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SUMMARY:Austin Texas Book Trail Afterparty
DESCRIPTION:Close out the weekend with an evening afterparty at Strangelove Coffee & Wine from 6-8pm\, featuring: \n\n\na South Asian food menu from Good Jinn \n\n\ndrink specials from Strangelove’s wine program \n\n\nbook stack sketches by local cartoonist Ashley Robin Franklin \n\n\ntrail prizes (TBA!) \n\n\nAll ages welcome — bring your fam\, bring your friends\, bring your pup. \nThe Austin Texas Book Trail is an annual bookstore crawl dedicated to celebrating the literary spirit and supporting local independent bookshops in the greater Austin area. Each year\, we gather bookstores in Austin and surrounding areas for a one-weekend “Book Trail\,” with participating stores offering exclusive discounts\, prizes\, and/or activations to serve and build community. \nOur mission is to uplift newer bookstores\, cherish the old\, and energize the local literary community — readers\, booksellers\, and bookstore owners alike. Last year’s Book Trail celebration saw visitors from 27 unique cities making 2600+ bookstore stops during the two-day event. (Read the 2025 recap here.)
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-texas-book-trail-afterparty/
LOCATION:Strangelove Coffee & Wine\, 2614 E Cesar Chavez St\, Austin\, TX\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking,Party With a Purpose
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SUMMARY:Austin Texas Book Trail Kickoff Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Meet us at Mañana Dos in the Seaholm District from 9-11am for our third year of the Book Trail kickoff: \nTrail maps and merch — Pick up a weekend-exclusive trail map and snag our limited-run merch (2026 posters\, anyone?). \nSnack and socialize —Enjoy complimentary treats & eats from Mañana Dos as you get to know fellow trailgoers\, set against a DJ set from the Queer Vinyl Collective. \nFree bus passes from CapMetro —Thanks to support from CapMetro\, we’re giving out one-day bus passes to the first 100 folks. \nTo redeem the free bus pass\, we recommend setting these up ahead of time:  \n\n\nDownload the UMO App & create an account \n\n\nDownload the Transit App – for future Trip Planning \n\n\nDonate to Inside Books Project — Like last year\, we’ll be taking gently-used book donations for Inside Books Project so you can free up your shelves before refilling them with this weekend’s haul. Please read IBP’s donation guidelines here (for ex\, they do not accept hardcovers).
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-texas-book-trail-kickoff-breakfast/
LOCATION:Mañana Dos\, 111 Sandra Muraida Way\, Suite #101\, Austin\, TX\, 78703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking,Party With a Purpose
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SUMMARY:Austin Texas Book Trail Wine Down
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the Austin Texas Book Trail Wine Down — an evening afterparty to celebrate your book crawl haul and kick back with fellow trailgoers. \nOn Sunday\, April 13\, we’re taking over Community Garden in East Austin from 7 to 9pm with some very special guests and goodies: \n✍️ BOOK STACK SKETCHES\nGet your book haul sketched by local artist @soniamargolin as a keepsake from the weekend. \n GOURMET HOT DOGS\nFeast up on gourmet hot dogs served by the fine folks at @grandpasglizzys. \n DRINK SPECIAL\nAll night\, CG will be serving up $8 kalimotxcos (red wine + Coca Cola) as a treat for trailgoers. \nMark your calendar for April 13! And learn more about this year’s @austintexasbooktrail at austintexasbooktrail.com/2025. \nThe Austin Texas Book Trail is an annual bookstore crawl dedicated to celebrating the literary spirit and supporting local independent bookshops in the greater Austin area. Each year\, we gather bookstores in Austin and surrounding areas for a one-weekend “Book Trail\,” with participating stores offering exclusive discounts\, prizes\, and/or activations to serve and build community. \nThe 2025 Book Trail will take place on April 12-13\, with a Saturday morning coffee meetup at Mañana Dos and Sunday evening afterparty at Community Garden bookending the weekend’s celebration. \nOur mission is to uplift newer bookstores\, cherish the old\, and energize the local literary community — readers\, booksellers\, and bookstore owners alike. The inaugural Book Trail in 2024 saw 400+ participants and 2000+ recorded bookstore visits across the one-day event\, with some bookstores reporting an additional $5\,000 to $8\,000 in sales compared to their average Saturday. (Check out our 2024 recap here!)
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-texas-book-trail-wine-down/
LOCATION:Community Garden\, 1401 Cedar Ave.\, Unit 2\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Party With a Purpose
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SUMMARY:Austin Texas Book Trail Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the Austin Texas Book Trail Morning Kickoff — a casual coffee meetup to fuel your book crawl weekend. \nOn Saturday\, April 12\, we’ll meet you at downtown coffeeshop Mañana from 9 to 11am for: \n☕️ FREE COFFEE & BFAST\nEnjoy complimentary drip coffee and tacos/pastries while supplies last\, plus 15% off all other cafe drinks. \nBOOK DONATION BOX\nBring your gently used books for donations to @insidebooksproject — so you can clear your bookshelf before adding to it. \nFREE BUS PASSES\nThanks to CapMetro\, we’re offering free one-day bus passes for the first 100 folks and one-day bikeshare codes for the first 10. \nMark your calendar for April 12! And learn more about this year’s Austin Texas Book Trail at austintexasbooktrail.com/2025. \nThe Austin Texas Book Trail is an annual bookstore crawl dedicated to celebrating the literary spirit and supporting local independent bookshops in the greater Austin area. Each year\, we gather bookstores in Austin and surrounding areas for a one-weekend “Book Trail\,” with participating stores offering exclusive discounts\, prizes\, and/or activations to serve and build community. \nThe 2025 Book Trail will take place on April 12-13\, with a Saturday morning coffee meetup at Mañana Dos and Sunday evening afterparty at Community Garden bookending the weekend’s celebration. \nOur mission is to uplift newer bookstores\, cherish the old\, and energize the local literary community — readers\, booksellers\, and bookstore owners alike. The inaugural Book Trail in 2024 saw 400+ participants and 2000+ recorded bookstore visits across the one-day event\, with some bookstores reporting an additional $5\,000 to $8\,000 in sales compared to their average Saturday.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-texas-book-trail-kickoff/
LOCATION:Mañana Dos\, 111 Sandra Muraida Way\, Suite #101\, Austin\, TX\, 78703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking,Party With a Purpose
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