Jax Book Fest 2026 Featured Local Authors

• Dark Places of the Earth: The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope
• How Curious a Land

• Man Out of Time: If You Want Peace, Prepare for War
• Am I Trash? (Picture Book)

• A Royal Pairing in Perish (The Coyote and the Claw Book 1)
• Escape from Harrizel (Arizal Wars Book 1)
• Better Than This (series)

• After the Flash (The Collective Hearts Series Book 1)
• Framed by Love (The Collective Hearts Series Book 2)
• And the Herd...: Learning to Say No In an Enabling Codependent Family

• A Walk with Grace
• JOY - Just Older Youth
• Woven by Grace

• The Astronaut and the Rose Colored Helmet
• The Meaning of Stars
• Fragile Hearts Club

• Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight
• Under Her Eye: A Women in Horror Poetry Showcase

• To Love Again
• With This Ring
• The Sweetest Gift
• City Love Stories: This Time Around

• The Burning (Diary of a Deity, Book 1)
• The Rising (Diary of a Deity, Book 2)

• There's Always a Price
• According to My Science
• Stages

• Follow Your Instincts (Fairview City Omegaverse)
• Follow The Rhythm (Fairview City Omegaverse)
• How to Tie a Headscarf: 30 Simple, Modern Styles

• Dear Widdle Nici: Memoir of the Girl with the Beautiful Smile
• This Isn't My Size
• Poly a Disaster

• Jeff Says: Great Minds Think A Lot
• As I Was Saying... a Collection of Essays and True Stories from My Life

• Dark Brilliance
• Fractured (The Blind Love series)
• The Circle (novella)

• Fear? Not!
• The Biblical Guide to Critical Thinking

• Was...Was That Jesus? 23 Years in a Jesus Commune: a Memoir
• Maple Park

• The Medium Picture
• Post-Self

• Song of the Unsung Mushroom
• Into the Looking Glass

• No Room for Bullies
• It's Okay to Say No

• Metal Mouth: Lightning Can Strike Twice
• Ecila and the Vorpal Sword
• Clifton Chase and the Arrow of Light

• Lost Restaurants of Jacksonville
• Jacksonville on Wheels: A Car Culture Retrospective
• Historic Jacksonville Theatre Palaces, Drive-ins, and Movie Houses

• Zuri's Magic
• Amiyah and Jaxon Learn the Power of "YET"
• I Wish I Had Never...
• I Thought I Would Never

• True Fiction: Short Stories
• Go Home
• Ticket to Minto: Stories of India and America

• Ginny, the World's Largest Guinea Pig
• A Pillow for My Heart

• The Witch's Mirror 
• The Witch's Sword

• Box Broken Open: The Architecture of Ted Pappas
• We Are All Used Books: 70 Conservations with Ron Chamblin
• The Culture Wars of Warren Folks
• Solstice: A Life Story

• A Place for Good and Evil
• City of Innocent Monsters
• There Will Be Pirates

• Wilde at the Waldorf
• Wilde Undercover
• The Princess in My Head

• Fairy Tales About the Beach
• Be Your Better Self: Meditations
• Jesus for Wizards

• From the Ashes: A Kingdom of Beasts & Starlight
• Prince of Fire: A Kingdom of Love & Darkness

• Deepwater Creek
• The Sleepover 
• Adamsville (Webtoons featured series)

• Breakout
• Gamble's Risk
• Brute's Strength

• American Lore series:
• At the End of Things
• The Malediction of Llewyn Glass
• Habeas Corpus

• Courage to Pray
• Vice & Virtue: Havok Season Eight, A Flash Fiction Anthology (contributor)

• Rural Gloom (series omnibus)
• They Say Truth Matters Most: A Rural Gloom Sampler (Zine)
• Southern Spunk: A Rural Gloom Book

• The Cat's Maus
• The Hacker's Heart
• The Dog Trainer's Secret

• Broken Protector (Gentle Sinners series)
• Hidden While in Sight (Wicked Defenders series)
• No Longer Faking

• Love in Maintenance
• Duality of Hearts: Daniel and Tyler

• Hidden History of Jacksonville
• Second Strike (Parker Glynn thriller series)
• Free Surface Effect (Parker Glynn thriller series)

• Allan Learns to Talk

• Beautiful As You Are
• Why I Love Grandpa
• Brilliant As You Are

Grandbaby Books series:

• Kamille's Birthday Circus
• Up in Nathanael's Room
• Connor's First Safari

• Tootie
• Superhero Tony
• Good Night, Dawn
• Bubba and the Backyard Trail

• Brother Goals!
• Legends, Hoops, and Heart!
• Lights, Camera, & Confidence!
• The Flavors of Us: What's In Your Lunchbox?

• Frizzle
• Frizzle's Rainbow in the Clouds
• Frizzle meets Frazzle

• The Adventures of Princess Jellybeans
• Grandmas Rock!
• Ishkabibble Unafraid

The Spud Grows series:

• That's Not Fair
• In a Mood
• Failing Up

• Mommy, Can You Teach Me About Money?
• The ABC's of Money for Little Spenders
• Mom, Can You Teach Me How to Invest? A Beginners Guide for Teens
• The Adventure of Money: A Guide to Saving, Budgeting, & Investing

Sparklefeathers and Princess Francy series: 

• The Magic Library
• Let Your Sparkle Shine

• Malachi's Mom
• Can I Ride?

• Counting with Julian
• Julian's Family Reunion
• Haze and Bread – I Believe

• Drew Likes to Draw
• Millie the Mousapillar

Pickle Juice and Patty Cakes series:

• Ice Cream Adventure
• Space Adventure

• Chance: Wings of Hope
• Winnie: A Wet and Windy Adventure

• The Starfish Dance
• Momisms: Life Lessons from a Cool Mom
• For Infinity and Beyond

• Georgia's Terrific, Colorific Experiment
• How to Talk to Your Succulent

• Baby's Opposites
• Applesauce Is Fun to Wear
• Pirate Jack Gets Dressed

• The Very Hungry Little Girl
• Let's Grow Together with LaJoy

• The Adventures of Alexander Hamster
• Alexander Hamster, the Adventure Continues

• Ally Kazam's Magical Journey
• The Day the Calendar Forgot
• The Wound in the Woods
• The Cost of a Choice

• Glow
• Oscar and Olive