The Savannah Book Festival (SBF) announces David Grann to deliver the Closing Address on Sunday, February 18, 2024. David Grann is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker magazine. His newest book The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder is a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. Grann is also the author of Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, which documents one of the most sinister crimes and racial injustices in American history. The book has been adapted into the upcoming Martin Scorsese-directed film of the same name starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone. His first book, The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon was a New York Times bestseller and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. The New York Times, Washington Post, and Entertainment Weekly chose it as one of the best books of 2009.

“We are thrilled to have David Grann give the 2024 Savannah Book Festival Closing Address. David is a sought-after speaker on the importance of historical memory, exploration and adventure, and the art of writing. His closing address is sure to be filled with the same riveting twists and turns his books deliver,” says SBF Board Chair, Rachel Young Fields. “We are honored to have such an accomplished author at the Savannah Book Festival. We believe this year’s lineup will have something for everyone to discover.

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. David Grann will present the Closing Address on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at 2:00 pm at the Trustees Theater. Tickets for the Opening Address will go on sale to the public on January 11, 2024. SBF supporters will be able to purchase tickets before the public sale. For information on becoming an SBF supporter and to receive special access to David Grann or Opening Address Headliner 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.