TEXAS MONTHLY is proud to be a sponsor of the Texas Book Festival, which is held in Austin on October 16 and 17. For a complete listing of events, check out the official schedule. To see which sessions TEXAS MONTHLY editors and writers are participating in, see the schedule below. We look forward to seeing you at the Capitol.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16

JOHN SPONG
10:00–10:45 in Capitol Extension E2.026
Moderating “A Very Bad Wizard: Morality Behind the Curtain,” with Tamler Sommers

KATY VINE
11:00–12:00 at the Austin Museum of Art
Moderating a conversation with Terry Allen

JAKE SILVERSTEIN
2:00–3:00 in Capitol Extension E2.028
Moderating “Texas Monthly and the TBF Present the Art of Fact,” with David Grann, Hank Stuever, and Max Watman

JEFF SALAMON
4:15–5:00 in Capitol Extension E2.010
Moderating “Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Writers and Artists Who Made the National Lampoon Insanely Great,” with Rick Meyerowitz

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17

SKIP HOLLANDSWORTH
11:00–12:00 in the C-SPAN/Book TV Tent
Moderating “Literature on the Lam: Famous Fugitives,” with Malcolm Beith, Jonathan Eig, Hampton Sides, and James Swanson

JEFF SALAMON
12:15–1:00 in the Senate Chamber
Moderating a conversation with Justin Cronin, the author of The Passage

JAKE SILVERSTEIN
12:30–1:30 in Capitol Auditorium E1.004
Panelist on “Big Stories, Small Towns,” with Rick Bass, Philipp Meyer, and Antonya Nelson

JOHN SPONG
12:30 – 1:30 at the Austin Museum of Art
Introducing D.J. Stout, the author of The Amazing Tale of Mr. Herbert and His Fabulous Alpine Cowboys Baseball Club

BRIAN D. SWEANY
1:15–2:00 in the Sanctuary of First United Methodist Church
Introducing Karl Rove, the author of Courage and Consequence

PATRICIA SHARPE
2:00–3:00 in the Cooking Tent
Moderating a conversation with Diana Kennedy

BRIAN D. SWEANY
2:15–3:00 in the Sanctuary of First United Methodist Church
Moderating a conversation with S.C. Gwynne, the author of Empire of the Summer Moon

PAUL BURKA
4:15–5:00 in the Senate Chamber
Moderating a conversation with Bill Hobby, the author of How Things Really Work: Lessons From a Life in Politics

Plus, check out the TEXAS MONTHLY booth on the grounds outside the Capitol on Saturday from 9–5, where you can meet writers and editors, browse the TEXAS MONTHLY bookshelf, learn about our online book club, sign up for our soon-to-be-released BBQ app for the iPhone, and more.