Bookish events in Texas for the week of February 27-March 5, 2017:
Special Events:
FESTIBA, Festival of International Books & Arts, Edinburg and Brownsville, February 27-March 5
North Texas Teen Book Festival, Irving, March 3-4
Odessa Shakespeare Festival, March 3-5
Houston Writers Guild Annual One Day Conference, March 4
Sin Fronteras Independent Book Festival, Brownsville, March 4
The Wild Detectives, Sofía Segovia reads and signs Hurácan, 7:30PM [bilingual event]
Fort Worth
Talento Bilingue de Houston, An Evening of Literary Tejana Power: Norma Cantu and Ines Hernandez read from the anthology Entre Guadalupe y Malinche: Tejanas in Literature and Art, 6:30PM
Lubbock
Texas Tech, Creative Writing Reading Series hosts Edward Kelsey Moore, 7:30PM
Midland
Midland Centennial Library, former First Lady Laura Bush will sign Our Great Big Backyard, 1:30PM
Odessa
Odessa College, Writers' League of Texas presents Celebrating Texas Independents:Our Great Literary State's Independent Presses, Journals, Bookstores & More (panel discussion), 7PM
The Twig Book Shop, Sofia Segovia reads and signs Huracan, 6PM
San Marcos
TSU - Alkek Library, Texas Music History celebrating the latest book in our Dickson Book Series, Pickers and Poets, with a panel discussion, book signing, and live music, 7PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Establishing and Developing Convincing Characters in Narrative Fiction" with John Pipkin, 9AM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: Shoplifting the Poem: Jumpstart Your Poetry with Found Text, 3:30PM
Corpus Christi
The Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series 30th Anniversary featuring Stephen Harrigan and Brett Anthony Johnston (moderated by Don Graham), 7PM
DallasB&N - Lincoln Park, Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors book signing with President George W. Bush, 9AM [wristband required]
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Texas Bound II: Fish Out of Water featuring Octavio Solis, Luke Wilson, Lydia Mackay, and G. W. Bailey, 7:30PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Tim Dorsey signs Clownfish Blues, 5PM
The Writer's Garret, Workshop: "Finding Your Voice" with Melissa T. Schultz, 1PM
El PasoMemorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Fashion as Art & Film" with Sandy Torrez, 12:45PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Writers and Readers Roundup, 11AM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons: Dark Prophesies, 11AM
Houston
Murder By the Book, Dean "Miranda" James will sign and discuss Twelve Angry Librarians, and John Clement will sign and discuss The Cat Sitter and the Canary, 4:30PM
AustinHalf Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons: Dark Prophesies, 11AM
Special Events:
FESTIBA, Festival of International Books & Arts, Edinburg and Brownsville, February 27-March 5
North Texas Teen Book Festival, Irving, March 3-4
Odessa Shakespeare Festival, March 3-5
Houston Writers Guild Annual One Day Conference, March 4
Sin Fronteras Independent Book Festival, Brownsville, March 4
Ongoing Exhibits:
Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, February 6-July 16
The Human Experience: From Texas to the World literacy initiative, Houston, January 18-May 18
The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, Denton, January 17-May 11
Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites, Fort Worth, January 21-May 7
Of Texas Rivers & Texas Art (an exhibition from the book of the same title), San Angelo, February 16-April 9
Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition, San Marcos, February 15-July 1
Cartooning Texas: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art in the Lone Star State, Del Rio, March 1-31
The Human Experience: From Texas to the World literacy initiative, Houston, January 18-May 18
The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, Denton, January 17-May 11
Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites, Fort Worth, January 21-May 7
Of Texas Rivers & Texas Art (an exhibition from the book of the same title), San Angelo, February 16-April 9
Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition, San Marcos, February 15-July 1
Cartooning Texas: One Hundred Years of Cartoon Art in the Lone Star State, Del Rio, March 1-31
Texas Writers: Humanities Texas Exhibition, Salado, March 3-31
The Art of Dr. Seuss: A Retrospective Exhibition, Austin, March 4-April 2
Monday, February 27:
The Art of Dr. Seuss: A Retrospective Exhibition, Austin, March 4-April 2
Monday, February 27:
Austin
BookPeople, Editors KIM GORSUCH and CARLEY WOLF speaking & signing Seduced By Sound Austin, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Elliott Ackerman reads and signs DARK AT THE CROSSING, 7PM
BookPeople, Editors KIM GORSUCH and CARLEY WOLF speaking & signing Seduced By Sound Austin, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Elliott Ackerman reads and signs DARK AT THE CROSSING, 7PM
Tuesday, February 28:
Austin
LBJ Presidential Library, An evening with journalist and author Cokie Roberts (preceded by book signing of Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868 and Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies at 5PM), 6PM
Malvern Books, Malvern’s Multi-Verse with Pen2Paper, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Boatman (hosted by Christopher Michael), 8PM
Dallas
SMU - Karcher Auditorium, Pia Orrenius, co-author of Beside the Golden Door: U.S. Immigration Reform in a New Era of Globalization, discusses "The Migration Challenge," 5:30PM
The Texas Theatre, screening of High Noon (1952), followed by a discussion with Dallas Morning News culture critic Chris Vognar and Glenn Frankel, author of High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic, 8PM
Malvern Books, Malvern’s Multi-Verse with Pen2Paper, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Boatman (hosted by Christopher Michael), 8PM
Dallas
SMU - Karcher Auditorium, Pia Orrenius, co-author of Beside the Golden Door: U.S. Immigration Reform in a New Era of Globalization, discusses "The Migration Challenge," 5:30PM
The Texas Theatre, screening of High Noon (1952), followed by a discussion with Dallas Morning News culture critic Chris Vognar and Glenn Frankel, author of High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic, 8PM
The Wild Detectives, Sofía Segovia reads and signs Hurácan, 7:30PM [bilingual event]
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and open mic!, 8PM
Houston
Harris County Public Library - Evelyn Meador Branch, story time celebrating the National Endowment for the Arts program Read Across America, 10:30AM
University of St. Thomas, Crossroads Cultural Center presents The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde with author and Professor Joseph Pearce, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Houston
The Black Labrador, Houston Writers House meeting with guest speaker Kimberly Newsome, 6:30PM
Bohemeo's, Glass Mountain reading series, 7PM
Bohemeo's, Glass Mountain reading series, 7PM
University of St. Thomas, Crossroads Cultural Center presents The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde with author and Professor Joseph Pearce, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM
Wednesday, March 1:
Wednesday, March 1:
Austin
BookPeople, V. E. SCHWAB speaking & signing A Conjuring of Light, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Chris Tomlinson discusses and signs Tomlinson Hill: Sons of Slaves, Sons of Slaveholders, 12PM
BookPeople, V. E. SCHWAB speaking & signing A Conjuring of Light, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Chris Tomlinson discusses and signs Tomlinson Hill: Sons of Slaves, Sons of Slaveholders, 12PM
Dallas
Aaron Family Jewish Community Center, Dr. David Patterson discusses and signs A Genealogy of Evil: Anti-Semitism from Nazism to Islamic Jihad, 7PM
Houston
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Glenn Frankel discusses and signs HIGH NOON, 7PM
University of Houston, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts presents the Cargo and Carrier Lecture Series: Artist Talk with artist and writer Jill Magid, 1PM
University of Houston, Poetry & Prose presents UH Creative Writing Program Professors Tony Hoagland & Nick Flynn, 5:30PM
San Antonio
Brazos Bookstore, Glenn Frankel discusses and signs HIGH NOON, 7PM
University of Houston, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts presents the Cargo and Carrier Lecture Series: Artist Talk with artist and writer Jill Magid, 1PM
University of Houston, Poetry & Prose presents UH Creative Writing Program Professors Tony Hoagland & Nick Flynn, 5:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Sabra Moore discusses and signs Openings: A Memoir from the Women's Art Movement, New York City 1970-1992, 5PM
Thursday, March 2:
Thursday, March 2:
Austin
BookPeople, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist GLENN FRANKEL speaking & signing High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic, 7PM
The Elisabet Ney Museum, An Evening with writer-in-residence Lisa Olstein and author Edward Carey, 7PM
BookPeople, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist GLENN FRANKEL speaking & signing High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic, 7PM
The Elisabet Ney Museum, An Evening with writer-in-residence Lisa Olstein and author Edward Carey, 7PM
Harry Ransom Center, Helen Shenton, Librarian and College Archivist of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, presents “The Library of the Future; the Future of the Library,” 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Mitte Carriage House, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Make a Long Story Short: Writing a Novel Synopsis" with Jo Whittemore, 6PM
Dallas
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Mitte Carriage House, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Make a Long Story Short: Writing a Novel Synopsis" with Jo Whittemore, 6PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Amy Poeppel discusses and signs Small Admissions, 7PM
South Dallas Cultural Center, African Diaspora: New Dialogues 2017 featuring author DonJuan Hutchinson and Javon Rustin of Dallas Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Storytelling: Peace Corps Story Night, 6:30PM
Houston
South Dallas Cultural Center, African Diaspora: New Dialogues 2017 featuring author DonJuan Hutchinson and Javon Rustin of Dallas Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Storytelling: Peace Corps Story Night, 6:30PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, V.E. Schwab will discuss her newest novel, A CONJURING OF LIGHT, 7PM
Talento Bilingue de Houston, An Evening of Literary Tejana Power: Norma Cantu and Ines Hernandez read from the anthology Entre Guadalupe y Malinche: Tejanas in Literature and Art, 6:30PM
Lubbock
Texas Tech, Creative Writing Reading Series hosts Edward Kelsey Moore, 7:30PM
Midland
Midland Centennial Library, former First Lady Laura Bush will sign Our Great Big Backyard, 1:30PM
Odessa
Odessa College, Writers' League of Texas presents Celebrating Texas Independents:Our Great Literary State's Independent Presses, Journals, Bookstores & More (panel discussion), 7PM
San Antonio
The Movement Gallery, Writing Workshop featuring Polly Anna, 7PMThe Twig Book Shop, Sofia Segovia reads and signs Huracan, 6PM
San Marcos
TSU - Alkek Library, Texas Music History celebrating the latest book in our Dickson Book Series, Pickers and Poets, with a panel discussion, book signing, and live music, 7PM
Friday, March 3:
Austin
BookPeople, KATHRYN SCOBLICK speaking and signing Ditch the Diets: It's Not All About The Food, and JEREMI SURI, WILLIAM INBODEN, and JOSHUA BUSBY speaking & signing Sustainable Security: Rethinking American National Security Strategy, 7PM
Casa Resistencia Books, Café Libro Open Mic: Celebrating Words and Verses of Michele Serros, featuring: Diana Gómez, Andrea Zarate, Marilyse Figueroa, Bianca Flores, Michelle Mejía, and Rachel Caballero, 7:30PM
Malvern Books, a night of poetry to celebrate the kick-off of Mathias Svalina’s Dream Delivery Service, 7PM
Brownsville
El Hueso de Fraile, Poesía en Atril, 6:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Banana Cream Pie Murder book signing with Joanna Fluke, 7PM
Denton
University of North Texas, Claire Legrand reads and signs her 2017 Edgar Award-nominated Some Kind of Happiness, 3PM
BookPeople, KATHRYN SCOBLICK speaking and signing Ditch the Diets: It's Not All About The Food, and JEREMI SURI, WILLIAM INBODEN, and JOSHUA BUSBY speaking & signing Sustainable Security: Rethinking American National Security Strategy, 7PM
Casa Resistencia Books, Café Libro Open Mic: Celebrating Words and Verses of Michele Serros, featuring: Diana Gómez, Andrea Zarate, Marilyse Figueroa, Bianca Flores, Michelle Mejía, and Rachel Caballero, 7:30PM
Malvern Books, a night of poetry to celebrate the kick-off of Mathias Svalina’s Dream Delivery Service, 7PM
Brownsville
El Hueso de Fraile, Poesía en Atril, 6:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Banana Cream Pie Murder book signing with Joanna Fluke, 7PM
Denton
University of North Texas, Claire Legrand reads and signs her 2017 Edgar Award-nominated Some Kind of Happiness, 3PM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons: Dark Prophesies, 2PMHouston
Houston Astronomical Society, Amy Jackson discusses Cassandra and The Night Sky, ?
Inprint House, First Friday Reading Series featuring poet Gerald Cedillo, 8:30PM
Saturday, March 4:
Inprint House, First Friday Reading Series featuring poet Gerald Cedillo, 8:30PM
Saturday, March 4:
Andrews
Andrews County Library, Writers' League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with Chaitali Sen and Natalia Sylvester, 10AM
Austin
BookPeople, PJ HOOVER speaking and signing Tut: My Epic Battle to Save the World, 2PM
BookPeople, DEBBIE STANLEY speaking and signing The Organized Musician, 6PM
Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 7PM
Andrews County Library, Writers' League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with Chaitali Sen and Natalia Sylvester, 10AM
Austin
BookPeople, PJ HOOVER speaking and signing Tut: My Epic Battle to Save the World, 2PM
BookPeople, DEBBIE STANLEY speaking and signing The Organized Musician, 6PM
Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 7PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Establishing and Developing Convincing Characters in Narrative Fiction" with John Pipkin, 9AM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: Shoplifting the Poem: Jumpstart Your Poetry with Found Text, 3:30PM
Corpus Christi
The Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series 30th Anniversary featuring Stephen Harrigan and Brett Anthony Johnston (moderated by Don Graham), 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Texas Bound II: Fish Out of Water featuring Octavio Solis, Luke Wilson, Lydia Mackay, and G. W. Bailey, 7:30PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Tim Dorsey signs Clownfish Blues, 5PM
The Writer's Garret, Workshop: "Finding Your Voice" with Melissa T. Schultz, 1PM
El Paso
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Writers and Readers Roundup, 11AM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons: Dark Prophesies, 11AM
Houston
Half Price Books - North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day
Murder By the Book, Dean "Miranda" James will sign and discuss Twelve Angry Librarians, and John Clement will sign and discuss The Cat Sitter and the Canary, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, William and Graham read and sign What I Cannot Abandon, 6PM
Writespace, Workshop: Jumpstart Your Writing with Andreana Binder, 1PM
North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills Library, Behind the Book: Joanna Fluke discusses and signs Banana Cream Pie Murder, 1PM [ticketed reception at 12PM]
Round Rock
Writespace, Workshop: Jumpstart Your Writing with Andreana Binder, 1PM
North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills Library, Behind the Book: Joanna Fluke discusses and signs Banana Cream Pie Murder, 1PM [ticketed reception at 12PM]
Round Rock
Half Price Books Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, local author Laura Johnstone signs Sesame the Miracle Cat, 12PM
The Twig Book Shop, Jon Lasser reads and signs Grow Happy, 11AM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, George Dalton signing A Collision of Dreams, 12PM
The Twig Book Shop, Jon Lasser reads and signs Grow Happy, 11AM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, George Dalton signing A Collision of Dreams, 12PM
Weslaco
The Storybook Garden, Author Meet & Greet with Rebecca Luna, 11AM
Yorktown
Yorktown Public Library, Writers' League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with Greg Garrett and Donna Johnson, 10AM
Sunday, March 5:
The Storybook Garden, Author Meet & Greet with Rebecca Luna, 11AM
Yorktown
Yorktown Public Library, Writers' League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with Greg Garrett and Donna Johnson, 10AM
Sunday, March 5:
Abilene
Abilene Public Library - South Branch at Abilene Mall, 2017 Texas Author Series featuring Mary O. Parker, Johnnie Lou Avery Boyd, Rachel Caine, and Mike Cox, 2PMAustin
Austin History Center, Meet and talk with veterans and hear excerpts from the works they have created as part of Our Warrior Chorus, 2:30PM
BookPeople, YVETTE GROVE speaking and signing Lily's Deliciously Different Day, 2PM
BookPeople, TIM DORSEY speaking and signing Clownfish Blues, 5PM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: A Lonely Island: Finding Inspiration and Confidence in Writing for Clients, 1PM
DallasBookPeople, YVETTE GROVE speaking and signing Lily's Deliciously Different Day, 2PM
BookPeople, TIM DORSEY speaking and signing Clownfish Blues, 5PM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: A Lonely Island: Finding Inspiration and Confidence in Writing for Clients, 1PM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons: Dark Prophesies, 11AM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Reception for the launch of IN THE EYES OF OUR CHILDREN: HOUSTON, AN AMERICAN CITY, 5PMMartini Blu, Performance Poetry: Queen's Night, 6PM
Mansfield
Half Price Books, Half Price Books Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day
Midland
B&N, The Adventures of George Pitts book signing with George Pitts, 1:30PMSan Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Robert Seltzer discusses and signs Amado Muro and Me, 4PM
