Twentynine Palms Book Festival

Twentynine Palms Book Festival The Twentynine Palms Book Festival returns for its second edition on November 8 and 9.

It will bring together 90 established, emerging, and local authors and poets for two days of vibrant activities, dynamic discussions, and special events.

We are currently inviting authors interested in:• Speaking on panels• Hosting workshops• Taking part in readings• Signin...
03/25/2026

We are currently inviting authors interested in:

• Speaking on panels
• Hosting workshops
• Taking part in readings
• Signing and selling their books

The Twentynine Palms Book Festival celebrates California as a source of stories—from desert journeys to memoir, crime fiction, Indigenous voices, and stargazing literature.

To take part, please email:

[email protected]

More info:

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The Twentynine Palms Book Festival will now take place November 13–15 at the Community Center by Freedom Plaza.October a...
03/18/2026

The Twentynine Palms Book Festival will now take place November 13–15 at the Community Center by Freedom Plaza.

October and early November are becoming some of the busiest cultural weekends in the Morongo Basin.

The festival will feature three days of conversations, workshops, book signings, and a vibrant book fair, along with offsite reading events across Twentynine Palms.

To stay tuned, sign up for free via Eventbrite.

📍 Nov 13–15
🔗 29pbf.com

DESERT NOIR – DATE UPDATEAs a result of the Twentynine Palms ook Festival change of dates, the  Desert Noir industry da...
03/18/2026

DESERT NOIR – DATE UPDATE

As a result of the Twentynine Palms ook Festival change of dates, the  Desert Noir industry day will now take place on

Thursday, November 12
one day ahead of the Twentynine Palms Book Festival (Nov 13–15).

The program will bring together authors, filmmakers, and producers around a curated selection of noir fiction and nonfiction books with strong potential for film adaptation in the Mojave Desert.

📍 29 Palms Inn
🌵 Twentynine Palms, California

The day will conclude with Hollywood Meets the Desert, a cocktail gathering bringing together writers, filmmakers, producers, and regional film offices.

More details coming soon.




🎬 Closing Night at Tin TownThis Sunday, the Hi-Desert Lo-Fi Lit Fest concludes with a special panel:“Filmmaking Past and...
03/17/2026

🎬 Closing Night at Tin Town

This Sunday, the Hi-Desert Lo-Fi Lit Fest concludes with a special panel:

“Filmmaking Past and Present: How to Build and Keep a Career.”

📍 Tin Town — Twentynine Palms

The panel brings together Gill Gayle, Josie Fite, Mark Fite, Joshua Malkin, Ryder Strong, and Hollywood studio executive Joe Nimziki, whose career includes leadership roles at Sony Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and New Line Cinema.

🎻 5:00 PM – Musical welcome by Janie Cowan (from Sister John Angela)
🎤 5:30 PM – Panel discussion moderated by Rob Roberge

📚 During the 3-day Hi-Desert Lo-Fi Lit Fest, books by participating authors are available at Desert General, open 10 AM – 10 PM.

Tin Town has become a book-lover destination in the High Desert, located next to Kitchen in the Desert, widely considered one of the region’s top food destinations.

Join us for an evening of film, music, and storytelling in the desert.

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Thank you to Alicia Pike and Josh Jackson for this great conversation around Josh's book, The Enduring Wild, available f...
03/17/2026

Thank you to Alicia Pike and Josh Jackson for this great conversation around Josh's book, The Enduring Wild, available for sale . The next Tin Town Literary Conversation is scheduled for Saturday 11 April between Stephanie Theobald (S*x Drive) and Rachel Resnik (Love Junkie:A Memoir). .lily.of.the.mojave

The Twentynine Palms Book Festival will now take place November 13–15 at the Community Center by Freedom Plaza.October a...
03/17/2026

The Twentynine Palms Book Festival will now take place November 13–15 at the Community Center by Freedom Plaza.

October and early November are becoming some of the busiest cultural weekends in the Morongo Basin, with events such as the Hwy 62 Open Studio Art Tours, Pioneer Days, the historic Weed Show, and the Levitt AMP Concert Series, which will bring five weekends of free live music to Twentynine Palms.

Moving the festival to mid-November allows authors, readers, and visitors to enjoy the event without competing with these major cultural happenings.

The festival will feature three days of conversations, workshops, book signings, and a vibrant book fair, along with offsite reading events across Twentynine Palms.

🎬 The festival will open with Desert Noir, an invitation-only industry day on Thursday, November 12, pairing noir authors with screenwriters, filmmakers, and producers interested in literary adaptation.

Guest authors and vendors who have already confirmed their participation will be contacted individually within the next 24 hours.

Full festival activation begins at the end of March.

📍 Nov 13–15
🔗 29pbf.com


Full house at the Tin Town Art Gallery hosting the monthly Tin Town Literary Conversations series. Thank you to Lisa Alv...
01/18/2026

Full house at the Tin Town Art Gallery hosting the monthly Tin Town Literary Conversations series. Thank you to Lisa Alvarez and Ruth Nolan for this great debut. Next conversation on 14 March with visual artist and photographer Robert Landau and his book Art Deco in LA. .girl.lisa

Tin Town Literary Conversations — Launch Event this Saturday!Leading up to the 2026 Twentynine Palms Book Festival, Tin ...
01/13/2026

Tin Town Literary Conversations — Launch Event this Saturday!

Leading up to the 2026 Twentynine Palms Book Festival, Tin Town Literary Conversations launches as a monthly series dedicated to thoughtful, in-depth exchange. Designed for readers who value conversation over presentation, each gathering invites curiosity, reflection, and audience participation.

We open the series with two voices shaped by memory, landscape, and lived experience in the High Desert.

Saturday, January 17 / 3:00 PM / Desert General by Kitchen in the Desert in Twentynine Palms.
Tin Town Literary Conversations — Launch Event

Leading up to the 2026 Book Festival, Tin Town Literary Conversations launches as a monthly series dedicated to thoughtful, in-depth exchange. Designed for readers who value conversation over presentation, each gathering invites curiosity, reflection, and audience participation.

We open the series with two voices shaped by memory, landscape, and lived experience in the High Desert.

Saturday, January 17 / 3:00 PM / Desert General by Kitchen in the Desert

An intimate conversation between Lisa Alvarez—whose debut Some Final Beauty and Other Stories was published in 2025—and Ruth Nolan, a Mojave-based writer exploring desert ecology, wildfire, and conservation through poetry and prose.

Saturday, January 17 @ 3 pm. Desert General by Kitchen in the Desert in Tin Town, Twentynine Palms. Advance registration via Eventbrite / Tin Town Literary Conversations

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Desert Noir - 22 October, 2026, Twentynine Palms.A new one-day mini-market is coming to Twentynine Palms. Created with N...
12/03/2025

Desert Noir - 22 October, 2026, Twentynine Palms.

A new one-day mini-market is coming to Twentynine Palms. Created with NoirCon, Desert Noir pairs powerful noir stories with filmmakers, screenwriters, and producers looking for bold, cost-efficient projects that can be filmed in the Mojave Desert for under $1M. The day includes pitch sessions, one-on-one meetings, and the first-ever Desert Noir Award, highlighting the strongest desert-inspired adaptation of the year.

More soon.

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The Twentynine Palms Book Festival Returns Oct 23–25, 2026 ✨We’re excited to announce the dates for next year’s festival...
12/03/2025

The Twentynine Palms Book Festival Returns Oct 23–25, 2026 ✨

We’re excited to announce the dates for next year’s festival as we enter a new chapter in the evolution of this desert literary gathering. After three successful editions, the festival is growing into a true regional destination for readers, writers, and a rising number of publishing and entertainment professionals.

In 2026, we’ll expand our programming, deepen our ties to the literary and film industries, and welcome even more out-of-town visitors to experience the Mojave’s creative energy.

Next year’s sessions will explore:

🌌 Stargazing & cosmic storytelling
🌿 Native American heritage stories
📘 Memoirs & personal narratives
❤️ Romance fiction’s modern voices

Plus crime fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature, indie author workshops, and a book fair featuring up to 50 exhibitors.

And launching the day before the festival: DESERT NOIR, a new industry-focused event developed with NoirCon, spotlighting noir fiction ideal for film adaptation in the Mojave.

Save the dates: October 23–25, 2026

Desert Noir — Coming 2026Launching in 2026, Desert Noir is a new year-round initiative from the Twentynine Palms Book Fe...
11/15/2025

Desert Noir — Coming 2026

Launching in 2026, Desert Noir is a new year-round initiative from the Twentynine Palms Book Festival and the organizers of NoirCon. Its mission: pair powerful noir fiction and nonfiction stories with screenwriters, producers, and directing talent ready to bring them to the screen.

Each year, Desert Noir will spotlight a curated selection of stories ideal for fast, affordable production—feature films shot in 3–4 weeks, under $1M, in striking Mojave Desert locations. Projects are designed to leverage California’s rural film tax incentives, local production resources, and the desert’s natural cinematic power.

Contact [email protected] for more information.

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6547 Freedom Way
Twentynine Palms, CA
92277

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