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
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.
Bookish goings-on in Texas
compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life
FOR THE WEEK OF 07.07.2019
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 27-July 28
Barrio Writers Summer Workshop for teens, Pflugerville, July 8-12
Camp Spitfire: Creative Writing Summer Camp for Kids, Austin, July 8-19
Summer Camp: Art & Writing Workshop, Nacogdoches, July 9-12
Poetry Society of Texas Annual Summer Conference, Denton, July 11-13
Kensington Cozy Con, Houston, July 13
Read Between the Wines, Grapevine, July 13
Writers' League of Texas Summer Writing Retreat, Kerrville, July 14-19
EXHIBITS:
Showtime: Photographs of Music Legends by Watt Casey Jr. (from his book, My Guitar Is a Camera), Lubbock, May 31-July 21
A Time and Place for Everything: Peter Brown, Abilene, June 6-November 1
SUNDAY, JULY 7:
Austin
Malvern Books, the Lion and the Pirate Unplugged, an inclusive open mic, 1PM
Native Hostel, Austin Poetry Slam presents The Battle of the Slams 2019!, 3PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author T.D. Walker signing her poetry collection Small Waiting Objects, and local children's author Kena Sosa signing The Unhuggables, 1PM
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, Amy Bearce signing Shortcuts, 12PM
MONDAY, JULY 8:
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Never Play Dead: How the Truth Makes You Unstoppable book signing with Tomi Lahren, 7PM
Houston
Murder By the Book, Riley Sager reading and signing Lock Every Door, 6:30PM
Tracy Gee Community Center, Houston SCBWI meeting: "Changing Course: Finding Direction in the Arts" with entrepreneurial artist Joe Balat, 7PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Noelle Salazar reading and signing The Flight Girls, 5PM
TUESDAY, JULY 9:
Austin
BookPeople, Riley Sager reading and signing Lock Every Door (in conversation with May Cobb), 7PM
The Brewtorium, Austin Liti Limits featuring authors James L. Haley and Charlotte Gullick reading from their latest work, 7PM
Home Slice Pizza, Austin Bat Cave Story Department presents "The Best Part," 7:30PM
Native Hostel, Austin Poetry Slam presents a Housewarming Slam, 7:15PM
Palomino Coffee, Chicon Street Poets presents Living Room Lit, 7:15PM
Scholz Garden, Austin Sierra Club meeting featuring Ed Crowell discussing and signing Barton Creek, 7PM
Cedar Hill
Zula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers Group meeting featuring playwright and award-winning short story author David Douglas, 7PM
Dallas
Chocolate Secrets, LitNightDallas Reading Series features authors from D Magazine's July Short Story Issue, 7PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Noelle Salazar reading and signing The Flight Girls, 7PM
Hall of State at Fair Park, the Dallas Historical Society Brown Bag Lecture: Dr. Lindsay Baker discussing Gangster Tour of Texas, 12PM
El Paso
The Black Orchid Lounge, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 8PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Poetry Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Houston Maritime Museum, "WWII's First Hero: the Story of Doris Miller" with author Thomas W. Cutrer, Miller's biographer, 6PM
Katy Budget Books, BookCulture: New Zealand, 11AM
Murder By the Book, Spencer Quinn reading and signing Heart of Barkness, 6:30PM
Warehouse Live, The Moth StorySLAM presents "Bold," 7:30PM
San Antonio
B&N - Northwoods, Dragonfly book signing with Leila Meacham, 7PM
The Mix, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10:
Austin
BookPeople, Russell Gold discussing and signing Superpower: One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy, 7PM
Commerce
Texas A&M-Commerce Alumni Center, Silver Leos Writers Guild featuring JoDee Neathery, author of A Kind of Hush, who will discuss her experiences as a first-time author through her presentation, “Life in a Box: The Inspiration, the Journey, and the Leap of Faith,” 1PM
Dallas
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live: Jeff Guinn presents The Vagabonds, 7PM [ticketed reception 6PM]
The Wild Detectives, Inner Moonlight Poetry Reading featuring Princess McDowell and Gabby Edwards, 7:30PM
Denton
Embassy Suites, Poetry Master Class: "Finding Your Voice(s): Writing Outside Yourself" with poet/singer-songwriter Nathan Brown, 9:30AM
El Paso
B&N - Fountains at Farah, Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration book signing with Alfredo Corchado, 6:30PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam featuring Breanna McGowan, 7:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Robert Fieseler discussing and signing Tinderbox, 6:30PM
THURSDAY, JULY 11:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Author and Beto O'Rourke campaign photographer Casey Chapman-Ross signing True to Form, 7PM
BookPeople, Sharon Lamb discussing and signing The Not Good Enough Mother, 7PM
BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic featuring Susan Niz, 7:15PM
Half Price Books - Southpark Meadows, Free writer's workshop with author Sugar Ray Destin, Jr., 7PM
Malvern Books, Novel Night with M. Ward Leon (Blood of the Beast), Jesse Guerra Carrillo (When Enchiladas Fly), and J. Darris Mitchell (Fireflies and Cosmos: Interstellar Spring Book 1), 7PM
Dallas
Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc., Poetry Smash # 8 presents "In The Words Of A Sistah: Just Fine," 7:30PM
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Elaine Welteroth, author of More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say), in conversation with Brandon Maxwell, award-winning designer and Project Runway judge, 7PM [SOLD OUT]
Fort Worth
B&N - Hulen, Jeff Guinn discussing and signing The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip, 6:30PM
Frisco
B&N, We Hunt the Flame (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Sands of Arawiya Series #1) book signing with Hafsah Faizal, 7PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Abbi Waxman reading and signing The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, 7PM
Sulphur Springs
The Bookworm Box, Al Jackson live author takeover, 7PM
FRIDAY, JULY 12:
Austin
BookPeople, Chuck Wendig reading and signing Wanderers, 7PM
Dallas
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents Battle Of The Republic: Five Texas slam teams do battle in a four-round poetry slam, hosted by Austin NeoSoul Slammaster Christopher Michael, 8PM
Margo Jones Theatre at Magnolia Lounge, Naked Girls Reading: Banned Books, 8PM
Houston
Inprint House, First Friday Reading Series 44th Anniversary featuring poet Cindy Huyser, 8:30PM
Murder By the Book, Ace Atkins will sign and discuss The Shameless, 6:30PM
Plano
B&N - Legacy West, Bill Blalock signing Live Your Legacy Now, 7PM
Portland
Books Ink, Poetry Night, 7PM
SATURDAY, JULY 13:
Austin
BookPeople, Austin SCBWI Monthly Meeting: "What I Learned From My Debut Year" with Cate Berry, Samantha M Clark, Kendra Fortmeyer, and Vanessa Roeder, 10AM
BookPeople, Bob Shea reading and signing Unicorn is Maybe Not So Great After All, 2PM
BookPeople, Frances de Pontes Peebles reading and signing The Air You Breathe (in conversation with Dalia Azim of the Blanton Museum), 5PM
Boerne
Patrick Heath Public Library, Second Saturday Author Signing featuring local poet Bette Lafferty, author of An Offering of Love, 11AM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Dave Campbell signing Dave Campbell’s Favorite Texas College Football Stories, 2PM
Grauwyler Park Branch Library, Storytelling: "Tall Tales and High Heels," 1PM
Interabang Books, Interabang's second birthday party with cake (1:30PM), happy hour (5PM), and two special story times with guest author Nancy Churnin, 11AM & 2PM
Interabang Books, Casey Chapman Ross True discussing and signing To Form: A Heartfelt Collection From Beto O’Rourke’s U.S. Senate Campaign, 4PM
Lake June Station, The Writer's Garret presents a Rail Writer's Community Ride, 9AM
Stamping Ground Comedy Theater, Storytelling: Women of Candor presents Black Girl Magic, 8PM & 10PM
El Paso
El Paso Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Why Don't You Write Something Positive?" with Carlos Nicolas Flores, 12:45PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Ann Weisgarber signing The Glovemaker, 3PM
Georgetown
Owl and Lark Booksellers, story time and book signing with Jason Gallaher, author of Whobert Whover: Owl Detective, 2PM
Houston
Art League Houston, WITS Free Verse Open Mic, 5:30PM
Blue Willow Bookstore, Elizabeth Eulberg (Past Perfect Life), Brigid Kemmerer (Call It What You Want), and Becky Wallace (Stealing Home) will discuss and sign their newest books, 3PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Murder By the Book, Chuck Wendig reading and signing Wanderers, 4:30PM
Pflugerville
Pflugerville Public Library, Barrio Writers Workshop Reading, 12PM
San Antonio
Dead Tree Books, Norma Elia Cantu signing Cabañuelas, 2PM
San Antonio Central Library, local author Gil Dominguez discussing and signing It Happened in San Antonio, 3PM
The Twig Book Shop, Austin Brown II and Mike Capron signing Poet Lariat, 11AM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: Judith Garrett Segura reading and signing her poetry collection, What Life Is, 10AM
Southlake
B&N, Lisa Lewis signing Feed the Baby Hummus: Pediatrician-Backed Secrets from Cultures Around the World, 1PM
Webster
B&N, Gulf Coast Poets meeting featuring Michelle Hartman, 10:30AM
SUNDAY, JULY 14:
Arlington
WORD presents Wordworks: a collaborative afternoon featuring a series of round-table breakout sessions for North Texas writing program administrators, 12PM [RSVP for address]
Austin
BookWoman, Mindy Reed reading and signing This is the Dawning: A Woodstock Love Story, 3PM
Malvern Books, Kallisto Gaia Press presents The Ocotillo Review Volume 3.2, 4PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, children's author Carole Gilbert signing The Rowdy Sisters, and sci-fi author R.L.M. Sanchez signing books from Virion, his latest series, 1PM
Denton
Dan's Silverleaf, SEVEN YEAR ITCH: Spiderweb Salon's Birthday Party, 5PM
Houston
Deluxe Theater, Party for Poetry | Meta-Four Send-off, 5PM
Murder By the Book, Dean "Miranda" James will sign and discuss The Pawful Truth, 2PM
Unwine, The Poetic Den presents "Spits Sips & Smokes," 7PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Edward Polansky signing Oscar the Osprey: The Bird Who Was Afraid of Heights, 12PM
Southlake
B&N, Deanna King signing Twist of Fate-A Jack West Novel, 1PM
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.
