The Reading Festival was so much fun! I really appreciate all of the hard work that everyone put into the event. . . I am so grateful to be part of such a wonderful event.

Alex Willan, 2022

Thank you for a wonderful event! It was a fantastic experience all around and I feel so luck to have been invited.

Shauna Robinson, 2022

This all went so well - it was an absolute pleasure. Thanks again for a wonderful event!

Kate Quinn, 2022

Thank you! I loved my time in Florida. It was a treat to connect with young readers again!

Stacy McAnulty, 2022

I had the best time! What a well run festival and the weather was perfect.

Alafair Burke, 2022

Thanks for including me! One day, I'd love to do it in person...

Kyle Mills, 2021

That was a fun evening and I’d love to attend in person. Congratulations to all of you and thanks once again for inviting me!

Ben Coes, 2021

It was an honor! Thank you so much for having me. I'd love to attend in person whenever you call!

Rachel Hauck, 2021

Congratulations on pulling off that festival in a virtual format this year. That was an amazing accomplishment. Thank you for inviting me to participate in the festival this year. It was an honor and I had a great time.

Jayne Ann Krentz, 2021

I had such a wonderful time participating in the reading festival events! I'm excited to visit in-person someday, so please keep me in mind.

Nancy Johnson, 2021

Thanks so much for inviting me to the Book Fest - I had such a great time! Everybody was so welcoming.

Sara Varon, 2020

I very much enjoyed meeting the staff/volunteers and saying hello to my (our) readers. Your hospitality was greatly appreciated.

Lincoln Child, 2020

It all went very smooth, and I very much appreciate everyone's hard work in putting together such a finely tuned machine of an event. I had a great time.

Chris Pavone, 2020

What a wonderful festival! I loved it. . . Thank you for all your work and inviting me!

Jackson Pearce, 2019

It was a terrific and well-run festival that was not only a great literary experience with lots of books sold, but also a ton of fun. I especially appreciate the good weather.

Karen White, 2019

Thanks so much for having us and for making everything run so smoothly (even in the face of snowstorms and delayed flights!). This is hands down the best run festival I've ever attended. It was a joy to be there.

Lauren Willig, 2019

Thank you so much for inviting me and for helping me meet so many new-to-me readers and loyal fans. A great event!

J.T. Ellison, 2018

Thanks for inviting me. It was such a well run and well attended event. I had a great time. I'd love to do it again. The perfect weather didn't hurt either.

Michael Hall, 2018

I absolutely loved the event and my stay in Fort Myers. Please, Please have me back!

Holly Brown, 2017

The festival was a magnificent event--well organized, helpful volunteers and thousands of enthusiastic readers, all in a beautiful Florida setting. What more could a book lover (and author) want? Thank you for inviting me.

James Grippando, 2017

The SW Florida Reading Festival was the best one I have been to - I believe we sold out all copies of the book at the retail tent. Met so many nice people..!! Hope I will be invited back when my next book comes out - would love to do it again!

Colin Campbell, 2017

The moderator was excellent and very well prepared. Because there were fewer options for panels at the time slot of my talk the room was nearly full. It's always fun to speak to packed house of engaged, enthusiastic readers. The book sales were brisk too, meaning the festival attracts real book lovers and book buyers. That's always a plus.

Daniel Palmer, 2016

It was a wonderful festival--one of the best I've attended! Fabulous lineup of authors, great attendance, and extremely well organized. Thank you for inviting me and for providing such a fantastic experience!

Elissa Brent Weissman, 2016

I’m Grateful for this superb festival. Honestly, right down to the weather, everything was just perfect… I've told all my author friends, how wonderful the festival was.

Kim Boykin, 2015

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the Festival and appreciate the invitation to participate. I was so impressed with your volunteer force.

Randy Rawls, 2015

I attended the festival with our authors. I just want to say I thought the Southwest Florida Reading Festival was fabulous. It was well-run in a beautiful locale and offered a variety of authors to please a wide audience. I hope we will have the opportunity to bring authors to you again.

Susan Zurenda, Publicist, 2015

I really had a lot of fun, and sold a decent bunch of books. (Had a long line waiting for me at my first signing.) And since I don't do many of these (maybe one or two a year) the blending of the group of authors always helped, and ours had a blast.

Andrew Gross, 2014

Everyone involved was so helpful and friendly and the audiences were among the most attentive and appreciative we've ever presented to. It was an altogether satisfying weekend.

Betsy Lewin, 2014

Seriously, what a fabulous event. I loved all of it. No complaints. The new venue for the talks is excellent. I had a nice crowd with good questions and met lots of Florida fans. I also had a wonderful time with the other authors. Thanks for inviting me.

Phillip Margolin, 2014

I really enjoyed the festival –– and I thought it was beautifully managed. The readers were so friendly and nice. Thank you for inviting me! And I'd love to attend in the future!

Jill Shalvis, 2014

I would return in a heartbeat! What a wonderful event!!!

Tedd Arnold, 2013

Thanks much! You and everyone else did a wonderful job putting the festival together and I very much enjoyed participating. Speaking before such a large and enthusiastic crowd was great fun. I hope to come back at some point.

Alex Berenson, 2013

Thanks for an awesome weekend. I had a great time and look forward to coming back to Fort Myers … You guys put on a fantastic festival.

Martin Dugard, 2013

It was a great festival. So well organized. Everyone I met was super nice and helpful. Great turnout too! I was the first one on in the morning and there were lots of people in the tent. Thanks for inviting me, I really enjoyed it.

Bob Shea, 2013

It couldn’t have been better. I had such a great time in Ft Myers, and have been telling everybody so! Thanks for a super job. Everything was so well organized and went so smoothly. Loved the hotel. LOVED the venue! Loved Ft Myers. Oh, and the Books a Million folks were great, too. All in all, a super weekend.

Deborah Crombie, 2012

This had to be the best organized, most pleasant and thoughtfully run event ... I was so appreciative of all the time and effort that went into it. Everyone was so cordial and made everything just effortless. The only hard part was having to say goodbye to so many old friends and new...and leaving Hotel Indigo! Thanks so much…

Nancy Holder, 2012

I thought it turned out very well, and I was impressed by the festival––as I told my publicist. And Fort Myers and surrounds are really pretty charming. As was the weather!

Erik Larson, 2012

It really was a fabulous weekend. … Fort Myers outdid itself. . . It’s a tribute to the people who put this Festival together that it went so very well. And I thank you again for inviting me. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.

Caroline Todd, 2012

This was a terrific event … thanks so much for having me… my best to all.”

Michael Palmer, 2012

Everything was so well organized and carried out. It was an enjoyable experience especially due to the air of genuine hospitality felt in every corner. Thank you so much for including me in the festivities.

George Guidall, 2012

Thank you, Ridley [Pearson] had a wonderful time. He sent a pic of the signing line and I was blown away. Congrats on an amazing event. All the best, Deborah

Disney Publishing, 2011

It was my pleasure to be part of the Southwest Florida Reading Festival. The audience was large and enthusiastic for both talks and both book signings, and I really enjoyed the whole Festival.

Nelson DeMille, 2011

Wow! What a festival you put on! Many, many thanks to you and all the people of the Lee County Library System for including me. I enjoyed myself immensely…and was thrilled to be part of it. Now, I know for sure that the Southwest Florida Book Festival is one of the best in the country.

Mary Jane Clark, 2011

Just wanted to thank you for the wonderful weekend. It was GREAT to meet you. My family LOVED going to the reading festival… Thank you again for the opportunity to come to Florida. I truly enjoyed meeting all the pinkerellas! Glad to know there are quite a few of them in Florida!

Victoria Kann, 2011

I LOVED the entire experience. Everyone was so helpful, friendly ... It was all great!

Lisa Jackson, 2010

Fabulous, fabulous, fabulous! I had a *blast*; Florida librarians ROCK. Thanks so much for including me!

Lauren Myracle, 2010

Thanks for inviting me. Wonderful festival and everything was so well run and organized. Pat yourself on the back. (I'm impressed).

James Grippando, 2010

This is one of the best events I have ever attended. I wouldn't change a thing. PERFECTION–PLUS.

Lee Bennett Hopkins, 2010

I've been to many book festivals before, and this was one of the best organized and thought–out I've ever attended.

Tess Gerritsen, 2009

I thought it was a great, wonderfully organized event, and I had a terrific time. I would not hesitate to recommend attending to any of my colleagues. Thanks again for inviting me.

David Liss, 2009

...I have done a large number of festivals over the years, so I think I speak from good experience. Yours was very well run, very well organized and most importantly, very well attended. Good job! Thank you for inviting me.

Jeff Shaara, 2009

I want to make sure you know how grateful I am to have been included in the SW FL Reading Festival. It was fun, and it did something good for reading and for the community.”

Susan Vreeland, 2008

… Spending nearly all my time writing, I have to pick and choose my outing carefully. I’m so happy to have made it to Fort Myers. Your Festival was a fabulous event, and countless other authors told me the same this weekend…

Tony Abbott, 2008

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for inviting me to the event and to say what a great event it is! … From beginning until departure, it was clear that much time, thought, passion and a lot of hard work went into every aspect of the event.

Robert Hicks, 2007