Bainbridge Island Book Festival

Large group of people attending a literary book conference or presentation in a modern, well-lit room with floor-to-ceiling windows.
A large group of people seated and listening to three women writers speaking at the front of a room during a presentation or panel discussion.
People seated inside a church or community hall, facing forward, listening to a speaker or presentation about books.
A smiling elderly man with white hair and a beard sitting in a church or similar setting surrounded by diverse people, including a woman wearing a red beret.
A woman author sitting on a chair, smiling, at a public speaking event or lecture, with a man standing at a wooden podium with a microphone in front of her, in a room with a large cross on the wall.
A group of people sitting and listening at an event in an indoor space with large windows and ceiling lights.
People seated in a church or meeting hall listening to a speaker, with wood-paneled walls, chandeliers, and emergency exit signs visible.
Two people seated on a stage in a church or religious setting, with a large cross behind them, engaged in a discussion or presentation. One person is holding a microphone and reading from a book, while the other has a notepad and a microphone in hand

Past Authors

* indicates keynote author

Karen Russell*

Nicola Yoon*

Serena Bell

Chelsea Bieker

Lauren Blakely

Michael Bourne

Laurel Braitman

Megan Chance

Johnny Compton

Sloane Crosley

Renee Erickson

Jonathan Evison

Julie Farley

Laurie Frankel

Elizabeth George

David Guterson

Molly Hashimoto

Diana Helmuth

Sonora Jha

Rachel Khong

Kimberly King Parsons

Thomas Kohnstamm

Rachel Linden

Megan Lockhart

Moira Macdonald

Heather McBreen

Kevin O’Brien

Shobha Rao

Claudia Rowe

Matthew Sullivan

Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum

Daniel Tam-Claiborne

Coll Thrush

Ijeoma Oluo

Caroline Paul

John Scalzi

Tanmeet Sethi, MD

Randall Sullivan

Sophie Sullivan

Michela Tartaglia

Rebecca Thorne

Neely Tubati-Alexander

Susan Wiggs

Christina Wood

Leni Zumas

Featured Artists

Each year the Bainbridge Island Book Festival is proud to work with local artists to create unique artwork to promote the festival.

2025 - Elizabeth Van Duine

Poster for Bainbridge Book Festival, October 10-11, 2025, at Stan Pocock Rowing Center. The poster has a black background with illustrations of books and birds in flight.

2024 - Anna Pollock

Poster for the Bainbridge Book Festival featuring a butterfly design with various animals and objects inside the wings, including raccoons, fish, snakes, and books, details of date, location, and website at the bottom.