The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University brings the world’s leading authors to the university’s uptown campus for a multi-day celebration for book lovers of all ages. Viet Thanh Nguyen will be speaking about his work with Thi Bui on Saturday, March 16th.

The third annual New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University will take place March 14-16 on Tulane’s uptown campus. The festival is free and open to the public and attendees can register here. The complete 2024 festival lineup can be found here.

Registration

We are excited to introduce a new, free registration process for the New Orleans Book Festival. While registration is not mandatory, it offers several benefits to our attendees, authors, and the festival as a whole:

• Community Building: By registering, you’re joining the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University community. This helps us foster a more connected and engaged festival atmosphere, enhancing the sense of community among book lovers.

• Improved Programming: Your registration provides valuable insights into the preferences and interests of our attendees, which is instrumental in shaping future programming and ensuring we continue to bring the topics, authors, and discussions you love.

• Future Communication: Registrations allow us an easy way to connect and communicate with our community. By providing your email address and opting-in to receiving messaging from us, we will be able to easily communicate new authors announcements, programming updates and invite you to other events we host throughout the year.

Please note, registration is not mandatory. The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University remains free and open to the public. Registration is strongly encouraged as it enhances your festival experience and supports our mission to connect readers and authors in meaningful ways. It’s a way for you to get the most out of the festival and help us make each year better than the last.