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Marianne DeLeón, Chief Executive Officer

Dalia Azim, Chief Operations Officer

Susannah Auby, Development Director

Hannah Gabel, Literary Director

Michelle Hernandez, Director of Youth Programs

Press Releases

10.24.24 – 2024 Full Schedule Announcement Release

10.1.24 – Texas Book Festival Honors Author and Poet Naomi Shihab Nye with 2024 Texas Writer Award

9.18.24 – Unveiling More than 275 Beloved Authors Featured at the 2024 Texas Book Festival

9.4.24 – Texas Book Festival Hosts Festival Weekend Brunch at Olamaie

8.21.24 – Texas Book Festival Announces 2024 First Edition Literary Gala Headliners

7.24.24 – 2024 Festival Authors Sneak Peek

6.27.24 – Zeke Peña Announced as 2024 Texas Book Festival Poster Artist

5.6.24 – Texas Book Festival Distributing More Than 3,000 Books to DFW Elementary Schools

4.5.24 – Book Discussion on Racial Wealth Gaps in America to Take Place at George Washington Carver Museum

3.29.24 – Texas Book Festival to Distribute Nearly 800 Books to El Paso-Area Elementary Schools

3.26.24 – Texas Book Festival Welcomes New Board of Directors Members

3.15.24 – Texas Book Festival Brings Reading Rock Stars Program to 4 Houston-Area Elementary Schools

2.27.24 – Texas Book Festival to Distribute More than 4,200 Books To 6 Rio Grande Valley Title I Elementary Schools For Reading Rock Stars Program

12.19.23 – 2024 Texas Book Festival Dates Announcement

12.1.23 – Texas Book Festival Announced Marianne DeLeón as CEO

11.27.23 – 2023 Austin Reading Rock Stars

10.25.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces 2023 Schedule

10.3.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces Ticketed Sessions with Michael Cunningham, Roxanne Gay and Stacey Abrams

9.25.23 – Olamaie to Host Brunch with Festival Author and Chef Kenny Gilbert to Benefit Texas Book Festival on November 12

9.13.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces 2023 Full Lineup Featuring More Than 300 Authors

7.31.23 – Texas Book Festival Reveals Sixteen Authors for the 2023 Festival

7.18.23 – 2023 Texas Writer Award Recipient: Elizabeth Crook

7.13.23 – 2023 Texas Book Festival Poster Reveal

6.26.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces Featured Authors at 2023 First Edition Literary Gala

4.3.23 – Lois Kim Departs TBF

3.9.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces New Board Chair and Members

3.9.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces Dates for 2023 Festival Weekend

In the News

11.20.24 – Longhorns Lead the 2024 Texas Book Festival – Alcalde

11.14.24 – Texas Book Festival returns November 16 & 17 – FOX 7

11.12.24 – Grab your bookmarks! The Texas Book Festival arrives this weekend! – CBS Austin

11.12.24 – Texas Book Festival’s rowdy Lit Crawl has made a big change for 2024

11.8.24 – Texas Book Festival 2024 on New Books Network

11.7.2024 – Texas Book Festival: La fiesta literaria más grande de Texas – Univision

11.4.24 – TBF Literary Director Hannah Gabel in the November/December 2024 Issue of Tribeza Magazine

10.31.24 – Texas Book Festival: The Largest Literary Event in Texas Returns for Its 29th Year – Texas Lifestyle Magazine

10.22.24 – Celebrate Reading At The Texas Book Fest – KXAN Studio 512

10.16.24 – Texas Book Festival 2024 Announces Guest Cookbook Authors And Events – Forbes

10.11.24 – San Antonio poet Naomi Shihab Nye to receive Texas Book Festival’s Texas Writer Award – San Antonio Express News

10.8.24 – Texas Book Festival announces 2024 Texas Writer Award Winner – KXAN

10.2.24 – San Antonio poet books prestigious Texas literary award – CultureMap

9.20.24 – Matthew McConaughey will headline the 2024 Texas Book Festival, showcasing memoir – Austin American-Statesman

9.19.24 – Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024 – Head Topics

9.19.24 – Texas Book Festival to Host Over 275 Authors in Austin, Featuring Malcolm Gladwell and Matthew McConaughey – Hoodline Austin

9.19.24 – Texas Book Festival announces 2024 lineup with over 275 authors – CBS Austin

9.19.24 – Matthew McConaughey to headline 2024 Texas Book Festival in Austin – My SA

9.19.24 – Texas Book Festival announces 2024 lineup – KVUE ABC

9.19.24 – Texas Book Festival reveals 2024 author lineup – ATX Today

9.19.24 – Brush shoulders with Matthew McConaughey, other Texas authors at book festival in Austin Nov. 16-17 – Lonestar Live

9.19.24 – Texas Book Festival announces 2024 lineup featuring Matthew McConaughey – CultureMap

9.19.24 – Texas Book Festival announces 2024 lineup with over 275 authors – CBS Austin

9.19.24 – Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024 – Austin Chronicle

9.19.24 – Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell Among 275 Authors & Literary Programming Planned for the Texas Book Festival – Tribeza

9.18.24 – Texas Book Festival highlights McConaughey – Axios Austin

9.4.24 – Food & Wine editor brings debut cookbook tour to Austin

9.19.24 – The Texas Book Festival lineup is out. Texas Standard

6.28.24 – Texas Book Festival Reveals 2024 Poster Artist – Glasstire

4.10.24 – Acclaimed children’s authors to inspire El Paso students at Texas Book Festival event – KFOX14

4.2.24 – Texas Book Festival and El Paso Community Foundation Partner to Bring Author-Illustrators to City for Free Family Event!

1.15.24 – A First Edition Gala in Austin – Curated Texan

11.29.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces New CEO – Austin Chronicle

11.16.23 – 2023 Texas Book Festival Delights Literati – Publishers Weekly

11.10.23 – Five Themes at This Year’s Texas Book Festival – Austin Chronicle

11.9.23 – Texas Book Festival to delight 50k attendees this weekend – KXAN “Studio 512”

11.9.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces Lineup For This Weekend – KXAN “Studio 512”

11.9.23 – Texas Book Festival returns this weekend – FOX 7 Austin

11.9.23 – Texas Book Festival: Panels, signings, more – FOX 7 Austin

11.9.23 – 325 authors in Austin for Texas Book Festival – FOX 7 Austin

11.7.23 – Literature-loving bar crawlers hit the Austin streets for Texas Book Festival – CultureMap Austin

11.6.23 – Texas Book Festival Includes 300+ Authors & Exciting Literary Programming – Tribeza

11.3.23 – How the Texas Book Festival is Celebrating Latinidad this year – KUT 90.5

10.31.23 – Your Essential Texas Book Festival Reading List – Tribeza

10.26.23 – ACÉRQUESE A LA FIESTA DE LOS LIBROS – El Mundo

10.23.23 – The Texas Book Festival Returns for its 28th Year to Downtown Austin – Texas Lifestyle Magazine

10.23.23 – We’ll be at the Texas Book Festival, Nov. 11-12 – KUT 90.5

10.16.23 – Olamaie Brunch with Texas Book Festival Author Chef Kenny Gilbert – Tribeza

10.10.23 – Texas Book Festival returns Nov. 11 & 12 – FOX 7 Austin

10.6.23 – Texas Book Festival drops ticketed sessions with Stacey Abrams and others, plus 27 book recs – CultureMap Austin

9.15.23 – Texas Book Festival releases full lineup of 300 authors, including Roxane Gay and Ali Hazelwood – CultureMap San Antonio

9.14.23 – Star-studded Texas Book Festival lineup announced – ATX Today

9.13.23 – Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup – Austin Chronicle

9.13.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces 300+ Authors Joining the November Event – Tribeza

9.13.23 – Texas Book Festival releases full lineup of 300 authors, including Roxane Gay and Ali Hazelwood – CultureMap Austin

8.4.23 – Stacey Abrams, Ann Patchett, Andrew Sean Greer among writers to appear at Texas Book Festival – NBC Houston

8.4.23 – 8 Facts About Texas Book Festival – Facts.net

8.3.23 – First 16 Featured Authors Announced For 2023 Texas Book Festival – KXAN “Studio 512”

8.1.23 – Stacey Abrams Tops Initial List of Texas Book Festival Authors – Austin Monthly

8.1.23 – Texas Book Festival 2023 includes Stacey Abrams and 15 more literary and political leaders – CultureMap Dallas 8.1.23 – Texas Book Festival Unveils Author Lineup – Kirkus Reviews

8.1.23 – 2023 Texas Book Festival must read: Stacey Abrams, Ann Patchett, Walter Isaacson – Austin American-Statesman

7.31.23 – Stacey Abrams, Lawrence Wright Announced for Texas Book Festival – The Austin Chronicle

7.31.23 – The next Texas Book Festival lineup includes Stacey Abrams and 15 other literary and political leaders – CultureMap Austin

7.18.23 – Austin Author Elizabeth Crook Honored With Texas Writer Award – The Austin Chronicle

7.18.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces Jon Flaming as its 2023 Festival Poster Artist – Glasstire