Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of February 19-25, 2018:
Special Events:
Humanities Texas presents Texas Storytime: A Family Reading Program, Midland, February 8-March 15
First Impressions Festival for Local Playwrights, Dallas, February 21-23
22nd Annual ASU Writers Conference in Honorof Elmer Kelton, San Angelo, February 22-23
Special Events:
Humanities Texas presents Texas Storytime: A Family Reading Program, Midland, February 8-March 15
First Impressions Festival for Local Playwrights, Dallas, February 21-23
22nd Annual ASU Writers Conference in Honorof Elmer Kelton, San Angelo, February 22-23
People's Poetry Festival, Corpus Christi, February 22-24
Celebration of Diverse Literary Voices of Texas, Austin, February 24
Celebration of Diverse Literary Voices of Texas, Austin, February 24
Poetry Out Loud Finals, Austin, February 24
Wild & Wonderful Evening: 4word Gala & Dinner featuring Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, Dallas, February 24
Ongoing Exhibits:
The Forum, Ambassador Swanee Hunt discussing Rwandan Women Rising, 5:30PM
Interabang Books, Susan Dennard reading and signing SIGHTWITCH, 7PM
UT Dallas, former Mexican president Vicente Fox discussing and signing Let’s Move On: Beyond Fear and False Prophets, 5:30PM
Richardson
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Robb Carlos discussing and signing We Are G.O.D. Guiding Our Direction, From Journal to Journey, 5PM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Mike Gleason signing and discussing his Hideout Kids series, 2PM
UT Arlington - Texas Hall, Maverick Speaker Series presents best-selling author and sustainable food advocate Michael Pollan: "One Writer's Trip: From the Garden to the Plate and the Beyond," 7:30PM
Austin
Murder By the Book, Tracee de Hahn will sign and discuss A Well-Timed Murder, 7PM
Cleburne
The Published Page Bookshop, Writer's Gathering, 6PM
DallasB&N - Lincoln Park, Every Day MTI Edition book signing with David Levithan, 7:30PM
Deep Vellum Books, Pegasus Reading Series: Poetry, 7PM
SMU, lecture by women's health advocate Judy Norsigian, author of Our Bodies Ourselves, 3:30PM
El Paso
B&N - Sunland Park, Meet Crazy Horse family members and W. Matson, author of Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life & Legacy, 5PM
Brazos Bookstore, David Lazar discussing and signing I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Mark Greaney will sign and discuss Agent in Place, 6:30PM
Poison Girl, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Robert Boswell, Cait Weiss Orcutt, and Outspoken Bean, 8:30PM
San Antonio
Brazos Bookstore, Daniel Horowitz discussing and signing HAPPIER?, 7PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Ann Leis and Gail Klein reading and signing Music of the Butterfly: A Story of Hope, 5PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State, lecture from Dr. Suzy Kim, Professor of Korean Studies at Rutgers University and author of the award-winning book, Everyday Life in the North Korean Revolution, 10:30AM
Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, a reading and signing with Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, 7:30PM
Lubbock
B&N, Superhero Therapy book signing with Dr. Janina Scarlet, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Jo Long Theatre, Blackbird, Fly: Marc Bamuthi Joseph and DBR, both sons of Haitian immigrants, weave movement, music, and spoken word into a richly layered multi-sensory evening, 8PM
UTSA, Creative Writing Program Reading Series presents Karen Tei Yamashita, author of National Book Award-nominated novel, I Hotel, 7PM
Art on 5th Gallery, Book release party: international street artist The Impossible Winterbourne releases The AlphaBots, 7PM
The Writer's Garret, workshop: "Writing Past Cliché: Diverse Lit for Diverse Audiences" with Richard J. Gonzalez, 1PM
Half Price Books - Ridgmar, local author E.R. Bills will sell and sign his books of Texas lore, 1PM
Contemporary Arts Museum, WITS Space City Preliminary Slam: young Houston poets, spoken word artists, and emcees, ages 13-19, compete for your spot on the Meta-Four Houston youth slam team, ranked #5 in the world, 12:30PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, while supplies last
Katy Budget Books, local author Preston Pierott signing Cheat Codes to High School, 2PM
Writespace, Workshop: "How to Self-Publish" with DL Young, 9:30AM
Writespace, Workshop: "Speculative Fiction Critique" with Cassandra Rose Clarke, 1PM
Writespace, From the Page to the Stage Reading & Open Mic, 7:30PM
Dead Tree Books, Melissa Eatherington signing her poetry collection, Night Hag In the Flame, 2PM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Celestina Blok signing Lost Restaurants of Fort Worth, 1PM
Sweetwater
Argos Brewhouse & Bookseller, Open Mic Night, 7PM
Half Price Books Mothership, local author William Venema will sell and sign his military thriller, Death in Panama, and local author Ray Sharp will sell and sign his children's book, After All, Dogs Are Colorblind, Aren't They?, 1PM
B&N - Westheimer, poet Tarif Youssef-Agha signing his memoir, The Chronicles of the Syrian Revolution, 12PM
Brazilian Arts Foundation, O Brasil Secreto: Brazilian Art, Prose, and Poetry in Translation featuring Gabriela Maya, poetry in translation by D.A. Smith, and a Q & A with Houston-based painter Tony Paraná, 4PM
Rudyard's Pub, Public Poetry presents "The Passion Series" featuring Mark Irwin, 1PM
Irving
South Irving Library, Hope Nation book launch with Angie Thomas, Ally Carter, Julie Murphy, and Dr. Rose Brock, 3PM
Wild & Wonderful Evening: 4word Gala & Dinner featuring Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, Dallas, February 24
Ongoing Exhibits:
Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America (a Humanities Texas Exhibition), Keene, January 29-February 23
Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards (NCCIL exhibition), Abilene, February 8-May 19
HOMETOWN TEXAS photography exhibition, Dallas, February 17-May 5
Monday, February 19:
Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards (NCCIL exhibition), Abilene, February 8-May 19
HOMETOWN TEXAS photography exhibition, Dallas, February 17-May 5
Monday, February 19:
Abilene
Abilene Public Library - Downtown, Texas Author Series: Michael Hurd discussing and Signing Thursday Night Lights, 12PM
Dallas
Belo Mansion, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts former Mexican president Vicente Fox discussing and signing Let’s Move On: Beyond Fear and False Prophets, 12PMAbilene Public Library - Downtown, Texas Author Series: Michael Hurd discussing and Signing Thursday Night Lights, 12PM
Dallas
The Forum, Ambassador Swanee Hunt discussing Rwandan Women Rising, 5:30PM
Interabang Books, Susan Dennard reading and signing SIGHTWITCH, 7PM
UT Dallas, former Mexican president Vicente Fox discussing and signing Let’s Move On: Beyond Fear and False Prophets, 5:30PM
Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: "Story Structure" with Monalisa Foster, 7PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Robb Carlos discussing and signing We Are G.O.D. Guiding Our Direction, From Journal to Journey, 5PM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Mike Gleason signing and discussing his Hideout Kids series, 2PM
Tuesday, February 20:
ArlingtonUT Arlington - Texas Hall, Maverick Speaker Series presents best-selling author and sustainable food advocate Michael Pollan: "One Writer's Trip: From the Garden to the Plate and the Beyond," 7:30PM
Austin
BookPeople, SUSAN DENNARD speaking & signing Sightwitch: A Tale of the Witchlands, 7PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, cookbook author and "Peace, Love and Low Carb" blogger Kyndra Holley will discuss and sign her new book, Keto Happy Hour: 50+ Low-Carb Craft Cocktails to Quench Your Thirst, 7PM
Crescent Club, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Alyssa Ayres discussing and signing Our Time Has Come: How India is Making Its Place in the World, 6:30PM
Interabang Books, Michelle Staubach Grimes launches her newest children's book, PIDGE TAKES THE STAGE, 6PM
SMU, the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies presents Jack E. Davis and The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, winner of the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction, 5:30PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, cookbook author and "Peace, Love and Low Carb" blogger Kyndra Holley will discuss and sign her new book, Keto Happy Hour: 50+ Low-Carb Craft Cocktails to Quench Your Thirst, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Paulie Lipman, 7:15PM
College Station
TAMU - George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, Jeffrey Engel discussing and signing When the World Seemed New: George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War, 6PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Story time: Mary Virginia McCorm Pittman reads from Four-Legged Heroes, 11:30AMCollege Station
TAMU - George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, Jeffrey Engel discussing and signing When the World Seemed New: George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War, 6PM
Dallas
Crescent Club, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Alyssa Ayres discussing and signing Our Time Has Come: How India is Making Its Place in the World, 6:30PM
Interabang Books, Michelle Staubach Grimes launches her newest children's book, PIDGE TAKES THE STAGE, 6PM
SMU, the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies presents Jack E. Davis and The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, winner of the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction, 5:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Suzanne Asaff Blankenship, author of How To Take Care of Old People Without Losing Your Marbles, moderates a panel on elder care, which includes Nadine Roberts Cornish, author of Tears In My Gumbo – The Caregiver’s Recipe for Resilience, 7:30PM
El Paso
The Black Orchid Lounge, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series featuring Rencho, 8PM
El Paso
The Black Orchid Lounge, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series featuring Rencho, 8PM
Houston
Bohemeos, Glass Mountain winter reading, 7PMMurder By the Book, Tracee de Hahn will sign and discuss A Well-Timed Murder, 7PM
San Antonio
The Mix, Puroslam with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
Wednesday, February 21:
Austin
BookPeople, ANDRÉ ACIMAN speaking & signing Call Me By Your Name, 7PM [ticketed event]
Harry Ransom Center, Early Digital Facsimiles: Sarah Werner, who previously served as Digital Media Strategist at the Folger Shakespeare Library and author of the forthcoming Studying Early Printed Books, 1450–1800: A Practical Guide, will discuss the rise of digitization and its impact on the study of early modern books, 4:30PM
Wednesday, February 21:
Austin
BookPeople, ANDRÉ ACIMAN speaking & signing Call Me By Your Name, 7PM [ticketed event]
Harry Ransom Center, Early Digital Facsimiles: Sarah Werner, who previously served as Digital Media Strategist at the Folger Shakespeare Library and author of the forthcoming Studying Early Printed Books, 1450–1800: A Practical Guide, will discuss the rise of digitization and its impact on the study of early modern books, 4:30PM
Cleburne
The Published Page Bookshop, Writer's Gathering, 6PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Pegasus Reading Series: Poetry, 7PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Half Price Books - Westheimer, cookbook author and "Peace, Love and Low Carb" blogger Kyndra Holley will discuss and sign her new book, Keto Happy Hour: 50+ Low-Carb Craft Cocktails to Quench Your Thirst, 7PM
University of Houston - MD Anderson Library, Poetry & Prose presents Henk Rossouw and Novuyo Tshuma, 5:30PM
Midland
B&N, Mike Gleason signing Hideout Kids Series, 4PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Rohn Bayes, 2017 K. Walker Morgan Poet Laureate of St. Phillips College, reading and signing What I Want to Say to You: 29 Poems, 5PM
Thursday, February 22:
Half Price Books - Westheimer, cookbook author and "Peace, Love and Low Carb" blogger Kyndra Holley will discuss and sign her new book, Keto Happy Hour: 50+ Low-Carb Craft Cocktails to Quench Your Thirst, 7PM
University of Houston - MD Anderson Library, Poetry & Prose presents Henk Rossouw and Novuyo Tshuma, 5:30PM
Midland
B&N, Mike Gleason signing Hideout Kids Series, 4PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Rohn Bayes, 2017 K. Walker Morgan Poet Laureate of St. Phillips College, reading and signing What I Want to Say to You: 29 Poems, 5PM
Thursday, February 22:
Austin
BookPeople, STEVEN SAYLOR speaking & signing The Throne of Caesar, 7PM
Malvern Books, Austin Community College’s Creative Writing Department introduces the winners of their 2016 Balcones Prize: fiction winner Tara Laskowski (Modern Manners for Your Inner Demons) and poetry winner Jacqueline Allen Trimble (American Happiness), 7PM
Malvern Books, Austin Community College’s Creative Writing Department introduces the winners of their 2016 Balcones Prize: fiction winner Tara Laskowski (Modern Manners for Your Inner Demons) and poetry winner Jacqueline Allen Trimble (American Happiness), 7PM
Monkeywrench Books, Peter Gelderloos discussing and signing Worshiping Power: An Anarchist Vision of Early State Formation, 7PM
College Station
TAMU - Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, "How to Become a Star Writer" by Skip Hollandsworth, author of The Midnight Assassin, 1PM
Dallas
Highland Park High School, Adam Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Orphan Master's Son, delivers the Highland Park Literary Festival keynote address, followed by a book signing, 7PMCollege Station
TAMU - Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, "How to Become a Star Writer" by Skip Hollandsworth, author of The Midnight Assassin, 1PM
Dallas
SMU, lecture by women's health advocate Judy Norsigian, author of Our Bodies Ourselves, 3:30PM
El Paso
B&N - Sunland Park, Meet Crazy Horse family members and W. Matson, author of Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life & Legacy, 5PM
Houston
Poison Girl, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Robert Boswell, Cait Weiss Orcutt, and Outspoken Bean, 8:30PM
San Antonio
The Alamo Gift Shop, Wade Dillon will sign his children's books, 9AM
B&N - La Cantera, Matthew Pollard discussing and signing The Introvert's Edge, 7:30PM
B&N - San Pedro, Martha Miller discussing and signing Times New Roman: How We Quit Our Jobs, Gave Away Our Stuff & Moved to Italy, 2:30PM
San Antonio Central Library, A Public Platica on the current state of the literary arts in San Antonio, with the debut and signing of Literary San Antonio, featuring Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto Bryce Milligan, Texas Poet Laureate Rosemary Catacalos, San Antonio and Texas Poet Laureate Jenny Browne, journalist and cultural historian Cary Clack, and San Antonio book collector extraordinaire Bill Fisher, 6:30PM
Texas A&M - SA, Writer’s Lecture Series featuring Laurie Ann Guerrero: On Being Deliberate, Afraid of Nothing, 6:30PM
San Marcos
Texas State - Alkek Library, the Wittliff Collections presents a reading and signing with Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, 3:30PM
B&N - La Cantera, Matthew Pollard discussing and signing The Introvert's Edge, 7:30PM
B&N - San Pedro, Martha Miller discussing and signing Times New Roman: How We Quit Our Jobs, Gave Away Our Stuff & Moved to Italy, 2:30PM
San Antonio Central Library, A Public Platica on the current state of the literary arts in San Antonio, with the debut and signing of Literary San Antonio, featuring Dr. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto Bryce Milligan, Texas Poet Laureate Rosemary Catacalos, San Antonio and Texas Poet Laureate Jenny Browne, journalist and cultural historian Cary Clack, and San Antonio book collector extraordinaire Bill Fisher, 6:30PM
Texas A&M - SA, Writer’s Lecture Series featuring Laurie Ann Guerrero: On Being Deliberate, Afraid of Nothing, 6:30PM
San Marcos
Texas State - Alkek Library, the Wittliff Collections presents a reading and signing with Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, 3:30PM
Sugar Land
B&N - First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM
Friday, February 23:
Alpine
Front Street Books, Ben H. English discussing and signing Yonderings: Trails and Memories of the Big Bend, 6PM
Austin
Friday, February 23:
Alpine
Front Street Books, Ben H. English discussing and signing Yonderings: Trails and Memories of the Big Bend, 6PM
Austin
BookPeople, MATTHEW POLLARD speaking & signing The Introvert's Edge, 7PM
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading & Open Mic: Galentine’s Edition, 7PM
pump project, Bat City Review reading series featuring Paz Pardo, Annelyse Gelman, Danielle Wheeler, Nouri Zarrugh, and Veronica Martin, 6PM
Dallas
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading & Open Mic: Galentine’s Edition, 7PM
pump project, Bat City Review reading series featuring Paz Pardo, Annelyse Gelman, Danielle Wheeler, Nouri Zarrugh, and Veronica Martin, 6PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mothership, New York Times bestselling-author Mark Greaney will discuss and sign his new thriller, Agent in Place: A Gray Man Novel, 7PM
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents Sexual Avengers: Glowetry Edition, 8PM
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents Sexual Avengers: Glowetry Edition, 8PM
Houston
B&N - Houston, Anthony Graves discussing and signing Infinite Hope, 7PMBrazos Bookstore, Daniel Horowitz discussing and signing HAPPIER?, 7PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State, lecture from Dr. Suzy Kim, Professor of Korean Studies at Rutgers University and author of the award-winning book, Everyday Life in the North Korean Revolution, 10:30AM
Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, a reading and signing with Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, 7:30PM
Lubbock
B&N, Superhero Therapy book signing with Dr. Janina Scarlet, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Jo Long Theatre, Blackbird, Fly: Marc Bamuthi Joseph and DBR, both sons of Haitian immigrants, weave movement, music, and spoken word into a richly layered multi-sensory evening, 8PM
Saturday, February 24:
Austin
Blue Baker Arboretum, SCBWI-Austin MG Book Club chat with author Tara Dairman about her novel The Great Hibernation and writing for a MG audience, 11:30AM
BookPeople, MICHAEL RYAN speaking & signing A Taste for the Beautiful, 2PM
BookWoman, TORCH Wildfire Reading series featuring Dr. Jacqueline Allen Trimble, author of American Happiness, winner of the 2016 Balcones Poetry Prize, 7PM
ACC Highland Campus, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Giving Your Manuscript a Voice with Dialogue" with Natalia Sylvester, 9AM
BookPeople, MICHAEL RYAN speaking & signing A Taste for the Beautiful, 2PM
BookWoman, TORCH Wildfire Reading series featuring Dr. Jacqueline Allen Trimble, author of American Happiness, winner of the 2016 Balcones Poetry Prize, 7PM
ACC Highland Campus, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Giving Your Manuscript a Voice with Dialogue" with Natalia Sylvester, 9AM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Denise King signs I Remember ... When God Showed Up: A Journey of Faith, 1PM
B&N - Preston/Royal, Denise King signs I Remember ... When God Showed Up: A Journey of Faith, 1PM
The Writer's Garret, workshop: "Writing Past Cliché: Diverse Lit for Diverse Audiences" with Richard J. Gonzalez, 1PM
Denton
Tom's Daiquiri, American Literary Review reading series featuring M.J. Arlett, Rebecca Bernard, Sebastian Paramo, and Ross Wilcox, 6PM
El Paso
El Paso
El Paso Public Library - Esperanza Moreno, Award-winning author Alexandra Diaz discussing her critically-acclaimed young adult lit, 3PM
El Paso Public Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: "To Tell the Tale" with musician and singer McKinley Cougar, 12:45PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Dock Speaker Series: Dr. Ali Al-Mansour speaking and signing Crytocurrency Glossary 4 Teens and Black Americans at The Crossroads, 4PM
El Paso Public Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: "To Tell the Tale" with musician and singer McKinley Cougar, 12:45PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Dock Speaker Series: Dr. Ali Al-Mansour speaking and signing Crytocurrency Glossary 4 Teens and Black Americans at The Crossroads, 4PM
Half Price Books - Ridgmar, local author E.R. Bills will sell and sign his books of Texas lore, 1PM
Frisco
Half Price Books, local author David Huntley will sell and sign Death Watch Beetle: A Historical Post World War II Spy Thriller, 1PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Lincee Ray will discuss and sign her new book, WHY I HATE GREEN BEANS, 11AMHouston
Contemporary Arts Museum, WITS Space City Preliminary Slam: young Houston poets, spoken word artists, and emcees, ages 13-19, compete for your spot on the Meta-Four Houston youth slam team, ranked #5 in the world, 12:30PM
Katy Budget Books, local author Preston Pierott signing Cheat Codes to High School, 2PM
Murder By the Book, Steven Saylor will sign and discuss The Throne of Caesar, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Diann Mills reading and signing High Treason, 3PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Diann Mills reading and signing High Treason, 3PM
Pflugerville
Pflugerville Public Library, Poetry Writing Workshop with Tracey Lander-Garrett, 2PM
Port Neches
Fleur Fine Books, Author Meet & Greet Event: James H. Longmore, 3PM
Richardson
Four Bullets Brewery, Brianna Ruelas, local Richardson author, singer/songwriter, and vocal coach celebrates the release of Performing Artist Pathway, 12PM
Richardson
Four Bullets Brewery, Brianna Ruelas, local Richardson author, singer/songwriter, and vocal coach celebrates the release of Performing Artist Pathway, 12PM
San Antonio
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Celestina Blok signing Lost Restaurants of Fort Worth, 1PM
Sweetwater
Argos Brewhouse & Bookseller, Open Mic Night, 7PM
Yoakum
Carl & Mary Welhausen Library, Writers' League of Texas presents "Texas Writes" workshops with authors Nikki Loftin and Christie Craig, 10AMSunday, February 25:
Austin
BookPeople, DAVID NEFF speaking & signing Weird Homes, 2PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam presents The Battle of the South: A Southern Slam Team Brawl, 3PM
Bryan
Brazos County Expo Center, Jeff and Mary O Parker, authors of Explore Texas: A Nature Travel Guide, will be appearing together for a signing and to teach a session at the Texas Bluebird Society's annual "Bluebird Season Kickoff," 9AM
Dallas
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam presents The Battle of the South: A Southern Slam Team Brawl, 3PM
Bryan
Brazos County Expo Center, Jeff and Mary O Parker, authors of Explore Texas: A Nature Travel Guide, will be appearing together for a signing and to teach a session at the Texas Bluebird Society's annual "Bluebird Season Kickoff," 9AM
Dallas
The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas presents: "Writing Out of the Wilderness: A Publication Seminar - Survive Rejection, Forge a Path to Publication, & Make Yourself Findable" with Blake Kimzey, 3PM
Half Price Books Mothership, local author William Venema will sell and sign his military thriller, Death in Panama, and local author Ray Sharp will sell and sign his children's book, After All, Dogs Are Colorblind, Aren't They?, 1PM
Houston
Brazilian Arts Foundation, O Brasil Secreto: Brazilian Art, Prose, and Poetry in Translation featuring Gabriela Maya, poetry in translation by D.A. Smith, and a Q & A with Houston-based painter Tony Paraná, 4PM
Rudyard's Pub, Public Poetry presents "The Passion Series" featuring Mark Irwin, 1PM
Irving
South Irving Library, Hope Nation book launch with Angie Thomas, Ally Carter, Julie Murphy, and Dr. Rose Brock, 3PM
