The SXSW Multimedia/Interactive Festival is upon us, and naturally, the
proceedings will feature many prominent writers as speakers. Included among the
panelists at press time: Jamais Cascio, who writes about technology issues for
the Global Business Network and has been published in Time and
Wired, Mikki Halpin (editor of the online zine STIM), Charles Ostman
(science editor for Mondo 2000), Bruce Sterling (Holy Fire), and
Douglas Rushkoff (Cyberia), and R.U. Sirius (multiple titles).
The conference also features notables such as Thomas Dolby, Rev. Ivan Stang,
Ichat founder Andrew Busey, and many others. The festival runs March 8-11. For
more information, check the SXSW guide elsewhere in this issue or visit
http://www.sxsw.com
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Events
* THU, MAR 6: Journalist Bill Moyers will speak at the KLRU-TV studios on hisnew book, Genesis: A Living Conversation. Tickets for the 7pm event can
be purchased at KLRU studios or by calling 471-4811. The discussion is
co-sponsored by Book People…
Book People will also host Ronnie Pugh, author
of Ernest Tubb: The Texas Troubador, at 7pm. Pugh will be accompanied by Justin
Tubb, son of the legendary Texas country singer…
Judge William Cornelius,
Chief Justice of the Sixth Court of Appeals, will appear at Barnes & Noble
(Arboretum), 7-8pm, to discuss and sign copies of his new book Swift and
Sure.
* FRI, MAR 7: Sally and Andy Wasowski, authors of Native Texas Gardens, will
host a slide presentation at Barnes & Noble (Arboretum),
7-8pm…
Book
People celebrates Women’s History Month with first-time novelist Suzanne Frank,
who will read from and sign copies of Reflections in the Nile, at 7pm.
* SAT, MAR 8: Three Barnes & Noble (Arboretum) events today: Collective
Heart brings together 16 Texas writers as they remember World War II in
fiction and non-fiction; Barnes & Noble will host seven authors from this
collection — Francis Abernethy, Judy Alter, Robert Flyan, Elmer Kelton,
Margaret Rambie, Joyce Roach, and Fran Vick, 2-3pm…
Then, 3-4pm, several
authors from Texas A&M Press and the Texas State Historical Association
will have a panel discussion and booksigning. Included will be Julie Baker, T.
Lindsay Baker, James Crisp, William Goetzmann, Lawrence Goodwyn, Douglas Meed,
and Ron Tyler…
Finally, William Lasher, author of Veritas, will be
signing at 7pm.
* WED, MAR 12: Adam Parfrey will be at Book People at 7pm to discuss his
revised version of Apocalypse Culture, first published in 1987.
This article appears in March 7 • 1997 and March 7 • 1997 (Cover).