Bookish events in Texas for the week of January 4 - 10, 2016:
Special Events:
Long-Bin Chen's The Book Garden sculpture exhibit, San Antonio, December 10 - February 20
Shakespeare in Print and Performance, Austin, December 21 - May 29
Sin Fronteras Independent Book Festival, McAllen, January 9
Texas Book Festival presents: Poets & Writers Live, Austin, January 9
Monday, January 4:
Murder By the Book, Brad Taylor will sign and discuss The Forgotten Soldier, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Houston
Murder By the Book, Jeff Abbott will sign and discuss his newest Sam Capra mystery, The First Order, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Friday, January 8:
BookWoman, Norma Elia Cantú reading and signing Canicula, 7PM
Malvern Books, a reading with poets John Estes and Jennifer Chang, 6PM
Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading featuring Elina Petrova, 8:30PM
BookWoman, Barbara Roether reading and signing This Earth You’ll Come Back To, 7PM
Half Price Books - South Lamar, Angel Jefferson will sell and sign her motivational book,Unstoppable Steps, 1PM
El Paso
Sunday, January 10:
Special Events:
Long-Bin Chen's The Book Garden sculpture exhibit, San Antonio, December 10 - February 20
Shakespeare in Print and Performance, Austin, December 21 - May 29
Sin Fronteras Independent Book Festival, McAllen, January 9
Texas Book Festival presents: Poets & Writers Live, Austin, January 9
Monday, January 4:
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, poet J. Scott Brownlee presents his new Book, Requiem for Used Ignition Cap, with guest readers Paula Mendoza, Matt Morton, and Sebastian Hasani Paramo, 7:30PM
Tuesday, January 5:
Tuesday, January 5:
Austin
BookPeople, Bestselling Author JEFF ABBOTT speaking & signing The First Order, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, PEN Texas presents translator Sergio Waisman leading a discussion on Ricardo Piglia's Target in the Night, 7PM
Fort Worth
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Kristara Schnippert discusses and signs CREATIVE CALLIGRAPHY: A Beginner’s Guide to Modern, Pointed-Pen Calligraphy, 7PMHouston
Murder By the Book, Brad Taylor will sign and discuss The Forgotten Soldier, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Korova, PuroSlam! with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM
Wednesday, January 6:
Wednesday, January 6:
Austin
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Bartee Hailie presents Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil, 12PM
Malvern Books, Fantastical Fictions with Andrew Hilbert, 7PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Jeff Abbott signs The First Order, 7PMBullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Bartee Hailie presents Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil, 12PM
Malvern Books, Fantastical Fictions with Andrew Hilbert, 7PM
Dallas
Houston
AvantGarden, Write About Now poetry open mic, 7:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Sergio Waisman, translator, reads and signs TARGET IN THE NIGHT, 7PM
Thursday, January 7:
Brazos Bookstore, Sergio Waisman, translator, reads and signs TARGET IN THE NIGHT, 7PM
Thursday, January 7:
Austin
Cheer Up Charlie's, Everything Is Bigger Reading Series: poet J. Scott Brownlee presents his debut collection, Requiem for Used Ignition Cap, with Erin Belieu, 7PM
Malvern Books, an evening of poetry: Cecily Parks will read from O’Nights, Kristen Case will read from Little Arias, Stefania Heim will read from A Table That Goes On for Miles, and Marcela Sulak will read from Decency, 7PM
Malvern Books, an evening of poetry: Cecily Parks will read from O’Nights, Kristen Case will read from Little Arias, Stefania Heim will read from A Table That Goes On for Miles, and Marcela Sulak will read from Decency, 7PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Sherrie Wilson signs Faith on Fire, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Commemoration for Paris in Poetry, 7:30PM
Houston
The Wild Detectives, Commemoration for Paris in Poetry, 7:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Carly J. Hallman reads and signs THE YEAR OF THE GOOSE, 7PM
Katy Budget Books, Bad Kitty will be in store to “sign” Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet, 4PM
Katy Budget Books, Bad Kitty will be in store to “sign” Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet, 4PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Miles Arceneaux reads and signs North Beach, 6PM
Friday, January 8:
Austin
BookPeople, YA Novelist ASHLEY HOPE PEREZ speaking & signing Out of Darkness, 7PMBookWoman, Norma Elia Cantú reading and signing Canicula, 7PM
Malvern Books, a reading with poets John Estes and Jennifer Chang, 6PM
Malvern Books, a reading with novelists Michael T. Fournier, James Reich, and Constance Squires, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Lauren Francis-Sharma reads and signs ‘TIL THE WELL RUNS DRY, 7PMHouston
Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading featuring Elina Petrova, 8:30PM
Saturday, January 9:
Austin
BookPeople, Austin Children's Author CYNTHIA LEVINSON speaking & signing Hillary Rodham Clinton: Do All the Good You Can, 11:30AM
BookWoman, Barbara Roether reading and signing This Earth You’ll Come Back To, 7PM
Half Price Books - South Lamar, Angel Jefferson will sell and sign her motivational book,Unstoppable Steps, 1PM
Half Price Books - Southpark Meadows, local author Kelly Bennett Seiler will sell and sign her novel, Shifting Time, 1PM
Malvern Books, Rose Metal Press Family Resemblance: An Anthology and Exploration of 8 Hybrid Literary Genres launch featuring readings from editor Marcela Sulak and contributors Katie Cortese, Joy Ladin, and Julio Ortega, 7PM
Resistencia Bookstore, Canícula: A Reading and Book Signing with Norma Elia Cantú, 6PM
Malvern Books, Rose Metal Press Family Resemblance: An Anthology and Exploration of 8 Hybrid Literary Genres launch featuring readings from editor Marcela Sulak and contributors Katie Cortese, Joy Ladin, and Julio Ortega, 7PM
Resistencia Bookstore, Canícula: A Reading and Book Signing with Norma Elia Cantú, 6PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Dave Bewett signs The Pony Trap: Escaping the 1987 SMU Football Death Penalty, 2PM
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Escape with Writing" with McKinley Cougar, 12:45PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Bartee Haile signs Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil, 2PM
Houston
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Bartee Haile signs Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil, 2PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Ashley Hope Perez reads and signs OUT OF DARKNESS, 7PM
Czech Center Museum Houston, Second Distinguished Lecture Series: Bill Boyce presents Miss Fortune's Last Mission, 4PM
Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, LaDreka Vaughn will sell and sign her Children’s book, Adventures of the J.E.T.S.: Mug of War, 1PM
Katy Budget Books, Pilot Erin Seidemann discusses and signs Postcards from the Sky, 2PM
Plano
Czech Center Museum Houston, Second Distinguished Lecture Series: Bill Boyce presents Miss Fortune's Last Mission, 4PM
Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, LaDreka Vaughn will sell and sign her Children’s book, Adventures of the J.E.T.S.: Mug of War, 1PM
Katy Budget Books, Pilot Erin Seidemann discusses and signs Postcards from the Sky, 2PM
Plano
B&N - Creekwalk Village, Get The Best Advice in Six Words and meet Author Lynne Weinberger, 2PM
San Antonio
B&N - Ingram Festival, Vaelyn Mourning signing Draster Dynasty, 1PM
B&N - La Cantera, Wendy Barker reading and signing One Blackbird at a Time and Debra Monroe reading and signing My Unsentimental Education, 3PM
The Twig Book Shop, Art Nicholson discusses and signs Very Special Ships, 3PM
The Woodlands
B&N, The Underground Abductor book signing with Nathan Hale, 1PM
B&N - La Cantera, Wendy Barker reading and signing One Blackbird at a Time and Debra Monroe reading and signing My Unsentimental Education, 3PM
The Twig Book Shop, Art Nicholson discusses and signs Very Special Ships, 3PM
The Woodlands
B&N, The Underground Abductor book signing with Nathan Hale, 1PM
B&N, Diana Khalil signs The Sands of Kedar, 3PM
Sunday, January 10:
Austin
BookPeople, CLANCY MARTIN speaking and signing Bad Sex and BRANDON CARO speaking & signing Old Silk Road, 4PM
BookWoman, Award-winning poet and short story writer, ire'ne lara silva, will be offering 30-minute manuscript consultations, 12:30PM
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Leap & the Net Appears”, 4PM
The Writing Barn, Plot, Pulse, Story: Discovery-Based Writing with Visiting author Ashley Perez, 4PM
Dallas
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, local author Paula Walker Baker will sell and sign her Christian Fiction book, The Conservative Congregant, 1PM
Houston
Writespace, Revision Made Simple Workshop with Matthew Salesses, 9:30AM
Mansfield
Half Price Books, local author Sheaniqua Clarkson will sell and sign her memoir, Life, Though I Walked Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1PM
San Antonio
BookPeople, CLANCY MARTIN speaking and signing Bad Sex and BRANDON CARO speaking & signing Old Silk Road, 4PM
BookWoman, Award-winning poet and short story writer, ire'ne lara silva, will be offering 30-minute manuscript consultations, 12:30PM
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Leap & the Net Appears”, 4PM
The Writing Barn, Plot, Pulse, Story: Discovery-Based Writing with Visiting author Ashley Perez, 4PM
Dallas
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, local author Paula Walker Baker will sell and sign her Christian Fiction book, The Conservative Congregant, 1PM
Houston
Writespace, Revision Made Simple Workshop with Matthew Salesses, 9:30AM
Mansfield
Half Price Books, local author Sheaniqua Clarkson will sell and sign her memoir, Life, Though I Walked Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Susan Gonzales discusses and signs Make It Your Mark: 7 Steps to Maximize Your Impact - Leave a Purposeful and Lasting Impression, 3PM
