{"id":190479,"date":"2026-03-04T18:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/190479\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:47:11","slug":"san-antonio-book-festival-announces-2026-lineup-with-100-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/190479\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio Book Festival announces 2026 lineup with 100+ authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The San Antonio Book Festival<\/a> announced its 2026 lineup. It features more than 110 local, regional and national authors for its 14th annual event.<\/p>\n

The free, family-friendly festival is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and run through 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 11 at the San Antonio Central Library and UT San Antonio Southwest Campus downtown. <\/p>\n

The day will include author talks, panel discussions, book sales, book signings, children\u2019s and teen activities and food trucks.<\/p>\n

Headline authors include Julia Alvarez, George Saunders, Jeff Hiller, Megha Majumdar and cookbook creator Arnie \u201cArnieTex\u201d Segovia, along with a large slate of poets, historians, children\u2019s and young adult writers and additional authors from across the state.<\/p>\n

A first-time ticketed kickoff event is scheduled for Thursday, April 9, at Central Christian Church. <\/p>\n

The event features Jenna Bush Hager highlighting her Thousand Voices imprint and its latest title, \u201cLiar\u2019s Dice,\u201d by debut author Juliet Faithfull. Tickets include a signed copy of the book.<\/p>\n

The festival also plans expanded programming for kids and teens \u2014 including picture books, middle-grade series favorites, graphic novels and young adult (YA) titles \u2014 as well as performances, character appearances and activities in the children\u2019s area.<\/p>\n

The full author list and schedule will be posted in mid-March at sabookfestival.org<\/a>, where readers can also find details on tickets for the April 9 event.<\/p>\n

The mission of the San Antonio Book Festival (SABF) is to unite readers and writers in a celebration of ideas, books, libraries and literary culture. <\/p>\n

SABF was first presented in April 2013. Founding partners include the San Antonio Public Library, UT San Antonio Southwest Campus, the San Antonio Public Library Foundation and Texas Book Festival. <\/p>\n

This \u201cfiesta for the mind,\u201d a gift to San Antonio visitors and citizens, is free and open to all.<\/p>\n

KSAT Community operates in partnership with University Health and Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union. Click here<\/a> to read about other KSAT Community efforts.<\/p>\n

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