The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University, a major literary event for the Crescent City, is held each spring on Tulane's uptown campus and showcases 150+ national, regional and local authors, as well as numerous literary exhibitors. The festival also features children's and family programming sponsored by Scholastic Corporation, the global children's publishing, education and media company, and the City of New Orleans' Office of Youth and Families.

The festival is free and open to the public. There are panel discussions, moderated conversations, cooking demonstrations and live music. The festival provides a forum for media outlets, authors and readers to network and collaborate in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.