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{"id":1600,"date":"2019-05-12T09:45:55","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T09:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2019-05-12T13:58:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T13:58:34","slug":"bookish-texas-week-05122019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=1600&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"BOOKISH TEXAS FOR THE WEEK OF 05.12.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your only statewide calendar of literary events in Texas for May 12-19, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\">Bookish Texas \u2022 Events Around the State<\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"rtecenter\"><em>The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings,&nbsp;lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t see your book or literary event here? Email&nbsp;<u><a href=\"mailto:Events@lonestarliterary.com\">Events@lonestarliterary.com<\/a><\/u><u>&nbsp;<\/u>with&nbsp;your complete info two weeks in advance of the issue in which your event is scheduled, and we&#8217;ll include it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>Bookish goings-on in Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">by<\/span>&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasbooklover.com\/\">Texas Book Lover<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>FOR THE WEEK OF 05.05.2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">SPECIAL EVENTS:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/historical.ha.com\/c\/auction-home.zx?saleNo=6210\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Historical Manuscripts Grand Format Auction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Dallas, May 14<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pegasustheatre.org\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Fresh Reads 2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Dallas, May 16-25<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookpeople.com\/event\/5-book-dive-presents-2019-summer-reading-splash\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">5 Book Dive Presents: The 2019 Summer Reading Splash<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Austin, May 18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedockbookshop.com\/events-0\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Spring Book Fling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Fort Worth, May 18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/573240843195977\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22%5b%5d%5C%22%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">10th Annual Children&#8217;s Book Celebration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Houston, May 18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/events\/2634190419930102\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Local Author Fair<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Spring, May 18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/393082267908775\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">3rd Annual Spring Fling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Sulphur Springs, May 18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/austin.scbwi.org\/events\/austin-2019-writers-illustrators-working-conference\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Austin 2019 Writers &amp;amp; Illustrators Working Conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, May 18-19<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">EXHIBITS:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/reception-and-exhibit-opening-our-people-the-life-and-the-work-of-author-angela-shelf-medearis-tickets-54655868173?ref=enivtefor001&amp;invite=MTU3Nzg1NjAvYW5nZWxhbWVkZWFyaXNAZ21haWwuY29tLzA%3D&amp;utm_source=eb_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&amp;utm_term=eventpage\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Our People: The Life and Works of Author Angela Shelf Medearis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Austin, February 2-June 22<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nccil.org\/visit\/upcoming-events\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Worlds of W O N D E R: David Ezra Stein<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Abilene, February 14-May 18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blantonmuseum.org\/exhibition\/words-matter-latin-american-art-and-language-in-the-blantons-collection\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Words\/Matter: Latin American Art and Language at the Blanton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Austin, February 17-May 26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.smu.edu\/site\/perkins\/event\/the-word-embodied-scripture-as-creative-inspiration-in-twentieth-century-book-arts\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">The Word Embodied: Scripture as Creative Inspiration in Twentieth-Century Book Arts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, Dallas, March 1-June 15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">SUNDAY, MAY 12:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">The Peached Tortilla,<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/austin.culturemap.com\/eventdetail\/peached-tortilla-presents-cookbook-preview-menu\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">&nbsp;Eric Silverstein is offering a taste of dishes directly from his highly anticipated cookbook,&nbsp;<em>The Peached Tortilla: Modern Asian Comfort Food from Tokyo to Texas<\/em>, with a limited-time coursed Cookbook Menu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Half Price Books&nbsp;Mother&nbsp;Ship,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/halfpricebooks.com\/events\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, while supplies last<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Congregation Emanu El,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/eventdetail\/progressive-forum-presents-evening-jared-diamond\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Progressive Forum presents An Evening with Pulitzer Prize-winner Jared Diamond, who will discuss his book,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/eventdetail\/progressive-forum-presents-evening-jared-diamond\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Upheaval:Turning Points for Nations in Crisis<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">MONDAY, MAY 13:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">BookPeople,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookpeople.com\/event\/trevor-romain-connecting-kids-disconnected-world\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">TREVOR ROMAIN&nbsp;speaking &amp;amp; signing&nbsp;<em>Connecting with Kids in a Disconnected World<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">St. Louis King of France Catholic Church,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/austin.culturemap.com\/eventdetail\/austin-center-grief-loss-evening-paula-darcy\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">The Austin Center for Grief &amp;amp; Loss presents Paula D&#8217;Arcy reading from&nbsp;<em>Winter of the Heart: Finding Your Way Through the Mystery of Grief<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">First United Methodist Church Dallas,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfwworld.org\/Events?calendar=true&amp;cgid=1&amp;ceid=104596&amp;cerid=0&amp;cdt=5%2f13%2f2019\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Dallas Arts &amp;amp; Letters Live presents Acclaimed scientist and historian Jared Diamond discussing his new book,&nbsp;<em>Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">El Paso<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">VA&nbsp;Clinic, Tumblewords Project&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/429418044540761\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22%5b%5d%5C%22%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Writing workshop for Veterans, their families, and civilians<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Brazos&nbsp;Bookstore,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brazosbookstore.com\/event\/ching-chen-amanda-galvan-huynh-addie-tsai-color-poets-ways-making\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Ching-In Chen, Amanda Galvan Huynh, &amp;amp; Addie Tsai presenting OF COLOR: POETS\u2019 WAYS OF MAKING<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/eventdetail\/evelyn-rubenstein-jewish-author-talk-marc-agronin\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Marc Agronin discussing and signing&nbsp;<em>The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Murder By the Book,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/event\/mary-kay-andrews-conversation-katherine-center\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Mary Kay Andrews will sign and discuss&nbsp;<em>Sunset Beach<\/em>&nbsp;(in conversation with Katherine Center)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">TUESDAY, MAY 14:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">BookPeople,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookpeople.com\/event\/chris-pavone-paris-diversion\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">CHRIS PAVONE speaking &amp;amp; signing&nbsp;<em>The Paris Diversion<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">BookWoman,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebookwoman.com\/calendar-node-field-date\/day\/2019-05-14\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Jillian Coburn reading and signing&nbsp;<em>My Ugly Truth: Life Beyond Abuse<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Chez Zee American&nbsp;Bistro,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2143782812402281\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Chez Zee Author Series featuring&nbsp;<em>Texas Monthly<\/em>&nbsp;executive editor Mimi Swartz, author of&nbsp;<em>Ticker: The Quest for an Artificial Heart<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Flat Track&nbsp;Coffee,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/456595711753951\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22%5b%5d%5C%22%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Living Room Lit | Spoken Word Open<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">&nbsp;with Chicon Street Poets, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Home Slice Pizza,&nbsp;Austin Bat Cave&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/447451832725046\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22%5b%5d%5C%22%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Story Department presents &#8220;For the Record<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">,&#8221; 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Malvern&nbsp;Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/malvernbooks.com\/event\/fernando-a-flores-book-launch-2\/?instance_id=2956\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Fernando A. Flores launches his debut novel,&nbsp;<em>Tears of the Trufflepig<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Spiderhouse&nbsp;Ballroom,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2145422388845001\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Austin Poetry Slam hosted by and featuring Tova Charles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Cedar Hill<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Zula Bryant Wylie Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallaswriters.org\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Dallas Area Writers Group with David Eric Tomlinson, author of&nbsp;<em>The Midnight Man<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Crescent Club,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfwworld.org\/Events?calendar=true&amp;cgid=1&amp;ceid=75716&amp;cerid=0&amp;cdt=5%2f14%2f2019\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Farah Pandith discussing and signing&nbsp;<em>How We Win<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Half Price Books Mother Ship,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/868300580188333\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">New York Times<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">&nbsp;bestselling author Gary John Bishop will discuss and sign&nbsp;<em>Stop Doing That Sh*t<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">El Paso<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">The Black&nbsp;Orchid Lounge,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/282003876017854\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22%5b%5d%5C%22%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Barbed Wire Open Mic Series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Fort Worth<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">The Dock Bookshop,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedockbookshop.com\/events-0\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Poetry and Open Mic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Brazos Bookstore,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brazosbookstore.com\/event\/felicity-castagna-no-more-boats\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Felicity Castagna reading and signing NO MORE BOATS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Fix Coffeebar,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/billieduncan.com\/Houston%20Poetry%20Summit\/public_poetry_calendar.htm\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Poetry Fix Presents Loueva Smith and The Fabulous Billie Duncan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Houston Maritime Museum,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/eventdetail\/houston-maritime-museum-presents-gusher-book-talk\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Bob Davis discussing and signing&nbsp;<em>Gusher!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Murder By the&nbsp;Book,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/event\/kristy-woodson-harvey\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Kristy Woodson Harvey will sign and discuss&nbsp;<em>The Southern Side of Paradise<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Central&nbsp;Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysapl.org\/Events-News\/Events-Calendar\/id\/all#\/?i=4\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">local artist Jesse Trevi\u00f1o and author Anthony Head discussing&nbsp;<em>Spirit: The Life and Art of Jesse Trevi\u00f1o<\/em>&nbsp;(moderated by Bob Rivard)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">The&nbsp;Mix,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/puroslam\/events\/?ref=page_internal\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee<\/a>, 9:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">The Twig Book Shop,&nbsp;Poetry:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/naomi-shihab-nye-and-lucy-griffith-twig\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Naomi Shihab Nye and Lucy Griffith<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">WEDNESDAY, MAY 15:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">BookPeople,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookpeople.com\/event\/lara-prior-palmer-rough-magic\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">LARA PRIOR-PALMER speaking &amp;amp; signing&nbsp;<em>Rough Magic<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Malvern&nbsp;Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/malvernbooks.com\/event\/echo-literary-magazine-launch-3\/?instance_id=2932\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Echo Literary Magazine&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">launch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Deep Vellum&nbsp;Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/deepvellum.com\/events\/2019\/felicity-castagna-presents-no-more-boats\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Felicity Castagna presents NO MORE BOATS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Interabang&nbsp;Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interabangbooks.com\/event\/play-nice\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Brigitte Gawenda Kimichik and JR Tomlinson discussing and signing PLAY NICE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">World Affairs Council Offices,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfwworld.org\/Events?calendar=true&amp;cgid=1&amp;ceid=106073&amp;cerid=0&amp;cdt=5%2f15%2f2019\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Katherine Brown discussing and signing&nbsp;<em>Your Country, Our War: The Press And Diplomacy in Afghanistan<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Amegy Bank Tower,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wachouston.org\/upcoming-programs-a-events\/event\/546\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents Pulitzer Prize-winner C.J. Chivers discussing and signing&nbsp;<em>The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Avant Garden,&nbsp;Write&nbsp;About Now:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2452220008124002\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22%5b%5d%5C%22%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Poetry Open Mic featuring Lupe Mendez<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">B&amp;N &#8211; River&nbsp;Oaks,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stores.barnesandnoble.com\/event\/9780062013753-0\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Cooking with Miss Quad: Live, Love, Laugh, and Eat<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">&nbsp;book signing with Quad Webb<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Murder By the Book,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/event\/michael-koryta-chris-pavone\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Michael Koryta will sign and discuss&nbsp;<em>If She Wakes<\/em>, and Chris Pavone will sign and discuss&nbsp;<em>The Paris Diversion<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Revention Music Center,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/houston.culturemap.com\/eventdetail\/chandy-tell-me-more-jen-hatmaker-kelly-corrigan\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Tell Me More<\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">: a lively conversation with best-selling authors (and friends) Jen Hatmaker and Kelly Corrigan<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">THURSDAY, MAY 16:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">BookPeople,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookpeople.com\/event\/eric-gorges-craftsmans-legacy\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">ERIC GORGES speaking &amp;amp; signing&nbsp;<em>A Craftsman&#8217;s Legacy<\/em>&nbsp;(in conversation with Khiem Nguyen)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">BookPeople,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersleague.org\/calendar\/May2019ThirdThursday\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Writers&#8217; League of Texas&nbsp;presents &#8220;Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy,&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">&nbsp;7PM<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">BookWoman,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebookwoman.com\/event\/atx-interfaces-reading-open-mic-hosted-nia-kb\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">ATX Interfaces Reading + Open Mic hosted by Nia KB (with&nbsp;<em>fields&nbsp;<\/em>magazine)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Half Price Books Mother Ship,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/654165785011856\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Kristy Woodson Harvey will discuss and sign&nbsp;<em>The Southern Side of Paradise<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Interabang&nbsp;Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interabangbooks.com\/event\/how-overcome-pressure-and-own-your-everyday\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Jordan Lee Dooley discussing and signing&nbsp;<em>How to overcome pressure and&nbsp;<\/em>OWN YOUR EVERYDAY<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Red Pegasus Games &amp;amp; Comics,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsarama.com\/44357-little-girls-creators-launch-12-city-nationwide-book-tour.html\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Sarah DeLaine and Nicholas Aflleje signing&nbsp;<em>Little Girls<\/em>&nbsp;(plus live music<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">), TBA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">South Dallas Cultural Center,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordspacedallas.com\/roger-reeves-sdcc\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">Wordspace Dallas presents African Diaspora-New Dialogues featuring poet Roger Reeves<\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">The Wild Detectives,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewilddetectives.com\/events\/pecha-kucha-second-thoughts\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Pecha Kucha: Second Thoughts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Frisco<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">B&amp;N &#8211;&nbsp;Stonebriar,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stores.barnesandnoble.com\/event\/9780062005354-0\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Nexus<\/span><\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;<\/em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">book signing with&nbsp;Sasha Alsberg,&nbsp;Lindsay Cummings, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Murder By the&nbsp;Book,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/event\/jeffery-deaver\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Jeffery Deaver will sign and discuss&nbsp;<em>The Never Game<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">River Oaks Bookstore,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riveroaksbookstore.com\/index-1.htm\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Apple Gidley discussing and signing&nbsp;<em>Transfer<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Tony&#8217;s,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wachouston.org\/upcoming-programs-a-events\/event\/548\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Wine &amp;amp; Wanderlust with Gina &amp;amp; Scott Gaille, authors of&nbsp;<em>Strange Tales of World Travel<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6PM&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">North Richland Hills<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">North Richland Hills Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dallas.culturemap.com\/eventdetail\/north-richland-hills-library-jennifer-mcmahon\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Behind the Book with Jennifer McMahon, author of&nbsp;<em>The Winter People and Burntown<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 1PM [ticketed reception 12PM]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Pflugerville<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Wild Magnolias, NeoSoul&nbsp;Poetry Slam:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2257077357887651\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22%5b%5d%5C%22%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">Blaq Mic Poetry featuring RJ Wright<\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Sulphur Springs<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">The Bookworm&nbsp;Box,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2180153205413492\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22%5b%5d%5C%22%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">Jaci Wheeler Live Author Takeover<\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">FRIDAY, MAY 17:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Alpine<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Front Street Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2312683945420362\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Sarah Bird discussing and signing&nbsp;<em>Recent Studies Indicate: The Best of Sarah Bird<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Austin Books &amp;amp; Comics,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsarama.com\/44357-little-girls-creators-launch-12-city-nationwide-book-tour.html\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Sarah DeLaine and Nicholas Aflleje signing&nbsp;<em>Little Girls<\/em>&nbsp;(plus live music<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">), TBA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Central Presbyterian Church,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookpeople.com\/event\/sold-out-ani-difranco-cpc-no-walls-and-recurring-dream\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">ANI DIFRANCO speaking and signing No Walls and the Recurring Dream: A Memoir (in conversation with&nbsp;<em>Austin Chronicle<\/em>&#8216;s Rachel Rascoe)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM [sold out]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Malvern Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/malvernbooks.com\/event\/ruben-degollado-book-launch\/?instance_id=2914\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Rub\u00e9n Degollado launches his new novel,&nbsp;<em>Throw&nbsp;<\/em>(with ire\u2019ne lara silva, Natalia Sylvester, and Gerard Robledo)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">El Paso<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Literarity Book Shop,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/289378341732886\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Poetry Therapy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Houston&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Murder By the Book,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/event\/liv-constantine-samantha-downing\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Liv Constantine will sign and discuss&nbsp;<em>The Last Time I Saw You<\/em>, and Samantha Downing will sign and discuss&nbsp;<em>My Lovely Wife<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Irving<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">South Irving&nbsp;Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofirving.org\/Calendar.aspx?EID=10399&amp;month=5&amp;year=2019&amp;day=9&amp;calType=0\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Author Visit:&nbsp;<em>We Hunt the Flame<\/em>&nbsp;launch party with Hafsah Faizal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Marble Falls<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Marble Falls Public&nbsp;Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2184943298444763\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22%5b%5d%5C%22%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Maya Perez on The Golden Ages of Television<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">McAllen<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">B&amp;N &#8211; Palms&nbsp;Crossing,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stores.barnesandnoble.com\/event\/9780062014454-0\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Meet the Author: Iona Cordero<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 9AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Dead Tree Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/640683339727225\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Nancy Oakley signing&nbsp;<em>Cup of Tea<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">The Twig Book&nbsp;Shop,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/dr-edward-burger-president-southwestern-university-making-your-own-mind-thinking-effectively\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Dr. Edward Burger, President of Southwestern University, discussing and signing&nbsp;<em>Making Up Your Own Mind: Thinking Effectively through Creative Puzzle-Solving<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">SATURDAY, MAY 18:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Carver Branch Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinpoetrysociety.org\/?page_id=17\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Austin Poetry Society annual awards ceremony<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 1:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">St. Edward&#8217;s U,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersleague.org\/calendar\/NarrativeDesign\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Writers&#8217; League of Texas&nbsp;workshop: &#8220;Form Follows Function: Narrative Design for Fiction&#8221; with Nan Cuba<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Carrollton<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Crossroads Christian Church,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/269834717264089\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Stage Writers Festival<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">B&amp;N &#8211;&nbsp;Lincoln Park,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stores.barnesandnoble.com\/event\/9780061997869-0\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><em><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">&nbsp;book signing with&nbsp;Randy Travis, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Deep Vellum Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/deepvellum.com\/events\/2019\/a-night-of-translation-wsean-cotter\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">A Night of Translation with Sean Cotter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">:&nbsp;<em>Curl<\/em>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">El Paso<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">El Paso Public Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/425041958283964\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Tumblewords&nbsp;Project workshop: &#8220;Writing Short&#8221; with Carol Cross<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 12:45PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Fort Worth<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">B&amp;N &#8211;&nbsp;Hulen,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stores.barnesandnoble.com\/event\/9780062019865-0\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Meet Terry L. Thorsen, author of&nbsp;<em>Phantom in the Sky: A Marine&#8217;s Back Seat View of the Vietnam War<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Galveston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Galveston Bookshop,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/galvestonbookshop.com\/?cat=5\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Bartee Haile signing&nbsp;<em>Texas Entertainers<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Brazos Bookstore,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brazosbookstore.com\/event\/sylvia-quan-nourishing-wisdom-life\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Sylvia Quan discussing and signing NOURISHING WISDOM FOR LIFE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Half Price Books &#8211; Clear Lake,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/halfpricebooks.com\/events\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, while supplies last<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Isles Eatery and Rhum Bar,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/billieduncan.com\/Houston%20Poetry%20Summit\/public_poetry_calendar.htm\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">I.A.G and Sean Johnson Arts present 2nd Annual Painting Poetry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Murder By the Book,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/event\/darrell-lee\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Darrell Lee will sign and discuss&nbsp;<em>The Apotheosis<\/em>,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">&nbsp;4:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">River Oaks Bookstore,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riveroaksbookstore.com\/index-1.htm\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Marion Montgomery&nbsp;discussing and signing&nbsp;<em>When Life Happens: Dare Stretch Prosper Becoming Your Best You&#8230;Despite Life&#8217;s Difficulties<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Writespace,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writespacehouston.org\/calendar.html\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Workshop: &#8220;How to Research Your&nbsp;Novel&#8221; with Marian Szczepanski<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Irving<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">West Irving Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2084552785178393\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Marjorie Herrera Lewis signing&nbsp;<em>When the Men Were Gone<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">The Twig Book&nbsp;Shop,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/f-anthony-falcon-be-brave-be-brave-be-brave-true-story-fatherhood-and-native-american-heritage\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">F. Anthony Falcon signing&nbsp;<em>Be Brave, Be Brave, Be Brave: A True Story of Fatherhood and Native American Heritage<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Sugar Land<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">First Colony Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2254365301551777\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22%5b%5d%5C%22%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Houston Writers Guild Library Workshop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Wimberley<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Wimberley Village&nbsp;Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersleague.org\/calendar\/TexasWritesWimberley\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Writers&#8217; League of Texas presents a Texas Writes workshop with Jennifer DuBois and Sasha West<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><u><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">SUNDAY, MAY 19:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">B&amp;N &#8211;&nbsp;Arboretum,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stores.barnesandnoble.com\/event\/9780062014336-0\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Meet children&#8217;s author Kate Gilman Williams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">BookPeople,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookpeople.com\/event\/david-taylor-joan-moran-night-watch-accidental-cuban\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">DAVID TAYLOR speaking and signing&nbsp;<em>Night Watch<\/em>, and JOAN MORAN speaking &amp;amp; signing&nbsp;<em>An Accidental Cuban<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">BookPeople,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookpeople.com\/event\/tony-horwitz-spying-south\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">TONY HORWITZ speaking &amp;amp; signing&nbsp;<em>Spying on the South<\/em><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Malvern Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/malvernbooks.com\/event\/book-launch-hill-country-birds-and-waters-art-and-poems\/?instance_id=2915\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">the launch of&nbsp;<em>Hill Country Birds and Waters: Art and Poems<\/em>, featuring poetry by Jim Blackburn and artwork by Isabelle Scurry Chapman<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Half Price Books&nbsp;Mother&nbsp;Ship,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/halfpricebooks.com\/events\/\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, while supplies last<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Writespace,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writespacehouston.org\/calendar.html\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\">Workshop: &#8220;Crafting Surprise Scenes&#8221; with BC Oliva<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18.0pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Richardson<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif\"><span style=\"font-size:13.5pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">The Drawing Board, Dallas&nbsp;Writing Workshops seminar: &#8220;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writingworkshopsdallas.com\/secrets-to-conquering-the-writers-conference\" style=\"color:blue; 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