Texas Book Festival's 3rd Annual Literary Libations Week Set

AUSTIN, TX — The Texas Book Festival officials on Thursday announced details of their third annual Literary Libations week scheduled for August.

TBF is partnering with Austin Film Society, American Short Fiction, and Chicon Street Poets to bring Austin book lovers three unique literary events across the city. Proceeds from Literary Libations week will benefit Lit Crawl Austin, which takes place on Saturday, Oct. 27, and brings together readers and Festival authors for a night of drinks, games, music, art, and books.

The annual Literary Libations week is scheduled Sunday, Aug. 12 through Wednesday, Aug. 15. Events that will take place during this year’s Literary Libations week include:

• On Sunday, August 12, TBF will kick off Literary Libations with Algonquin-themed cocktails, a book-swap, and a special screening of The Cocoanuts at Austin Film Society. Stay for the film and use discount code TBFAUG to receive $2 off the film screening ticket. The book-swap is free to attend and donations will be collected during the swap to benefit Lit Crawl Austin.
• On Tuesday, August 14, American Short Fiction, an Austin-based literary magazine and longtime Lit Crawl supporter, brings an exciting literary arts program for all ages to local bar and ice cream parlor Prohibition Creamery, featuring some of Austin’s many creative and passionate writers. Literary drinks and ice cream will be available for purchase to benefit Lit Crawl Austin. The event is free and open to the public.

• On Wednesday, August 15, Chicon Street Poets, “Where Dive and Verse Come Together,” will showcase a group of local written and spoken-word poets connecting guests with the power, emotion, and art of poetry at Stay Gold. Literary-themed cocktails will be available for purchase to benefit Lit Crawl Austin. The event is free and open to people 21 years of age and older.

For more information on the Texas Book Festival, visit www.texasbookfestival.org and follow along on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @texasbookfest.

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SCHEDULE:

Sunday, August 12 I Party starts at 2 p.m. Film starts at 3 p.m.

Austin Film Society – 6406 N I-35 Suite 3100 Austin, TX 78752

Tuesday, August 14 I Party starts at 5:30 p.m. Program runs from 6 to 7 p.m.

Prohibition Creamery – 1407 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702

Wednesday, August 15 I Party starts at 5:30 p.m. Program runs from 6 to 7 p.m.

Stay Gold – 1910 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78702

The 2018 Texas Book Festival is co-presented by H-E-B and AT&T. Other major sponsors include Kirkus Reviews, Brigid Cockrum and Family, Tocker Foundation, Buena Vista Foundation, C-SPAN 2/Book TV, St. David’s HealthCare, Central Market, Texas Monthly, Austin American-Statesman, and Pentagram.

ABOUT TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL

With a vision to inspire Texans of all ages to love reading, the Texas Book Festival connects authors and readers through experiences that celebrate the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination. Founded in 1995 by former First Lady Laura Bush, Mary Margaret Farabee, and a group of volunteers, the nonprofit Texas Book Festival promotes the joys of reading and writing through its annual Festival Weekend, the one-day Texas Teen Book Festival, the Reading Rock Stars program, grants to Texas libraries, the Fresh Ink Fiction Contest and year-round literary programming. The Festival is held on the grounds of the Texas Capitol each fall and features more than 250 renowned authors, panels, book signings, cooking demonstrations, and children’s activities. The 2018 Texas Book Festival Weekend will take place October 27 – 28. Thanks to generous donors, sponsors, and 1,000 volunteers, the Festival remains free and open to the public. Visit www.texasbookfestival.org for more information, and join the conversation using the hashtag #txbookfest on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @texasbookfest.

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