Thank you for joining us at the 2023 San Diego Festival of Books!

Thank you for joining us for The San Diego Union-Tribune 7th Annual Festival of Books, presented by the University of San Diego, on August 19.

The event, hosted on the USD campus, is for book lovers of all ages. More than 8,000 attendees enjoyed workshops, activities, photo booths, live entertainment, discussions with award-winning authors and more.

This year’s exciting lineup of authors included Bernie Taupin, Chris Hauty, Susanna Hoffs, Alice Hoffman, Remi Adeleke, TJ Klune, T. Jefferson Parker and more.

You can now watch virtual content, featuring USD author panels live streamed on event day and pre-recorded sessions with Angie Thomas, Maggie Smith, Idina and Cara Mentzel, Omar Epps, Javier Zamora and Aaron Neville. Start watching now!

2023 Festival of Books Recap Video

2023 Festival Headliners

FOB 2023: Bernie Taupin  Featured

Bernie Taupin

‘Scattershot’

FOB 2023: Susanna Hoffs Promo

Susanna Hoffs

‘The Bird Has Flown’

TJ Klune

TJ Klune

‘In The Lives Of Puppets’

Adalyn Grace

‘Foxglove’

FOB 2023: Joseph Wambaugh Promo

Joseph Wambaugh

Special Guest

Remi Adeleke

‘Chameleon’

FOB 2023: Aisha Harris Featured

Aisha Harris

‘Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me’

FOB 2023: Kevin Eastman Featured

Kevin Eastman

‘The Last Ronin”

FOB 2023: Joe Ide Featured

Joe Ide

‘Fixit’

COVID-19

Health and safety protocol

Face masks are strongly encouraged in indoor sessions.

We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation across the country, in San Diego County and on campus. If the situation significantly changes, we will adjust our protocols to maintain a safe environment for all our participants.

Event code of conduct

The San Diego Union-Tribune events are a great way to bring our communities together. In doing that, we provide a series of unique and innovative events that include community forums, business to business events, and editorial programs.

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