Mayor Lee Leffingwell, the Austin Public Library Friends Foundation, and the Austin Public Library present the Mayor’s Book Club, a citywide reading campaign that fosters a community experience through reading and discussion of shared books. 

UPCOMING EVENTS  

Headline Event & Reading 
Saturday, October 19, 2-3pm 
Faulk Central Library  

Co-sponsored by the Harry Ransom Center. Mayor Lee Leffingwell will introduce Ben Fountain for a reading from Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, followed by a conversation with Sarah Bird, author of The Gap Year. Book sales and signing to follow. 

Writing Workshop: Ben Fountain will lead a writing workshop inspired by Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. Space is limited. Call 512-542-0076 to reserve your spot
Twin Oaks Branch Library
Saturday, October 19, 10:30-11:30am  

Mayor's Book Club Salon w/ The Dionysium: The Dionysium, a local, live monthly show exploring contemporary and historical ideas through lecture, debate, cartoons, music, and fun, will dedicate its October program to The Yellow Birds and Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.
The Alamo Drafthouse North Village
Wednesday, October 9, 7pm

For more information about this year's Mayor's Book Club, author events, writing workshops, community conversations, and salons, click here.

For more information about the new Central Library CLICK HERE.

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