Tulane University’s fourth annual New Orleans Book Festival is set to take place this spring. The festival, often dubbed “a true Mardi Gras for the mind,” will include over 100 bestselling and world-renowned authors this year. As of Nov. 20, the list of authors set to attend is available. 

Notable speakers include:  

Anthony Fauci, MD, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and known for his leading role in the federal response to the AIDS epidemic and COVID-19 pandemic.   

Nate Silver, statistician and journalist known for his work with the popular polling website FiveThirtyEight. 

John Grisham, author of 50 consecutive No. 1 bestselling legal thrillers. 

Walter Isaacson, former CEO of CNN and renowned author of biographies featuring Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci among many others.  

Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for breaking the Watergate scandal.  

Tim Miller, former Republican politico and host of the political analysis podcast “The Bulwark.”  

Tara Westover, author of bestselling memoir “Educated.” 

The New Orleans Book Festival will feature speeches, panels and symposia. It will take place March 27-29, 2025, and is free and open to the public.