Sat, Oct 11
|BookPeople
Torch Day at BookPeople
Join us for Children's Storytime and a Poetry Reading! Shop in-store and online, and 10% will go to Torch Literary Arts.
Time & Location
Oct 11, 2025, 12:00 AM CDT
BookPeople, 603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703, USA
About the event
Join us for TORCH DAY at BookPeople, all day Saturday, October 11th!
Shop all day in person at BookPeople or online, and 10% of your purchase will support Torch Literary Arts.
Torch Day Events In-Store
10:30 AM - Children's Storytime - Amanda Johnston will read The ABCs of Women's History by Torch feature Rio Cortez, Mama's Home by Torch feature Shay Youngblood, and I Am Loved by Nikki Giovanni.
2:00 PM - Poetry Reading - Join Central Texas Torch poets Camari Carter Hawkins, C. Prudence Arceneaux, and Amanda Johnston, Torch's founder/ED and the 61st Texas Poet Laureate.
Light refreshments served.