Event Schedule
Check out the list of featured programs and author signings for the 2025 Boerne Book Festival set for Saturday, October 4 from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Featured
Programs
The following featured programs will be held in the Library Community Room unless otherwise noted. Authors will be available to sign books at the conclusion of their panels next to the book sales tent.
9:30 a.m.
Les Dames d'Escoffier Panel
This panel discussion is presented by Les Dames d'Escoffier.
Authors: Abby Kurth, Denise Mazal Resnerova, Diana Barrios Treviño
Moderator: Naylene Dillingham
Limit first 100 attendees - Suggested $10.00 donation to Les Dames
10:30 a.m.
Interview with Author Bryan Burrough
Enjoy an interview with Author Bryan Burrough as he discusses his book The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild. Moderated by Paul Barwick.
11:30 a.m.
Interview with Author Stephen Harrigan
Enjoy an interview with Author Stephen Harrigan, moderated by Cindy Bonner.
12:30 p.m.
Obsessed With Texas Panel
Presented by the Writers' League of Texas, the Obsessed With Texas panel discussion features authors Andrew Porter, Hannah Smothers, and James Wade. Moderated by Evan Parks.
1:30 p.m.
Texas Folklore Society Panel
Presented by the Texas Folklore Society, this panel discussion features authors Norma Elia Cantú and Donna Christopher Ingham. Moderated by Jo Virgil.
2:30 p.m.
Kazu Kibuishi Program "Amulet Books"
Join author and illustrator Kazu Kibuishi for this signature program.
3:30 p.m.
Writing to Heal Panel
This panel discussion features authors James R. Dennis, Cyra Dumitru, Lucy Griffith, Bianca Alyssa Pérez, and Scott Semegran.
Author
Signings
Check out the schedule for author signings and take note of where each signing will take place.
Author Signing Tent & Library Community Room Schedule
10:15 a.m.
Abby Kurth, Denise Mazal Resnerova, Diana Barrios Treviño
Location: Author Signing Tent
11:15 a.m.
Bryan Burrough
Location: Author Signing Tent
12:15 p.m.
Stephen Harrigan, Cindy Bonner
Location: Author Signing Tent
1:15 p.m.
Andrew Porter, James Wade
Location: Author Signing Tent
2:15 p.m.
Norma Elia Cantú, Donna Christopher Ingham
Location: Author Signing Tent
3:15 p.m.
Kazu Kibuishi
Location: Author Signing Tent
4:15 p.m.
James R. Dennis, Cyra Dumitru, Lucy Griffith, Bianca Alyssa Pérez, Scott Semegran
Location: Library Community Room
Writers' League of Texas Tent Schedule
9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Katheryn Jones, C.J. Korryn, Rhea Thomas
Location: Writers' League of Texas Tent
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Bill Gaupp, Eva Silverfine, Jerry Whitus, Ron Zimmerman
Location: Writers' League of Texas Tent
2 -
3:15 p.m.
​Sydney Dunlap, Brenda Etheridge Ferguson, Nancy G West
Location: Writers' League of Texas Tent
Texas A&M Press Tent Schedule
10 -
11:30 a.m.
Brent Evans
Location: Texas A&M Press Tent
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sheri Phillabaum, Roy Ellzey
Location: Texas A&M Press Tent
1 -
2:30 p.m.
Marilyn Melcher Maddox
Location: Texas A&M Press Tent
2:30 -
4 p.m.
Jerry Whitus
Location: Texas A&M Press Tent