Festival Schedule

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Festival Details

The JHBF will be held in the Snow King Conference Center. Free parking is available at the Snow King Hotel.
Book Festival books will be sold all day at the event. Signing of books purchased will take place after authors' sessions.
There will be a break for lunch at 12:00 p.m. and the afternoon sessions will begin promptly at 1:00 p.m.
FOR FAMILIES: Author Tim Musso is for all ages; Authors Matt de la Pena, Dawn Quigley, Debbi Michiko Florence, Rebecca Balcarcel, and Janet Fox are Young Adult (YA) and under age 12. Authors Dawn Quigley, Debbi Michiko Florence, Rebecca Balcarcel, and Janet Fox will be located in the Teton Room from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and will include children’s activities. NOTE: Middle-School-Aged students and older are invited to attend a special Q&A panel discussion about writing with the Children’s Authors at 1:00 pm in the Teton Room.

Festival Schedule

9:00 am - 9:45 am

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July 13, 2020

Opening Panel Discussion

The Writer's Life - The Beauty, Art, and Power of Storytelling

Panel: Tracy Daugherty, Patti Callahan Henry, Pam Houston, Liza Mundy, and Téa Obreht

Room: Grand Room

10:00 am - 10:45 am

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Xochitl Gonzalez

Anita De Monte Laughs Last

Room: Fireside

Moderator: Shannon Brooks Hamby

Kevin Grange

Grizzly Confidential

Room: Summit 2

Moderator: Marcia Kunstel

Loren Grush

The Six

Room: Timberline 3

Moderator: Emily Cohen

Victor Haghani

The Missing Billionaires

Room: Mountain View

Moderator: Lindsay Amon Wilcox

Tom Lin

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu

Room: Timberline 2

Moderator: Dan Sheehan

Ernest Scheyder

The War Below

Room: Grand Room

Moderator: Mike Koshmrl

Kate Zernike

The Exceptions

Room Timberline 1

Moderator: Elizabeth Wilcox

11:00 am - 11:45 am

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July 13, 2020

Panel Discussion #1

America's Experiment in Democracy

Panel: Derek Leebaert, Jean Garrison, Peter Parolin, and Jacob Silverman

Room: Summit 2

Moderator: Liz Storer (WY-23)

Panel Discussion #2

What Does Home Really Mean?

Panel: Amy Yee, Matt de la Peña, and Alex Gambal

Room: Timberline 1

Moderator: Dan Sheehan

Panel Discussion #3

The Wonder and Fragility of Planet Earth

Panel: Téa Obreht, Ernest Scheyder, Tim Musso, and Kevin Grange

Room: Grand Room

Moderator: Scott Schumaker

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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July 13, 2020

Lunch Break

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

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Tracy Daugherty

Larry McMurtry: A Life

Room: Summit 2

Moderator: Lucas Fralick

Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Woman of Light

Room: Mountain View

Moderator: Andrew Munz

Patti Callahan Henry

The Secret Book of Flora Lea

Room: Timberline 3

Moderator: Elizabeth Wilcox

Thomas and Dorothy Hoobler

Are You Prepared for the Storm?

Room: Fireside

Moderator: Derek Leebaert

Pam Houston

Without Exception

Room: Grand Room

Moderator: Tiffanie DeBartolo

Matt de la Peña

The Perfect Place

Room: Timberline 1

Children's Author and Activity

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

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July 13, 2020

Panel Discussion #4

Why is it Important to Write About Power and Privilege?

Panel: Max Marshall, Kate Zernicke, Loren Grush, Liza Mundy

Room: Grand Room

Moderator: Pam Houston

Panel Discussion #5

The Balancing Act of the Current Financial Ecosystem

Panel: Victor Haghani, Jacob Silverman, Ernest Scheyder

Room: Timberline 1

Moderator: Kate Moore

Panel Discussion #6

The Impact of the Wild West on a Writer’s Art and Craft

Panel: Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Kevin Grange, Téa Obreht, and Tom Lin

Room: Timberline 3

Moderator: Matt Daly

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

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Matt Daly

The Invisible World

Room: Timberline 2

Moderator: Maria Kelson

Alex Gambal

Climbing the Vines in Burgundy

Room: Teton

Solo Presenter

Jean Garrison & Peter Parolin

Polarizations and Deep Contestations of the Liberal Script in the U.S.

Room: Fireside

Moderator: Sara Flitner

Meg Kissinger

While You Were Out

Room: Summit 2

Moderator: Dr. Drew Ramsey, M.D.

Liza Mundy

The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA

Room: Timberline 3

Moderator: Marcia Kunstel

Timothy Musso

Chasing the Sun

Room: Grand Room

Illustrator and Solo Presentation

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

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Stefani Jaye Farris

Nothing is Precious

Room: Timberline 2

Moderator: Jen Simon

Derek Leebaert

Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made

Room: Teton

Moderator: Jean Garrison

Max Marshall

Among the Bros

Room: Summit 2

Moderator: Emily Mieure

Jacob Silverman

Easy Money: Casino Capitalism and the Golden Age of Fraud

Room: Grand Room

Moderator: Victor Haghani

Ursula Villarreal-Moura

Like Happiness

Room: Timberline 1

Moderator: Xochitl Gonzalez

Amy Yee

Far from the Rooftop of the World

Room: Timberline 3

Moderator: Rachel Stevens

Children's Activities

July 13, 2020

Children's Activities

All children's activities will be held in the Teton Room

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Various activities with children's authors Dawn Quigley (JoJo and the Snow Day), Janet Fox (The Mystery of Mystic Mountain), Debbi Michiko Florence (Jasmine Toguchi series), and Rebecca Balcarcel (Shine On).

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Q&A panel discussion for middle-school-aged+ students about writing with the children’s authors.

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26 October, 2024 @ Snow King Resort Hotel 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

All Event Pass

FREE!!

You won’t want to miss everything the Jackson Hole Book Festival has to offer.

Festival Schedule

Festival Details

Festival Schedule

9:00 am - 9:45 am

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Opening Panel Discussion

The Writer's Life - The Beauty, Art, and Power of Storytelling

10:00 am - 10:45 am

Swipe or scroll left/right to see full schedule

Xochitl Gonzalez

Kevin Grange

Loren Grush

Victor Haghani

Tom Lin

Ernest Scheyder

Kate Zernike

11:00 am - 11:45 am

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Panel Discussion #1

America's Experiment in Democracy

Panel Discussion #2

What Does Home Really Mean?

Panel Discussion #3

The Wonder and Fragility of Planet Earth

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Lunch Break

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

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Tracy Daugherty

Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Patti Callahan Henry

Thomas and Dorothy Hoobler

Pam Houston

Matt de la Peña

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

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Panel Discussion #4

Why is it Important to Write About Power and Privilege?

Panel Discussion #5

The Balancing Act of the Current Financial Ecosystem

Panel Discussion #6

The Impact of the Wild West on a Writer’s Art and Craft

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

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Matt Daly

Alex Gambal

Jean Garrison & Peter Parolin

Meg Kissinger

Liza Mundy

Timothy Musso

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

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Stefani Jaye Farris

Derek Leebaert

Max Marshall

Jacob Silverman

Ursula Villarreal-Moura

Amy Yee

Children's Activities

Children's Activities

All children's activities will be held in the Teton Room

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Register Now!

26 October, 2024 @ Snow King Resort Hotel 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

All Event Pass

FREE!!

About the JHBF

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