Bookish events in Texas for the week of April 25 - May 1, 2016:
Houston Writers Guild Annual Conference, April 29 - May 1
Celebration of Authors Conference and Dinner, April 30
Children's Book Day/El día de los niños/El día de los libros, April 30
Dallas Book Festival, April 30
Houston Authors Bash Reloaded, April 30
Independent Bookstore Day, April 30
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 25:
Tuesday, April 26:
Fort Worth
Brazos Bookstore, Jeffrey Greene discusses and signs IN PURSUIT OF WILD EDIBLES, 7PM
Talento Bilingue De Houston, Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say 18th Anniversary Showcase, 6PM
University of Houston Library - Honors Commons, Glass Mountain launch and reading, 5:30PM
Thursday, April 28:
Brazos Bookstore, Douglas Brinkley discusses and signs RIGHTFUL HERITAGE, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Melissa Ginsburg will sign and discuss Sunset City, 6:30PM
Poison Girl Bar, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring ANDREW MALAN MILWARD, author of I Was a Revolutionary, 8:30PM
B&N - Sunset Valley, Meet Texas Writers Mike O'Quin, Eric Bryant and Rob Stennett, 1PM
BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Debut Novelist MELISSA GINSBURG speaking & signingSunset City, 3PM
BookPeople, Literary Fiction Writer ANDREW MALAN MILWARD speaking & signing I Was A Revolutionary: Stories, 7PM
Patchwork Austin, Flower Essences and Creative Writing Workshop with holistic shaman-teacher Elizabeth Quigg and ghostwriter Jess Hagemann, 9:30AM
Treaty Oak Ranch, Jack Allen will sign copies of the Jack Allen's Kitchen cookbook, 1PM
Twin Oaks Branch Library, APLFF presents: Writing Historical Fiction with Stephen Harrigan, 1:30PM
B&N - Westheimer, Filthy Fisherman book signing with Luke Holter, 2PM
Brazos Bookstore, Independent Bookstore Day celebration, all day
Brazos Bookstore, J. Bradford Hipps reads and signs THE ADVENTURIST, 7PM
Glassell School of Art - Studio School Temporary Location, The Booker-Lowe Lecture Series presents Garth Johnson, author of 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, 4PM
Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, Mike Sims will sell and sign his novel Vickie, 1PM
Katy Budget Books, First Annual Spring Market for Independent Bookstore Day, all day
Rice University - Anderson-Clarke Center / School of Continuing Studies, OFF ROAD: Conversations with Artists Offline featuring William Wegman followed by a signing of Paintings, 4:30PM
Lubbock
B&N, Jodi Thomas signs the Ransom Canyon series, 2PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Lottie Guttry signs Alligator Creek, 2PM
Houston
Special Events:
Houston Writers Guild Annual Conference, April 29 - May 1
Celebration of Authors Conference and Dinner, April 30
Children's Book Day/El día de los niños/El día de los libros, April 30
Dallas Book Festival, April 30
Houston Authors Bash Reloaded, April 30
Independent Bookstore Day, April 30
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 25:
Abilene
The Crockin' Girls Slow Cooking Companion and It's Our Crockin' Life, 12PM
Austin
BookPeople, Critically Acclaimed Actress BARBARA WILLIAMS speaking & signing The Hope In Leaving, 7PM
The Long Center, co-founder of America Online and CEO of Revolution, LLC, Steve Case discusses his new book, The Third Wave, 7:30PM
Cypress
Lone Star College, The History Department Speaker Series presents a talk by environmental historian Bartow J. Elmore, author of Citizen Coke, 7PM
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Charlotte Rogan reading and signing Now and Again, 7:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Martin Rock reads from and signs RESIDUUM, 7PMThe Crockin' Girls Slow Cooking Companion and It's Our Crockin' Life, 12PM
Austin
BookPeople, Critically Acclaimed Actress BARBARA WILLIAMS speaking & signing The Hope In Leaving, 7PM
The Long Center, co-founder of America Online and CEO of Revolution, LLC, Steve Case discusses his new book, The Third Wave, 7:30PM
Cypress
Lone Star College, The History Department Speaker Series presents a talk by environmental historian Bartow J. Elmore, author of Citizen Coke, 7PM
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Charlotte Rogan reading and signing Now and Again, 7:30PM
Houston
Tuesday, April 26:
Austin
Austin History Center, Eliot Tretter reads, discusses, and signs Shadows of a Sunbelt City: The Environment, Racism, and the Knowledge Economy in Austin, 6:30PM
BookWoman, "In the Mind of Revenge" workshop with local authors Stephanie Noll and Liv Hadden, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
The Writing Barn, Writing Your Heart Out: The Craft of the Personal Essay with Lisa Selin Davis, 7PM
Dallas
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Soup's On: Stone Soup Poetry Showcase, 7PMBookWoman, "In the Mind of Revenge" workshop with local authors Stephanie Noll and Liv Hadden, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
The Writing Barn, Writing Your Heart Out: The Craft of the Personal Essay with Lisa Selin Davis, 7PM
Dallas
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Rob Spillman discusses and signs ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES, 7PM
San AntonioBrazos Bookstore, Rob Spillman discusses and signs ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES, 7PM
B&N - La Cantera, UTSA Graduate Student Poetry readings benefiting Sagebrush Review, 7PM
The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM
Wednesday, April 27:
The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM
Wednesday, April 27:
Austin
Austin Public Library - Terrazas Branch, Aural Literature: local author readings, 7PM
BookPeople, Writer ELIOT TRETTER speaking & signing Shadows of a Sunbelt City: The Environment, Racism, and the Knowledge Economy in Austin, 7PM
Dallas
Austin Public Library - Terrazas Branch, Aural Literature: local author readings, 7PM
BookPeople, Writer ELIOT TRETTER speaking & signing Shadows of a Sunbelt City: The Environment, Racism, and the Knowledge Economy in Austin, 7PM
Dallas
Dallas City Performance Hall, Arts & Letters Live presents author David Sedaris: Belly Laughs, 7:30PM
Kettle Arts Gallery, Pegasus Reading Series featuring poets Trista Edwards, editor of the anthology Till the Tide: An Anthology of Mermaid Poetry, Julia Leverone, author of Shouldering, and Martin Rock, author of Residuum, 7PM
Houston
Kettle Arts Gallery, Pegasus Reading Series featuring poets Trista Edwards, editor of the anthology Till the Tide: An Anthology of Mermaid Poetry, Julia Leverone, author of Shouldering, and Martin Rock, author of Residuum, 7PM
Houston
Talento Bilingue De Houston, Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say 18th Anniversary Showcase, 6PM
University of Houston Library - Honors Commons, Glass Mountain launch and reading, 5:30PM
Thursday, April 28:
Austin
Austin Public Library - Spicewood Springs Branch, Not Averse to Verse: Celebrate National Poetry Month with the Typewriter Radio, 6:30PM
BookPeople, Edible Austin is proud to sponsor a moderated discussion between JEFFREY GREENE, award-winning author of In Pursuit of Wild Edibles, and Writer & Forager SUSAN EBERT, author of The Field to Table Cookbook, 7PM
Malvern Books, W. Joe’s Poetry Corner Presents Poetry Karaoke, 7PM
Monkeywrench Books, MWB Anniversary Part and Eliot book discussion, 6:30PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Testify storytellers present "Death and Taxes," 7:30PM
Dallas
BookPeople, Edible Austin is proud to sponsor a moderated discussion between JEFFREY GREENE, award-winning author of In Pursuit of Wild Edibles, and Writer & Forager SUSAN EBERT, author of The Field to Table Cookbook, 7PM
Malvern Books, W. Joe’s Poetry Corner Presents Poetry Karaoke, 7PM
Monkeywrench Books, MWB Anniversary Part and Eliot book discussion, 6:30PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Testify storytellers present "Death and Taxes," 7:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Becky Wade to discuss and sign Her One and Only, 7PM
Dallas City Performance Hall, Arts & Letters Live presents author David Sedaris: Belly Laughs, 7:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Janice Lee reading and signing The Sky isn't Blue, 7:30PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Maggie Stiefvater will discuss and sign her new novel THE RAVEN KING, 7PMDallas City Performance Hall, Arts & Letters Live presents author David Sedaris: Belly Laughs, 7:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Janice Lee reading and signing The Sky isn't Blue, 7:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Douglas Brinkley discusses and signs RIGHTFUL HERITAGE, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Melissa Ginsburg will sign and discuss Sunset City, 6:30PM
Poison Girl Bar, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring ANDREW MALAN MILWARD, author of I Was a Revolutionary, 8:30PM
University of St. Thomas - Jones Hall, Professor Patrick Geoghegan, author of Liberator: The Life and Death of Daniel O'Connell, 1830-1847, presents "Proclaiming Rebellion: Emmet, Pearse and the Road to 1916," 7PM
Lubbock
Lubbock Garden and Arts Center, Alvin R. Lynn discusses and signs Kit Carson and the First Battle of Adobe Walls, TBA
San Antonio
Katy Budget Books, Lin Oliver, co-author of the Hank Zipzer series, gives a reading and signs her new Fantastic Frame series, 6:30PM
Rudyard's Pub, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Adrienne Perry, Martin Rock, Carlos Herbert Hernandez and Erika Jo Brown, 7PM
Kyle
Lubbock
Lubbock Garden and Arts Center, Alvin R. Lynn discusses and signs Kit Carson and the First Battle of Adobe Walls, TBA
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Helene Segura discusses and signs The Inefficiency Assassin, 6PM
Southlake
The Marq Southlake, An evening with Charlaine Harris, 5PM
Friday, April 29:
Southlake
The Marq Southlake, An evening with Charlaine Harris, 5PM
Friday, April 29:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Company, Glen S. Ely will sign The Texas Frontier and the Butterfield Overland Mail 1858-1861, 4:30PM
Austin
Malvern Books, Telling Tales with William Kuko, 7PMTexas Star Trading Company, Glen S. Ely will sign The Texas Frontier and the Butterfield Overland Mail 1858-1861, 4:30PM
Austin
Dallas
Dallas City Performance Hall, Arts & Letters Live presents author David Sedaris: Belly Laughs, 7:30PM
Denton
UNT - Union Room, North Texas Review reading and reception, 5PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Poetry Month Celebration featuring Poet Chuck Jackson, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Andrew Malan Milward reads and signs I WAS A REVOLUTIONARY, 7PMDallas City Performance Hall, Arts & Letters Live presents author David Sedaris: Belly Laughs, 7:30PM
Denton
UNT - Union Room, North Texas Review reading and reception, 5PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Poetry Month Celebration featuring Poet Chuck Jackson, 7PM
Houston
Rudyard's Pub, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Adrienne Perry, Martin Rock, Carlos Herbert Hernandez and Erika Jo Brown, 7PM
Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, KAP reading series presents Rob Spillman, 7:30PM
Waco
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, Symposium and Book Signing with Kemp Dixon, author of Chasing Thugs, Nazis, and Reds: Texas Ranger Norman K. Dixon, TBA
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, Symposium and Book Signing with Kemp Dixon, author of Chasing Thugs, Nazis, and Reds: Texas Ranger Norman K. Dixon, TBA
Saturday, April 30:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Meet and Greet Book Signing with poet Barbara Youngblood Carr, 2PMB&N - Sunset Valley, Meet Texas Writers Mike O'Quin, Eric Bryant and Rob Stennett, 1PM
BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Debut Novelist MELISSA GINSBURG speaking & signingSunset City, 3PM
BookPeople, Literary Fiction Writer ANDREW MALAN MILWARD speaking & signing I Was A Revolutionary: Stories, 7PM
Patchwork Austin, Flower Essences and Creative Writing Workshop with holistic shaman-teacher Elizabeth Quigg and ghostwriter Jess Hagemann, 9:30AM
Red Salmon Arts, & we did not flee: A Reading and Plática with Ariana Brown (with special guests Micaela Williams and Loyce Gayo), 6PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Author to Entrepreneur: A Roadmap to Effective Self-Publishing" with Danielle H. Acee , 9AMTreaty Oak Ranch, Jack Allen will sign copies of the Jack Allen's Kitchen cookbook, 1PM
Twin Oaks Branch Library, APLFF presents: Writing Historical Fiction with Stephen Harrigan, 1:30PM
Windsor Park Library, Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring Chuck Taylor of Slough Press, 1:30PM
Corpus Christi
B&N, Andy Purvis signs Secrets of Greatness, 1PM
Dallas
Corpus Christi
B&N, Andy Purvis signs Secrets of Greatness, 1PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Todd Edmundson reads and signs The Adventures of Queen Maybelline: Book One - Maybelline Learns to Fly!, 11:30PM
SMU - Fondren Library, Tables of Contents annual fundraiser and 7th annual Literati Award, 6PM
The Wild Detectives, Recitation Party and Bonehouse Poetry Reading, 2PM
El Paso
El Paso
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "The Breath of Character" with Gene Keller , 12:45PM
Rock House Cafe & Gallery, National Poetry Month reading: BorderSenses Barbed Wire Open Mic Series presents featured reader Juan Morales and April Tumblewords Project workshop presenters Viva Flores, Sarah Walker, Lawrence Barrett, Robin Scofield, and Gene Keller, 8PM
Rock House Cafe & Gallery, National Poetry Month reading: BorderSenses Barbed Wire Open Mic Series presents featured reader Juan Morales and April Tumblewords Project workshop presenters Viva Flores, Sarah Walker, Lawrence Barrett, Robin Scofield, and Gene Keller, 8PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Marie Cook signs Texas Coast Experience, a Gulf Coast book of photography and history, 2PM
Houston
B&N - Vanderbilt Square, A Great Day To Live book signing with Damali Keith, 2PMGalveston Bookshop, Marie Cook signs Texas Coast Experience, a Gulf Coast book of photography and history, 2PM
Houston
B&N - Westheimer, Filthy Fisherman book signing with Luke Holter, 2PM
Brazos Bookstore, Independent Bookstore Day celebration, all day
Brazos Bookstore, J. Bradford Hipps reads and signs THE ADVENTURIST, 7PM
Glassell School of Art - Studio School Temporary Location, The Booker-Lowe Lecture Series presents Garth Johnson, author of 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, 4PM
Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, Mike Sims will sell and sign his novel Vickie, 1PM
Katy Budget Books, First Annual Spring Market for Independent Bookstore Day, all day
Rice University - Anderson-Clarke Center / School of Continuing Studies, OFF ROAD: Conversations with Artists Offline featuring William Wegman followed by a signing of Paintings, 4:30PM
Lubbock
B&N, Jodi Thomas signs the Ransom Canyon series, 2PM
Round Rock
B&N - La Frontera, Shifting Time book signing with Kelly Bennett Seiler, 2PM
San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, Springtime New Author Event with Jet Arnett, Teresa Garza, Jean Bailey Glauser and C.J. Roberson, 1PM
B&N - San Pedro, Michael Annese Book Discussion and Signing: The Victory Cycle, 2PM
Bihl Haus Arts, Readings and book signings by Wings Press poets and writers Mariana Aitches, Roberto Bonazzi, Jay Brandon, Robert Flynn, Celeste Guzmán Mendoza, Amalia Ortiz, Carolyn Osborn, and Carmen Tafolla, 2PM
Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink and Bluestar Arts present Uniting Arts: Visual and Spoken, 4PM
The Woodlands
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Timothy Jones signs Harnessing the Dynamics of Public Education: Planning for a Return to Greatness, 4PM
San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, Springtime New Author Event with Jet Arnett, Teresa Garza, Jean Bailey Glauser and C.J. Roberson, 1PM
B&N - San Pedro, Michael Annese Book Discussion and Signing: The Victory Cycle, 2PM
Bihl Haus Arts, Readings and book signings by Wings Press poets and writers Mariana Aitches, Roberto Bonazzi, Jay Brandon, Robert Flynn, Celeste Guzmán Mendoza, Amalia Ortiz, Carolyn Osborn, and Carmen Tafolla, 2PM
Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink and Bluestar Arts present Uniting Arts: Visual and Spoken, 4PM
The Woodlands
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Timothy Jones signs Harnessing the Dynamics of Public Education: Planning for a Return to Greatness, 4PM
Sunday, May 1:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Meet and Greet Book Signings With the Texas Association of Authors, 12PM
BookPeople, Award-Winning Author JOHN BOESSENECKER speaking & signing Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde, 3PM
Malvern Books, celebrating the winners of the Texas Association of Authors’ fifth annual Book Awards Contest, 1PM
B&N - Arboretum, Meet and Greet Book Signings With the Texas Association of Authors, 12PM
BookPeople, Award-Winning Author JOHN BOESSENECKER speaking & signing Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde, 3PM
Malvern Books, celebrating the winners of the Texas Association of Authors’ fifth annual Book Awards Contest, 1PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Lottie Guttry signs Alligator Creek, 2PM
Houston
Carl Walker Jr. Multi-Purpose Center, lecture and book signing with Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan, authors of Democracy Now!: 20 years of Covering the Movements Changing America, 3PM
Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center -- Kaplan Theater, Mani-Pedi STAT with author Deb Ebenstein, 7:30PM
Murder By the Book, Susan Wittig Albert will sign and discuss the new China Bayles mystery, Blood Orange, 2PMEvelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center -- Kaplan Theater, Mani-Pedi STAT with author Deb Ebenstein, 7:30PM
