Amor Towles has earned a place among today’s most admired novelists through stories that combine historical richness with timeless insight into the human experience. His fiction is celebrated for its elegant prose, memorable characters, quiet humor, and extraordinary ability to illuminate the complexities of ordinary lives set against remarkable moments in history. Across his body of work, Towles reminds readers that history is ultimately experienced not through grand events alone but through individual choices, relationships, and acts of quiet courage.
Raised in the Boston area, Towles graduated from Yale College before earning a master’s degree in English from Stanford University. Although literature remained a lifelong passion, he spent more than twenty years working as an investment professional in New York before turning his full attention to fiction. That unconventional path gave him a distinctive perspective on ambition, society, and human behavior, qualities that would later define his novels.
His debut novel, Rules of Civility, transports readers to New York City in the late 1930s through the eyes of a young woman navigating friendship, love, and social change. Praised for its sophisticated storytelling and vivid sense of place, the novel became a bestseller and established Towles as an important new literary voice.
International recognition followed with A Gentleman in Moscow, the story of Count Alexander Rostov, who is sentenced to lifelong house arrest inside Moscow’s Metropol Hotel following the Russian Revolution. The novel became a global phenomenon, spending years on bestseller lists, selling millions of copies worldwide, and introducing readers to one of contemporary fiction’s most beloved protagonists. Its success culminated in a television adaptation starring Ewan McGregor, bringing Towles’ work to an even broader audience.
His third novel, The Lincoln Highway, expanded his exploration of friendship, redemption, and the American journey through an unforgettable road novel set in the 1950s. More recently, Table for Two demonstrated his versatility through a collection of stories that reveal his enduring fascination with chance encounters, unexpected relationships, and the quiet moments that shape a life.
Towles’ fiction is distinguished by its generosity of spirit. His novels rarely rely on spectacle or conflict alone. Instead, they invite readers to slow down, observe carefully, and appreciate the subtle choices that reveal character. Whether writing about aristocrats confined to a luxury hotel, young travelers crossing America, or New Yorkers navigating changing fortunes, he consistently explores universal questions about resilience, purpose, loyalty, and hope.
As a keynote speaker at the 2027 San Miguel Writers’ Conference, Amor Towles brings the perspective of a writer whose work has touched readers around the world. His reflections on storytelling, history, and the enduring art of fiction promise an engaging conversation about why great novels continue to shape our understanding of ourselves and each other.

Amor Towles is an American novelist celebrated for his elegant storytelling, unforgettable characters, and richly imagined worlds that bridge history and contemporary life. His acclaimed novels include Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow, The Lincoln Highway, and Table for Two. With wit and humanity, Towles explores ambition, friendship, resilience, and the choices that shape our lives, creating stories that have captivated readers around the world.

Books to feature: A Gentleman in Moscow; The Lincoln Highway; Rules of Civility

Michelle Good es una galardonada escritora de origen Cree cuya obra ha transformado las conversaciones sobre la historia, la justicia y la reconciliación indígena en Canadá. A través de una ficción cimentada en la compasión y la verdad, saca a la luz historias que con demasiada frecuencia se han quedado sin contar, invitando a los lectores a confrontar el legado duradero del sistema de escuelas residenciales indígenas, al tiempo que celebra la resiliencia de las comunidades nativas.
Miembro de la Nación Cree Red Pheasant en Saskatchewan, Good ejerció la abogacía durante más de veinticinco años, defendiendo a clientes indígenas y trabajando en apoyo a los sobrevivientes de las escuelas residenciales antes de volcar por completo su atención a la escritura. Su exitosa novela debut, Five Little Indians, recibió el aplauso unánime de la crítica y ganó el premio Amazon Canada First Novel Award en 2020. La novela también recibió el reconocimiento con el Premio HarperCollins/UBC a la mejor ficción nueva y fue finalista de varios de los honores literarios más prestigiosos de Canadá.
La escritura de Good se distingue por su honestidad, humanidad y un compromiso inquebrantable con la verdad. En el Festival de Escritores en San Miguel, aporta una perspectiva poderosa sobre la capacidad de la literatura para iluminar la historia, inspirar la sanación y fomentar un diálogo significativo a través de culturas y generaciones.

El autor de éxitos de ventas internacionales, Amor Towles, se unirá al Festival de Escritores en San Miguel 2027 para una charla magistral en la que explorará la literatura, la narrativa y el poder perdurable de la ficción. Celebrado por sus novelas de rica imaginación, personajes memorables y prosa elegante, Towles aporta una perspectiva reflexiva sobre el proceso creativo y el papel atemporal que juegan las historias para ayudarnos a comprender la historia, la naturaleza humana y a nosotros mismos.
Los detalles adicionales sobre la conferencia magistral del Sr. Towles, incluidos el título oficial y la descripción, se anunciarán conforme se acerque la fecha del Festival.

Books to feature: A Gentleman in Moscow, The Lincoln Highway, Rules of Civility