Berkshire Wordfest

Books

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Love a festival author? Want a book signed?

Visit the Festival Bookstore! Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (8:30 a.m. on Saturday & Sunday) now through Monday, July 26. Or pre-purchase books by calling (413) 728-8155. Copies will be set aside for you to pick up during the festival prior to a signing. The Festival Bookstore is operated in partnership with The Bookstore in Lenox.

All ticketed festival events are followed by a booksigning. (Most poetry events also include booksignings.) See below or view the full booksigning schedule for times and locations. Daytime booksignings are open to all Mount visitors with general admission or a Grounds Pass; you do not need to have an event ticket to get your book signed. Evening booksignings are open to event ticketholders only.

Browse festival books below. Click on each cover to read a review and/or excerpt of the book.

Kurt Andersen

Roy Blount Jr.

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 12:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 5 p.m. @ The Glen

Heyday

Reset

Alphabet Juice

Long Time Leaving
       

Elizabeth Brundage

Frank Delaney

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 10 a.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 3:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den

Somebody Else's Daughter The Doctor's Wife

Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show

Simple Courage
       

Tad Friend

John Hockenberry

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 12:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den
[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 3:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den
Cheerful Money Lost in Mongolia

Moving Violations

 
       

Garrison Keillor

Katy Lederer

[Bio] [Event]
SPECIAL SIGNING!: Sat., 1 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den

Fundraiser booksigning: Sat. evening @ Seven Hills Inn
(open to fundraiser ticketholders only)

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 12:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den
77 Love Sonnets Pilgrims: A Lake Wobegon Romance Heaven-Sent Leaf Poker Face
       

Elinor Lipman

Martha McPhee

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sun., 10 a.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 12:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den
The Family Man My Latest Grievance Dear Money L'America
       

Laura Miller

Francine Prose

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sun., 12:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den

[Bio] [Event]
Kick-off booksigning: Fri. evening @ The Terrace
(open to Festival Opener ticketholders only)

The Magician's Book   Anne Frank Reading Like a Writer
       

Susan Orlean

Ruth Reichl

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sun., 3 p.m. @ The Glen

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., noon @ The Glen

The Orchid Thief The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup For You, Mom. Finally. Tender at the Bone
       

Katie Roiphe

Elizabeth Samet

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sun., 12:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 3:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den
Uncommon Arrangements   Soldier's Heart  
       

Dani Shapiro

Jim Shepard

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sun., noon @ The Glen

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 3 p.m. @ The Glen

Devotion Slow Motion Like You'd Understand, Anyway Project X
       

Tatjana Soli

Judith Thurman

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 3:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den

[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sun., 12:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den

The Lotus Eaters   Cleopatra's Nose Isak Dinesen
       

Simon Winchester

 
[Bio] [Event]
Booksigning: Sat., 12:15 p.m. @ Teddy Wharton’s Den
 
The Man Who Loved China The Professor and The Madman    
       

Works by Berkshire Poets

For these poets, booksignings will follow Poetry on the Terrace readings. Click on book covers to read excerpts or reviews (where available).
Deborah Bernhardt Peter Filkins Michelle Gillett Leslie Harrison
Echolalia

Augustine's Vision

Blinding the Goldfinches Displacement
Lawrence Raab      
The History of Forgetting      




























































































































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