Read Up On the SXSW EDU 2025 Bookstore and Book Signing Lineup

Find your next inspiring read penned by SXSW EDU speakers and participants at the SXSW EDU Bookstore, presented by BookPeople – and have the chance to get some of them signed!

Explore the initial list of available titles in the 2025 bookstore, including some written by our Keynote and Featured speakers. Plus, check out the initial book signing lineup, along with their date and times.

The SXSW EDU 2025 Bookstore will be located in Room 10C on Level 3 of the Austin Convention Center and will be open during the following times:

Monday, March 3: 10:00am–6:00pm
Tuesday, March 4: 10:00am–6:00pm
Wednesday, March 5: 10:00am–6:00pm
Thursday, March 6: 10:00am–1:00pm

Book Signings

Monday, March 3

Anne-Laure Le Cunff: 11:30am - 12:00pm
Vanessa Van Edwards: 11:30am - 12:00pm
Manu Kapur: 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Barbara A Bray: 1:45pm - 2:15pm
Tim Frost: 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Nikkolas Smith: 3:15pm - 3:45pm
Ismar Volic: 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Tuesday, March 4

Emily Calandrelli: 11:30am - 12:00pm
Olatunde Sobomehin: 12:15pm - 12:45pm
James Chase Sanchez: 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Sharon McMahon: 1:00pm - 1:30pm
TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian: 1:00pm - 1:30pm
James Miles: 1:45pm - 2:15pm
Tyler Thigpen: 1:45pm - 2:15pm
Becky Calzada: 2:30pm - 3:00pm
David Levithan: 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Marybeth Gasman: 3:15pm - 3:45pm
Punam V. Saxena, M.Ed.: 3:15pm - 3:45pm

Wednesday, March 5

Ned Scott Laff: 12:15pm - 12:45pm
Christopher Emdin & sam seidel: 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Rebecca Winthrop: 1:00pm - 1:30pm
Craig Garnett: 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Walt Hickey: 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Danna Thomas: 3:15pm - 3:45pm
Ana Homayoun: 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Jennifer B. Wallace: 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Thursday, March 6

Carlos R. Moreno: 10:00am - 10:30am
Isabelle C. Hau: 10:00am - 10:30am
Deondra Rose: 10:45am - 11:15am
Kaylah Holland: 10:45am - 11:15am
Catherine (Cady) Coleman: 11:30am - 12:00pm

View in the Schedule

Available Books

Keynote & Featured Authors

Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards
Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communicationby Vanessa Van Edwards
Erasing the Finish Line: The New Blueprint for Success Beyond Grades and College Admission by Ana Homayoun
Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth by Dan Porterfield
Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It by Jennifer B. Wallace
Productive Failure: Unlocking Deeper Learning Through the Science of Failing by Manu Kapur
Reach for the Stars by Emily Calandrelli
Stay Curious and Keep Exploring by Emily Calandrelli
Stay Curious and Keep Exploring: NEXT Level by Emily Calandrelli
The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better by Rebecca Winthrop and Jenny Anderson
The Family Portrait-A Journey of Hope Through The Eyes of the Fatherless by Tim Frost
The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement by Sharon McMahon
Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Participating Authors

A Can of Worms: Fearless Conversations with Toddlers by Nick Terrones
A Most Beautiful Thing by Arshay Cooper
Add to Wishlist Roadmap: The Get-It-Together Guide for Figuring Out What To Do with Your Life by Mike Marriner, Nathan Gebhard, and Brian McAllister
America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility by Rajika Bhandari
Amplifying Black Undocumented Student Voices in Higher Education by Felecia Russell
Are Llamas Ticklish by Jane Lindholm and Melody Bodette
Be a Girl Champion by Chloe Reynaldo
Better Together: How 30 Days of Service Changed My Life by Greg Weatherford II and Alex Quian
Brain Vacation by Cara Zelas
Brown Girls Do Ballet by TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian and JaNay Brown-Wood
Coaching Education Leaders: A Culturally Responsive Approach to Transforming Schools and Systems by Nancy B. Gutiérrez, Michelle Jarney, and Michael Kim
Countermemory: A Rhetoric of Resistance by James Chase Sanchez and April O’Brien
Creative Hustle: Blaze Your Own Path and Make Work That Matters by Olatunde Sobomehin and sam seidel
Dive into UDL: Immersive Practices to Develop Expert Learners by Luis Perez and Kendra Grant
Do Fish Breathe Underwater by Jane Lindholm and Melody Bodette
Doing the Right Thing: How Colleges and Universities Can Undo Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring by Marybeth Gasman
Don't Run From The Sun by Solonge Robinson, Illustration by Aquabah Gonney
Finding The Flow: How Dalcroze Eurhythmics and a New Approach to Music Education Can Improve Public Schools by Patrick Cerria
Finding Your Leadership Soul - What Our Students Can Teach Us About Love, Care, and Vulnerability by Carlos R. Moreno
Gotta Stay Fresh: Why We Need Hip Hop in Schools by James Miles
Grow Your Why: One Story at a Time by Barbara A Bray
Hacking College by Ned Scott Laff and Scott Carlson
Happy Teacher Revolution: The Educator's Roadmap to Claiming and Sustaining Joy by Danna Thomas
HBCU: The Power of Historically Black Colleges and Universities by Marybeth Gasman and Levon Esters
Hello, Friend: A Guide to Making Friends by Cara Zelas
How to Break Up With Your Phone (revised edition) by Catherine Price
Ku Klux Kulture: America and the Klan in the 1920s by Felix Harcourt
Leading Within Systems of Inequity in Education: A Liberation Guide for Leaders of Color by Mary B. Rice-Boothe
Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education by Isabelle C. Hau
Making Democracy Count: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation by Ismar Volic
Neurodiversity for Dummies by John Marble, Ranga Jayaraman, and Khushboo Chabria
Parent Power: Navigate School and Beyond by Punam V. Saxena, M.Ed.
Planning to Stay: Burnout, Demoralization, Exploitation, and How to Re-Claim Self-Care, Your Classroom, and Your Life... Anyway by Jess Cleeves, MAT LCSW and Bryan A. Brown, PhD
Prepared Libraries, Empowered Teams: A Workbook for Navigating Intellectual Freedom Challenges Together by Becky Calzada, Val Edwards, and Maegan Coffin Heindel
Putting Out Fires: A Framework for Solving Problems in Your Classroom or School by Kaylah Holland
Say More About That by Amber Cabral
Sharing Space: An Astronaut's Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change by Catherine (Cady) Coleman
Social Action Stories: Impact Tales for the School and Community by Kirstin J Milks, Kevin D. Cordi, and Rebecca Van Tassell
Sound is My Sanctuary: A Practical Guide to Sound Healing as a Portal for Self-Exploration by Shawn J. Moore
Starsworn: Compendium of Adventure by Michael Low and Daniel Hinds
The Artivist by Nikkolas Smith
The Color of Dance by TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian
The Playbook for Self-Directed Learning by Tyler Thigpen, Caleb Collier, Brittney Toles, and Amber Bryant
The Post-Pandemic Liberal Arts College: A Manifesto for Reinvention by Beth Benedix and Steve Volk
The Power of Black Excellence: HBCUs and the Fight for American Democracy by Deondra Rose
The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again by Catherine Price
The Principal’s Journey: Navigating the Path to School Leadership by Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket
To Black Parents Visiting Earth: Raising Black Children in the 21st Century by Janet Stickmon
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
Uvalde's Darkest Hour by Craig Garnett
White Folks Who Teach in the Hood: Reflections on Race, Culture, and Identity by Christopher Emdin and sam seidel
Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti
Yes, I Can by Cara Zelas
You Are What You Watch by Walt Hickey

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