TWENTYNINE PALMS BOOK FESTIVAL | 7 - 9 November.

Twentynine Palms Book Festival Returns for Third Edition: November 7–9, 2025

The Twentynine Palms Book Festival returns for its third edition this fall, running November 7–9, 2025, with a three-day celebration of storytelling, creativity, and the unique history of the Mojave Desert.

This year’s program brings together nearly 90 established and emerging authors for a lively book fair, 14 live sessions at the Twentynine Palms Community Center,and 8 off-site events staged in some of Twentynine Palms’ most iconic venues.

The program can be found on 29pbf.com

Highlights include the opening panel Where the Hell is 29 Palms?, tracing the landmarks that define the city’s identity, followed by sessions on comedy, desert artists, environmental storytelling, Israeli Jazz, and children’s literature. Central to the festival is Desert Noir, a joint initiative with Palm Springs’NoirCon (October 23–26, 2025) that explores crime fiction and its adaptation to film and television—bridging the High and Low Desert just two weeks apart.

The festival also features a VIP conversation with environmental writer Josh Jackson on his book The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands, and another with filmmaker and historian Gerard Gibbons, who uses boxing’s golden age of the 1920s to tell a story of family, heritage, and America itself.

Beyond the Community Center, the desert becomes a stage. Off-site highlights include Poetry Happy Hour at the 29 Palms Inn, Voices of the Desert at The Palms in Wonder Valley, Noir in the Boneyard at the 29 Palms Public Cemetery, and Red Light Lit at The Out There Bar—an electrifying mash-up of literature, music, and performance. Workshops at the Old Schoolhouse Museum will cover publishing strategies, AI for writers, and the fifth annual Mojave Noir.

Launched in 2023, the Twentynine Palms Book Festival has already established itself as a crossroads for authors, readers, and creative professionals. This year’s edition promises to deepen its role as both a community celebration and a platform for desert-born creativity.

This event is proudly supported by Visit 29 Palms.

Admission is free. Attendees are encouraged to pre-register on Eventbrite to stay informed of program updates and secure access to special sessions and partner hotel discounts.

For more information and registration, visit 29pbf.com.

Your contact:

Patrick ZuchowickiMob + 1 (760) 574 7854
Desert General