Cheryl Landrieu
A New Orleans native, Cheryl Landrieu is lawyer, author and founder of the New Orleans Book Festival. Cheryl has a long history supporting strategic community initiatives in New Orleans, most recently focused on literacy and advocacy for the advancement of women and girls.
Co-Chair
Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson is a Professor of History at Tulane and an advisory partner at Perella Weinberg, a financial services firm based in New York City. He is the past CEO of the Aspen Institute, where he is now a Distinguished Fellow, and has been the chairman of CNN and the editor of TIME magazine.