This year's festival includes appearances by Sandra Cisneros, Geraldine Brooks, Melissa de la Cruz, Matthew Desmond and Adam Silvera.
, a story about reconnecting with one’s roots following the death of a loved one.
This will be the festival’s first year offering a romance panel, said Anna Dobben, SABF’s literary director, who credits the recent success of romance books to “the rise of BookTok.” Dobben has also noticed “a trend towards thriller and horror lately, with authors using the genre to discuss trauma and mental health, likely because the past few years have been so anxiety-provoking.”
On April 14, before the family-friendly main event, the festival will host Lit Happens, an event for the 18-and-over crowd. The night starts with an outdoor poetry activation with Jose Olivarez and San Antonio Poet Laureateat 6 p.m., followed by “Worth Repeating,” a live storytelling event starring Rafael Agustin, Mahogany L. Browne, Rebecca Makkai and Stephen Graham Jones at Texas Public Radio at 7 p.m. A game of Literary Death Match at 8 p.m. between Texas authors V.
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