Festival & Author News
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No Impact Man
Imagine living in New York City and not driving or riding the bus. Or not ordering take-out food, or constantly walking up and down nine floors to your apartment because you refuse to take the elevator. Colin Beavan's No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process reveals how confounding it is to live an entirely eco-friendly life. After realizing that complaining about environmental damage wasn't doing any good, Beavan begins a journey of "no impact" and makes his family (a wife, a toddler, and a dog) take the journey as well. Beavan will be talking about his book on Saturday at the Texas State Capitol. |
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Author Cancellations
Cancellations: they're unfortunate but inevitable when 220 writers are appearing at a festival. Julia Glass, who was appearing on Saturday in the Senate Chamber from 11:30am-12:15pm, has had to cancel because of illness. And historian William Goetzmann has had to cancel because of illness as well - he was appearing on Sunday from 12:30-1:15 in room E2.028 of the Capitol Extension. We wish them both a speedy recovery. |
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Bob Ray Sanders at Austin Museum of Art
Calvin Littlejohn moved from Arkansas in 1934 to Ft. Worth as a servant for a white family. Knowing nothing about photography, but determined to document the African-American community of segregated Ft. Worth, Littlejohn began taking images of every aspect of life he could. Bob Ray Sanders' Calvin Littlejohn: Portrait of a Community in Black and White combines Littlejohn's photos of events, gatherings, and everyday life in segregated Ft. Worth with the photographer's own words. The photos are archived at UT's Center for American History, whose director, Don Carleton, will be talking with Sanders about the book on Saturday, October 31 at the Austin Museum of Art, a Festival partner and venue. |
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Dangerous or Safe?
There's no doubt that children today are living in an increasingly toxic world. Parents are more worried than ever, and conflicting reports in the media and rumors on the playground can cause even more confusion about which products are perfectly safe and which are harmful, even deadly. Dangerous or Safe?: Which Foods, Medicines, and Chemicals Really Put Your Kids at Risk provides parents with concrete answers on what foods, chemicals, and medicines pose real danger to kids. Combining scientific data, medical expertise, and a parent's intuition, Dr. Cara Natterson – a top pediatrician and mom herself – will outline the truth and the rumors about the foods your children are eating on Saturday at the Festival's Lifestyle Tent at 9th St. & Congress. |
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