• No special events this week

Ongoing Exhibits

• Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America (a Humanities Texas exhibition), Midland, October 1-December 31
• National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature exhibition: The Illustrations of Melissa Sweet, Abilene, November 9-January 27

Sunday, December 17

Austin

• 4th Tap Brewing Coop, Revel presents “Invoke the Light,” a musical and poetic celebration in the spirit of the season, 12:30PM
• BookWoman, Winter Solstice Celebration with poetry and music, 2PM
• Malvern Books, an afternoon with Coco Picard, Devin King, Anthony Madrid, Nadya Pittendrigh, and Julia Hendrickson celebrating the release of Coco’s graphic novel The Chronicles of Fortune, 2PM
• Malvern Books, a poetry reading and birthday cake to celebrate the late, great poet laureate of Hyde Park, Albert Huffstickler, 4PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

Houston

• Writespace, Workshop: “Memoir 101” with Dr. Holly Ordway, 2PM

Monday, December 18

Dallas

• Deep Vellum Books, Dark Moon Poetry & Arts Series, 7PM

Richardson

• Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas Holiday Party featuring games, prizes, refreshments, and the announcement of the 2017 WGT Flash Fiction contest winners, 7PM

Tuesday, December 19

Austin

• B&N – Arboretum, Story time: Cary Gray will read his children’s book, Luno! A Children’s Book Drawn by Foot, 10AM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Speak Piece, hosted by Jomar Valentin, 7PM

Dallas

• Moody Performance Hall, Oral Fixation presents “Close to Home,” 8PM

Houston

• Amegy Bank Tower, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Former Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams discussing and signing Realism and Democracy: American Foreign Policy after the Arab Spring, 7PM
• The Black Labrador, Houston Writers House meeting: “How to Submit Short Stories and Poetry to Magazines and Journals” with Elise Holland, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Mix, PuroSlam Grand Slam Champion Showdown, 10PM

Wednesday, December 20

Austin

• Malvern Books, Austin edition of the Why There Are Words reading series featuring Peg Alford Pursell, Butch Hancock, Ken Waldman, and Justin Booth, 7PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mothership, legendary former Dallas Cowboys player Lee Roy Jordan discussing and signing his memoir, Lee Roy Jordan: My Story of Faith, Family, and Football (proceeds from book sales benefit the Paul W. Bryant Museum and the Lee Roy Jordan Academic Scholarship to The University of Alabama), 7PM [numbered pass required]
• The Wild Detectives, REJECTED: STORIES UNSOLD December reading and holiday party, 7:30PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Eduardo Cavazos Garza reads from his poetry collection, Hijacked by Fire, 5PM
  

Thursday, December 21

Houston

• Under the Radar Brewery, Francois Pointeau hosts the inaugural Radar Talk Series featuring four bizarro-horror-dark-comedy writers: John Wayne Comunale, Kelby Losack, Andrew Hilbert, and Robert Dean, 6PM

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: book signing and reception with poet Rudy Garcia, author of Two Eagles, 1PM

Sugar Land

• B&N – First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM

Friday, December 22

The Woodlands

• The Woodlands Children’s Museum, Storybook Theatre: Margaret McManis will read and sign her new children’s book, Tally Ho Ho, 11AM

Saturday, December 23

Austin

• Austin Books & Comics, Christmas Party featuring the prize tent, sales and specials, and free cocoa and candy canes, 10AM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, Steve H. Alexander signing Exploring Galveston, 2PM

Houston

• Half Price Books – Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

Midland

• B&N, Suzie Jackson signing her children’s book, If You Were A Commandment, 11:30AM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Kena Sosa reads and signs her children’s book The Unhuggables, 11AM
  

Sunday, December 24

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

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