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Thursday 9:30–10:15 am
Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory The Royals
Sally Bedell Smith
Thursday 9:30–10:15 am
He’s Back! Jack London Room
Dave Barry If you loved The Crown, you will love hearing Sally Bedell Smith share her stories
Thursday 9:30–10:15 am about the British royal family. Her latest biography, Prince Charles: The Passions and
John Steinbeck Room Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, as well as her previous books on Queen Elizabeth
and Princess Diana humanize the royal family despite their quirks and eccentricities.
Our favorite funnyman is back with all new hilarious stories to share! Dave Barry,
now a septuagenarian, will talk about getting old, what he is in the process of Smith gives us entrée to their sometimes strange but always-privileged world with
doing, as well as other relevant topics, if he can remember what they are. great insight and a polished sensitivity. With Van Gordon Sauter.
“Much about Prince Charles was
poorly understood, not least the
extent of his originality.”
— Sally Bedell Smith, Prince Charles
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