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Texas Book Festival 2012
Gearing up for the 17th annual Texas Book Festival
Welcome to the 17th annual Texas Book Festival, the state’s largest gathering of authors from around the world. On Saturday and Sunday, more than 200 writers will gather for discussions and book-signings in and around the Capitol. Historians and novelists make up a big part of this year’s event. But ...
A parents’ guide for navigating the festival with children
There’s an Academy Award-nominated actor and a Grammy-nominated singer. There are doyennes of fantasy and maestros of picture books. There’s even a Captain of, ahem, Underpants. They’re all part of the prodigious Texas Book Festival lineup of writers for young people. Which ones should you see? That all depends on ...
New Yorker writer Ian Frazier talks cussing, parenting for “Cursing Mommy” book
The first thing Ian Frazier wants you to know about his new book, “The Cursing Mommy’s Book of Days,” is his wife is not the Cursing Mommy. In fact, she’s much more even-tempered than his title character, which first appeared as a column in the New Yorker in 2009. Now, ...
War stories and the aftermath run through several festival panels
The authors of two of this year’s best novels will be discussing the absurdities of war at the the Texas Book Festival on Sunday. And it should be a lively exchange, moderated by Austin author Sarah Bird. Ben Fountain, the Dallas writer who was recently named a National Book Award ...
Food authors at Texas Book Festival take us on a journey from Burma to Brooklyn to Driftwood
Jesse Griffiths might be one of the best-known chefs in Austin, but at the Texas Book Festival, he’ll get to do more than cook. The co-owner of Dai Due Supper Club and Butcher Shop will be talking about his new book, “Afield,” with several other hunter-memoirists in a prime slot ...
Texas Book Festival Picks: Kathy Blackwell
SATURDAY 10 a.m.: As the recent all-star tribute album proves, we still can’t get enough of Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours,” even 35 years later. Listen to co-producer Ken Caillat (singer Colby Caillat’s dad) as he relives the behind-the-scenes drama and passion behind this magical record. Andy Langer moderates. (First United Methodist ...
Texas Book Festival Picks: Charles Ealy
SATURDAY 10 a.m.: Tony Danza took a year off to teach in a public school. The result: “I’d Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High.” (Paramount) 11:30 a.m.: Brian Castner, author of “The Long Walk,” and Mike Scotti, writer ...
Texas Book Festival Picks: Patrick Beach
SATURDAY 10 a.m.: Jeffrey Toobin. Have there been two words uttered about the Supreme Court in this long campaign? It’s any president’s most lasting legacy, and Toobin is the best legal journalist out there. (House Chamber) 11 a.m.: David Westin. The former head of ABC News on the condition and ...
Texas Book Festival Picks: Sharyn Vane
SATURDAY 10 a.m.: The three “Class Acts” panelists, including “Guys Read” anthologist Jon Scieszka, vie for the title of Best in Class in this comic literary showdown. (Family Life Center) 11 a.m.: Find out the next chapter in the classic “Wind and the Willows” story with sequel author Jacqueline Kelly. ...
A guide to attending Sunday’s Texas Book Festival
The biggest names at the Texas Book Festival will appear in the House Chamber on Sunday, so you could easily have a rewarding day by attending just the sessions there. Justin Cronin, author of the recently published best-selling vampire novel “The Twelve,” kicks off the day at 11 a.m. At ...
Politics, humor, Cowboys enliven book fest
The Lone Star State’s fall feast for the mind, also known as the Texas Book Festival, got off to a brisk start on a crisp Saturday in and around the state Capitol, with presentations on politics, the law, humor and a hugely polarizing — and hugely profitable — NFL franchise ...
2012 Texas Book Festival closes with reflections on the past
The weather felt more like the San Francisco Bay area, but the Texas Book Festival in and around the Capitol wrapped up Sunday with a distinct Texas flair, with authors from the state mingling with their colleagues from around the world and a number of panels with more than ample ...
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