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Miriam Pawel talked about her book, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography, in which she chronicles the life and activism of United Farm Workers co-founder and president Cesar Chavez. …

Journalist Roxanna Asgarian spoke about the foster care and adoption systems in the U.S. from her reporting on a murder-suicide case that claimed the lives of six adopted children.

Physician Ricardo Nuila spoke about better, less expensive health care through the lens of the work he’s doing at Ben Taub, a public hospital in Houston.

Author Dean King chronicled conservationist John Muir’s 19th century efforts to save Yosemite National Park.

ProPublica reporter Renee Dudley traced the efforts of a small group of self-taught civilians who worked as a team to thwart ransomware attacks from around the world.

Former Representative Will Hurd (R-TX) argued that America needs a “reboot” to address the challenges of the 21st century and offered his thoughts on how to move the country forward. The San…

Mary Beth Rogers offered her thoughts on Texas politics and shared her experiences serving as campaign manager and chief of staff to former Texas Democratic Governor Ann Richards.

Author Jeff Guinn talked about the 1993 siege of the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, and its aftermath and legacy.

UCLA History professor Kelly Lytle Hernandez spoke about the magonistas, a band of migrant rebels, and their efforts to thwart U.S. power and influence on both sides of the border, which gav…

Science writer Juli Berwald looked at the state of the coral reefs and explained their importance. The San Antonio Book Festival hosted this event.

Harriett Romo and William Dupont discussed the historical and cultural heritage of the Texas-Mexico borderlands. The San Antonio Book Festival hosted this event.

Former Clinton administration Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros discussed how key growing metro areas in Texas are reshaping that state’s future nationally and global…

Investigative reporter Lise Olsen talked about the system that protects federal judges accused of sexual misconduct and the whistleblowers who spoke out against it. The San Antonio Book Fest…

Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation, and Kate Bolick, author of Spinster: Making a Life of One’s Own, talked about their …

Historian Douglas Brinkley talked about his book, American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race, in which he recounted President Kennedy’s commitment to space exploration and t…

University of Texas Professor Hector Garcia talked about his book, Sex, Power, and Partisanship: How Evolutionary Science Makes Sense of Our Political Divide, in which he explored why people…

Authors Steve Luxenberg and Helen Thorpe discussed their writing routines and the challenges faced by nonfiction authors.

Journalist Anna Merlan looked at how conspiracy theories take root in society.

Marie Brenner talked about A Private War: Marie Colvin and Other Tales of Heroes, Scoundrels, and Renegades. In her book, Ms. Brenner chronicled the last days of war correspondent Marie Colv…

Brown University Professor Monica Martinez talked about her book, The Injustice Never Leaves You, in which she provided a history of ethnic violence along the Texas-Mexico borderlands in the…