Be the first to hear the full author lineup for the 8th annual San Antonio Book Festival! You'll learn which authors are coming to the Festival on April 4, get the behind-the-scenes scoop on building the lineup from our Literary Director, and be able to purchase your books so you can start reading your faves! […]
The San Antonio Public Library, the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, and the San Antonio Book Festival proudly presented A Conversation with SHERYL SCULLEY, featuring the former City Manager's new book, Greedy Bastards: One City's Texas-Size Struggle to Avoid a Financial Crisis. Former City Council member Rey Saldaña moderated the event. How to get a […]
Diane Guerrero, © Jeffrey Mosier About the moderator: Diane Guerrero appeared on the hit shows Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin. She was just 14 years old on the day her parents were detained and deported while she was at school. Born in the U.S., she was able to remain in the country and continue […]
Jason Reynolds, © James J. Reddington About the moderator: Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, a two-time National Book Award finalist, a Kirkus Award winner, a two-time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta […]
*Photography © 2020 by Mark Weinberg. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
OUR SIGNATURE LUNCHEON IS NOW A VIRTUAL EVENT TAKING PLACE ON APRIL 8, 2021. ALL TABLE SPONSORS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. IF YOU NEED TO REACH US REGARDING YOUR TABLE PURCHASE, EMAIL MARITZA CIRLOS. The Book Festival is proud to present its annual Literary Feast: the Book Appétit luncheon featuring novelist AMOR TOWLES. Don’t miss this […]
ABOUT THE AUTHORS & MODERATOR Bryan Burrough is the author of six books, including The Big Rich, Days of Rage, Public Enemies, and the No. 1 New York Times bestseller Barbarians at the Gate. Chris Tomlinson is a columnist for the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News and the author of the New York […]
TABLE SPONSOR LEVELS PEN/Faulkner Sponsor ($2,500) - One (1) table for ten guests - Sponsor recognition on event program (time permitting) and website National Book Award Sponsor ($5,000) - Everything included in the PEN/Faulkner Sponsor level - Two (2) tickets to the private “Esquire Tavern Epilogue” author party Saturday evening following the 10th annual Book […]
ABOUT THE AUTHOR & MODERATOR Javier Zamora. Photo credit: Gerardo del Valle Javier Zamora was born in El Salvador in 1990. His father fled the country when he was a year old, and his mother when he was about to turn five. Both parents' migrations were caused by the U.S.-funded Salvadoran Civil War. When he […]
About the Author & Moderator Danielle Prescod Danielle Prescod is a fifteen-year veteran of the beauty and fashion industry and graduate of NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. A lifelong fashion obsessive, she was most recently the style director of BET.com. With Chrissy Rutherford, Danielle cofounded 2BG Consulting, which aids fashion and beauty brands and […]
TABLE SPONSOR LEVELS PEN/Faulkner Sponsor ($2,500) - One (1) table for ten guests - Sponsor recognition on event program (time permitting) and website - Complimentary valet parking for all guests National Book Award Sponsor ($5,000) - Everything included in the PEN/Faulkner Sponsor level - Two (2) tickets to the private Epilogue author party Saturday evening […]
Read about our Book It! authors; purchase seats below. Reza Aslan Reza Aslan is a leading expert in world religions, a renowned writer, professor, and an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer. A recipient of the prestigious James Joyce Award, Aslan is the author of three internationally bestselling books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller, Zealot: […]
