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2026 Books by the Bay
The 2026 Books by the Bay Festival was the first one hosted at Bayview Park in Pensacola, Florida. Up to this point, the Festival had been hosted in Museum Plaza central to Downtown. Now, for the first time, Books by the Bay was officially on the Bay.
2026 Schedule
2026 Presenters
Below are the incredible authors that presented their books at the 2026 Books by the Bay. When applicable, we have included links to their author websites or their books.
Kayla Zhao
Forest Issac Jones
Tom McAuliffe
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Anne Brooks
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Matt Nagin
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Mark Zeid
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Marc Frazier
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Melanie Udaeta
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Lora Bunch Carr
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Jo Taylor
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James Brewer
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Nic Schuck
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Kristen Alger
Ryan Null
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Kate Hendrickson
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Jeannie Zokan
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2026 Exhibitors
The following graphics highlight our 2026 exhibitors. These exhibitors include authors, bookstores, and publishers.
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To help with navigation, we have grouped together the bookstores and publishers first, then the authors.
Bookstores & Publishers
Authors
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Author's Row
The purpose of Books by the Bay is to bring authors from all around the world together to share their books and find community. This can be challenging when we have so many authors apply, but limited space.
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With Author's Row, we are able to highlight more authors by giving them time slots along one long table where they can talk with festival goers about their book.
Youth Writer's Group
Youth Writer's Group - sponsored by Emerald Coast Writers - gave away copies of books with past collections of student and youth writing and art.
