Bestselling author Jeff Kinney will serve as the 2026 Keynote for Schoolchildren at the New Hampshire Book Festival. The annual keynote is part of the statewide literary festival and draws over 1,000 students, teachers, and parent chaperones from around New Hampshire. Kinney is the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, which follows middle-schooler Greg Heffley through illustrated diary-style stories. The series has sold over 300 million copies worldwide. Tickets for schools will go on sale April 20, with public ticket sales beginning April 21.