This year’s festival highlights male writers, with keynote addresses by columnist Leonard Pitts Jr., motivational speaker SaulPaul (Turn Your Passion Into Your Profession: Dream in 3-D), and the Rev. Sterling Lands, senior pastor of Austin’s Greater Cavalry Bible Church. Additionally, there will be activities geared toward children, including face-painting and appearances by Austin illustrator Don Tate and young adult novelist Varian Johnson.

The Austin African American Book Festival takes place Saturday, June 26, 10am-4pm at the George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center (1165 Angelina). The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.aabf.snappages.com.

KEYNOTES

10am: The Rev. Sterling Lands (Room 1, Carver Library)

11am: Leonard Pitts Jr. (Boyd Vance Theater, Carver Museum)

12:30pm: SaulPaul (Room 2, Carver Library)

CHILDREN’S AUTHORS

1pm: Don Tate (Room 3, Carver Library)

2pm: Varian Johnson (Room 3, Carver Library)

ADULT AUTHORS

Noon: Toni Tipton-Martin (Room 1, Carver Library)

1pm: Fenorris Pearson (Room 1, Carver Library)

2pm: Farrah Rochon (Room 1, Carver Library)

1-3pm: Face-painting (Carver Library Courtyard)

2-3pm: Spoken word (Carver Library Courtyard)

This article appears in June 25 • 2010.

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