The Texas Book Festival was held on November 5—6, in Austin, TX. The annual festival is one of the largest and most prestigious in the country and boasts over 250 authors, over 20 venues including the State Capitol, and more than 80 exhibitors --- not to mention live music, local food trucks and plenty of family activities. We were not fortunate enough to make it out there this year, but two fabulous readers, Anne Glasgow and Kathy Bigelow, were kind enough to share their experience with us. Below, they talk about their favorite panels, unexpected author encounters, and which books they are most looking forward to reading.
This past August, Edinburgh was host to their very own international book festival, set in a specially created tent village in Charlotte Square Gardens. They welcomed more than 800 authors in over 700 events, including novelists, poets, scientists, philosophers, sportsmen, illustrators, comics creators, historians, musicians, biographers, environmentalists, economists, Nobel and Booker prize-winners and many more besides. Jani Brooks from Rhode Island was lucky enough to attend, and here she shares her experience with us, including amazing descriptions of Scotland's sights and sounds and her very special Outlander-themed trip.
We have listed 11 of Carol’s Bookreporter.com Bets On picks that are now or soon to be in paperback. Which of these books have you read or do you plan to read? Please check all that apply.
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May's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of Peacock's "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" and Apple TV+'s "Dark Matter"; the season premieres of "Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire" on AMC and "Bridgerton" on Netflix; the conclusion of Paramount+'s "A Gentleman in Moscow," Hulu's "We Were the Lucky Ones," and HBO's "The Sympathizer"; the season finales of "Tracker" on CBS and "Will Trent" on ABC; the films Force of Nature: The Dry 2 and The Image of You in theaters, as well as Turtles All the Way Down on Max; and the DVD releases of Dune: Part Two, The Bricklayer and The Taste of Things.