Schedule
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Ticketed events and poetry readings only. For booksigning schedule, click here. Between events, enjoy a wordgame. Food available for purchase all weekend at our Terrace Café.
| Friday, July 23 | ||
| Time & Location | Tickets (purchase) | |
| 6-9 p.m. The Glen & The Terrace |
Festival Opener, with special guest and honoree Francine Prose (introduced by local author Louisa Gilder) |
$50 per attendee |
| Saturday, July 24 | ||
| Time & Location | Event (see all event descriptions) | Tickets (purchase) |
| 8:30-10 a.m. The Terrace |
Books for Breakfast, with novelist Elizabeth Brundage | $40 non-members $35 Mount members |
| 10:30 a.m.-noon The Stables |
Channeling Edith Wharton: Old Money, New Money, a discussion with Kurt Andersen, Tad Friend, Katy Lederer, Martha McPhee and moderator Simon Winchester | $40 non-members $35 Mount members |
| 11-noon The Glen |
Ruth Reichl is In Conversation with Joe Donahue | $25 non-members $20 Mount members |
| 12:30-1 p.m. The Terrace |
Poetry on the Terrace, readings by Leslie Harrison and Lawrence Raab | Free (with festival ticket or $10 Grounds pass) |
| 1:30-3 p.m. The Stables |
Channeling Edith Wharton: Writers in Wartime, a discussion with John Hockenberry, Elizabeth Samet, Tatjana Soli, and moderator Frank Delaney | $40 non-members $35 Mount members |
| 2-3 p.m. The Glen |
Jim Shepard is In Conversation with Joe Donahue | $25 non-members $20 Mount members |
| 3:30-4 p.m. The Terrace |
Poetry on the Terrace, readings by Deborah Bernhardt and Abbot Cutler |
Free (with festival ticket or $10 Grounds pass) |
| 4-5 p.m. The Glen |
Roy Blount Jr. is In Conversation with Joe Donahue | $25 non-members $20 Mount members |
| 6-8 p.m. The Stables |
Cocktails Inside & Out with festival authors | $100 per attendee; complimentary for Festival Fundraiser ticketholders |
| 7:30-10:30 p.m. Seven Hills Inn |
Festival Fundraiser, with special guest and honoree Garrison Keillor and master of ceremonies Frank Delaney | tickets start at $250 per attendee; price includes complimentary ticket to Cocktails event(proceeds help underwrite Berkshire WordFest) |
| Time & Location | Event (see all event descriptions) | Tickets (purchase) |
| 8:30-10 a.m. The Terrace |
Books for Breakfast, with novelist Elinor Lipman | $40 non-members $35 Mount members |
| 10:30 a.m.-noon The Stables |
Channeling Edith Wharton: “Well-Behaved Women,” a discussion with Katie Roiphe, Judith Thurman and moderator Laura Miller | $40 non-members $35 Mount members |
| 11-noon The Glen |
Dani Shapiro is In Conversation with Susan Arbetter | $25 non-members $20 Mount members |
| 12:30-1 p.m. The Terrace |
Poetry on the Terrace, readings by Peter Filkins and Michelle Gillett | Free (with festival ticket or $10 Grounds pass) |
| 2-3 p.m. The Glen |
Susan Orlean is In Conversation with Susan Arbetter | $25 non-members $20 Mount members |
| 3:30-4 p.m. The Terrace |
Poetry on the Terrace, readings by Hannah Fries and Tess Taylor | Free (with festival ticket or $10 Grounds pass) |
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