Get to know some of the authors attending the 2023 San Antonio Book Festival. We learn about their inspirations for their books and what they are most looking forward to in this year's festival.
According to the, it focuses on our community’s cultural history being shown through artwork in our city.
“Arte del Pueblo is all about the outdoor public art of San Antonio, and we’ve tried to capture the heart and soul of the city because it’s photographs, all the different genres and styles of art that are out there — everything from murals to sidewalk, chalk pieces, statues, moving, digital art, ceramics,” said Tafolla.“Hopefully, the book reaches more young people, a lot of whom have artistic talent, and inspires them to really keep working on their craft,” Preston said..
“You see families come out, teachers, librarians come out. You see book lovers come up. People who don’t know much about books also come out of curiosity and then end up falling in love with a certain kind of book or a certain writer. It’s a nice chance for the community to celebrate literature,” Tafolla said.Jonny Garza Villa is a local author who wants to get the word out on inclusiveness and acceptance.
“I write this book not to cure immigration or xenophobia, but I think just to promote love, promote love for the undocumented community, the queer community. It’s really an example of just being able to exist and flourish and what happens when you let young people flourish,” Villa said.“I really wanted to take inspiration from the food that I was missing, and the friends that I wasn’t able to talk to, and the family I wasn’t able to see anymore,” said Villa.
Villa’s book is not out yet but will be coming out on May 2. Villa looks forward to talking about their book at the festival and getting people excited for its release.Henry Cisneros & Catherine Nixon-Cooke - Local Authors
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