Bookish Texas • Events Around the State
The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State
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Bookish goings-on in Texas
compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life
FOR THE WEEK OF 02.03.2019
Special Events:
4th Annual World Languages and Literatures International Film Festival, Dallas, January 29-February 26
11th Annual Romance Readers' Social, Pflugerville, February 9
Ongoing Exhibits:
30 Poems for the Tricentennial: A Poetic Legacy, San Antonio, December 3-April 25
Inside Books Archive Exhibit, Austin, January 15-February 22
Women of Flatbed: A Retrospective, Austin, January 17-April 28
Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America, Austin, February 1-March 1
Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites Features Seven Beloved Children’s Books, Midland, February 2-April 18
Our People: The Life and Works of Author Angela Shelf Medearis, Austin, February 2-June 22
Monday, February 4:
Austin
BookPeople, ELIZABETH MCCRACKEN speaking & signing Bowlaway, 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: author Sarah Hepola moderates a conversation with Dani Shapiro about her new memoir, Inheritance, 7:30PM
El Paso
Monkey & Dog Books, Ben Hatke Author Signing, 5:30PM
Houston
A.D. Players Theatre, the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosting Bill Browder, architect of the Magnitsky Act and author of Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice, 5:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, BA Shapiro reading and signing THE COLLECTOR’S APPRENTICE, and Tim Johnston reading and signing THE CURRENT, 7PM
Tuesday, February 5:
Arlington
UTA, Maverick Speaker Series: Jungle Jack Hanna, author of a number of children’s books and the memoir, Jungle Jack: My Wild Life, 7:30PM
Austin
The Long Center, Ina Garten presents her new book, Cook Like a Pro, 7:30PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Black Chakra, 7:15PM
The Writing Barn, Words & Wine with Juli Berwald, Misha Maynerick Blaise, Sonny Regelman, and Women for Women International, 7:30PM
Dallas
Brain Performance Institute, The Brain: An Owner's Guide 2019 Lecture Series: Judson Brewer presents The Craving Mind: Why We Get Hooked and How to Hack Our Minds to Break Bad Habits, 6:15PM
Interabang Books, Tim Johnston & B.A. Shapiro SPECIAL DOUBLE BOOK SIGNING: THE CURRENT & THE COLLECTOR’S APPRENTICE, 7PM
El Paso
Black Orchid Lounge, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series featuring Devin Devine and Robertha, 8PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Poetry and Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Dani Shapiro discussing and signing INHERITANCE, 7PM
Half Price Books - North Oaks, New York Times bestselling sci-fi fantasy author Larry Correia will discuss and sign copies of his latest novel, House of Assassins, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Gigi Pandian will sign and discuss The Alchemist's Illusion, 6:30PM
Tracy Gee Community Center, Houston SCBWI meeting: "Turning Life Experiences into Books That Kids Want to Read" with author Sneed Collard III, 7PM
San Antonio
The Mix, PuroSlam featuring DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Billy Stull signing Pool of Siloam, 2PM
Wednesday, February 6:
Austin
BookPeople, SAM LIPSYTE speaking & signing Hark, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talks: authors David Todd and Jonathan Orgen present The Texas Landscape Project, 12PM
Malvern Books, UT Poets & Scholars reading series: a poetry reading with Steve Bellin-Oka, Raye Hendrix, and Lisa L. Moore, 7PM
Dallas
Aaron Family JCC, Father Patrick Desbois discussing and signing In Broad Daylight: The Secret Procedures behind the Holocaust by Bullets, 7PM
Deep Vellum Books, An Evening with Melissa Broder, author of The Pisces, 7PM
Half Price Books - Mothership, New York Times bestselling sci-fi fantasy author Larry Correia will discuss and sign copies of his latest novel, House of Assassins, 7PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry: Poetry Open Mic featuring Black Chakra, 7:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Ruth Klein discussing and signing SURVIVING THE SURVIVORS, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Jane Harper will sign and discuss The Lost Man, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Tim Johnston reading and signing The Current, 5PM
Thursday, February 7:
Austin
BookPeople, TIM JOHNSTON speaking & signing The Current, 7PM
Canyon
Dallas
Interabang Books, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma reading and signing HOUSE OF STONE, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Sarah Weinman discussing and signing The Real Lolita (in conversation with reporter and Texas fact checker Caitlin Cruz), 7:30PM
Frisco
B&N, Dragon Ghosts book signing with Lisa McMann, 6PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Melissa Broder reading and signing THE PISCES, 7PM
Murder By the Book, E.G. Scott will sign and discuss The Woman Inside, and Amy Gentry will sign and discuss Last Woman Standing, 6:30PM
Friday, February 8:
Amarillo
Amarillo National Bank, Andrew Roberts discussing and signing Churchill, 5PM
Austin
BookPeople, MELISSA BRODER speaking & signing The Pisces, 7PM
Dallas
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents: Sexual Avengers, 7:30PM
Interabang Books, Jennifer Palmieri discussing and signing DEAR MADAM PRESIDENT: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE WOMEN WHO WILL RUN THE WORLD, 7PM
Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Poets on X+ feature and Reading Series, 8PM
Houston
B&N - River Oaks, Kat Kronenberg reading and signing Love Big, 3:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Poetry: Swamp Sounds with Elena Gonzales Melinger & Rachel Jane Hulsey, 6:30PM
University of Houston, Workshop: "Writing for Recovery: Reframing Narratives of the Opioid Epidemic" with poet, professor, and activist Kate Daniels, 1PM
Saturday, February 9:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Meet Poet Twinkle Zaman, 2PM
BookPeople, Guest story time with NIKKOLAS SMITH, author of My Hair is Poofy and That’s Okay, 10:30AM
BookPeople, JESSIE MIHALIK speaking & signing Polaris Rising, 2PM
BookPeople, MARK PRYOR speaking & signing The Book Artist, 6PM
Spicewood Springs Library, Workshop: Local author Spike Gillespie will teach a class on memoir writing with a Groundhog Day theme, 10AM
Boerne
Patrick Heath Public Library, Second Saturday Author Signing with Boerne author Dale M. Walsh, 11AM
Cedar Hill
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Patrice Loge signs The Learning Buddies Book 2: Ricky Learns How Bullying Hurts, 12PM
Interabang Books, T.R. Simon reading and signing ZORA AND ME: THE CURSED GROUND, 1PM
El Paso
B&N - Sunland Park, Ron Stallworth signing Black Klansman, 2:30PM
El Paso Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Against Love Poetry" with Robin Scofield, 12:45PM
Houston
B&N - River Oaks, Lea Ann Bratcher signing The Be Good Bunny, 10AM
B&N - River Oaks, Saadia Faruq signing Meet Yasmin!, 12PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Cassandra Rose Clarke will discuss and sign her new book HALO: BATTLE BORN, 11AM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Lynne Kelly launches her new novel for young readers, SONG FOR A WHALE, 1PM
Brazos Bookstore, A Special Story Time with Kat Kronenberg, author of Big Love, 10:30AM
Brazos Bookstore, Anna Meriano reading and signing LOVE SUGAR MAGIC: A SPRINKLE OF SPIRITS, 7PM
Eastwood Academy High School, Space City Slam Preliminary #2: Compete for your chance to join the internationally-renowned Meta-Four Houston youth slam team, 1PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Winter Street Studios, 5 Minute Poetry with Outspoken Bean, 12PM
Lubbock
B&N, Stain (B&N Exclusive Edition) book signing with A.G. Howard, 2PM
McAllen
B&N - Palms Crossing, Meet Dr. Romeo Benavidez, Jr., author of School Of Thought: Memorize to Forget and Learn to Remember, 1PM
Pearland
B&N, Shirley Kelly signing The Essence of Joy, 1PM
Port Neches
Fleur Fine Books, Meet & Greet with Keith R. Rees, author of One Night in Bangkok, 3PM
San Antonio
Gemini Ink, Workshop: "The Poetry of Spellcraft and Incantations: Using Poetics to Transform and Transcend" with Aaron Deutsch, 10AM
The Twig Book Shop, Brian Salmon discussing and signing The Birth Guy's Go-To Guide for New Dads: How to Support Your Partner Through Birth, Breastfeeding, and Beyond, 11AM
Webster
B&N, Gulf Coast Poets meeting featuring Mike Alexander, 10:30AM
Sunday, February 10:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Meet Author Kat Kronenberg, 12PM
BookPeople, KOMAL KAPOOR speaking & signing Unfollowing You, 6PM
BookWoman, Patrice Sarath reading and signing Fog Season, 4PM
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents "Laugh at My Love Life," 4PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Dallas-native Stacy A. Peterson will sell and sign It Isn’t Ugly Forever: What I Wish I Knew When I Went Through Cancer, and Dallas-native David Cary will sell and sign Normandy: A Father’s Ship & A Son’s Curiosity, 1PM
Pan African Connection, Nikkolas Smith Book Reading/Workshop, 2PM
SMU, The first female United States Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, discussing and signing her New York Times bestseller Fascism: A Warning, 3PM [SOLD OUT]
Denton
Dan's Silver Leaf, Spiderweb Salon Happy Hour Workshop, 2PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Andrew Roberts discussing and signing CHURCHILL, 4PM
Merfish Teen Center, Shachar M. Pinsker hosts a Sunday brunch and conversation about A Rich Brew: How Cafés Created Modern Jewish Culture, 10:30AM
Murder By the Book, Mark Pryor will sign and discuss The Book Artist, and Kay Kendall will sign and discuss After You've Gone, 2PM
Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, Brazos Bookstore presents Marlon James, reading from his new book, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, 7:30PM
Writespace, Workshop: "Make Your Prose Sing" with K.C. Sinclair, 3PM
Richardson
The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: "Writing about Books, Movies, TV, & Music" with Jonathan Malesic, 3PM
