I spoke with Hannah Gabel, Literary Director of the Texas Book Festival). The Festival first began in 1995, and has since donated over $3.5 million to Texas public libraries and hundreds of thousands of books to students across the state. This year, more than 250 authors will speak and 40,000 people are expected to attend. The festival takes place in downtown Austin, Texas on November 16th and 17th this year and is free and open to all who wish to attend. I’m excited today to speak with Hannah about what people can expect from this incredible event.
Books mentioned in this intervew:
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Bone of the Bone) by Sarah Smarsh
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Trippy) by Ernesto Londoño
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We Are Home) by Ray Suarez
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Our Hidden Conversation)s by Michele Norris
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The God of the Woods) by Liz Moore
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Real Americans) by Rachel Khong
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Five-Star Stranger) by Kat Tang
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The Alchemist) by Paulo Coelho
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Martyr!) by Kaveh Akbar
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Greenlights) by Matthew McConaughey
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Hannah Gabel is the Literary Director of Texas Book Festival. She also runs the book blog, Bookmarkparty).
Caleb Zakarin is Editor of the New Books Network.
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