J. Scott Coatsworth 
We’re Looking for Volunteers! We couldn’t run this great event without the help of an army of volunteers. We’re looking for folks to help out now as we prepare, and to be on hand on the day of the event. If you’re interested, sign up here.
The Sacramento Book Festival Committee is working behind the scenes to bring you the most exciting authors in the Sacramento area! We’re planning on hosting over 200 authors at the 2026 event. Here are some names you might have heard: General Keynote Speaker: Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson is a science fiction writer who … Read more
We asked our authors to help us get the word out by sharing the festival to social media and by posting fliers in cafes, bookstores, and wherever else would take them. We chose a random winner from all the authors who shared their efforts with us to win a free author table spot at the … Read more
We have the winners for the Scavenger Hunt. The grand prize winner – season tickets at CapStage – is Anita Brown (pictured). Congrats to all the winners: Cap Stage:Anita Brown Broadway Sacramento:Amber Lien Zocalo UV:Patricia Tan Sauced:Corie RubianoMatthew ArnstrongHeaven HaysSamantha Reich Thank you to our great prize sponsors!
Thank you to Cody Stark, CBS and Good Day Sacramento for the amazing promo: https://www.cbsnews.com/gooddaysacramento/video/discover-your-next-favorite-book-meet-the-minds-behind-the-bestsellers
We reached out to everyone we could think of in the Sacramento book world, and so many of them responded and wanted to be a part of it – bookstores, libraries, writers’ groups, and other literary organizations. So stop by and visit each of them and tell them “Thank you!” for helping to make the … Read more
The JuJu’s Burgers and Shake food truck will be parked out front of the Shepard Garden & Arts Center, serving food from 11 am to 3 pm. Savor the extraordinary blend of Angus beef, crisp veggies, and our signature juju sauce – a symphony of taste that will captivate your senses. CHOICE OF BURGER: –Angus-Beef … Read more
“Only 38% of third graders in Sacramento County are reading at grade level, according to a report from the nonprofit Sacramento Literacy Foundation.” –SacBee Sacramento is in a literacy crisis, so this is the perfect time to launch a book festival to encourage people to read. We’ve brought some of the most important voices in … Read more
Five of us – Tim Schooley, J. Scott Coatsworth, RoseMary Covington Morgan, Keaton Yost, and CWC Sacramento president Bernard Wozny hung out with Cody Stark to talk about the festival in a bunch of spots on Good Day Sacramento in front of Capital Books!
We’ll be running a scavenger hunt at the Sacramento Book Festival with some great prizes: Just visit every part of the event, collect a stamp at each of our six scavenger hunt stations, and turn in your completed card. We will send out the prizes after the event.