The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State for the week of Apri 21, 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 04.21.2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

12th Annual Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival<\/span><\/span><\/a>, McAllen, April 25-28<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2nd Annual Lucky for Literacy Bubbles and Bingo Bash<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Houston, April 26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Institute of Letters Annual Meeting<\/span><\/span><\/a>, McAllen, April 26-27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Second Well-Done Book Fair<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Marfa, April 26-28<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center presents Once Upon a Rhyme WonderWeek<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Sugar Land, April 26-May 2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Public Library presents Kids Block Party<\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fred A. Tarpley Memorial Writers Conference<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Commerce, April 27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Lit Hop 2019: Exposition Park Crawl<\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ATX Bookstore Crawl<\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Independent Bookstore Day<\/span><\/span><\/a>, national, April 27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spring LesFic Mini Festival<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Austin, April 28<\/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><\/a>, San Antonio, December 3-April 25<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Our People: The Life and Works of Author Angela Shelf Medearis<\/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><\/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><\/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><\/a>, Dallas, March 1-June 15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

SUNDAY, APRIL 21:<\/span><\/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><\/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><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

MONDAY, APRIL 22:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTA, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Preston Fassel reading from his new horror novel, Our Lady of the Inferno<\/em>, followed by a Q&A and book signing<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nB&N – Lincoln Park, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Boxing = Life<\/span><\/span><\/em> book signing with Adrian Clark<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Sixth Floor Museum, <\/span><\/span><\/span>70 Years of Texas Television: An Evening with Bobbie Wygant, author of Talking to The Stars<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Firewheel, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sky in the Deep<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a> book signing with Adrienne Young, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Midtown Arts and Theatre Center Houston (MATCH), <\/span><\/span><\/span>Kinder Institute for Urban Research presents Urban Reads: Mick Cornett, author of The Next American City: The Promise of Our Midsize Metros<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rice U – Stude Concert Hall, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Inprint’s Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage<\/em>, and Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UH Downtown, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Official release of the 2019 Uproar <\/em>magazine<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTD, <\/span><\/span><\/span>“My Country and My People: China Since Tiananmen” with Rowena Xiaoqing He, author of Tiananmen Exiles: Voices of the Struggle for Democracy in China<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TUESDAY, APRIL 23:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>author Ronna Welch &amp; illustrator DIANA VASSAR speaking &amp; signing The Nimble Cook<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>a reading from members of St. Edward\u2019s University\u2019s Literature, Writing and Rhetoric department featuring Alan Altimont, Timothy Braun, Amy Clements, Mary Helen Specht, Sasha West, Michael Yang, and Beth Eakman<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Checkered Past Winery, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dallas Poetry Slam presents DFW Unplugged 25th Anniversary Celebration Part 1<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, <\/span><\/span><\/span>El D\u00eda de la Lengua: Literature and Music of Latin America<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live presents Tayari Jones and An American Marriage<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mothership, <\/span><\/span><\/span>food blogger and recipe artist Christina Lane will discuss and sign her latest cookbook, Dinner Just for Two<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Heritage Auctions, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Illustration Art Signature Auction<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Siri Hustvedt reading and signing MEMORIES OF THE FUTURE<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Writer’s Garret presents a Stone Soup poetry workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/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><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tarrant County College – <\/span><\/span><\/span>Trinity River, <\/span><\/span><\/span>a reading and signing of poet Michelle Hartman’s latest books, Wanton Disarray<\/em>, First Night<\/em>, and Doors<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Lark & Owl Booksellers, <\/span><\/span>Local Stories – Books, Inspirations & The Writing Process featuring Bob Holt, Cynthia Bowen, Myra McIlvain, and Mary Bryan Stafford<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Black Labrador, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Houston Writers House meeting: “Submitting Short Work” with Holly Walrath<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Iona Whishaw will sign and discuss A Deceptive Devotion<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

U Houston, <\/span><\/span><\/span>School of Art presents a talk by Rainey Knudson, founder and publisher of Glasstire<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – San Pedro, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Wild Rescuers: Escape to the Mesa<\/span><\/span><\/em> book signing with StacyPlays<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Sugar Land<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sugar Land Branch Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Award-winning historical novelist Ann Weisgarber reading and signing her newest book, The Glovemaker<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Lone Star <\/span><\/span><\/span>College, <\/span><\/span><\/span>celebrate the release of the 2018-2019 inkling <\/em>magazine<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Arboretum, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Deborah Burns signing Saturday’s Child: A Daughter’s Memoir<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>BECKY CROUCH PATTERSON speaking &amp; signing Luckenbach Texas: The Center of the Universe<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>acclaimed Afro-Brazilian poet Salgado Maranh\u00e3o and translator Alexis Levitin present their third collaboration, Pal\u00e1vora<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions presents Kiss & Tell<\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Terrazas Branch Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Aural Literature April Reading<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ari Seth Cohen discusses and signs Advanced Style<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Temple Emanu-El, <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council of DFW hosts David Brooks, who will discuss and sign The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UNT Student Union, <\/span><\/span><\/span>North Texas Review <\/span><\/span><\/em>release party<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Hulen, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Brooks Harrington signing No Mercy, No Justice<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Contemporary Arts Gallery, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Artist Books: A Conversation with Rare Book Librarian Julie Christenson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Asia Society Texas Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts a breakfast with Dr. Michael Mandelbaum, author of The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Avant Garden, Write About Now: LatinX Mic featuring Gigi Bella<\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Kathi Appelt reading and signing ANGEL THIEVES<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hyatt Regency Downtown, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Houston Library Foundation proudly presents the Beyond the Page Luncheon with Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rubinstein Jewish Community Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Author Talk with Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Jeffrey Siger will sign and discuss The Mykonos Mob<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

U Houston, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Poetry & Prose<\/span><\/span><\/a> presents a reading by Glass Mountain<\/em> contributors, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTD, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology Lecture Series: The Promise and the Peril of Artificial Intelligence with Ed Finn, author of What Algorithms Want: Imagination in the Age of Computing<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

THURSDAY, APRIL 25:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin History Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Andrew M. Busch, PhD, discussing his new book, City in a Garden: Environmental Transformations and Racial Justice in Twentieth Century Austin, Texas<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Michener Center for Writers presents an evening with acclaimed poet Cathy Park Hong<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions presents Kiss & Tell<\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Writers\u2019 League of Texas presents Jennifer DuBois ON THE CRAFT OF WRITING: THE SPECTATORS<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Story Collider: Dallas launch<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B-17 Bombers Oyster Pub, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Barbed Wire Open Mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fort Worth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nFort Worth Contemporary Arts Gallery, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Spring 2019 Issue Release Party of eleven40seven<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brasil Houston, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Houston VIP Slam: <\/span><\/span><\/span>Science & Sonnets<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nell Freudenberger reading and signing LOST AND WANTED<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Poison Girl, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Poison Pen Reading Series<\/span><\/span><\/a> featuring Ryan Black, Esther Lin, and Giuseppe Taurino, 8:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ray Viator signing Houston, Space City USA<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spring Branch Memorial Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Celebrate El d\u00eda de los ni\u00f1os \/ El d\u00eda de los libros with author Kathleen Contreras as she reads from her award-winning bilingual picture book, Harvesting Friends<\/em> \/ Cosechando amigos<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

South Irving Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>El dia de los ninos \/ El dia de los libros<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

La Porte<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

La Porte Public Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Celebrate El d\u00eda de los ni\u00f1os \/ El d\u00eda de los libros with author Kathleen Contreras as she reads from her award-winning bilingual picture book, Harvesting Friends<\/em> \/ Cosechando amigos<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTD, <\/span><\/span><\/span>A Reading and Conversation with Brazilian Poet Salgado Maranho and his translator Alexis Levitin<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 26:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTA – <\/span><\/span><\/span>Central Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Friends of the UTA Libraries presents Dave Lieber, author of AMON! The Ultimate Texan<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>CATHY CHAPATY speaking &amp; signing Searching for Grasshopper<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cherrywood Coffeehouse, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Metaphorically Challenged Poetry Remix Open Mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>I Scream Social Reading &amp; Open Mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions presents Kiss & Tell<\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Renaissance Hotel, BookSpring presents Storybook Heroes Luncheon<\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UT – Perry-Casta\u00f1eda Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>an Evening of Indigenous Storytelling: Abiyala & Turtle Island<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Pegasus Reading Series featuring Lauren Belmore, Machele Johnson, Kat Moore, and Morgan Smith<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam: <\/span><\/span><\/span>25th Anniversary Showcase<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Anna Quindlen discussing and signing NANAVILLE: ADVENTURES IN GRANDPARENTING<\/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>Launch Event: Music &amp; Literature No. 9<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a> featuring Swiss author Peter Bichsel and Canadian poet Sylvia Legris, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dupree Theater, <\/span><\/span><\/span>NEA Big Read Keynote Presentation<\/span><\/span><\/a>: <\/span><\/span><\/span>An evening with New Yorker<\/em> cartoonist and author Roz Chast<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

JW Marriott Hill Country Resort, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Seamus Mullen, award-winning New York chef, cookbook author, and health and wellness expert, will share his own personal healing journey during Viva Fresh Expo\u2019s Keynote Luncheon<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Our Lady of the Lake, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Fajardo-Anstine gives a reading from her forthcoming book, Sabrina & Corina<\/em>, followed by a discussion, Q&A, and book signing<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UTSA, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Creative Writing Reading Series presents poet Evie Shockley<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Shelly Brown signing Mustaches for Maddie <\/em>and Squint<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SATURDAY, APRIL 27:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>story time with local author Lori Samocha and illustrator Lauri Johnston, sharing their book, W Is for Weird: An Austin Alphabet<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>the launch of E.C. Belli\u2019s Objects of Hunger<\/em>, winner of the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award, featuring readings from E.C. Belli, Jay Deshpande, Marina Blitshteyn, and Diana Khoi Nguyen<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patrick Heath Public Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Art of Writing Workshops: poetry & prose<\/span><\/span><\/a> with D. Ellis Phelps, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Local authors Dan Peeler and Charlie Rose reading and signing their Dragon books + marionettes and crafts<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UNT, <\/span><\/span><\/span>American Literary Review<\/span><\/span><\/em> Graduate Student Reading Series<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Museum of South Texas History, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Preservation Week: Pass the Pages will provide your old books with new life<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/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: “Bebop Impressionism: Breathing Between the Lines” with Richie David Marrufo<\/a>, 12:45PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gufo di Milano, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Barbed Wire Open Mic Series presents a Songwriter and Poetry Showcase Open Mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Jacinto Plaza, El Paso Public Library hosts <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dia de los Ninos\/Dia de los Libros<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Tales From the Hood Spoken Word Event<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Galveston Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Clay Coppedge signing Texas Singularities<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – River <\/span><\/span><\/span>Oaks, <\/span><\/span><\/span>James Glassman signing the Houstorian Calendar: Today in Houston History<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – River Oaks, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Jackie Anders Phoenix signing Field of Mars<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Ray Viator will discuss and sign his book HOUSTON: SPACE CITY USA<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos <\/span><\/span><\/span>Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Barbara Epler, president and publisher of New Directions Publishing, and translator Philip Boehm discussing New Directions, translation, and Boehm’s two newest books for NDP, MALINA and THE FOX AND DR SHIMAMURA<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Carnegie Branch Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>International Poetry Celebration<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/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><\/a>, while supplies last<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the <\/span><\/span><\/span>Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Pamela Fagan Hutchins will sign and discuss Sick Puppy<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>S.C. Perkins signing Murder Once Removed<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Stanaker Branch Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>celebrating El Dia de los Ni\u00f1os<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Workshop: “Ten Easy Steps to Writing Timely and Provocative Stories” with Marian Szczepanski<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 9:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

East Irving Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>D\u00eda de los Ni\u00f1os, D\u00eda de los Libros<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Cowboy <\/span><\/span><\/em>book signing with Bob Holt<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Book Haus, <\/span><\/span><\/span>One year Anniversary and Independent Bookstore Day<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Pflugerville Public Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Annual poetry reading from entrants in the poetry month contest and members of the Pflugerville Poetry Society<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fleur Fine Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Meet &amp; Greet with author Thomas Schulte<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Gemini Ink, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Workshop: “Writing Place: Homelands in Literature” with Kali Fajardo-Anstine<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Love Shack Boutique, BookishAF: Pop-Up Book Fair<\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Marcos<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nCentro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Barrio Writers Youth Zine-Making Workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SUNDAY, APRIL 28:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Brooke Axtell reading and signing Beautiful Justice<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Preston\/<\/span><\/span><\/span>Royal, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dr. Michael F. Weisberg, M.D. signs In the End<\/em> and The Hospitalist<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Vellum<\/span><\/span><\/span> Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Michelle Tea presents Astro Baby<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books <\/span><\/span><\/span>Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span><\/span>fantasy thriller author Emma Christopher will sell and sign Project Starfall<\/em>, and self-help author Amy Susanna Copeland will sell and sign Love &amp; The Art of Saying No: A Journey Out of Co-Dependence, People-Pleasing, &amp; Over-Commitment<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Oh Austen the Hippo<\/span><\/span><\/em> children\u2019s reading hour &amp; author signing with April Spotsville<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Drawing Board, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Writing Workshops Dallas: “How to Find Your Plot: A Storytelling Seminar” with J.R. Forasteros<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, poet <\/span><\/span><\/span>John Poch signing Texases<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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