Author Spotlight

Current participants & upcoming featured authors

These 100 authors have confirmed participation in the festival. Each is listed with the book they are presenting, their genre, country and participation track.

Feature dates

Featured author showcase

Feature dates: August 30, 2026 · September 15, 2026 · September 30, 2026

Thriller

James Nathaniel Miller II

No Pit So Deep — The Cody Musket Story, Book Two

Award-winning author, pilot, speaker and entrepreneur. As seen on NBC & CBS, a heart-pounding thriller of faith, courage and redemption.

Featured August 30, 2026

United States · Virtual Participation

Crime / Mystery

Ramón Bassons Baña

Un Cadáver en el Búnker

Madrid (1963). Author of urban fantasy, police and thriller novels. Inspectors Gallego and Laredo No. 1 — eighteen chapters, like eighteen holes of a golf course.

Featured August 30, 2026

Spain · Virtual Participation

Inspirational

Curtis Pennyman

Divine Protection: Advancement From Slave House To Corporate Tower

A Classics Book Club spotlight feature — a story of advancement, faith and the belief that the Most High is always with you.

Featured September 15, 2026

United States · Digital Placement

Historical Fiction

Cynthia Elder

The Journey Begins

A timeless tale of family, love, duty and a life at sea.

Featured September 15, 2026

United States · Digital Placement

Adventure Thriller

Brent Ladd

Eye of Faith — A Cable Janson Adventure Thriller

International Impact Book Awards winner from Amazon best-selling author Brent Ladd.

Featured September 30, 2026

United States · Virtual Participation

Crime Fiction

LJ Ross

Holy Island

The multi-million bestselling author joins the festival reading programme.

Featured September 30, 2026

United Kingdom · Virtual Participation

Contemporary Fiction

Chynna McLean

Wildchilds

A raw, stylish contemporary title featured in the festival reading circles.

Featured September 30, 2026

United Kingdom · Digital Placement

Reading Event

Houston Reading Parties

Un Cuerpo en el Búnker — reading party feature

A bilingual reading party built around Ramón Bassons Baña's mystery: ¿Quién lo hizo? Comience la investigación hoy.

Featured September 30, 2026

United States / Spain · Virtual Participation

100 confirmed authors

100 shown

Fiction

Tobi Nwosu

Season of Sandstorm

Featured August 30, 2026

Kenya · Digital Placement

Historical Fiction

Ngozi Yakubu

A Falling Leaves

Featured September 15, 2026

Ghana · Digital Placement

Poetry

Ivy Achebe

Songs of Silent River

Featured September 30, 2026

Trinidad & Tobago · Virtual Participation

Essays

Grace Reid

Letters to Silent River

Featured August 30, 2026

Zimbabwe · Digital Placement

Historical Fiction

Henry Yakubu

Season of Lagoon

Featured September 15, 2026

Ghana · Digital Placement

Poetry

Amina Achebe

Whispers of Distant Drum

Featured September 30, 2026

Zimbabwe · Virtual Participation

Thriller

Ismail Idris

Echoes of Golden Hour

Featured August 30, 2026

Zimbabwe · Digital Placement

Poetry

Simone Bello

When the Lighthouse

Featured September 15, 2026

Zimbabwe · Digital Placement

Romance

Ronke Grant

Chasing Blue Notebook

Featured September 30, 2026

Philippines · Virtual Participation

Children's Literature

Zara Yakubu

Notes from Old Market

Featured August 30, 2026

India · Digital Placement

Thriller

Farida Onyeka

Daughters of Quiet Rain

Featured September 15, 2026

Egypt · Virtual Participation

Thriller

Martin Vega

Notes from Long Road

Featured September 30, 2026

Kenya · Digital Placement

Non-Fiction

Dele Achebe

Echoes of Crossroads

Featured August 30, 2026

United States · Virtual Participation

Romance

Sade Adewale

Songs of Crossroads

Featured September 15, 2026

Zimbabwe · Virtual Participation

Young Adult

Martin Bassey

Return of the Northern Star

Featured September 30, 2026

Zimbabwe · Virtual Participation

Fantasy

Noah Rivera

Sons of Iron Hills

Featured August 30, 2026

Kenya · Digital Placement

Thriller

Camila Bassey

Beyond the Sandstorm

Featured September 15, 2026

Germany · Virtual Participation

Young Adult

Rebecca Oyelaran

Return of the Harmattan

Featured September 30, 2026

Ireland · Digital Placement

Historical Fiction

Salma Thompson

Chasing Lagoon

Featured August 30, 2026

Egypt · Digital Placement

Young Adult

Yemi Ibrahim

Season of Sea Glass

Featured September 15, 2026

Kenya · Digital Placement

Memoir

Laura Cole

When the Paper Moon

Featured September 30, 2026

Philippines · Virtual Participation

Short Stories

Ade Achebe

Return of the Blue Notebook

Featured August 30, 2026

India · Digital Placement

Essays

Lucas Silva

Whispers of Silent River

Featured September 15, 2026

India · Digital Placement

Children's Literature

Miriam Yakubu

Echoes of Paper Moon

Featured September 30, 2026

Nigeria · Digital Placement

Thriller

Sade Kimani

Return of the Northern Star

Featured August 30, 2026

Australia · Digital Placement

Essays

Segun Salako

Threads of Sandstorm

Featured September 15, 2026

Ghana · Virtual Participation

Short Stories

Ijeoma Idris

When the Sea Glass

Featured September 30, 2026

Jamaica · Virtual Participation

Historical Fiction

Elena Moyo

Season of Lagoon

Featured August 30, 2026

Kenya · Digital Placement

Thriller

Bashir Kaur

Letters to Burning Sky

Featured September 15, 2026

Ghana · Digital Placement

Poetry

Amara Reid

Whispers of Distant Drum

Featured September 30, 2026

Ireland · Digital Placement

Memoir

Zainab Grant

Threads of Sea Glass

Featured August 30, 2026

Brazil · Virtual Participation

Poetry

Jude Sanni

Chasing Golden Hour

Featured September 15, 2026

UAE · Virtual Participation

Memoir

Chioma Moyo

Beyond the Quiet Rain

Featured September 30, 2026

United Kingdom · Virtual Participation

Memoir

Yemi Coleman

Chasing Lighthouse

Featured August 30, 2026

Pakistan · Digital Placement

Fantasy

Jonah Duarte

Return of the Ink and Fire

Featured September 15, 2026

Trinidad & Tobago · Digital Placement

Poetry

Blessing Duarte

Beyond the Sandstorm

Featured September 30, 2026

Brazil · Virtual Participation

Romance

Leila Marshall

Daughters of Distant Drum

Featured August 30, 2026

Pakistan · Virtual Participation

Historical Fiction

Vivian Ahmed

Threads of Crossroads

Featured September 15, 2026

India · Virtual Participation

Young Adult

Yemi Ahmed

Shadows of Falling Leaves

Featured September 30, 2026

Ireland · Digital Placement

Historical Fiction

Olivia Balogun

Chasing Paper Moon

Featured August 30, 2026

Malaysia · Virtual Participation

Poetry

Laura Vega

Return of the Old Market

Featured September 15, 2026

India · Digital Placement

Historical Fiction

Rachel Moyo

Shadows of Burning Sky

Featured September 30, 2026

UAE · Digital Placement

Poetry

Chioma Sowande

Return of the Sandstorm

Featured August 30, 2026

United Kingdom · Virtual Participation

Memoir

Sara Mokoena

Shadows of Iron Hills

Featured September 15, 2026

Philippines · Virtual Participation

Short Stories

Chidera Vega

Season of Hidden Room

Featured September 30, 2026

Kenya · Digital Placement

Thriller

Leila Adeyemi

The Ink and Fire

Featured August 30, 2026

Germany · Digital Placement

Non-Fiction

Salma Abiola

Chasing Blue Notebook

Featured September 15, 2026

United States · Digital Placement

Fantasy

Fatima Okafor

Letters to Falling Leaves

Featured September 30, 2026

United States · Virtual Participation

Historical Fiction

Emeka Grant

The Paper Moon

Featured August 30, 2026

Egypt · Digital Placement

Romance

Blessing Yakubu

Under the Paper Moon

Featured September 15, 2026

Philippines · Digital Placement

Essays

Grace Aliyu

Return of the Hidden Room

Featured September 30, 2026

Zimbabwe · Virtual Participation

Romance

Alina Adeyemi

When the Ink and Fire

Featured August 30, 2026

Pakistan · Digital Placement

Fiction

Bashir Onyeka

Echoes of Northern Star

Featured September 15, 2026

United States · Digital Placement

Poetry

Peter Moyo

Threads of Forgotten Song

Featured September 30, 2026

Trinidad & Tobago · Digital Placement

Romance

Tobi Idris

Between the Falling Leaves

Featured August 30, 2026

UAE · Digital Placement

Children's Literature

Ismail Hassan

Daughters of Rising Sun

Featured September 15, 2026

Ghana · Digital Placement

Poetry

Alina Lawson

When the Harmattan

Featured September 30, 2026

Germany · Virtual Participation

Historical Fiction

Salma Salako

Threads of Falling Leaves

Featured August 30, 2026

Brazil · Virtual Participation

Historical Fiction

Dele Kimani

Chasing Falling Leaves

Featured September 15, 2026

Pakistan · Virtual Participation

Short Stories

Ismail Ojo

Notes from Ink and Fire

Featured September 30, 2026

United Kingdom · Virtual Participation

Historical Fiction

Bashir Peters

Songs of Blue Notebook

Featured August 30, 2026

Philippines · Digital Placement

Memoir

Yusuf Fitzgerald

Beyond the Golden Hour

Featured September 15, 2026

Ireland · Digital Placement

Fantasy

Theo Adeyemi

Notes from Silent River

Featured September 30, 2026

United Kingdom · Virtual Participation

Fantasy

Miriam Kaur

Daughters of Broken Compass

Featured August 30, 2026

Philippines · Virtual Participation

Non-Fiction

Martin Achebe

Shadows of Old Market

Featured September 15, 2026

Kenya · Virtual Participation

Young Adult

Fatima Diallo

When the Hidden Room

Featured September 30, 2026

Nigeria · Virtual Participation

Romance

Priya Duarte

Threads of Long Road

Featured August 30, 2026

Kenya · Digital Placement

Children's Literature

Sara Ahmed

Letters to Quiet Rain

Featured September 15, 2026

Brazil · Digital Placement

Memoir

Ijeoma Silva

Sons of Crossroads

Featured September 30, 2026

Philippines · Virtual Participation

Thriller

Femi Nwosu

When the Falling Leaves

Featured August 30, 2026

UAE · Virtual Participation

Memoir

Chidera Balogun

A Lighthouse

Featured September 15, 2026

Philippines · Digital Placement

Poetry

Musa Bennett

Songs of Paper Moon

Featured September 30, 2026

Malaysia · Digital Placement

Fiction

Noah Coleman

Letters to Hidden Room

Featured August 30, 2026

Australia · Virtual Participation

Romance

Musa Norton

Whispers of Lagoon

Featured September 15, 2026

India · Digital Placement

Historical Fiction

Samuel Coleman

A Broken Compass

Featured September 30, 2026

Egypt · Virtual Participation

Young Adult

Nathan Whitfield

Shadows of Long Road

Featured August 30, 2026

Pakistan · Digital Placement

Fiction

Musa Marshall

The Paper Moon

Featured September 15, 2026

Nigeria · Digital Placement

Romance

Camila Salako

When the Rising Sun

Featured September 30, 2026

UAE · Digital Placement

Young Adult

Laura Bello

The Last Blue Notebook

Featured August 30, 2026

Trinidad & Tobago · Virtual Participation

Non-Fiction

Alina Umeh

Shadows of Silent River

Featured September 15, 2026

South Africa · Digital Placement

Fiction

Femi Marshall

A Ink and Fire

Featured September 30, 2026

Kenya · Virtual Participation

Essays

Ivy Kaur

A Quiet Rain

Featured August 30, 2026

Jamaica · Virtual Participation

Young Adult

Anita Ibrahim

Beyond the Lagoon

Featured September 15, 2026

Canada · Digital Placement

Non-Fiction

Musa Lawson

The Paper Moon

Featured September 30, 2026

Australia · Virtual Participation

Non-Fiction

Nkechi Adewale

Beyond the Rising Sun

Featured August 30, 2026

Canada · Digital Placement

Children's Literature

Priya Oyelaran

Songs of Iron Hills

Featured September 15, 2026

Pakistan · Digital Placement

Children's Literature

Nkechi Salako

The Quiet Rain

Featured September 30, 2026

Kenya · Digital Placement

Fiction

Femi Yakubu

A Sea Glass

Featured August 30, 2026

Egypt · Virtual Participation

Romance

Eli Ahmed

Songs of Open Window

Featured September 15, 2026

United States · Virtual Participation

Children's Literature

Blessing Peters

Chasing Ink and Fire

Featured September 30, 2026

Malaysia · Digital Placement

Short Stories

Sofia Mokoena

Between the Sandstorm

Featured August 30, 2026

Pakistan · Digital Placement

Thriller

Alina Reid

The Blue Notebook

Featured September 15, 2026

India · Digital Placement

Non-Fiction

Olivia Adewale

Whispers of Sandstorm

Featured September 30, 2026

United Kingdom · Virtual Participation

Fiction

Laura Osei

A Sandstorm

Featured August 30, 2026

Trinidad & Tobago · Digital Placement

Poetry

Miriam Coleman

The Hidden Room

Featured September 15, 2026

Pakistan · Digital Placement

Fantasy

Layo Duarte

Songs of Forgotten Song

Featured September 30, 2026

UAE · Virtual Participation

Historical Fiction

Zainab Coleman

Daughters of Forgotten Song

Featured August 30, 2026

India · Virtual Participation

Essays

Isaac Oyelaran

Songs of Iron Hills

Featured September 15, 2026

Egypt · Digital Placement

Thriller

Salma Chukwu

Shadows of Quiet Rain

Featured September 30, 2026

United States · Virtual Participation

Thriller

Theo Sowande

Beyond the Northern Star

Featured August 30, 2026

United States · Digital Placement

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