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Porter Fox, author of “Category Five: Superstorms and the Warming Oceans that Feed Them,” will participate in a panel discussion during the Jackson Hole Book Festival. PHOTO COURTESY RUTHEFORD STUDIOS

Book Fest brings back Fox

By Richard Anderson / ContributorOriginally Published in Jackson Hole News & Guide Porter Fox got his start writing in the mid to late 1990s as the sports editor for the Jackson Hole News. In the 30 years since, he has...

Get in the Room – Jake 9 23 25

“Thanks for having me and thanks for having this conversation. As you know, the book festival is free for all…we don’t require any registration. So we didn’t really know how it would go, and more than 200 people showed up...

The second annual Jackson Hole Book Festival starts at 9 a.m. on Sept. 26 Snow King Resort. (Artwork by Zoe Curran)

Book fest to talk leadership, land lust and work exhaustion

by Sophia Boyd-Fliegel / Sep 23, 2025Originally published on 891khol.com Sharon Felzer previews the free event spurring open dialogue on tough topics. The second annual Jackson Hole Book Festival is all day Sept. 26 at Snow King Resort. Festival Co-founder and President...

With high-profile authors, columnists, Jackson Hole Book Festival caters to conversation

Sharon Felzer, founder of the Jackson Hole Book Festival, said the best compliment she received from last year’s attendees is that their “brains were tired.” “Last year, the panel conversations really got people so inspired,” she said. “We’re creating very...

Peter Baker, New York Times' chief White House correspondent and Susan Glasser, staff writer and columnist for The New Yorker, chat with audience members after a presentation on journalism in the Trump era at the Center for the Arts in Jackson on July 23, 2025. (Angus M. Thuermer Jr./WyoFile)

At Wyoming forum, top journalists describe ‘real fear factor’ surrounding Trump administration

Baker, Glasser and Marcus, who worked together at the Washington Post during President Trump’s first term, described an authoritarian takeover of the country. Three of the country’s top political journalists described President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Jackson as an...

Journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser will be in conversation with moderator Ruth Marcus tonight at Jackson Hole Center for the Arts. COURTESY PHOTOS

Journalists to host literary conversation

By Michael Carmody / Contributor – July 23, 2095Originally published by Jackson Hole News & Guide The Jackson Hole Book Festival kicks off its second year with a speaking event featuring well-known political journalists Susan Glasser and Peter Baker, co-authors...