Your only statewide calendar of bookish goings-on 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 01.05.2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

New Year, New You 2020 Weekend Intensive Writing Retreat<\/a>, Austin, January 9-12<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Round Rock Local Author Fair<\/span><\/a>, January 11<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center<\/span><\/a>, Austin, August 31-February 2 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 5:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>self-help author Carlos Harleaux signing Eleven: Things We Never Said<\/em><\/span><\/a>, and Dre Williams signing It\u2019s Already Done: A Powerful Story of Deliverance & Transformation<\/em>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>\u201cThe Right Hand of God\u201d with author and minister Vanessa Brown<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books, <\/span><\/span>Local Author Sundays: Meet local indie authors and pick up their latest release<\/span><\/a>, while supplies last<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, JANUARY 6:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Kate Murphy discussing and signing You\u2019re Not Listening<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 7:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Michael Barnes discussing and signing Indelible Austin, Volume 3<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

The Writer\u2019s Garret, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Stone Soup mixed-genre workshop<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 7PM<\/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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Anis Shivani (translator) reading and signing A History of the Cat<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Tarryn Fisher reading and signing The Wives<\/em> (in conversation with Colleen Hoover)<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>Inner Moonlight poetry reading featuring Mike Soto and Boris Tsessarsky<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Avant Garden, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Write About Now presents a Women of the World Poetry Slam qualifier featuring Janae Johnson (hosted by Ebony Stewart)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Katy Budget Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span>luncheon with Tarryn Fisher, author of The Wives<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Berry to Beans, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sun Poet\u2019s Society open mic poetry readings<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>John Casey reading and signing Devolution<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THURSDAY, JANURY 9:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Arboretum, <\/span><\/span>Debby Cole signing Letting Go: How Less Becomes More<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>John Langmore discussing and signing Fault Lines: Portraits of East Austin<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>second Thursday open mic featuring Michelle Iskra<\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Novel Night featuring Marc Grossberg, author of The Best People<\/em>, and Glen Larum, author of Waltz Against the Sky<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Dan Tobey launching The God Game<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jewish Community Center of Dallas, <\/span><\/span>Kirsten Firmaglich reading and signing A Rosenberg by Any Other Name<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Brad Taylor reading and signing Hunter Killer<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Museum of Fine Arts Houston, <\/span><\/span>Dr. Irving Finkel, assistant keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian Script, The British Museum of Houston, will present \u201cGilgamesh – A Hero for the Ages,\u201d<\/span><\/a> 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Bookworm Box, <\/span><\/span>Live Author Takeover with Melanie Harlow<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Jay Brandon reading and signing From the Grave<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum, <\/span><\/span>Dr. Cherise Smith and Michael Ray Charles discussing and signing Michael Ray Charles<\/em> (plus closing day reception)<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patrick Heath Public Library, <\/span><\/span>radio personality W. F. Strong discussing and signing Stories From Texas<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Lincoln Park, <\/span><\/span>Brad Taylor signing Hunter Killer<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Brigid Kemmerer reading and signing A Heart So Fierce and Broken<\/em> (in conversation with Mary Hinson)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SPACES, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council DFW presents Brad Taylor discussing and signing his Pike Logan series<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Holly George-Warren discussing and signing Janis, Her Life and Music<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Matt Coyle reading and signing Lost Tomorrows<\/em>, and Tim Maleeny reading and signing Boxing the Octopus<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span>6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop,<\/span><\/span><\/span> launch of Wendy Barker’s seventh poetry collection, Gloss<\/em> (featuring poets Jo-Reyes Boitel, Joshua Robbins, and Natalia Trevino)<\/span><\/a><\/span>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 11:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Arboretum, <\/span><\/span>Rich Zahradnik signing Lights Out Summer<\/em> (Coleridge Taylor Series #4)<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Austin SCBWI Monthly Meeting: \u201cFull Body Makeover: A Case Study of Revision\u201d with Meredith Davis<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>guest story time with Micki Fine Pavlicek, author of May All Pigs and People Be Happy<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, \u201cWatching The Detectives: An In-Depth Discussion of Private Eye Fiction\u201d with Matt Coyle, Tim Maleeny, Laura Oles, Tim Bryant, Billy Kring, and Jeff Vorzimmer in conversation with Scott Montgomery<\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, Jarrett Pumphrey and Jerome Pumphrey reading and signing The Old Truck<\/em><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, Carolyn Cohagan reading and signing Time’s Up<\/em><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paramount Theatre, \u201cDecisive Engagement: Thoughts and Words\u201d with Jocko Willink, author of Leadership Strategy and Tactics Field Manual<\/em><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patrick Heath Public Library, area author J. P. Barnett signing his Lorestalker series of novels<\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Pan African Connection, Afrocentricity International Dallas presents Dr. Molefi Asante, author and chair of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University, speaking on \u201cAfrican Education for Our Youth,\u201d<\/a> 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Writer\u2019s Garret, Stone Soup poetry and prose workshop<\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

El Paso Public Library – Armijo Branch, <\/span><\/span>Tumblewords Project workshop: \u201cWrite the Image\u201d with Jeanette DesBoine<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N \u2013 Sunland Park, <\/span>special story time: Luke Lowenfield reading and signing Buenas Noches El Paso<\/em> (illustrator Hal Marcus will personalize your book with a portrait of your child)<\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books \u2013 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

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Lark Brennan reading and signing Shadows of the Past<\/em>, Christie Craig reading and signing Don’t Breath a Word<\/em>, and Leslie Marshman reading and signing Goode Over Evil<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Thomas Perry and Jo Perry reading and signing A Small Town<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 4:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cMaking the Most of Social Media\u201d with Ynes Malakova<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Irving Public Library \u2013 South, <\/span><\/span>Irving Chautauqua presentation: Susannah Charleson discussing and signing Search for the Missing <\/em>and Possibility Dogs<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Museum of the Gulf Coast, <\/span><\/span>Holly George-Warren signing Janis, Her Life and Music<\/em> (with Janis\u2019s brother Michael Joplin)<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 San Pedro, <\/span><\/span>Paula King-Harper signing Prosperous Living Daily Devotional<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>James Anderson signing Manifesting Peace<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

South Padre Island<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: Gregory Turley reading and signing Always Patty<\/em>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fort Bend County Libraries – University Branch, <\/span><\/span>award-winning historical novelist Ann Weisgarber reading and signing The Glovemaker<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N, <\/span><\/span>Gulf Coast Poets meeting featuring Matthew Riley<\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 12:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>John Casey reading and signing Devolution<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Lincoln Park, <\/span><\/span>Mark Wingfield discussing and signing Why Churches Need to Talk About Sexuality<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Episcopal Cathedral of St. Matthew’s, <\/span><\/span>St. Matthew’s Cathedral Arts presents \u201cWomen\u2019s Voices\u201d featuring the poetry and music of extraordinary women composers<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>science fiction author Clint Townsend signing X to the Nth<\/em>, and Doris Westbrook signing her memoir, Ruth & Garbie<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Jewish Community Center of Houston, <\/span><\/span>brunch, mah jongg, and discussion with Fern Bernstein, author of Mah Jongg Mondays<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books, <\/span><\/span>science fiction\/fantasy author Allan Webber signing the second installment in his Dynasty\u2019s Fall series, Into Oblivion<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Book Haus, <\/span><\/span>Donna Marie Miller discussing and signing The Broken Spoke: Austin’s Legendary Honky-Tonk<\/em> (with music from Ben Stafford Rodgers)<\/span><\/a><\/span>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Drawing Board, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: \u201cDare to Dream in 2020\u201d with literary agent Whitney Davis<\/span><\/a><\/span>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nancy Alanis signing When My Paws Depart<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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