A cold snap necessitated breaking out the first scarves of the season, while the coming East Coast Frankenstorm prevented a dozen-plus authors from flying in, but none of that deterred an estimated 40,000 book lovers from hitting the Capitol last weekend to celebrate the Texas Book Festival.
The two-day festival boasted such names as Tony Danza, Dan Rather, Cheryl Strayed, and newly minted National Book Award nominees Ben Fountain and Robert Caro. (A third NBA finalist, Junot Díaz, had to drop out when Hurricane Sandy thwarted his travel plans.)
See the Chronicle‘s photo gallery here for seen-and-heard highlights at TBF 2012.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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