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Who has inspired your love of reading?
Celebrate someone who has made a difference in your life
through literature by tripling the impact of your generous gift
through the Legacy of Literature Matching Gift Opportunity!
Presenting Contemporary Literature • $20,000
Anonymous • Jamie Hormel • Pam Farrer, Nancy Gill, Linda Larsen Herman, and Janice Lehmberg (Group Sponsor)
Literary Patron • $15,000
Pam Celley • Ellen Katz • Anna Unterberger
Champion of Literacy Sponsors • $10,000
Anonymous • Jacquie and Bennett Dorrance • Wendy Frantz • Julie Hancock, The Camelot Foundation, In honor of Maggi Hancock • Northern Trust • Zibby Owens, Zibby Media
Diane Patience • Gloria Rinella • Lois Savage • Sheila Schwartz, Bainbridge Foundation
Literary Giving Circle • $5,000
Alison McAdam • Ardie Evans • Cheryl Sucato • The Dorrance Family Foundation
Genevieve Hogan • Jane McCart • Rebecca Pierson-Pakis

Thank you for attending the February Literary Society of the Southwest luncheon.We hope you enjoyed our guest author, Adam Higginbotham, discussing his book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.
Please take a moment to register now for the March luncheon with Claire Messud discussing This Strange Event History on March 10-13, 2026.