Texas Book Festival 2011

Official 2011 Festival Poster

It's finally that time of year again.  The Texas Book Festival, held in Austin every year since Laura Bush dreamed up the idea when she was still First Lady of Texas, is fast approaching.  This year's festival will, in fact, be held on October 22-23.  I missed out on the event last year because of a scheduling conflict, so I'm particularly looking forward to the 2011 version.

This is the list of announced author attendees (I haven't looked at it in detail yet but a few names have already jumped out at me):

2011 Festival Authors

Hugh Acheson Monte Akers Jill S. Alexander Jessica Lee Anderson Jay Asher T. Lindsay Baker Russell Banks Mac Barnett Michael Barson Chris Barton Austin Bay Cynthia J. Beeman Michael Berryhill Frank Bill Sarah Bird Andy Borowitz Jan Bozarth H.W. Brands Libba Bray Karoline Patterson Bresenhan Douglas Brinkley Sam Brower Alton Brown Dominique Browning Gesine Bullock-Prado Marc Burckhardt William S. Bush Wendy Call Ina Caro Nell Casey Susannah Charleson Eileen Christelow Marcia Clark Roy Peter Clark Rosemary Clement-Moore Ernest Cline Margaret Coel Tyson Cole Crystal Cook Sarah Cortez Doreen Cronin Jeff Crosby Brenda Cullerton James Dashner David Davis Siddhartha Deb Paula Deen Sarah Dessen Kate DiCamillo Rick Dingus Gerald Duff David Eagleman Arielle Eckstut Bob Edwards Elizabeth S.D. Engelhardt Will Erwin James H. Evans Lisa Fain John A. Farrell Steven Fenberg William M. Fisher Kathleen Flinn Martha Hall Foose Marla Frazee Heather Vogel Frederick  Doug Freeman Susan Toomey Frost Laura Furman Jack Gantos Kami Garcia Amitav Ghosh Adam Gidwitz Dagoberto Gilb Susannah Joel Glusker Nina Godiwalla David Goldfield Jaimy Gordon David Graeber Don Graham Keith Graves Philippa Gregory Ioan Grillo Lev Grossman Jeff Guinn Gabrielle Hamilton Butch Hancock Chad Harbach Stephen Harrigan Thomas M. Hatfield Rolando Hinojosa-Smith Alan Hollinghurst K.A. Holt Ellen Hopkins James D. Hornfischer Kate Hosford Steve Inskeep Jane Isay Sally H. Jacobs Emily Jenkins Craig Johnson Mat Johnson Donna Johnson Mary Johnson Hillary Jordan Jonathan W. Jordan William Joyce Susie Kalil Lynne Rossetto Kasper Jordan Kaye Josh Kilmer-Purcell Chuck Klosterman Michelle Knudsen Michael Koryta Allen Kurzweil Louis Lambert Joe R. Lansdale Jeanette Larson Jillian Lauren Preston Lauterbach Chris Lehmann Jim Lehrer David Levithan David Liss Lisa Loeb Sylvia Longmire Rhonda Lashley Lopez Jerome Loving James Luna Barry Lyga Bruce Machart Noel MacNeal Adam Mansbach Jeff Martin Alberto A. Martinez Sherry Matthews Kathryn J. McGarr Patrick McGilligan Cameron McWhirter Candice Millard Jacquelyn Mitchard Robert Morgan Erin Morgenstern Shelia P. Moses Thomas Mullen Hal Needham Kadir Nelson Jim Newton Jennifer Niven Michael O'Brien Kevin O'Connor Meghan O'Rourke Kenneth Oppel Susan Orlean Chuck Palahniuk Jan Peck Richard Pells James W. Pennebaker Ruth Pennebaker Tom Perrotta Steven Petrow Donald Ray Pollock Sandy Pollock Peggy Post Austin Powell Dana Priest Alex Prud'homme Nancy O'Bryant Puentes Hugh Raffles Kerry Reichs Kathy Reichs Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts David Rice James W. Riddlesperger, Jr. Brent Ridge Spelile Rivas Artemio Rodriguez Mary Romero Michael J. Rosen Karen Russell Louis Sachar  René Saldaña, Jr. Barney Saltzberg Alex Sanchez Steven Saylor Liz Garton Scanlon Stacy Schiff John R. Schmidt Joe Schreiber Casey Scieszka Jon Scieszka Elaine Scott Molly Shannon Bob Shea Maurice Sherif Judy Sierra Cynthia Leitich Smith Dominic Smith Clete Barrett Smith C.W. Smith Dava Sobel Divya Srinivasan Rebecca Stead Frederick Steiner David Henry Sterry Taylor Stevens Margaret Stohl David R. Stokes Ellen Sweets Edward Swift Nancy Tillman Héctor Tobar Justin Torres Sergio Troncoso Deb Olin Unferth Dan K. Utley Michael Ventura Amy Waldman Jason Walker Amanda Eyre Ward Steven Weinberg William C. Welch Rosemary Wells C.M. Wendelboe Colson Whitehead Jo Whittemore John Whorff Dorothy Wickenden Chris Wiesinger Andy Wilkinson Juan Williams  Virginia Willis Daniel H. Wilson Jenny Wingfield Adam Winkler Meg Wolitzer Baron Wolman Daniel Woodrell Robin Wright Lawrence Wright Richard Yañez  Charles Yu Paul Zelinsky Gwendolyn Zepeda Jennifer Ziegler James Zogby