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Humanities Texas presents Texas Storytime: A Family Reading Program,<\/span> Midland, February 8-March 15<\/li>\n
SXSW Conference & Festival,<\/span> Austin, March 9-18<\/li>\n
Barrio Writers Spring Break 2018, <\/span>Austin, March 12-13<\/li>\n
2018 Women of the World Poetry Slam, <\/span>Dallas, March 14-17<\/li>\n
Permian Basin Comic Con,<\/span> Midland, March 16<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n
- OK, I’ll Do It Myself: Narratives of Intrepid Women in the American Wilderness, Selections from the Caroline F. Schimmel Collection,<\/span> Dallas, January 18-March 28<\/span><\/li>\n
- Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards (NCCIL exhibition)<\/span>, Abilene, February 8-May 19<\/li>\n
- HOMETOWN TEXAS photography exhibition,<\/span> Dallas, February 17-May 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Sunday, March 11<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  BookWoman, Sarah Webb launches her new book of poetry, Red Riding Hood’s Sister, 4PM<\/li>\n
  Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Like Night and Day”, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  B&N – Lincoln Park, Rise and Grind: How to Out-Perform, Out-Work, and Out-Hustle the Competition book signing with Daymond John, 3PM<\/li>\n
  The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “Writing Characters People Get Attached To” with Amber Royer, 4PM<\/li>\n
  Half Price Books Mothership, local author Jay Gibson will sell and sign his book Men = Responsibility: What It All Means and Why Men, Young and Old, Should Always Embrace Being Responsible, and local author Leonard Critcher will sell and sign his book Welcome to the Metroplex!, a complete guide to DFW, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  El Paso<\/p>\n
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  Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, Kermit “Kim” Schweidel discussing and signing Folly Cove: A Smuggler’s True Tale of the Pot Rebellion, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
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  Brazos Bookstore, Madame Nielsen reading and signing THE ENDLESS SUMMER, 5PM<\/li>\n
  EQ Heights Coffee & Social House, Spider Road Press presents “A Celebration of Women’s Words” in honor of Women’s History Month, 3PM<\/li>\n
  Lawndale Art Center, a conversation with “Intersections and Interactions on Language” artist Daniela Antelo and writer Georgeanne Boardman, 1PM<\/li>\n
  Murder By the Book, Rachel Caine and Ann Aguire will sign and discuss Honor Among Thieves, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Monday, March 12<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  Austin Central Library, Austin singer-songwriter Michael Fracasso sings and prepares recipes from his cookbook, Artist in the Kitchen: A Brief Autobiography in Food, 7PM<\/li>\n
  BookPeople, CLEO WADE speaking & signing Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life (in conversation with Elaine Welteroth), 7PM [ticketed signing line]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Interabang Books, Tom Clavin discussing and signing DODGE CITY, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
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  Brazos Bookstore, Special story time: guest Houston author Cherie Foster Colburn (OUR SHADOW GARDEN; BLOOMIN\u2019 TALES), reads tales and legends of our beautiful and hardy wildflowers, 10:30AM<\/li>\n
  Brazos Bookstore, Lamont \u201cU-God\u201d Hawkins discussing and signing RAW: MY JOURNEY INTO THE WU-TANG, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Katy Budget Books, Lunch and book signing of The Third Victim with Phillip Margolin, 12PM<\/li>\n
  Murder By the Book, Phillip Margolin will sign and discuss The Third Victim, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Tuesday, March 13<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  Cherrywood Coffeehouse, METAPHORICALLY CHALLENGED8 with The Poetic Butcher, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Chez Zee American Bistro, Chez Zee Author Series with Matthew Dowd, author of A New Way, 6PM<\/li>\n
  Home Slice Pizza, Austin Bat Cave’s Story Department presents “This American Life,” 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, journalist Anna Badkhen discussing and signing Fisherman\u2019s Blues, 6:30PM<\/li>\n
  Hall of State at Fair Park, Dallas Historical Society Brown Bag Lecture presents John Schmutz, author of The Bloody Fifth, 12PM<\/li>\n
  Interabang Books, Penelope Bagieu reading and signing BRAZEN: REBEL LADIES WHO ROCKED THE WORLD (kids event), 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Frisco<\/p>\n
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  B&N – Stonebriar, Five Kingdoms #5: Time Jumpers book signing with Brandon Mull, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
  \n
  Brazos Bookstore, special guest author Kelly Barnhill (Newbery Award-winning THE GIRL WHO DRANK THE MOON) leads a fantasy writing talk, 3PM<\/li>\n
  Brazos Bookstore, Kelly Barnhill reading and signing DREADFUL YOUNG LADIES, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Murder By the Book, Lars Kepler will sign and discuss The Sandman, 6:30PM<\/li>\n
  Warehouse Live, The Moth Story Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Irving<\/p>\n
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  Irving Public Library – Valley Ranch, storyteller Rochelle Rabouin presents Sunshine Butterfly and Moonlyte Moth, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Angelo<\/p>\n
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  San Angelo Writers’ Club, Dana Glossbrenner presentation on “Self-Promotion and Other Monsters,” 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Antonio<\/p>\n
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  The Library at Hotel Emma, When Words Sing: An Evening of Poetry with Barbara Ras, 6:30PM<\/li>\n
  The Mix, Puroslam with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM<\/li>\n
  San Antonio Central Library, Educator Coleen Grissom, author of A Novel Approach to Life and The World According to Coleen, will be speaking as part of Women’s History Month programming, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Wednesday, March 14<\/h1>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  B&N – Lincoln Park, Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us book signing with Roma Downey, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Interabang Books, Kelly Barnhill reading and signing DREADFUL YOUNG LADIES, 7PM<\/li>\n
  University Park United Methodist Church, C.C. Young Auxiliary Spring Fundraiser: Rosemary Rumbley presents \u201cNew Books With One Word Titles About Women: Rosemary, Louisa, Witches and Isadora\u201d, 8AM<\/li>\n
  The Wild Detectives, Anna Badkhen will join local all-star Ben Fountain in conversation to discuss her new book, Fisherman\u2019s Blues, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Denton<\/p>\n
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  J&J’s Pizza on the Square, Spiderweb Salon presents The Electronic Experiment III: poetry, storytelling, and music, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
  \n
  Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n
  Brazos Bookstore, story time celebrates our Houston Space Center with guest author and former NASA flight controller Marianne Dyson (SPACE STATION SCIENCE; HOME ON THE MOON; and the forthcoming TO THE MOON AND BACK: MY APOLLO ADVENTURE, a pop-up book written with astronaut Buzz Aldrin), 10:30AM<\/li>\n
  Brazos Bookstore, Tayari Jones reading and signing Oprah’s newest pick, AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Four Leaf Towers, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Benedicte Valentiner discussing and signing Bedtime and Other Stories from the President’s Guest House, 6:30PM<\/li>\n
  Murder By the Book, Jack Carr will sign and discuss The Terminal List, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Irving<\/p>\n
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  Irving Public Library – Valley Ranch, Spring is in the Air with storyteller Margaret Clauder, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Thursday, March 15<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
  \n
  BookPeople, WRITERS’ LEAGUE OF TEXAS panel discussion: “Eating Your Words: The Art of Food Writing” with Veronica Meewes, Mary Helen Specht, Megan Myers, and Eric Silverstein, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Interabang Books, Steve Coll discussing and signing DIRECTORATE S, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
  \n
  Brazos Bookstore, WITS Story Slam, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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  River Oaks Bookstore, Sharon Stewart discussing and signing Volume: Cooking for Community, 5PM<\/li>\n
  St. Luke\u2019s Methodist Church, Adam Hamilton speaking about his book UNAFRAID: LIVING WITH COURAGE AND HOPE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Midland<\/p>\n
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  George W. Bush Childhood Home, Laura Bush Literacy Program reading event + free books!, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Sugar Land<\/p>\n
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  B&N – First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  The Woodlands<\/p>\n
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  B&N – Woodlands Mall, Box of Butterflies: Discovering the Unexpected Blessings All Around Us book signing with Roma Downey, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Friday, March 16<\/h1>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
  \n
  Interabang Books, Diane DeSanders reading and signing HAP AND HAZARD AND THE END OF THE WORLD, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
  \n
  B&N – River Oaks, George Arnold signing Ramblin’ Rogue, 4PM<\/li>\n
  Brazos Bookstore, local pop-up book artist Bruce Foster will read us pop-up stories and demonstrate how he engineers his paper magic, 10:30AM<\/li>\n
  Brazos Bookstore, Scott Parazynski discussing and signing THE SKY BELOW, 7PM [signing pass required]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  New Braunfels<\/p>\n
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  The Purple Chair, Story time with Sandy Loker, author of Snipets from Heaven, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Antonio<\/p>\n
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  The Overtime Theater, Poetry: Artisinal Gibberish with Tobias the Adequate, 9PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Saturday, March 17<\/h1>\n
  Amarillo<\/p>\n
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  Chase Tower, Texas High Plains Writers meeting: “Adding Humor to Your Writing” with K.J. Waters and Kim Hunt Harris, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  Austin Public Library – Carver, Meet the Author: Zenobia Orimoloye, author of Bits of Pieces and Choices, a book of poetry and short stories, 1PM<\/li>\n
  Little Walnut Creek Library, Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring poet and professor Ken Hada, 1:30PM<\/li>\n
  St. Edward’s University, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Scrivener for Newbies: The Program Writers Rave About” with Katherine Catmull, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Big Spring<\/p>\n
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  Heritage Museum, Bryan Mealer discussing and signing The Kings of Big Spring, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
  \n
  Interabang Books, Jude Angelini reading and signing HUMMINGBIRD: ESSAYS, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Denton<\/p>\n
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  Recycled Books, an evening with Grady Hendrix, author of Paperbacks from Hell, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  El Paso<\/p>\n
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  El Paso Public Library – Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: “Irish Poets” with Kit Wren, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Fort Worth<\/p>\n
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  TCU Bookstore, Survival on Mystery Mesa book launch party with George Goldthwaite, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Galveston<\/p>\n
  \n
  Galveston Bookshop, Local author Saralyn Richard signing Murder in the One Percent, 1PM<\/li>\n
  Galveston Bookshop, Local naturalist Steve K. Alexander signing Exploring Galveston, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
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  B&N – River Oaks, George Arnold signing Ramblin’ Rouge, 10AM<\/li>\n
  Brazos Bookstore, Victoria Surliuga discussing and signing EZIO GRIBAUDO: MY PINOCCHIO, 6PM<\/li>\n
  Half Price Books – Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last<\/li>\n
  River Oaks Bookstore, Sherman P. MacDaniel discussing and signing Welcome Stranger: Alzheimer\u2019s Caregivers Guide, 3PM<\/li>\n
  Writespace, Workshop: “Using Tropes Effectively (and Fighting Cliches!)” with Cassandra Rose Clarke, 9:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Mason<\/p>\n
  \n
  M. Beven Eckert Memorial Library, Writers’ League of Texas presents “Texas Writes” workshop with Amy Gentry and Donna M. Johnson, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Port Neches<\/p>\n
  \n
  Fleur Fine Books, Mark J. Kubala, MD, discussing and signing The Execution of Jesus the Christ, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Antonio<\/p>\n
  \n
  B&N – Ingram, local author Jeremy Banas signing The Iconic Pearl Brewery, 3PM<\/li>\n
  Dead Tree Books, Dianne Smithwick-Braden signing Flames of Wilbarger County, 2PM<\/li>\n
  The Overtime Theater, Poetry: Artisinal Gibberish with Tobias the Adequate, 9PM<\/li>\n
  The Twig Book Shop, Lynn Maverick Denzer signing Old Villita and La Villita Continues, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Sunday, March 18<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  The Long Center, Bill Murray, Jan Vogler, and Friends present New Worlds, a joint program that showcases the core of American values in literature and music, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Elizabeth Kostova and her new novel, The Shadow Land, 2PM<\/li>\n
  Half Price Books Mothership, local author Therone Shellman will sell and sign his spiritual book Third Eye Awakening, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  El Paso<\/p>\n
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  El Paso International Museum of Arts, Sunday Salon: Robin Scofield reading from her most recent book, FLOW, as well as new work, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
  \n
  B&N – River Oaks, George Arnold signing Ramblin’ Rogue, 10AM<\/li>\n
  Brazos Bookstore, Public Poetry featuring Jane Chance, Carolyn Dahl, Gabrielle Langley, Stacy R. Nigliazzo, Aleenah Spencer, and Chris Wise, 5PM<\/li>\n
  Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School, Inprint Cool Brains! Spring Break Fest with\u00a0 JUAN FELIPE HERRERA, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Pflugerville<\/p>\n
  \n
  Pflugerville Public Library, Barrio Writers Teen Workshop with Leticia Urieta, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Southlake<\/p>\n
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  B&N – Town Square, Obsidio B&N Exclusive Edition book discussion and signing with Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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