Festival Friends support helps us fulfill our mission!  Thank you to the 2025 Festival Friends who received priority seating and signing access to 10 designated sessions during Festival weekend, in addition to other perks. Stay tuned for 2026 Festival Friend benefits.

Become a Festival Friend

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Check out the list of fellow book lovers helping to keep the Festival free for all by visiting the 2025 Festival Friend donor wall below.

2025 Festival Friends

  • Sherron Abernethy
  • Roy Adams
  • Steve Adler
  • Ginny Agnew
  • Arlene Agree
  • Marisela Aguilera
  • Amber Alvarez
  • Miles Arceneaux
  • Emily & Blake Arledge
  • Pat S. Armstrong
  • Angie Bado
  • Judith Bagley
  • Erin Ball
  • Carolyn Bartlett
  • Sharon Batson
  • Amanda Bauer
  • Nancy Beaney
  • Monica Becerra
  • Helen Benton
  • Heather Biggie
  • Colette Billings
  • Joye & Charles Blankenship
  • Charles Blankenship
  • Lynda Blevins
  • Kathryn Kemp & David Bohan
  • Jim Bowling
  • Anna Boyet
  • Susan Brandt
  • Catherine Bremer
  • Julia Briggs
  • Michael Brimberry
  • Cynthia Brown
  • Laura Brunson-Sugg
  • Mary Buck
  • Claire Burrows
  • Debbie Butler
  • Brittany Caldwell
  • Neocha Campbell
  • Fabiola Cardenas
  • Kathleen Carey
  • Karen Carpenter
  • Ian Carrie
  • Maria & Sal Chahin
  • Pooja Chakraborty
  • Claudia & Phil Chidester
  • Adina Chirogianis
  • Margaret Christen
  • Susan Christoph
  • Regina Cintron
  • Peggy Click
  • Erin Cody
  • Martha Coerver
  • Christine K. Collins
  • Jacqueline Collins
  • Janis Coltin
  • Caran Colvin
  • Rita Constante
  • Megan Cooper
  • Alexandra Cornejo
  • Val Cottrell
  • Benjamin Cox
  • Nancy Cripe
  • Amanda Cruz
  • Hydee Cunningham
  • Kathleen Daniels
  • Sally Darnall
  • Merrill Davis
  • Lynne Davis
  • Sara Davis
  • Heather Davis Lane
  • Jennifer Dawkins
  • Heather De La Garza-Barone
  • Shannon & Ben De Leon
  • Valerie DeBill
  • Marianne DeLeon
  • Casen & Charlsa DeLucia
  • Taryn Deppe
  • Elizabeth Dial
  • Christopher Diaz Rodriguez
  • Tina Dixon
  • Laura Doll
  • Amber Dooley
  • Guy Draper
  • Allison & Jeff Edwards
  • Frances Ellington
  • Constance Esau
  • Caroline Escuin
  • Jane Estes
  • Debra Evans
  • Johnny Faught
  • Sue Feinauer
  • Marilyn Files
  • Greg Fisher
  • Marysol Flores
  • Ann Flournoy
  • Ashlee Flowers
  • Todd Frank
  • Melinda Freeman
  • Kelly Fulghum
  • William Royal Furgeson & Marcellene Malouf
  • Regan & William K. Gammon III
  • David Garcia
  • Ruby Garcia
  • Beth Garza
  • Barbara Gayhart
  • Mary Gleason
  • Beth Goldstein
  • Diane Gollhofer
  • Melinda Gonzalez
  • Andrea Gough
  • Maria Grantner
  • Jay Guillory
  • Suchitra Gururaj
  • Sally Hahn
  • Brooke Hailey
  • Angie Hale
  • Mary Haley
  • Robin Hancock
  • William Handmaker
  • Catherine Hanna
  • Anita Harbor
  • Kirstin Harrell
  • Candice Harrell
  • Pam Harris
  • Kimberly Harrison

  • Thomas Hartman
  • Mona Hatfield
  • Patsy T. Hawthorne
  • Casey Helms
  • Catherine Hendren
  • Anna Herd
  • Diane J. Hernandez
  • Kiana Hernandez
  • Charlotte Herzele
  • Clifta Hickman
  • Margaret Hilliard
  • Peggy & Michael Hilliard
  • Lee Stokes Hilton
  • John Hoag
  • Susan & John Hodges
  • Judith Hoffman-Knobloch
  • Mary Ellyn Hogan
  • Ann Hojel
  • Joanne Holladay
  • Susan Hooks
  • Kathy Hradecky
  • Celeste Hubert
  • David Hughen
  • H. David Hughes
  • John Hutchinson
  • Liz Hutchison
  • Mae Hutchison
  • Carol Ibarra
  • Jordan Ibarra
  • Patricia & John Ireland
  • Kathy Jackson
  • Dee & Robert Jackson
  • Henry Jaeger
  • Donna Jessee
  • Gary Johnson
  • Jill Johnson
  • Lucia Johnson
  • Tracy Jollie
  • Matt Jones
  • Karen Kahan
  • Sahiti Karempudi
  • Janice Keeling
  • Charlotte Keith
  • Rebecca Kim
  • Nan Kinzler
  • Joan Kling
  • Christopher Knepp
  • Diana Kozlowski
  • Charles Krueger
  • Susie Krumholz
  • Jennifer Kuhn
  • Dana Kunik
  • Leighellen Landskov
  • Audrey Lane
  • Andrea Lapsley
  • Jinelle Lawson
  • Trudy Lentz
  • Tara Levy
  • Lena Liedtke
  • Emily Llorente
  • Melissa Loveday
  • Corinne Lovett
  • Mary Lowry
  • Hayley Luhr
  • Tiffany Luna
  • Katie Luper
  • Jessica Luther
  • Jill Mackie Rommel
  • Prudence & John Mackintosh
  • Allison Madere
  • Margaret Maldonado
  • Tina Malley
  • Nicole Marenic
  • Marie Martin
  • Claire H. Marx
  • Barbara Mason
  • Sherry Matthews
  • Susan Maxwell
  • Teresa Mayo
  • Kelly McBeth
  • Briel McCanless
  • Bill McCarty
  • Kelley & Gary McClure
  • Terry McDermott
  • Joe McGowan
  • Charlie McGuill
  • Robert McKee
  • Patrice Baumann McKinney
  • Mary Lynne McLintock
  • Dina McMearn
  • Shari Meisner
  • Margarita Mendoza
  • Lynn & Tom Meredith
  • Kathleen Meyer
  • Brooke Mixon
  • Judith A. Molander
  • Kathleen Monahan & Mike Mullen
  • Carolyn Moore
  • Pennie Moore
  • Larry Moore
  • John Moore
  • Pamela Morelos
  • Diane Mueller
  • Paramount Theatre
  • Michelle Nguyen
  • Hailey Nicholson
  • Deanna Nied
  • Holly Norman
  • Jean Ockende
  • Deborah Okrina
  • Lisa Olstein
  • Helen Orme
  • Jenebeth Ortiz
  • Lance Pagan
  • Norris Parker
  • McKenzie Pedley
  • Veronica Pena
  • Maureen Perea
  • Paul Perea
  • Maya Perez
  • Belinda Perkins
  • Angela Perrey
  • Thomas Petit
  • Shari Pflueger
  • Alicia Philley

  • Aaronetta Pierce
  • Rebecca Pitts
  • Miranda Plain
  • Diane Podhrasky
  • Walter Pophin
  • Linda Poyser
  • Gretchen Pruett
  • Elsie Purcell
  • Laura Quave
  • Cassandra Quinn
  • Patty Ramirez
  • Cristina Ramos
  • Laura Raun
  • Charley Rejsek
  • Cynthia Reynolds
  • Joanne Richards
  • Robert Ricketts
  • Jessica Riels
  • Amber Robbins
  • Jess Roberts
  • Shari Rochen
  • Danni Rodriguez
  • Gina Rodriguez
  • Peg Roedel
  • Melissa Rogers
  • Robin Rollins
  • Sarah Rose
  • Samantha Ross
  • Andrew Rossow
  • Susan Rubino
  • Erica Ruchman
  • Angela Russell
  • Cynthia Rutledge
  • Amy Sahely
  • Joan & David Saidel
  • Beth Saiki-Olsen
  • Rhonda Sanchez
  • Bridgeth Sanchez
  • Ghadir Sasa
  • Julie Savasky
  • Carol Schaper
  • Raven Schell
  • Jennifer & Kirk Schell
  • Caty Schexnaider
  • Meredith Schneberger
  • Lynn Schnitzer
  • Mary Jo Schrade
  • Kathryn Schultze
  • Lacey Schwanke
  • Stephanie Schweinfurth
  • Claire Seekins
  • Jill Seibert
  • Kathy Shaheen
  • Celeste Sheppard
  • Allie Shields
  • Jacquelyn Shillis
  • Nita Shuffler
  • Carolyn Shulman
  • Arianna Silva
  • Aaryn Silva
  • Robert Simcox
  • Melisa Simo
  • Jacob Simpson
  • Caroline Sinclair
  • Shauna Singleton
  • Mark Smith
  • Beth Anne Smith
  • Taylor Smith
  • Madison Smith
  • Karen Smithson
  • Karen Sonleitner
  • Lindsey Sparks
  • Lisa Spedale
  • Deborah Stanford
  • Sara Stanton
  • Jessica Stathos
  • Joanne Stiles
  • Lee Stokes Hilton
  • Mary Suhm
  • David Sullivan
  • Beth Summers
  • Elisa Sumner
  • Michael Suplee
  • Rachel Sury
  • Rusty & Mary Tally
  • Cassandra Tapia
  • Janet Thompson
  • Katie Thurman
  • Jesus Tobias
  • Andreana Tomz
  • Terry Tottenham
  • Kathleen Turner
  • Andrea & Brent Turnipseed
  • Don & Peggy Ugent
  • Rachel Union
  • Kerry & Duncan Van Dusen
  • Scott Van Horn-Zakotnik
  • Ellen Vento
  • Kathryn Vonachen
  • Cindy Wade
  • Nique Waluk
  • Jason Wardlaw
  • Cinde Weatherby
  • Teri Webb
  • Amy Webberman
  • Emily Weigand
  • Laura Weiser
  • Mary Ellen West
  • Tracy Weston
  • Carrie White
  • Holly Whitten
  • Rose Betty Williams
  • Marc Williams
  • Kirby Williams
  • James Williams
  • Tikeshlia Williams-Do
  • Ann & Layton Wilson
  • Robert Wilson
  • Evelyn Wilson
  • Dee Wimbish
  • Sarah Wimer
  • Michelle J. Witche
  • Laura Wolf
  • Gene Wright
  • Bart Wulff
  • Joy Yeager
  • Kira Zahn