Announcing the 2023 Festival Friends Pass sessions! Festival Friends Pass holders enjoy priority seating and signing access to these sessions. Become a Festival Friend by donating $100 or more, and we’ll say thank you with a Festival Friends Pass. Your support helps us keep arts and culture accessible for readers statewide.

The 2023 Festival Friends Pass Sessions are:

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Ann Patchett in Conversation about Tom Lake
with Elizabeth McCracken
Saturday, November 11, 11:15 am – 12:00 pm
First Baptist Church

Steve Inskeep in Conversation about Differ We Must
with Dan Goodgame
Saturday, November 11, 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
Capitol House Chamber

Ooh La La! Dork Diaries in Paris with Rachel Renée Russell & Nikki Russell
with Anne Wynter
Saturday, November 11, 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm
Central Presbyterian Church

Abraham Verghese in Conversation about The Covenant of Water
with Megan Labrise
Saturday, November 11, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
First Baptist Church

Walter Isaacson in Conversation about Elon Musk
with Evan Smith
Saturday, November 11, 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church

An Exploration of the “Latinx” Identity in Family, Community & Culture with Héctor Tobar & Ingrid Rojas Contreras with Ruben Degollado
Saturday, November 11, 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Capitol Auditorium (E1.004)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah in Conversation about Chain Gang All Stars
with Roger Reeves
Sunday, November 12, 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Stateside Theatre

Curtis Sittenfeld in Conversation about Romantic Comedy
with Maya Perez
Sunday, November 12, 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Stateside Theatre

Andrew Sean Greer & Steven Rowley in Conversation about Less is Lost and The Celebrants
with Clay Smith
Sunday, November 12, 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Central Presbyterian Church

Ali Hazelwood and Aaron H. Aceves on Teenage Love, Angst, and Coming-of-Age
with Kailey Hunt
Sunday, November 12, 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
First United Methodist Church