Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of January 22-28, 2018:
Special Events:
FronteraFest 2018, Austin, January 16-February 17
How to Self-Publish Your Book -- Economically, Quickly, and Professionally, Dallas, January 23-February 6
Ongoing Exhibits:
Interabang Books, Georgia Hunter discussing and signing WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Anthony Graves discussing and signing INFINITE HOPE, 6:30PM
Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: "The Secret of Clarity" with Lori Freeland, 7PM
HoustonBlack Labrador Pub, Houston Writers House meeting featuring Shelley K. Wall discussing pitching and query letters, 6:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, E.R. Bills and Friends reading and signing ROAD KILL 2, 7PM
Houston Maritime Museum, lecture with Chet Van Duzer, author of Apocalyptic Cartography: Thematic Maps and the End of the World in a Fifteenth-Century Manuscript. 7PM
Murder By the Book, Nicholas Petrie will sign and discuss his third Peter Ash thriller, Light It Up, 6:30PM
First Presbyterian Church, Arts & Letters Live presents Ronald C. White, Jr. and A. Lincoln, 4PM
The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas presents: Seminar on Getting to THE END with David Eric Tomlinson, 3PM
Half Price Books Mothership, local author Cristee Cook will sell and sign her children's book, Your Hands Can Change the World! and local author Richard Armstrong will sell and sign his thriller, The Counsel of the Wicked, 1PM
HoustonRiver Oaks Bookstore, Tarif Youssef-Agha discussing and signing The Chronicles of the Syrian Revolution: The Orphan Uprising the Entire World Betrayed, 3PM
Writespace, Workshop: "Writing Young Adult Fiction" with Joy Preble, 10AM
Special Events:
FronteraFest 2018, Austin, January 16-February 17
How to Self-Publish Your Book -- Economically, Quickly, and Professionally, Dallas, January 23-February 6
Ongoing Exhibits:
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature exhibition: The Illustrations of Melissa Sweet, Abilene, November 9-January 27
Monday, January 22:
Austin
BookPeople, Iron Gold, 7PM [ticketed event]Dallas
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Anthony Graves discussing and signing INFINITE HOPE, 6:30PM
Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: "The Secret of Clarity" with Lori Freeland, 7PM
Tuesday, January 23:
Austin
BookPeople, ERIC BRYANT speaking & signing Not Like Me, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Mike Rosen (Host: Christopher Michael), 7:15PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Writers’ League of Texas panel discussion: Building Your Writing Community: How to Find Writing Groups & Support Other Writers with Kathleen Kent, Blake Kimzey, Melissa Lenhardt, and Arianne "Tex" Thompson, 7PMSpiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Mike Rosen (Host: Christopher Michael), 7:15PM
Dallas
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, E.R. Bills and Friends reading and signing ROAD KILL 2, 7PM
Houston Maritime Museum, lecture with Chet Van Duzer, author of Apocalyptic Cartography: Thematic Maps and the End of the World in a Fifteenth-Century Manuscript. 7PM
Murder By the Book, Nicholas Petrie will sign and discuss his third Peter Ash thriller, Light It Up, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Brazos Bookstore, Katherine Arden reading and signing GIRL IN THE TOWER, 7PM
Half Price Books - North Oaks, popular blogger and author Suzanne Ryan will discuss her new book, Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health & Weight Loss, with 100+ Easy Low-Carb Recipes, 7PM
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dr. James M. Adovasio lectures from The Invisible Sex: Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Pre-History, 6:30PM
Poison Girl Bar, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Alex McElroy, Kerry Beth Neville, and Javier Zamora, 8:30PM
The Printing Museum, Open House: The Print Museum reopens!, 6PM
The Mix, Puroslam with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: author and poet Lynn McLaughlin discussing and signing Child of the System: Little Lynn’s Story, 1PM
Wednesday, January 24:
Dallas
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: author and poet Lynn McLaughlin discussing and signing Child of the System: Little Lynn’s Story, 1PM
Wednesday, January 24:
Dallas
Interabang Books, Katherine Arden reading and signing THE GIRL IN THE TOWER, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Literary Arts in Dallas: a panel discussion (part of the Dallas Cultural Plan 2018. Led by the Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs), 7:30PM
Fort Davis
Fort Davis County Library, Ben English discussing and signing Yonderings: Trails and Memories of the Big Bend, 6PM
Houston
The Wild Detectives, Literary Arts in Dallas: a panel discussion (part of the Dallas Cultural Plan 2018. Led by the Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs), 7:30PM
Fort Davis
Fort Davis County Library, Ben English discussing and signing Yonderings: Trails and Memories of the Big Bend, 6PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Visiting Treasures from the UH Rare Books Collection, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Alafair Burke will sign and discuss The Wife, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Mary Moorman discusses and signs Indulgences: Luther, Catholicism, and the Imputation of Merit, 5PM
Brazos Bookstore, Visiting Treasures from the UH Rare Books Collection, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Alafair Burke will sign and discuss The Wife, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Mary Moorman discusses and signs Indulgences: Luther, Catholicism, and the Imputation of Merit, 5PM
Thursday, January 25:
Austin
Austin Public Library- Central, Mayor's Book Club Author Event with Osama Alomar (The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories) and Wendy Pearlman (We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled), 6:30PM
BookPeople, GARY P. NUNN speaking & signing At Home with the Armadillo, 7PM
Malvern Books, an evening with queer poets Jenny Johnson, Shangyang Fang, and Travis Tate, 7PM
Dallas
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Friends of the SMU Libraries present Lea Berman and TREATING PEOPLE WELL, 6PM
BookPeople, GARY P. NUNN speaking & signing At Home with the Armadillo, 7PM
Malvern Books, an evening with queer poets Jenny Johnson, Shangyang Fang, and Travis Tate, 7PM
Dallas
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Friends of the SMU Libraries present Lea Berman and TREATING PEOPLE WELL, 6PM
Hotel Crescent Court, Max Boot discussing and signing The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam, 6:30PM
Interabang Books, Mandy Mikulencak reading and signing THE LAST SUPPERS, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Simón Elías Barasoain discussing Alpinismo Bisexual, 7:30PM
Interabang Books, Mandy Mikulencak reading and signing THE LAST SUPPERS, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Simón Elías Barasoain discussing Alpinismo Bisexual, 7:30PM
Houston
Half Price Books - North Oaks, popular blogger and author Suzanne Ryan will discuss her new book, Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health & Weight Loss, with 100+ Easy Low-Carb Recipes, 7PM
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dr. James M. Adovasio lectures from The Invisible Sex: Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Pre-History, 6:30PM
The Printing Museum, Open House: The Print Museum reopens!, 6PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Gay Gaddis discussing and signing Cowgirl Power: How to Kick Ass in Business and Life, 5PM
Sugar Land
North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills Library, Behind the Book: Laura Bush's Social Secretary Lee Burman, 1PM
Saturday, January 27:Half Price Books - North Lamar, local author Therone Shellman will sell and sign his spiritual book, Third Eye Awakening, 1PM
Malvern Books, the Austin Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations hosts We Are ALL America! Open Mic Night, 7PM
Resistencia Bookstore, Austin Barrio Writers release the Barrio Writers 8th Edition anthology, 2PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Crafting Story Openings That Will Capture Readers" with Lindsey Lane, 9AM
DallasDallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Chef Mary Chamberlin Book Signing & Demo, 11AM
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Selected Shorts: For Better and For Worse: Tales of Marriage with guest readers Michael Cerveris, Jane Kaczmarek, and Maria Tucci, 7:30PM
El Paso
Dead Tree Books, Meet the Author: Abraham Moreno, 2PM
Half Price Books - Huebner, Bowie Ibarra signing El Aire vs. The Mummies of San Uvalde, 12PM
The Twig Book Shop, Jessie Simpson and Al Rendon discussing and signing The King William Area, 11AM
Sugar Land
B&N - First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM
Friday, January 26:
Austin
Friday, January 26:
Austin
BookPeople, GAY GADDIS speaking & signing Cowgirl Power: How to Kick Ass in Business and Life, 7PM
LBJ Library, an evening with former White House Social Secretaries Lea Berman and Jeremy Bernard as they discuss their joint book, Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life, 6PM
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading and Open Mic featuring Charlotte Gullick, Aimée Mackovic, and Vivé Griffith, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Writers' League of Texas Panel Discussion: "What Makes Books Sell?" with ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Benjamin Rybeck, and Marina Tristán, 7PMLBJ Library, an evening with former White House Social Secretaries Lea Berman and Jeremy Bernard as they discuss their joint book, Treating People Well: The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life, 6PM
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading and Open Mic featuring Charlotte Gullick, Aimée Mackovic, and Vivé Griffith, 7PM
Houston
North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills Library, Behind the Book: Laura Bush's Social Secretary Lee Burman, 1PM
Saturday, January 27:
Austin
Malvern Books, the Austin Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations hosts We Are ALL America! Open Mic Night, 7PM
Resistencia Bookstore, Austin Barrio Writers release the Barrio Writers 8th Edition anthology, 2PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Crafting Story Openings That Will Capture Readers" with Lindsey Lane, 9AM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Selected Shorts: For Better and For Worse: Tales of Marriage with guest readers Michael Cerveris, Jane Kaczmarek, and Maria Tucci, 7:30PM
El Paso
El Paso Public Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: "Micro Fiction: The Shortest Story" with Tafari Nugent, 12:45PM
Flower Mound
Flower Mound Public Library, Former U.S. Women's Chess Champion Dr. Alexey Root will sign Prepare With Chess Strategy, plus simultaneous chess exhibition. Players who defeat Root in chess win a copy of the book, 2PM
Houston
Flower Mound
Flower Mound Public Library, Former U.S. Women's Chess Champion Dr. Alexey Root will sign Prepare With Chess Strategy, plus simultaneous chess exhibition. Players who defeat Root in chess win a copy of the book, 2PM
Houston
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Murder By the Book, K.M. Pohlkamp will discuss Locusta, the world's first serial killer from Gaul and poisoner of Emperor Claudius. Locusta was the inspiration for her novel, Apricots and Wolfsbane, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Preston Pierott discussing and signing Cheat Codes to High School: Written by a Student, 3PM
San Antonio
Murder By the Book, K.M. Pohlkamp will discuss Locusta, the world's first serial killer from Gaul and poisoner of Emperor Claudius. Locusta was the inspiration for her novel, Apricots and Wolfsbane, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Preston Pierott discussing and signing Cheat Codes to High School: Written by a Student, 3PM
San Antonio
Half Price Books - Huebner, Bowie Ibarra signing El Aire vs. The Mummies of San Uvalde, 12PM
The Twig Book Shop, Jessie Simpson and Al Rendon discussing and signing The King William Area, 11AM
Sunday, January 28:
Austin
Malvern Books, Kallisto Gaia Press presents The Ocotillo Review Volume 2.1 (Numerous poets and writers will read excerpts of their work from this edition, including Gloria Amescua, Catherine Castoro, Karen Collier, Marilyn Duncan, Gayle Guernsey, Stephen Hamilton, Lindsey Lane, and Allyson Whipple), 4PM
Dallas
Dallas
The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas presents: Seminar on Getting to THE END with David Eric Tomlinson, 3PM
Half Price Books Mothership, local author Cristee Cook will sell and sign her children's book, Your Hands Can Change the World! and local author Richard Armstrong will sell and sign his thriller, The Counsel of the Wicked, 1PM
Houston
Writespace, Workshop: "Writing Young Adult Fiction" with Joy Preble, 10AM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Marnie Olson signing Grateful, 12PM
