Lucas Schaefer

April 11, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.

 

Lucas’s work has appeared in One Story, The Baffler, Slate and other publications. He holds an MFA from the New Writers Project at UT-Austin. Lucas lives with his family in Austin.

 

His debut novel, The Slip, is the winner of the 2025 Kirkus Prize for fiction, a Washington Post Top 10 Book of 2025, one of the New York Times Book Review’s 100 Notable Books of 2025, a NYTBR Editors’ Choice, and a USA Today national bestseller.

Event Details
April 11, 2026

6 – 7:15 p.m.

Doors open at 6 at the Art Museum of South Texas. Food and wine will be served at Elizabeth’s during the Patrons’ Party.

7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Reading & Q&A with the author.
Tickets: $10, students are free.

8:30 – 9 p.m.

Book signing by the author (Books available for purchase on site and in advance at Half-Price Books)

For a full list of authors who have been our guests, see Past Readings.

Past Readings