October 21 - November 8, 2009

Concord and Lowell, Massachusetts

Two weeks of talks, readings, and discussion celebrating the written and the spoken word.
  • Howard Dean
    Howard Dean
  • Jill Hunting
    Jill Hunting
  • Mitchell Zuckoff
    Mitchell Zuckoff
  • Ellen Langer
    Ellen Langer

How You Can Participate

  • Attend: Most events are free. All events are open to the public. Events that require a ticket are so indicated and include information about how and where to obtain tickets.
  • Donate: The festival is produced by a non-profit foundation and depends greatly on individual support. Tax deductible donations in any amount are encouraged and can be made online.
  • Sponsor: Corporate sponsorship is welcomed and is available. For information please .
sponsored by

David Herbert Donald

Events: The 2010 Ruth Ratner Miller Award (Tickets: Adults $15, Students FREE)

David Herbert Donald was the Charles Warren Professor Emeritus of American History and American Civilization at Harvard University. Professor Donald died May 17, 2009. The author of Lincoln, Lincoln’s Herndon, Lincoln Reconsidered, and The Civil War and Reconstruction, he twice won the Pulitzer Prize for biography: in 1961 for Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War, and in 1988 for Look Homeward: A Life of Thomas Wolfe.