The 2025 Schedule & Program will be announced in May.
2025 Writers & Presenters
Be Inspired.
Max Boot
Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Vivek H. Murthy, MD
Ocean Vuong
Carl Hiaasen
Safiya Sinclair
Jonathan Blitzer
Liz Moore
Meenakshi Ahamed
Todd S. Purdum
Admiral James Stavridis
Ruth Reichl
Paola Ramos
The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Wright Thompson
Colum McCann
Erling Kagge
Claire Keegan
Oren Cass
Sloane Crosley
Theodore H. Schwartz
Sonia Purnell
Yael van der Wouden
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Andre Dubus III
Dan Jones
Griffin Dunne
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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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