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2018 Emily Dickinson Birthday Gathering of Poets Dinner Reading, <\/span>Conroe, December 6<\/li>\n
Holiday Book Fest, <\/span>Fort Worth, December 8<\/li>\n
Laredo Book Festival,<\/span> December 8<\/li>\n
Humanities Texas Holiday Book Fair,<\/span> Austin, December 8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n
- Literary Frontiers: Historical Fiction & the Creative Imagination,<\/span> San Marcos, August 1-December 14<\/li>\n
- \u201cDawoud Bey: Forty Years in Harlem\u201d photography exhibition<\/span> (from the book Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply<\/span>), Austin, August 29-December 8<\/li>\n
- Finding Sophie Blackall Exhibition,<\/span> Abilene, October 11-February 1<\/li>\n
- 30 Poems for the Tricentennial: A Poetic Legacy,<\/span> San Antonio, December 3-April 25, 2019<\/li>\n
- Artful Books,<\/span> Alpine, December 7-17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Sunday, December 2<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Half Price Books Mother Ship, Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Edinburg<\/p>\n
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  Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: Chicano Writing featuring Daisy Lopez, author of Voices from the Past, Don\u2019t Kill my Curandera and Macaria the Mexican Puppet, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
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  Brazos Bookstore, Holiday Open House, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Mansfield<\/p>\n
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  Half Price Books, Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Richardson<\/p>\n
  \n
  The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: Surprising Beginnings, Startling Endings\u00a0 with Amy Bernhard, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Monday, December 3<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  BookPeople, STEPHEN & STERLING CARTER speaking & signing Double Your Success: Principles to Build a Multimillion-Dollar Business, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Hotel Crescent Court, World Affairs Council of DFW presents General Stanley McChrystal discussing and signing Leaders: Myths and Reality, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Antonio<\/p>\n
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  The Twig Book Shop, Rachael Sparks reading and signing Resistant, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Tuesday, December 4<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  BookPeople, Guest story time: Jennifer Coleman & Wade Dillon reading and signing Texas Nutcracker, 10:30AM<\/li>\n
  BookPeople, BONNIE MONTE speaking and signing The Sleeping Lady, CATHY ZANE speaking and signing Better Than This, & E.C. FREY speaking & signing Entangled Moon, 7PM<\/li>\n
  BookWoman, Reading & Signing: Resistant by Rachael Sparks, 7PM<\/li>\n
  The North Door, One Page Salon with Owen Egerton and Writers’ League of Texas, 7:30PM<\/li>\n
  Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam: Women of the Austin Slam Championship, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Half Price Books Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling author Anna Todd will discuss and sign her latest romance book, The Brightest Stars, 7PM<\/li>\n
  SMU, Tate Lecture Series: cancer physician and researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Fort Worth<\/p>\n
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  The Fort Worth Club, World Affairs Council of DFW presents General Stanley McChrystal discussing and signing Leaders: Myths and Reality, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Frisco<\/p>\n
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  B&N – Stonebriar, celebrate the release of Queen of Air and Darkness with Cassandra Clare, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
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  The Ballroom at Bayou Place, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents General Stanley McChrystal discussing and signing Leaders: Myths and Reality, 6:30PM<\/li>\n
  Blue Willow Bookshop, Michael Pullara will discuss and sign THE SPY WHO WAS LEFT BEHIND, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Caf\u00e9 Brasil, Glass Mountain volume 21 Launch Party, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Murder By the Book, Laura Bradford will sign and discuss Just Plain Murder and Lynn Cahoon will sign and discuss Slay in Character, 6:30PM<\/li>\n
  Stages Repertory Theatre, Tintero Projects Open Mic and Featured Reading featuring Amanda Ortiz, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Kerrville<\/p>\n
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  Riverside Nature Center Association, Lynne Weber and Jim Weber discussing and signing Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Antonio<\/p>\n
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  Lion\u2019s Field Adult Center, Andrew Sansom, Rusty Yates, and David K. Langford discussing and signing Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 7PM<\/li>\n
  The Mix, PuroSlam, 9:30PM<\/li>\n
  The Twig Book Shop, Liz Weiman discussing and signing 100+ iPhone\/iPad Tricks You Can Do Right Now: (iOS 12), 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Wednesday, December 5<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  B&N – Lakeline, Ann Marie Sabath discussing and signing Create Your Own Success, 6PM<\/li>\n
  BookPeople, HAROLD EGGERS JR. speaking & signing My Years with Townes Van Zandt: Music, Genius, and Rage (in conversation with Kathleen Hudson with special guest Hector Ward performing Townes Van Zandt songs), 7PM<\/li>\n
  Bullock Museum, High Noon Talks: Dr. Paul Carlson and Tom Crum for a talk on their book Myth, Memory and Massacre: The Pease River Capture of Cynthia Ann Parker, 12PM<\/li>\n
  LBJ Library, an evening with historian and author Michael Beschloss discussing his new book, Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times, 6PM [Friends event]<\/li>\n
  Malvern Books, celebrate the release of the Fall 2018 edition of Austin Community College\u2019s journal, The Rio Review, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Royal Oaks Country Club, Friends of the SMU LIbraries Annual Holiday Luncheon: Anne Hughes presents My Life with Tom Hughes: A Personal Story of the \u201cMusicals Man\u201d of Dallas, 11:30AM<\/li>\n
  SMU, Jeffrey A. Engel, Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali, and Peter Baker discussing and signing Impeachment: An American Story, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
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  Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam featuring Vocab, 7:30PM<\/li>\n
  River Oaks Bookstore, Warner Roberts discussing and signing Life Is an Adventure: What I Learned Walking (Modeling), Talking (Talk Show Host), and Managing (Marriage, Motherhood & Miracles), 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Antonio<\/p>\n
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  UTSA, Veterans, their family and friends, and other interested civilians are cordially invited to participate in the upcoming “Veterans\u2019 Voices” reading and discussion session, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Thursday, December 6<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  BookPeople, BRUCE CLAVEY speaking and signing The Inquisition of Stephen F. Austin & ROY CASAGRANDA speaking & signing The Blood Throne of Caria, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Malvern Books, the launch of Gabino Iglesias\u2019 new novel, Coyote Songs, 7PM<\/li>\n
  UT, Joynes Reading Room Literary Speaker Series: writer Paul Lisicky, author of The Narrow Door, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Bryan<\/p>\n
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  SEAD Gallery & Bookshop, Author Talk with Arnold LeUnes, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Aaron Family JCC, Tycher Library Community Read: Martin Fletcher discussing and signing Promised Land, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors LIVE! presents H.W. Brands and Heirs of the Founders, 6PM<\/li>\n
  Interabang Books, Holiday Open House, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
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  Murder By the Book, AR Baumann will sign and discuss Thicker Than Blood, 6:30PM<\/li>\n
  River Oaks Bookstore, Bryant Boutwell discussing and signing I\u2019m Dr. Red Duke, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Antonio<\/p>\n
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  Central Library, Meet the Author: David Martin Davies, 6:30PM<\/li>\n
  The Twig Book Shop, Bronson Dorsey discussing and signing Lost Texas: Photographs of Forgotten Buildings, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Sugar Land<\/p>\n
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  B&N, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Victoria<\/p>\n
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  UHV, American Book Review Reading Series presents author and artist Shelley Jackson, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Friday, December 7<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  BookPeople, FELICIA GRAHAM speaking & signing Rollergirls: The Story of Flat Track Derby, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Malvern Books, the launch of the poetry collection Spokes of an Uneven Wheel by Colin Dodds, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Bryan<\/p>\n
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  The Village Cafe & Art 979 Gallery, William E. Moore signing The Texas Calaboose and Other Forgotten Jails, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  El Paso<\/p>\n
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  Literarity Book Shop, Jeff Sirkin & Mike Duncan: Poetry, Music, and Conversation, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
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  Body, Mind & Spirit, An Evening of Spirit Communication with Mark Anthony (followed by a book signing), 7PM<\/li>\n
  Discovery Green, WITS Youth Performance Poetry Sessions, 6:30PM<\/li>\n
  MATCH: Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston, Inprint and UH host a memorial celebration of poet, teacher, and storyteller Tony Hoagland, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Antonio<\/p>\n
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  Dead Tree Books, John C. Payne signing Three and Out, 4PM<\/li>\n
  The Twig Book Shop, Joy Jones reading and signing The Last Madam: A Legend of the Texas Chicken Ranch, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Saturday, December 8<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  BookPeople, DIVYA SRINIVASAN speaking & signing Little Owl’s Snow, 2PM<\/li>\n
  Half Price Books – Southpark Meadows, Jamie Alexander will sell and sign Goodbye Old, Hello New: The Journey of Pain to Promise, 12PM<\/li>\n
  Malvern Books, 25 nationally recognized Texas poets read their work from the 2019 Texas Poetry Calendar, 4PM<\/li>\n
  Resistencia Bookstore, Cuentos y Resilience: An Afternoon with Christopher Carmona, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Charter Medical Center, book launch of GODS AND HEROES by Oladele Olusanya, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  El Paso<\/p>\n
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  Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: “Outside the Box Part 3” with Eternity Wauls, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Fort Worth<\/p>\n
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  Monkey & Dog Books, Local Author Signing: Marjorie Herrera Lewis presents When the Men Were Gone, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Galveston<\/p>\n
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  Galveston Bookshop, Jim LaBove signing Cotton\u2019s Seafood: A Cajun Autobiographical Cookbook, 12PM<\/li>\n
  Galveston Bookshop, Col. Kelley Crooks USAF (Ret.) signing Warships at Seawolf Park (Images of America Series), 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Houston<\/p>\n
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  Blue Willow Bookshop, Margaret Rotan will discuss and sign THE IMPERFECT SAND DOLLAR, 11AM<\/li>\n
  Blue Willow Bookshop, Saralyn Richard will discuss and sign MURDER IN THE ONE PERCENT, 1PM<\/li>\n
  Body, Mind & Spirit, An Evening of Spirit Communication with Mark Anthony (followed by a book signing), 7PM<\/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
  Inprint House, Escritores en la Casa: Octabio Quintanilla, 7PM<\/li>\n
  Murder By the Book, Christie Craig will sign and discuss Don’t Close Your Eyes and Gerry Bartlett will sign and discuss Texas Lightning, 1PM<\/li>\n
  Murder By the Book, Charles L. Harris will sign and discuss Saint Nick’s First Christmas, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Hurst<\/p>\n
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  B&N – NE Mall, Meet children’s authors Alan Elliott, Lashandra Hall, and Katrina Dodd, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Irving<\/p>\n
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  East Library, Posadas Holiday Celebration featuring author Xavier Garza, 2:30PM<\/li>\n
  West Library, 4th annual Harry Potter Yule Ball for Teens, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Nacogdoches<\/p>\n
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  The Bosslight, Jessi Lanier signing Our Brave Star, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Pflugerville<\/p>\n
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  Wild Magnolias, NeoSoul Poetry $200 Slam, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Port Neches<\/p>\n
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  Fleur Fine Books, Meet & Greet with Raymond McHenry, author of The Innkeeper’s Journal, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Antonio<\/p>\n
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  1906 Artspace, Creatures of Near Kingdoms – Malaysian Micro-Fiction and Linocuts, 7PM<\/li>\n
  B&N – La Cantera, Patricia McMillan signing Christmas by Design: Private Homes Decorated by Leading Designers, 2PM<\/li>\n
  Dead Tree Books, Meet the Author – Rohn Bayes, 2PM<\/li>\n
  Gemini Ink, Winter Market Open House, 12PM<\/li>\n
  The Twig Book Shop, Terence White, Sr. discussing and signing Why Marriage is Important to God, 11AM<\/li>\n
  The Twig Book Shop, Amelia Banis signing The Last Year, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Webster<\/p>\n
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  Avenida Brazil Steakhouse, Gulf Coast Poets annual luncheon featuring Nathan Brown, poet, author,singer\/songwriter, and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma, 11:30AM [members & guests only]<\/li>\n
  B&N – Baybrook, Meet children’s author Joy Sewing, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Sunday, December 9<\/h1>\n
  Austin<\/p>\n
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  Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “The End is the Beginning,” 4PM<\/li>\n
  LBJ Library, Russ Whitlock, former superintendent of the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, signing The Texas White House, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Dallas<\/p>\n
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  Half Price Books Mother Ship, Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last<\/li>\n
  Half Price Books Mother Ship, Melanie Sumrow will sign copies of her newest YA novel, The Prophet Calls, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  El Paso<\/p>\n
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  B&N – Fountains, Thomas Dominguez III signing A Fighter’s Will!, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Mansfield<\/p>\n
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  Half Price Books, Tank Gunner will sell and sign copies of his books, Prompts, Prompts Too, Cookie Johnson, and Palomino, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  Richardson<\/p>\n
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  The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “How to Write Flash Fiction” with Eden Elieff, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  San Antonio<\/p>\n
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  B&N – La Cantera, Luc Vors signing Where Sleeping Dogs Lie, 12PM<\/li>\n
  Dead Tree Books, Dead Tree Books, John C. Payne signing Three and Out, 12PM<\/li>\n
  The Twig Book Shop, Clara Harmonson discussing and signing Hair Chronicles, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
  South Padre Island<\/p>\n
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  Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: Lamar Jones discussing and signing The Adventures of Sir Jankster, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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