Due to technical issues, we have to re-build the 2022 calendars. We'll add events as we find them or as we receive them by email to Events@LoneStarLiterary.com.
Bookish Texas • Events Around the State
The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State
FOR 02.19.2022-02.27.2022
ALL TIMES CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
Want your event included? Email Events@lonestarliterary.com with your complete info two weeks in advance of the issue in which your event is scheduled, and we'll include it.
Bookish goings-on in Texas
compiled exclusively by Lone Star Literary Life
While we rebuild our 2022 calendars, you can always find events at your local Texas bookstores, all found on our Texas bookstores page, or visit the Book Clubs in Texas and Texas Writers’ Groups pages to find where bookish people are gathering.
Texas Bookstores
https://www.lonestarliterary.com/content/texas-bookstores
Book Clubs in Texas
https://www.lonestarliterary.com/content/book-clubs-texas
Texas Writers’ Groups
https://www.lonestarliterary.com/content/writers-groups
SPECIAL EVENTS (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*Wimberly, various venues, Wimberly Story Fest, February 17-20, 2022
*Alpine, Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering, February 18-19 2022
*San Angelo, Fosters Communication Coliseum, San Angelo Comic Con, February 18-20, 2022
*Corpus Christi, Teen Bookfest by the Bay, February 19, 2022
*Round Rock, Central Texas Teen & Kids Comic Con, February 19, 2022
*Highland Park, Highland Park Literary Festival, Keynote Speaker Amor Towles, February 23, 7PM
*Corpus Christi, People's Poetry Fest, February 24 - 26, 2022
*Houston, REELpoetry, February 25-27, 2022
*San Antonio, LibraryPalooza, February 26, 2022
*San Antonio, 3rd Annual African American Book Festival, February 26
*Edinburg, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Festiba 2022: Inspiring Creativity & innovation Through Arts & Literacy, February 26-March 6
EXHIBITIONS (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*Abilene, National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Work and Whimsy: R. Gregory Christie, opens February 3, 2022
*Big Spring, Heritage Museum of Big Spring, Lonesome Dove Exhibition, through February 22, 2022
*Ranger, Golemon Library at Ranger College, The Way Things Were: Texas Settlers and Their Buildings, 1860s-1930s, through February 27, 2022
*Austin, Harry Ransom Center, Stories to Tell, through March 4, 2022
*Boerne, Patrick Heath Library, Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Cllifford Berryman, through March 15, 2022
*Del Rio, Whitehead Memorial Museum, Unsinkable: Voices from the Storm, through March 16, 2022
*Fort Worth, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth and the Green Book, February 11-August 31, 2022
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (*Denotes In-person Events)
*Corpus Christi, Teen Bookfest by the Bay, 9AM
*Austin, The Writing Barn, Weekend Warrior One-Day Retreat with Claire Campbell, 9AM
*Round Rock, Central Texas Teen & Kids Comic Con, 10AM
*San Antonio, The Twig, Deidre Sequeira (Isla Emerged), 11AM
BookPeople, Austin Allies Kids Book Club with Ernesto Cosneros (Efrén Divided), 12:30PM, ZOOM
Diverse Literary Voices of Texas: Debut Books of Fiction by Women of Color, 1PM, ONLINE
Round Rock Library, Poetry In Motion: Virtual Open Mic hosted by Nadine Flowers and E.B. Staples, 1:30PM ONLINE
*San Antonio, The Twig, Arlington Callies (The Man Behind the March), 1:30PM
*Big Spring, The Heritage Museum, BJ Mayo signing The Sparrows of Montenegro, 2PM
Tumblewords Project, Gilda Baeza Ortega, PhD: Resistance Writing from Aztlán , 2PM, ZOOM
*Dallas, Dallas LDS Books, Authors Heather B. Moore, Esther Hatch, Julie Wright, and Jen Geigle Johnson, 2PM
February Saturday Night Write Craft Discussion Meeting with Amber Royer, 4PM, ONLINE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20 (*Denotes In-person Events)
*San Antonio, The Twig, HK Jacobs (Becoming Wilde), 12PM
Houston Sisters in Crime, Working With Freelance Editors, Jennifer Stratton Udden, 2PM, Zoom
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (*Denotes In-person Events)
The Writing Barn, Perfecting the Picture Book I with Jyoti Gopan, start of 5-week course, 7PM, ONLINE
*McKinney, McKinney Public Library, Black Stories Presents: Chef Kenneth Temple (Southern Creole Cookbook), food samples and cookbook sales, 7PM, Ticketed (ages 13+)
Writers Guild of Texas, Lessons from Romance: Putting Romance on the Page in Any Genre with Elizabeth Essex, 7PM, ZOOM
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 (*Denotes In-person Events)
*Dallas, Deep Vellum Bookstore, Release Party for The Marauders by Patrick Strickland with R. Gillilard,
The Writing Barn, Crafting the Chapter Book with Marcie Colleen, start of 6-week course, 7PM, ONLINE
*Dallas, Interabang Books & Writing Workshops Dallas, Lit Talk - Characterization in Fiction with Jenny Bhatt, Diana Spechler, & Will Clarke, 7PM
*Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, Horchow Auditorium, Daniel Pink (The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward, 7:30PM, Ticketed
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 (*Denotes In-person Events)
Patrick Heath Public Library, Black History Month Program Featuring Dr. Betty Moseley Brown, 4PM, ONLINE
Gemini Ink, The Attuned Art of Writing Dialogue with William Sibley, 6:30 PM HYBRID (Gemini Ink and Zoom)
Kindred Stories, Nobody's Magic with Destiny O. Birdsong in conversation with Kadie Henderson, 6:30PM, ONLINE
LBJ Presidential Library, The Harry Middleton Lectureship presents Chang-Rae Lee, 7PM, ONLINE
Gemini Ink, The Big Texas Read with Deb Olin Unferth & Elizabeth McCracken, 7PM, ONLINE
*Austin, BookPeople Presents: An Evening with Noah Hawley (Anthem), 7PM
The Writing Barn, Picture Book Biographies I, Style & Substance with Rob Sanders, start of 6-week course, 7PM, ONLINE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 (*Denotes In-person Events)
*Bridgeport, Bridgeport Public Library, Authors & Artists Night with Heath Dollar, Brandy Herr, Steven Allen Goen, Karen Kennedy Chatham, William "Bill Chambers, RESCHEDULED
Texas Sisters Press, Book Launch Event for author Bob May (The Scary Storm...), 6PM, ONLINE
*Waco, Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, Tsh Oxenreider Signs Bitter & Sweet, 7PM
Katy Budget Books, Warming Winter Reads Virtual Panel with Marissa Clarke, Tawna Fenske, Sophie Jordan, and Miranda Liasson, 8PM, ONLINE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 (*Denotes In-person Events)
*Waco, Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, Local Author Faire, 6PM
*Austin, TSHA Annual Meeting, Book Lovers and Texana Collectors Breakfast, 7:30AM
*Houston, Kindred Stories, Celebrating Ebony Stewart's Book Release of BloodFresh, 7PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 (*Denotes In-person Events)
The Writing Barn, Picture Book Launch with Authors Nelly Buchet and Tiffany Rose, 10AM, ONLINE
*Fort Worth, Fort Worth Public Library, La Gran Plaza, grand opening of La Gran Biblioteca, 10:30AM
*San Antonio, The Twig, Author Signing Event with Brad Hanson, author of The Secret Eye, 11AM
Malvern Books, Malvern’s Line/Break Poetry Book Club, 1PM, ONLINE
*Paris, Paris Public Library, Reavis Z. Wortham book launch of The Texas Job, 1PM.
Tumblewords Project, Nicholas Paleologos: Mashed Promptatoes, 2PM, ZOOM
The Writing Barn, Writing Leveled Readers for Education with Sonny Regelman, 2PM ONLINE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 (*Denotes In-person Events)
The Writing Barn, Craft Webinar: Villains We Love with Author Ann Angel, 10AM, ONLINE
*San Antonio, The Twig, Author Signing Event with Ron Scott, author of Privileges and Immunities, 12PM
*Dallas, Half Price Books Flagship, poet Tiffany Sunday signing To Be Human--Always, 1PM
Malvern Books, Book Launch: Maria Wells’s Images in the Clouds, 3PM, ONLINE
STORY TIMES (*Denotes In-person Events)
Lark & Owl Booksellers, Super Silly Story Time, M, W & F, 9:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Allen Public Library – M-TH at 10:15 via Facebook Live
Leaves Books & Tea, read-aloud story time, T-Th, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Seguin Public Library – Toddler & Preschool Storytime via Zoom, T & W, 10AM, or for the Whole Family, T at 11:15AM outside
Dallas Public Library, children’s story time, T & Th, 10:30AM ZOOM
*Fort Worth, Monkey and Dog Books, Story Time, T & F at 10:30AM
Old Town Books, children’s story time, T & F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Longview Public Library – T, Facebook Live at 10:30AM
North Richland Hills Library, virtual story time, T, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
*New Braunfels, The Book Haus, musical story time, T, 10:30AM
*Midland, Centennial Library, story time, W, 10:30AM & 11:30AM
*Midland, Downtown Library, story time, TH, 10:30AM & 11:30AM
Texian Books, tiny Texians story time, F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Twig Book Shop, Miss Anastasia online story time, F, 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Brazos Bookstore, virtual story time, Sat, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Harris County Public Libraries - Fairbanks Branch: a variety of story times throughout the week
San Antonio Public Library, children’s story times throughout the week
El Paso Public Library, a variety of children’s programming throughout the week FACEBOOK LIVE
Houston Public Library, virtual story time, daily, times vary.
Laredo Public Libraries, story time live, days & times vary, YOUTUBE
Irving Public Library, online story time, days & times vary, YOUTUBE
The Doseum, virtual story time, days & times vary.
Don't see your book or literary event here? Email Events@lonestarliterary.com with your complete info two weeks in advance of the issue in which your event is scheduled, and we'll share it with our readers.
