Explore the full Texas Book Festival schedule to discover all the exciting books, authors, and events happening this year. From author panels to book signings, there’s something for every reader to enjoy. View or download the 2024 printable grid schedule and begin planning your visit!

Schedule :

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

State Theatre
Attica Locke In Conversation about Guide Me Home

Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Brazen & Brilliant: Trailing the Texas Jewel Thief

Leamos Tent
La Identidad en Evolución de una Nación: Historias de Inmigrantes en América del Siglo XXI

Poetry Tent
State of Complexity: Poets on the Beauty and Brutality of Texas

YA HQ Tent
It’s Complicated: Navigating Relationships and Healing After Hardship

Next Chapter Tent
How Will It End? Dive into the Final Installment of the Amulet Series

Read Me A Story Tent
Read Me a Story: Desert Song

Capitol Extension Room: E2.010
Humor in Troubling Times: Combining Personal & Cultural Commentary in Essays

Children's Activity Tent
Meet & Craft with Author-Illustrators Rachel Más Davidson and Breanna Carzoo

Camp TTBF
Decorate Your Own TBF Tote Bag with Camp TTBF

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Land of the Free? The Fight for Reproductive Rights in a Divided Nation

Kirkus Tent
Reclaiming History: Novels that Reckon with Slavery

Capitol Auditorium
The Art of Mystery

Capitol Extension Room: E2.014
Reinventing Mid-Life: Women Defying Societal Expectations

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Central Market Cooking Tent
Baking in the American South: Cooking Demo with Anne Byrn

Read Me A Story Tent
Read Me a Story: Grandma’s Hair Is Ankle Length / El cabello de Abuela le llega hasta los tobillos

Capitol Extension Room: E2.016
Enduring Legacies of Colonialism

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Leamos Tent
Generaciones de magia: Explorando legado, poder y familia en el suroeste

Poetry Tent
Poetry Reading & Discussion: José Antonio Rodríguez & Joaquín Zihuatanejo

YA HQ Tent
YA Debuts: Local Monsters, Murder Mysteries, And at Least One Friendly Ghost

Next Chapter Tent
Body Parts and A Lot of Heart: Tracking Down Ghosts, Spirits, and Definitely Undead Dudes

Read Me A Story Tent
Read Me a Story: Remembering / Te recuerdo

Capitol Extension Room: E2.012
Exploring Cross-Cultural Identities in Short Story Collections

Children's Activity Tent
Playing With Color with Author / IIlustrator Steven Weinberg

Camp TTBF
Create Your Own Warrior Cat with Natalie Riess and Sara Goetter

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

State Theatre
What Makes a Monster? Stephen Graham Jones on I Was A Teenage Slasher

Texas State Library & Archives Commission (TSLAC)
Storytelling with Literacy First: Celebrating 30 Years of Growing Bilingual Readers

BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Roots of Resistance: The Legacy & Reclamation of Black and Indigenous Land

Kirkus Tent
Alienation & Ambition: Young Women Fighting to Belong

Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Rick Perry and the Transformation of Texas Politics

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Read Me A Story Tent
Read Me a Story: The Littlest Grito

Capitol Extension Room: E2.016
Decoding the Future: The Power and Perils of Ever-Evolving Technology

Central Market Cooking Tent
Recipes that Tell a Story: Two Narrative Cookbooks

Leamos Tent
Entre Dos Mundos: Familia, Cultura y la Búsqueda de Identidad

Poetry Tent
A Literary Life in Letters: The Writing of Ann Alejandro

YA HQ Tent
Grappling With the Voices Inside: Stories of Struggle and Triumph

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
Trigger Points: Guns, Policing & the Global Reach of Violence

Kirkus Tent
Bearing the Weight of Sisterhood: Confronting Inner & Outer Beasts

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Central Presbyterian Church (CPC)
Presented by Libro.fm: Narrating the Narrative, Authors on Bringing Their Audiobooks to Life

State Theatre
Michele Norris in Discussion about Our Hidden Conversations

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Texas State Library & Archives Commission (TSLAC)
Debut Novelists with Texas Ties

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

First Baptist Church (FBC)
Matthew McConaughey Author Talk about Greenlights

Central Market Cooking Tent
Latin-ish: Cooking Demo with Marisel Salazar

Leamos Tent
The Power of Character in Historical Fiction

Poetry Tent
Poetry Reading & Discussion: Jennifer Chang & Sasha West

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Kirkus Tent
Diversity in Romance

Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Texas Talent: Crafting Thrills and Chills in Fiction

Capitol Extension Room: E2.012
The Contemporary Murder Mystery: Plot Twists, Peril & Private Chat Rooms

Capitol Extension Room: E2.014
The Power of Character: The Enduring Legacy of George H. W. Bush

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Read Me A Story Tent
Read Me a Story: The Day Madear Voted

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

State Theatre
Hanif Abdurraqib in Conversation about There’s Always This Year

The Jones Center at The Contemporary
The Narrative of Photography: Documenting War and Survival

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Texas State Library & Archives Commission (TSLAC)
Inspiring a Love of Reading: From the Classroom to the Living Room

Poetry Tent
Poetry Reading & Discussion: Rosa Alcalá & ire’ne lara silva

YA HQ Tent
Literary Remix: Fresh Interpretations of Familiar Tales

Next Chapter Tent
Warriors Graphic Novel: Our Favorite Forest Cats From a Colorful New Angle

Read Me A Story Tent
Read Me a Story: Patrick and the Not So Perfect Party

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

BookTV on C-Span2 Tent
How Infrastructure Supports & Separates Us

Kirkus Tent
Debut Novels Exploring Identity, Culture & Coming-of-Age

Texas Tent presented by Texas Monthly
Writing from the Borderlands

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Read Me A Story Tent
Read Me a Story: Free to Learn: How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

First Baptist Church (FBC)
Matthew McConaughey in Conversation with Richard Linklater about Greenlights

YA HQ Tent
Love Through the Ages: Historical Romance