The Tenth Annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival

We are proud and excited to share the fantastic sessions we have created for you. We hope that having access to the program in advance will aid you in making your choices and planning your Festival experience.

DAILY SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31

8:30–9:15 am

London: Dr. Michael Greger

Steinbeck: Richard Reeves with Dr. Khoi Le

Disney: Adam Nagourney with Kurt Bardella

Didion: Richard V. Sandler with Mary Hart

9:30–10:15 am

London: John Avlon, Kurt Bardella and Hugo Lowell with Margaret Hoover (moderator)

Steinbeck: Valerie Biden Owens and Lesley Stahl

Disney: Andrew McCarthy with Johan Sorensen

*Didion: Douglas Brinkley

10:30–11:15 am

London: Admiral William H. McRaven and General David H. Petraeus with Bret Stephens (moderator)

Steinbeck: Doris Kearns Goodwin and Lesley Stahl

Disney: Sam Wasson with Scott McGee

*Didion: David S. Ferriero and Justice Douglas Miller

11:30 am–12:15 pm

London: John Waters

Steinbeck: H.W. Brands, Douglas Brinkley and Karl Rove

Disney: James McBride with Zoe Lukov

Didion: Kashmir Hill, Mark Rozzo and Matt Tyrnauer

LUNCH

12:15 pm: Join us outside for a delicious boxed lunch of your choice.

1–1:45 pm

London: Hon. Barbara Boxer, Jon Meacham and

Valerie Biden Owens

Steinbeck: Dr. Michael Greger with Dr. Khoi Le

Disney: Billy Collins

Didion: Mark Rozzo with Scott McGee

2–2:45 pm

London: Jon “Robbie” Baitz and Doris Kearns Goodwin

*Steinbeck: John Avlon, Margaret Hoover and Bret Stephens with Robert Shrum (moderator)

*Disney: Nick Higgins, Misty Jones and Skye Patrick

Didion: Julia Whelan with Justice Douglas Miller

3–3:45 pm

London: David Wallace-Wells with Douglas Brinkley

Steinbeck: Dave Karger

Disney: Mark Rozzo and Matt Tyrnauer

Didion: Ada Ferrer with Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1

8:30–9:15 am

London: Admiral William H. McRaven and Jon Meacham

Steinbeck: Ali Wentworth with Kurt Bardella

Disney: Dr. Richard Haass with Robert Shrum

Didion: Kashmir Hill

9:30–10:15 am

London: Dr. Abraham Verghese with Dr. Khoi Le

*Steinbeck: Douglas Brinkley and Dr. Richard Haass

Disney: Ada Ferrer with Justice Douglas Miller

Didion: Scott McGee with Dave Karger

10:30 am–11:15 am

London: Congressman Adam Kinzinger with Hugo Lowell

Steinbeck: Jonathan Franzen and David Wallace-Wells

Disney: Linda Fairstein and Dave Karger with

Justice Douglas Miller (moderator)

Didion: H.W. Brands

11:30 am–12:15 pm

London: David Gergen and Jon Meacham

Steinbeck: Chasten Buttigieg with Will Rollins

Disney: General David H. Petraeus and Julia Whelan

Didion: Billy Collins with Dr. Khoi Le

LUNCH

12:15 pm: Join us outside for a delicious

boxed lunch of your choi

1–1:45 pm

London: Donna Brazile and Ali Wentworth

Steinbeck: David Gergen and Reince Priebus

Disney: Jon “Robbie” Baitz and Michael Schur

Didion: Andrew McCarthy with Julia Whelan

2–2:45 pm

London: Congressman Adam Kinzinger, Reince Priebus and Karl Rove with Ari Melber (moderator)

Steinbeck: Anne Applebaum, Ambassador Ivo Daalder and

General David H. Petraeus with Bret Stephens (moderator)

Disney: James McBride and Dr. Abraham Verghese with

Dr. Khoi Le (moderator)

*Didion: H.W. Brands and David S. Ferriero

3–3:45 pm

London: Sheila Johnson with Donna Brazile

*Steinbeck: Anand Giridharadas with Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis

Disney: Michael Schur with Justice Douglas Miller

Didion: Adam Nagourney with Robert Shrum

SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2

8:30–9:15 am

*London: Anne Applebaum and Ezra Klein

Steinbeck: Bret Stephens and Bari Weiss with Emma Blankstein

Disney: Matt Tyrnauer with Justice Douglas Miller

Didion: Matt Gutman with Dr. Khoi Le

9:30 am–10:15 am

London: Cassidy Hutchinson with Margaret Hoover

Steinbeck: Jonathan Franzen and Ari Melber

Disney: Hannah Rothschild with Elizabeth Sorensen

Didion: Matt Gutman with Zoe Lukov

10:30 am–11:15 am

London: Frank Gehry with Christopher Knight

Steinbeck: Anand Giridharadas with Ezra Klein

Disney: Elin Hilderbrand with Julia Whelan

Didion: Sam Wasson and Peter Bart

11:30 am–12:15 pm

London: Matt Gutman, Richard Reeves and Bret Stephens with Bari Weiss (moderator)

Steinbeck: Peter Bart, Albert Berger, Dave Karger and Scott McGee

*Disney: Edward Larson with Justice Douglas Miller

Didion: Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs with Dr. Khoi Le

Date: JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Location: THE RANCHO MIRAGE LIBRARY AND OBSERVATORY

71-100 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

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