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 04.14.2019
Special Events:
National Book Awards Festival, Huntsville, April 15
Bishop Dunne Literary Festival, Dallas, April 15-17
2nd Annual East Texas Spokenword Invitational, April 20, Tyler
Oak Cliff Edition of Lit Hop 2019, Dallas, April 20
Exhibits:
30 Poems for the Tricentennial: A Poetic Legacy, San Antonio, December 3-April 25
Women of Flatbed: A Retrospective, Austin, January 17-April 28
Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites Features Seven Beloved Children’s Books, Midland, February 2-April 18
Our People: The Life and Works of Author Angela Shelf Medearis, Austin, February 2-June 22
Worlds of W O N D E R: David Ezra Stein, Abilene, February 14-May 18
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
Texas Writers: a traveling exhibit by Humanities Texas, San Antonio, April 3-30
SUNDAY, APRIL 14:
Austin
BookPeople, RUSS WHITLOCK speaking & signing The Texas White House, 2PM
BookPeople, ROBERT A. CARO speaking & signing Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing, 5PM [ticketed event]
Malvern Books, Pierre Jarawan reading and signing The Storyteller, 4PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live featuring Susan Choi presenting Trust Exercise and Nell Freudenberger presenting Lost and Wanted, 3PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Denton
Dan's Silverleaf, Spiderweb Salon presents a Happy Hour Poetry Workshop, 2PM
Houston
JCC Houston, Brunch and Conversation with Ariel Burger, author of Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom, 10:30AM
Irving
Valley Ranch Library, NEA Big Read Irving 2019: Chai Tea and Tai Chi, 2PM
Mansfield
Half Price Books, Local Author Sundays: Meet local indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Bartee Haile signing Texas Entertainers: Lone Stars in Profile, 12PM
MONDAY, APRIL 15:
Austin
BookPeople, RHETT MILLER & DAN SANTAT speaking & signing No More Poems!, 6:30PM
Central Library, Cookbook author and blogger Christina Lane launches a new book, Dinner Just for Two, 7PM
LBJ Presidential Library, An Evening With Robert A. Caro discussing his new book, Working, with moderator Stephen Harrigan, 6PM
UT, Joynes Reading Room Speaker Series featuring poet Jericho Brown, 7PM
Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Club, World Affairs Council DFW presents Douglas Brinkley discussing and signing American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space, 6PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Nathaniel Rich discussing and signing LOSING EARTH, 7PM
Goethe Pop Up Houston, Author Reading: Pierre Jarawan and The Storyteller, 6:30PM
Rice U, Cagle Lecture Series presents “Protective Mimicry: Reflection on the Novel Today” with Nicholas Royle , 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Nashville recording artist & bestselling author Robert Hunter will be performing an all acoustic set of his original music and signing his novel, Relapse: A Love Story, 5PM
Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: "Character Development" with Amanda Arista, 7PM
TUESDAY, APRIL 16:
Austin
BookPeople, KATE DICAMILLO & CHRIS VAN DUSEN speaking & signing A Piglet Named Mercy, 6:30PM [ticketed event]
Malvern Books, Free Minds presents an evening with the Spring 2019 Writing Workshop, 6:30PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Kevin Burke, 7:15PM
St. Edward's U, Visiting Writers Series presents Jericho Brown, 6PM
Texas Monthly, BookPeople presents NATHANIEL RICH speaking & signing Losing Earth: A Recent History (in conversation with Eric Benson), 7PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy book signing with Kim Horner, 7PM
Deep Vellum Books, Vellum Ouroboros - A Poetry Open Mic Salon, 6:45PM
Half Price Books Mothership, USA Today bestselling author Chanel Cleeton will discuss and sign her latest novel, When We Left Cuba, 7PM
Hall of State at Fair Park, Dallas Historical Society presents An Evening with Leonard Volk, author of Everyday, followed by a book signing, 6:30PM
Hotel Crescent Court, World Affairs Council DFW presents Douglas Brinkley discussing and signing American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space, 12PM
Interabang Books, Michael Pullara discussing and signing THE SPY WHO WAS LEFT BEHIND, 7PM
Edinburg
UTRGV, Fairy Tales for Truth and Justice: SanTana's Fairy Tales featuring artist and author Sarah Rafael García, 12:15PM
El Paso
The Black Orchid Lounge, The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 8PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, That's My Mama: storytelling and poetry, 6:30PM
The Dock Bookshop, Poetry and Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Ashley Poston will discuss and sign THE PRINCESS AND THE FANGIRL, her new novel for young adults, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, poet Jessica Greenbaum reading and signing SPILLED AND GONE, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Alafair Burke will sign and discuss The Better Sister, 6:30PM
Project Row Houses, Brazos Bookstore presents Ryan Dennis, Autumn Knight, & Amy Powell discussing and signing AUTUMN KNIGHT: IN REHEARSAL, 7PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Terese Svoboda reading and signing The Great American Desert, 5PM
Warehouse Live, The Moth StorySLAM presents "Bamboozled," 7:30PM
San Antonio
Coates University Center, Democracy in Chains book talk with author Dr. Nancy MacLean, 7PM
The Mix, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Clay Coppedge discussing and signing Texas Singularities, 5PM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17:
Austin
BookPeople, ASHLEY POSTON speaking & signing The Princess and the Fangirl (in conversation with Shannon Brewer), 7PM
Central Presbyterian Church, BookPeople presents BRET EASTON ELLIS speaking and signing White (in conversation with Clay Smith of Kirkus Reviews), 7PM [ticketed event]
Malvern Books, poet and novelist Terese Svoboda presents her story collection Great American Desert, 7PM
Red Salmon Arts, Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide discussion and book signing with Isabel Quintero, 7PM
Conroe
Lone Star College, Writer in Performance Series featuring poet Octavio Quintanilla, 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Rick Bragg presents The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma’s Table, and Helen Ellis presents Southern Lady Code, 7:30PM
Interabang Books, Matt and Ted Lee discussing and signing HOTBOX, 7PM
Denton
Golden Boy Coffee Co., Spiderweb Salon presents Choose Your Own (Poetry) Adventure with Follow the Reader, 7PM
Grapevine
Books-A-Million, Jeremy and Audrey Roloff signing A Love Letter Life, 7PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now: Poetry Open Mic + Kevin W. Burke's Book Release Show, 7:30PM
B&N - River Oaks, Josh Altman discussing and signing The Altman Close: Million-Dollar Negotiating Tactics from America’s Top-Selling Real Estate Agent, 7PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Andrea Beaty will discuss and sign ADA TWIST AND THE PERILOUS PANTS, her new book for young readers, 5PM
Brazos Bookstore, e.E. Charlton Trujillo reading and signing FAT ANGIE: REBEL GIRL REVOLUTION, 7PM
San Antonio
Trinity U, a public lecture by Nancy McLean, Ph.D., whose most recent book, Democracy in Chains, was a finalist for the National Book Award, 7PM
THURSDAY, APRIL 18:
Angleton
Brazoria County Historical Museum, Anthony Head discussing and signing Spirit: The Life and Art of Jesse Treviño, 6:30PM
Austin
Blanton Museum of Art, Writers' League of Texas presents "Words/Matter: Visual Art and the Written Language" with mónica teresa ortiz, José Skinner, and Annar Veröld, 7PM
BookPeople, NISHTA MEHRA speaking & signing Brown White Black, 7PM
BookWoman, Reading & Music: Tish Hinojosa & Monica Muñoz Martinez, 7PM
Hearth & Soul ATX, A HAPPY Hour with Sarah Bird and her new book, Recent Studies Indicate, 5PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Scott Warren discussing and signing GENERATION CITIZEN, 7PM
Majestic Theatre, Chelsea Handler discussing Life Will Be the Death of Me, 8PM
Denton
Dan's Silverleaf, Spiderweb Salon presents RADIO POETS LIVE!, 6PM
Houston
Archway Gallery, Archway Readers Special Edition featuring cinepoems, 6PM
Asia Society Texas Center, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents Manal al-Sharif, author of Daring to Drive: a Saudi Woman's Awakening, 6:30PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Kate DiCamillo will discuss and sign her newest book, A PIGLET NAMED MERCY, 5PM
Brazos Bookstore, The Lee Brothers discussing and signing HOTBOX, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Helen Ellis will sign Southern Lady Code: Essays, 6:30PM
New Braunfels
The Book Haus, Story time: Jacky Lamenzo reading Addy Wants to Fit In, 10:30AM
Pflugerville
Wild Magnolias, NeoSoul presents Blaq Mic Poetry featuring Erica Nicole, 8PM
San Marcos
Texas State, Wittliff Collections reading series featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen, 3:30PM
Sulphur Springs
The Bookworm Box, Jana Aston Live Author Takeover!, 7PM
Weslaco
Sanchez Public Library, The Storybook Garden presents: Meet Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles, authors of Chupacabras of the Rio Grande, 6PM
FRIDAY, APRIL 19:
Austin
BookPeople, AARON FRANKLIN speaking & signing Franklin Steak, 7PM [ticketed event]
BookWoman, Austin Interfaces Reading & Open Mic with fields magazine, 7PM
Moody Theater, Chelsea Handler discussing Life Will Be the Death of Me, 8PM
Dallas
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam: Double Feature with Jus' Marvin & DK Vintage, 8PM
El Paso
Literarity Book Shop, Poetry Therapy - Drink Specials and Giveaways!, 6:30PM
Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, KAP reading series featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen, 7:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Story time: Catherine Stier presents IF I WERE A PARK RANGER, 10:30AM
SATURDAY, APRIL 20:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Meet Joan Moran, author of An Accidental Cuban, 2PM
BookPeople, CLAY COPPEDGE speaking & signing Texas Singularities, 2PM
BookWoman, Queer(ing) Religion / Religion for Queers: Poetry with poets John Fry, jo reyes-boitel, and D. Gilson, 6PM
Carver Branch Library, Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring Diana Conces, 1PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Stassi Schroeder meet & greet (photo op!), 6:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Wild Beats: The Wild Detectives 5th anniversary party, 2PM
Denton
B&N, Local Author Signing with Gerald Middleton: From Hood to Good, 2PM
El Paso
El Paso Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Returning Home and Elsewhere" with Mónica Gómez, 12:45PM
Star City Studio, Noche de Bohemia, Vol. 2: A Night of Poetry and Music, 8PM
Houston
Alice McKean Young Neighborhood Library, VIP Arts Houston presents The Colony Summit Quarterly Meeting for Writers of Color with Houston's Poet Laureate Deborah DEEP Mouton and notable author Lupe Mendez, 10:30AM
Brazos Bookstore, Ronna Welsh discussing and signing THE NIMBLE COOK, 7PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Hobby Airport, Inprint Poetry Buskers @ Hobbyfest, 11:30AM
Murder By the Book, Gwendolyn Womack will sign and discuss The Time Collector, 3PM
Murder By the Book, Kevin Hearne and Delilah Dawson will sign and discuss No Country for Old Gnomes, and Rachel Caine will sign and discuss Wolfhunter River, 6:30PM
Revention Music Center, Chelsea Handler discussing Life Will Be the Death of Me, 8PM
U Houston Downtown, poet Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton book launch for Newsworthy, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Makenna Lee signing Love Fiesta Style, 11AM
SUNDAY, APRIL 21:
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Houston
Discovery Green, WITS hosts Poetry & Pose at Discovery Green, 11AM
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
