2015 Texas Book Festival
With writers like Margaret Atwood and Leonard Pitts Jr., Texas Book Fest celebrated its 20th anniversary with a bang.
The cool October breeze whipped through the large oak trees lining the walk up to the front steps of the Capitol. Book lovers strolled from tent to tent, trying to catch a snippet of something insightful from their favorite authors.
Authors like Margaret Atwood, Margo Jefferson and Leonardo Pitts Jr. appeared at the white-linen-covered tables of the book-signing tent, meeting both devout fans and new readers. A line of food trucks was stationed outside of the Capitol to appease customers with an appetite for anything from crepes to tacos, the entire street shut down for foot traffic only. Parents with strollers wheeled from the children’s activity tent up to the Capitol lawn, their kids ready to roll down the biggest hills before collapsing in the grass for a snooze. Some young adults walked hand in hand with significant others or canoodled under the shade of the trees while others seemed to enjoy the experience just as well on their own, carrying a book in one arm and a pumpkin spice latte in the other.
A weekend filled with authors’ wisdom and the sharing of opinions and ideas between festivalgoers, the Texas Book Festival offered something for everyone attending.
Must read tomes from Austin Woman Editor-in-Chief Deborah Hamilton-Lynne:
The Road to Happiness is Always Under Construction by Linda Gray
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
The Wind in the Reeds by Wendell Pierce
Franklin Barbeque: A Meat-Smoking Manifesto by Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay
Grant Park by Leonard Pitts Jr.
Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President by Betty Boyd Caroli
The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the New Struggle for the Soul of a Nation by Rena Pederson
Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook by Kristen Miglore
Women of the Texas Book Festival
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