Hester Magnuson, Paul Stekler, James Magnuson, and Nona Niland
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Laila Peabody Scott and Janna Paulson enjoy a laugh while mingling at the party
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Victoria Corcoran and Marc Winkelman, chair of the Texas Book Festival’s board of directors
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Molly McManus enjoys a delectable hors d’oeuvre from one of the event’s servers
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Paula Disbrowe, Marc Winkelman, and Fred Zipp engage in a literary conversation while sipping cocktails
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Clay Smith, editor in chief at Kirkus Reviews, and Steph Opitz, literary director of the Texas Book Festival
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Save the date cards for the 2014 Texas Book Festival on Oct. 25-26 eloquently strewn across the entry table
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Paula Disbrowe, editor of Tribeza, Lois Kim, executive director of the Texas Book Festival, and Mary Herman, board member for the Festival
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Party guests mingle and enjoy libations
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Party attendees mingle and enjoy literary conversations
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Party guests marvel as the 2014 Festival poster image by Dan Winters is revealed
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This year's poster features a color photograph by acclaimed photographer Dan Winters of vintage movie palace the Texas Theatre, which opened in Seguin in 1933.
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James Magnuson, who was featured at the literary salon, signs copies of his latest book, Famous Writers I Have Known, for guests
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Erin Quinn-Kong, editor-in-chief of Austin Monthly, and Texas Book Festival advisory council member Brenda Thompson of Brenda Thompson Communications.
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David Patterson Smith and Karen Brimble
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Laila Peabody Scott, Heidi Marquez Smith, and Heather Wagner Reed on the patio overlooking downtown Austin
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Lois Kim, executive director of the Texas Book Festival, and Karen Brimble, vice chair of the Festival’s board of directors
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The Texas Book Festival hosted an author announcement, poster unveiling, and literary salon featuring James Magnuson on July 23 in The W Austin Residences, at the gorgeous home of Nona Niland. Eight of the 2014 festival headlining authors were announced and the festival poster image was unveiled. The festival poster is by acclaimed photographer Dan Winters, and the first eight authors are Martin Amis, Lidia Bastianich, Edan Lepucki, Ziggy Marley, Hector Tobar, Valerie Plame Wilson, Lawrence Wright, and Tiphanie Yanique. Event sponsors included Nona Niland, Pierre and Isabelle Fay of Starling Eyewear, and Austin Cocktails.

The W Austin Residences | Austin | July 2014