Writers Series
Experience the Writers Festival all year long!
The Writers Series, sponsored by Jordan Schnitzer, presents a free series of talks by eminent authors throughout the year at the award-winning Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory.
The Writers Series is one of the Rancho Mirage Library’s premier programs. All residents of Rancho Mirage and donors who contribute $100 or more annually to the Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory Foundation can take advantage of priority seating for premier programs by arriving early.
Discover our extensive catalog of recorded Writers Series sessions from previous events, available to explore for free. Immerse yourself in candid conversations, insightful presentations, and engaging discussions with renowned authors.
The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival is very grateful for the generous support of the Auen Foundation, Sherrie and Ron Auen and Catharine Reed for underwriting the videotaping of the Writers Series. Thanks to their support, people from all over the world can enjoy all of the Writers Series sessions!
Barry Petersen • Jan’s Story
CBS News Foreign Correspondent Barry Petersen will talk about his book, Jan's Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer's.
Emily Weinstein • Easy Weeknight Dinners
Emily Weinstein, editor of The New York Times’s Food and Cooking section, will discuss Easy Weeknight Dinners, the first-ever cookbook from NYT Cooking.
Paula Saunders • Starting from Here: A Novel
Paula Saunders will discuss her new novel, Starting from Here, the story of a Midwestern girl balances her dreams of becoming a dancer with the complications of growing up on her own, far from her working-class family.
Molly Jong-Fast • How to Lose Your Mother
Molly Jong-Fast will discuss her new memoir, How to Lose Your Mother, about her elusive mother’s encroaching dementia and a reckoning with her complicated childhood.
Brant MacDuff • The Shotgun Conservationist
Wildlife conservation and taxidermy historian Brant MacDuff will discuss his book, The Shotgun Conservationist: Why Environmentalists Should Love Hunting.