Courtesy of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Did you know that Ernie Cline got his start here in Austin after moving from Ohio to become a slam poet at the (RIP) Electric Lounge back in the late Nineties? Neither did we, until we repeatedly circled the bestselling author’s DeLorean Time Machine in the loading docks of the old Austin American-Statesman building for the launch of his new children’s book, Bridge to Bat City. Besides driving there in his Back to the Future icon, the Ready Player One author regaled kids and parents alike with bat history just a guano toss from the world-famous spontaneous millions living under the Congress Avenue Bridge. When they say inspiration is all around us, believe it.
