Curiosity Fest 2026

Meet 60 local authors, purchase books, attend book signings and hear live readings from 15 Garland-based authors.

For more information, visit our website: https://www.garlandtx.gov/4498/Curiosity-Fest

Live Reading Schedule

2:15 p.m. AJ Bell reading from "The Truth" in the Teen Study Room

2:30 p.m. Dawn Pace Blasingame reading from "All That Remains: A Caregivers Guide Through The Complex World Of Healthcare And Letting Go" in the Small Business Incubator

2:30 p.m. Lesa Engelthaler reading from "Joan of Art" on the Children’s Reader Stairs

2:45 p.m. Don Cox reading from "Four Years Until Ever After" in the Teen Study Room

3:00 p.m. Michael David reading "The Unnamed One" in the Small Business Incubator

3:15 p.m. Jeff Hampton reading excerpts from “Grandpa Jack” and “Together” in the Teen Study Room

3:30 p.m. GM Potter reading from "The Science of Limerence" in the Small Business Incubator

3:30 p.m. Edward A Matthews reading from "Hugo, Where'd Your Shoe Go?" on the Children’s Reader Stairs

3:45 p.m. Sarah Hendricks reading from "Ella" in the Teen Study Room

4:00 p.m. Sassybird Johnson reading the poem "Climbing Fool's Hill" from "Men of Standard" in the Small Business Incubator

4:15 p.m. Matthew Rollins reading from "Steelwing" in the Teen Study Room

4:30 p.m. Sam Renner reading from "Galaxy Run" in the Small Business Incubator

4:30 p.m. Asia Vine reading from "Chocolate & Dot Become Friends" on the Children’s Reader Stairs

4:45 p.m. Amanda White reading from "The Messhlun Mission" in the Teen Study Room

5:00 p.m. R. A. Young reading from "Indigo Insurgence" in the Small Business Incubator

No registration is required for the live readings but space is limited.