The Savannah Book Festival (SBF) announces Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling and international number one bestseller as the 2024 Opening Address Headliner Author. Ware’s novels In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, The Death of Mrs. Westaway, The Turn of the Key, One by One, The It Girl and Zero Days have appeared on bestseller lists around the world and have sold more than six million copies.

Ware’s books are published in more than 40 languages and have been optioned for both television and film. Ware’s new book, Zero Days, is an adrenaline-fueled thriller about a woman in a race against time to clear her name and find her husband’s killer.

“We are incredibly pleased to have Ruth Ware give the 2024 Savannah Book Festival Opening Address. Although Ruth lives with her family on the south coast of England, she is a huge fan of the Hostess City, and she is thrilled to join us for the 2024 Festival. I can promise that her Opening Address will kick off another incredible weekend of celebrating the written word in Savannah. You don’t want to miss it,” says SBF Board Chair, Rachel Young Fields.

SBF is celebrating its 17th year as one of the finest, invitation-only literary festivals in the country. It will be held February 15-18, 2024. Ruth Ware will present the Opening Address on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 6:30 pm at the Trustees Theater. Tickets for the Opening Address will go on sale to the public on January 11, 2024. Supporters of SBF will be able to purchase tickets before the public sale in January. For information on becoming an SBF supporter and receiving special access to Ruth Ware tickets, visit www.savannahbookfestival.org.

The Savannah Book Festival Inc. is an independent, non-profit corporation committed to encouraging literacy and the love of books. SBF presents best-selling and emerging authors at a four-day Presidents Day weekend event featuring talks by dozens of authors. Festival Saturday, February 17th, which is free and open to the public from 9 am to 5:30 pm, showcases over 30 authors in locations in and around downtown Savannah. For more information, please contact Executive Director Tara Setter at 912.598.4040, [email protected] or visit www.savannahbookfestival.org.