{"id":3991,"date":"2021-10-10T09:45:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T09:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=3991"},"modified":"2021-10-10T09:45:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T09:45:22","slug":"texas-book-festival-announces-schedule-2021-hybrid-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=3991","title":{"rendered":"Texas Book Festival announces schedule for 2021 hybrid event"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Texas Book Festival unveiled its full 2021 schedule detailing author panels, solo author sessions, kids\u2019 activities, and more during the nine-day <\/span>hybrid event<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The 26th annual Festival kicks off on October 23 and runs through October 31, featuring both virtual and limited in-person author appearances. Virtual young adult Texas Teen Book Festival programming and virtual children\u2019s programming begins October 23 and 24, followed by virtual adult author programming from October 25 to 31. Children\u2019s programming continues with select in-person appearances by picture-book authors at Symphony Square in downtown Austin on Saturday, October 30, followed by an in-person adult Lit Crawl which will take place from 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Adult author programming concludes the Festival with select in-person sessions at Austin Public Central Library on Sunday, October 31. Registration for all in-person sessions is now available on the Texas Book Festival website and will be filled on a first come, first served basis to the capacity limit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to share our first truly hybrid program with Festival participants this year,\u201d says Texas Book Festival Literary Director Matthew Patin. \u201cWe have fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for children, teens, and adults\u2014a mix we always strive for, of course\u2014but this year there\u2019s a twist. Festival participants can enjoy the weekend virtually for most panels, in-person for others, or, with some sessions, choose either. We\u2019re ready to both get the Festival back out into the real world and preserve a virtual format that so many enjoy.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Schedule highlights include:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TEEN & YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMMING (VIRTUAL)<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 | Keynote: Benjamin Alire S\u00e1enz | Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World<\/i> | 11:45 a.m.<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Two Mexican-American boys navigate cultural and familial pressures while exploring their new relationship\u2014and the complexities of being young, gay, and in love during the height of the AIDS crisis. Texas Writer Award recipient (2016) Benjamin Alire S\u00e1enz\u2019s highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe<\/i> (A TIME <\/i>Best YA Book of All Time) offers a stunning portrait of two teens coming into their own that’s tender and intimate and utterly unforgettable.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 | Keynote: Angeline Boulley | Firekeeper’s Daughter<\/i> | 2:00 p.m.<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ever an outsider as an unenrolled Anishinaabe descendant on one side and a member of her town’s wealthiest white families on the other, Daunis\u2019s tangled family ties, love of hockey, and passion for science collide as she investigates a string of drug-related deaths in her community\u2014deaths that hit way too close to home. Filled with Anishinaabemowin phrases and compelling cultural context, Boulley’s immersive, New York Times <\/i>bestselling thriller packs a big punch.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CHILDREN\u2019S PROGRAMMING (VIRTUAL)<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gloria Amescua, Child of the Flower-Song People<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Barton, How to Make a Book (about My Dog) <\/i> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kimberly Willis Holt, The Ambassador of Nowhere, Texas<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Oliver Jeffers, There’s a Ghost In This House <\/i> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cynthia Levinson, The People’s Painter<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Diana L\u00f3pez, Sing with Me: The Story of Selena Quintanilla \/ Canta conmigo: La historia de Selena Quintanilla <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tracy Nelson Maurer, Lady Bird Johnson, That\u2019s Who!<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jon Scieszka and Steven Weinberg, AstroNuts Mission Three: The Perfect Planet<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cynthia L. Smith, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Divya Srinivasan, What I Am<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anne Wynter, Everybody in the Red Brick Building<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Adrianna Cuevas, Cuba in My Pocket<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

K. A. Holt, Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine: The Kids Under the Stairs<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Varian Johnson, Playing the Cards You’re Dealt<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Bluebonnet Award Announcement<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ADULT PROGRAMMING (VIRTUAL)<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 25<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

12 p.m.: International Bestseller Ann Cleeves in Conversation about The Heron\u2019s Cry<\/i><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Detective Matthew Venn has been investigating a series of murders in the local area of North Devon. When Dr. Nigel Yeo is found fatally stabbed, Detective Matthew must sort through the lives and lies of this small community. Join international bestselling author Ann Cleeves as she returns for this compelling sequel to The Long Call<\/i> (Two Rivers series).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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2 p.m.: Hear My Voice \/ Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hear My Voice\/Escucha mi voz<\/span><\/i> is illustrated by seventeen Latinx artists and shares the stories and testimonies of sixty-one children\u2014from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Mexico, ranging in age from five to seventeen\u2014detained at the southern border. Join Warren Binford and Michael Garcia Bochenek as they discuss both the making of this moving and richly illustrated book and Project Amplify, an organization that supports children in migration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

12 p.m.: The Family Roe: A Conversation with Joshua Prager<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Journalist Joshua Prager spent years interviewing Texan Norma McCorvey (1947\u20132017), or \u201cJane Roe,\u201d the woman at the center of Roe v. Wade<\/i>. In The Family Roe<\/i>\u2014in part a profile of three figures central to the landmark ruling, including the attorney who filed the original Texas lawsuit\u2014Prager adds crucial research and primary-source perspectives to a reproductive rights conversation that has divided the nation since the 1973 Supreme Court ruling, a conversation especially timely with 2021 developments in the Texas Legislature.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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7 p.m.: Emmy Award Winner Tamron Hall in Conversation with Texas Writer Award Recipient Attica Locke<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In As the Wicked Watch<\/i>\u2014the debut novel from Emmy Award winner, former TODAY Show<\/i> host, and Luling, TX-born journalist Tamron Hall\u2014a reporter unravels the mystery of two Black girls murdered by a serial killer terrorizing Chicago. With Edgar Award-winning author and Texas Writer Award recipient (2019) Attica Locke, Hall will discuss her writing, her philanthropy with the Tamron <\/b>Renate Fund, the similarities between herself and protagonist Jordan Manning, and being a woman of color in the newsroom.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

12 p.m.: Sandra Cisneros in Conversation about Martita, I Remember You \/ Martita, te recuerdo<\/i><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

House on Mango Street<\/span><\/i> author and Texas Writer Award recipient (2005) Sandra Cisneros returns with a story about the permanence of friendship forged by shared struggles and experiences. In this dual-language edition of Martita, I Remember You \/ Martita te recuerdo, <\/b><\/i>a young Mexican woman, Corina, leaves her family in Chicago to pursue her dream of becoming a writer in Paris. By chance she meets Martita and Paola, and together they support one another as they begin their new lives. Years pass and their paths diverge, until one day Corina discovers a letter that evokes powerful memories about the life-changing bonds of youthful friendships.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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2:45 p.m.: 20 Years Later: Talking about 9\/11 with Those Too Young to Remember<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Children\u2019s books Ground Zero<\/i> and I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 <\/i>capture the tales of children thrust into unimaginable horror. Authors Alan Gratz and Lauren Tarshis\u2014each of whom make use of historical fact and storytelling to present narratives that emphasize the links between past and present\u2014discuss their creative processes and the challenges inherent in novelizations of monumental real-world events, and in particular the turn-of-the-millennium event that changed the course of US geopolitics for decades.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10 a.m.: The Plague Year: Pulitzer Prize Winner Lawrence Wright in Conversation with the Texas Tribune\u2019s Evan Smith<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Writer Award recipient (2011) and New York Times<\/i> bestselling author Lawrence Wright returns to the Texas Book Festival to discuss The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid<\/i>, an exploration of the medical, economic, political, and social origins and implications of the Covid pandemic.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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4:45 p.m.: Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice: Rupa Marya and UT\u2013Austin\u2019s Raj Patel in Conversation<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

University of California\u2013San Francisco\u2019s Rupa Marya and activist, bestselling author, and UT-Austin nutrition department researcher Raj Patel chart the connections between our biology and the injustices of our political, social, and economic systems. Join Marya and Patel as they discuss how decolonizing food and medicine can help begin the healing not only of our bodies but also our planet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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7 p.m.: The National Book Foundation Presents: An Evening with National Book Awards<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2021 National Book Award longlisters and potential winners Darcie Little Badger (A Snake Falls to Earth<\/i>, Young People\u2019s Literature), Desiree C. Bailey (What Noise Against the Cane<\/i>, Poetry), and Elizabeth McCracken (The Souvenir Museum<\/i>, Fiction) discuss their work and recognition in advance of the 72nd Annual National Book Awards, presented in partnership with the Texas Book Festival.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10:45 a.m.: Viva Texas Rivers!: Adventures, Misadventures, and Glimpses of Nirvana along Our Storied Waterways<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Viva Texas Rivers! <\/span><\/i>is an illustrated treasure trove of stories, poems, and essays from dozens of Texas literary voices, past and present, exploring their personal connections with the Lone Star State\u2019s waterways. Contributors Steven Davis, Sam Pfiester, Carmen Tafolla, Joe Nick Patoski, and TBF 2021 poster artist Clemente Guzman talk about the making of the book and share their own experiences.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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12:45 p.m.: Legends of Texas Music<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Photographer Tracy Anne Hart (Seeing Stevie Ray<\/i>) spent nearly a decade capturing moments\u2014both quiet and loud\u2014in the life of legendary Texas-born guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. In Ghost Notes,<\/i> longtime music journalist Michael Corcoran profiles not only household names but also the far-too-little-knowns of the Texas music pantheon\u2014a Black gay Houston couple who inspired the creation of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll, for instance. Together Hart and Corcoran discuss these artists\u2019 lives, their legacies, and their impact on music far beyond Texas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10:00 a.m.: Deception, Deadly Rivals, and Uneasy Alliances: New Fiction from Texas Thriller Authors<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Coggins (The Eye of the Tigress)<\/i> and bestselling authors Jeff Abbott (An Ambush of Widows<\/i>) and Amy Gentry (Bad Habits<\/i>) join to discuss their new novels.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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11 a.m.: Boom State: Mayors of Austin, Houston, and San Antonio in Conversation about the \u201cTexas Triangle\u201d<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas\u2013Fort Worth, Houston-Galveston, and Austin-San Antonio (the \u201cTexas Triangle\u201d) will soon comprise four of the ten most populous US cities and represent the fifteenth largest economy in the world. Join mayors Henry Cisneros (San Antonio, former), Ron Nirenberg (San Antonio, current), Sylvester Turner (Houston), and Steve Adler (Austin) as they discuss community building, economic prosperity, and the possibilities and challenges we face in the inexorable march toward global mega-region status.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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2:45 p.m.: Beer Made from Fog, Millennia-Old Egg Ovens, Dining in the Sky, and More: A Conversation with Gastro Obscura<\/i>\u2019s Cecily Wong<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cecily Wong\u2019s Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer\u2019s Guide<\/i> is a detailed and richly illustrated testament to food as a gateway to a greater understanding of history, science, art, and tradition. Join Wong as she discusses how people on all seven continents make food, eat, drink, and come together around the table.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

12 p.m.: Elizabeth McCracken and Rumaan Alam in Conversation<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In Rumaan Alam\u2019s 2020 National Book Award\u2013nominated novel Leave the World Behind<\/i>, a family thrust into a national crisis finds themselves learning to navigate the waters of trust with two complete strangers. In Elizabeth McCracken\u2019s 2021 National Book Award\u2013nominated story collection The Souvenir Museum<\/i>, families come together, grow apart, and have their bonds tested. Join Alam and McCracken as they talk about family dynamics in fiction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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CHILDREN\u2019S DAY AT SYMPHONY SQUARE (IN-PERSON)<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bavu Blakes, El\u2019s Mirror<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

David Bowles, My Two Border Towns \/ Mis dos pueblos fronterizos<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meghan P. Browne, Indelible Ann: The Larger-Than-Life Story of Governor Ann Richards<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Haven Iverson, Slow Down, Tumbleweed!<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey, The Old Boat<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nicholas Solis, The Color Collector<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Don Tate, Pigskins to Paintbrushes: The Story of Football-Playing Artist Ernie Barnes<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ADULT PROGRAMMING AT AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (IN-PERSON)<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10 a.m.: Amor Towles in Conversation about The Lincoln Highway<\/i><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Amor Towles\u2014New York Times<\/i> bestselling author of The Gentleman of Moscow<\/i>\u2014talks about his latest novel, The Lincoln Highway<\/i>, a multi-perspective story that takes place over ten days and hundreds of miles in 1950s America.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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12 p.m.: Maria Hinojosa in Conversation about Once I Was You<\/i><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maria Hinojosa, veteran journalist and executive producer of Peabody Award\u2013winning program Latino USA<\/i>, has spent nearly thirty years reporting on immigration and the communities the mainstream media too often overlooks. In new memoir Once I Was You<\/i>, Hinojosa illustrates\u2014via her own family\u2019s experiences growing up on the South Side of Chicago\u2014a story of migrating to the United States. Join her as she discusses her own experiences and the public impact of the rhetoric surrounding immigration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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2 p.m.: Being Texan: Texas Monthly <\/i>Editors in Conversation about the Lone Star Way of Life<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Monthly <\/span><\/i>editors Kathy Blackwell, Wes Ferguson, Jos\u00e9 R. Ralat, and Mimi Swartz share with audiences the treasures found in Being Texan: Essays, Recipes, and Advice for the Lone Star Way of Life<\/i>, a rich anthology of Texas tales, artifacts, and reportage.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Visit <\/span>www.texasbookfestival.org\/2021-festival-schedule\/ <\/a><\/span>for the full schedule.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Registration is required for all in-person events and is now accessible through the Texas Book Festival schedule. Virtual Texas Teen Book Festival young adult events and Texas Book Festival adult events will stream on Crowdcast, and children\u2019s virtual storytimes and panels will air on the Texas Book Festival YouTube channel. Registration for Symphony Square and the Austin Central Library in-person sessions will be through Eventbrite. All registration is free, except for the ticketed R.J. Palacio and Colson Whitehead sessions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Due to Austin\u2019s current Stage 4 Covid guidelines, we have put safety precautions in place to protect our attendees, authors, volunteers, and vendors. All attendees ages 2+ are required to wear a mask at all times. All attendees ages 18+ are required to provide either proof of vaccine or a negative Covid test performed no longer than 72 hours prior to the event. All venues will be at reduced capacity and social distancing will be enforced.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Festival continues to be free and open to the public thanks to generous sponsors and dedicated volunteers. The 2021 hybrid Texas Book Festival is co-presented by H-E-B and AT&T. Other major sponsors include Brigid Cockrum and Family, Kirkus Reviews<\/i>, Tocker Foundation, Tapestry Foundation, Texas Monthly<\/i>, Buena Vista Foundation, Still Water Foundation, BookPeople, Central Market, Austin American-Statesman, <\/i>Pentagram, Jordan Foster Construction, St. David\u2019s HealthCare, and Loewy Law Firm.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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For more information on the Texas Book Festival, please visit <\/span>www.texasbookfestival.org<\/a><\/span> and follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @texasbookfest.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ABOUT TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With a vision to inspire Texans of all ages to love reading, the Texas Book Festival connects authors and readers through experiences that celebrate the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination. Founded in 1995 by former First Lady Laura Bush, Mary Margaret Farabee, and a group of volunteers, the nonprofit Texas Book Festival promotes the joys of reading and writing through its annual Festival Weekend, the Texas Teen Book Festival, the Reading Rock Stars Title I elementary school program, the Real Reads Title I middle and high school program, grants to Texas libraries, and year-round literary programming. This year\u2019s hybrid Texas Book Festival will take place from October 23 through October 31, with virtual events October 23\u201331 and the Festival Weekend taking place at the Austin Public Central Library and Symphony Square’s outdoor amphitheater on October 30\u201331, featuring renowned authors, panels, book signings, and activities. Thanks to generous donors, sponsors, and volunteers, the Festival remains free and open to the public. Visit <\/span>www.texasbookfestival.org<\/a><\/span> for more information, and join the conversation using the hashtag #txbookfest on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @texasbookfest.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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