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
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Bookish goings-on in Texas
compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life
FOR THE WEEK OF 05.19.2019
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Fresh Reads 2019, Dallas, May 16-25
Boldface Conference, Houston, May 20-24
EXHIBITS:
Our People: The Life and Works of Author Angela Shelf Medearis, Austin, February 2-June 22
Words/Matter: Latin American Art and Language at the Blanton, Austin, February 17-May 26
The Word Embodied: Scripture as Creative Inspiration in Twentieth-Century Book Arts, Dallas, March 1-June 15
SUNDAY, MAY 19:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Meet children's author Kate Gilman Williams, 2PM
BookPeople, DAVID TAYLOR speaking & signing Night Watch, and JOAN MORAN speaking & signing An Accidental Cuban, 2PM
BookPeople, TONY HORWITZ speaking & signing Spying on the South, 6PM
Malvern Books, the launch of Hill Country Birds and Waters: Art and Poems, featuring poetry by Jim Blackburn and artwork by Isabelle Scurry Chapman, 1PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Houston
Writespace, Workshop: "Crafting Surprise Scenes" with BC Oliva, 3PM
Richardson
The Drawing Board, Dallas Writing Workshops seminar: "Secrets to Conquering the Writer’s Conference" with Whitney Davis, 3PM
MONDAY, MAY 20:
Austin
BookPeople, KAREN RUSSELL speaking & signing Orange World, 7PM
The Line Austin, American Short Fiction presents Lit City with Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers, and Paul Lisicky, author of The Narrow Door, 7PM
Monday at the Park, Ed Crowell discussing and signing Barton Creek, 6:30PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere, moderated by Lois Kim, executive director of the Texas Book Festival, 7:30PM
Deep Vellum Books, Erin Jones presents Tinfoil Crowns, 7PM
El Paso
VA Clinic, Tumblewords Project Writing workshop for Veterans, their families, and civilians, 3PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Rodrigo Hasbun reading and signing LAS PALABRAS, 7PM
Houston Public Library, Houston Poet Laureate reception honoring new Poet Laureate Leslie Contreras Schwartz, 6PM
Murder By the Book, Sujata Massey will sign and discuss The Satapur Moonstone, 6:30PM
Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: Manuscript Development with Darren Sapp, 7PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Clay Coppedge discussing and signing Texas Singularities, 5PM
Seabrook
Evelyn Meador Branch Library, An afternoon with Chitra Divakaruni, author of Before We Visit the Goddess, 11AM
TUESDAY, MAY 21:
Austin
BookPeople, OSCAR CÁSARES speaking & signing Where We Come From, 7PM
BookWoman, Susan Kraus speaking and signing Insufficient Evidence, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring the 2019 Poetry Slam Team, 7:15PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Hanif Abdurraqib discussing and signing Go Ahead in the Rain, 7PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Wingate launches the paperback release of Before We Were Yours, 7PM
Hotel Crescent Court, Program and Book Signing: "Brexit and the Future of British Politics" with Madsen Pirie, president of the Adam Smith Institute, 6PM
Interabang Books, Hafsah Faizal in conversation with Rachel Caine about her debut novel, WE HUNT THE FLAME, 7PM
Moody Performance Hall, "Freedman's Town to Botham Jean: Stories For Racial Healing," 7PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Poetry and Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Author Matthew A. Cherry and illustrator Vashti Harrison will discuss and sign their picture book HAIR LOVE, 5PM
Emancipation Park, Legacies of Slavery: A Resource Book for Managers of Sites and Itineraries of Memory book launch, 5:30PM
Kaboom Books, Boldface Conference reading, 6PM
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Celeste Ng reading from Little Fires Everywhere and in conversation with Natalia Sylvester, 7PM
Warehouse Live, The Moth StorySLAM presents "Mama Rules," 7:30PM
San Antonio
The Mix, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
Weslaco
Mayor Joe V. Sanchez Public Library, Meet Trenton Lee Stewart, author of the award-winning and New York Times bestselling Mysterious Benedict Society series and The Secret Keepers, 6:30PM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 22:
Austin
Austin Central Public Library, HANIF ABDURRAQIB speaking & signing Go Ahead in the Rain, 7PM [ticketed event]
Dallas
Interabang Books, Alessandra Comini reading and signing THE MAHLER MAYHEM, 7PM
Fort Worth
Monkey & Dog Books, Texas author F. Anthony Falcon reading and signing his children's book, Be Brave, Be Brave, Be Brave, 4PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Oscar Cásares reading and signing WHERE WE COME FROM, 7PM
Houston Improv, May: H.A.M. presents his new book, DEMIgOD, 8PM
Houston Public Library, Austin Kleon discussing and signing Keep Going, 7PM
The Menil Collection, The Watchful Eye: A WITS Student Reading, 7PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Joy Selak discussing and signing CeeGee'sGift, 5PM
THURSDAY, MAY 23:
Austin
BookPeople, CASEY MCQUISTON speaking & signing Red, White & Royal Blue, 7PM
BookWoman, BookWoman BookGroup Discussion: Insufficient Evidence with author Susan Kraus, 7PM
Malvern Books, Evening of readings with Dimitris Lyacos, Nick Courtright, and Katy Chrisler, 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Fernando A. Flores presents Tears of the Trufflepig, 7PM
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors LIVE! presents Rick Atkinson, author of The British Are Coming, 6PM
Interabang Books, Austin Kleon discussing and signing KEEP GOING, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Ray Viator discussing and signing HOUSTON, SPACE CITY USA, 7PM
Houston Public Library, Valerie Jarrett discussing and signing FINDING MY VOICE, 6:30PM
Super Happy Fun Land, Manifesto Form: An evening of music and poetry, 8PM
Sulphur Springs
The Bookworm Box, Meghan March Live Author Takeover, 7PM
FRIDAY, MAY 24:
Austin
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading Series & Open Mic, 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Alexandra Corinth, Callie Gill, Allyson Jones, and Sara Ryan, 7PM
Heroes Grill, Dallas Poetry Slam: Southern Fried Send Off, 8PM
Interabang Books, Claire reading and signing Legrand Kingsbane, 7PM
El Paso
Fahrenheit 180, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 8PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Fernando A. Flores reading and signing TEARS OF THE TRUFFLEPIG, 7PM
SATURDAY, MAY 25:
Austin
BookPeople, story time: local illustrator Julian Hector reading and signing This is the Construction Worker, 10:30AM
BookWoman, Rumi’s Gift: Poetry and Live Music with Ari Honarvar, 6PM
The Breezz, Treasuree Cash-Kemp signing her children's book, Tyler Learns to Do Tricks!, 2PM
St. Edward's U, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Ten Steps to a Leaner, Cleaner, Meaner Manuscript" with Tex Thompson, 9AM
St. Edward's U, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Sparkling Sentences and Glitzy Grammar" with Tex Thompson, 1:30PM
Cedar Hill
B&N, Phantom in the Sky: A Marine's Back Seat View of the Vietnam War book signing with Terry Thorsen, 2PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, local authors Gini Brown and Leslie Watts signing Tuesday Night Love Letters, 2PM
Roof Garden, Iconoclast Sessions presents a summer poetry fundraiser For Speak Up Speak Out Youth Poetry Slam, 7PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, F. Anthony Falcon will discuss and sign his book BE BRAVE, BE BRAVE, BE BRAVE, 1PM
Brasil Houston, Houston VIP Workshop & Slam featuring Nova, 7PM
Friends of the Bear Creek Area Public Library, Houston Writer Guild class: How to Research Your Novel, 10:30AM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Katherine Tyra Branch Library, Houston Writers Guild library workshop, 10:30AM
Writespace, Writers of Color Reading and Reception, 6PM
New Braunfels
The Book Haus, local author Yuen Yung reading and signing The Blind Grind, 2PM
Plano
B&N - Preston/Park, Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life book signing with Randy Travis, 1PM
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, If I Were A Park Ranger discussion and signing with Catherine Stier, 1PM
Dead Tree Books, Eric Mullin discussing Unbinding Education, 2PM
SUNDAY, MAY 26:
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
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 include it.
