2001 Texas Book Festival Schedule
Fri., Nov. 16, 2001
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2001
10:30 to 11:15am House Chamber
Bookend Award Ceremony
Honoring William H. Goetzmann & Stanley Marcus. With special guests David R. Farmer & Tom Wolfe
10:45 to 11:30am Room E2.014 Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Short Fiction: Lionel G. Garcia
10:45 to 11:15am Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: John R. Erickson
10:45am to Noon Room E2.016, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Allowing the Reader Into Poetry
Steve Gehrke, Jack Myers, Carmen Tafolla, Lorenzo Thomas, Moderator: Bruce Snider
10:45am to Noon Room E2.012, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Mysterious Ways
Suzanne Frank, Rick Riordan, Jim Sanderson, Moderator: TBA
11 to 11:30am Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Alan C. Huffines
11:30am to 12:15pm Senate Chamber
Reading: Michael R. Beschloss
11:30am to Noon Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: C.W. Smith
11:30am to 12:15pm Auditorium, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Reading: Bruce Sterling
11:30am to 12:45pm House Chamber
The Creative Process
Jimmy Santiago Baca, William B. Broyles Jr., Denise Chávez, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Moderator: Tom Staley
11:30am to Noon Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Stuart Murphy
11:45am to 1pm Room E2.014, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Days of Our Lives: Memoirs
Aida Barrera, Jim Morris, Dick J. Reavis, Joni Rodgers, Moderator: Marion Winik
11:45am to 12:30pm Room E2.010, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Reading: Jim Hightower
Noon to 12:30pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: John Coy
Noon to 12:30pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Jane Roberts Wood
Noon to 12:45pm Room E1.012, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Children's Authors Panel: Tales of the Southwest
Rosalyn Schanzer, Janice Shefelman, Carmen Tafolla, Moderator: Kathy Albert
12:15 to 1:30pm Room E2.012, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
My First Time: First Novels
Mark Busby, Angie Cruz, Alan C. Huffines, Caroline Rose Hunt, Rosa Shand, Moderator: Edward Swift
12:30 to 1pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Scott Blackwood
12:30 to 1:30pm Senate Chamber
Partners in Crime
Joe R. Lansdale, Andrew Vachss, Moderator: Jerome Kramer
12:30 to 1:45pm Auditorium, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Both Sides Now
Lou Dubose, Molly Ivins, Stuart Stevens, Moderator: Richard S. Dunham
12:30 to 1pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: J. B. Cheaney
12:45 to 2pm Room E2.010, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Great Moments in Texas History
James S. Olson, Paul N. Spellman, Moderator: Paula Mitchell Marks
1 to 1:45pm House Chamber
A Conversation With David McCullough
David McCullough, Interviewed by: H. W. Brands
1 to 1:45pm Room E1.012, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Children's Authors Panel: Nonfiction
Kathi Appelt, Marianne J. Dyson, Stuart Murphy, Moderator: Betty Carter
1 to 1:30pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Roxie Munro
1 to 1:30pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Mylène Dressler
1:15 to 2:15pm Room E2.014, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
A Conversation With 2001 TBF Artist Kate Breakey
Kate Breakey, Interviewed by David Coleman
1:30 to 2pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Joe Hayes
1:30 to 2pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Jesse Sublett
1:45 to 3pm Senate Chamber
Swingers: The Pros on Golf
Ben Crenshaw, Dan Jenkins, Edwin "Bud" Shrake, Moderator: Turk Pipkin
1:45 to 3pm Room E2.012, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Texas Literary Treasures
William Hauptman, Shelby Hearon, Jane Roberts Wood, Moderator: Liz Carpenter
2 to 2:45pm Room E1.012, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Children's Authors Panel
J. B. Cheaney, Carla Joinson, Moderator: Debbie Keith
2 to 3pm Auditorium, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Poetry in the Time of War
Jimmy Santiago Baca, Khaled A. Mattawa, Moderator: Cyrus Cassells
2 to 2:30pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Carol Lynch Williams
2 to 2:30pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Paul Ruffin
2:15 to 3:30pm Room E2.010, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Eating Their Words: Food Writers
Colman Andrews, Pableaux Johnson, Paula Lambert, John Mariani, Moderator: John Taliaferro
2:15 to 3:30pm Room E2.014, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Miscreants, Misfits, & Mutants: Fiction's Dark Side
Joe R. Lansdale, Mark Jude Poirier, David Searcy, Moderator: Marc Savlov
2:15 to 3:15pm House Chamber
Stories in Song: Texas Songwriters
Shawn Colvin, Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Moderator: Roger Allen Polson
2:30 to 3:45pm Room E2.016, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Reading: Joy Williams
2:30 to 3pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Rosa Shand
2:30 to 3pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Lila & Rick Guzmán
3 to 3:30pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Marshall Terry
3 to 3:45pm Room E1.012, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Children's Authors Panel: A Cowboy Christmas
Robert Florczak, Audrey Wood, Moderator: Linda Schmid
3 to 3:30pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Tricia Tusa
3:15 to 4pm Auditorium, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Reading: Denise Chávez
3:15 to 4pm Senate Chamber
Reading: Kinky Friedman
3:30 to 4pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Joni Rodgers
4 to 4:30pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Robert Flynn
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2001
11am Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Jan Grape
11am to Noon House Chamber
It's Not About the Bike (It's About the Book)
Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins, Moderator: TBA
11am to 12:15pm Room E2.010, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
C'est la Vie: Biographies
Helen Moore Barthelme, Linda S. Hudson, Thomas H. Kreneck, Moderator: Bill Crawford
11am to 12:15pm Auditorium, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
New Hope for the Dead: Posthumous Books
JoAnne Prichard Morris, Nile Southern, Jesse Sublett, Andrés Tijerina, Moderator: Carol Dawson
11 to 11:45am Room E2.016, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
The Art of Book Design
David R. Farmer
11:15am to Noon Senate Chamber
Reading: Elmer Kelton
11:15am to Noon Room E1.010, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Zarela's Veracruz (Cookbook)
Zarela Martínez
11:30am to 12:15pm Room E1.012, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Children's Authors Panel: Our Heritage
Joe Hayes, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Moderator: Jennifer Battle
11:30am to 12:30pm Room E2.012, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Worth a Thousand Words: Photography
Bill Wright, Moderator: Dick Holland
11:30am to Noon Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Ito Romo
11:45am to 1pm Room E2.014, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Coming Through the Wry: Humor in Fiction
James Hynes, Robert Flynn, Moderator: Tom Doyal
Noon to 1:15pm Room E2.016, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Fact-Finding Missions: Authors on Research
Kathleen Cambor, Aaron Latham, David Lindsey, John Miller Morris, Moderator: James W. Kunetka
Noon to 12:30pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Marco Perella
12:15 to 1:30pm House Chamber
From Manuscript to Marketing: An Insider's View of Publishing
Sarah Bird, Henry Dunow, Moderator: Tom Grimes
12:15 to 1:30pm Room E1.010, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Getting the Word Out About Poetry
Vivé Griffith, Kurt Heinzelman, Genevieve Van Cleve, Moderator: TBA
12:30 to 1:45pm Auditorium, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Katherine the Great: The Journeys of Katherine Anne Porter
Editor Mark Busby, with contributors Don Graham, Larry Herold, & Dick Holland
12:30 to 1:15pm Room E2.010, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Of Birds & Texas
Stuart Gentling, Interviewed by: Suzanne Winckler
12:30 to 1:15pm Room E1.012, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Children's Authors Panel: Picture This! Illustrators
Keith Graves, Roxie Munro, Don Tate II, Tricia Tusa, Moderator: Donna Woody
12:30 to 1:15pm Senate Chamber
Reading: Lawrence Block
12:30 to 1pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: David Searcy
12:30 to 1pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Carla Joinson
12:45 to 1:45pm Room E2.012, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Miles & Miles of Texas Mountains
Laurence Parent, Joe Nick Patoski, Moderator: Anne Dingus
1 to 1:30pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: James S. Olson
1 to 1:30pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Rosalyn Schanzer
1:15 to 2:30pm Room E2.014, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
The Short of It: Story Collections
Scott Blackwood, Christopher Cook, Paul Ruffin, Moderator: Debra Monroe
1:30 to 2:15pm Room E1.012, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Children's Authors Panel: Picture Books
John Coy, Rafe Martin, Anastasia Suen, Moderator: Jeanette Larson
1:30 to 2pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Shelby Hearon
1:30 to 2pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Kathi Appelt
1:30 to 2:15pm Senate Chamber
Reading: Elizabeth McCracken
1:30 to 3pm Room E2.016, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Texas Writers: The Next Generation
Mylène Dressler, Alexander Parsons, Mark Jude Poirier, Ito Romo, Katherine Tanney, Moderator: Clay Smith
1:30 to 2:30pm Room E2.010, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
We Oughta Be in Pictures: Tales From the Reel World
Aida Barrera, Marco Perella, Philip Wuntch, Moderator: Lawrence Wright
1:45 to 3pm House Chamber
All Things Considered: NPR Authors
Ketzel Levine, Jacki Lyden, Scott Simon, Marion Winik, Moderator: Jay Trachtenberg
1:45 to 3pm Room E1.010, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
The Texas Master Class: Professors of Prose
Laura Furman, C. W. Smith, Marshall Terry, Moderator: James Magnuson
2 to 2:30pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Anna Myers
2 to 2:30pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Andrés Tijerina
2 to 2:45pm Room E2.012, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Memories & Images:
A Life in Art
Donald S. Vogel, Interviewed by: Rebecca Cohen
2 to 3pm Auditorium, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Texas Bound: Short Fiction
With editor Kay Cattarulla and author Robert Flynn
2:30 to 3pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Nile Southern
2:30 to 3:15pm Room E1.012, Level E1 of the Capitol Extension
Children's Authors Panel: Co-Authors
Randy Cecil, Lila & Rick Guzmán, Susan Lowell, Moderator: Shirley Luckenbill
2:30 to 3:15pm Senate Chamber
Reading: Jimmy Santiago Baca
2:30 to 3pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Janice Shefelman
2:45 to 4pm Room E2.014, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
It's No Mystery to Me
Lawrence Block, Jan Grape, Jim Sanderson, Moderator: Mary Willis Walker
2:45 to 3:30pm Room E2.010, Level E2 of the Capitol Extension
Reading: Steven Weinberg
3 to 3:30pm Children's Chapter Read Me a Story Tent
Reading: Keith Graves
3 to 3:30pm Giving an Earful Reading Tent
Reading: Sarah Bird
3:15 to 4:30pm House Chamber
Taps: A Tribute to Willie Morris
Ronnie Dugger, Nadine Eckhardt, David Rae Morris, JoAnne Prichard Morris, Moderator: William Dunlap
3:30 to 4:15pm
Children's Authors Panel: Young Adult Authors
Anna Myers, Carol Lynch Williams,
Moderator: Michele Gorman