"If Dante had had the San Miguel experience, he may have written more about heaven and less about hell." Tom Robbins, 2008
"We writers adore the clever, imaginative Literary Sala, the enthusiastic audiences, and the opportunity to learn.” Alice Denham, NY & SMA. Author, Sleeping With the Bad Boys.
“There are many wonderful things in San Miguel ... but one of the finest is our Literary Sala. It is always an inspiration, a wake-up to new ideas & raising of consciousness that can't be avoided, if one just shows up”. Elsmarie Norby
"I have been enormously moved by the enjoyable presentations of the San Miguel Authors Sala. Not only are the writers well-prepared, their talks are interesting and often emotional. Several years ago at the Writers' Conference, Sena Jeter Naslund made one of the most remarkable talks I have ever heard. It was a moving experience." Wayne Greenhaw, Montgomery, Alabama & San Miguel de Allende
“The Literary Sala events have been a constant source of intellectual stimulation and inspiration. They have become an integral part of our cultural experience and always meet our high expectations.” Adrienne and Arnie Brookstone
The Literary Sala exists to enrich your literary life, be it as a fan of literature or as a writer. After a career in book publishing, I began to write in San Miguel . . . the Literary Sala is my steadfast, codependent enabler as I shift from workaholic editor to obsessive observer and writer. Vicki Gundrum, peripatetic, often in San Francisco and San Miguel
2008 Literary Festival & Community Book Group, San Miguel de Allende
Tom Robbins electrified San Miguel with his presence among us for three full days of events. His keynote address was beautifully crafted and delivered from his heart. The panel discussion of the featured book for the festival, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, gave us all unexpected new perspectives on the book. And great fun was had by all when, at a picnic in the country, two of the main characters from the book appeared, a nun and the protagonist, who was confined to a wheelchair and was given to outbursts of Broadway Musicals, who true to form serenaded us – all most unexpected.
Iconic author, Tom Robbins
"Whether you're a writer, an aspiring writer, or just someone who loves words and stories, I can tell you from personal experience that you'll never have a better time at a writers' conference than at the Literary Sala in San Miguel. There's inspiration in the lecture halls, guidance in the workshops, magic in the streets, and hospitality everywhere. If Dante had had the San Miguel experience, he may have written more about heaven and less about hell."
Tom Robbins, 2008
The Tom Robbins 2008 summer Literary Festival was a blast. Robbins’ talks and workshops were carefully prepared and wittily delivered, despite the fact that he was seriously under the weather. The capper was a festive gathering in the countryside, where Michael Sudheer (among many other talents, an actor and singer), in character as Switters, the mysteriously disabled protagonist of Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates (the featured book of the conference), was propelled into the center of the gathering in a wheelchair by Susan Page (Literary Sala Founder and President) in her role up as a nun at the desert cloister where Switters holes up on his journey. At which point Sudheer proceeded to sing the roster of Broadway show tunes that were Switter’s secret vice and comfort. This crowd knows how to have fun!
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"I remember specifically the thrill of experiencing your Tom Robbins event. I invited several friends who were lucky enough to be in town and we were all thrilled to see him in person let alone to know him better. What food for the mind! Profoundly wise and witty man.
We felt like we were sitting in a coffee house in Greenwich Village among poets, writers, musicians; you know, a salon gathering of creative minds that you never want the evening to end."
