University of Texas Press: UT Press at the 2014 Texas Book Festival

This weekend, the University of Texas Press and 13 of our authors will enjoy the 19th annual Texas Book Festival on the Capitol grounds in downtown Austin and environs. We're still pinching ourselves that Richard Linklater will be part of a panel for one of our books, Boyhood: Twelve Years on Film. We'll have a booth on Colorado Street with tons of titles for sale at a great discount, so please stop by. There are a lot of great authors in attendance this year, so we’ve distilled our authors' appearances into a single UT Press schedule (browse the full schedule here):

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Saturday

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Surf Texas

Author: Kenny Braun

Location: The Contemporary

Where to find the author online:
@KennyBraunPhoto | Facebook | Website

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11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Olveta Culp Hobby: Colonel, Cabinet Member, Philanthropist
Author: Debra Winegarten

Location: Capitol Extension Room E2.016

Where to find the author online:
Author Guest Blog | @Winegarten | Website

1:00 - 2:00 PM

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The Devil’s Backbone
Author: Bill Wittliff
Location: Texas Tent

"This lively story, part novel and part yarn, is a fine read!" ―Larry McMurtry

"Bill Wittliff’s The Devil’s Backbone is a wonderful tale that does honor to the ancient art of storytelling. It is destined to be an American classic." ―Jim Harrison

"It’s mythic. It’s historic. It’s folk wisdom and wit. Best of all, it’s a master storyteller at the top of his game practicing the ancient art he heard as a kid growing up in Edna in the 1940s." ―Jane Sumner, Austin American-Statesman

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3:30 - 4:30 PM

Authentic Texas: People of the Big Bend

Authors: Marcia Hatfield Daudistel and Bill Wright

Location: The Contemporary

"Once a country in its own right and settled by people with vision and strength of spirit, Texas has been a state that intrigues us since its birth. Authentic Texas celebrates this visionary spirit that still persists today in the people and places that make our history colorful and timeless." —Wyman Meinzer

Sunday

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Yucatán: Recipes from a Culinary Expedition

Author: David Sterling

Location: Central Market Tent

"This is the Yucatán from A to Z." ―William Grimes, New York Times Sunday Book Review

"Endorsements from Mexican culinary expert Diana Kennedy come few and far between, so Sterling, the founder of Los Dos Cooking School, must know what he’s doing. At 500-plus pages and coffee-table size, the book is sure to be a long-term, definitive reference guide." ―Washington Post

UT Press Podcast Interview with David Sterling: