Trail Mix: a 2026 Book Trail playlist, curated by Austin artists & orgs
New this year, we asked our Book Trail partners and lit-minded friends around town to help us build TRAIL MIX, a playlist to keep you company along the Book Trail. Put on your headphones, turn up the car speakers - it’s a great mix of music curated by some of Austin’s most creatively bookish folks.
CapMetro — “Penny on the Train Track” by Ben Kweller
Mañana Dos — “It's Alright” by Junip
Wavy Roller — “L'équilibriste” by L'Impératrice
Ashley Robin Franklin — “Gold and Green” by Slaughter Beach, Dog
Read Write Austin — “Party City” by Sir Woman
Austin Parks Foundation — “When You're Outside” by Ducks Ltd.
Austin Bat Cave — “ABC” by The Jackson 5
American Short Fiction — “Designer” by Jana Horn
Nopal Magazine — “A Picture of Dorian Gray” by Television Personalities
Texas Book Festival — “Paperback Writer” by The Beatles
The Library Foundation — “Sweet Librarian” by Railroad Jerk
Austin Poet Laureate Zell Miller III — “Pacifics” by Digable Planets
Your Local Book Club ATX — “Dive” by Olivia Dean
Host Publications — “The Creature” by La Luz
Tiny Sounds Collective — “Bahn Mi” by Up Dog
Shop Moot Magoo — “Elderberry Wine” by Wednesday
We Luv Video — “Crash” by Howard Shore
Austin Film Society — “Bilingue” by Guesch Patti
ATX TV Festival — “Thank You for Being a Friend” by Cindy Fee