It's almost here! What are our plans? Do we want to gather somewhere together? We can do something at our house if you want.

Hi again Texas friends! Its nearly book time!
Here is an author interview that is very nice!
Please click:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2236...

I'm the most excited for the Ebook/Digital reading discussion at the festival, anyone else going to that one??

Yeah. :) I'm so excited. I haven't been there since I studied abroad.

Europe? That's awesome!!!!

Well that's not cool at all. I think i fell behind on my GoodReads groups for a little bit. School got crazy! And I'm going to Europe in November, so I'm trying to get ahead. Well, crap. That stinks.

BUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!

I know I would have! My boyfriend made plans for us to see a friend of ours in Ft Worth without thinking about me going to the book festival and its becoming an issue to change the plans with everyone. I just decided it would be easier to go to Ft. Worth.... :)

Im sorry you cant go Holli. It would have been cool to hear about it, and I'm sure you would have had a nice time.

I'm not going to be able to attend the festival either... I had some things come up and its just not going to be possible for me to do them all. I wish I could though!

I just moved from Columbus Kirstin and they sometimes have signings there.... go to www.booktours.com and sign up for their email newsletter for your area that info! :)

I so envy you Holli. I loved The Heretics Daughter and would have loved to have gone to Kathleen Kent's book signing. I wish we had something like that here in Ohio. Havent ever seen one though.

I am not going to be able to go after all. My finances have been stretched by some additional expenses I wasn't expecting.

I hope you have a good time! Maybe I'll meet you next time, or see you in Houston sometime.

I live in Austin and look forward to the book festival every year! There are going to be some great speakers and authors, I'm so excited!!

Kathleen Kent, author of The Heretic;s Daughter, is doing a book signing Oct. 21st in Dallas... anyone interested in going??

Kathleen Kent (author of The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel):
Barnes & Noble
Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 PM
7700 W. Northwest Hwy, Ste 300, Dallas, TX, 75225

Also, Ree Drummond aka The Pioneer Woman www.thepioneerwoman.com will be here in Dallas Dec. 1st at 7pm.

If anyone would like to meet up for these I would love to have company!

Leslie, I hope she'll make a quick recovery!

Ugh, I'm so jealous! With Halloween that weekend and we're supposed to be (now just may be) going away the following weekend, the fact that I cannot live through a flight that long by myself (I don't do flying well) and having to watch our pennies with Hubby being laid off, I have to count myself out on this one. Maybe next year.

Meg, there's a 1 day Self Publishing Book Expo in Manhattan on Sat 11/7! If we're not going away (looks less & less likely), I can definitely make it! I started a thread about it.

Oh man, sounds like my grandpa. I hope that she heals quickly and follows directions for her own good!

I wanted to go but Mom fell down the other week and had to have her hip replacement redone (also broke her thigh bone). I could have told her that housework was dangerous to ones' health. Of course she was sneaking in cleaning before the cleaning lady came by...waited till I left for work & my step dad got into the shower to do it! So she has another 12 weeks of being an invalid (longer if she keeps the rate she is doing on following orders)

All I can say is you guys better take a bunch of pictures!! Can't wait to hear all about it!

I sent Tera a message about that very exact thing Lori so once we get the details worked out we will post those here so we can all start making travel plans. I wanted to ask if this is an accurate list of who is coming for sure?

Tera
Emily
Holli
Lori
Stacy
Kristin

Well, I am still just bubbly over Bryan Burrough being there. I want to go ahead and ask (and if feels like a dumb question to be asking now) but what are we doing in Austin? I know we're planning on having a big get together somewhere, but what all else? I keep explaining to my mom that the book festival is really an excuse for all of us to meet up, but I don't really know what we're doing...

After doing some searching today i found this to share with you all about the Texas Book Festival....

Headlining authors include Buzz Aldrin, Margaret
Atwood, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Bryan Burrough, Jeanette Walls, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Taylor
Branch.

This year’s list of 210 participating writers reflects
the best books in categories ranging from literary fiction to lifestyle titles such as travel and
cookbooks. There will be panel conversations mixing the industry’s top writers with audience
question and answer sessions during every event. In addition, Festival attendees can get their
books signed by authors, feast on food from a wide-range of top local eateries, inspire their
children with educational author events and activities as well as enjoy live musical
entertainment.


Incredible writers such as Sandra Brown, Oscar Casares, Kurt Eichenwald, Blake Bailey, Colson
Whitehead, David Wroblewski, and Amanda Eyre Ward will appear at this year’s Festival.

Other prominent authors attending are Luis Alberto Urrea, Jane Smiley, Harold Evans, Kati Marton,
Julia Glass, Gail Collins, and Harold Kushner.
News and political junkies will enjoy Douglas Brinkley, Howard Campbell, Bryan Carlile, and Dave
Cullen.

Cooking enthusiasts will be inspired by authors Rebecca Rather, Lidia Bastianich, Ellie
Krieger, and Guiliano Hazan, who will be demonstrating their skills and talking about their new
cookbooks.

Lovers of all things Texan will be drawn to Jane Clements Monday, Gary Clark, Wyatt McSpadden, and Michael Marvins. Dr. Cara Natterson and Po Bronson dispense current views on child-rearing, while Katherine Brooks helps those looking to map their career.

Hollywood enthusiasts can hear from three Texans who made it big working in the City of
Angels: Robert Hinkle, Billy Taylor, and Gary Kent.

That is sounding good. Let me take a look at plane fares

Meg, why dont you plan on coming? Fly into Dallas and stay with me a night and we will drive down together. it would be fun and Lori may do that too so the three of us would have a grand time together....... if that sounds like something you want to do (both of you) i will email you what im thinking travel plan wise.

Oh and I'll be there.

Meg, You need to come. A change in geography (not to mention culture) will be good for your soul.

I can't commit until October. If my life gets straightened out I want to come.

Thanks for asking that Emily, I was just about to do that! I would like to see who is coming to the festival for sure so we can start to plan what we want to do and how we want this to go. Can you let us know if you are thinking about coming? We would like to have us all get together for lunch so we can sit and chat..... I think it will be fun!!

I'm most definitely coming, but I only live an hour away. :)

Yay yay yay...it's almost here! Who is coming for sure? Does anyone need a place to stay? We can accomodate someone.

OMG Libba Bray is going to be there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How fun!!! I would love to go, but the funds are not there!! Y'all enjoy!!

Can't wait for the festival!

I saw that David Wroblewski of Edgar Sawtelle fame will be there too!!

Tera, I agree--Columbine was a fantastic book!

David Cullen the author of Columbine will be there. I just finished it last night and WOW.

Really? I lose my breath at certain places when I read it. I'm not quite finished with Public Enemies America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 but I think if I didn't have anything else that I had to do, I'd happily sit and just read it. But I guess that sort of commentary belongs in another thread...

*lol* I'm having a tough time getting through Mr. Burroughs's book.

OH MY GOD! BRYAN BURROUGHS IS GONNA BE THERE! HIS BOOK INSPIRED ME TO DO MY THESIS OVER BONNIE AND CLYDE! (I'm a wee bit excited)

The authors attending the book festival are up on the website. Check it out, I saw some familiar names!!

www.texasbookfestival.org

Next time you drive up here Emily we should meet up!!

Oh yes, I drive up to Dallas about once a month, so I've driven through Temple many, many times! You are very close to us!

That's so cool Kristin.... I can't wait to meet everyone!!

Temple. Between Waco and Austin.

Yay Kristin! Where are you? Tera and I are in Leander - just about a half hour north of Austin. I can't wait to get together with everyone!

You guys... seriously... just made my day. I live just 45 minutes away from Austin. I *WILL* be there. :) YAY!

I hope you can make it Lydia!

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO - I wanna go! Just don't know what will be up with me. This sounds so wonderful!

honey, all of my vendors think I'm a witch...sometimes I'm the good one and sometimes the bad...just depends on what they want!I do have my moments...ha. My husband tells everyone we know to never, ever get on my bad list! That it will be painful if they do and I just shrug, smile and let them wonder??!

Jcwillis53 wrote: "I will watch for the website posting and let you know closer to the actual date if I can get there. I live in NW Arkansas ( right outside Bentonville) so will have to fly ( will see if my broom can..."

You have a broom, too?! In my family I'm called 'The Wicked Witch of the West'--my sister lives east of me in town and she's 'The Wicked Witch of the East.' Every time 'The Wizard of Oz' is on, I call her as soon as the house lands on 'her' and she calls me when 'I'm' melting.