The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State<\/p>\n

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Bookish Texas \u2022 Events Around the State<\/span><\/h1>\n

The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

Don’t see your book or literary event here? Email<\/span> Events@lonestarliterary.com<\/span><\/a><\/u> <\/u><\/span>with your complete info two weeks in advance of the issue in which your event is scheduled, and we’ll include it.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bookish goings-on in Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

by <\/span>Texas Book Lover<\/span><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

FOR THE WEEK OF 03.31.2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SPECIAL EVENTS:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

17th Annual Austin Edible Book Festival<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Beall Poetry Festival<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Waco, April 3-5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin International Poetry Festival<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Austin, April 4-7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

North Texas Book Festival<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Denton, April 6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

7th San Antonio Book Festival<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

NETWO Spring Conference<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Mt. Pleasant, April 6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Poetry Slam Grand Slam Finals<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Space City Grand Slam<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Houston, April 7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ONGOING EXHIBITS:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

30 Poems for the Tricentennial: A Poetic Legacy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, December 3-April 25<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Women of Flatbed: A Retrospective<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Austin, January 17-April 28<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites Features Seven Beloved Children\u2019s Books<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Midland, February 2-April 18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Our People: The Life and Works of Author Angela Shelf Medearis<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Austin, February 2-June 22<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Worlds of W O N D E R: David Ezra Stein<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Abilene, February 14-May 18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Words\/Matter: Latin American Art and Language at the Blanton<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Austin, February 17-May 26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Word Embodied: Scripture as Creative Inspiration in Twentieth-Century Book Arts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Dallas, March 1-June 15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Writers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>: a traveling exhibit by Humanities Texas, San Antonio, April 3-30<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SUNDAY, MARCH 31:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>THE STORY PIRATES presenting Digging Up Danger<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Book Launch: Death, Unchartered<\/em> by Dorothy Van Soest<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>And We All Breathe the Same Air<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> – Poetry Book Launch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dallas-native Janet Shawgo will sell and sign Wait For Me<\/em>, and Dallas-native Tom Williams will sell and sign Glory on the Hilltop: The Story of 1947 SMU Football<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galveston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galveston Arts Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Jay Wehnert discussing and signing Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Jenny Chang, Nick Flynn, Jonathan Moody &amp; Ryan Paradiso reading from photography and poetry journal NECK V2.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Richardson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “<\/span><\/span><\/span>Writing Opinion Essays<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>” with Jonathan Malesic, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gallery E.V.A, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Book Launch: Michael + Josephine<\/em>, a novel in verse<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> by Jo Reyes-Boitel, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>John Knox signing Prescriptions to Cure American Healthcare<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

MONDAY, APRIL 1:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>JENNIFER DUBOIS speaking &amp; signing The Spectators<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>the release of the second volume of Marfa-based NECK, featuring readings from Travis Klunick, Caroline Kanner, Corey Miller, and Katherine Noble<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live presents Texas Bound II: ROSAURA CRUZ reads \u201cGo Boom\u201d by Elizabeth Hamilton; LYDIA MACKAY reads “Survivor Honeymoon” by Amanda Eyre Ward; and BRAD LELAND reads \u201cIn the Bar\u201d by Robert Garner McBrearty and \u201cThe Dead Languages\u201d by William Humphrey<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Kurt Eichenwald discussing and signing A MIND UNRAVELED<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>C.J. Box will sign and discuss the newest Joe Pickett novel, Wolf Pack<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tracy Gee Community Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>SCBWI: “Writing on Spec for the Young Adult Romance Market” with Christina Mandelski<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Workshop: “How to be Genuinely Funny in Your Writing” with Adam Holt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

New Braunfels<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Book Haus, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Beatbox Poet Myles Bullen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Southlake<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

White\u2019s Chapel United Methodist Church, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Elisabeth Hasselbeck discussing and signing Point of View: A Fresh Look at Work, Faith, and Freedom<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TUESDAY, APRIL 2:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Gregg Shapiro reading and signing More Poems About Buildings and Food<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spiderhouse Ballroom, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Austin Poetry Slam Semi-Finals 2019 hosted by Glori B.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Wesley Prep, Bonton Farms, and Cafe Momentum present OUR COMMON TABLE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Tate Lecture Series: Amy Cuddy, author of the best-selling book Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Joe Milazzo interviews Jos\u00e9 Garay Boszeta, translator of the first English translation of Symbolics <\/em>by Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Eguren<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fort Worth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Poetry and Open Mic<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Frisco<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Viral Parenting: A Guide to Setting Boundaries, Building Trust, and Raising Responsible Kids in an Online World<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a> book signing with Mindy McKnight, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Rachel Harris reading and signing EYES ON ME<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

HCC Eastside Campus, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Veterans’ Voices in Houston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>: reading and discussion series, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Joe Lansdale will sign and discuss The Elephant of Surprise<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mix, PuroSlam: <\/span><\/span><\/span>Anything Goes Slam<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 9:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Marcos<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas State – Flowers Room, <\/span><\/span><\/span>book signing with Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Webster<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> book signing with James Donovan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>JOE R. LANSDALE speaking &amp; signing The Elephant of Surprise<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Preston\/Royal, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Kyle Bryant discussing and signing Shifting Into High Gear: One Man’s Grave Diagnosis and the Epic Bike Ride That Taught Him What Matters<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC Dallas, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Tycher Library Spring Read: Mark Sarvas reading and signing Memento Park<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Denton<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UNT on the Square, <\/span><\/span><\/span>2019 UNT Rilke Prize winner reception: wine, cheese, and Q&A with poet David Keplinger<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

El Paso<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UTEP, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Veterans’ Voices in El Paso<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>: reading and discussion series, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Avant Garden, Write About Now: <\/span><\/span><\/span>Poetry Slam featuring Shay Alexi<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> , 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>James Donovan discussing and signing SHOOT FOR THE MOON<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Menil Collection, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Robin Coste Lewis for a reading from her National Book Award-winning poetry collection, Voyage of the Sable Venus<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>,7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Culture Commons Gallery, <\/span><\/span><\/span>30 Poems for the Tricentennial: Two Readings in Collaboration with the City of San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Radius Center, Rus Bradburd<\/span><\/span> <\/span>reads from his <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>latest memoir, All the Dreams We\u2019ve Dreamed: A Story of Hoops and Handguns on Chicago\u2019s West Side<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Krystal White, Ph.D. discussing and signing The Letter Code: Deciphering Why You Love the Way You Love<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THURSDAY, APRIL 4:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>MATTHEW GRAY GUBLER presenting Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> 7PM [voucher required for photo op]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bullock Museum, <\/span><\/span><\/span>High Noon Talks: Jessica Lee, the Executive Director of the Shumla Archeological Research and Education Center, discussing the oldest “books” in North America, the Lower Pecos Canyonlands murals painted more than 4,000 years ago<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ransom Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Flair symposium’s keynote, New York Times <\/em>bestselling writer Joyce Maynard will reflect on her correspondence, at age 18, with J.D. Salinger<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UT – Benson Latin American Collection, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cantos y Cuentos: An Evening with Tish Hinojosa & Lourdes P\u00e9rez<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UT, Joynes Reading Room Literary Speaker Series featuring novelist Kendra Fortmeyer<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Central Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>“A Conversation About Speaking Up” with Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Shout<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Beowulf Sheehan presents AUTHOR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Denton<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UNT, <\/span><\/span><\/span>a reading and book signing with the 2019 UNT Rilke Prize winner, poet David Keplinger<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ally Condie will discuss and sign THE LAST VOYAGE OF POE BLYTHE, her new book for young adults<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dennis Webb discussing and signing ANNALS OF THE DEEP SKY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rice U, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Leer y escribir: de d\u00f3nde sale una escritora<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> with Selva Almada, Argentine Writer (The Latin American Writer-in-Residency Series), 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rice U, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cherry Reading Series Presents: poets Jennifer Chang and Michael Collier<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> for a reading and book signing, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lubbock<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Tech, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Creative Writing Program Reading Series featuring John Poch and his fifth poetry collection, Texases<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gemini Ink, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Workshop: \u201cThat\u2019s How I Remember It\u201d: Telling Your Story in Nonfiction with Russ Bradford<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

McNay Art Museum, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Patrice Banks, owner of Girls Auto Clinic, and an engineer, mechanic, entrepreneur, and storyteller discussing and signing Girls Auto Clinic: Glove Box Guide<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FRIDAY, APRIL 5:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alpine<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Front Street Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>David J. Schmidly, Ph. D., presents Vernon Bailey: Writings of a Field Naturalist on the Frontier<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM &amp; 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ACC Riverside, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Writers’ League of Texas <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>workshop: “On the Craft of Writing” with David Treuer<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Central Presbyterian Church, <\/span><\/span><\/span>BookPeople presents LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON speaking and signing SHOUT (in conversation with Wendy Davis)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

College Station<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas A&M, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Veterans’ Voices in College Station<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>: reading and discussion series, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Poetry Slam at the Deep Ellum Arts Festival<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Harlan Coben reading and signing RUN AWAY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ruth Reichl will discuss her new memoir, SAVE ME THE PLUMS (in conversation with Alison Cook, restaurant critic for the Houston Chronicle<\/em>)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Josh Frank discussing and signing GIRAFFES ON HORSEBACK SALAD<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Green, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Youth Performance Poetry Sessions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jones Hall, <\/span><\/span><\/span>An evening with Margaret Atwood<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kyle<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>KAP Reading Series featuring Cheston Knapp, managing editor of Tin House<\/em> and author of Up Up, Down Down: Essays<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Empire & Majestic Theatres, Storytelling: <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Moth Mainstage at the San Antonio Book <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>Festival, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Parish, \u00c9chale Books 2nd Anniversary Sale y Pachanga<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Kari Anne Holt &amp; Sean Petrie writing personalized on-the-spot poems for  Typewriter Rodeo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SATURDAY, APRIL 6:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>ED CROWELL speaking &amp; signing Barton Creek<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>BROOKE AXTELL speaking &amp; signing Beautiful Justice<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books – N. Lamar, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Austin-native filmmaker and comic book writer Macon Blair will sign his latest graphic novel, Long Road to Liquor City<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Writers\u2019 League of Texas presents \u201cThe Business of Poetry: Journals, Contests, Collections, and More,\u201d a reading and discussion with Cristin O\u2019Keefe Aptowicz, Sunny Leal, Lisa Olstein, and Sam Trevi\u00f1o<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Edward’s U, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Not Just One of the Gang: Writing Ensemble Casts” with Tracy Wolff<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Poetry Slam at the Deep Ellum Arts Festival<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, Wordspace presents Dallas Lit Hop: <\/span><\/span><\/span>Owen Egerton’s One Page Salon featuring Heather Harper Ellett, Weina Dai Randel, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, and Manuel Luis Martinez<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Writer’s Garret, Workshop: “<\/span><\/span><\/span>Writing the Wicked: Crafting Villains and Antiheroes in Speculative Fiction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>” with Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

El Paso<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Fountains at Farah, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Matt Mendez discussing and signing Barely Missing Everything<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

El Paso Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: “<\/span><\/span><\/span>The Second Lives of Fools<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>” with Rachel Cachete, 12:45PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galveston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galveston Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Barbara Ortwein signing In the Heart of Texas But Not Yet at Home<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books – Clear Lake, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, while supplies last<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Inprint House, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Escritores en la casa: Argentinian writer Selva Almada<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Katherine Tyra Branch Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Houston Writers Guild Library Workshop<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>C.S. Harris will sign and discuss the new Sebastian St. Cyr book, Who Slays the Wicked<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Harlan Coben in conversation with Meg Gardiner about his new novel, Run Away<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Workshop: “The Power of Writing from the Senses” with Andreana Binder<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 9:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Workshop: “How to Write Your Family\u2019s Stories” with Joyce Boatwright<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Midland<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Haley Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Patrick Dearen signing Apache Lament<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

New Braunfels<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Book Haus, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Author Visit with Jeffery Tracey Sr.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Port Neches<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fleur Fine Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bill Thomas signing The Three Souls<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Latina Poets | Book Celebration<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Parish, \u00c9chale Books 2nd Anniversary Sale y Pachanga<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Melissa Aguirre signing From Deserts to Gardens<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SUNDAY, APRIL 7:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>DOUGLAS BRINKLEY speaking &amp; signing American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Lion &amp; The Pirate Unplugged: Austin International Poetry Festival City Read<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Austin Writers Roulette presents “Apology Allergies,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>” 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Preston\/Royal, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mark Stuertz signs Secret Dallas<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live BooksmART event: Dreamers<\/em> with Yuyi Morales<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Poetry Slam at the Deep Ellum Arts Festival<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Local Author Sundays: Meet local indie authors and pick up their latest release<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, while supplies last<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Richardson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “<\/span><\/span><\/span>Writing Wickedly Good Villains<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>” with Shayla Raquel, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Landa Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cynthia Freeman Gibbs will discuss her psychological drama, Reasonable Insanity<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span><\/span>33rd PechaKucha featuring Texas Poet Laureate Carmen Tafolla<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trinity U, <\/span><\/span><\/span>GET LIT with Susan Page<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, author of The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty<\/em>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Billy Copeland signing Growing Up Lucky<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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