Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of November 26-December 2, 2018:
Special Events:
14th Annual Signatures Author Series, The Woodlands, November 30
4th Literacy in the Bag Kick Off, Houston, December 1
8th Annual Writergrrls Book Fest: A Tribute to Debra Winegarten, Austin, December 2
Finding Sophie Blackall Exhibition, Abilene, October 11-February 1
Texas Writers (a Humanities Texas exhibition), Livingston, November 1-30
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Ease and Flow Journal: A 31-Day Journal to Get Clear, Connected, and Courageous About Life book signing with Sofia Casey, 6:30PM
HoustonAmegy Bank Tower, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Ben Rhodes, Author of The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House, 6:30PM
San AntonioThe Twig Book Shop, Stephen Gonzalez discussing and signing Getcha Grub On, 5PM
Central Library, YMCA Camp Moody presents Melanie Choukas-Bradley, award-winning nature book author and Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, discussing and signing The Joy of Forest Bathing: Reconnect With Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life, 6:30PM
Malvern Books, Pterodáctilo presents: Poetry & Ptamales Party, 6PM
Half Price Books Mothership, Super Bowl champion Malcolm Mitchell will discuss and sign copies of his children’s book, The Magician’s Hat, 7PM
Latino Cultural Center, TransNational Impressions Series: Tim Z. Hernandez & friends, 7:30PM
B&N - River Oaks, Ava and the Prince: The Adventures of Two Rescue Pups reading and signing with local author Joy Sewing, 3PM
Murder By the Book, Marc Cameron will sign and discuss Tom Clancy Oath of Office, 6:30PM
United Way of Greater Houston, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts best-selling Lithuanian author and journalist Ruta Vanagaite, 6:30PM
Thursday, November 29:
Interabang Books, Mike Marvins discussing and signing THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY, 7PM
SMU, "Why Liberalism Failed" with author Dr. Patrick J. Deneen, 4PM [reservation required]
Houston
Poison Girl, Poison Pen Reading Series, 8:30PM
Sugar Land
B&N, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM
Dallas
B&N - Sunset Valley, Author signings: children's authors at 11AM, fiction, mystery, and science fiction at 1PM, and nonfiction at 3PM
BookPeople, MARI MANCUSI speaking & signing The Camelot Code: The Once and Future Geek, 2PM
Malvern Books, Austin launch of Isabella Ides’ White Monkey Chronicles, 7PM
St. Edward's U, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Publishing 101: What Authors Need to Know about the Publishing Business" with Leila Sales, 10AM
Cedar Hill
B&N, The Ultimate Tortilla Press Cookbook: 125 Recipes for All Kinds of Make-Your-Own Tortillas--and for Burritos, Enchiladas, Tacos, and More book signing with Dotty Griffith, 11AM
Corpus Christi
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series presents Jeffrey Eugenides, 7PM
Dallas
Special Events:
14th Annual Signatures Author Series, The Woodlands, November 30
4th Literacy in the Bag Kick Off, Houston, December 1
8th Annual Writergrrls Book Fest: A Tribute to Debra Winegarten, Austin, December 2
Ongoing Exhibits:
Literary Frontiers: Historical Fiction & the Creative Imagination, San Marcos, August 1-December 14
"Dawoud Bey: Forty Years in Harlem" photography exhibition (from the book Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply), Austin, August 29-December 8
"Dawoud Bey: Forty Years in Harlem" photography exhibition (from the book Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply), Austin, August 29-December 8
Texas Writers (a Humanities Texas exhibition), Livingston, November 1-30
Monday, November 26:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Co, Gary McCaleb will sign copies of his new book, Treasured Places: Celebrating the Richness of America's Cities and Towns, 4PM
Austin
BookPeople, H.W. BRANDS speaking & signing Heir of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants, 7PM
Texas Star Trading Co, Gary McCaleb will sign copies of his new book, Treasured Places: Celebrating the Richness of America's Cities and Towns, 4PM
Austin
BookPeople, H.W. BRANDS speaking & signing Heir of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants, 7PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Ease and Flow Journal: A 31-Day Journal to Get Clear, Connected, and Courageous About Life book signing with Sofia Casey, 6:30PM
Houston
San Antonio
Tuesday, November 27:
Austin
BookPeople, EILEEN MYLES speaking & signing Evolution, 7PMSpiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 7:15PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Mark Lamster, author of The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Center, in conversation with Rick Brettell, 7:30PM
Interabang Books, Kim Brooks discussing and signing SMALL ANIMALS: PARENTHOOD IN THE AGE OF FEAR, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Elena S. Hall discussing and signing Through Adopted Eyes, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
Half Price Books - Ridgmar, New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron will discuss and sign copies of his newest Jack Ryan novel, Tom Clancy Oath of Office, 7PM
Houston
Black Labrador, Houston Writers House meeting: MaryAnn Faremouth will present "Slay the Dragon Within," 6:30PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Mark Lamster, author of The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Center, in conversation with Rick Brettell, 7:30PM
Interabang Books, Kim Brooks discussing and signing SMALL ANIMALS: PARENTHOOD IN THE AGE OF FEAR, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Elena S. Hall discussing and signing Through Adopted Eyes, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
Half Price Books - Ridgmar, New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron will discuss and sign copies of his newest Jack Ryan novel, Tom Clancy Oath of Office, 7PM
Houston
Black Labrador, Houston Writers House meeting: MaryAnn Faremouth will present "Slay the Dragon Within," 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Mix, PuroSlam, 9:30PM
Trinity U, Maverick Lecture: Mark Shields, 7:30PM
Wednesday, November 28:
Trinity U, Maverick Lecture: Mark Shields, 7:30PM
Wednesday, November 28:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Co, Lance Fleming signing Wildcat Football: Three Cheers for the Purple and White, 4PM
Austin
BookPeople, JANIS POWERS speaking & signing Health Care: Meet the American Dream, 7PM
Texas Star Trading Co, Lance Fleming signing Wildcat Football: Three Cheers for the Purple and White, 4PM
Austin
BookPeople, JANIS POWERS speaking & signing Health Care: Meet the American Dream, 7PM
Dallas
Congregation Shearith Israel, Marilyn Rothstein reading and signing Husbands and Other Sharp Objects, 7PMHalf Price Books Mothership, Super Bowl champion Malcolm Mitchell will discuss and sign copies of his children’s book, The Magician’s Hat, 7PM
Latino Cultural Center, TransNational Impressions Series: Tim Z. Hernandez & friends, 7:30PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now: Poetry Open Mic featuring Peace, 7:30PMB&N - River Oaks, Ava and the Prince: The Adventures of Two Rescue Pups reading and signing with local author Joy Sewing, 3PM
Murder By the Book, Marc Cameron will sign and discuss Tom Clancy Oath of Office, 6:30PM
United Way of Greater Houston, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts best-selling Lithuanian author and journalist Ruta Vanagaite, 6:30PM
Thursday, November 29:
Austin
Texas Capitol Rotunda, Andrew Sansom, Rusty Yates, and David K. Langford signing Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 1:30PM
UT, Michener Center for Writers presents a reading with Yiyun Li, 7PM
Texas Capitol Rotunda, Andrew Sansom, Rusty Yates, and David K. Langford signing Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 1:30PM
UT, Michener Center for Writers presents a reading with Yiyun Li, 7PM
Buda
YMCA Camp Moody, NATURE BATHING HIKE with Melanie Choukas-Bradley, Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and author of The Joy of Forest Bathing: Reconnect With Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life, 10AM [RSVP]
Canyon
Burrowing Owl Books, High Plains Project hosts a Poetry Circle, 7PMDallas
First Presbyterian Church, Arts & Letters Live hosts Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United States, 7:30PMInterabang Books, Mike Marvins discussing and signing THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY, 7PM
SMU, "Why Liberalism Failed" with author Dr. Patrick J. Deneen, 4PM [reservation required]
Houston
Poison Girl, Poison Pen Reading Series, 8:30PM
Jacksonville
Norman Activity Center, Doug and Carol Hutchison discussing and signing Behind the Texas Badge, 6PM
Lubbock
Texas Tech, TTU Creative Writing Reading Series presents Cyrus Cassells, 7:30PM
Norman Activity Center, Doug and Carol Hutchison discussing and signing Behind the Texas Badge, 6PM
Lubbock
Texas Tech, TTU Creative Writing Reading Series presents Cyrus Cassells, 7:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Barbara Gonzalez Cigarroa discussing and signing A Mexican Dream and Other Compositions, 5PMSugar Land
B&N, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM
Friday, November 30:
Austin
Austin Bat Cave, Writing Workshop with Rene S. Perez, 6PM
BookPeople, HUGH FITZSIMONS speaking & signing A Rock between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch, 7PM
Austin Bat Cave, Writing Workshop with Rene S. Perez, 6PM
BookPeople, HUGH FITZSIMONS speaking & signing A Rock between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch, 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Children's Theater, Mary Pope Osborne presents the newest installment in her MAGIC TREE HOUSE series, Hurricane Heroes in Texas, 4:30PM
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam, 8PM
Houston
B&N - Champions, James Prince signing The Art and Science of Respect, 6PM
Inprint, Tintero Projects Featured Reading: Joaquin Zihuatanejo with Galveston poet Torrina Harris, 7PM
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam, 8PM
Houston
B&N - Champions, James Prince signing The Art and Science of Respect, 6PM
Inprint, Tintero Projects Featured Reading: Joaquin Zihuatanejo with Galveston poet Torrina Harris, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Mike Lupica will sign and discuss Robert B. Parker's Blood Feud, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Trinity U, Words Matter: Canine Cosmonaut: The True Story of the First Animal to Orbit Earth with author Kurt Caswell, 6:30PM
Saturday, December 1:
San Antonio
Trinity U, Words Matter: Canine Cosmonaut: The True Story of the First Animal to Orbit Earth with author Kurt Caswell, 6:30PM
Saturday, December 1:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Co, Charles Russell will sign copies of his newest book, Coming Home, 10AM
Texas Star Trading Co, Charles Russell will sign copies of his newest book, Coming Home, 10AM
Texas Star Trading Co, author and photographer Bill Wright will sign copies of The Whole Damn Cheese: Maggie Smith Border Legend, 1PM
Austin
Austin Bat Cave, Writing Workshop with Rene S. Perez, 1PM
B&N - Arboretum, Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be book signing with Rachel Hollis, 2PM
Austin
Austin Bat Cave, Writing Workshop with Rene S. Perez, 1PM
B&N - Arboretum, Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be book signing with Rachel Hollis, 2PM
B&N - Sunset Valley, Author signings: children's authors at 11AM, fiction, mystery, and science fiction at 1PM, and nonfiction at 3PM
BookPeople, MARI MANCUSI speaking & signing The Camelot Code: The Once and Future Geek, 2PM
St. Edward's U, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Publishing 101: What Authors Need to Know about the Publishing Business" with Leila Sales, 10AM
Buda
Camp Moody, FAMILY CELEBRATION OF NATURE AND FOREST BATHING HIKE with Melanie Choukas-Bradley, Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and author of The Joy of Forest Bathing: Reconnect With Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life, 9AMCedar Hill
B&N, The Ultimate Tortilla Press Cookbook: 125 Recipes for All Kinds of Make-Your-Own Tortillas--and for Burritos, Enchiladas, Tacos, and More book signing with Dotty Griffith, 11AM
Corpus Christi
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series presents Jeffrey Eugenides, 7PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, AG Ford reading and signing CONSTRUCTION SITE ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT, 10:30AM
Klyde Warren Park, Poetry in the Park, 5PM
Klyde Warren Park, Poetry in the Park, 5PM
Denton
UNT, American Literary Rreview Graduate Student Reading, 6PM
El Paso
Literarity Book Shop, Hampton Sides discusses and signs On Desperate Ground, 3PMMemorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Tales of Nature" with Juba the Griot aka Sarah Addison, 12:45PM
Houston
Half Price Books - North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Half Price Books - North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Murder By the Book, Dean "Miranda" James will sign and discuss Six Cats a Slayin', 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Kelley Bishop reading and signing A Dog Named Zeus: Making Friends, 3PM
Hurst
B&N - NE Mall, Meet authors Lauren Lynch and George Dalton, 1PM
Krum
Krum Public Library, Writers' League of Texas presents Texas Writes: featuring presentations from authors Rachel Starnes and Kathleen Kent, 10AM
Hurst
B&N - NE Mall, Meet authors Lauren Lynch and George Dalton, 1PM
Krum
Krum Public Library, Writers' League of Texas presents Texas Writes: featuring presentations from authors Rachel Starnes and Kathleen Kent, 10AM
Pearland
B&N, James Prince signing The Art and Science of Respect, 6PM
Richardson
Chocolate Angel, Annual Fresh Fiction Christmas Tea, 2PM
Richardson
Chocolate Angel, Annual Fresh Fiction Christmas Tea, 2PM
San Antonio
Dead Tree Books, Gil Dominguez signing It Happened in San Antonio, 2PM
Trinity U, Writing Workshop with Kurt Caswell, 10AM
Dead Tree Books, Gil Dominguez signing It Happened in San Antonio, 2PM
Trinity U, Writing Workshop with Kurt Caswell, 10AM
The Twig Book Shop, Dr. D Anthony Miles signing The PhD Game: Confessions of a Black Academic, 11AM
Tyler
Half Price Books, children’s author Carrie Houston Walker will read and sign copies of her books The Little Christmas Dog with a Big Purpose and Looks Like Trouble, 3PM
Tyler
Half Price Books, children’s author Carrie Houston Walker will read and sign copies of her books The Little Christmas Dog with a Big Purpose and Looks Like Trouble, 3PM
Sunday, December 2:
Austin
Austin
Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 1PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Edinburg
Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: Chicano Writing featuring Daisy Lopez, author of Voices from the Past, Don’t Kill my Curandera and Macaria the Mexican Puppet, 2PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Holiday Open House, 5:30PM
Edinburg
Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: Chicano Writing featuring Daisy Lopez, author of Voices from the Past, Don’t Kill my Curandera and Macaria the Mexican Puppet, 2PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Holiday Open House, 5:30PM
Mansfield
Half Price Books, Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Richardson
The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: Surprising Beginnings, Startling Endings with Amy Bernhard, 3PM
Richardson
The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: Surprising Beginnings, Startling Endings with Amy Bernhard, 3PM
