Three days. One community. Infinite stories.
Friday & Saturday are ticketed. Sunday is free for all.
Lily Brooks-Dalton
Ruins
Myriam Gurba
Poppy State
Ari Kolender
How to Cook the Finest Things in the Sea
Naeem Murr
Every Exit Brings You Home
Victoria Redel
I Am You
Emma Sloley
The Island of Last Things
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Amy Jo Burns
Wait for Me
Jonathan Capeheart
Yet I Am Here
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Bruce Holsinger
Culpability
Rachel Howzell Hall
Fog and Fury
Ryan La Sala
The Dead of Summer
Rex Ogle
Four Eyes
Kate Rosenfield
How to Survive in the Woods
Emily St. James
Woodworking
Chris Whitaker
All the Colors of the Dark
Lisa Lee
American Han
Erik Piepenburg
Dining Out
R. K. Russell
The Yards Between Us
Susan Straight
Sacrament
Nick Wolny
Money Proud
Grant Ginder
So Old, So Young
Justinian Huang
Lucky Seed
Claire Lombardo
Same as it Ever Was
Shobha Rao
Indian Country
Kate Schatz
Where the Girls Were
Thrity Umrigar
Missing Sam
Moderators
Maggie Downs
Journalist and Author
Miwa Messer
Barnes & Noble's "Poured Over" Podcast
Grace Garner
City Council Member
Jordan Moblo
Jordy's Book Club
Byron Lane
Emmy-winning Journalist & Author
Corey Roskin
Library Foundation Board Member
Lara Love
Author & Literary Agent
How does it work?
First, a reminder that all proceeds support the festival’s FREE programming and ongoing OUTspoken initiatives.
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Guarantee yourself a seat at every festival event you want to go to: VIP Ticket
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You want to see some authors, but don't need prime seats and don't mind waiting in lines for free events: General Admission
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No commitment and/or just reading-curious: The Sunday-only Community Pass! Simply line up for the event you'd like to go to
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Jason Blitman
OUTspoken Project Direrctor
A Note from the Producer
“It’s such a gift to live in a community that celebrates storytelling with such passion and variety. From the Rancho Mirage Writers’ Festival to Pride on the Page, the Palm Springs Readers’ Festival, and now the PS Book Fest, there’s truly something for every kind of reader — and even for those who don’t consider themselves readers at all. Our free Community Day on Sunday, March 29th, is a celebration of that spirit — a reminder that books and reading can be accessible, joyful, and inclusive and perpetuates OUTspoken's belief that stories are for everyone and everyone has a story.
Every ticket sale supports the free community day for accessible programming as well as exciting soon-to-be announced OUTspoken programming that will happen year-round.
Book sales — featuring both new and gently used titles — will be provided by Hey Books!, a queer-owned Southern California–based bookstore, ensuring that stories are as accessible and affordable as possible for every reader. When I first landed in Southern California and started exploring the amazing bookish community here, Anika and Matthew were each bright spots at some of my favorite indie bookstores. Now they’ve teamed up to create Hey Books!, and it is a fabulous full-circle moment to collaborate with them in this new chapter!”
