Political People Pushing their Books
This weekend is the Texas Book Festival in Austin, which is happening downtown while thousands of runners pack the streets for the Race for the Cure. (Talk about double-booking. Whoa, I didn't even mean to pun there!)
I am going to use the book fair as an excuse not to run. Also, because there are plenty of politicos that will be at the fest to speak informally with readers, and that sounds like fun. (Whoa, I didn't mean to rhyme, either.)
To help you build your festival schedule, here are some scheduled appearances by
politicos/political writers/authors of books on politics:
SATURDAY:
10am, Kristin Gore, Senate Chamber
11am, Lynne Cheney, Senate Chamber
11:15am, A Tribute to Molly Ivins, 1201 Lavaca
12pm, Jenna Bush, Capitol Auditorium
1pm, Robert Draper, Senate Chamber
2pm, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Senate Chamber
SUNDAY:
11am, Jeffrey Toobin, House Chamber
12pm, Carl Bernstein, House Chamber
12pm, David Talbot, Senate Chamber
2pm, Todd Gitlin, Senate Chamber
3pm, Douglas Brinkley, House Chamber
3pm, Jim Lehrer, Capitol Auditorium
A note from the fest: Festival sessions are free and open to the public. Please arrive early to ensure seating, which is on a first-come, first-served basis. No one will be admitted into sessions that are full unless another audience member leaves the session.
