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Explore Your Local: The Literary City of San Antonio
Last weekend, we headed to the sixth annual San Antonio Book Festival, where thousands flooded the grounds of the Central Library to peruse books and catch panels and presentations with their favorite authors. Among the crowds were some 90 authors, including the likes of Jorge Ramos, Attica Locke, Sandra Cisneros, and Luis Alberto Urrea. […]
For the Family Most Visited News and EventsAnnouncing 2018 Library Grant Recipients!
The Texas Book Festival is proud to announce it is awarding $100,000 in Texas Library Grants to libraries across the state. Promoting literacy and strengthening Texas libraries have been primary components of the Texas Book Festival’s mission since our founding in 1995. Since 1996, the Texas Book Festival has funded 1,121 library grants totaling more than $3 million to more than […]
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Elizabeth Crook on her new novel “THE WHICH WAY TREE”
Elizabeth Crook’s latest novel The Which Way Tree is an epic southern tale. It chronicles the dangerous endeavors of Samantha Shreve, a 12-year-old girl growing up in Austin, Texas, just after the Civil War. After witnessing a panther kill her mother, she sets out with a hodge-podge team of characters to slay the evil beast—which, […]
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Explore Your Local: A Peek Inside Interabang Books, Dallas’ Newest Independent Bookstore
When I walked into Interabang Books—Dallas’ newest independent bookstore—for the first time, I felt like I was walking into an art exhibit. My eyes were immediately drawn to the wall in the middle of the store adorned with a retro, comic-book-style mural of a man and a woman talking on telephones. Then, I was […]
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Celebrate Black Literature: [HER]story Month
Join us in celebrating Women’s History Month! Today, we want to feature ten recent or forthcoming books authored by award-winning black women authors that really must go on your 2018 reading lists! This list of novels, memoirs, and other works are characterized by their honest narratives and fearlessness in the face of controversy. We hope you’ll be […]
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Celebrate Black Literature: A Q&A with Liara Tamani
Join us in celebrating Black Literature as we continue to highlight black Texas authors, readers, and contributors to the literary community in a series of blog posts. Thus far, we’ve had contributions from TBF Community Ambassador Peggy Terry, award-winning children’s author and illustrator Don Tate, Dr. Rosalind Oliphant Jones, founder of the Austin African American Book Festival, the new Austin […]
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Books to Read When You’ve Seen Black Panther and Need More
It’s been almost a week since that gorgeous, groundbreaking, record-shattering juggernaut of a film, Black Panther, hit theatres. I know a lot of us saw it opening weekend—it did earn $201.8 million domestically in three days, after all, which makes Black Panther‘s debut the biggest domestic opening weekend ever for a black director and the biggest […]
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Celebrate Black Literature: A Q&A with Nicky Drayden
Join us in celebrating Black Literature! We are working to recognize Black History Month by highlighting black Texas authors, readers, and contributors to the literary community in a series of blog posts. Thus far, we’ve had contributions from TBF Community Ambassador Peggy Terry, award-winning children’s author and illustrator Don Tate, Dr. Rosalind Oliphant Jones, the founder of the Austin […]
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The 2018 Texas Teen Book Festival!
The Texas Teen Book Festival has announced its 2018 date! Mark your calendars now for another awesome celebration of YA authors, books, reading, writing, and the wonderful YA community we have here in Texas. Head to the #TTBF website for full details of when and where to be. Be sure to sign up for the #TTBF enewsletter while you’re there to stay […]
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2018 Texas Book Festival Dates Announced!
The Texas Book Festival is proud to announce its 2017 Festival Weekend was the most successful on record, with 50,000 attendees coming together on November 4 and 5 in the largest celebration of books and literacy in the Festival’s history. The Texas Book Festival will return for its 23rd year on October 27 and 28, […]
Festival News For the Family Most Visited News and EventsFirst Edition Literary Gala
2016 FIRST EDITION LITERARY GALA FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2016 Kick off the 21st Texas Book Festival in style at the Four Seasons! The First Edition Literary Gala is always a memorable evening packed with literary luminaries, dignitaries, and cultural arts supporters, and it helps the Texas Book Festival make an impact in communities across Texas. Proceeds from […]
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FIRST EDITION LITERARY GALA Friday, October 26, 2018 Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas 2018 TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL WEEKEND Saturday, October 27 10:00AM – 5:00PM Sunday, October 28 11:00AM – 5:00PM LIT CRAWL AUSTIN Saturday, October 27 | Schedule FESTIVAL LOCATION The Texas Book Festival is held in and around the grounds of the State Capitol Building […]
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Vote! 2018 Fresh Ink Fiction Contest Theme
The 2018 Fresh Ink Fiction Contest opens to submissions this month! Before we can accept work from eligible young writers, however, we need your help choosing a theme. Last year’s theme was “Funny Running Into You Here.” Vote for this year’s prompt below! Hosted by the Texas Book Festival and the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement […]
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Texas Writer Award: Dan Rather
The Texas Writer Award is given by the Texas Book Festival to a Texas writer in recognition of outstanding contributions to Texas literature. The award recipient is honored at the Texas Book Festival. Recipients include Robert Caro, Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Tim O’Brien, Sandra Cisneros, and many others. We are honored to announce that the […]
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