Schedule

The 2025 Sacramento Book Festival will run from 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, May 31st. All times and details are subject to change – please check back as we get closer to the festival date.

General Schedule:

10:00 AM: SBF25 Opens, Panels Begin (see below), Kids Zone Opens
11:00 AM: Ju-Ju Burgers and ShakesFood Truck opens
11:40 PM: Keynote Address – James Rollins
3:00 PM: Food Truck Closes
4:00 PM: SBF25 Ends

Panels

Black Women Write Panel 10:00-10:40

Moderator/panelist: RoseMary Covington
Kathy Lynne Marshal
BJ Davis

Thrillers 10:50-11:30

Moderator: Robin Burcell
Simon Wood
James L’Etoile
Terry Shames
Richard Meredith
Anne Da Vigo

James Rollins—Keynote Address 11:40 -12:20

Moderator: Robin Burcell

SciFi/Fantasy 12:40-1:20

Moderator/panelist: J. Scott Coatsworth
Amy Rogers
Michael R. Johnston
Kim Fielding
BJ Sikes

Mystery/Crime 1:30-2:10

Moderator: Robin Burcell
Karen Phillips
Jennifer Morita
Cara Black
Cindy Sample
Claire Booth

Historical Fiction 2:20-3:00

Moderator/panelist: Catriona McPherson
Judith Starkston
Tim Schooley
Ana Brazil
Shelley Blanton-Stroud

Romance 3:10-3:50

Moderator/panelist: Michele Drier
Edie Cay
Sharon E. Cathcart
R.A. Frick
Chance Christopher

In the Kids Zone

Children’s Book Readings (Presenting in the Kids’ Zone on the Main Patio)

Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson 10-11:30
Brian Patrick Avery 11:30-1:30
Kate McCarroll Moore 2:30-3:00
Balloon animals and art projects throughout the day

Book Signings

Table 1

10-10:40 Terry Shames
10:40-11:10 RoseMary Covington
11:30-12:00 Terry Shames, Simon Wood
12:20-1:00 James Rollins, Robin Burcell
1:20-1:50 J. Scott Coatsworth, Amy Rogers
2:10-2:40 Karen Phillips, Jennifer Morita
3:00-3:30 Catriona McPherson, Judith Starkston

Table 2

10:00-10:40 James L’Etoile
10:40-11:10 Kathy Lynne Marshal, BJ Davis
11:30-12:00 James L’Etoile, Richard Meredith
12:00-1:20 James L’Etoile, Cara Black
1:20-1:50 Michael R. Johnston, Kim Fielding
2:10-2:40 Cara Black, Cindy Sample
3:00-3:30 Tim Schooley, Ana Brazil

Table 3

11:30-12:00 Anne Da Vigo
12:00-1:20 Simon Wood, Terry Shames
1:20-1:50 BJ Sikes, Simon Wood
2:10-2:40 Claire Booth
2:30-3:30 James Rollins
3:00-3:30 Shelley Blanton-Stroud

Street Reads

We will also have a space at the Patio entry gate for our attending authors to read 5 minutes of their work. These spots will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis at the event. Material should be PG Rated as there may be children in the vicinity.