Dallas Celebration of Reading Co-Chairs Mandi and George P. Bush just sent the updated list of authors for the Monday, October 6th Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy at the Meyerson.
One of them is a true-blue Dallas favorite — Emily The One And Only Giffin. She was the one who created the major traffic jam back in June.
Other authors include:
- Gary Haugen, internationally recognized human rights advocate and author known for his work to protect the poor from violence
- Brad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author whose work includes political thrillers, non-fiction and a series of children’s books
- Kelly Corrigan, author of Glitter and Glue
- Eric Draper, author of Front Row Seat: A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush
It’s a marvelously orchestrated evening with the authors making presentations in the hall and dinner afterwards in the lobby. Of course, at the dinner the usual conversation centers around which author was the pick of the litter.
Former First Lady Laura Bush will serve as honorary chair of the event.
Sponsorships and tickets are available. And, you just know that with Emily in the house, there are gonna be a lot of the chic Chick Lit types.