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Texas Book Festival reveals 2024 author lineup

Expect big writers like Matthew McConaughey, Malcolm Gladwell, Ernest Cline, and 200+ more to attend the 2024 Texas Book Festival.

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Keep your eyes peeled for local authors at the event.

Photo provided by Texas Book Festival

Hundreds. That’s how many authors will attend this year’s Texas Book Festival, including Austin’s own “Greenlights” author Matthew McConaughey.

The annual festival will return to Congress Avenue in front of the State Capitol Saturday, Nov. 16-Sunday, Nov. 17. Prominent writers include Malcolm Gladwell of “Outliers,” Rumaan Alam of “Entitlement,” and Ernest Cline of “Ready Player One.”

Authors will flock from all around the world, but be on the lookout for dozens of Austin-based authors, including:

  • “The Squish” author Breanna Carzoo
  • “An Authentic Life” author Jennifer Chang
  • “The Hollywood Assistant” author May Cobb
  • “By Any Other Name” author Erin Cotter
  • “The Strange Wonders of Roots” author Evan Griffith
  • “House of Bone and Rain” author Gambino Iglesias
  • “Mamá’s Magnificent Dancing Plantitas” author Eliza Kinkz

The festival is free, but both McConaughey’s session and Gladwell’s session will be ticketed at $35 each. Browse the full list of authors.

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