Schedule 2026 – Jackson Hole Book Festival

9:00 – 9:15 am

Grand Room · Festival Kickoff

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Jackson Hole Book Festival

9:15 – 10:00 am

Craig Johnson, Paul Andrew Hutton, Robert Moor

Grand Teton Room · Festival Kickoff

The Modern West

Craig Johnson — The Brothers McKay,
Paul Andrew Hutton — The Undiscovered Country,
Robert Moor — In Trees

Moderator: Sam Western, Author & Historian

Timberline Room

Family Secrets

Nina McConigley — How to Commit a Post-Colonial Murder

Moderator: Lucas Fralick, Center for the Book

Glacier View Room

Museum of Wildlife Art Bull-Branson Award

Recognizing excellence in the field of children's book illustration with a focus on nature and life.

Annie Chen: Author & Illustrator — The Salmon Run

Presenter: National Museum of Wildlife Art

10:15 – 11:00 am

Theo Baker, Eugene Robinson, David Sanger

Grand Teton Room

Reporters Reporting: Truth, Trust, and the Fourth Estate

Theo Baker — How to Rule the World,
Eugene Robinson — Freedom Lost,
David E. Sanger — New Cold Wars

Moderator: Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker

Liaquaat Ahmed, author of 1873 and Edward Fishman, author of Chokepoints

Timberline Room

The Global Economic Outlook: On the Rise or In Decline

Liaquat Ahmed — 1873,
Edward Fishman — Chokepoints

Moderator: To be Announced

Glacier View Room

Our Natural Spaces

Robert Moor — In trees

Moderator: Leslie Mattson, President Grand Teton National Park Foundation

Lupine Meadow Room

Love, Loss, Resilience

Alexandra Fuller — Fi

Moderator: The Reverend Jimmy Bartz

11:15 am – Noon

Grand Teton Room

Lois Romano — An Inconvenient Widow

Moderator: To Be Announced

Timberline Room

A World At Risk

Garrett M. Graff — The Devil Reached Toward The Sky,
Edward Fishman — Chokepoints,
Ben Rhodes — All We Say,
David E. Sanger — New Cold Wars

Moderator: To Be Announced

Barbara Demick, Susan Orlean, Paatmeena Sabit

Glacier View Room

The Dogged Search for Spellbinding Stories

Barbara Demick — Daughters of the Bamboo Grove,
Susan Orlean — Joyride,
Patmeena Sabit — Good People

Moderator: Matt Daly, Executive Director Jackson Hole Writers

Ray D. Madoff, Evan Osnos, and Theo Baker

Lupine Meadow Room

Wealth, Power & Privilege: A Fair Playing Field?

Ray D. Madoff — The Second Estate,
Evan Osnos — The Have and Have-Yachts,
Theo Baker — How to Rule the World

Moderator: Luther Propst, Teton County Commisioner

Noon – 12:35 pm

Grand Teton Room

Continued Book Signings & Grab Lunch

Meet the authors and get your books signed.

12:40 – 1:30 pm

Grand Teton Room · Lunchtime Featured Speakers

America at 250

Beverly Gage — This Land Is Your Land,
Ben Rhodes — All We Say: The Battle for American Identity,
Eugene Robinson — Freedom Lost, Fredom Won

Moderator: Liaquat Ahmed, Author 1873

1:45 – 2:30 pm

Paul Andrew Hutton, Beverly Gage, Lois Romanon

Grand Teton Room

History: Truth, Myths & Storytelling

Paul Andrew Hutton — The Undiscovered Country,
Beverly Gage — This Land Is Your Land,
Lois Romano — An Inconvenient Widow

Moderator: Sherry Smith, University Distinguished Professor of History (Emerita), Southern Methodist University

Timberline Room

Wolf Stories

Rick McIntyre — My Life With Wolves

Moderator: To Be Announced

Glacier View Room

Belonging In Different Worlds

Tom Lin — Babylon, South Dakota,
Patmeena Sabit — Good People

Moderator: Alison Engel, Facilitator Literary Masters

Barbara Demick, Evan Osnos, David E. Sanger, and Stephen Witt

Lupine Meadow Room

China Beyond the Headlines

Barbara Demick — Daughters of the Bamboo Grove,
Evan Osnos — The Haves and Have-Yachts,
David E. Sanger — New Cold Wars,
Stephen Witt — The Thinking Machine

Moderator: Ryan McMorrow, Journalist, Financial Times

2:45 – 3:30 pm