The only statewide calendar of Texas bookish events<\/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 07.21.2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas Shakespeare Festival<\/span><\/a>, Kilgore, June 27-July 28<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn Response to the River\u201d Creative Writing Workshops for 4th-8th graders with Gemini Ink<\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, July 23-August 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Putting Pen to Paper: Creative Writing Intensive for Teens<\/span><\/a> at the Writing Barn, Austin, July 22-August 2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Macondo Writers Workshop<\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, July 23-28<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3rd Annual All the Books Author Event<\/span><\/a>, Houston, July 27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Latino Comic Con<\/span><\/a>, Dallas, July 27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

A Time and Place for Everything: Peter Brown<\/span><\/a>, Abilene, June 6-November 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Art of Texas: 250 Years (from the eponymous book)<\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, through August 25<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations<\/span><\/a>, Midland, July 5-October 5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Art + Words: Marlo Saucedo and Leslie Gaworecki<\/span><\/a>, Bryan, July 18-September 18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Barbara Beery discussing and signing Bad Day Ice Cream<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paramount Theatre, <\/span><\/span><\/span>An evening with best-selling author Bill Bryson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dallas Contemporary, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Workspace presents a spoken word open mic in conjunction with Francesco Clemente\u2019s “Watchtowers, Keys, Threads, Gates exhibition,<\/span><\/span><\/a>” 3:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span><\/span>fitness author Alice Ann Dailey signing Dailey Strengthening: 6 Keys to Balance Core Muscles for Optimal Health<\/em>, and Tracey Pugh signing her parenting book, Socially Wize Parenting: The No-Fuss Simple Approach to Parenting<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, New York Times<\/em> bestselling author Daniel Silva discussing The New Girl<\/em> with Jamie Gangel<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>, 7PM<\/span><\/span> [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kaboom Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Gentle Hour 7: Houston’s monthly morning reading series does evening<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Daniel Silva reading and signing The New Girl<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Archway Gallery, <\/span><\/span>Writing Workshop with Houston Poet Laureate Leslie Contreras Schwartz<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Poetry Reading with Aby Kaupang and Octavio Quintanilla<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

First Baptist Church of Austin, <\/span><\/span>Texas Book Festival and BookPeople present Colson Whitehead reading and signing The Nickel Boys<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Native Hostel, <\/span><\/span>Austin Poetry Slam’s Happy Slam! featuring Roscoe Burnems<\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Tusculum Brewing Company, Patrick Heath Public Library presents “Lattes on the Library” with , 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Checkered Past Winery, Dallas Poetry Slam’s <\/span><\/span>DFW Unplugged Anniversary Show<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Sheila Morataya discussing and signing Yo soy \u00fanico e irrepetible<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>the Writer’s Garret presents a Stone Soup Poetry Workshop<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

San Antonio Central Library, <\/span><\/span>Meet the Author: fifth presidential inaugural poet, Richard Blanco, presents his latest collection, How to Love a Country<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Chuck Klosterman reading and signing Raised in Captivity<\/em> (in conversation with Shea Serrano)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The North Door, <\/span><\/span>Storytelling: Bedpost Confessions presents “Second Skin,”<\/span><\/a> 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

DART’s Westmoreland Station, <\/span><\/span>The Writer’s Garret’s Rail Writer’s Community Ride<\/span><\/a>, 9AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fort Worth Central Library, <\/span><\/span>Julie Kibler reading and signing Home for Erring and Outcast Girls<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Avant Garden, Write About Now: <\/span><\/span>Poetry Open Mic featuring Roscoe Burnems<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Summer Poetry Salon: a bilingual collaboration with local poet Roberto Tejada<\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/a> 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Rosella Coffee Co., Kallisto Gaia Press presents The Ocotillo Review Volume 3.2<\/em> reading and submissions acceptance event<\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio Central Library, <\/span><\/span>Macondo Workshop faculty reading<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Malvern Books, Chaitali Sen interviewing Daisy Hern\u00e1ndez, co-editor of Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today\u2019s Feminism<\/em><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The North Door, <\/span><\/span>Storytelling: Bedpost Confessions presents “Second Skin,”<\/span><\/a> 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Burrowing Owl Books, <\/span><\/span>Poetry Circle<\/span><\/a> with High Plains Poetry Project, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

DART’s Trinity Mills Station, <\/span><\/span>The Writer’s Garret’s Rail Writer’s Community Ride<\/span><\/a>, 9AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Julie Kibler reading and signing Home For Erring and Outcast Girls<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B-17 Bombers Oyster Pub, <\/span><\/span>Last Thursdays El Paso presents Barbed Wire Open Mic Series<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Stonebriar Mall, <\/span><\/span>Hawke’s Target<\/span><\/em> book signing with Reavis Z. Wortham<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>J. Ryan Stradal discussing and signing The Lager Queen of Minnesota<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, <\/span><\/span>Inprint interactive writing workshop and reading for Stonewall 50<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5:3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Gallery 201, <\/span><\/span>Laredo Border Slam Souled Out Summer!<\/span><\/a>, 9PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Midland County Downtown Library, <\/span><\/span>Carolina Storyteller performance<\/span><\/a>, 1:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Casey Chapman Ross discussing and signing True to Form<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Lydia Slaby discussing and signing Wait, It Gets Worse<\/em> (in conversation with Alexis Jones)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The North Door, <\/span><\/span>Storytelling: Bedpost Confessions presents “Second Skin,”<\/span><\/a> 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents <\/span><\/span>Sexual Avengers Battle<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Mike Vance discussing and signing Mud and Money<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jones Hall, <\/span><\/span>Tobin and Mills present New York Times<\/em> best-selling author and Emmy-winning television personality Iyanla Vanzant<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Katy Budget Books, <\/span><\/span>RITA Awards Ceremony Watch Party<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Comics Workshop for Teens with author Joy Lin<\/span><\/a>, 1PM [registration required]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Alex Espinoza discussing and signing Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Casa de Resistencia, <\/span><\/span>Living Brown: A Day of Cultural Reconnection & Celebration<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>celebrating the launch of C. S. Woolwine\u2019s debut novel, Cyclic<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Cozby Library and Community Commons, <\/span><\/span>Create a Zine with Spiderweb Salon<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

AT&T Performing Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>#HearHere presents New York Times<\/em> best-selling author and Emmy-winning television personality Iyanla Vanzant<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

DART’s Camp Wisdom Station, <\/span><\/span>The Writer’s Garret’s Rail Writer’s Community Ride<\/span><\/a>, 9AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

El Paso Public Library, <\/span><\/span>Tumblewords Project workshop: “Work-in-Progress, Existentialism, and Future Landscapes” with Carlos Nicolas Flores<\/span><\/a>, 12:45PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Hulen Center, <\/span><\/span>Meet Genie Massey, author of Murdered Without Cause<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Galveston Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Steven D. Malone signing Murder In the Brothel Garden<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Firewheel Mall, <\/span><\/span>Hawke’s Target<\/span><\/em> book signing with Reavis Z. Wortham<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Mineral Wells<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Market 76067, <\/span><\/span>hometown hero Al Wallace signing One For the Coyotes<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Muddy Water Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Find Waldo Local Grand Finale<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Drawing Board, <\/span><\/span>Writing Workshops Dallas Seminar: “Our Homes: Windows to the World, Mirrors of Ourselves” with Eden Elieff<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Guadalupe Cultural Arts Theatre, <\/span><\/span>Aztlan Libre Press presents the book launch for The Canci\u00f3n Cannibal Cabaret & Other Songs<\/em> by Amalia Ortiz<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Patty York Raymond signing The ABCs to Ranching<\/em> and It’s Too Windy<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Kris Lackey reading and signing Greasy Bend<\/em>, and Bill Kring reading and signing Deg\u00fcello<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Coldtowne Theater, <\/span><\/span>Austin Film Festival presents Pitch Day<\/span><\/a> workshop and party, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>celebrating the launch of Ron Seybold\u2019s memoir, Stealing Home<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>a reading and exhibit celebrating the launch of the latest issue of Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review<\/em> with keynote poet Alex Lemon<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>children’s author Charles B. Rowe signing The Adventures of Hank and Friends<\/em>, and Dez Tovar signing her thriller The Bellowing Hollers<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Tobin Center, <\/span><\/span>Iyanla Vanzant: Acts of Faith Remix Tour<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Terry L. Braddock signing The Stump: My Way Out of Chicago’s South Side<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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