Your only statewide calendar of bookish events in Texas<\/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 11.17.2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Border Tuner\/ Sintonizador Fronterizo<\/span><\/span><\/a>, El Paso, November 18<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Woman\u2019s Garden Symposium and Luncheon, Dallas, November 19<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Heritage Auctions<\/span><\/span><\/a>: Comics, Dallas, November 21-23<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Essential J. Frank Dobie<\/span><\/a>, San Marcos, through December 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Modernist Networks: The Annette Campbell-White Collection<\/span><\/a>, Austin, August 24-January 5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yuyi Morales: So\u00f1adora<\/span><\/a>, Abilene, November 14-May 28, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>workshop: Bookbinding for Artists<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Walt Gragg reading and signing The Chosen One<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Marc Grossberg reading and signing The Best People<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>poet T.D. Walker reading and signing Small Waiting Objects<\/em>, with special guests August Huerta and Holly Lyn Walrath<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Fountains, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Shanna Sarsin signing Elephant, Bunnies, and a Headless Giraffe<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Leaves Book & Tea Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>an afternoon with DFW authors Mike Baldwin, Laurie Cockerell, Ben Connelly, and Elaine Fields Smith<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Frisco<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nB&N – Stonebriar, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Celebrate the launch of Sisters First<\/em> with Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM [wristbanded event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – NE Mall, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Toll<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> (Arc of a Scythe Series #3) book signing with Neal Shusterman<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patchouli Joe’s Books & Indulgences, <\/span><\/span><\/span>NaNoWriMo Writers’ Refuge<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Raider Power: Texas Tech’s Journey from Unranked to the Final Four<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> book signing with Chris Beard<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Palms Crossing, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Meet the Author: Gail Rollo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Keystone School, <\/span><\/span><\/span>The Twig Book Shop presents Brian Kilmeade and Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Wittliff Collections, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Steven L. Davis discussing and signing The Essential J. Frank Dobie<\/em> with special guests Naomi Shihab Nye, John Phillip Santos, William Jack Sibley, Chip Dameron, and Dudley Dobie, Jr.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Robert Jacobus signing Black Man in the Huddle: Stories from the Integration of Texas Football<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Ace Atkins reading and signing Robert B. Parker’s Angel Eyes<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Central Presbyterian Church, <\/span><\/span>Cecile Richards discussing Make Trouble Young Readers Edition<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Hockaday School, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council DFW presents Ambassador Samantha Power discussing and signing The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

TCU, <\/span><\/span>The Live Oak Reading Series featuring Taneum Bambrick and Graham Barnhart<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Project Row Houses, Brazos Bookstore presents <\/span><\/span>Sarah Broom reading and signing The Yellow House<\/em><\/span><\/a> (in conversation with Emerson Zora Hamsa), 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: “<\/span><\/span>The Organized Writer<\/span><\/a>” with Kathryn McClatchy, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas Star Trading Co., <\/span><\/span>Tom and Lisa Perini signing Perini Ranch Steakhouse: Stories & Recipes for Real Texas Food<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTA, <\/span><\/span>Maverick Speakers Series: Ambassador Samantha Power, author of The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Michael Bracken and James A. Hearn discussing The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods<\/em> (in conversation with Scott Montgomery)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Native <\/span><\/span>Hostel, <\/span><\/span>Austin Poetry Slam Open Slam<\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Aaron Family Jewish Community Center, Adeena Sussman discussing and signing Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli Kitchen<\/em><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Georgette Driscoll discussing and signing A History Lover’s Guide to Dallas<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Station at Sunset, Barbed Wire <\/span><\/span>Open Mic Night<\/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

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

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Michael Pullara discussing and signing The Spy Who Was Left Behind<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

North Richland Hills<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

North Richland Hills Library, <\/span><\/span>NaNoWriMo Writing Workshop: From Draft to Print<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Robin Library at Oakwell, <\/span><\/span>Voices de la Luna<\/span><\/em> monthly literary workshop with 2018 Texas Poet Laureate Carol Coffee Reposa followed by an open mic<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Marc Grossberg reading and signing The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, <\/span><\/span>Autumn Krause reading and signing A Dress for the Wicked<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Central Library, <\/span><\/span>Stephen Harrigan discussing and signing Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas <\/em>(in conversation with Texas Monthly <\/em>Executive Editor Mimi Swartz)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LBJ Library, <\/span><\/span>An evening with Ambassador Susan Rice, author of Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM [Friends event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Austin Community College <\/span><\/a>Creative Writing Event: A Night with Spoken Word Artists Joaqu\u00edn Zihuatanejo and Taria Person,<\/span><\/a> 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Lone Star College – Montgomery, <\/span><\/span><\/span>winners of the Student Veteran Creative Writing Contest will read their winning prose and poems with Dr. W. D. Ehrhart<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Alexander Mansion, <\/span><\/span>The Dallas Women’s Forum presents bestselling Texas authors Jodi Thomas, Rachael Miles, and Celia Bonaduce for a book signing and discussion of A Texas Kind of Christmas<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span>The Love Revolution Continues<\/span><\/a>: Performing Artivist Lei Lei Lashawn shares songs and stories of unconditional love, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

HKS – Learning Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council DFW presents S.C. Gwynne discussing and signing Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Fort Worth Club, <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council DFW presents S.C. Gwynne discussing and signing Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books – Ridgmar, <\/span><\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/em> bestselling-author Marc Cameron reading and signing Tom Clancy Code of Honor<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TCU, Polyvox World Salon & Open Mic<\/a>, 3:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Rice University, <\/span><\/span>Graduate Colloquium Public Lecture<\/span><\/a>: Eli Clare, author of Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure<\/em><\/span><\/span>\ufeff<\/em>, will discuss Cure, Disability, and Natural Worlds<\/span><\/span><\/em>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Terri Havens discussing and signing Beautiful Living: Cooking the Cal-a-Vie Health Spa Way<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Legacy West, <\/span><\/span>Open-Mic Poetry Night<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Berry to Bean, <\/span><\/span>Sun Poet’s Society Open-Mic Poetry Readings<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, Camaron Brooks discussing and signing Lost Between the Mess and the Magic<\/em><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas State University, <\/span><\/span>author Donna Marie Miller and the Broken Spoke’s founder James White discuss The Broken Spoke: Austin’s Legendary Honky-Tonk<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTA, <\/span><\/span>Bilingual Poetry Reading with Balam Rodrigo, author of el libro centroamericano de los muertos<\/span><\/a>, 12:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span>workshop: Olivia Primanis asks How Will I Bind This Artist Book?<\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span>Amy Edwards reading and signing The Trouble with Becoming a Witch<\/em> (in conversation with Carolyn Cohagan)<\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span>Poetry Reading and Signing: Smitten: This is What Love Looks Like<\/em><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Harry Ransom Center, <\/span><\/span>Gallery Talk: Austin in Austin with UT Professor Janine Barchas<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Huston-Tillotson University, <\/span>Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “WLT’s On the Craft of Writing” with Sherri L. Smith<\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Alexander Mansion, <\/span><\/span>The Dallas Women’s Forum presents bestselling Texas authors Jodi Thomas, Rachael Miles, and Celia Bonaduce for a book signing and discussion of A Texas Kind of Christmas<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

University of North Texas, <\/span><\/span>UNT Visiting Writers Series presents <\/span><\/a>poet Ada <\/span><\/a>Lim\u00f3n, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Marc Cameron reading and signing Tom Clancy Code of Honor<\/em>, and Walt Gragg reading and signing The Chosen One<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Poison Girl, <\/span><\/span>Poison Pen Reading Series<\/span><\/a>, 8:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Royal Sonesta, <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council – Greater Houston 50th Anniversary Celebration with Ambassador Nikki Haley, author of With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas Tech, <\/span><\/span>TTU Creative Writing Reading Series presents poet Curtis Bauer<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Sibley Nature Center, <\/span><\/span>Brown Bag Lecture Series: West Texas writer Drew Stuart<\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, <\/span><\/span>Sabrina Fountain and Greg Garrett discussing and signing The Courage to See<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Friday, November 22:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Pete Souza signing Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM [voucher event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span>Pegasus Reading Series featuring <\/span><\/a>Taneum Bambrick, Graham Barnhart, Molly Bess Rector, and Jess Smith, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents <\/span><\/span>Finger Snaps & Laugh Tracks<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hudson Books – Love Field Airport, <\/span><\/span>bestselling Texas authors Jodi Thomas, Rachael Miles, and Celia Bonaduce signing A Texas Kind of Christmas<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Dr. Nicholas Buccola discussing and signing The Fire is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UT Dallas, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council DFW presents Ambassador Nikki Haley discussing With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace<\/em> (moderated by Dina Powell McCormick)<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Museum of South Texas History, <\/span><\/span><\/span>book signing and cooking demonstration by chef Ad\u00e1n Medrano, author of Don\u2019t Count The Tortillas\u2014The Art Of Texas Mexican Cooking<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fahrenheit 180, Barbed Wire <\/span><\/span>Open Mic<\/span><\/a>, 8:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Literarity Book Shop, Friday, <\/span><\/span>Carley Moore reading and signing The Not Wives<\/em>, and Andrea Cote reading and signing her latest poetry collection, en las praderas del fin del mundo<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galena Park<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galena Park Branch Library, <\/span><\/span>WITS Workshop and Open Mic Series with Monica Davidson<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Lawndale Art Center, <\/span><\/span>Gulf Coast<\/span><\/em> Reading Series featuring Benjamin Garcia<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Special Guest Story Time: Micki Fine reading and signing May All People and Pigs be Happy<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UTSA, <\/span><\/span>The Creative Writing Reading Series presents 1993 United States Poet Laureate Rita Dove<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas Star Trading Co., <\/span><\/span>Richard Beck signing The Gospel According to Johnny Cash<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Arboretum, a book signing with <\/span><\/span>J.M. Buckler<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Alyssa Banta discussing and signing The Texas Ranch Sisterhood<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

dadageek, <\/span><\/span>Hello Neighbor (group exhibition by vurv & Chicon Street Poets)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>the launch of Roberto Ontiveros\u2019s debut story collection, The Fight for Space<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Lone Star College – CyFair, <\/span><\/span>Poetry of Gratitude: An Interactive Writing Workshop<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dallas Arboretum, <\/span><\/span><\/span>bestselling Texas authors Jodi Thomas, Rachael Miles, and Celia Bonaduce signing and discussing of A Texas Kind of Christmas<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Interabang Books <\/span><\/span><\/a>presents Walt Gragg reading and signing The Chosen One<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Bearded Monk, <\/span><\/span><\/span>American Literary Review<\/span><\/span><\/em> Graduate Student Reading Series<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Armijo Library, <\/span><\/span>Tumblewords Project workshop: “Live Painting” with Victor Hern\u00e1ndez<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Leaves Books & Tea, <\/span><\/span>Writing Workshop with Jane Alvey Harris<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Galveston Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Whitney Vandiver signing Oleanders in June<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Aurora Studios and Gallery, <\/span><\/span>Houston VIP Workshop and Slam featuring Jus’ Marvin<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Vanderbilt Square, <\/span><\/span>Marc Grossberg signing The Best People<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Dylan Powell discussing and signing <\/span><\/a>Secret Houston: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure<\/span><\/em><\/a>,<\/span><\/span><\/em> 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>B.J. Novak sharing and signing The Book With No Pictures<\/em> and My Book With No Pictures<\/em>,<\/span><\/a> 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/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

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Artist Carolyn Dahl reading and signing Art Preserves What Can\u2019t Be Saved<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Palms Crossing, <\/span><\/span>Meet the Author: K.T. Castle<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Blind Pig, <\/span><\/span>Open Mic Night<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Bihl Haus, <\/span><\/span>Beyond Service: Poetry and Prose Reading<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Quaker Meeting House, Tellabration<\/a>: night of storytelling with the San Antonio Storytellers Association, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tobin Library, <\/span><\/span>poet Kristin T. De La Garza signing Grains of Graphite<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Micki Pavlicek signing May All People and Pigs Be Happy<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Town Square, <\/span><\/span>Laura Sook Duncombe signing A Pirate’s Life for She<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books, <\/span><\/span>local author LaNell Rogers signing her memoir, After All I’ve Been Through<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Dallas native Leah Santa Maria signing her Christmas children’s book, Always The Most Wonderful Time of the Year<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>Backyard Story Night – Dallas Edition<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brasil Houston, Public Poetry presents <\/span><\/span>Enough Anthology<\/span><\/em> book launch<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books – Clear Lake, <\/span><\/span>NaNoWriMo writing sprints: win a gift card!<\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patchouli Joe’s Books & Indulgences, <\/span><\/span>NaNoWriMo Writers’ Refuge<\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “<\/span><\/span>How to Pitch to Magazines<\/span><\/a>” with Alex Temblador, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “<\/span><\/span>Submission Tools & Tricks<\/span><\/a>” with Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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