Due to COVID-19 cancellations and closings,
each event in this week’s calendar is online.
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[line] in Texas
compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life
FOR THE WEEK OF 04.19.2020
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*NEW* Please scroll down for the story time section!
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SPECIAL EVENTS:
National Library Week, April 19-25
Texas Library Association Annual Conference, online, April 21-22
Valley International Poetry Festival, online, April 23-26
Heritage Auctions Dallas, Illustration Art, April 24
National Poetry Month, April 1-30
SUNDAY, APRIL 19:
Gemini Ink, Voices of Recovery workshop, 10AM VIA ZOOM
The Writing Barn, You Are A Poet: Half-Day Poetry Class with Susan Niz, 2PM
Writespace, workshop: “Including the Mysterious in Your Writing” with Julie Herman, 3PM
Writing Workshops Dallas, Free Zoom Seminar: “Ask an Author of Color: From Publishing to Writing Characters of Color, and Everything In-Between” with Alex Temblador, 7PM
MONDAY, APRIL 20:
Texas Book Festival, YA story time with Julissa Arce, author of Someone Like Me, 10AM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Biblioba, quarantine vitual hangout with YA fantasy authors Zoraida Cordova and Mark Oshiro, 1PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, Stay At Home open mic, 8PM ZOOM
The Blah Poetry Spot, virtual open mic, 8:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
TUESDAY, APRIL 21:
The Writing Barn, Ask An Agent Webinar with Lauren Spieller of TriadaUS Agency (Q+A and First Paragraph Panel), 11AM
Texas Book Festival, Literary Lunch Break with chef Ned Baldwin, co-author of How to Dress an Egg, 12:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
WITS, WITS U Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop for high schoolers, 5:30PM ZOOM
Bibliobar, virtual hangout with Tif Marcelo, author of Once Upon a Sunset, 6PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
LitNight Dallas Reading Series, local poets and a suprise guest (hosted by hosted by Sebastian Hasani Páramo and Darius Ajai Frasure), 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE, ZOOM
The Dock Bookshop, virtual poetry open mic, 8PM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22:
South Texas Literacy Coalition, story time with author Ron Ramirez, 12PM
Texas Book Festival, Literary Lunch Break with H. W. Brands, author of Haiku History, 12:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Conversations from a Page, online literary salon with Brooke Fossey, author of The Big Finish, 1PM ZOOM
WITS, WITS U Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop (6-8th Grade), 5:30PM ZOOM
Writers’ League of Texas, workshop: "Writing Beyond What You Know" ONLINE with Richard Santos, 6:30PM
Trinity University Press, Dear America virtual town hall with Ellen Bass, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alison Deming Hawthorne, and Simon Buntin, 7PM
Sun Poet's Society, Open-Mic Poetry Readings, 7PM VIA FACEBOOK LIVE
Write About Now, online poetry open mic, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE
THURSDAY, APRIL 23:
Writing Workshops Dallas, Zoom Seminar: “Mastering the Scene” with Jaye Wells, 4PM
Texas A&M University Press, Tracy Anne Hart discussing Seeing Stevie Ray with guest Eric Tessmer, 7PM ZOOM
The Dock Bookshop, Dock Radio conversation with Eric Jerome Dickey, 7PM
The Bookworm Box, M. Robinson Live Author Takeover, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Writers’ League of Texas, Ask Us Anything: Audiobooks live webinar with Becka Oliver and representatives from Penguin Random House Audio, 7PM
Laredo BorderSlam, virtual poetry open mic, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
FRIDAY, APRIL 24:
The Writing Barn, “Things Editors Wish You Knew” Webinar with Leila Sales, 11AM
World Affairs Council-DFW, webinar: David Rohde discussing In Deep: The Truth about America’s "Deep State," 11AM ZOOM
Texas Book Festival, Literary Lunch Break with Lara Prescott, author of The Secrets We Kept, 12:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Bibliobar, Virtual Hangout with Author Mia Sosa, 1PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Brazos Bookstore, virtual event with Jeni McFarland, in conversation with Andy Johnson, about her new novel The House of Deep Water, 7PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Murder By the Book, Facebook Friday: live chat with Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of Hid From Our Eyes, 7PM
SATURDAY, APRIL 25:
Writers’ League of Texas, "Pacing the Plot of Your Novel or Short Story" ONLINE with John Pipkin, 10AM ZOOM
The Writer's Garret, online workshop: "Write Right Now!" with Joe Milazzo, 1PM
Writing Workshops Dallas, Zoom Seminar: “How to Write When Everything Goes Wrong” with Allie Pleiter, 1:30PM
SUNDAY, APRIL 26:
Writespace, workshop: “Author Networking (Especially for Introverts)” with Dr. Cynthia Childress, 3PM
Writing Workshops Dallas, Zoom Seminar: “Writing With Our Emotions” with Alex Temblador, 6PM
ONLINE STORY TIME
Texas Monthly, bedtime story, DAILY, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Texian Books, tiny Texians story time, DAILY, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Harris County Public Libraries - Fairbanks Branch: a variety of story times throughout the week
Hank the Cowdog, author John Erickson will be reading from his children's series, times vary, YOUTUBE
Houston Public Library, virtual story time, M, W, & F, 11A
Katy Budget Books, virtual story time, M-F, 9:30AM; virtual bedtime story, 7:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Lark & Owl Booksellers, Super Silly Story Time, M-F, 10AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Leaves Books & Tea, read-aloud story time, M-F, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Doseum, virtual story time, T, 12PM
North Richland Hills Library, virtual story time, T & Th, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Old Town Books, children’s story time, T & F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Laredo Public Libraries, story time live, T-Th, 10:30AM YOUTUBE
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Access Art & Adventure, T-Th, 1PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Dallas Public Library, children’s story time, Th, 10:30AM ZOOM
Irving Public Library, online story time, Th, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Twig Book Shop, Miss Anastasia online story time, F, 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Bibliobar, virtual story time, Sat, 11AM
Brazos Bookstore, virtual story time, Sat, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
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.
