The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State for the week of April 14, 2019.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

FOR THE WEEK OF 04.14.2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Special Events:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National Book Awards Festival<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Huntsville, April 15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bishop Dunne Literary Festival<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Dallas, April 15-17<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2nd Annual East Texas Spokenword Invitational<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 20, Tyler<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Oak Cliff Edition of Lit Hop 2019<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Dallas, April 20<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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, APRIL 14:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>RUSS WHITLOCK speaking &amp; signing The Texas White House<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>ROBERT A. CARO speaking &amp; signing Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Pierre Jarawan reading and signing The Storyteller<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Arts &amp; Letters Live featuring Susan Choi presenting Trust Exercise<\/em> and Nell Freudenberger presenting Lost and Wanted<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books <\/span><\/span><\/span>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

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

Dan’s Silverleaf, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Spiderweb Salon presents a Happy Hour Poetry Workshop<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

JCC Houston, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Brunch and Conversation with Ariel Burger, author of Lessons from Elie Wiesel\u2019s Classroom<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Valley Ranch Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>NEA Big Read Irving 2019: Chai Tea and Tai Chi<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/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

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bartee Haile signing Texas Entertainers: Lone Stars in Profile<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

MONDAY, APRIL 15:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>RHETT MILLER &amp; DAN SANTAT speaking &amp; signing No More Poems!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Central Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cookbook author and blogger Christina Lane launches a new book, Dinner Just for Two<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LBJ Presidential Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>An Evening With Robert A. Caro discussing his new book, Working<\/em>, with moderator Stephen Harrigan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UT, Joynes Reading Room Speaker Series featuring poet Jericho Brown<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Fort Worth Club, <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council DFW presents Douglas Brinkley discussing and signing American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nathaniel Rich discussing and signing LOSING EARTH<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Goethe Pop Up Houston, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Author Reading: Pierre Jarawan and The Storyteller<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rice U, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cagle Lecture Series presents \u201cProtective Mimicry: Reflection on the Novel Today\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> with Nicholas Royle , 4:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nashville recording artist &amp; bestselling author Robert Hunter will be performing an all acoustic set of his original music and signing his novel, Relapse: A Love Story<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: “<\/span><\/span><\/span>Character Development<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>” with Amanda Arista, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TUESDAY, APRIL 16:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>KATE DICAMILLO &amp; CHRIS VAN DUSEN speaking &amp; signing A Piglet Named Mercy<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Free Minds presents an evening with the Spring 2019 Writing Workshop<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spiderhouse Ballroom, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Austin Poetry Slam featuring Kevin Burke<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Edward’s U, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Visiting Writers Series presents Jericho Brown<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Monthly, <\/span><\/span><\/span>BookPeople presents NATHANIEL RICH speaking &amp; signing Losing Earth: A Recent History<\/em> (in conversation with Eric Benson)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Lincoln Park, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Probably Someday Cancer: Genetic Risk and Preventative Mastectomy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> book signing with Kim Horner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Vellum Ouroboros – A Poetry Open Mic Salon<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:45PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mothership, <\/span><\/span><\/span>USA Today<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> bestselling author Chanel Cleeton will discuss and sign her latest novel, When We Left Cuba<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hall of State at Fair Park, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dallas Historical Society presents An Evening with Leonard Volk, author of Everyday<\/em>, followed by a book signing<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hotel Crescent Court, <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council DFW presents Douglas Brinkley discussing and signing American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Michael Pullara discussing and signing THE SPY WHO WAS LEFT BEHIND<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTRGV, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Fairy Tales for Truth and Justice: SanTana’s Fairy Tales featuring artist and author Sarah Rafael Garc\u00eda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Black Orchid Lounge, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>That’s My Mama: storytelling and poetry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/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

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

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ashley Poston will discuss and sign THE PRINCESS AND THE FANGIRL, her new novel for young adults<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos B<\/span><\/span><\/span>ookstore, poet <\/span><\/span><\/span>Jessica Greenbaum reading and signing SPILLED AND GONE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Author Talk: Caroline Moss and Michelle Markowitz present Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, Alafair Burke will sign and discuss The Better Sister<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Project Row Houses, Brazos Bookstore presents <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ryan Dennis, Autumn Knight, &amp; Amy Powell discussing and signing AUTUMN KNIGHT: IN REHEARSAL<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Terese Svoboda reading and signing The Great American Desert<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Warehouse Live, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Moth StorySLAM presents “Bamboozled,”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Coates University Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Democracy in Chains<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> book talk with author Dr. Nancy MacLean<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mix, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee<\/span><\/a>, 9:30<\/span><\/span><\/span>PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book <\/span><\/span><\/span>Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Clay Coppedge discussing and signing Texas Singularities<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>ASHLEY POSTON speaking &amp; signing The Princess and the Fangirl<\/em> (in conversation with Shannon Brewer)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Central Presbyterian Church, <\/span><\/span><\/span>BookPeople presents BRET EASTON ELLIS speaking and signing White <\/em>(in conversation with Clay Smith of Kirkus Reviews<\/em>)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>poet and novelist Terese Svoboda presents her story collection Great American Desert<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Red Salmon Arts, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>discussion and book signing with Isabel Quintero<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Lone Star College, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Writer in Performance Series featuring poet Octavio Quintanilla<\/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: Rick Bragg presents The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Mom\u00adma\u2019s Table<\/em>, and Helen Ellis presents Southern Lady Code<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Matt and Ted Lee discussing and signing HOTBOX<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UTD, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology Lecture Series: Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble will lecture from Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Golden Boy Coffee Co., Spiderweb Salon presents <\/span><\/span><\/span>Choose Your Own (Poetry) Adventure with Follow the Reader<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Books-A-Million, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Jeremy and Audrey Roloff signing A Love Letter Life<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Avant Garden, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Write About Now: Poetry Open Mic + Kevin W. Burke’s Book Release Show<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – River Oaks, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Josh Altman discussing and signing The Altman Close: Million-Dollar Negotiating Tactics from America\u2019s Top-Selling Real Estate Agent<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Andrea Beaty will discuss and sign ADA TWIST AND THE PERILOUS PANTS, her new book for young readers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, e.E. Charlton Trujillo reading and signing FAT ANGIE: REBEL GIRL REVOLUTION<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Trinity U, <\/span><\/span><\/span>a public lecture by Nancy McLean, Ph.D., whose most recent book, Democracy in Chains<\/em>, was a finalist for the National Book Award<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THURSDAY, APRIL 18:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazoria County Historical Museum, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Anthony Head discussing and signing Spirit: The Life and Art of Jesse Trevi\u00f1o<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Blanton Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Writers’ League of Texas <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>presents “Words\/Matter: Visual Art and the Written Language” with m\u00f3nica teresa ortiz, Jos\u00e9 Skinner, and Annar Ver\u00f6ld<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>NISHTA MEHRA speaking &amp; signing Brown White Black<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Reading &amp; Music: Tish Hinojosa &amp; Monica Mu\u00f1oz Martinez<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hearth & Soul ATX, <\/span><\/span><\/span>A HAPPY Hour with Sarah Bird<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> and her new book, Recent Studies Indicate<\/em>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Scott Warren discussing and signing GENERATION CITIZEN<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Majestic Theatre, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Chelsea Handler discussing Life Will Be the Death of Me<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dan’s Silverleaf, Spiderweb Salon presents <\/span><\/span><\/span>RADIO POETS LIVE!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Archway <\/span><\/span><\/span>Gallery, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Archway Readers Special Edition featuring cinepoems<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Asia Society Texas <\/span><\/span><\/span>Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents Manal al-Sharif, author of Daring to Drive: a Saudi Woman’s Awakening<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Kate DiCamillo will discuss and sign her newest book, A PIGLET NAMED MERCY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Lee Brothers discussing and signing HOTBOX<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Helen Ellis will sign Southern Lady Code: Essays<\/em>,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Book Haus, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Story time: Jacky Lamenzo reading Addy Wants to Fit In<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Wild Magnolias, <\/span><\/span><\/span>NeoSoul presents Blaq Mic Poetry featuring Erica Nicole<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas State, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Wittliff Collections reading series featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sulphur Springs<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bookworm Box, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Jana Aston Live Author Takeover!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Sanchez Public Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Storybook Garden presents: Meet Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles, authors of Chupacabras of the Rio Grande<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FRIDAY, APRIL 19: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>AARON FRANKLIN speaking &amp; signing Franklin Steak<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Austin Interfaces Reading &amp; Open Mic with fields <\/em>magazine<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Moody Theater, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Chelsea Handler discussing Life Will Be the Death of Me<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam: <\/span><\/span><\/span>Double Feature with Jus’ Marvin & DK Vintage<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Literarity Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Poetry Therapy – Drink Specials and Giveaways!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/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 Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Story time: Catherine Stier presents IF I WERE A PARK RANGER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SATURDAY, APRIL 20:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Arboretum, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Meet Joan Moran, author of An Accidental Cuban<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>CLAY COPPEDGE speaking &amp; signing Texas Singularities<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Queer(ing) Religion \/ Religion for Queers: Poetry with poets John Fry, jo reyes-boitel, and D. Gilson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Carver Branch Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring Diana Conces<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Stassi Schroeder meet &amp; greet (photo op!)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Wild Beats: The Wild Detectives 5th anniversary party<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Local Author Signing with Gerald Middleton: From Hood to Good<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

El Paso Public Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Tumblewords Project workshop: “Returning Home and Elsewhere” with M\u00f3nica G\u00f3mez<\/span><\/a>, 12:45PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Star City Studio, Noche de Bohemia, Vol. 2: A Night of Poetry and Music<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Alice McKean Young Neighborhood Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>VIP Arts Houston presents The Colony Summit Quarterly Meeting for Writers of Color with Houston’s Poet Laureate Deborah DEEP Mouton and notable author Lupe Mendez<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ronna Welsh discussing and signing THE NIMBLE COOK<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/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

Hobby <\/span><\/span><\/span>Airport, Inprint Poetry Buskers @ Ho<\/span><\/a>bbyfest, 11:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Gwendolyn Womack will sign and discuss The Time Collector<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Kevin Hearne and Delilah Dawson will sign and discuss No Country for Old Gnomes<\/em>, and Rachel Caine will sign and discuss Wolfhunter River<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Revention Music Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Chelsea Handler discussing Life Will Be the Death of Me<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

U Houston Downtown, poet <\/span><\/span><\/span>Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton book launch for Newsworthy<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Peacock <\/span><\/span><\/span>Alley, <\/span><\/span><\/span>celebrate the first and largest public art project to ever be installed on a historic building in downtown San Antonio, featuring photos from Humans of San Antonio<\/em> by Michael Cirlos<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig <\/span><\/span><\/span>Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Makenna Lee signing Love Fiesta Style<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SUNDAY, APRIL 21:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books <\/span><\/span><\/span>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

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

Discovery Green, WITS hosts <\/span><\/span><\/span>Poetry & Pose at Discovery Green<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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