Hundreds of authors to be featured in this year’s Sacramento Book Festival
CALLING ALL BOOKWORMS THIS WEEKEND. THE SACRAMENTO BOOK FESTIVAL IS THE LITERARY EVENT, BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. JOINING US RIGHT NOW, WE’VE GOT TWO LOCAL AUTHORS, JUDITH STOCKTON AND CLARE BOOTHE. THANK YOU, LADIES, SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YOU BROUGHT ALL THE BOOKS THIS MORNING. WE’RE NOT GOING TO DO A BOOK REPORT ON EACH ONE, BUT THIS IS JUST A SMALL AMOUNT, A LITTLE EXAMPLE OF WHAT’S TO COME ISN’T IT? YES, WE HAVE OVER 270 AUTHORS. WE HAVE THREE PERFORMANCE HALLS WITH PANELS AND READINGS ALL DAY LONG. SO YES, IT’S PRETTY AMAZING. LAST YEAR, THE RESPONSE TO OUR INAUGURAL BOOK FESTIVAL WAS SO OVERWHELMING. WE WERE IN A NEW, BIGGER SPACE AT THE SCOTTISH RITE CENTER. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO’VE BEEN THERE, IT’S GORGEOUS AND ALL INSIDE AND AIR CONDITIONED. LAST YEAR WE WERE A LITTLE TOASTY. I WAS GOING TO SAY, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING LAST YEAR NOW WITH HAVING THAT MANY AUTHORS, I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT’S GOING TO COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS, ISN’T IT? OH, ABSOLUTELY. WE’VE GOT COOKBOOK AUTHORS, WE’VE GOT ROMANCE WRITERS, HORROR, SCI FI. WE ARE THRILLED WITH OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER. KIM STANLEY ROBINSON. HE IS ONE OF THE EMINENT WRITERS OUT THERE. HE’S WON A HUGO MULTIPLE OTHER AWARDS. HE’S GOING TO BE SPEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON. WE’RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. YEAH. ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE? SOMEBODY IS WRITING ABOUT IT AND THEY’LL BE THERE TABLES ALL DAY TO CHAT, TO SELL BOOKS. AND THAT’S KIND OF ONE OF THE, THE BEST PARTS OF THIS, RIGHT, IS THAT IT’S NOT JUST GOING THERE AND LISTENING TO SOMEBODY SPEAK IN FRONT OF A LARGE ROOM. YOU ACTUALLY GET TO KIND OF RUB ELBOWS AND NOT JUST RUB ELBOWS WITH THE AUTHORS, BUT ALSO JUST, YOU KNOW, SPEAK TO OTHER FOLKS WHO MIGHT ENJOY YOUR GENRE. RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. ADULTS. WE HAVE A WHOLE A THIRD OF THE SPACE IS FULL OF CHILDREN’S AUTHORS, YOUNG ADULT, MIDDLE GRADE. YES. WE HAVE A, A YOUNG ADULT AUTHOR DOING OUR OTHER KEYNOTE. WENDELIN VAN DRUNEN, AND SHE IS IN THE AFTERNOON. ALSO, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR THEME THIS YEAR. IT’S BUILDING COMMUNITY BOOK BY BOOK. WHAT’S THE ESSENCE BEHIND ALL OF THAT? SO WELL, TO, TO, TO BRING TOGETHER READERS. YEAH. YOU KNOW, YOU’VE GOT READERS TEND TO, YOU KNOW, THAT’S SOMETHING THAT YOU DO BY YOURSELF. YEAH. RIGHT. ON THE COUCH OR, OR OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, ON THE PATIO. AND THIS GIVES EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, TO, TO CHAT ABOUT WHAT THEY LIKE TO FIND NEW THINGS TO DISCOVER NEW AUTHORS. BEST PART YOU CAN ALSO SHARE. SO REAL QUICK, I KNOW WE’RE KIND OF RUNNING OUT OF TIME. YOU ARE BOTH ALSO AUTHORS, SO GO AHEAD AND SHARE SOMETHING REAL QUICK ABOUT WHAT YOU FOLKS BROUGHT. SO I WRITE MYSTERIES. IT’S A SERIES FEATURING A COUNTY SHERIFF DOWN IN THE OZARKS IN MISSOURI, AND MY MOST CURRENT ONE IS CALLED THROWING SHADOWS. THERE ARE GOING TO BE EIGHT IN THE SERIES THIS FALL, SO SEVEN RIGHT NOW. OKAY, PERFECT. AND, AND I, MY MOST RECENT BOOK PUBLISHED IS A GREEK MYTH RETELLING, FEMINIST GREEK MYTH RETELLING. AND I WRITE HISTORICAL FICTION SET IN THE ANCIENT WORLD. VERY NICE. ACHILLES WIFE. VERY COOL. REAL QUICK, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GET SOME TICKETS, WHERE SHOULD THEY GO? WEBSITE. NO TICKETS REQUIRED. IT’S FREE ADMISSION. EVEN BETTER. YOU JUST COME ON BY. THERE’S PLENTY OF PARKING AT THE SCOTTISH RITE CENTER. IF FOR SOME REASON. BY SOME MIRACLE, WE ARE FULL UP PARKING. THERE’S LOTS OF PARKING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND, SO. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEBSITE, WHICH WE’LL SAY HERE IN A SECOND. AND ONE THING I SHOULD SAY IS WE ARE ASKING OUR GENEROUS COMMUNITY. WE ARE SUPPORTING THE LOAVES AND FISHES, MUSTARD SEED SCHOOL AND THE PEOPLE CAN PLEASE BRING ACTIVITY BOOKS AND WORKBOOKS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THIS IS VERY MUCH A PRO LITERACY SUPPORT. THE THE COMMUNITY WEBSITE SACRAMENTO.
Hundreds of authors to be featured in this year’s Sacramento Book Festival
Updated: 10:58 AM PDT Apr 15, 2026
Literary lovers are set to flock to the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in River Park for this year’s Sacramento Book Festival, set to be the largest one yet.More than 250 local authors will be featured, performing readings, participating on panels and introducing themselves to readers. Among the authors are Kim Stanley Robinson, Gail Carriger, James Rollins, Wendelin Van Draanen, Brenda Novak, Beth Ruyak and Allison Brennan.Attendees will find books for readers of all ages available for purchase.Also part of the festival is a book drive to benefit the Mustard Seed School, a free private school for children ages 3 to 15 who are currently experiencing homelessness.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Literary lovers are set to flock to the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in River Park for this year’s Sacramento Book Festival, set to be the largest one yet.
More than 250 local authors will be featured, performing readings, participating on panels and introducing themselves to readers. Among the authors are Kim Stanley Robinson, Gail Carriger, James Rollins, Wendelin Van Draanen, Brenda Novak, Beth Ruyak and Allison Brennan.
Attendees will find books for readers of all ages available for purchase.
Also part of the festival is a book drive to benefit the Mustard Seed School, a free private school for children ages 3 to 15 who are currently experiencing homelessness.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel