Printers Row Lit Fest 2026 will return Sept. 12-13

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<p>The 41st annual Printers Row Lit Fest announced today its lineup of more than 200 authors, journalists, poets and screenwriters who will appear during the free event, which will take place Sept. 12-13.</p><p>Some Jewish authors have <a class="Link" href="https://forward.com/culture/books/841358/a-major-chicago-literary-festival-overlaps-with-rosh-hashanah-jewish-authors-are-dismayed-to-learn/" target="_blank" ><u>pointed out</u></a> that the event coincides with Rosh Hashanah, the High Holiday marking the Jewish New Year, but festival organizers said the scheduling was particularly challenging this year.</p><p>Headliners include Chicago author <b>Scott Turow</b>, a lawyer whose books “Presumed Innocent” and “The Burden of Proof” center around the legal world. Plus, broadcast journalist <b>Geoff Bennett</b>, the Peabody Award-winning co-host of PBS NewsHour, whose new book is “Black Out Loud. The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms.”</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-0d0000" name="image-0d0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e432daf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4928x2766+0+355/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2F69%2Ffdb9fb724fcd90543a0acb58af81%2Ffaith-08xx17-09.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/483efac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4928x2766+0+355/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2F69%2Ffdb9fb724fcd90543a0acb58af81%2Ffaith-08xx17-09.JPG 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1cf17e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4928x2766+0+355/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2F69%2Ffdb9fb724fcd90543a0acb58af81%2Ffaith-08xx17-09.JPG" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Chicago author Scott Turow" srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1cf17e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4928x2766+0+355/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2F69%2Ffdb9fb724fcd90543a0acb58af81%2Ffaith-08xx17-09.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/24c1f86/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4928x2766+0+355/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2F69%2Ffdb9fb724fcd90543a0acb58af81%2Ffaith-08xx17-09.JPG 2x" width="490" height="275" data-src="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1cf17e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4928x2766+0+355/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8a%2F69%2Ffdb9fb724fcd90543a0acb58af81%2Ffaith-08xx17-09.JPG" data-lazy-load="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" > </picture> <div class="Figure-content"><figcaption class="Figure-caption"><p>Chicago author Scott Turow, a lawyer whose books include “Presumed Innocent” and “The Burden of Proof,” is among this year’s headliners at the Printers Row Lit Fest.</p></figcaption><span class="line"></span><div class="Figure-credit"><p>Rich Hein/Sun-Times</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>The lineup for the Midwest’s largest and longest-running free outdoor literary festival also includes NPR’s <b>Scott Simon</b>, New York Times bestselling author <b>Eve Ewing </b>and Chicago poet laureate <a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/arts-culture/2026/04/30/chicago-poet-laureate-mayda-del-valle-green-mill-poetry-slam" target="_blank" ><b><u>Mayda Del Valle</u></b></a><b>.

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