{"schemaVersion":"1.0","guide":{"id":"austin-texas-book-festival-friends","title":"A Texas Book Festival plan for book-loving friends","published":true,"publishedOn":"2026-10-10","collection":"austin-culture","label":"Austin arts, shows & events","city":"Austin, TX","setting":"local","description":"For the November 14–15, 2026 Texas Book Festival, choose one shared session and one independent browsing window. The organizer describes the downtown festival as free and open to the public, but books, food and travel remain separate choices.","tags":["austin-culture","creative","austin","texas","book","festival","friends"],"answer":"For the November 14–15, 2026 Texas Book Festival, choose one shared session and one independent browsing window. The organizer describes the downtown festival as free and open to the public, but books, food and travel remain separate choices.","duration":"Suggested: One visit or performance","budget":"Travel; books and food optional","budgetDetail":"Travel; books and food optional. Agree the total before purchases or bookings. This is a planning suggestion, not a live price or availability quote.","goodFor":"Pick an exhibition, performance or festival session and make the arrival easy.","considerInstead":"A bookstore browsing meetup on another date. 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The organizer describes the festival as free and open to the public."]}],"evidence":"Editorial plan with linked operator facts. Not live inventory, a booking or a completed outing.","access":"Anyone can read. Creating a room follows existing organizer-access requirements."}}