Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Paul Chaplo appears as featured author at Texas Book Festival '14

We just returned from an amazing weekend at the Texas Book Festival in Austin, TX. Here I am meeting festival goers and signing books in the Texas A&M University Press tent. Words can barely express how deeply fulfilling the experience of having my photography book Marfa Flights published by Texas A&M University Press. This is a dream come true! Then, to have a big exhibition of my work at the same time at the Museum of the Big Bend is immensely satisfying. On top of that, being selected to be a featured TXBookFest author and speak with Griff and Stephanie is icing on the cake! So wonderful to share these moments with my wife Cyndi. We both have enjoyed meeting many quality people on this journey, and this weekend that includes Griff Smith, Stephanie Barko, C.M. Mayo and many fellow authors and TXBookFest organizers and volunteers. What an amazing time! Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Now we prepare for my presentation at the Center for Big Bend Studies Annual Conference and planning the next project. Center for Big Bend Studies Annual Conference Program More soon…

Friday, October 24, 2014

Paul Chaplo to appear at Texas Book Festival 2014 as a featured author this Saturday!

See you in Austin this weekend for the 2014 Texas Book Festival. I am so excited to be selected as one of the authors chosen to give a talk on my book "Marfa Flights" on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 12:30 pm at The Contemporary in Austin, Texas.Over 40,000 people are expected to attend the festival this year. I am in the "Views of Texas" session with Griff Smith from Texas Highways Magazine who I met earlier at the rooftop opening bash at The Contemporary Austin. The session will be moderated by well-known literary publicist Stephanie Barko. I will also be doing book signing at the Texas A&M University Press tent and the Barnes & Noble tent on the State Capitol grounds in Austin -- what an awesome venue and event! Special thanks to the TAMU Press marketing team for successfully pitching to #TXbookfest See you at The Contemporary!
"VIEWS OF TEXAS"
Location: The Contemporary Austin--Jones Center
(700 Congress, Austin, TX)
Time: 12:30 PM — 1:30 PM Saturday, Oct. 25
Authors: I will be joined by
J. Griffis Smith from Texas Highways magazine!
Texas Book Festival Session at the Contemporary - Jones Center with Paul Chaplo