Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of June 18-24, 2018:
Special Events:
Meet Valley Authors Night, McAllen, June 22
12th Annual Austin African American Book Festival, June 23
Ongoing Exhibits:
Moody Performance Hall, Oral Fixation presents "All Over the Map," 8PM
Warwick Melrose Dallas, The World Affairs Council of DFW and the Dallas Democratic Party host Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes discussing and signing The World As It Is: Inside the Obama White House, 6:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Mark Haskell Smith reading and signing BLOWN, 7PM
San Antonio
Houston
The Twig Book Shop, Kelly Smith discussing and signing Signs in the Rearview Mirror: Leaving a Toxic Relationship Behind, 5PM
DallasThe Wild Detectives, Taryn Bashford signing her new book, The Harper Effect, 3PM
Felkiz Modern, Michael Cirlos signing Humans of San Antonio, 11AM
The Twig Book Shop, Mary Virginia McCormick Pittman signing Four Legged Heroes, 11AM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, An afternoon with award-winning children's author Patty York Raymond, 1PM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Jane Alvey Harris signing Secret Keeper, 2PM
Special Events:
Meet Valley Authors Night, McAllen, June 22
12th Annual Austin African American Book Festival, June 23
Ongoing Exhibits:
Routine Fables, Houston, May 25-July 29
Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, Abilene, June 7-September 30
Monday, June 18:
Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, Abilene, June 7-September 30
Monday, June 18:
Austin
Meddling Kids, 7PM
Meddling Kids, 7PM
Dallas
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Ellen Meacham discussing and signing Delta Epiphany: RFK in Mississippi, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, award-winning journalist and immigration expert Alfredo Corchado in conversation with the Dallas Morning News’ Tom Huang about his new book, Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration, 7:30PM
The Wild Detectives, award-winning journalist and immigration expert Alfredo Corchado in conversation with the Dallas Morning News’ Tom Huang about his new book, Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration, 7:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Jay Wehnert discussing and signing OUTSIDER ART IN TEXAS: LONE STARS, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Matthew Pearl will sign and discuss his new release, The Dante Chamber, 6:30PM
Tuesday, June 19:
Tuesday, June 19:
Austin
BookPeople, MATTHEW PEARL speaking & signing The Dante Chamber, 7PM [ticketed event]
Malvern Books, 6th Austin edition of the Why There Are Words reading series featuring readers Elizabeth Crook, Spike Gillespie, Alyce Guynn, and Ray Bonneville, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Write About Now, 7PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Terry Brooks reading and signing THE FALL OF SHANNARA: THE SKAAR INVASION, 7PMMalvern Books, 6th Austin edition of the Why There Are Words reading series featuring readers Elizabeth Crook, Spike Gillespie, Alyce Guynn, and Ray Bonneville, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Write About Now, 7PM
Dallas
Moody Performance Hall, Oral Fixation presents "All Over the Map," 8PM
Warwick Melrose Dallas, The World Affairs Council of DFW and the Dallas Democratic Party host Former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes discussing and signing The World As It Is: Inside the Obama White House, 6:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Mark Haskell Smith reading and signing BLOWN, 7PM
San Antonio
The Mix, PuroSlam Poetry ft. DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Natalia Sylvester reading and signing Everyone Knows You Go Home, 6PM
Spur
Dickens County-Spur Library, Special appearance by S.J. Dahlstrom, author of the Wilder Good series, 10AM
Wednesday, June 20:
The Twig Book Shop, Natalia Sylvester reading and signing Everyone Knows You Go Home, 6PM
Spur
Dickens County-Spur Library, Special appearance by S.J. Dahlstrom, author of the Wilder Good series, 10AM
Wednesday, June 20:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, How to Stop the Summer Reading Slide Discussion Panel and book signing with authors Taryn Bashford, Jo Whittemore, Don Zolitis, Samantha Clark, Vicky Skinner, and A.M. Rose, 7PM
BookPeople, TERRY BROOKS speaking & signing The Skaar Invasion, 7PM [ticketed event]
Malvern Books, Mark Haskell Smith reading and signing his new novel, Blown, hosted by Austin author Jill Alexander Essbaum 7PM
B&N - Arboretum, How to Stop the Summer Reading Slide Discussion Panel and book signing with authors Taryn Bashford, Jo Whittemore, Don Zolitis, Samantha Clark, Vicky Skinner, and A.M. Rose, 7PM
BookPeople, TERRY BROOKS speaking & signing The Skaar Invasion, 7PM [ticketed event]
Malvern Books, Mark Haskell Smith reading and signing his new novel, Blown, hosted by Austin author Jill Alexander Essbaum 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live, in honor of World Refugee Awareness Day, hosts Clemantine Wamariya reading and signing The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After, a narrative about her survival after the Rwandan genocide, 7:30PMHouston
Avant Garden, Meta-Four Houston at Write About Now Youth Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Murder By the Book, Cara Black will sign her Aimee Leduc prequel, Murder On The Left Bank, 6:30PM
Murder By the Book, Cara Black will sign her Aimee Leduc prequel, Murder On The Left Bank, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Trinity University, 300 Years of San Antonio and Bexar County Book Launch, 10AMThe Twig Book Shop, Kelly Smith discussing and signing Signs in the Rearview Mirror: Leaving a Toxic Relationship Behind, 5PM
Thursday, June 21:
Austin
BookPeople, WRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS presents "PRACTICE MAKES PITCH PERFECT" with Lance Fitzgerald, Vice President and Director of Subsidiary Rights for The Crown Publishing Group at Penguin Random House, and WLT Executive Director Becka Oliver, 7PM
Monkeywrench Books, Womanist Read-In, 6PM
Canyon
Burrowing Owl Books, A poetry reading with Chera Hammons, whose collection The Traveler's Guide to Bomb City just won the 2017 PEN Southwest Book Award, 7PM
Monkeywrench Books, Womanist Read-In, 6PM
Canyon
Burrowing Owl Books, A poetry reading with Chera Hammons, whose collection The Traveler's Guide to Bomb City just won the 2017 PEN Southwest Book Award, 7PM
The Wild Detective, Mark Haskell Smith returns to present his new novel, Blown, 7:30PM
The Writer's Garret, Workshop: "IN THE PITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO POETRY For Veterans and Military Families" with Joshua Morgan Folmar, 6:30PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Special Story time with Stephanie Ledyard, author of Pie Is for Sharing, 10AMThe Writer's Garret, Workshop: "IN THE PITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO POETRY For Veterans and Military Families" with Joshua Morgan Folmar, 6:30PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Alex Hutchinson will discuss and sign his book ENDURE, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Joe Crespino discussing and signing ATTICUS FINCH: THE BIOGRAPHY, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Terry Brooks will sign and discuss The Skaar Invasion, 6:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, poet Rose Bruno Bailey reading and signing Camellia in Snow, 5PM
Midland
George W. Bush Childhood Home, Laura Bush Literacy Program Reading Event, 4:30PM
San Antonio
Midland
George W. Bush Childhood Home, Laura Bush Literacy Program Reading Event, 4:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Dawson Barrett discussing and signing The Defiant: Protest Movements in Post-Liberal America, 5PM
Plano
B&N - Legacy West, The Moscow Deception: An International Spy Thriller book signing with Karen Robards, 7PM
Saturday, June 23:
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Class: Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies (and Moths) Class with Jim and Lynne Weber, authors of Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies, 9AM
Cleburne
The Published Page Bookshop, Heath Dollar reading and signing Waylon County: Texas Stories, 4PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Houston author Mark Lardas signing The Cruiser Houston (Images of America), 2PM
HoustonBlue Willow Bookshop, Aki Yamaguchi will discuss and sign her photo memoir HEART DOG: ANGEL IN DISGUISE, 1PM
Brazos Bookstore, Writespace presents a Summer Solstice Reading and Open Mic, 6PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Katy Budget Books, Mae Edwards signs Stolen Options, an autobiography, 2PM
Murder By the Book, Levis Keltner will sign and discuss Into That Good Night, 4:30PM
Writespace, Workshop: "Lyric Essay: The Best-Kept Secret of Savvy Writers" with Leslie Contreras-Schwartz, 1PM
Central Library, Workshop: "Testimonio: A Writing Workshop of the Body" with Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros, 11AM
Sugar Land
B&N - First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM
Friday, June 22:
Austin
BookPeople, MARTIN WALKER speaking & signing A Taste for Vengeance, 7PM
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading Series 3rd birthday bash!, 7PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Silas House reading and signing SOUTHERNMOST, 7PM
El Paso
Fahrenheit 180, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 7:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Natalia Sylvester reading and signing EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME, 7PMMalvern Books, I Scream Social Reading Series 3rd birthday bash!, 7PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Silas House reading and signing SOUTHERNMOST, 7PM
El Paso
Fahrenheit 180, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 7:30PM
Houston
Plano
B&N - Legacy West, The Moscow Deception: An International Spy Thriller book signing with Karen Robards, 7PM
Saturday, June 23:
Austin
BookWoman, Nasty!: A Reading and Signing by Fierce Women Writers including Rhonda Jackson Joseph, Melissa Moralez, Rachel Stevens, and Kim Vodicka, 6PMLadybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Class: Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies (and Moths) Class with Jim and Lynne Weber, authors of Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies, 9AM
Cleburne
The Published Page Bookshop, Heath Dollar reading and signing Waylon County: Texas Stories, 4PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Special Story Time with Jen Betton and HEDGEHOG NEEDS A HUG , 10:30AM
El Paso
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Writing in Heat" with Mónica Gómez, 12:45PMGalveston
Galveston Bookshop, Houston author Mark Lardas signing The Cruiser Houston (Images of America), 2PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Writespace presents a Summer Solstice Reading and Open Mic, 6PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Katy Budget Books, Mae Edwards signs Stolen Options, an autobiography, 2PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Francine Page reading and signing Logan Thee Forsaken, 3PM
Winter Street Studios, Book launch: Erin Faith Allen presents The In Between: A Travel Memoir, 7PM
Writespace, Workshop: "What Writers Need to Know about Contacting Agents and Editors" with Katharine Shilcutt, 9:30AM
Winter Street Studios, Book launch: Erin Faith Allen presents The In Between: A Travel Memoir, 7PM
Writespace, Workshop: "What Writers Need to Know about Contacting Agents and Editors" with Katharine Shilcutt, 9:30AM
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, Adrian Davila signing Cowboy Barbecue: Fire & Smoke from the Original Texas Vaqueros, 1PM
Felkiz Modern, Michael Cirlos signing Humans of San Antonio, 11AM
The Twig Book Shop, Mary Virginia McCormick Pittman signing Four Legged Heroes, 11AM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, An afternoon with award-winning children's author Patty York Raymond, 1PM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Jane Alvey Harris signing Secret Keeper, 2PM
Sugar Land
Half Price Books, local author Andre Huu will sell and sign his memoir The Round of Your Life: A Book on Golf and Life, 12PM
Sunday, June 24:
Half Price Books, local author Andre Huu will sell and sign his memoir The Round of Your Life: A Book on Golf and Life, 12PM
Sunday, June 24:
Austin
BookPeople, JAY BRANDON speaking and signing Against the Law, and MANNING WOLFE speaking and signing Music Notes, 2PM
Malvern Books, launch of Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review Issue 48, 4PM
Dallas
Dallas
The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas Seminar: "Book Marketing 101: A Recipe for Sizzling Sales" with Shayla Raquel, 3PM
Half Price Books - The Mother Ship, local author Maddie Marcarelli will sell and sign her novel The Journey, and local author Morrighan Lynne will sell and sign her spiritual book The Spirited Human: Proactive Tools for a Reactive World, 1PM
Half Price Books - The Mother Ship, local author Maddie Marcarelli will sell and sign her novel The Journey, and local author Morrighan Lynne will sell and sign her spiritual book The Spirited Human: Proactive Tools for a Reactive World, 1PM
San Antonio
Landa Library, Denise Barkis Richter presents 100 Things To Do in San Antonio Before You Die, 3PM
Landa Library, Denise Barkis Richter presents 100 Things To Do in San Antonio Before You Die, 3PM
