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 02.21.2021
Please scroll down for the story time section
SPECIAL EVENTS
Festiba, February 21-27, VIRTUAL
REELpoetry, February 24-28, VIRTUAL
Highland Park Literary Festival, February 25, VIRTUAL
Peoples Poetry Fest, February 25-27, VIRTUAL
Voices in Verse Writing Conference, February 27, VIRTUAL
EXHIBITIONS
*Abilene, The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature: A David Small World, February 11-May 22
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21:
Writing Workshops Dallas, Poetry Workshop: Writing Poems About the Pandemic with Justin Balog, 3PM ZOOM
San Antonio
*The Twig Book Shop, Midori Flores presents We are All Human, 12PM OUTDOORS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22:
Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, Stay at Home open mic, 8PM (MST) ZOOM (YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM)
Granbury
* Dora Lee Langdon Cultural and Education Center, Granbury Writers Block meeting: Guest speaker Kathryn McClatchy presents “Unleashing Hashtags”, 6PM (also on ZOOM)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23:
LBJ Library, Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke and Will Guzman, author of Civil Rights in the Texas Borderlands, will reflect on the life and legacy of physician Lawrence Nixon, a community and civil rights leader in El Paso, 6PM ONLINE
World Affairs Council – DFW, Ira Rosen presents Ticking Clock: Behind the Scenes at 60 Minutes, 6PM WEBINAR
BookPeople, Zibby Owens presents a Moms Don't Have Time To panel discussion with Jill Santopolo, Bonnie Tsui, and Christina Geist, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Ann Goldstein, translator to Elena Ferrante, in conversation with Europa Editions Editor-In-Chief Michael Reynolds, 7PM
Katy Budget Books, The Be. You Virtual Tour with Jessica Zweig and Dom Roberts, 7PM [ticketed]
Murder By the Book, Joanne Fluke presents Triple Chocolate Cheesecake Murder, 7PM FB & YT LIVE
National Black Book Festival, Black Authors Matter TV, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
UTEP, Mining Books: author and UTEP Professor of Creative Writing Daniel Chacón discusses his short story collection Kafka in a Skirt, 7PM (6 MST) ZOOM
SCBWI Austin, Webinar: Rising from the Wreckage: Revision Tips for Your Picture Book with Pat Zietlow Miller, 7PM
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, FEBRUARY 24:
Murder By the Book, February of Forge virtual, interactive murder-mystery game with detective-hosts Rachel Howzell Hall and Hank Phillippi Ryan, 5PM CROWDCAST
BookPeople, Jen Calonita presents The Retake, 6PM ZOOM
Austin Book Arts Center, Bookbinding One with Kevin Auer, 6PM ZOOM
Writers’ League of Texas, workshop: "Flash Fiction: The Art of the Very Short Story" with Katharine Duckett, 6:30PM ONLINE
Blue Willow Books, Alexis Landau presents Those Who Are Saved, 7PM ZOOM
Brazos Bookstore, Brazos Book Club with Daniel Saldaña Paris, author of Ramifications, 7PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, Steve Berry presents The Kaiser’s Web, 7PM FB & YT LIVE
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Lily King presents Writers & Lovers and Chang-rae Lee presents My Year Abroad (in conversation with Lois Kim of the Texas Book Festival), 7PM ONLINE
JCC Dallas, Book Fest In Your Living Room: Bill Gates presents How To Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and The Breakthroughs We Need (with Kristen Welker of NBC News), 7PM ZOOM
Fresh Fiction, Video Book Club with Author Erin Bartels, 7PM ONLINE
Sun Poet's Society, Open-Mic Poetry Readings, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Trinity University Press, Corky Parker, author of La Finca: Love, Loss, and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island, in conversation with Charlotte Kilcher, 7:30PM ZOOM
Write About Now, online poetry open mic, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25:
Ransom Center, Collection Connections: Stories Re-imagined with Author Edward Carey, 4:30PM ONLINE
World Affairs Council – Greater Houston, Ioan Grillo presents Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels, 5PM ONLINE
The Writing Barn, workshop: Embracing Our Many Voices: Desi Writers in Community with Executive Editor Zareen Jaffery, Literary Agent Tanusri Prasanna, and Author Rajani LaRocca (moderated by Jyoti Gopal), 6PM ONLINE
Inprint, Comité Permanente: “The Sick Body” with Chilean writer Lina Meruane, Venezuelan poet Jacqueline Goldberg, and Cuban writer Jago Molinete, 6PM FACEBOOK LIVE
World Affairs Council – DFW, 2021 Baylor Global Business Forum: Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Krugman presents Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future, 6PM WEBINAR
Fort Worth Library, #FortWorthReads Author Series: Michael Hurd presents Thursday Night Lights, 6PM ONLINE
SMU, Jonathan E. Hillman presents The Emperor’s New Road, 6:30PM ZOOM
BookPeople, Ransom Riggs presents The Desolations of Devil’s Acre (in conversations with Leigh Bardugo), 7PM ZOOM [ticketed]
Blue Willow Books, Emily English Medley presents From the Moon I Watched Her, 7PM ZOOM
Brazos Bookstore, Mark Wunderlich presents God of Nothingness (in conversation with Erin Belieu and Cate Marvin), 7PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, Russ Thomas, author of Nighthawking, in conversation with Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of Hid from Our Eyes, 7PM YT & FB LIVE
The Dock Bookshop, The Marriage Pass with author by Briana Cole, 7PM FB & DOCKTV LIVE
The Bookworm Box, Ellie Wade Live Author Takeover!, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Write Art Out, Words & Sh*t featuring Rudy Francisco, 7:30PM ONLINE
Fawkes Press, Open Mike with special guest Pamela Skjolsvik, author of Forever 51. 8PM ONLINE
Katy Budget Books, Work-Life Balance: A Virtual Parenting Panel with authors Shari Medini, Karissa Tunis, Joann S. Lublin, and André and Jeff Shinabarger, 8PM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26:
TWU, workshop: Writing a Book Proposal and Negotiating a Book Contract, 1PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, Charlaine Harris, author of The Russian Cage, in conversation with Toni Kelner, 6:30PM YT & FB LIVE
Gulf Coast Journal, Reading Series featuring Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Addie Eliades, Erin McCoy, and Brendan Stephens, 7PM FB, YT & INSTA LIVE
Murder By the Book, Joe Ide presents Smoke, 8PM YT & FB LIVE
Dallas
*Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam, 8PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27:
Austin Book Arts Center, bookbinding for teachers workshop, 9AM ZOOM [you don’t have to be a teacher to attend but teachers earn CLE]
Fort Worth Library, #FortWorthReads Author Series: Joe Nick Patoski, Mike Buck, and Jackie Newhouse will discuss The Ballad of Robert Ealey and His Five Careless Lovers - An Oral History, followed by Q&A, 10:30AM ONLINE
The Dock Bookshop, Black History Month celebration: African American Read-in and Author Showcase, 12PM ZOOM & FB LIVE
Writers on the Storm (ACFS Woodlands Chapter), February meeting: Robin Lee Hatcher presents “Staying Organized During the Chaos of Writing a Novel,” 12PM ZOOM
Tumblewords Project, workshop: The Road to Sellable Writing, 1PM (MST) ZOOM
Fort Bend County Libraries, Author Spotlight: Voices of Diversity featuring Crystal Allen, 2PM ONLINE
Irving Library, NEA Big Read grand finale keynote address by Alberto Rios, Arizona's first poet laureate and author of A Small Story About the Sky, 7PM FB & YT LIVE
San Antonio
*The Twig Book Shop, Julie Little presents Light on the Pond Scum: a Memoir, 11AM OUTDOORS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28:
Writespace, workshop: “Be The Change: Crafting Your Social Justice Essay” with Catherine Vance, 2PM ZOOM
Sisters in Crime – Houston, monthly meeting: writer and editor Tex Thompson will discuss Character Arcs and Architecture, 2PM ZOOM [email for link]
Harris County Library, Centennial Jubilee with the Apollo Chamber Players, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
ONLINE STORY TIME
Texian Books, tiny Texians story time, F, 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
Houston Public Library, virtual story time, daily, times vary
Lark & Owl Booksellers, Super Silly Story Time, M, W & F, 9:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Leaves Books & Tea, read-aloud story time, T-Th, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Doseum, virtual story time, days & times vary
Dallas Public Library, children’s story time, T & Th, 10:30AM ZOOM
North Richland Hills Library, virtual story time, T, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Old Town Books, children’s story time, T & F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Laredo Public Libraries, story time live, days & times vary, YOUTUBE
Irving Public Library, online story time, days & times vary, YOUTUBE
The Twig Book Shop, Miss Anastasia online story time, F, 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Brazos Bookstore, virtual story time, Sat, 11AM 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.
