Starting in 2001 the Bookies (as many as could go) have been attending the Literary Sojourn in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It occurs in September or October and is hosted by the Bud Werner Memorial Library. We enjoy a buffet luncheon after which 5 different authors will talk to us about what it is like for them to write a book. Afterwards we are invited to meet the authors and have them sign our books. At the end of the day we eat, shop and talk about the authors. Lastly, we return to our condo, put on our jammies and stay up late talking about life!
Literary Sojourn Summary by Year
Year | Authors | |||||
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2001 | Chris Bohjalian | Andre Dubus III | Donna Gershten | Jacquely Mitchard | Sena Jeter Naslund | |
2002 | Rick Bragg | Alan Lightman | Elizabeth McCracken | Bharati Mukherjee | Gail Tsukiyama | |
2003 | Tim Cahill | Alexandra Fuller | Maxine Hong Kingston | Gus Lee | Colum McCann | |
2004 | Brady Udall | Cristina Garcia | Anne Marie MacDonald | Audrey Niffenegger | David Quammen | Regina Barreca, MC |
2005 | Chris Abani | Jen Gish | Haven Kimmel | Patrick McGrath | Ruth Ozeki | Regina Barreca, MC |
2006 | Geraldine Brooks | Myla Goldberg | Erik Larson | Lisa See | Stewart O'Nan | Erin McKean, MC |
2007 | Frank Delaney | Jane Hamilton | Michael Kun | Luis Alberto Urrea | Amanda Eyre Ward | Erin McKean, mc |
2008 | Karen Joy Fowler | Andrew Sean Greer | Elizabeth Strout | Nathaniel Philbrick | Manil Suri | |
2009 | John Darnton | Jayne Anne Phillips | Linda Hogan | Amitav Gosh | Richard Bausch | |
2010 | Dan Chaon | Chris Cleave | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | Wally Lamb | Lori Lansens | Frank Delaney, MC |
2013 | Augusten Burroughs | Jennifer Haigh | Jess Walter | Emma Donaghue | Ron Rash | Andre Dubus, III, MC |
2014 | Anthony Doeer | Emily St. John Mandel | Curtis Sittenfeld | Com Toibin | Daniel Woodrell | Karen Joy Fowler, MC |
2015 | Diane Ackerman | Lily King | Dinaw Mengestu | Mary Doria Russell | Richard Russo | Jim Shepard MC |
2016 | Jesse Burton | Ethan Canin | Patrick deWitt | Lauren Groff | Anthony Marra | Jess Walter MC |
2017 | Robert Olen Butler | Nadia Hasimi | Eowyn Ivey | Paulette Jiles | Amor Towles | Chris Cleave MC |
2018 | Charles Frazier | Tayari Jones | Alice McDermott | Claire Messud | Kamila Shamsie | Column McCann |
2019 | Jennifer Clement | Esi Edugyan | Rebecca Makkai | Madeline Miller | John Burnham Schwartz | Andrew Sean Greer |