Spotlight on Texas Book Festival located within the Springdale General community. Texas Book Festival connects authors and readers through experiences that celebrate the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination. This month, their annual Festival features more than 250 authors of the year’s best books and attracts 40,000 book lovers, and we also produce impactful programs across the state year-round.
The Texas Book Festival, the largest book event in Texas and one of the premier literary Festivals in the nation, returns for its 29th year on November 16–17 in downtown Austin! Free and open to all, attendees can look forward to a star-studded lineup of more than 275 authors, engaging programming for all ages, book signings, food trucks, cooking demonstrations, and a Saturday night Lit Crawl in East Austin.
Learn more at www.texasbookfestival.org
TBF HISTORY:
“Founded in 1995 by Laura Bush, Mary Margaret Farabee, and a passionate group of volunteers, Texas Book Festival began as a celebration of Texas authors and a way to promote literacy and support public libraries. The first festival was held in 1996, and today, it is one of the premier literary events in the nation, featuring over 250 authors annually and drawing thousands of visitors to downtown Austin. Over the years, the Festival has expanded to include writers from all over the world, while maintaining its deep roots in Texas literary culture. Our impact stretches far beyond the Festival Weekend — we’ve donated over $3.5 million to Texas public libraries and given more than 166,000 books to students through our Reading Rock Stars and Real Reads programs.”