The Texas Book Festival has revealed its 2026 author lineup.
Nearly 300 writers will visit the annual event, held in downtown Austin, Texas, on November 14 and 15. The festival typically draws about 40,000 visitors.
Colson Whitehead, whose latest novel, Cool Machine, is a finalist for the Kirkus Prize, will attend the festival, as will three other Pulitzer Prize winners: Hernan Diaz (Ply), Andrew Sean Greer (Villa Coco), and Daniel Kraus (Angel Down). Julie Orringer, a Kirkus Prize finalist for Luna, Phoenix, Queen is also slated to attend.
Nonfiction authors scheduled to appear include Kirkus Prize finalists Patrick Radden Keefe (London Falling) and Pamela Colloff (Catch the Devil), as well as Sarah Hepola (The Only Thing There Is To Want), Lauren Hough (Monster of a Land), and Heather Ann Thompson (Fear and Fury).
More than 60 authors of books for young readers are scheduled to appear, including Kirkus Prize finalist Elizabeth Acevedo (Anger Is Only a Shadow), Isabel Cañas (The House of Gardenias), Mychal Threets (I’m So Happy You’re Here), and Debbie Zapata (A Taxi for Everyone).
The Texas Book Festival was established in 1995 by Laura Bush and Mary Margaret Farabee. The event is free, although the events with Colson Whitehead and Patrick Radden Keefe will require paid tickets (available here starting Sept. 22).
A full lineup of authors is available at the Texas Book Festival website.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
