Lineup Released For 2023 Morristown Festival Of Books

MORRISTOWN, NJ — The annual literary event created by and for book lovers is returning to town, with over 100 award-winning and best-selling authors of fiction, nonfiction, young adult, and children's books scheduled to appear.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams will be the 2023 Morristown Festival of Books' Keynote Speakers on Oct. 6 at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in conversation with former CNN correspondent Brian Stelter.

Stewart and Abrams will speak about their New York Times best-seller, "Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy," which has been dubbed "the true-life Succession Story of Our Time."

The Morristown Festival of Books, which is hailed as New Jersey's premier literary event, has something for everyone. On Oct. 7, the main festival will feature over 100 bestselling, critically acclaimed, and award-winning fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children's authors who will speak to audiences and sign their books.

Here is the complete lineup for the free community event:

Fiction writers:

• Megan Abbott (Beware the Woman),
• Liv Constantine (The Senator’s Wife)
• William Landay (All That is Mine I Carry with Me)
• Mary Calvi (If a Poem Could Live and Breathe)
• Jake Tapper (All the Demons are Here)
• Fiona Davis (The Spectacular)
• Pam Jenoff (Code Name Sapphire)
• Yomi Adegoke (The List)
• Laura Spence-Ash (Beyond That, the Sea)
• Adrienne Brodeur (Little Monsters),
• Andre Dubus III (Such Kindness)
• Mary Beth Keane (The Half Moon)
• Helen Schulman (Lucky Dogs).

Non-Fiction Writers:

• Stacy Schiff (The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams)
• Ilyon Woo (Master Slave Husband Wife)
• Jeff Benedict (LeBron)
• William D. Cohan (Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon)
• Cyndie Spiegel (Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay)
• Jürgen Krauss (The German Baking Book).

On Oct. 7, KidFest is an activity-packed section of the event where kids can meet their favorite authors, get their books signed, and participate in crafts, face painting and other activities.

The kid's section features over 50 outstanding children's authors and illustrators who will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday (rain or shine) to meet visitors and sell and personally sign books.

You can look forward to the following authors:

• Peter Lerangis (Throwback)
• Wendy Mass (Lo & Behold)
• Dan Gutman (My Weird School chapter book series),

"KidFest truly has something for every young reader – favorite picture books, chapter books, middle-grade offerings, and more," Morristown Festival of Books officials said.

The authors will speak and answer questions at several locations along South Street in historic Morristown, all within walking distance of one another, including St. Peter's Church Sanctuary and Parish House, The Church of the Redeemer, and the Morristown/Morris Township Library.

Book sales and signings will occur at a tent on the grounds of the historic Vail Mansion.

To see the complete author roster, visit morristownbooks.org.