Tejas Day III:
It’s always a good sign when I don’t write a lot that I had a great time while on the road. My time at the Texas Book Festival was this way.
I really had a great time. I don’t get to go to Austin that often (where I was in graduate school from 1997-2000) except for a week in March each year. I have old friends to see, old hangouts to visit, a slow, casual pace of existence there that feels just like a vacation. Even though I was busy, I felt relaxed.
My panel was fine. It was great to see Paul Collins again and to talk books, busines sand Iowa city. I also met Geoff Guinn, books editor of the Fort Worth-Star Telegram, and Kyle Smith, author of the very funny sounding Love Monkey. On our topic “Literature, Alive or Dead?” I’d say we voted “Alive” and kept the audience engaged in passing our verdict.