Among the writers taking part in the seventh annual San Antonio Book Festival are historian Douglas Brinkley, novelists Tayari Jones and Andre Dubus III and Ron Chernow, whose 2005 doorstopper inspired the musical “Hamilton.” The free celebration of all things literary takes place April 6 at the Central Library and the neighboring Southwest School of Art. It is prodcued by the San Antonio Public Library Foundation.
More than 100 authors are taking part. Here’s a look at a few:
Henry Thomas: Yep, that Henry Thomas. The actor who first made a name for himself as the wide-eyed protector of an alien in the 1982 movie “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” will be here to talk about “The Window and the Mirror,” the first book in his forthcoming Oesteria and the War of Goblinkind series of fantasy novels.
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