Category: 2018 TTBF

Samantha Mabry – #TTBF Author Interview

You spend a lot of time in the West Texas desert, a setting that takes center stage in All the Wind in the World. If you had to describe the desert in three words, what would you choose? Brutal, vast, majestic You used to write letters to rock stars. What is the most ridiculous thing you ever put in a letter, and who…

David Levithan – #TTBF Author Interview

This will be your third trip to our festival! What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of visiting Austin? I mean, the corner that houses Book People, Waterloo Records, and Amy’s Ice Cream is probably my favorite corner in the world. Why do you think the EVERY DAY series resonates with so many different teen readers?…

2018 Book Sale List

The complete list of books for sale from BookPeople at #TTBF on Saturday, October 6th is now available! Please note that Marissa Meyers’ ARCHENEMIES (Renegades #2) is a preorder title, and more information will be coming out soon. You may bring 3 personal books from home to be signed for every 1 book purchased at the festival. Cash, checks (made…

Rios de la Luz – #TTBF Author Interview

Your book, Itzá, features water witches. Is that the power you would want if you could have one? If not, what would it be? Yes. I think being able to connect to all bodies of water sounds like an amazing gift. I have always been awkward in water and I am a terrible swimmer, but something about being surrounded by…

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Nova Ren Suma – #TTBF Author Interview

You’ve worked in comics, were part of a writers group partially funded by NASA, have just created an online anthology —@foreshadowYA— and so much more. What’s the most memorable writing experience you’ve ever had? I spent two weeks at the @MacDowellColony, desperate, after losing a chunk of a novel in a hard-drive crash. I turned possessed and produced 43,258 words of THE…