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Texas Book Festival


*Virtual Event

For the first time ever, the 2020 Texas Book Festival Weekend will be held entirely online. This virtual festival will take place from October 31 through November 15, offering two full weeks of free programming open to the public. The Texas Book Festival is honored to be one of the largest and most prestigious literary events in the nation, typically welcoming 50,000 people from around the state, spread throughout the grounds of the State Capitol and along Austin’s iconic Congress Avenue.

Highlights this year include:

● More than 125 authors participating in virtual sessions, including programming for adults, young adults, middle-grade readers, and children.

● The First Edition Literary Gala will be held virtually on November 6. The annual gala will bring together some of the world’s leading literary minds for an evening filled with good books and wonderful conversation.

● Texas Teen Book Festival will take place virtually during the Texas Book Festival and will feature conversations with acclaimed Young Adult authors aimed at teenage readers. Typically this event brings together 5,000+ attendees and 35+ authors of Young Adult literature.

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