Bookish events in Texas for the week of April 18 - 24, 2016:
Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Houston, April 19 - 22
Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, various locations, April 21 - 24
30th Annual Northeast Texas Writers' Organizations Conference, Mt. Pleasant, April 22 - 23
2016 New American Voices Play Reading Series, Houston, April 22 - 24
New Fiction Confab, Austin, April 23
North Texas Teen Book Festival, Irving, April 22 - 23
World Book Day, April 23
DFW Writers Conference, Fort Worth, April 23 - 24
Ongoing Exhibits:
Encounters and Discoveries in Literature: Celebrating Arte Público Press and Twentieth Century Latina/o Literature, Houston, January 18 - June 30
In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez, San Antonio, March 15 - April 30
Monday, April 18:
Horchow Auditorium, Arts & Letters Live: Skip Hollandsworth presents The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer, 7:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Nick Scott and Noa Gavin debut their sci-fi YA comedy novel, Practical Applications for Multiverse Theory, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
Brazos Bookstore, a presentation of work from Borderlines Volume Two, the latest edition of Voices Breaking Boundaries, 7PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State, Publishing and Translation Roundtable featuring John Pluecker, co-founder of language justice collaborative Antena and author of Ford Over, and Maria Miranda Maloney, publisher of Mouthfeel Press, 11AM
UT, Serhiy Zhadan, Ukrainian poet, novelist, essayist and translator, will be reading excerpts from Voroshilovgrad, 3PM
Hilton Americas - Houston, Houston Storytellers Guild presents An Evening of Storytelling featuring Antonio Rocha, 7:30PM
Houston Technology Center, "Pathway to the World" lecture by Hank Moore, author of Houston Legends and Pop Icons and Business Legends, 5:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Town & Country, Poptropica: Book 1: Mystery of the Map book signing with Kory Merritt, 5:30PM
Children's Museum of Houston, Bilingual Story Time with award-winning author Diane Gonzales Bertrand, 5:10PM
Contemporary Art Museum of Houston, Imagining Life on Mars with Erika Jo Brown, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud, Henk Rossouw and Sehba Sarwar, 6:30PM
Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, New York Times bestselling author Raymond Arroyo will discuss and sign Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls, 7PM
Half Price Books - South Lamar, Belle Chisholm will sell and sign her Forever My Love, 1PMMalvern Books, a reading with poet Lucas Hunt and friends, 7PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Who's Telling Your Story - and How? Narrative Voice and Point of View in Fiction" with Sara Kocek, 9AM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: The Story Hunter: Mining Life and History in Search of Story with Greg Neri, 10AM
Burleson
Half Price Books, Betty Kilby Fisher will sell and sign copies of her memoir Wit, Will and Walls, 1PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Meet the Author: Phyllis Dixon presents Down Home Blues, 4PM
HoustonB&N - Westheimer, Earl Wilson - A World War II Journal book signing with Suzanne Huffer, 1PM
Brazos Bookstore, Out Brief Candle: A Celebration of Shakespeare’s Death Scenes, 2PM
Contemporary Art Museum Houston, Gulf Coast presents Contemporary Translation with Matvei Yankelevich and Rosa Alcalá, 2PM
East End Studio Gallery, workshop: Poetry, Publishing and Performance with Jasminne Mendez, 11:30AM
Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, Shelly Morrow Whitenburg will sell and sign her children’s book Angels are God’s Helpers, 1PM
Writespace, Workshop: How to Give Minor Characters Major Impact with KJ Russell, 1PM
Plano
Dallas Public Library - Central, Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsvath will talk about her memoir, When the Danube Ran Red, 1:30PM
Houston
Special Events:
Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Houston, April 19 - 22
Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, various locations, April 21 - 24
30th Annual Northeast Texas Writers' Organizations Conference, Mt. Pleasant, April 22 - 23
2016 New American Voices Play Reading Series, Houston, April 22 - 24
New Fiction Confab, Austin, April 23
North Texas Teen Book Festival, Irving, April 22 - 23
World Book Day, April 23
DFW Writers Conference, Fort Worth, April 23 - 24
Ongoing Exhibits:
Shakespeare in Print and Performance, Austin, December 21 - May 29
Encounters and Discoveries in Literature: Celebrating Arte Público Press and Twentieth Century Latina/o Literature, Houston, January 18 - June 30
In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez, San Antonio, March 15 - April 30
Humanities Texas Exhibit: Shakespeare, Hurst, April 1 - 30
Necessary Work: Bryce Milligan's World of Words and Design, San Antonio, April 9 - May 21
Texas Writers Exhibition, Dallas, April 17 - May 14
Necessary Work: Bryce Milligan's World of Words and Design, San Antonio, April 9 - May 21
Texas Writers Exhibition, Dallas, April 17 - May 14
Monday, April 18:
Austin
BookPeople, EMILY's List Founder ELLEN R. MALCOLM speaking & signing When Women Win: Emily's List and the Rise of Women in American Politics, 7PM
Dallas
UT Dallas, Dr. Mohamed M. Keshavjee's presents Into that Heaven of Freedom: The Impact of Apartheid on an Indian Family's Diasporic History, 1PM
Houston
M. D. Anderson Memorial Library, Inprint Houston craft talk with Sharon Olds, 1PMBookPeople, EMILY's List Founder ELLEN R. MALCOLM speaking & signing When Women Win: Emily's List and the Rise of Women in American Politics, 7PM
Dallas
UT Dallas, Dr. Mohamed M. Keshavjee's presents Into that Heaven of Freedom: The Impact of Apartheid on an Indian Family's Diasporic History, 1PM
Houston
Murder By the Book, Stuart Woods will sign his new Stone Barrington novel, Family Jewels, 6:30PM
Wortham Center, Inprint Houston's Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents Tony Hoagland and Sharon Olds, 7:30PM
Tuesday, April 19:
Austin
The Cactus Cafe, Bat City Review reading featuring Taisia Kitaiskaia, Jenn Shapland, Gillian Barlow Graham, Sagnik Datta, Lara Prescott, & Chad Bennett, 6PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
Aaron Family Jewish Community Center, Reading, "Writing and Religion? Talking About Tolerance in Public Schools" with Linda K. Wertheimer, author of Faith Ed: Teaching about Religion in an Age of Intolerance, 7PMSpider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
Horchow Auditorium, Arts & Letters Live: Skip Hollandsworth presents The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer, 7:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Nick Scott and Noa Gavin debut their sci-fi YA comedy novel, Practical Applications for Multiverse Theory, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Chitra Divakaruni will discuss and sign her new novel BEFORE WE VISIT THE GODDESS, 7PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Chitra Divakaruni will discuss and sign her new novel BEFORE WE VISIT THE GODDESS, 7PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State, Publishing and Translation Roundtable featuring John Pluecker, co-founder of language justice collaborative Antena and author of Ford Over, and Maria Miranda Maloney, publisher of Mouthfeel Press, 11AM
San Antonio
B&N - Northwoods, Titans book signing with Leila Meacham, 7PM
The Korova, PuroSlam Finals! with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM
The Woodlands
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Poptropica: Book 1: Mystery of the Map book signing with Kory Merritt, 7PM
Wednesday, April 20:
The Korova, PuroSlam Finals! with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM
The Woodlands
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Poptropica: Book 1: Mystery of the Map book signing with Kory Merritt, 7PM
Wednesday, April 20:
Austin
BookPeople, Award Winning Journalist MASON INMAN, author of Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist's Quest for a Sustainable Future, in conversation with RUSSELL GOLD, 7PM
Jack Allen’s Kitchen’s (360 location), Local writer and fourth generation Texan Jessica Dupuy will celebrate the release of her latest cookbook, United Tastes of Texas: Authentic Recipes from All Corners of the Lone Star State, 5PM
BookPeople, Award Winning Journalist MASON INMAN, author of Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist's Quest for a Sustainable Future, in conversation with RUSSELL GOLD, 7PM
Jack Allen’s Kitchen’s (360 location), Local writer and fourth generation Texan Jessica Dupuy will celebrate the release of her latest cookbook, United Tastes of Texas: Authentic Recipes from All Corners of the Lone Star State, 5PM
The North Door, Bedpost Confessions: Poetry and Storytelling, 8PM
Dallas
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Open Mic Storytelling: "Figures of Speak," 7PM
Houston
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Amber Tamblyn reads from and signs DARK SPARKLER, 7PM
Houston Technology Center, "Pathway to the World" lecture by Hank Moore, author of Houston Legends and Pop Icons and Business Legends, 5:30PM
Murder By the Book, Soho Teen Night with Robin Epstein, Adam Silvera, and Joy Preble, 7PM
Thursday, April 21:
Thursday, April 21:
Austin
Blanton Museum of Art, Perspectives Lecture Series: Dominic Smith discusses his new novel The Last Painting of Sara de Vos with University of Delaware art historian H. Perry Chapman and Kirkus Reviews editor Clay Smith, 6:30PM
BookPeople, Poet & Actress AMBER TAMBLYN speaking & signing Dark Sparkler, 7PM
BookPeople, Writers' League of Texas Third Thursday Panel: Keeping it Brief: Writing and Publishing Short Stories with Michael Barrett, Jill Meyers, Chaitali Sen and Kirk Wilson, 7PM
Monkeywrench Books, Book presentation: Circus Maximum, 6:30PM
The North Door, Bedpost Confessions: Poetry and Storytelling, 8PM
Canyon
West Texas A&M, Western Writers Series hosts Phillipp Meyer, author of The Son, 7PM
BookPeople, Poet & Actress AMBER TAMBLYN speaking & signing Dark Sparkler, 7PM
BookPeople, Writers' League of Texas Third Thursday Panel: Keeping it Brief: Writing and Publishing Short Stories with Michael Barrett, Jill Meyers, Chaitali Sen and Kirk Wilson, 7PM
Monkeywrench Books, Book presentation: Circus Maximum, 6:30PM
The North Door, Bedpost Confessions: Poetry and Storytelling, 8PM
Canyon
West Texas A&M, Western Writers Series hosts Phillipp Meyer, author of The Son, 7PM
SMU - Mack Ballroom, Reception for Leila Meacham followed by lecture and signing of Titans, 11AM
South Dallas Cultural Center, African Diaspora: New Dialogues with poet Dawn Lundy Martin, author of Life in a Box is a Pretty Life, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
B&N - Hulen Center, Standing Strong: An Unlikely Sisterhood and the Court Case that Made History book signing with Diane Reeve, 6PM
TCU - Moudy Gallery, eleven40seven, TCU's arts journal, celebrates the release of their first chapbook, 6PM
Houston
B&N - River Oaks, Wade Smith launches his first children’s book, Smitty Hits the Play Books, 5PMSouth Dallas Cultural Center, African Diaspora: New Dialogues with poet Dawn Lundy Martin, author of Life in a Box is a Pretty Life, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
B&N - Hulen Center, Standing Strong: An Unlikely Sisterhood and the Court Case that Made History book signing with Diane Reeve, 6PM
TCU - Moudy Gallery, eleven40seven, TCU's arts journal, celebrates the release of their first chapbook, 6PM
Houston
B&N - Town & Country, Poptropica: Book 1: Mystery of the Map book signing with Kory Merritt, 5:30PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Newbery award winning author Kwame Alexander will celebrate literacy and discuss his newest book, BOOKED, 6PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Sean Patrick Flanery will discuss and sign his new novel, JANE TWO, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, M.O. Walsh reads and signs MY SUNSHINE AWAY, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, M.O. Walsh reads and signs MY SUNSHINE AWAY, 7PM
Contemporary Art Museum of Houston, Imagining Life on Mars with Erika Jo Brown, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud, Henk Rossouw and Sehba Sarwar, 6:30PM
Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, New York Times bestselling author Raymond Arroyo will discuss and sign Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls, 7PM
The Heritage Society, Finger Lecture Series: Bartee Haile presents Texas Oil Boom Towns of the Early 1900s, 12PM
Murder By the Book, Tor Teen Night with Alan Gratz, P.J. Hoover and David Lubar, 6:30PM
BookPeople, Actor, Director and Writer SEAN PATRICK FLANERY speaking & signing his debut novel, Jane Two, 7PM
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading Series featuring poets Andrea Eames, Jenna Opperman, and Sarah Hackley, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Steve Martini will sign and discuss the paperback release of The Enemy Inside, 6:30PM
Murder By the Book, Tor Teen Night with Alan Gratz, P.J. Hoover and David Lubar, 6:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Ellen Ross discusses and signs The Moment Whispers: Nature in the Here and Now, 5PM
Unity of Houston (Unity Church of Christianity), An Evening with Gabrielle Bernstein, author of Miracles Now, 7:30PM
Lubbock
Texas Tech, Creative Writing Reading Series presents poet and journalist Christopher Merrill, 7:30PM
Montgomery
Lone Star College, readings, discussions, and books signings with poets Carmen Tafolla and Robin Davidson, 7PM
Lubbock
Texas Tech, Creative Writing Reading Series presents poet and journalist Christopher Merrill, 7:30PM
Montgomery
Lone Star College, readings, discussions, and books signings with poets Carmen Tafolla and Robin Davidson, 7PM
San Marcos
Texas State - Alkek Library, Wittliff Collections Reading Series presents , 3:30PM
Friday, April 22:
Friday, April 22:
Alpine
The Rusty Rabbit, photographer Walter Nelson discusses and signs The Black Place, 6PM
Arlington
UTA - Central Library, Kathleen Kent presents The Outcasts, 7:30PM
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Meet and Greet Book Signing With Jeff Burandt: Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad, 7PMThe Rusty Rabbit, photographer Walter Nelson discusses and signs The Black Place, 6PM
Arlington
UTA - Central Library, Kathleen Kent presents The Outcasts, 7:30PM
Austin
BookPeople, Actor, Director and Writer SEAN PATRICK FLANERY speaking & signing his debut novel, Jane Two, 7PM
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading Series featuring poets Andrea Eames, Jenna Opperman, and Sarah Hackley, 7PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, The Road to Happiness Is Always Under Construction book signing with Linda Gray, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Gulf Coast Reading Series presents Matvei Yankelevich, Rosa Alcalá and Carolann Madden, 7PMB&N - Lincoln Park, The Road to Happiness Is Always Under Construction book signing with Linda Gray, 7PM
Houston
Writespace, Anything Goes All-Genre Open Mic, 7:30PM
Saturday, April 23:
Amarillo
B&N, Death Under a Full Moon book signing with Dianne Smithwick-Braden, 2PM
Austin
BookPeople, Ornithologist & Author LYNN E. BARBER speaking & signing Birds in Trouble, 3PMB&N, Death Under a Full Moon book signing with Dianne Smithwick-Braden, 2PM
Austin
Half Price Books - South Lamar, Belle Chisholm will sell and sign her Forever My Love, 1PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Who's Telling Your Story - and How? Narrative Voice and Point of View in Fiction" with Sara Kocek, 9AM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: The Story Hunter: Mining Life and History in Search of Story with Greg Neri, 10AM
Burleson
Half Price Books, Betty Kilby Fisher will sell and sign copies of her memoir Wit, Will and Walls, 1PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Jane Two book signing with Sean Patrick Flanery, 3PM
B&N - Preston/Royal, Gwen Kirkpatrick signs Diary of a Decade, 3PM
Dallas Public Library - Central, North Texas Book Reviewers Preview, 1PM
Deep Vellum Books, launch of David Olimpio‘s book, THIS IS NOT A CONFESSION, 7PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, award-winning film and television actress and acclaimed poet Amber Tamblyn will discuss and sign Dark Sparkler, 6PM [PASS REQUIRED]
Dallas Public Library - Central, North Texas Book Reviewers Preview, 1PM
Deep Vellum Books, launch of David Olimpio‘s book, THIS IS NOT A CONFESSION, 7PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, award-winning film and television actress and acclaimed poet Amber Tamblyn will discuss and sign Dark Sparkler, 6PM [PASS REQUIRED]
The Wild Detectives, World Book Day Celebration, all day
Denton
B&N - Golden Triangle Mall, Meet Demi Prentiss, Author of Radical Sending: Go to Love and Serve, 1PM
Denton
B&N - Golden Triangle Mall, Meet Demi Prentiss, Author of Radical Sending: Go to Love and Serve, 1PM
El Paso
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Shakespeare's Birthday" with Robin Scofield, 12:45PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Meet the Author: Phyllis Dixon presents Down Home Blues, 4PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Out Brief Candle: A Celebration of Shakespeare’s Death Scenes, 2PM
Contemporary Art Museum Houston, Gulf Coast presents Contemporary Translation with Matvei Yankelevich and Rosa Alcalá, 2PM
East End Studio Gallery, workshop: Poetry, Publishing and Performance with Jasminne Mendez, 11:30AM
Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, Shelly Morrow Whitenburg will sell and sign her children’s book Angels are God’s Helpers, 1PM
Murder By the Book, Karen Hanson Stuyck will sign and discuss Death by Dumpster, 4:30PM
Outreach Center of West Houston, Dav Pilkey will discuss and sign his novels for kids, including his CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS series, 11AM
Outreach Center of West Houston, Dav Pilkey will discuss and sign his novels for kids, including his CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS series, 11AM
River Oaks Bookstore, Storytelling with Walter Blanchard, 3PM
Writespace, Workshop: How to Give Minor Characters Major Impact with KJ Russell, 1PM
B&N - Preston/Park, Katrina McGhee signing Loving on Me!: Lessons Learned on the Journey from MESS to MESSAGE, 2PM
Round Rock
B&N - La Frontera, Essential Tips for Coaching Youth Sports book signing with Dan Cowan, 2PM
San Antonio
Bihl Haus Arts, "Independent Publishing and Book Design" a panel discussion with Bryce Milligan, Rosemary Catacalos, Roberto Bonazzi and Dave Oliphant, 2PM
Round Rock
B&N - La Frontera, Essential Tips for Coaching Youth Sports book signing with Dan Cowan, 2PM
San Antonio
Bihl Haus Arts, "Independent Publishing and Book Design" a panel discussion with Bryce Milligan, Rosemary Catacalos, Roberto Bonazzi and Dave Oliphant, 2PM
Sunday, April 24:
Arlington
Half Price Books - South, local author James Howell will sell and sign his book Countdown to Atomgeddon: The Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb, 1PM
Austin
BookPeople, Bestselling Authors KATHI APPELT & JANET FOX speaking & signing Maybe a Fox & The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle, 2PM
BookWoman, Shubh Bala Schiesser reads and discusses Sacred River: Poems from India, 4PM
Half Price Books - South, local author James Howell will sell and sign his book Countdown to Atomgeddon: The Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb, 1PM
Austin
BookPeople, Bestselling Authors KATHI APPELT & JANET FOX speaking & signing Maybe a Fox & The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle, 2PM
BookWoman, Shubh Bala Schiesser reads and discusses Sacred River: Poems from India, 4PM
Cheer Up Charlie's, Everything is Bigger Reading Series featuring poets Martin Rock, Emily Bludworth de Barrios, Amanda Johnston, Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez, Austin Rodenbiker, and Sarah Janczak, 6:30PM
Malvern Books, James S. Parker launches The Dark Side of the Cross, 2PM
Resistencia Bookstore, Native Roots' Open Mic Series featuring Rob Saw (Mohawk) and Lyla June Johnston (Navajo/Cheyenne), 4PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Jon Finkel signs Forces of Character: Conversations About Building a Life of Impact, 2PM
Malvern Books, James S. Parker launches The Dark Side of the Cross, 2PM
Resistencia Bookstore, Native Roots' Open Mic Series featuring Rob Saw (Mohawk) and Lyla June Johnston (Navajo/Cheyenne), 4PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Jon Finkel signs Forces of Character: Conversations About Building a Life of Impact, 2PM
Dallas Public Library - Central, Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsvath will talk about her memoir, When the Danube Ran Red, 1:30PM
Houston
B&N - Vanderbilt Square, Brian McTaggart signs 100 Things Astros Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, 12PM
Discovery Green, 2016 Space City Grand Slam, 3PM
Discovery Green, 2016 Space City Grand Slam, 3PM
Murder By the Book, Susan Wittig Albert will sign and discuss the new China Bayles mystery, Blood Orange, 2PM
Writespace, Workshop: Crafting Flash Fiction with Patricia Flaherty Pagan, 3PM
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, 100 Things to Do in San Antonio Before You Die book signing with Denise Richter, 1PM
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, 100 Things to Do in San Antonio Before You Die book signing with Denise Richter, 1PM
