Succeed2gether’s eighth annual Montclair Literary Festival will be held from April 27 to May 4. This year, more than 90 local, national and international authors will participate.
There are two festival days this year. Events will be held at festival partner Montclair State University on April 27 and Downtown Montclair on May 4. Plus, evening events are planned for Tuesday, April 30, Wednesday, May 1, Thursday, May 2 and Friday, May 3.
Marcia Marley, festival chair, says there is something for everyone in the line-up, with over 40 book talks, panel discussions, and children’s events.
The majority of events are free! Get all of the details and tickets at www.succeed2gether.org/mlf24.
Confirmed Authors on April 27 at MSU
David Baldacci, Christina Cooke, Annell López, Mariah Stovall, Carlos Lozada, Barbara McQuade, Richie Hofmann, Deborah Landau, Nicole Sealey, Heather Clark, Vinson Cunningham, Boo Trundle, Anastasia Rubis, Shannon McKenna Schmidt, Elizabeth B. White, Cleyvis Natera, Deborah Paredez, Angie Cruz, Téa Obreht, Professor Sir Angus Deaton, Professor Theresa Ghilarducci, Nell Freudenberger and more!
Confirmed Authors During the Week
- April 30: Viet Thanh Nguyen “A Man with Two Faces” with AAPI Montclair
- May 1: Ruth Reichl “The Paris Novel” co-sponsored with the Glen Ridge Book Club
- May 2: Montclair Story Salon
- May 3: Frank Bruni “The Age of Grievance”
Confirmed Authors on May 4 at Downtown Montclair
Jason Patterson, Alliah Agostini, Tracey Baptiste, John J. Trause, Christine Adams, Donald Zirilli, Frank Rubino, Alicia Cook, Marcia LeBeau, Joanne Ashe, Nell Irvin Painter, Emily Raboteau, Leslie Jamison, Amitava Kumar, Claire Messud, Caroline Leavitt, Elle Evans, Zibby Owens, Charlee Dyroff, Eskor David Johnson, Jiaming Tang, Rosey Lee, Sandra Newman, Luppe B. Luppen, Lauren Grodstein, Vanessa Chan, Judith Lindbergh, Clare Beams, Carrie Mullins, Melissa Rivero, Gina Chung, Nina Sharma, Jonathan Santlofer, Joyce Carol Oates, Betty Cayouette, Abraham Chang, Annabel Monaghan, Karen Valby, George Musser, Hilke Schellmann, Ruha Benjamin, Rachel Khong, Candy Cooper, Judge Pratt, Ann Napolitano and more!
Meet the Authors Montclair Literary Festival Party
On May 4 at 6:30 p.m., join festival authors and supporters for dazzling conversation, drinks and food catered by Moghul Edison to celebrate the eighth annual Montclair Literary Festival. Round off Festival Day in style while supporting Succeed2gether’s important work to close the education achievement gap. Purchase tickets here.
Confirmed Authors Beyond the Festival
- May 14: Harlan Coben “Think Twice”
- June 11: Erik Larson “The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War”
- September 5: Garth Risk Hallberg ‘The Second Coming”
- September 25: Nicholas D Kristof “Chasing Hope: A Reporter’s Life” with the Montclair Public Library Open Book Open Mind
We have an incredible line-up this year and hope you can join us!
These events are included (FREE!) for our Festival Sponsors! Become a sponsor.
About Succeed2gether and S2G’s Montclair Literary Festival:
Montclair-based Succeed2gether launched S2G’s Montclair Literary Festival in 2017 to promote literacy and reading for all, and to celebrate reading, literature, and Montclair’s vibrant and diverse literary scene. S2G’s Montclair Literary Festival raises funds and awareness for the work of Succeed2gether, a non-profit organization that addresses unequal access to educational resources by providing free, high-quality enrichment and academic programs and a post-high-school pathway to children in need from Montclair and Essex County, New Jersey.