Book Appétit Literary Feast

• Book Appétit Literary Feast: Salman Rushdie

  March 5, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

The 2024 Book Appétit Literary Feast will take place March 6, 2024 (Witte Museum) and feature Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water.

The Book Festival’s singular fundraising event is the Book Appétit luncheon—a literary feast that kicks off the Festival. Featuring a prominent author(s), the Book Appétit luncheon offers guests a unique opportunity: a special presentation by the distinguished author. Past featured authors have included comedian Paula Poundstone, Pulitzer Prize winners Ron Chernow and Lawrence Wright, National Book Award winner James McBride, renowned poet Naomi Shihab Nye, bestselling author Ann Patchett, and acclaimed journalist Alfredo Corchado.