As part of the 2020 Virtual Texas Book Festival, the festival is announcing events with Matthew McConaughey and Jodi Picoult as they present their most recent books. McConaughey will discuss his memoir “Greenlights” with actor Ethan Hawke on Saturday, November 7 at 4p.m. and Jodi Picoult will discuss her new novel “A Book of Two Ways” with author Amanda Eyre Ward on Wednesday, November 11 at 6p.m.  Tickets for both events are required to attend both events and are now available via the Texas Book Festival website. (Texas Book Festival, 2020)

In ‘A Conversation with Matthew McConaughey,’ the Academy Award-winning actor and beloved Texas native will present his new memoir that is filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction. McConaughey will be in conversation with Ethan Hawke. The first 350 ticket buyers for this event will receive a copy of “Greenlights” with a signed bookplate.

In ‘A Conversation with Jodi Picoult,’ the bestselling author will discuss her new novel “A Book of Two Ways” with bestselling author Amanda Eyre Ward. Picoult is the author of twenty-six novels, including #1 bestsellers “Small Great Things” and “A Spark of Light” and several short stories and novellas. Picoult’s new fiction delivers a riveting story about the choices that change the course of our lives. The first 100 ticket buyers for this event will receive a signed copy of “The Book of Two Ways.”

Tickets are $41 for each event and include the cost of the book, processing fees and shipping. Tickets for the event featuring McConaughey are available via the Crowdcast page and tickets for the event featuring Picoult are available via the Crowdcast page. All proceeds from ticket sales benefit the Texas Book Festival’s literacy and outreach programs across the state and help keep the Festival free and open to the public every year. 

For book lovers who want access to all ticketed sessions, Texas Book Festival is offering Festival Friends Passes for a $100 minimum donation. The passes provide access to all Virtual Festival headlining author ticketed sessions (books not included), acknowledgment on the TBF website and one year of Texas Monthly home delivery and subscriber-only digital access. Donors of $150 or more will receive a commemorative 25th Anniversary enamel pin and donors of $200 or more will receive the enamel pin and a special edition TBF tote bag.

With a vision to inspire Texans of all ages to love reading, the Texas Book Festival connects authors and readers through experiences that celebrate the culture of literacy, ideas and imagination. Founded in 1995 by former First Lady Laura Bush, Mary Margaret Farabee and a group of volunteers, the nonprofit Texas Book Festival promotes the joys of reading and writing through its annual Festival, the Texas Teen Book Festival, the Reading Rock Stars Title I elementary school program, the Real Reads Title I middle and high school program, grants to Texas libraries and year-round literary programming. The 2020 Virtual Texas Book Festival will take place from October 31 through November 15. Thanks to generous donors, sponsors, and volunteers, the Festival remains free and open to the public.