Texas Book Festival 2009

The Texas Book Festival was started in 1995 by First Lady Laura Bush “to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading, and serve to benefit the state's public libraries.” The show is always a lot of fun with author readings, cooking demos, craft projects, and freebies. (I fondly recall the handfuls of Ghirardelli chocolates I walked away with last year.) The festival is gracing the Capitol building once again this weekend (October 31 – November 1) so check out their site now to be prepared!

Participating authors: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/Authors.php
Schedule of events: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/Calendar.php
Children’s schedule of events: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/pdfs/2009_childrens_schedule.pdf
Exhibitors and vendors: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/Exhibitors.php
Tips on show basics: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/Getting_There.php

You should also check out the Children’s Chapter home page to see the winning entries in the kids’ book cover contest. So cute!

Have fun, y’all!