The 30th Annual Texas Book Festival

The 30th Annual Texas Book Festival will take place November 8-9, 2025. The festival welcomes over 40,000 attendees and hosts over 250 authors. Held each fall in and around the Texas State Capitol in downtown Austin, the annual Festival Weekend features a rich variety of author presentations and panels, book signings, cooking demonstrations, programs and activities for kids of all ages, food trucks, and exhibiting vendors from across the state and country.

No advance online registration is needed to attend the panels, which are free and open to the public. Please note that seating is limited to 60 attendees per session, and once capacity is reached, additional guests will be turned away. To secure your spot, please check in at the front desk as soon as you enter the building before heading to the session room or galleries. We recommend arriving early to ensure entry and seating.

 

Programming Schedule:

 
Saturday, November 8

12:45pm – 1:30pm: Tom Gilliland in Conversation about The Soul of Fonda San Miguel

  • Book: The Soul of Fonda San Miguel: Fifty Years of Food and Art
  • Book Type: Non Fiction
  • Author: Tom Gilliland
  • Moderator: Michael Marks
  • Book Signing: 1:45 PM at The Main Book Signing Tent

     

    1:45pm – 2:30pm: Jay & Chrissy Kleberg in Conversation about Chasing the Tide

  • Books: Chasing the Tide: One Couple's 370-Mile Trek Across the Barrier Islands of Texas, Chasing the Tide: One Couple's 370-Mile Trek Across the Barrier Islands of Texas
  • Book Type: Non Fiction
  • Authors: Jay, Chrissy Kleberg
  • Moderator: Michael Barnes
  • Book Signing: 2:45 PM at The Main Book Signing Tent

     

    2:45pm – 3:30pm: Henry Horenstein in Conversation about Miles and Miles of Texas

  • Book: Miles and Miles of Texas
  • Book Type: Non Fiction
  • Author: Henry Horenstein
  • Moderator: Roj Rodriguez
  • Book Signing: 3:45 PM at The Main Book Signing Tent

     

    Sunday, November 9

     
    12:15pm – 1:00pm: From Sketch to Stage: The Art of Austin City Limits

  • Books: Screen to Screen: The Poster Art of Austin City Limits, Screen to Screen: The Poster Art of Austin City Limits, Screen to Screen: The Poster Art of Austin City Limits
  • Book Type: Non Fiction
  • Authors: Geoff Peveto, Emily Bolf, Kit Davis, Billy Perkins
  • Moderator: Emily Bolf
  • Book Signing: 1:15 PM at The Main Book Signing Tent

     

    1:30pm – 2:15pm: A Conversation with 2025 TBF Poster Artist Sarah Wilson

    * There will be no public author signing

  • Book: DIG: Notes on Field and Family
  • Book Type: Non-Fiction
  • Author: Sarah Wilson
  • Moderator: Sarah Bird

     

    About Texas Book Festival

    Texas Book Festival (TBF) is a nonprofit organization that connects authors and readers through year-round, statewide programs that celebrate the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination. TBF brings authors to Title I elementary, middle, and high schools, awards grants to Texas public libraries and engages tens of thousands of attendees at the annual Festival. Above all, TBF inspires all Texans to love reading.