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2025 Festival: November 8–9
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05/09/2025

Texas Book Festival and welcome R.F. Kuang to celebrate the highly anticipated release of her new novel, “Katabasis”. Join us on Wednesday, August 27 at 6 PM at First Baptist Church of Austin for a conversation with Kuang followed by a book signing. 💫

🔗 Book-bundled tickets are available now at the link in our bio!

05/06/2025

In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, the TBF staff is spotlighting some of their favorite reads featured at the 2024 Texas Book Festival written by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander authors. Take a look and add one to your TBR list!

🔗 Read the Lit Blog post at the link in our bio or at Texasbookfestival.org/news.

05/05/2025

The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced!

We’re proud to have a winner and two finalists in the Texas Book Festival family. Last year, we partnered with the Center to host 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner Percival Everett for “James”.

2025 Pulitzer Prize finalists Rita Bullwinkel (, “Headshot: A Novel”) and Jennifer Chang (, “An Authentic Life”) were both 2024 Texas Book Festival featured authors.

🎉 Congratulations to all winners and finalists on this tremendous achievement. 🏆

05/03/2025

📣 LAST CHANCE 💥

Get your 2024 Texas Book Festival poster merch before it disappears! We were elated to have as our 2024 Festival poster artist and hope you can preserve this incredible work in your wardrobe for years to come.

🔗 Click the link in our bio or go to Texasbookfestival.org to see all of the available colorways and buy today!

05/02/2025

This week, TBF Operations & Literary Coordinator Anna Dolliver recommends BITSY BAT, TEAM STAR by :

“Bitsy Bat returns in Kaz Windness’s delightful sequel to BITSY BAT, SCHOOL STAR! When Enzo Owl, a new nonspeaking student, enrolls in Crittercrawl Elementary, Bitsy worries that she’ll no longer be special if there’s another fantastic flier in class. Bitsy endeavors to prove herself as the fastest flier in the Critter Games, but what will she do when a teammate needs help during the race? This charming story told from an autistic perspective includes enchanting illustrations and additional vocabulary and notes about autism in the backmatter. Children and adults will enjoy reading this book again and again!”

05/02/2025

Applications for Texas Book Festival’s Reading Rock Stars program are now open for three regions: Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and the Rio Grande Valley. Through the Reading Rock Stars program, we bring nationally recognized authors to Title I elementary schools in regions across Texas and provide a signed book to every student. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, June 10.

We commit to bringing Reading Rock Stars to our partner schools for three consecutive years, so the application window is not open in every region every year.

Click the link in our bio or go to Texasbookfestival.org/programs/reading-rock-stars/ to learn more and apply. Subscribe to the TBF newsletter and follow us on all social media channels to learn when applications open in your region.

05/01/2025

On Tuesday, we had the pleasure of hosting our annual Board of Advisors luncheon, where we welcomed several new members. The luncheon began with a riveting conversation with Rena Pederson (), award-winning journalist and author of the 2024 Texas Book Festival featured novel, THE KING OF DIAMONDS: THE SEARCH FOR THE ELUSIVE TEXAS JEWEL THIEF.

Thank you to our moderator, Texas Monthly Executive Editor, Katy Vine ().

04/29/2025

We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 First Edition Literary Gala Co-Chairs: Andrea Rado Hamilton and Jennifer Schell! 📚 ✨ Our Gala committee, comprised of members with exceptional talent and dedication, will lead TBF toward an unforgettable literary evening on Friday, November 7. Stay tuned for more updates as we embark on this journey together. Tickets, tables, and sponsorships are available now at Texasbookfestival.org/gala or the link in our bio. 🎉 📖

2025 Gala Committee Members:

@ mouritsenjennifer
@ jinellelawson
@ nancynesbitt
@ kkaighin
@ celestehubert
@ susannahauby
@ annahargrove77

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