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 07.19.2020
Please scroll down for the story time section!
SPECIAL EVENTS
5th Annual Authors Marketing Event, July 25-26, ONLINE
EXHIBITIONS
Gabriel García Márquez: The Making of a Global Writer, Austin, February 1-August 30 ONLINE
*National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, ENCORE: A Look Back, June 11-September 19
SUNDAY, JULY 19:
The Writing Barn, workshop: “Nonfiction Picture Books 101” with Meeg Pincus, 2PM ONLINE
Writing Workshops Dallas, Seminar: “Capturing the YA Voice” with Alex Temblador, 6PM ZOOM
MONDAY, JULY 20:
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Virtual iRead Book Club for Adults: The Tattooist of Auschwitz, 1PM ZOOM
Brazos Bookstore, Liara Tamani and Brandy Colbert discussing All the Things We Never Knew and Voting Booth, respectively, 2PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Dallas Public Library, Libby Copeland discussing The Lost Family, 6:30PM ONLINE
Inprint, writing workshop: Personal Essay with Justin Jannise, 6:30PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, Joe Lansdale discussing More Better Deals, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, Stay At Home open mic, 8PM ZOOM (YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM)
The Blah Poetry Spot, virtual open mic, 8:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
TUESDAY, JULY 21:
Harris County Public Library, Draw LIVE with Picture Book Author and Illustrator Keith Graves, 11AM ONLINE
Blue Willow Bookshop, Camp Blue Willow: Author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli sharing Baloney and Friends + an activity, 3PM FACEBOOK LIVE
MPIBA, Bookseller Summer Camp Author Showcase: Visionary Voices: Speculate Fiction Author Conversation, including Kim Powers, author of Rules for Being Dead, 4PM ONLINE
BookPeople, Adrianna Cuevas and Chantel Acevedo discussing The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez and Muse Squad, respectively, 4PM ZOOM
The Storybook Garden, David Bowles discussing his 13th Street book series, 6PM ONLINE
Interabang Books, Joe Lansdale launches More Better Deals, 7PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, S. C. Perkins and Carolyn Haines discussing Lineage Most Lethal and The Devil’s Bones, respectively (in conversation with Miranda James), 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
BookPeople, Anonymous (Duchess Goldblatt) discussing Becoming Duchess Goldblatt (in conversation with Lyle Lovett), 7PM ZOOM [registration closed; FACEBOOK LIVE available]
Blue Willow Bookshop, Beat the Heat 2020: Book Recommendations from Publisher Reps, 7PM ZOOM
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: James McBride discussing Deacon King Kong, 7PM ONLINE [ticketed event]
Austin Bat Cave, Summer Seminar Festival: Serial Poetics with Ted Dodson, 7PM ONLINE
The Moth, Houston virtual story slam: “Do Overs,” 7:30PM 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
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22:
Deep Vellum Publishing, Texas Literary Spotlight: Christina Rodriguez of Deep Vellum Books, 1PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Austin Book Arts Center, workshop: DIY Publishing with Kyle Schlesinger, 6PM ZOOM
Inprint, writing workshop: Writing and Medicine with Erika Jo Brown, 6:30PM ZOOM
Writers’ League of Texas, "10 Prompts for 10 Stories: A Generative Writing Workshop" ONLINE with John Pipkin, 6:30PM
BookPeople, Alexandra Burt discussing Shadow Garden (in conversation with Amy Gentry), 7PM ZOOM
Lark & Owl Booksellers, Katherine Center discussing What You Wish For with Amanda Eyre Ward, 7PM CROWDCAST
Gemini Ink & Writing Workshops Dallas, The Big Texas Read: Texas Poet Laureate Emmy Perez’s With The River on Our Face, 7PM ZOOM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Elise Hooper and Allison Crotzer Kimmel will discuss their new books, Fast Girls and Unbeatable Betty, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Murder By the Book, Brad Thor discussing Near Dark (with special guest John McClain), 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Trinity University Press, Dear America Virtual Town Hall featuring contributors Sandra Steingraber, Francisco Cantu, and Diana Babineau, 7PM ZOOM
Sun Poet's Society, Open-Mic Poetry Readings, 7PM VIA FACEBOOK LIVE
Write About Now, online poetry open mic, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE
THURSDAY, JULY 23:
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, #TXBookChat: Texas Talking Book Program, 11AM ONLINE
Patrick Health Public Library, program with children’s author Chris Barton, 2PM ZOOM
Deep Vellum Publishing, Virtual Event: Printing, Bookmaking, and Protest, 4PM
BookPeople, Kalynn Bayron discussing Cinderella is Dead (moderated by Chaunesey Clemmons), 6PM ZOOM
Gemini Ink, Writing Toward More Socially Just Futures, A Poetry Workshop with Emmy Pérez, 6:30PM ZOOM
Pflugerville Library, Writing Class: Writing Your Story & Keeping a Journal with Tracey Lander-Garrett, 6:30PM YOUTUBE
Austin Bat Cave, Summer Seminar Festival: I’ll Build Me A World with Rion Amilcar Scott, 7PM ONLINE
Brazos Bookstore, YA Panel on Queer and LGBTQ+ Story Telling featuring Kate Pentecost, Florence Gonsalves, L.C. Rosen, and Jay Coles, 7PM ZOOM
Burrowing Owl Books, High Plains Poetry Project: Art and Poetry Event featuring Angelina Marie and Wes Reeves, 7PM ZOOM
Allen Public Library, Tracy Walder discussing The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World’s Most Notorious Terrorists, 7:30PM ONLINE
Laredo BorderSlam, virtual poetry open mic, 7:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE
FRIDAY, JULY 24:
Malvern Books, guitarist and prize-winning poet Harold Whit Williams reading from his new book and performing songs from his new solo album, both titled My Heavens, 7PM ZOOM [All royalties from the download or stream of My Heavens go to Color of Change]
Murder By the Book, MBTB Recommends: Summer Edition, 6PM ZOOM [bring your own wine]
Montrose Center, Alex Sanchez discussing his graphic novel You Brought Me the Ocean with Austin Ruiz, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Dallas
*Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam: Pull Up & Park Poetry, 7PM
SATURDAY, JULY 25:
Writers’ League of Texas, "Growing Your Manuscript" ONLINE with Jessica Wilbanks, 10AM
BookPeople, virtual story time with Karen Kilpatrick, Luis O. Ramos Jr, and Germán Blanco, creators of When Pencil Met the Markers, 10:30AM ZOOM
Dallas Area Writers Group, Summer workshop: “Crafting Children’s Literature” with Erin Lee Golden, 1PM
Tumblewords Project, workshop: “Understanding Trees” with Mónica Gómez, 1PM ZOOM
San Antonio Public Library, Slammin' the Stacks Poetry Workshop with Chibbi Orduña, 1PM ZOOM
Austin Book Arts Center, workshop: Book Closure with Lena Rogy, 2PM ZOOM
Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, The Writer As Witness: Nonfiction & Memoir Writing Workshop with Dr. Norma Elia Cantú, 2PM ZOOM
Granbury
*Arts & Letters Bookstore, Amanda Thrasher signing Mischief in the Mushroom Patch, 4PM
SUNDAY, JULY 26:
Writespace, workshop: “Writing History: Yours and Others'” with Jessica Handler, 12PM ZOOM
Writing Workshops Dallas, Seminar: Best Book Launch Ever with Shayla Raquel, 6PM ZOOM
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.
