Press Archive

2021
Texas Book Festival to Present Virtual Adult Author Programming October 25-31
Texas Book Festival to Present Virtual Texas Teen Book Festival and Virtual Children’s Programming from October 23-24
October 5, 2021 – Texas Book Festival Announces Schedule for 2021 Hybrid Event
September 22, 2021 – Texas Book Festival Announces 2021 Lineup Featuring Nearly 200 Authors for Hybrid Event
Texas Book Festival Announces Location and Format Change for 2021 Hybrid Festival
June 21, 2021 – Texas Book Festival Reveals 2021 Author Sneak Peek
June 21, 2021 – Texas Book Festival Announces 2021 Poster Artist
May 17, 2021 – Announcing Hybrid Texas Book Festival

2016
November 29, 2016: The Texas Book Festival announces Reading Rock Stars presentations at Crockett Elementary School
October 26, 2016: The Texas Book Festival will host Lit Crawl on Saturday, November 5
October 20, 2016: The Texas Book Festival announces Reading Rock Stars presentations at T.A. Brown Elementary School
October 12, 2016: Headline-grabbing Cookbook Authors to Present in Central Market Cooking Tent
September 15, 2016: The Texas Book Festival announces more than 280 authors as part of the 2016 lineup
September 15, 2016: La Feria Del Libro De Texas anuncia más de 280 Autores que formarán parte de la edición 2016
September 15, 2016: Texas Teen Book Festival announces 2016 schedule
August 31, 2016: Ethan Hawke, Diane Guerrero, Carl Hiaasen, and Marcus Samuelsson to be featured presenters at First Edition Literary Gala on November 4
August 25, 2016: The Texas Book Festival to host Design*Sponge founder Grace Bonney for In The Company of Women event
August 24, 2016: The Texas Book Festival to host Nick Offerman, Hannah Hart, T.C. Boyle as part of 2016 Festival Weekend
August 4, 2016: The Texas Book Festival to host Literary Libations Week August 15 to 19
June 14, 2016: The Texas Book Festival reveals the first 16 authors and official poster for 2016 Festival weekend
June 14, 2016: Jack Unruh Headshot, 2016 Festival Poster Illustrator
May 31, 2016: Texas Teen Book Festival announces 2016 lineup
April 21, 2016: The Texas Book Festival announces 2016 Library Grant Recipients
April 15, 2016: Giant Noise selected as Agency of Record for the Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas
February 24, 2016: Reading Rock Stars Rio Grande Valley, March 4
February 2, 2016: Texas Book Festival announces new literary director

2015
November 30, 2015: Reading Rock Stars Houston, Dec. 3
October 15, 2015: 20th anniversary Texas Book Festival this weekend!
October 9, 2015: Hungry minds and stomachs to get their fill at the 2015 TX Book Fest
October 7, 2015: Family fun at the 2015 Texas Book Festival
October 1, 2015: Literary mayhem to take over East Austin during Lit Crawl, Oct. 17
September 30, 2015: Popular cookbook authors to appear in Central Market Cooking Tent at Texas Book Festival
30 de septiembre de 2015: El programa de fomento a la lectura Reading Rock Stars vuelve este 16 de octubre
September 29, 2015: Reading Rock Stars presentations in Austin, Oct. 16
24 de septiembre de 2015: ¡Calendario del vigésimo aniversario de la Feria del Libro de Texas!
September 24, 2015: Texas Book Festival schedule announced
September 22, 2015: Texas Teen Book Festival this Saturday!
September 3, 2015: TX Book Fest announces 300 authors for 2015
August 28, 2015: Margaret Atwood, Taye Diggs at TX Book Fest Gala
August 14, 2015: Texas Teen Book Fest announces schedule, lineup
July 16, 2015: Texas Book Fest announces 20 authors for 20th anniversary
April 16, 2015: Texas Book Festival announces 2015 public library grant winners
April 1, 2015: Texas Teen Book Fest date will be Sept. 26, 2015
March 27, 2015: Texas Book Festival announces Fiction Writing Contest for grades 7-12
February 27, 2015: Reading Rock Stars Rio Grande Valley, March 5- 6
27 de febrero de 2015: Las presentaciones de Estrellas del Rock en la Lectura (en Español)
February 9, 2015: TBF Hearts Indies event, Feb. 23

2014
November 25, 2014: Reading Rock Stars expands to Houston
October 22, 2014: Texas Book Festival this weekend!
October 17, 2014: Literary Mayhem to take over East Austin, Oct. 25
October 17, 2014: Food takes center stage at Texas Book Fest
October 17, 2014: Music highlights at the Texas Book Festival
October 15, 2014: Central Market Cooking Tent schedule for the 2014 Texas Book Festival
October 15, 2014: Reading Rock Stars brings books to life at six Austin Title 1 schools, Oct. 24
October 14, 2014: Texas Teen Book Festival this weekend!
October 1, 2014: Texas Book Festival schedule announced
September 10, 2014: Texas Book Fest announces record number of authors
August 19, 2014: Texas Teen Book Festival announces full author lineup, schedule
July 23, 2014: Eight top authors, poster for 2014 TX Book Fest announced
June 9, 2014: Texas Book Festival welcomes new board members
April 17, 2014: Texas Book Festival announces public library grant winners
March 17, 2014: Texas Book Fest to host literary event with Philipp Meyer, Kevin Powers on April 8
March 3, 2014: Bilingual children’s authors to speak, present books to students at six Rio Grande Valley schools, March 20-21
February 27, 2014: Texas Book Festival, Texas Teen Book Festival dates announced
February 11, 2014: Texas Book Festival to celebrate local independent publishers, Feb. 20
February 10, 2014: Texas Book Fest, KAZI to host civil rights panel. Feb. 22
January 27, 2014: Texas Book Festival announces 2014 Fiction Writing Contest for grades 7-12

2013
October 23, 2013: Texas Book Festival this weekend!
October 21, 2013: Family entertainment at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
October 21, 2013: Food highlights at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
October 15, 2013: Central Market Cooking Tent schedule
October 15, 2013: Live music performances at the Texas Book Festival, Oct. 26-27
October 15, 2013: Reading Rock Stars presentations, Oct. 25
October 2, 2013: Texas Book Festival schedule announced
September 30, 2013: Texas Book Festival to host First Edition Literary Gala with celebrity Festival authors Oct. 25
September 11, 2013: Texas Book Festival announces 2013 authors
May 18, 2013: Texas Book Festival announces Fiction Writing Contest for grades 7-12
April 26, 2013: Texas Book Festival announces 2013 winners of its public library grant awards
April 25, 2013: Highland Park Centennial Literary Festival May 11 celebrates Texas’ rich literary heritage
April 19, 2013: Texas Book Festival announces new executive director, literary director, to lead the organization
March 15, 2013: Texas Book Fest San Antonio Author Announcement
February 16, 2013: Reading Rock Stars brings authors to elementary schools in the Rio Grande Valley March 19 and 20

2012
November 27, 2012: Texas Book Festival announces San Antonio event
October 16, 2012: Reading Rock Stars program hosts children’s book authors at Del Valle’s Baty Elementary—Friday, Oct. 26
October 16, 2012: Texas Book Festival’s annual fiction contest winners to be featured at children’s authors panel Oct. 27
October 12, 2012: Texas Book Festival features spectacular live music, Oct. 27-28
October 12, 2012: Texas Book Festival embraces Latino literature as theme at this year’s Festival, Oct. 27-28
October 12, 2012: Texas Book Festival hosts children’s authors, books, entertainment for family audiences—Oct. 27-28
October 4, 2012: Texas Book Festival to host First Edition Literary Gala with celebrity Festival authors, Oct. 26
October 2, 2012: Texas Book Festival schedule announced
September 25, 2012: Texas Book Festival announces FAST PASS authors
September 21, 2012: From Burma to Driftwood: Take a culinary adventure at the 2012 Texas Book Festival Central Market Cooking Tent
September 12, 2012: Texas Book Festival author lineup announced by First Lady Laura Bush
September 12, 2012: 2012 Texas Book Festival Lineup
September 12, 2012: Texas Book Festival 2012 Fact Sheet

2011
September 26, 2011: Texas Book Festival Schedule Announced – C-SPAN Will Carry Sessions Live and Author Interviews
September 8, 2011: Texas Book Festival Announces Chartbusting Author Lineup, Awardwinning Poster Artist and Texas Writer Award Recipients
August 2, 2011: Texas Book Festival Gala Line-Up Sparkles with Celebrities
May 6, 2011: Tenth Annual Texas Book Festival Fiction Writing Contest Announced
March 7, 2011: Texas Book Festival and Texas Monthly Announce Partnership for Author Series
February 1, 2011: Austin Film Festival and Texas Book Festival Hook Up for 2011 Partnership

2010
October 7, 2010: 2010 Texas Book Festival Grants Totaling $10,000 Awarded to Three Austin Public Library Branches
October 1, 2010: CENTRAL MARKET and the TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL Present Some of the Nation’s Most Recognizable Names in the Culinary World
October 1, 2010: Explore the Art of Your Imagination
October 1, 2010: 2010 Children’s Schedule with Award-winning author David Wiesner at the Austin Children’s Museum
September 14, 2010: Festival Schedule and Poster Announcement
August 26, 2010: Texas Book Festival Announces Blockbuster Lineup for its 15th Anniversary
August 09, 2010: Celebrating 15 Years at the Texas Book Festival with a Blockbuster Gala Line-Up
April 16, 2010: Texas Book Festival Awards $100,000 in Grants to Texas Public Libraries
February 23, 2010: Ninth Annual Texas Book Festival Fiction Contest Announced
January 26, 2010: The Texas Book Festival, Meadows School of the Arts, Division of Music, and the Dallas Opera Present “From Page to Stage: The Operatic Journey of Moby Dick”

2009
October 30, 2009: 2009 Reading Rock Stars Info Sheet
October 30, 2009: LibreDigital Showcases “All Access” eBook Technology at Texas Book Festival AllAccess and the Future of Reading to be Discussed During Festival Panel
October 26, 2009: Children’s Event Schedule
October 26, 2009: CENTRAL MARKET and the TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL Present Some of the Nation’s Most Recognizable Names in the Culinary World
October 26, 2009: Winners of the Texas Book Festival and UIL Fiction Writing Contest to be Honored at Texas State Capitol During the Texas Book Festival
October 26, 2009: 2009 Texas Book Festival Authors
October 22, 2009: Nationally Acclaimed Children’s Authors Shine as Reading Rock Stars
October 15, 2009: Come Hear the Stinky Cheese Man Tell How 3 Inch Tall Robot Zot Conquers the Earth! — Solve a Case of Mistaken Identity! Friday Free Family Fun at the Austin Children’s Museum, October 30, 3:30 p.m.
September 3, 2009: 2009 Festival Announcement