Headliners
We are thrilled to have some beloved local authors coming to the Sacramento Book Festival to do readings and sit on panels:

Catriona McPherson
Mystery, Historical
Catriona (she/her) was born in Scotland and lived there until 2010, then immigrated to California where she lives on Patwin ancestral land. A former academic linguist, she now writes full-time. Her multi-award-winning and national best-selling work includes: the DANDY GILVER historical detective stories, the LAST DITCH mysteries, set in California, and a strand of contemporary standalone novels including Edgar-finalist THE DAY SHE DIED and Mary Higgins Clark finalist STRANGERS AT THE GATE. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, The Crimewriters’ Association, The Society of Authors and Sisters in Crime, of which she is a former national president.

James Rollins
Thriller
James Rollins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers. His writing has been translated into more than forty languages and has sold more than 20 million books. The New York Times says, “Rollins is what you might wind up with if you tossed Michael Crichton and Dan Brown into a particle accelerator together.” Rollins unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets matched with stunning suspense. His latest foray extends into epic fantasy with the Moonfall Saga series, and his eighteenth Sigma Force thriller, Arkangel, debuted in August and was an instant national s bestseller.