Saturday and Sunday, April 5 & 6
12:00 – 5:00pm
Casia Lodge and Ranch
20556 State Rte 20, Twisp, WA 98856
Casia Lodge plays host to a second annual celebration of the Methow Valley literary scene. Over 30 local writers will once again be on hand to share works contained in the Methow Valley Authors Library, a collection of books and journals from every author who has ever lived in, worked in, or wrote about the valley.
Book creators of all genres—fiction, nonfiction, photos, and poetry—will be on hand to greet their fans and the general public in the lodge’s Cascade Room, with many titles available for purchase and signing. The lodge also hosts a program of fireside readings at 20- to 30-minute intervals throughout each afternoon from noon to 5 PM, while Casia’s pub will begin its happy hour service at 1 PM.
This year’s lineup opens with a presentation by Nicole Ringgold, who published her first book, The New Silversmith, last spring as a collaborative work with her daughter, Cymone Van Marter. For the fair’s closing act, Lynette Westendorf returns to the Methow for an encore performance of Meditations: One World, a piano suite with accompanying poetry composed by Cindy Williams Gutiérrez and Greg Wright. Ringgold speaks at noon on Saturday, April 5, while Meditations runs at 3:40 PM on Sunday, April 6.
The balance of the program includes readings and presentations by John Doran, Cindy Button, E. Richard Hart, Shannon Huffman Polson, Melissa Arnot, Marian Exall, Subhaga Crystal Bacon, Sierra Golden, Abbie Miller, and many others.
The Grand Opening of the Methow Valley Authors Library took place on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
The Methow Valley Authors Library itself is open as a browsing library any time the pub is open. Over 300 volumes from over 120 contributing authors are already included in the collection, with acquisition of rare titles (and the full 28 years of The Methow Naturalist) supported by sponsorships from MethowArts and The Confluence. Other titles have been donated by The Shafer Museum, and hundreds of other titles will be added over the coming years.
Naturalist Dana Visalli reads at the MVAL opening 
Poet Emily Warn reads at the MVAL opening 
Journalist/editor Andy Roth reads at the MVAL opening 
Sarah Conover reads from her memoir at the MVAL opening 
Holocaust scholar John K. Roth reads at the MVAL opening 
Novelist Peter Serko reads at the MVAL opening 
The audience listens from the library landing 
Poet Sam Owen reads at the MVAL opening 
Primitive skills expert Lynx Vilden reads at the MVAL opening 
Poet Christine Kendall reads at the MVAL opening 
Poet Joanne Thomas reads at the MVAL opening 
Novelist Nick Hershenow reads at the MVAL opening 
Roth and Thomas visit with fans in the Cascade room 
Poet Martha Flores reads at the MVAL opening 
Phil Quevillon and Kaileah Akker helped keep the authors happy 
Dan Nobacon reads at the MVAL opening 
…and even Charlie the Lodge Cat had a seat 
Novelist Philip Marks reads at the MVAL opening 
Filmmaker and writer Leslee Goodman reads at the MVAL opening 
Leslee, David Lukas, and Philip Marks in the Cascade Room