9 Distinguished Authors. 7 Live Virtual Discussions.

Join us for the 29th Annual Festival of Reading, Nov. 8 - 14. Ask a question or just listen to free virtual author discussions hosted by Tampa Bay Times book critic Colette Bancroft.

Featured author – Louise Erdrich
Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for The Night Watchman, Erdrich will talk about her new novel, The Sentence. Ticketed event to benefit the Times Journalism Fund.

Watch recordings of the 2021 event

Use the links below to watch recordings of the 2021 Festival of Reading.

Cynthia Barnett and Craig Pittman

Michael Koryta

Louise Erdrich

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

Michael Connelly

Lauren Groff

Ace Atkins and Lisa Unger

2021 Authors