The Texas Book Festival: It's This Weekend At The Capitol

Texas is playing on the road, the weather should be great, so your excuses are scant. Two hundred and twenty authors and box loads of new books will be arriving. And, according to Clay Smith, this is an excellent year to be a reader. Be sure and check the Texas Book Festival schedule for any last minutes changes. Author Terry Tempest Williams, unfortunately, could not attend.

An earlier interview with Clay Smith, the literary director, can be found here.

At the volunteer training session last week, they announced a few changes to the room protocol. If you have been before, you know those smaller committee rooms can fill up quickly. This year they will be posting signs with occupancy numbers. The monitors, as usual, will stop admitting people when the room is full. There are separate counts for the few handicapped wheel chair spaces. They will also be clearing the rooms after each session. No more arriving to an earlier session and camping out. Be kind, be patient, and come early for your favorite author.