Karen Joy Fowler, We Are Completely Beside OurselvesĪlex Gilvarry, From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant Owen Egerton, Everyone Says That at the End of the World Geoff Dyer, Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room Joe Yonan, Eat Your Vegetables: Bold Recipes for the Single Cook FictionĪmy Brill, The Movement of Stars: A Novelīen Dolnick, At the Bottom of Everything: A Novel Robb Walsh, The Hot Sauce Cookbook and Barbecue Crossroads

Jarod Neece and Mando Rayo, Austin Breakfast Tacosĭaniel Vaughn, The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue Langford and Lorie Woodward Cantu, Hillingdon Ranch: Four Seasons, Six Generationsĭavid Alan, Tipsy Texan: Spirits and Cocktails from the Lone Star Stateīeekman Boys: Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert CookbookĪddie Broyles, The Austin Food Blogger Alliance Cookbook

There are plenty of other familiar names on the list as well: Owen Egerton, Domenica Ruta, Stephen Harrigan, Fiona Maazel, Marion Winik, David Alan, Lucinda Hutson, and Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece, to name a few.Ĭheck out the full list here, divided by section: Artbookĭavid K. Kay Bailey Hutchison to Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings. More than a few big names from across the world will be joining this year, including the Wall Street Journal's Reed Albergotti and Vanessa O'Connell, who broke the Lance Armstrong doping story Reza Aslan, a religious scholar and contributing editor for the Daily Beast and many more, from Sen. Stine will be telling ghost stories in a cemetery, and James McBride ( The Good Lord Bird) will be singing spirituals over in the music tent. Of all the confirmed readings, signings, panels, cooking demos, and kids' activities, Opitz is especially looking forward to some unique events with a few: Kevin Fedarko ( The Emerald Mile) is going kayaking with 20 or so lucky Austinites, R.L. 26-27 event, the stunning and stark event poster by photographer Randal Ford, and the 225-plus authors who are confirmed for the fall fest. Texas Book Festival authors, friends, and coordinators gathered at The Contemporary Austin tonight to share some exciting news.Īfter half an hour of mingling and catching up, folks turned their attention to Board Chair Marc Winkelman, new Executive Director Lois Kim, and new Literary Director Steph Opitz, who in turn shared their excitement over the Oct.

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