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A Conversation with David Magee, May 22
The Texas Book Festival invites you to join the Austin Film Festival and David Magee, screenwriter of "Life of Pi" and "Finding Neverland," on Wednesday, May 22 at 6 p.m. for a conversation on adaptation, writing for imaginative worlds, and using language to articulate enchanting stories that have been beautifully translated to the screen.
The Conversation will take place at the Harry Ransom Center, 300 West 21st Street. After the conversation, there will be a special screening of "Finding Neverland" at 8 p.m. at the Spirit Theatre at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congress Avenue.
Texas Book Festival members will get the same discounted $10 ticket price as AFF members. General admission tickets for non-members are available for $12. To purchase tickets and for more information, please call the AFF office at 512-478-4795 or click here. |
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Highland Park Centennial Lit Fest a Success
Thank you to everyone who helped make the Highland Park Centennial Anniversary Literary Festival a success. Presented by Texas Book Festival, in partnership with Texas Monthly magazine and the City of Highland Park, the one-day event featured top Texas authors including Lawrence Wright, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Stephen Harrigan, Erica Grieder, Liz Scanlon, and more. The Literary Festival was one of a number of events planned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Highland Park community. To view pictures of the event, click here.
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Texas Book Festival Names New Leaders
Texas Book Festival has named a new executive director and a new literary director to lead the organization. Lois Kim, currently associate director of University Extension at the University of Texas at Austin, will serve as the Festival’s chief executive, responsible for managing staff, programs, operations, external relations, and resource development. She will report to the Festival’s board of directors, chaired by Marc Winkelman. Steph Opitz, currently the programs and strategic communications director for the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, will be the literary director of the Texas Book Festival. Opitz will create, develop, and implement year-round literary programming in Austin and other Texas cities, including the annual two-day Texas Book Festival in Austin.
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Public Library Grant Winners Coming Soon
Texas Book Festival will announce the winners of its 2012-13 Public Library Grants on April 26, 2013 at the TLA conference in Fort Worth. Texas Book Festival's grants are awarded to public libraries to support collection enhancement and to implement or continue innovative literacy and technology programs. This year, 16 public libraries will receive grants totaling more than $45,000. Since 1996, Texas Book Festival has donated more than $2.5 million to nearly 600 libraries across Texas. For more info, visit http://www.texasbookfestival.org/Library_Grants.php. |
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