Rancho Mirage Writers Festival
February 1 – 3, 2023

THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL IS ALREADY SOLD OUT.

The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival is a world-class gathering of the finest writers who contribute to the intellectual vitality of our time. The City of Rancho Mirage, California, welcomes 60 authors and 1,000 readers from around the globe to the Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory every year. Jamie Kabler, who wanted to bring a premier intellectual event to the Coachella Valley, founded the Festival in 2014, which has been described as “Coachella for the brain.”

The Festival's mission is to bring our readers a rich and diverse program with topics ranging from politics, history, humor, and health to genre and literary fiction. Writers are all experts in their field, distinguished historians, respected journalists and gifted storytellers. Many are recipients of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and the Man Booker Prize as well as New York Times bestsellers.

At the 9th annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, CPF Director Bob Shrum will be on four panels and Co-Director Mike Murphy will be on two panels.

"The World Today," Feb. 1, 10:30 – 11:15
Peter Baker, Susan Glasser, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., and Congressman Joseph Kennedy III with Mike Murphy (moderator)

"Congressman Joseph Kennedy III and Robert Shrum," Feb. 1, 8:30 – 9:15

"Robert Costa with Bob Shrum," Feb. 1, 9:30 – 10:15

"Ted Kennedy: The Lion of the Senate," Feb. 2, 11:30 – 12:15
John A. Farrell and Congressman Joseph Kennedy III with Robert Shrum (moderator)

"The Future of the GOP," Feb. 2, 2:00- 2:45
Peter Baker, Susan Glasser, Tim Miller, and Karl Rove and with Mike Murphy (moderator)

"Why We Did It: Inside the New Republican Party," Feb. 3, 11:30 – 12:15
Tim Miller with Robert Shrum

A detailed program for the event is at https://www.rmwritersfest.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023_program_012723.pdf

The festival is already sold out.