Schedules
10:00 AM
Revolution, Revenge & Redemption: Epic Stories Inspired by Personal Histories
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Kirkus Tent
Breaking the Cycles: Powerful Memoirs of Healing, Recovery, and Belonging
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Leamos Tent
Los Angeles, 1992: A City on Fire and The Stories of That Pivotal Time
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
YA HQ Tent
Texas Bluebonnet Award Announcement
10:00 AM - 10:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Next Chapter Tent
Read Me a Story: The Helping Sweater
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
Torch Literary Arts Presents: A Conversation with Morgan Parker & Lynne Thompson
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.010
Austin Allies/Bookopolis Book Club
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Children's Activity Tent
Turn a Vintage Post Card Into a Work of Art with Camp TTBF
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Camp TTBF
10:15 AM
Mind-Altering Medicine: Psychedelics, Science & the Search for Healing
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday, November 16
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Texas Institute of Letters Presents: 2024 Adult Literature Award Winners
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday, November 16
Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Poetry Reading & Discussion: José Olivarez
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday, November 16
Poetry Tent
10:30 AM
Powerful and Personal Narrative Nonfiction about Life & Death in Mexico
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Saturday, November 16
State Theatre
Read Me a Story: Construction Site: Garbage Crew to the Rescue!
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
10:45 AM
The Turkey Book: Cooking Demo with Jesse Griffiths
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Saturday, November 16
Central Market Cooking Tent
11:00 AM
The Quest for Power, Connection & Belonging in Dystopian Worlds
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Kirkus Tent
Mothers and Daughters: Novels Centering Fierce Mexican-American Women
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Leamos Tent
From Heartache to Harmony: Love, Loss, and the Music That Binds Us
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
YA HQ Tent
The Social Conundrum of Middle School, Graphic Novel Edition
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Next Chapter Tent
Read Me a Story: The Dream Catcher/El atrapasueños
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
2024 Texas Writer Award Presentation
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Auditorium
The End of the World as We Know It: Dystopian Debut Novels
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.012
The Shapes of Feelings: Make a Cut Paper Portrait with Illustrator Erika Lynne Jones
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Children's Activity Tent
Improv Interview Game & Sculpture Design with Creative Learning Initiative
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Saturday, November 16
Camp TTBF
11:15 AM
Unpacking Extremism: The MAGA Movement and the Rise of the Latino Far Right
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Texas Institute of Letters Presents: 2024 Children’s Literature Award Winners
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Poetry Reading & Discussion: Cindy Juyoung Ok & Sara Daniele Rivera
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Poetry Tent
Secrets and Sacrifice: Daring Debut Novels Centering Women & WWII Japan
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.010
11:30 AM
Presented by Starz: Book-to-Screen Adaptations
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Saturday, November 16
First United Methodist Church (FUMC)
Inheritance & Identity: Unraveling the Past to Shape the Future
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Saturday, November 16
Central Presbyterian Church (CPC)
Read Me a Story: A Maleta Full of Treasures
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
12:00 PM
Buzzy Thrillers: Secrets, Lies, and Smart Women
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Kirkus Tent
Myth, Magic and Legacy
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Leamos Tent
DC Reimagined: Comics and Modern-Day Heroes
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
YA HQ Tent
Plucky Protagonists and Their Adventures with the (Un)Dead
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Next Chapter Tent
Read Me a Story: Mamá’s Magnificent Dancing Plantitas / Las Magníficas Plantitas Bailadoras de Mamá
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
Raised by Wolves: Fifty Poets on Fifty Poems
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.014
Music and Movement: Interactive Sing Along with Creative Action
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Children's Activity Tent
Banned Book Trivia & Zine Design with Austin Public Library
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Camp TTBF
12:15 PM
Power, Race & Identity in America: Colonial Legacies and the Modern Immigrant Experience
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Haunting Narratives: Texans Writing Supernatural & Psychological Horror
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Austin Writers Exploring Environmental Crisis & Political Instability in Poetry
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Poetry Tent
Fantasy Unbound: Magic, Identity and Power of Language
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Auditorium
12:30 PM
Sinister Secrets & Psychological Suspense: Chilling Adult Novels by Beloved YA Authors
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Saturday, November 16
State Theatre
Celebrating the Tomás Rivera Book Award Winners
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Saturday, November 16
Texas State Library & Archives Commission (TSLAC)
Read Me a Story: The Shadow & The Ghost
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
Everyday Life, Extraordinary Stories: Crafting Characters with Distinctive Voices
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.010
12:45 PM
Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation with Michele Norris about Revenge of the Tipping Point
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
First Baptist Church (FBC)
Queen: The Art of Drag in Portraits
12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
The Jones Center at The Contemporary
1:00 PM
The Lamb and the Prophet: Faith, Fate & Human Connection
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Central Presbyterian Church (CPC)
The Art of Terror: Horror Novels Inspired by Frightening Films
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Kirkus Tent
Voces que Brillan: Poetas Latinos Ganadores de Premios
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Leamos Tent
Finding the Words: Teen Poet Protagonists & Their Journeys Through Hope and Love
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
YA HQ Tent
Asian American History and Legacy: Looking Back, Looking Forward
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Next Chapter Tent
Read Me a Story: ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat / ¡Vamos! Vamos a comer
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
Flight and Fight: Family Legacies of Service and Resilience
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.014
Novels Navigating Loneliness & Authenticity in the Digital Age
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.016
Make a Dream Catcher with Author/Illustrator Marcelo Verdad
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Children's Activity Tent
We Love Words: Lexical Crafting with Camp TTBF
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Camp TTBF
1:15 PM
How Women & Academics Transformed the Espionage of War
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Texas Roots, Hidden Truths: Uncovering Family Histories and Lost Legacies
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Tastes of Tradition: Celebrating Culture Through Food
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Central Market Cooking Tent
Poetry Reading & Discussion: Anastacia-Reneé & Lynne Thompson
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Poetry Tent
1:30 PM
Read Me a Story: Miguel Must Fight!
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
The Short of It: Stories of Magical Realism & Cultural Legacy
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Auditorium
1:45 PM
Frenemies to Lovers
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
First United Methodist Church (FUMC)
Ambition, Identity & Connection: Artistic Journeys in Modern Life
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
State Theatre
Writing Beyond Your Experience: Crafting Authentic Diverse Characters
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
The Jones Center at The Contemporary
2:00 PM
The Whiting Foundation Presents: Award Alumni on Their Latest Books
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Texas State Library & Archives Commission (TSLAC)
The New American Dream? Young Women Navigating Fame, Family & Financial Follies
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Kirkus Tent
De la Frontera a las Urnas: Migración Latina y Transformación Política
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Leamos Tent
Romantasy Stories to Die For
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
YA HQ Tent
Lost Socks, an Artistic Turtle, and Two Middle Grade Mysteries
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Next Chapter Tent
Read Me a Story: The Squish
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
Family Memoirs about Culture, Connection & Individual Identity
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.012
Create Your Own Book Recommendation Cards with BookPeople
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Children's Activity Tent
Poetry and Collage Art Activation with Creative Action
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Camp TTBF
2:15 PM
Guardians of Democracy: An Inside Look at the Role of Inspector General
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Writers’ League of Texas Presents: Debut Texas Novelists
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Examining the Wounds of War & Daily Life Through Poetry
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Poetry Tent
Black Women Center Stage: Prima Ballerinas and the Opera Carmen
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.014
Humor & Heart: Satirizing Schools, Hollywood & Life
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.016
2:30 PM
Cured: Cooking Demo with Steve McHugh
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Saturday, November 16
Central Market Cooking Tent
Read Me a Story: Itty Bitty Betty Blob
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
2:45 PM
Literary Legends on Writing Fiction Inspired by Personal Narratives
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
Central Presbyterian Church (CPC)
Touched by the Supernatural: Novels of Unusual Girlhood
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Auditorium
3:00 PM
Stories that Reflect Us All: Diversity in Children’s Literature
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Texas State Library & Archives Commission (TSLAC)
Becoming Ourselves: Memoirs of Transformation
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Kirkus Tent
The Beauty of Life & the Pain of Loss: Poems and Essays
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Leamos Tent
Fresh Ink: Young Writers Take the Stage
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
YA HQ Tent
Standing Your Ground: Girls Speaking Up and Taking Action
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Next Chapter Tent
Read Me a Story: The Yellow Bus
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
A Conversation on Conservation: Texans Preserving our Natural Resources
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.010
Queer Love, Resilience & Belonging in Fiction
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.012
Crafting Conflict: Fiction Born from Research
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
State Theatre
Sharpie Showdown: TBF Illustrator Draw-Off
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Children's Activity Tent
Brush Up On Your Sword Fighting Skills with Camp Half-Blood
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Camp TTBF
3:15 PM
Resilience & Adversity in the Lives of Working-Class Americans
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Highways, Growth & Gentrification: The Changing Face of Austin and American Cities
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Poetry Reading & Discussion: Naomi Shihab Nye
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Poetry Tent
What Medicine Gets Wrong with Dr. Marty Makary
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Extension Room: E2.016
3:30 PM
The Chosen Ones: Celebrity Book Club Picks
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Saturday, November 16
First United Methodist Church (FUMC)
Read Me a Story: Everyone Starts Small
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
4:00 PM
Venturing Beyond: Death-Defying Fantasy Narratives
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
YA HQ Tent
Will This Paperclip Destroy the World?!?
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Next Chapter Tent
Read Me a Story: The Boldest White: A Story of Hijab and Community
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, November 16
Read Me A Story Tent
Memoirs of Adventure & Adversity Exploring Nature
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Capitol Auditorium
Storytelling Workshop with Peerbagh
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Children's Activity Tent
Junk Journaling Workshop with Austin Bat Cave
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Saturday, November 16
Camp TTBF
4:15 PM
Rumaan Alam in Conversation about Entitlement
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
State Theatre
Understanding the Origins & the Humanity of the Border Crisis
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Manifesting Mayhem: How to (Over)Think Your Way Through the End Times
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Kirkus Tent
Juneteenth Rodeo: A Vibrant Portrait of 1970s Black Rodeo in Photos and Essays
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Poetry Reading & Discussion: mónica teresa ortiz & Reyes Ramirez
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, November 16
Poetry Tent
11:00 AM
Attica Locke In Conversation about Guide Me Home
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Sunday, November 17
State Theatre
Brazen & Brilliant: Trailing the Texas Jewel Thief
11:00 AM - 11:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
La Identidad en Evolución de una Nación: Historias de Inmigrantes en América del Siglo XXI
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Sunday, November 17
Leamos Tent
State of Complexity: Poets on the Beauty and Brutality of Texas
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Sunday, November 17
Poetry Tent
It’s Complicated: Navigating Relationships and Healing After Hardship
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Sunday, November 17
YA HQ Tent
How Will It End? Dive into the Final Installment of the Amulet Series
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Sunday, November 17
Next Chapter Tent
Read Me a Story: Desert Song
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sunday, November 17
Read Me A Story Tent
Humor in Troubling Times: Combining Personal & Cultural Commentary in Essays
11:00 AM - 11:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
Capitol Extension Room: E2.010
Meet & Craft with Author-Illustrators Rachel Más Davidson and Breanna Carzoo
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Sunday, November 17
Children's Activity Tent
Decorate Your Own TBF Tote Bag with Camp TTBF
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Sunday, November 17
Camp TTBF
11:15 AM
Land of the Free? The Fight for Reproductive Rights in a Divided Nation
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, November 17
BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Reclaiming History: Novels that Reckon with Slavery
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, November 17
Kirkus Tent
The Art of Mystery
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, November 17
Capitol Auditorium
Reinventing Mid-Life: Women Defying Societal Expectations
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, November 17
Capitol Extension Room: E2.014
11:30 AM
Baking in the American South: Cooking Demo with Anne Byrn
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Sunday, November 17
Central Market Cooking Tent
Read Me a Story: Grandma’s Hair Is Ankle Length / El cabello de Abuela le llega hasta los tobillos
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday, November 17
Read Me A Story Tent
Enduring Legacies of Colonialism
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Sunday, November 17
Capitol Extension Room: E2.016
12:00 PM
Generaciones de magia: Explorando legado, poder y familia en el suroeste
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
Leamos Tent
Poetry Reading & Discussion: José Antonio Rodríguez & Joaquín Zihuatanejo
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
Poetry Tent
YA Debuts: Local Monsters, Murder Mysteries, And at Least One Friendly Ghost
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
YA HQ Tent
Body Parts and A Lot of Heart: Tracking Down Ghosts, Spirits, and Definitely Undead Dudes
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
Next Chapter Tent
Read Me a Story: Remembering / Te recuerdo
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Sunday, November 17
Read Me A Story Tent
Exploring Cross-Cultural Identities in Short Story Collections
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
Capitol Extension Room: E2.012
Playing With Color with Author / IIlustrator Steven Weinberg
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
Children's Activity Tent