The Texas Book Festival celebrates authors and their contributions to the culture of literacy, ideas and imagination.
The Texas Book Festival was established in 1995 by First Lady Laura Bush, a former librarian and an ardent advocate of literacy. Mrs. Bush created a task force to plan the book festival to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading and serve to benefit the state's public libraries. The first Festival took place at the Capitol in November 1996; the Festival has quickly evolved into one of the premier literary events in the country, annually hosting over 200 Texas and nationally known authors. In 2006, more than 45,000 visitors participated in a week-end of author readings and presentations, panel discussions, book signings, and musical entertainment at the State Capitol in Austin.
Amy Greene reads from Long Man
On Sunday, March 16, Amy Greene came to visit as part of Sunday with Friends. She read from and signed her new book, Long Man.