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Leadership Headshots
Press Releases
6.10.26 – Temi Coker Announced as Texas Book Festival’s 2026 Poster Artist
6.3.26 – Announcing David Bowles as the 2026 Texas Writer Awardee
3.12.26 – Texas Book Festival to Launch Imprint Burro Libro Press
3.25.26 – Texas Book Festival Announces New Board Chair, Members
12.15.25 – 2026 Festival Dates Announcement
10.9.25 – Texas Book Festival Announces 30th Anniversary Event Schedule
9.10.25 – Texas Book Festival Unveils 30th Anniversary Lineup of More Than 300 Authors
5.28.25 – Sarah Wilson Named the 2025 Festival Poster Artist
5.13.25 – Dr. Peniel Joseph Named 2025 Texas Writer Award Recipient
5.6.25 – Texas Book Festival Brings Reading Rock Stars Program to DFW
4.7.25 – Texas Book Festival Welcomes Three New Board Members
1.28.24 – Texas Book Festival to Host 30th Anniversary Event, Launch Next Decade Fund
1.28.24 – Texas Book Festival & Holdsworth Center to Host National Book Award Winner Imani Perry
1.23.24 – Texas Book Festival & El Paso Community Foundation to Host Two Literary Events
1.6.25 – Texas Book Festival Announces 2025 Festival Dates
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
7.29.24 – 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
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
12.19.23 – 2024 Texas Book Festival Dates Announcement
12.1.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces Marianne DeLeón as CEO
11.27.23 – 2023 Austin Reading Rock Stars
10.25.23 – Texas Book Festival Announces 2023 Schedule
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
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
7.31.25 – Texas Book Festival Offers First Look at Lineup for 30th Anniversary – Tribeza
7.30.25 – Texas Book Festival announces headliners ahead of November event – KVUE
6.19.25 – What to Read This Summer: New Books by Texas-Based Authors – Tribeza
6.6.25 – Texas Book Festival Names its 2025 Poster Artist – Glasstire
2.27.25 – Texas Book Festival gifts nearly 4,000 books to Valley students
1.2.25 – Every Austin festival taking place in 2025 – ATXToday
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
10.22.24 – Celebrate Reading At The Texas Book Fest – KXAN Studio 512
10.16.24 – Texas Book Festival 2024 Announces Guest Cookbook Authors And Events – Forbes
10.8.24 – Texas Book Festival announces 2024 Texas Writer Award Winner – KXAN
10.2.24 – San Antonio poet books prestigious Texas literary award – CultureMap
9.19.24 – Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024 – Head Topics
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 – 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
9.18.24 – 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
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
11.6.23 – 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 – 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
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
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 Dallas8.1.23 – Texas Book Festival Unveils Author Lineup – Kirkus Reviews
7.31.23 – Stacey Abrams, Lawrence Wright Announced for Texas Book Festival – The Austin Chronicle
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
