The 2025 Schedule & Program will be announced in May.
2025 Writers & Presenters
Be Inspired.
Vivek H. Murthy, MD
Yael van der Wouden
Colum McCann
Edward Luce
Dan Jones
Erling Kagge
Oren Cass
Evan Osnos
Sloane Crosley
Admiral James Stavridis
Claire Keegan
Wright Thompson
Todd S. Purdum
Griffin Dunne
Theodore H. Schwartz
Clara Bingham
Paola Ramos
Safiya Sinclair
Liz Moore
Ocean Vuong
Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Abraham Verghese
Ruth Reichl
Nayantara Roy
Sonia Purnell
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Andre Dubus III
Meenakshi Ahamed
Carl Hiaasen
Max Boot
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Jonathan Blitzer
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“Expertly programmed and executed with precision, expertise, and great love of literature, of community, of writers and readers… it continues to get even better—however implausible that might be!”
– Nicole K., SVWC Attendee
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