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 02.09.2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Anarchist Book Fair<\/span><\/a>, February 9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sin Muros Latinx Theatre Festival<\/span><\/a>, Houston, February 13-16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Central Texas Teen & Kids Comic Con<\/span><\/a>, Round Rock, February 15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Cuban Comics in the Castro Era<\/span><\/a>, Austin, December 6-March 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez: The Making of a Global Writer<\/span><\/a>, Austin, February 1-July 19<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>E. R. Bills discussing and signing Pendulum Grim<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Preston\/Royal, <\/span><\/span>Margie Woods signing Happy Tunes<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Crystal Allison Gore signing her romantic thriller, Silver Heart<\/em>, and Demeshia Lavette signing her memoir, Refined<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pan African Connection, <\/span><\/span>workshop and book signing: Transform Your Mind and Discover Your Purpose, Vision, and Legacy<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Arts & Letters Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Lori Wilde signing her Twilight, Texas series<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Blair Imani discussing and signing Making Our Way Home<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Drawing Board, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: \u201cThe Body and the Essay\u201d with Rebecca A. Spears<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Drawing Board, <\/span><\/span>Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: \u201cHow to Write a Great Novel Synopsis\u201d with Amber Royer<\/span><\/a><\/span>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>J. E. Kilpatrick signing The Year of My Novela<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Chapel on the Bosque, <\/span><\/span>the Pickers & Poets Singer-Songwriter series featuring Courtney Patton<\/span><\/a><\/span>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Abilene Public Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>SCBWI-North Texas are meet-up<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Rick Wilson discussing and signing Running Against the Devil<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The LINE Hotel, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>American Short Fiction<\/em>\u2019s Lit City with Oscar Casares and Karen Russell<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Austin Community College Creative Writing Department\u2019s Literary Coffeehouse, hosted by Charlotte Gullick<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UT, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Joynes Reading Room Literary Speaker Series presents poet Evie Shockley<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

College Station<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TAMU, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Kim Ghattas discussing Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry that Unraveled Culture, Religion and Collective Memory in the Middle East<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live presents Letters Aloud: \u201cLove Me or Leave Me\u201d with letters written by Mark Twain, Frida Kahlo, Charles Bukowski, George Carlin, Virginia Woolf, Napoleon Bonaparte, and \u201ca nice kid who grew up to be Slash,\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span> 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>David Kessler discussing and signing Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Prize-winning historian Darren Dochuk discussing Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas Star Trading Co., <\/span><\/span>Penny Parker Klostermann signing There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

College Park Center, <\/span><\/span>Maverick Speaker Series presents an evening with Common, hip-hop recording artist, actor, film producer, poet, and activist<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Helena Woodard discussing and signing Slave Sites on Display<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>Blair Imani discussing and signing Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Flat Track Coffee, <\/span><\/span>Chicon Street Poets present the Living Room Lit Open Mic<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Home Slice Pizza, <\/span><\/span>Austin Bat Cave\u2019s Story Department presents \u201cBFFs,\u201d<\/span><\/a> 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Cedar Hill<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Zula Bryant Wylie Library, <\/span><\/span>Dallas Area Writers Group meeting featuring Amanda Arista<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Chocolate Secrets, <\/span><\/span>Sanderia Faye\u2019s LitNight Dallas Reading Series<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Kathleen Kent launches The Burn (Detective Betty #2)<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Temple Emanu-El, <\/span><\/span>Aaron Family JCC presents Pamela Nadell, author of America\u2019s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Warehouse Live, <\/span><\/span>the Moth StorySLAM presents \u201cLove Hurts,\u201d<\/span><\/a> 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Angelo State, <\/span><\/span>local authors Dr. John Garrett and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. (retired) Tom Nurre signing Goodfellow Air Force Base<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Urban Ecology Center Gathering Hall, <\/span><\/span>Gemini Ink presents \u201cUrban Wild,\u201d an evening of poetry and photography celebrating nature with local poets Wendy Barker, John Phillip Santos, Francis Trevino, and Mobi Warren<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UT Arlington, <\/span><\/span>Patrick Burkart discussing Why Hackers Win<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Gary Barker discussing and signing The Museum of Lost Love<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

College Station<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TAMU, <\/span><\/span>Dennis Ross discussing Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel\u2019s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Writing Workshops Dallas presents LitTalk: Exploring Identity in Fiction: Alex Temblador moderating a panel that includes Julie Murphy, Hafsah Faizal, and Sanderia Faye<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>Inner Moonlight Poetry featuring Robin Turner and Emma Ramsey<\/span><\/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 poetry presents the Petty Weight Championship<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed will discuss and sign Yes No Maybe So<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Lidia Yuknavitch discussing and signing Verge: Stories<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cy Twombly Gallery, <\/span><\/span><\/span>an intimate reading with the renowned and award-winning poet Carl Phillips<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston Maritime Museum, <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cDarwin’s Naturalist Journey Aboard Beagle\u201d with author Dr. Scott Solomon<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Midtown Arts and Theatre Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Urban Reads: Steven Higashide discussing and signing Better Buses, Better Cities<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Kate Winkler Dawson discussing and signing American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rice University, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Heather Boushey discussing Unbound: How Economic Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do About It<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

University of Houston, <\/span><\/span><\/span>UH Creative Writing presents Carl Phillips\u2019s Craft Talk: Pattern + Variation<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Sam Houston State, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Suicide Prevention Speaker Event: motivational speaker and author Kevin Hines<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas Tech, <\/span><\/span><\/span>TTU Creative Writing Reading Series presents professor, lawyer, and author David R. Dow<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/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>Ryan Houser discussing and signing Thru Hiking the AT<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>workshop: Bookbinding Happy Hour for Teachers<\/span><\/a>, 6PM [You don\u2019t have to be a teacher, but teachers earn CPE.]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Laura McKowen discussing and signing We Are the Luckiest<\/em> (in conversation with Sarah Hepola)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>Second Thursday Open Mic featuring Sequoia Maner<\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Novel Night with Tracey S. Phillips & Josephine Blacke<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Edward\u2019s U, <\/span><\/span>Marcia Kinsey Visiting Writers Series presents author Karen Russell<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Herman Brown Free Library, <\/span><\/span>Coffee Talks: Robin Doughty and Matt Turner discussing and signing Unnatural Texas? The Invasive Species Dilemma<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Clarendon College, <\/span><\/span>Clarendon Chamber Banquet featuring author Jodi Thomas<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, <\/span><\/span>Dr. Omer Bartov discussing the anatomy of a genocide, the focus of his most recent book about the town of Buczacz, Ukraine, during the Holocaust<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Taylor Stevens discussing and signing Liars\u2019 Legacy<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Gallery 201, <\/span><\/span>Laredo BorderSlam presents the Pro\/Anti Valentine\u2019s Day Slam<\/span><\/a>, 9:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Midland College, <\/span><\/span>a special guest lecture author presentation and Valentine’s chocolate celebration with Linda Thorsen Bond<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UT Arlington, <\/span><\/span>LeAnna Schooley and Tom Kellam discussing Wanted in America: Posters Collected by the Fort Worth Police Department, 1898\u20131903<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Heroes Lounge, <\/span><\/span>Dallas Poetry Slam presents Girls\u2019 Night Out: Valentine\u2019s Day<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Margo Jones Theatre, <\/span><\/span>\u201cA View From the Underside: The Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer\u201d with poet\/performance artist Al Staggs<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>panel discussion on the Peruvian magazine AMAUTA<\/em> and the avant-garde networks of Latin America<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

University of the Incarnate Word, <\/span><\/span>Frank Bennack discussing Leave Something on the Table and Other Surprising Lessons for Success in Business and in Life<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fabled Bookshop & Caf\u00e9, <\/span><\/span>Melissa Copp signing Raising Wheels<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Book Arts Center, workshop: Book Hospital<\/a>, 1PM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, SCBWI-Austin Monthly Meeting: Color Palettes with Mark Mitchell<\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, Vanessa Roeder discussing and signing The Box Turtle<\/em><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, Kate Winkler Dawson discussing and signing American Sherlock<\/em> (in conversation with Becka Oliver from Writers\u2019 League of Texas)<\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books \u2013 N. Lamar, Texas-native and children’s author Shannon Mokry signing Bubbles and the Big Race<\/em><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Infinite Monkey Theorem, Austin Poetry Brothel presents an immersive literary cabaret with special guest Gabino Iglesias<\/a>, 8:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Edwards U, Writers\u2019 League of Texas workshop: “Twisting Facts into Stories: Reality in Fiction and Nonfiction” with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho<\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Twin Oaks Library, Austin Poetry Society meeting with guest speaker Christa Pandey<\/a>, 1:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Preston\/Royal, Josh Martin and Walt Ferris singing Adam and Eve<\/em><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, Nancy Churnin discussing and signing Beautiful Shades of Brown<\/em><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, Catana Chetwynd discussing and signing Snug: A Collection of Comics About Dating Your Best Friend<\/em><\/a>, 6PM [SOLD OUT]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTEP Centennial Museum, <\/span><\/span>Tumblewords Project workshop: \u201cAgainst Love Poetry\u201d with Kit Wren<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Stonebriar, <\/span><\/span>Neal Shusterman signing The Toll<\/em> (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Arc of a Scythe Series #3)<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/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

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, <\/span><\/span>Artist Talk with illustrator Aya Kakeda<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cWriting the Immigrant and International Experience\u201d with Onyinye Ihezukwu<\/span><\/a>, 9:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Bosslight, <\/span><\/span>Keith R. Rees launches Legend at Lanana Creek<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Eggemeyer’s General Store, <\/span><\/span>Eric Braeden signing of his memoir I’ll Be Damned<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 La Cantera, <\/span><\/span>Norma Garcia signing In Spite Of My Disability<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>K. K. Martinez signing Dark Sun Rising<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>George Vance McGee discussing and signing The Nation We Live In<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>Amanda Johnstone hosting the TORCH: Wildfire Reading Series: KB + Community Open Mic<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Fred Zuker signing Standing Tall & Looking Good: One Soldier\u2019s Life & Lessons Learned from 1068-71<\/em>, and Frank Myer signing Don\u2019t Put The Cart Before The Unicorn: How To Survive and Thrive in The Online Dating World<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>Backyard Story Night \u2013 Dallas edition<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Leaves Books & Tea, <\/span><\/span>An Afternoon with Authors: Maz Maddox, Fabiana Martinez, Michele McCarthy, and C.A. Szarek discussing \u201cWriting Because You Have To,\u201d<\/a> 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Richard Bell discussing and signing Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 4:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>A panel of Houston Sisters in Crime published authors will share their secrets to success<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Trinity University, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Role of Cultural Heritage Preservation in Gentrification: a panel including Austin author and photographer John Langmore<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Dr. Robb Kelly signing Daddy, Daddy Please Stop Drinking<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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