The JHBF will be held in the Snow King Conference Center. Free parking is available at the Snow King Hotel.

Book Festival books will be sold all day at the event. Signing of books purchased will take place after authors' sessions.

There will be a break for lunch at 12:00 p.m. and the afternoon sessions will begin promptly at 1:00 p.m.

FOR FAMILIES: Author Tim Musso is for all ages; Authors Matt de la Pena, Dawn Quigley, Debbi Michiko Florence, Rebecca Balcarcel, and Janet Fox are Young Adult (YA) and under age 12. Authors Dawn Quigley, Debbi Michiko Florence, Rebecca Balcarcel, and Janet Fox will be located in the Teton Room from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and will include children’s activities. NOTE: Middle-School-Aged students and older are invited to attend a special Q&A panel discussion about writing with the Children’s Authors at 1:00 pm in the Teton Room.

Festival Schedule

9:00 am - 9:45 am:
Opening Panel Discussion
The Writer's Life - The Beauty, Art, and Power of Storytelling

Panel: Téa Obreht, Tracy Daugherty, Patti Callahan Henry, and Liza Mundy
Room: Grand Room

10:00 am - 10:45 am:

The Missing Billionaire
Room: Mountain View
Moderator: Lindsay Amon Wilcox

The Six
Room: Timberline 3
Moderator: Emily Cohen

Grizzly Confidential
Room: Summit 2
Moderator: Marcia Kunstel

11:00 am - 11:45 am:

Panel Discussion #1
America's Experiment in Democracy
Panel: Derek Leebaert, Jean Garrison, Peter Parolin, and Jacob Silverman
Room: Summit 2
Moderator: Liz Storer (WY-23

Panel Discussion #2
What Does Home Really Mean?
Panel: Amy Yee, Matt de la Peña, and Alex Gambal
Room: Timberline 1
Moderator: Dan Sheehan

Panel Discussion #3
The Wonder and Fragility of Planet Earth
Panel: Téa Obreht, Ernest Scheyder, Tim Musso, and Kevin Grange
Room: Grand Room
Moderator: Scott Schumaker

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch Break

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm:

The Perfect Place
Room: Timberline 1
Children's Author and Activity

The Secret Book of Flora Lea
Room: Timberline 3
Moderator: Elizabeth Wilcox

Are You Prepared for the Storm?
Room: Fireside
Moderator: Derek Leebaert

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm:

Panel Discussion #4
Why is it Important to Write About Power and Privilege?
Panel: Max Marshall, Kate Zernicke, Loren Grush, Liza Mundy
Room: Grand Room
Moderator: Pam Houston

Panel Discussion #5
The Balancing Act of the Current Financial Ecosystem
Panel: Victor Haghani, Jacob Silverman, Ernest Scheyder
Room: Timberline 1
Moderator: Kate Moore

Panel Discussion #6
The Impact of the Wild West on a Writer’s Art and Craft
Panel: Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Kevin Grange, and Tom Lin
Room: Timberline 3
Moderator: Matt Daly

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm:

The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA
Room: Timberline 3
Moderator: Marcia Kunstel

Climbing the Vines in Burgundy
Room: Teton
Solo Presenter

Polarizations and Deep Contestations of the Liberal Script in the U.S.
Room: Fireside
Moderator: Sara Flitner

4:00 pm - 4:45 pm:

Easy Money: Casino Capitalism and the Golden Age of Fraud
Room: Grand Room
Moderator: Victor Haghani

Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made
Room: Teton
Moderator: Jean Garrison

Among the Bros
Room: Summit 2
Moderator: Emily Mieure

Children's Activities:

All children's activities will be held in the Teton Room

9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Various activities with children's authors Dawn Quigley (JoJo and the Snow Day), Janet Fox (The Mystery of Mystic Mountain), Debbi Michiko Florence (Jasmine Toguchi series), and Rebecca Balcarcel (Shine On).

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Q&A panel discussion for middle-school-aged+ students about writing with the children’s authors.