Authors on the Move Information

We’re so excited for Authors on the Move on March 14, 2026 at Kimpton, The Sawyer! Please find below our preregistration form and auction item information. For more event information, please visit Authors on the Move 2026.

Dear Authors on the Move Guest,  please let us know your meal preference along with your name, phone and e-mail. Also, in order to decrease check-in time upon arrival, please consider leaving your credit card information for our auction. We will not store your credit card information beyond March 2026. Please preregister by 5:00PM on March 4, 2025.

Your generous donations support learning and reading programs as well as helping Foundation operations. Thank You! Live auction conducted by auctioneer extraordinaire Patrick Hume.

Restaurant packages do not include tax, tip, or alcohol unless otherwise noted. Vacation packages do not permit pets. All items may be retrieved until March 13, 2027 unless otherwise noted.

1. GOLDEN GATE GETAWAY AT THE PRESIDIO Experience a luxurious weekend golf getaway at the Lodge at the Presidio, a Conde Nast Traveler-favorite boutique hotel in San Francisco and a round of golf on the Presidio Golf Course, a San Francisco favorite. You and your traveling companion will enjoy a two-night stay in a deluxe king room nestled within the scenic Presidio, and a full day of golf at San Franciso’s Presidio Golf Course, once exclusive to members and officers but now part of the Presidio National Historic Landmark. You can choose to dine in many locations near the Lodge and end your nights with a stroll along the Golden Gate Beach. This package has been graciously curated by the Grace Marketing Agency and includes 2 nights at the Lodge at the Presidio and 2 rounds of golf at the Presidio Golf Course. Value: $1,800.
2. JUDGEMENT OF PARIS – CALLING ALL CABERNET SAUVIGNON AFICIONADOS While enjoying an elevated wine tasting, you and three of your friends will be transported into one of Napa Valley Wine County’s most notable historic events. The 1976 ‘Judgment of Paris’ was a blind tasting that awarded its highest honor in the red wine category to a California vintner; Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars for their 1973 S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon. That moment solidified the fate of Napa Valley and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. The only reporter present at the Paris Tasting was George M Taber who told the world in his book, Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting. In addition to enjoying an elevated wine tasting experience, you will go home tonight with six bottles of Stag’s Leap famous Cabernet Sauvignon – a rare collection donated by Martha Lopez – and 4 copies of Judgment of Paris.  Value: $1,700.
3. DOWN TIME AT DILLON BEACH How about some down time at Dillon Beach with up to nine friends and family? Perched on a hill above the ocean, this vacation home (with three bedrooms, a loft, and two and a half bathrooms) reigns over majestic views of the Pacific Ocean. The path to the beach is just a four-minute walk. This three-night getaway offers plenty of hiking and beach activities, as well as opportunities for kayaking, surfing, and fishing. But for those who want to curl up with a nice book overlooking the ocean views of Dillon Beach, we are including three books of your choice from this year’s author cohort. Housekeeping is included. Value: $2,000.
4. FIRST FRIDAY AT CASA de ESPANOL  On Friday, October 2, 2025, come enjoy the wisdom of Dr. Angela Garcia, anthropologist and author of The Way That Leads Among The Lost: Life, Death and Hope in Mexico City’s Anexos at the Casa de Espanol Center for Language and Culture. In what little coverage they receive, Anexos’ are depicted as criminal hideouts run and inhabited by Mexico’s most marginalized populations, but Dr. Garcia sees them as desperately needed community refuges. The evening will leave you wondering how you can help. Enjoy the ticketed VIP experience from 5:00–7:00 pm, followed by Casa de Espanols’s R Street First Friday festivities including live bands, a tequila and wine bar, music, dancing, and an artisan market. Each ticket includes a copy of The Way That Leads Among The Lost: Life, Death and Hope in Mexico City’s Anexos, an array of Mexican food and complimentary wine. Tickets are $125 per person. Limited to 40 guests.
5. PUERTO VALLARTA PARADISE  It’s a quick flight to this Puerto Vallarta Paradise; a well-known resort community with beaches, water sports and a nightlife scene filled with dancing and revelry. You will spend 7 nights and 8 days taking in the sites of the ornate Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe church, nearby boutique shops along cobblestone streets, and El Malecón, a beachside promenade with contemporary sculptures. During your downtime, soak in the sun or relax on your balcony. This Puerto Vallarta condominium, Los Tules Park Royal, is on the beach with 6 pools, a tennis court, restaurants, and a grocery store across the street. This is a 2 bed, 2 bath, with a sleeper sofa, and a balcony or patio, Wi-Fi and full kitchen. Unit location based on availability at booking. Must be used before December 2026 Value: $1,400 – $2,100
6. Book Club at Boeger Winery It’s a book club at the Boeger Winery. On Saturday June 13, 2026, you and seven of your book club members will enjoy an afternoon of wine tasting, gracious living appetizers and literary conversation set in the beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills. You will start your afternoon with a wine tasting led by farm family host, Lexi Boeger, who will share the Boeger Family Mountain Grown wines story including how the winery became the first modern-day (post – Prohibition) winery in the El Dorado hills. Next you will enjoy (mostly) Mediterranean bites while Author Julia Park Tracey talks about being an author, her acclaimed title, Silence: A Novel and anything you would like to know. Your hosted gathering will include 8 copies of Silence: A Novel, 8 wine tastings and a spectacular array of Mediterranean bites.  Value: $1,000
7. ALOHA FROM THE MAIN ISLAND Bring your family and/or friends to this gorgeous Hawai’i villa, Hale Hawaii Kai, located on the east side of Honolulu, and enjoy tropical living in the setting of a private home! For those who want to lounge in luxury, you will have six nights and seven days to enjoy this modern villa, and all that Oahu and Honolulu have to offer. On any given day you can gear up for a day of snorkeling in Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, a drive up to the North Shore, a hiking trip to Diamond Head, or a shopping trip along the Waikiki Beach Walk. This Hawaiian home has been donated by super hosts Delbert and Yve Chang who have graciously supported literacy for a decade! Hale Hawaii Kai has four bedrooms and two baths and is perfect for a party of four-six people. Value: $2,000.
8. FUND A NEED – Seeing is Believing Right now, only 42% of third graders are at grade-level reading and 58% are not. The gap in reading achievement is something we all need to concern ourselves with because reading and not reading is the single most important indicator of positive and negative life outcomes, respectively. If you cannot read, you cannot participate. What The pandemic revealed to parents, who had to become their child’s teacher, was that their kids could not read. It brought together advocates and educators who want to see this issue solved, and it is solvable! The Sacramento Literacy Foundation wants and supports all kids reading proficiently in Sacramento County and beyond. Tonight’s fund-a-need will be dedicated to giving children – primarily in TK, K, 1st grade and 2nd grade – from our highest need communities culturally relevant, high-quality books. We will give each child five books, because we know that reading five books is enough to hold onto previously achieved reading skills. We also know that most under-resourced children don’t have books in their home and rarely see their lives reflected in the books they have access to at school. Part of helping our kids read means getting them books in their homes. Help us give more than 6,000 kids a bag of five high-quality culturally relevant books to take home and read. Each bag of books costs an average of $40. If we reach our goal tonight, we will have raised enough funds for 4,000 bags of books – that’s 20,000 books!. You are the philanthropists that make this happen for Sacramento’s most under-resourced kids. Let’s help all kids in Sacramento read! Goal: $160,000. 
9. OUR FAVORITE WINES ACCOMPANIED BY OUR AUTHORS ON THE MOVE COHORT! Yes, reading is important; it allows us to live in worlds beyond our reach which is exactly what the winner of this item will receive, worlds beyond their reach. These books will inspire you and allow you to walk in the shoes of others. Refresh your home library with the 2026 Authors on the Move Collection, comprised of an autographed copy of each attending author’s current book. To further entice you, our Foundation board members have each added their favorite nonfiction title paired with their favorite wine. Find your favorite reading spot and plan some “me time” with your reinvigorated library and enhanced wine collection! Value: $1,500.
10. DINNER AT SKY RIVER’S SR PRIME STEAKHOUSE WITH TERRIA SMITH  You and seven of your friends are going to dine with Native American change-maker Terria Smith while enjoying dinner at the SR Prime Steakhouse, at the Sky River Casino. Terria Smith, tribal member of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, will talk about the anthology she assembled which includes histories, challenges, and dynamics of life in Native California—which are often very different from elsewhere in the United States. She might also talk about being the editor of News from Native California, a magazine published by Heyday while enjoying an incredible dinner at Sky River Resort and Casino’s elevated dining experience, SR Prime Steakhouse. Includesdinner for eight, 2 bottles of wine by Boeger and four copies of Know We Are Here: Voices of Native California Resistance. Value: $1,500
11. A WARDEN, A NEGOTIATOR, OR A HOSTAGE? Or a CRIMINAL? Tonight’s winner will have the opportunity to name a character in an upcoming Detective novel by James L’Etoile. With two decades of direct working experience in the criminal justice system, L’Etoile witnessed the extremes of human behavior, depravity, and redemption. The stories, often set in Sacramento, are influenced by L’Etoile firsthand encounters with gang leaders, drug traffickers, serial murderers, and those who face them every day. You could live forever within the pages of a L’Etoile’s detective novel and worry future generations about your true past. Value: Priceless. 

12. HISTORY AT SUTTERS FORT REVISITED and REVEALED Take another look at the history of Sutter’s Fort from the view of award-winning author Jasmin Iolani Hakes, author of THE POHAKU; a dazzling saga about the generations of women tasked with protecting the history and the place that made them. Join award-winning author Jasmine Iolani Hakes, the Ohana Dance Company and California Parks Team for an unforgettable evening that will bring forward some of the rich culture forged between the Hawaiian and Regional tribal communities here in Sacramento. Enjoy live music, hula dance selections, curated small bites inspired by this cultural convergence, and wines from Boeger Winery. After taking in the culture and imbibing, you will hear author Jasmin Iolnai Hakes share her journey and the inspiration behind her second novel, The Pohaku. Come enjoy an evening of great food, wine, and conversation in this historic venue and learn about the “people’s history” surrounding Sutter’s Fort. Each ticket includes a copy of The Pohaku, complimentary wine and curated appetizers. Tickets are $125 per person.