Adirondack Authors Day

August 12, 2025

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Adirondack Authors Day at The Wild Center

Celebrate the creative voices of the Adirondacks! Enjoy reading- and writing-themed activities all day. From 12–3pm, meet a variety of Adirondack authors under the tent on the patio—browse their books, chat about their work, and get your copies signed.
This event is free for members and included in the cost of admission.

TICKETS

11 am - 4 pm:
Make your own: bookmark, nature journal and acrostic poem in the Naturalist Cabinet

12 pm:
Children’s book reading in The Wild Supply Co. Store

12-3 pm:
Author book signing under the tent

1-2 pm:
Nature journaling walk (meet in the Great Hall)

2 pm:
Children’s book reading in The Wild Supply Co. Store

All Day:
Bookworm Scavenger Hunt (start in the Great Hall)

Browse books from The Wild Supply Co. here.

We teamed up with the Adirondack Center for Writing to pull together a great mix of authors—each bringing their own style, stories, and ties to the Adirondacks!

To date, confirmed featured authors include:

Sheri Amsel
Matthew Beal
Nancy Best
Hallie Bond
Julie Canepa
Scot Dahms
Jennifer Denny
Theresa DeSalvio
Walter Doherty
Lorraine Duvall
Bob Elinskas
Yvona Fast
Stephen Fletcher
Liza Frenette
Caitlin Friebel
Lawrence Gooley
Dennis Hayes
Brian Heinz
Robert Igoe
Michael Keeler
Carl Korn
Kathleen Larkin
Robert Lawrence
Mary Leonard
Liana Mahoney
Janet Mallon
Walt McLaughlin
Donald McNutt
Christopher Mele
Jeanne Selander Miller
Marguerite Mooers
Ruth O’Lill
Aurora Pfaff
Anne T. Phinny
Edward Pitts
Richard Redman
M.J. Rossi
Tim Rowland
David Schryver
Christopher Shaw
Mason Smith
Heidi Sprouse
Julie Testwuide
Caperton Tissot
Gary VanRiper
Elizabeth Varnai
Daniel Way, MD
Larry Weill
Matt Witten