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 by Lone Star Literary Life

FOR THE WEEK OF 08.01.2021

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SPECIAL EVENTS (*Denotes In-person Events.)

SCBWI Summer Conference, The BIG FIVE – OH! July 29 – August 2, Zoom

2021 Literacy Texas Annual Conference, August 2-4

*Terrell, Books on Blanche Bookstore, Terrell Artisan Fair, Book Signing, Writing Competition, and so Much More! August 7

EXHIBITIONS (*Denotes In-person Events.)

*Huntsville, Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas, A Humanities Texas traveling Exhibition, through August 7

*Waxahachie, Texas Writers, A Humanities Texas Exhibition, August 1-31

*Orange, Welcome to Color: Stark Cultural Venues Coloring Book, Stark Museum of Art, through September 25

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 (*Denotes In-person Events.)

*San Antonio, The Twig Bookshop, Allison Speer, Faith Flies and Theodore the Turkey Who Found a Zoo, 12PM

Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Virtual Open Mic (Captioned), 1PM Zoom

Writer’s Garret, Stone Soup Prose, 2PM Zoom

Writespace Houston, Writing Short: Mini Memoir, 3PM Zoom

MONDAY, AUGUST 2 (*Denotes In-person Events.)

Murder By The Book, Mystery and Thriller Mavens Presents Taylor Moore - Virtual Event, 5PM

Gemini Ink, Deep Revision, A Prose Workshop with Award-winning Author Katey Schultz, 6PM

Murder By The Book, Mystery and Thriller Mavens Presents A.R. Torre - Virtual Event, 6PM

Austin Book Arts Center, Secret Belgian Binding, 6PM

Bilingual MFA in Creative Writing UTEP, Independent Conversations: Starting Your Own Press, 6PM

Murder By The Book, Mystery and Thriller Mavens Presents Chandler Baker - Virtual Event, 7PM

Blue Willow Bookshop, Julie Murphy | If the Shoe Fits, 7PM [Hybrid Ticketed, in person & online]

Writing Workshops, Online Advanced Personal Essay with Diana Spechler

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 (*Denotes In-person Events.)

BookPeople, Virtual Event: Chandler Baker - The Husbands, In conversation with Angie Kim, 6PM

Murder By The Book, Novel Suspects Presents Women in Crime Fiction - Virtual Event, 6PM

Auston Book Arts Center, Sewn Boards Binding, 6PM

Writespace Houston, Writing Creative Nonfiction with Pat Baldwin, 6PM

*Dallas, Northway Christian Church of Dallas, Holy Hot Mess Book Release Event with Mary Katherine Backstrom, 6PM [Ticketed]

*Amarillo, Burrowing Owl Books, Taylor Moore / DOWN RANGE Book Signing, 6:30PM

*Irving, Irving Public Library, If the Shoe Fits: Julie Murphy Author Visit, 7PM

Brazos Bookstore, VIRTUAL - Ashley Winstead - IN MY DREAMS I HOLD A KNIFE, 7PM

Blue Willow Bookshop, Leah Weiss | All the Little Hopes, 7PM [Registration Required]

Murder By The Book, Megan Abbott in conversation with Gillian Flynn - Virtual Event, 7PM

The Writer’s Garret, Stone Soup Mixed Genre, 7PM

National Black Book Festival, Black Authors Matter, 7PM

*Austin, Austin Poetry Slam, Austin Poetry Slam Workshop and Open Mic Hosted by Danny Strack, 8PM [Registration Strongly Encouraged]

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 (*Denotes In-person Events.)

Interabang Books, Darshana Khiani with How To Wear A Sari, 1PM

Blue Willow Bookshop, Kwame Mbalia | Black Boy Joy, 5PM [Registration Required]

*Dallas, Half Price Books, Author Event with Larry Correia, 6PM

*Dallas, Interabang Books, Sid Balman with MURMURATION, 6PM

*Austin, The Austin Common, Bookbinding Using the Cartonera Tradition, 6PM

The Writing Barn, Write. Submit. Support. FREE Info + Inspiration Session, 6PM

Brazos Bookstore, Virtual - Ha Jin - A Song Everlasting, 7PM

Murder By The Book, Karen Rose in conversation with Jayne Ann Krentz - Virtual Event, 7PM

Dallas Museum of Art, Virtual Event: Charlotte McConaghy, 7PM [Ticketed]

*Houston, Write About Now, Poetry Open Mic, 7:30PM

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 (*Denotes In-person Events.)

Murder By The Book, Mark Billingham in conversation with Laura Lippman - Virtual Event, 1PM

*Harker Heights, Harker Heights Public Library, How to Nail Your Writing: College Essay Writing with Professor C., 5:30PM

Baker Book House virtual author event with Valerie Fraser Luesse and Under the Bayou Moon, 6PM

Interabang Books, Tracey Swinton Bailey with Forever Free, 6PM

*Boerne, The Boerne Bookshop & The Write Side of the Road, 1st Thursday Creative Writing Prompt Night, 6PM

*Cisco, Cisco Writers Club, Author Showcase & Book Fair, 6PM

Voices de la Luna, Elements of Poetry Workshop with Dario, 6PM

Murder By The Book, Penguin Random House Night - Virtual Event, 7PM

Patrick Heath Public Library, A Year of Miracles: Juried Poetry Reading, 7PM

Austin Bat Cave, Writing the Short Play with Zachariah Ezer, 7PM

Writers’ League of Texas, WLT On the Craft of Writing: Writing the Novella, 8PM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 (*Denotes In-person Events.)

Murder By The Book, Martin Walker - Virtual Event, 1PM

SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 (*Denotes In-person Events.)

*New Braunfels, The Book Haus, Storytime for our Families with Special Needs, 9AM

Writespace Houston, Memori 2 with Lorenzo Martinez, 9:30AM

*Harker Heights, Harker Heights Public Library, Local Author Fair, 10AM

*Houston, Trini Mendenhall Community Center, Dr. Jennifer Gilbert Writers workshop, 10AM [Ticketed]

Brazos Bookstore, Virtual Story Time - Liz Garton Scanlon - I Want A Boat! 11AM

*San Antonio, The Twig Book Shop, E.R. Bills, Texas Oblivion, 11AM

Blue Willow Books, Tehlor Kay Mejia | Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares, 12PM

*Mansfield, Half Price Books, Tank Gunner Book Signing, 1PM

Writing Workshops, Finding the Humor in the Horrible: Writing Topical Satire on Today's News Zoom Seminar, 1PM

*Boerne, The Boerne Bookshop, Book Signing with Author Earnest Painter, 1PM

*Dallas, Business Lounge Dallas, Meet & Greet Book Signing with Author L.L. Brown, 1PM [Limited Seating, Register at Eventbrite]

BookPeople, Virtual Event: Holly Green + Brianna Bourne - In the Same Boat + You & Me at the End of the World, 2PM

*Austin, Austin Book Launch Party for What Kind of Love is This? 2PM

Writers’ League of Texas, 2021 Write-In, 2PM

Public Poetry, August Virtual Library Reading, 2PM

SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 (*Denotes In-person Events.)

*San Antonio, The Twig Book Shop, Betty Swem, I Rise and Jena Parker: The Final Resolution, 12PM

*Dallas, The Mix Creative Space, Free Altered Art Workshops - Workshop 2 - Altered Books - Pop up and Inserts, 12PM

Malvern Books, Lone Star Lit Book Club at Malvern Books with Author K.P. Gresham, 1PM

Defunkt Magazine, Virtual Workshop w/Arielle Cottingham, 2PM [Registration Required]

*Dallas, Color Snack Creative Studio, Watercolor Snacks: Book Launch Celebration, 2PM

Writespace Houston, How to Get Published in Literary Journals, 3PM

STORY TIMES (*Denotes In-person Events.)

*New Braunfels, Westside Community Center, New Braunfels Parks and Recreation presents, Cooks With Books featuring Laura Numeroff’s If You Give Series ! August 2-5

Lark & Owl Booksellers, Super Silly Story Time, M, W & F, 9:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE

Seguin Public Library – Toddler & Preschool Storytime via Zoom on Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10AM, or for the Whole Family Tuesdays at 11:15AM outside

Allen Public Library – Monday thru Thursdays at 10:15 via Facebook Live

Dallas Public Library, children’s story time, T & Th, 10:30AM ZOOM

Longview Public Library – Every Tuesday via 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

Texian Books, tiny Texians story time, F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE

Old Town Books, children’s story time, T & 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

*Fort Worth, Monkey and Dog Books, Story Time, T, F & Sat at 10:30AM

Leaves Books & Tea, read-aloud story time, T-Th, 2PM 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.