New in Print: Texas Book Festival Authors

Oct. 21, 2011 Books Feature

New Fest

Why the Texas Book Festival decided to loosen its criteria this year.

"...the September 11 attacks, the executive committee of the Texas Book Festival had to decide what should be done..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

I Wanna Be a Paperback Writer

Perusing the Texas Book Festival Panels

"...Over a two-day period last weekend, the Texas Book Festival sponsored some 21 panels whose topics spanned..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Books Feature

Chews Wisely

2011 Texas Book Festival cookbook reviews

"...Finding cookbooks by Texas authors at the Texas Book Festival can be a..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Dream Team

Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent

"...This year's lineup of cookbook authors can best be described as a Texas foodie's dream..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Culinary Dream Team

Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent

"...was the most eagerly awaited book on this year's Texas Book Festival list at my house. Luckily for me,..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

WLT 2010 Book Awards

Molly Ivins' bio wins for best nonfiction

"...The Writers' League of Texas celebrates its 2010 awards with a shindig next week..."

Jan. 10, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Culinary Dream Team

Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent

"...Sarah Fioroni appears in the Texas Capitol Extension, Rm. E2.026 from 12:15-1pm on Sunday, and..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Culinary Dream Team

Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent

"...Adam Roberts appears in the Texas State Capit­ol Extension, Rm. E2.036, on Sunday from 3:15-4pm...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Culinary Dream Team

Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent

"...Tales of adventures traipsing through the beautiful and diverse Texas landscape during long days of hunting snipe and catching..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Culinary Dream Team

Texas authors headline the book fest Cooking Tent

"...Rinella, Griffiths, and Lily Raff McCaulou, is in the Texas House Chamber from 12:15-1:15pm on Sunday...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Food Feature by Jesse Griffiths

News/Print

You ain't getting in to see Don DeLillo, so you might as well read about Seymour Hersh, Laura Bush, and Eli Wallach rolling around in the green, green grass together. Get your mind out the gutter! It's the Claiborne K.H. Smith connection.

"...Editor Clay Smith has replaced Edward Nawotka as the Texas Book Festival's program manager. He hasn't, and we –..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Cancel Culture Comes After Forget the Alamo

Controversy erupts after museum caves to political pressure

"...On July 1, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Muse­um, with three hours' notice, pulled out..."

July 9, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bullock Museum Cancels "Forget the Alamo" Program Under Pressure

Right-wing outrage scuttles writers' virtual event (for now)

"...In an ironic move, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum today (July 1), with three hours..."

July 1, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Reading Is Resistance

What to look forward to at this year’s literary fest

"...The Texas Book Festival remains one of the premier public literary..."

Nov. 15, 2024 Arts Feature by Doug Freeman

Range War at the Dobie Ranch

A bulldozer's intrusion onto 'enchanted' property uncovers the struggles of UT's historic retreat for writers

"...and barbed wire that borders the historic, University of Texas-owned Dobie Paisano Ranch, home to a prestigious fellowship program..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

As Both Writer and Editor, David Levithan Is at the Heart of the Explosion of Queer YA Literature

Young stories, queer voices at the Texas Book Festival

"...especially where queer fiction is concerned. While this year's Texas Book Festival will have several newer authors on the..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by James Scott

Face to Face With Fiction

Five notable authors come to New Fiction Confab

"...New Fiction Confab is bringing a quintet of contemporary authors to town whose recent works include all of the..."

April 12, 2013 Books Feature by Amy Gentry

Culinary/Literary

There's a lot to chew on at this year's Texas Book Festival

"...The culinary aspects of the Texas Book Festival evolve from year to year, with Texas..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Hanging with the Pulpwood Queens

They've got tiaras and leopard print. I've got a book I desperately want the Pulpwood Queens to read. Welcome to Girlfriend Weekend!

"...officially gets going on Friday in the tiny East Texas bed-and-breakfast hamlet of Jefferson...."

Jan. 15, 2009 Books Post by Joe O'Connell

Capitol Letters

What we've done here, in addition to our previous features on attendees Edward Swift and Josephine Sacabo, is provide a couple brief interviews and a few reviews regarding Texas Book Festival authors. It's a preview, a head start.

"...find a clear thematic point of entry for each Texas Book Festival. For instance, there's more to the Texas..."

Nov. 15, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Postscripts

Thinning the Herd

"...Local authors are reading Thursday, September 10: At 7pm at Book..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

Appearances

"...Since in Central Texas the climate is obviously no indication that fall is..."

Sept. 4, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

Authors at SXSW Multimedia

"...also host Ronnie Pugh, author of Ernest Tubb: The Texas Troubador, at 7pm. Pugh will be accompanied by Justin..."

March 7, 1997 Books Column

Thinking Outside the Box With Books

Lit Crawl comes to Austin

"...Yesterday we revealed the featured speakers at the Texas Book Festival's annual glitzed-out literary gala. Today we've got..."

Aug. 4, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin

How local authors who work beyond the world we know meet, connect, and launch themselves into the business

"...Tuttle, Tom Reamy, and their beloved mentor, University of Texas anthropology professor Chad Oliver – all members of the..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Surfeit of Lit

The Texas Book Festival's 20th year gives fans of the written word 300 authors to connect with

"...and its environs. It's time once again for the Texas Book Festival, which is marking its 20th year with..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Oh, the Humanities

Author mingling at Humanities TX annual Holiday Book Fair

"...Humanities Texas gets you in handshake range of some of Austin's..."

Dec. 7, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Large Gatherings of Bibliophiles, Now and Later

Austin Teen Book Festival & Texas Book Festival

"...If you like large gatherings of book lovers, book authors, and books themselves, then October's your month. In only..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

An Appetizer Adventure

Virginia B. Wood interviews Chronicle contributor Mick Vann and Arthur Meyer, authors of The Appetizer Atlas.

"...effort seemed like a good time to interview the authors and formally introduce them to our readers. And if..."

April 11, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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