The Sonoma Valley Authors Festival (August 26-28) is an annual 3-day weekend lecture series that brings people together to hear authors from a variety of literary genres. Founded with a mission to “stimulate the Minds and Nurture the Souls of Readers,” using a series of “Ted talk” style events and breakout sessions where today’s greatest writers and thinkers discuss their books and breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine.

This curated 3-day weekend lecture series features speakers and authors including Amor Towles, Tracy K. Smith, Erik Larson, Bill Browder, Nikki Erlick, Mary Roach, Desmond Shum, Manoush Zomorodi, Dave Barry, Jeffrey Brown and more.