A Starry Lineup at Texas Book Festival's Literary Gala
In the case of Molly Shannon, make that super-starry
By Kimberley Jones, 1:45PM, Wed. Aug. 3, 2011
The Texas Book Festival's First Edition Literary Gala is its traditional Friday night of glitz to kickstart the annual two-day fest. (Its fundraising efforts also support the free festival.) This year, TBF has lined up bold-faced names like Molly Shannon, Susan Orlean, Jim Lehrer, and Jon Scieszka to get the party started.
Jon Scieszka, author of the popular children's Time Warp Trio series, will emcee the evening. Speakers include Saturday Night Live alum Molly Shannon, who has a new children's book coming out in September; Susan Orlean, the award-winning nonfiction writer who sowed the seed of Adaptation with The Orchid Thief; and Jim Lehrer, a giant in broadcast journalism (and Texas native, no less).
The event takes place Friday, Oct. 21, at the Four Seasons Hotel. Gala tables can be purchased at texasbookfestival.org or by calling 512/477-4055. The Texas Book Festival runs Oct. 22-23 in the State Capitol and surrounding venues.
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