This year's Texas Book Festival is happening on October 16th and 17th and I've already started scouting out the panels I'm interested in attending and stalking the bloggers I want to hunt down for coffee or a meal. Chuck and I have been thinking of making a weekend trip somewhere for a while, and this opportunity just happened to pop up at a pretty opportune time.
Yesterday I found out that I've been promoted to an administrative position, so to be very practical, the money will be available for us to take this trip! Woohoo! And it can be a celebration of the new job, too. Just to fill you in briefly on the new work, I am the Interim Program Chair for the general ed. department. In other words, I'll be supervising our full-time and adjunct faculty in math, English, science, humanities, communication, etc. All the basic courses. It'll be "interim" for a term and then we'll jointly decide if I want to continue with the position and if I'm the best fit for the job. And I'm OK with that!
But back to the books. Authors I'm interested in seeing at the festival? Justin Cronin, M.T. Anderson, Holly Black, Laurie Halse Anderson, David Wiesner, P.J. O'Rourke, Julia Glass, Jennifer Egan, and others.
One of the biggest pieces of advice I've heard from other festival-going bloggers is to be flexible with the schedule. I know I won't be able to see all of these authors, but I am looking forward to a number of the panels and appearances and taking in the atmosphere in Austin.
So, who else is going? And who's organizing the get-together? ;)
Note: I know see that Amanda has posted about the Texas Book Blogger Party! Go see!
Congratulations on the new job!!
ReplyDeleteYay on the new job!
ReplyDeleteAnd, I'm here in Austin and I have the Book Festival marked in red on my calendar :)
I know of one other book blogger who is attending but haven't heard anything about who's organizing. I can say that in the past during the festival you are busy going to panels. The breaks are really short and you've gotta run to your next location and find a seat. Maybe we could all get together before for breakfast tacos & coffee and/or afterwards for a stroll on South Congress to take in the sights.
Thanks, Kathy and Iliana!
ReplyDeleteIliana, thanks for the tip! I know time between panels is ridiculously short. I've already started an itinerary, and I know I'll end up cutting a lot out and making some touch decisions based on panel locations. Definitely want to get together! I've never spent much time in Austin (even though I went to Baylor in Waco). Would love to take in some sights! (Bookpeople!)
I'm organizing! Apparently anyway. I've never been there, so I've been working with Carin (from A LIttle Bookish) to get the details together, for anyone who wants to come. Thanks for helping to promote!! The more word we can get out the better. I don't know yet if I'll be there both days or just Saturday, but I'm so looking forward to this!
ReplyDeleteSounds amazing!! Those events are so much fun -- Bermudaonion reminded me to bring a business card to the event held in Florida this weekend for the blog so that I can hand those out to the authors or publicists -- thank goodness I got some made, it was awesome to do that! Have fun -- and you have some fantastic authors that are going to be there!
ReplyDeleteAnd oh yeah -- congrats on the new job!! I'm sure you'll wow them beyond compare and they'll be begging you to stay on after the interim period!
Have fun and congrats! The Wisconsin Book festival starts this weekend and I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new job! I bet you are the best person for the job.
ReplyDeleteOh Andi, that's wonderful!!! Congratulations!!!!! Hope you enjoy it!!!! :D
ReplyDeleteAnd have fun at the book fest, too!
Congrats on the new position! It sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI would love to go to Texas to meet bloggers, but I don't think it is going to happen...
I'm really wanting to go to one of these -I've been reading about so many bloggers attending them.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have a chance to see Julia Glass. She's a big favorite of mine.
Have fun - and congrats on the new job, too!
Congrats on the new job - wish I could be there to celebrate :)
ReplyDeleteYou are going to have SO MUCH FUN!!! I can't wait to hear all about it.
ReplyDeleteToo bad Interim Program Chair doesn't have a better acronym...calling you the IPC isn't very fun. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBut congrats on the new job...and good luck! I definitely think that calls for a trip to Austin!
Congratulations from me, too. I hope you love your new job and the book festival!
ReplyDeleteWell, hubby and I are thinking about it.
ReplyDeleteoh, yeah , congrats on new position, you deserve it. Hum, my friend is in an administrative position...wonder if she'll remember me when I am job hunting in the spring...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new job!! Very exciting!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm definitely planning on hitting the book festival...can you believe I've never heard of it before? And I *heart* Austin...I think I'll have to make a weekend of it! Would love to meet up with people, too.
Oh no! I have to say it - don't leave faculty!!!!! We need good teachers! Just kidding. Congrats on the job. I'm so jealous of you guys meeting in Texas.
ReplyDeleteYea! Congrats on the job. I know it's crazy starting something new, particularly at the start of a semester. Hope it's fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAnd... I cannot WAIT for the TX Book Festival. Last year was my first year to go, and I had a blast. Went with my parents (also book lovers). The weather was perfect, heard Margaret Atwood speak, sat in on some great panels. I'm really excited simply to stroll the book tents as well.
COngratulations on the new job! And I hope you enjoy your first literary festival. I have never been to one myself, so I'm looking forward to hear what your experiences were.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the new position!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun book fest! Justin Cronin! Jennifer Egan!
Congrats on your new job! That's great news. =)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new job!
ReplyDeleteHooray for your new job!! What exciting news, Andi.
ReplyDeleteAnd very exciting news about the Book Festival. I would seriously consider flying down to join you and Iliana (and make a side trip up to Dallas to visit my daughter), but we're heading out of town the week before and will have just returned home. :( Maybe next year! I'm sure you'll have a great time.
Congrats on the new job! And the book festival sounds marvelous - wish I could go! October 16th is an excellent day for bookish celebrations, in my opinion, as it's Oscar Wilde's birthday that day. :D
ReplyDeleteDavid Wiesner?!? You're going to see DAVID WIESNER?!?! Now I'm the one green with envy!! When you see him, tell him I love him. Lots and lots and lots.
ReplyDeleteAnd Laurie Halse Anderson, too?! Why oh why is Texas so far away??
Congrats on the new job, btw!
Congrats on the job! That's great news. I'm going to my first book festival on October 16th as well! But mine's the Boston Book Festival, which is clearly not Texas. Have fun! - Alayne
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