Island Book Blast

Boca Grande’s Book Festival

  • Date
    Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026
  • Season
  • Location
    Library Loggia & Courtyard

Video by Rick Montgomery

Photos by Patti Christakos

Island Book Blast sign and white balloons in front of the Johann Fust Library in Boca Grande, FL
Island Book Blast sign and white balloons at the front doors of the Johann Fust Library in Boca Grande, FL
event sign next to the bike rack at the Johann Fust Library in Boca Grande, FL
two women pose behind a table filled with books
a woman smiles and claps her hands together
a small number of people browse through tables filled with books
a man purchasing a book from a woman working with a tablet behind a table
Two books on display: Why Girls' Schools Matter by Whitney Ransome and Lindsay Hughes Cooper by Lindsay Major
a man in a blue button-down shirt talks with Bobbie Marquis
a man holds his young daughter in one arm and a children's book in the other hand
The Lee County Library Book bike with a colorful umbrella
two women post with The Book Bike
a man and woman taking a selfie together
a man with a DSLR camera films a man in a blue shirt and bow tie holding a children's book, standing beside a woman in a teal Boca Grande sweater
a man with a DSLR camera films a man in a blue shirt and bow tie holding a children's book, standing beside a woman in a teal Boca Grande sweater
author Erin Stanzyck wearing a straw hat
The Happy Healthy Plant Based Cookbook by Erin & Dusty Stanczyk
author Kathy Auman seated behind five of her books on display
authors Joyce Woollcott and Pasty King Hosman sit behind a table with their books on display
author David Sparks seated behind a table with his books on display
Call: (941) 964-0211
Call: (941) 964-0211