Due to COVID-19 cancellations and closings,
most events in this week’s calendar are online.
(* Denotes nonvirtual, on-location events)
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 05.24.2020
Please scroll down for the story time section!
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Boldface Conference 2020: Strikethrough Workshop, May 25-28
EXHIBITIONS ONLINE
Gabriel García Márquez: The Making of a Global Writer, Austin, February 1 – August 30
SUNDAY, MAY 24:
Union Avenue Books, Jeannette Brown reading and discussing The Illusion of Leaving, 2:30PM ZOOM
Writing Workshops Dallas, seminar: “The Best Book Launch Ever” with Shayla Raquel, 6PM ZOOM
MONDAY, MAY 25:
Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, Stay At Home open mic, 8PM ZOOM
The Blah Poetry Spot, virtual open mic, 8:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
TUESDAY, MAY 26:
WITS, Workshop: “Words on the Night Breeze – Secrets on the Radio” (grades 9-12) with Josie Mitchell, 5PM ZOOM
LOGOS Collective, Digital LOGOS featuring KB and Faylita Hicks, 6PM ZOOM
Brazos Bookstore, Adalyn Grace discussing All the Stars and Teeth, 7PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
BookPeople, Conor Dougherty discussing Golden Gates (in conversation with Megan Kimble of Texas Observer), 7PM ZOOM
Austin Poetry Slam, virtual open mic, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
The Dock Bookshop, virtual poetry open mic, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE, ZOOM
Puroslam, virtual poetry slam, 10PM ZOOM
Dallas
*Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors LIVE! presents Chris Whipple discussing and signing The Spymasters: How the CIA's Directors Shape History and the Future, 7PM CANCELED
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27:
Book Festival Network, 2nd Virtual Book Festival: Adult Fiction & Nonfiction, 1PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Interabang Books & the World Affairs Council – DFW, webinar: David Ignatius discussing The Paladin: A Spy Novel with David Sanger of the New York Times, 4PM ZOOM
WITS, workshop: “Hooks for Phonics – The Minimalist Art of Pop Choruses” (grades 6-8) with Kell Jettson Bernardo, 5:30PM ZOOM
Writers’ League of Texas, workshop: "First Impressions Are Everything: Composing a Standout Query Letter" with Becka Oliver, 6:30PM ZOOM [sold out]
Gemini Ink & Writing Workshops Dallas, The Big Texas Read discussing Tell Me How This Ends Well by David Samuel Levinson, 7PM ZOOM
BookPeople, Marissa Mullen discussing That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life, 7PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, Laird Barron discussing Worse Angels, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Sun Poet's Society, Open-Mic Poetry Readings, 7PM VIA FACEBOOK LIVE
Write About Now, online poetry open mic, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE
THURSDAY, MAY 28:
The Twig Book Shop, Oh, the Places You'll Go! with Miss Anastasia, celebrating the graduating classes of 2020, 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE
World Affairs Council – DFW, webinar: Dennis Ross, American Diplomat and author of Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel’s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny, 11AM ZOOM
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Katherine Sharp Landdeck discussing The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II (in conversation with Alicia Morgan of the Frontiers of Flight Museum), 4PM
Bookworks Albuquerque, virtual: Jose Ralat discussing American Tacos (with Russell Contreras), 6PM (MDT)
World Affairs Council – Greater Houston, Condoleezza Rice and Philip Zelikow discussing To Build a Better World, 6:30PM
Pulpwood Academy, Reavis Z. Wortham discussing Hawke's Fury, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Blue Willow Book Shop, Elizabeth Wetmore discussing Valentine with Valerie Koehler, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Brazos Bookstore, poet Sasha Banks discussing America, Mine, 7PM ZOOM
The Dock Bookshop, Dock Onshore Radio with author Rashonda Tate Billingsley, 7PM
BookPeople, Jimmy Wong and Ashley Adams discussing Feast of Fiction Kitchen, 7PM ZOOM
Laredo BorderSlam, virtual poetry open mic, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
FRIDAY, MAY 29:
Murder By the Book, Michael Connelly discussing Fair Warning and Greg Hurwitz discussing Into the Fire, 12:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Brazos Bookstore, Tracy Anne Hart discussing Seeing Stevie Ray, 7PM ZOOM
Malvern Books, I Scream Social reading series featuring nicole v basta, Cindy Huyser, and Neysa King, 7PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, Liv Constantine discussing The Wife Stalker and Ivy Pochoda discussing These Women, 7:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Dallas
*Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam Poetry Pullup & Park, 7PM
SATURDAY, MAY 30:
Book Festival Network, 2nd Virtual Book Festival: Children's & YA Authors, 9AM FACEBOOK LIVE
ITS, Young Writers Workshop in partnership with Discovery Green (grades: 3-5) with James Hershberger, 10:30AM ZOOM
The Writing Barn, Ask an Agent Session with Alyssa Eisner Henkin of Trident Media Group, 11AM ZOOM
Interfaces, Artists On Series featuring Faylita Hicks, 12PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, Alexander McCall Smith discussing The Talented Mr. Varg, 12PM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Dock Bookshop, Dock Onshore Radio with author Edward A. Farmer, 1PM
Patrick Heath Public Library, workshop: “The Art of Writing: Poetic Forms” with D. Ellis Phelps, 1PM ZOOM
Interfaces, Artists On Series panel on sustainability, 2:30PM ZOOM
The Dock Bookshop, celebrate the Dock’s 12th anniversary with author Kimberla Lawson Roby, 3PM
SUNDAY, MAY 31:
Brazos Bookstore & Project Row Houses, jessica care moore discussing We Want Our Bodies Back, 1PM ZOOM
Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series Online: Robert RamÍrez, grandson of bilingual education pioneer Emilia Schunior RamÍrez, will discuss his grandmother’s book, Ranch Life in Hidalgo County After 1850, 2PM
Writespace, workshop: “How to Outline Your Novel” with D. L. Young, 3PM ZOOM
Writing Workshops Dallas, seminar: “Finding Online Writing Work Right Now” with Alex Temblador, 6PM ZOOM
Aprilific Book Club, Smallest Leaf: Q & A with Poet Lisa Toth Salinas, 6:30PM GOOGLE MEET
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
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
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
Dallas Public Library, children’s story time, T & Th, 10:30AM ZOOM
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
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.
