Texas Book Festival and BookPeople Present: Ibram X. Kendi

Texas Book Festival is honored to welcome Ibram X. Kendi in celebration of his latest book, Malcolm Lives! The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers

While this is a FREE event, tickets are required to attend.

• Date: Sunday, November 9th
• Start time: 2:00 pm
• Run time: 45 minutes
• Location: State Theatre, 719 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
• Ticket cost: $0
• Please note: Each ticket purchase includes entry for one attendee. Tickets do NOT include a copy of the author's book.

Guidelines:

• Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Texas Book Festival reserves the right to cancel or postpone this event if necessary.
• If you have any other questions, please visit our Eventbrite FAQ or email [email protected].

About the book (as provided by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)):

National Book Award–winning and #1 New York Times–bestselling author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi brings a global icon to life in the first major biography of Malcolm X for young people in more than thirty years--perfect for fans of blockbuster hit STAMPED: A REMIX with Jason Reynolds.
As a youth, Malcolm endured violence, loss, hunger, foster care, racism, and being incarcerated. He emerged from it all to make a lasting impact. As a Black Muslim. As a family man. As a revolutionary. Malcolm’s life story shows the promise of every human being. Of you!
To trace Malcolm’s childhood and adult years, Kendi draws on Malcolm’s stirring oratory style, using repetition and rhetoric. Short, swift chapters echo Malcolm’s trademark fast walk. An abundance of never-before-published letters, notes, flyers, photos, extensive source notes, and more give young readers a front-row seat to his life.
One hundred years after his birth in 1925, Malcolm’s antiracist legacy lives on in this thoughtful and accessible must-read for all people. For you!
Just like history, Malcolm lives.

About the author:

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is a National Book Award-winning author of 15 books for adults and children, including New York Times bestsellers like Stamped From the Beginning and How to Be an Antiracist. Dr. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in Humanities at Boston University and a recipient of the MacArthur “Genius Grant.” In the summer of 2025, he will join Howard University as Professor of History and Director of its newly established Howard Institute for Advanced Study.

We look forward to seeing you at the event!

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