The details
Attendees can listen to conversations with several acclaimed authors about their books published through UT Press. The free event will adhere to the following schedule rom 10 a.m.-7:45 p.m. Sept. 21:
- 10 a.m.: Mayor Kirk Watson will issue a proclamation declaring Sept. 21 as "University of Texas Press Day."
- 10:30-11:15 a.m.: Texas writer Sarah Bird will share photos from her book "Juneteenth Rodeo" and discuss her collaboration with UT Press.
- Noon-12:45 p.m.: Authors David Hills and Asher Elbein will discuss Texas' natural diversity, exploring the state's history, threats to nature, as well as preservation and restoration efforts of the state's natural treasures.
- 1:30-2:15 p.m.: Black history scholars Michael Hurd and Leonard Moore will reflect on how their work published by UT Press intersects, as well as discuss football in Texas.
- 3-3:45 p.m.: Grief specialist Lisa Keefauver will join Art Markman, host of the Two Guys on Your Head podcast, to discuss the psychology of grief and Keefauver's UT Press book.
- 4:15-5 p.m.: Culinary journalist Toni Tipton-Martin and Austin chef Adrian Lipscombe will discuss Tipton-Martin's book "The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks." The James Beard Award-wining book is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
- 5-6:15 p.m.: Acclaimed essayist and novelist Stephen Harrigan will join Texas Monthly Editor-in-Chief Ross McCammon to discuss Harrigan's work and latest UT Press book of essays, "An Anchor in the Sea of Time."
- 7-7:45 p.m.: Music critics and editors Hanif Abdurraqib and Jessica Hopper will have a conversation about their pathbreaking careers and recent partnership as series editors for UT Press' American Music Series.
UT Press has become the largest publisher in Texas, releasing more than 4,000 books since its inception in 1950 and producing 15 scholarly journals annually, according to UT Press information.
The organization works in both scholarly and trade publishing, producing works across disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, art, architecture, food, film, music, and history. UT Press is committed to documenting Texas culture and producing works studying the state's landscapes, cities, art, politics, icons and heroes.
The press publishes books for many faculty authors at The University of Texas, as well as journals for research centers like the Harry Ransom Center, the Blanton Museum of Art and the Dolph Briscoe Center. UT Press has worked with the city of Austin, architectural firms, restaurants and Austin City Limits.
