5th Annual Pride on the Page Book Festival
Saturday, November 14 • 10 am–9 pm Palm Springs Cultural Center FREE • Separate registration required for Daytime & Evening programs
The Palm Springs Public Library Foundation presents the 5th Annual Pride on the Page Book Festival, a full‑day celebration of LGBTQ+ literature, memoir, and storytelling. This year’s anniversary edition features an expanded lineup of authors, moderators, and special guests, with all events free to attend. The festival includes intimate conversations, book signings, an outdoor literary marketplace, and a special evening program.
Festival Theme: Five Years of Pride on the Page: Our Lives, Our Words, Our Stories — spotlighting memoirs and personal narratives across the LGBTQ+ community.
Daytime Program (10 am–5 pm)
Registration required
- Mining the Mother/Daughter Memoir Erika Simpson (This Is Your Mother) with Danielle Myers-Porter
- The Memoir in Collaboration Daniel M. Jaffe (Russian Silhouette) with Ian Henzel
- Between Fact and Fiction Rasheed Newson (There’s Only Sin in Hollywood) with Meredith Maran
- Breaking Free: A Queer Black Man’s Journey Phill Branch (The Double Dutch Fuss) with Geoffrey Newman
- LGBTQ+ Social Change Through Pop Culture Lisa M. Stulberg (How to Win a Culture War) with Jen Richards
- A “Showbiz!” Life Murray Hill (Showbiz!) with Tim Bagley
Evening Program (7 pm–9 pm)
Separate registration required
What Mattered Most Ty Herndon in conversation with Corey Roskin
Outdoor Festival Tent (All Day)
• Local LGBTQ+ authors • Independent publishers • Community organizations • Book signings • Books available for purchase from The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs • Free books: 30 copies per author (daytime) and 50 copies (evening), first‑come, first‑served with festival wristband
5th Anniversary Celebration (After Evening Program)
Refreshments, socializing, and live music by Leanna & Miguel under the outdoor tent.