The 27th Annual Texas Book Festival took place Nov. 5-6 in downtown Austin. Authors and festival staff discussed the purpose of the festival, why it is important and what it means to them.

Produced by Tyler Asuncion.

Video by Christina Dove, Amaya Austin, Julian Vaca, Alex Luevano and Tyler Asuncion.

Edited by Tyler Asuncion and Cameron Coburn.

Music by Bail Bonds.

This video was produced under Senior Videographer Anita Shiva and Video Editor Shezan Samanani.