Texas State Library to Host Texas Book Festival Author Panels, Tours, and More
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Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is excited to announce that it is once again an official community partner for the 2026 Texas Book Festival, happening Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 14 and 15 in Austin.
The Texas Center for the Book will welcome book lovers to the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building for author panels for both days of the festival, as well as for special, behind-the-scenes tours of the State Archives on Saturday (12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., first come, first-served) and a special visitor tent with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Named a National Literary Landmark, the Lorenzo de Zavala Building is located directly east of the Texas Capitol at 1201 Brazos St. View the six flags flown over Texas, six Texas seal mosaics, the panoramic Texas history lobby mural, our changing storyboards and the current exhibit, Texas America250, featuring documents, photographs and artifacts that spotlight some of the areas where Texans’ contributions shine especially bright—true Texas icons that remind all Americans of the 28th state during continuing celebrations of the 250 anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
TSLAC’s opening hours for the festival will be 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, and 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15. TSLAC’s usual Second Saturday service will be suspended, with Public Services at the Zavala Building closed for all research during this special event. Full information can be found at www.tsl.texas.gov/texasbookfestival.
Texas Book Festival Author Panels at TSLAC
Saturday, Nov.14
11 – 11:45 a.m. – Going for the Goal: Global Stories of Soccer
Juan Villoro, author of The Game at the End of the World: Villainous Referees, Communist Bakers, the Secret Women's World Cup, and a Goalkeeper's Last Stand and Paul Tenorio, author of The Messi Effect: How the Global Legend Changed the Future of American Soccer, moderated by Andy Loughnane
12:15 – 1 p.m. – From the Revolution to the Frontier: American History Through the Eyes of Women
Megan Kate Nelson, author of The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier and Denise Kiernan, author of Obstinate Daughters: The Rebels, Writers, and Renegade Women Who Ignited the American Revolution, moderated by Gigi Edwards Bryant
1:30 – 2:15 p.m. – Birdies of a Feather: Finding Community on the Golf Course
Tom Coyne, author of A Course Called Home: Adventures of an Accidental Golf Course Owner, moderated by Shannon Provost
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. – Bob Dylan & The Beatles: A Retrospective on Rock Legends
Jim Windolf, author of Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other—and the World, moderated by Shelly Brisbin
Sunday, Nov. 15
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Your Guide to the Austin Music Scene
Mitch Baranowski, author of Austin's Music Scene: Your Guide to the City's Most Iconic Artists & Venues, moderated by Paul E. Scott
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. – The Ryan Express: Inside the Singular Life of Nolan Ryan
Tim Brown, author of Nolan: The Singular Life of an American Original, moderated by Talmage Boston
2 – 2:45 p.m. – Wild Women, Wild Earth: Women Conservationists and the Treasures of Nature
Jennifer L. Bristol, author of Wild Women for Good: Stories of Conservation in Texas and Juli Berwald, author of The Shell Seeker: Encounters with Thirty Seashells, moderated by Pam LeBlanc
3:15 – 4 p.m. – Celebrating the Life and Art of Matt Lankes
Savannah Welch, Charlie Sexton and Ellar Coltrane in discussion of Matt Lankes: Photographs, in a tribute to the late photographer, moderated by DJ Stout
The Texas Book Festival, the largest book event in Texas and one of the premier literary festivals in the nation, brings an all-star author lineup to Austin every November. The weekend includes programming for all ages in both English and Spanish, book signings, cooking demonstrations, family and teen-focused activities, hundreds of bookish exhibitors, food trucks, a Saturday night Lit Crawl and more. The event remains free and open to the public. Learn more at texasbookfestival.org.
Additional funds for this TSLAC event were generously provided by the Texas Library and Archives Foundation.
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The Texas State Library and Archives Commission provides Texans access to the information they need to be informed, productive citizens by preserving the archival record of Texas; enhancing the service capacity of public, academic and school libraries; assisting public agencies in the maintenance of their records; and meeting the reading needs of Texans with disabilities. For more information, visit www.tsl.texas.gov.
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