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

<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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 02.16.2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Festival of International Books and Arts (FESTIBA)<\/span><\/a>, Brownsville, February 22-29<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5^{th<\/sup> Annual People\u2019s Poetry Festival<\/span><\/a>, Corpus Christi, February 27-29<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n}

Book Lovers\u2019 and Texana Collectors\u2019 Breakfast (124^{th<\/sup> Annual Meeting of the Texas State Historical Association)<\/span><\/a>, Austin, February 27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n}

LibraryPalooza: That Author Thing!<\/a><\/span><\/span>, San Antonio, February 29<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pop Con<\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, February 29<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Blue Star Contemporary’s Exhibitions Highlight the Written Word<\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, February 7-May 3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Perilous Texas Adventures of Mark Dion<\/span><\/a>, Fort Worth, February 18-May 17<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Debbie Trominski discussing and signing Rich Slow is My Homeboy<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>a public reading with the South Austin Writers Workshop<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Clay Wonnell signing his humorous golf book, Sandbaggery<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>John Allman discussing and signing A Is for Audra<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Mona Bar of Modern Art, <\/span><\/span>The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>C\u00e9sar Cuauht\u00e9moc Garc\u00eda Hern\u00e1ndez discussing and signing Migrating to Prison<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 4:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School, <\/span><\/span>Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People presents Alan Gratz discussing and signing Allies<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Visionary Heights, <\/span><\/span>Poetry Around Houston workshop<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Drawing Board, <\/span><\/span>Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: \u201cHow to Write Magical Realism\u201d with Alex Temblador<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Andr\u00e9s de la Casa Huertas and Javier Garc\u00eda del Moral (founders of Dallas\u2019s The Wild Detectives bookstore) signing Reading Quirks-Weird Things That Bookish Nerds Do!<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N, <\/span><\/span>Rachael Tamayo signing Break My Bones<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Mannette Morgan discussing and signing Finding Your Voice<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Lamar University, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Literary Reading Series presents poet Walter Bargen, author of My Other Mother\u2019s Red Mercedes<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cThe History of Civil Rights in America: A 21^{st<\/sup> Century Perspective\u201d with author Dr. Christopher Lebron<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n}

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live: \u201cTexas Bound\u201d with Allison Tolman reading Jenny Lawson and Naomi Shihab Nye, Christie Vela reading Sandra Cisneros, and Ruben Carrazana reading Benjamin Alire S\u00e1enz<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cColin Powell: Careers and Campaigns: Election Strategies in African Democracies\u201d with author Dr. Karisa Cloward<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Meg Gardiner discussing and signing The Dark Corners of the Night<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rice University, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Ann Weisgarber discussing and signing The Glovemaker<\/em> and The Promise<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Richardson Public Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Writers Guild of Texas workshop: “Enter Stage Right: Playwriting Basics” with David Douglas<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Mo Saidi discussing and signing Esther and the Genius<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Burrowing Owl Books, An Evening with the Author: Jodi Thomas interviewing Bill Briscoe, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Jerry Mitchell discussing and signing Race Against Time<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Native Hostel, <\/span><\/span>Austin Poetry Slam featuring Ari, hosted by Kevin W. Burke<\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patrick Heath Public Library, <\/span><\/span>Percussion & Prose<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas A&M, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Fair Use\/Fair Dealing Week: Professor Glynn S. Lunney, Jr. presents \u201cFair Use and the Citizen Author,\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/a> 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas A&M, <\/span><\/span>Brazos Valley Reads: award-winning author and poetry slam champion Elizabeth Acevedo discussing and signing The Poet X<\/em>, her novel-in-verse, and her novel With the Fire on High<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Richland College, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council-DFW presents Tracy Walder, former CIA officer and FBI agent, author of The Unexpected Spy<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM [SOLD OUT]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Mardi Gras-PHAT Tuesday Open Mic<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Belin Chapel, <\/span><\/span>Stephen Harrigan discussing and signing Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bohemeo\u2019s, <\/span><\/span>Glass Mountain<\/span><\/em> reading plus open mic<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nBrazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Kristen Simmons discussing and signing Scammed <\/em>(in conversation with Mary Lindsey)<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Katy Budget Books, <\/span><\/span>Kerrelyn Sparks\u2019s launch party for How to Love Your Elf<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Joshua Hood discussing and signing Robert Ludlum’s The Treadstone Resurrection<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rice University, <\/span><\/span>\u201cBiography and the History of Slavery in West Africa\u201d with author Dr. Sandra E. Greene<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

United Way of Greater Houston, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council presents Farah Pandith discussing and signing How We Win: How Entrepreneurs, Political Visionaries, and Social Media Can Defeat the Extremist Threat<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/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

 <\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Holly Whitaker discussing and signing Quit Like a Woman<\/em> (in conversation with Sondra Primeaux)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Terrazas Branch Library, <\/span><\/span>Chicon Street Poets presents Aural Literature featuring Sunny Leal and Maryan Nagy Captan<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Jerry Mitchell discussing and signing Race Against Time<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Women of Color and the Power of Narratives Event: A Tribute to Toni Morrison<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UT Dallas, <\/span><\/span>\u201cZip Codes, Genetic Codes, and Envisioning an Equitable Culture of Health\u201d with author Dr. Sean Valles<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Pershing Inn, <\/span><\/span>El Velvet Elvis Open Mic Night<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Harker Heights<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N, <\/span><\/span>story time and sing-along with Rickey Pittman and Rio Grande Valley ABC<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Avant Garden, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Write About Now\u2019s 6 Year Wanniversary Poetry Pizza Party featuring Yaw, hosted by Ebony<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Palms Crossing, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Dr. Hillrey Dufner signing My Peace I Leave With You<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/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

TAMU SA, <\/span><\/span><\/span>3^{rd<\/sup> annual African American Read In<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n}

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

Wittliff Collections, <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201cThree Chords and the Truth\u201d with Bill Malone, author of Country Music U.S.A.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Woodlands<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apergy, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents Farah Pandith discussing and signing How We Win: How Entrepreneurs, Political Visionaries, and Social Media Can Defeat the Extremist Threat<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Deborah Kesten discussing and signing Whole Person Integrative Eating<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lazarus Brewing Co., <\/span><\/span>LOGOS Collective featuring poets Christian Wiman and Nate Klug<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>Kim Yideum presents a bilingual reading of Blood Sisters<\/em> with translator Jiyoon Lee<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UNT, <\/span><\/span>the Visiting Writers Series presents James Marcus, author of Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot-Com Juggernaut<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B-17 Bombers Oyster Pub, <\/span><\/span>Barbed Wire Open Mic Series<\/span><\/a>, 9PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Kate Murphy discussing and signing You\u2019re Not Listening <\/em>( in conversation with Inprint\u2019s Rich Levy)<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Steve Berry discussing and signing his new Cotton Malone thriller, The Warsaw Protocol<\/em> (with audio narrator Scott Brick)<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Poison Girl, <\/span><\/span>Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Sadie Hoagland, Bruno Rios, and Aris Kian Brown<\/span><\/a>, 8:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Trinity University, <\/span><\/span>“Architecture and Urbanism in the Museum: Legacies and Futures of Activism” with author Barry Bergdoll<\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>poet Alex Salinas discussing and signing Warbles<\/em> (with Cyra Dumitru)<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas State University, <\/span><\/span>a reading and signing with Erika L. S\u00e1nchez, author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fabled Bookstore & Caf\u00e9, <\/span><\/span>local author Justin Rosolino signing Idiot: Sojourning Soul<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Front Street Books, <\/span><\/span>Ben H. English discussing and signing Destiny\u2019s Way<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM & 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N, <\/span><\/span>Rye Curtis signing Kingdomtide<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>William Magnuson discussing and signing Blockchain Democracy<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Casa de Resistencia, <\/span><\/span>Platica on Community Violence & Healing: An evening with the Institute of Chicana\/o Psychology and Roberto Cintli Rodriguez, author of Yolqui, a Warrior Summoned from the Spirit World: Testimonios on Violence<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>I Scream Social Anthology<\/span><\/em> release party<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span>Pegasus Reading Series featuring Leila Chatti, Keith Flynn, Chloe Honum, Dustin Pearson, Kim Yi-Deum, and Jiyoon Lee<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Latino Cultural Center, <\/span><\/span>an evening with Farid Matuk, author of the poetry collections This Isa Nice Neighborhood<\/em> and The Real Horse<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Maggiano’s Little Italy, <\/span><\/span>Half Price Books hosting lunch with New York Times<\/em> bestselling author Steve Berry, who will discuss and sign his latest book, The Warsaw Protocol<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11:30AM<\/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

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

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Susan Elia MacNeal discussing and signing The King’s Justice<\/em>, the latest in her Edgar-nominated Maggie Hope series<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TBH Center, <\/span><\/span>Open Mic Night hosted by Juan Villareal<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, <\/span><\/span>a reading and signing with Erika L. S\u00e1nchez, author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

2^{nd<\/sup> & Charles, <\/span><\/span>}Open Mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Palms Crossing, <\/span><\/span>Dr. Stephen A. Missick signing The Saint Jude Thaddeus Storybook<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Arboretum, <\/span>story time and book signing with JoAnn Matthews<\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople,<\/span> The Craft + Business of Writing with Writers\u2019 League of Texas: Austin Edition<\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books \u2013 Southpark Meadows,<\/span> John Baltisberger signing his urban fantasy novels, Inhuman Error<\/em> and Artifice of Flesh<\/em>, as well as his poetry collection, Configuration Discordant<\/em><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books,<\/span> Julie Howd releases her chapbook, Threshold<\/em><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Monkeywrench Books,<\/span> ABC zine printing party<\/a>, 3:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Norris Conference Center,<\/span> Austin Romance Writers of America workshop: \u201cElevate Your Novel Through Criteria-Driven Story Development\u201d with Larry Brooks<\/a>, February 29<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Edwards U,<\/span> Writers\u2019 League of Texas workshop: “Writing Beyond What You Know” with Richard Santos<\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N,<\/span> Sandra M Bolzenius discussing and signing Glory in Their Spirit: How Four Black Women Took on the Army during World War II<\/em><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Preston\/Royal,<\/span> Jackie Anders signing Phoenix: Field of Mars<\/em><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship,<\/span> New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury and her co-author, and son, Tyler Russell, discussing and signing the second installment of the beloved Baxter Family Children series, Finding Home<\/em><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTEP Centennial Museum, <\/span><\/span>Tumblewords Project workshop: \u201cThe Art of the Thank You Note\u201d with M\u00f3nica G\u00f3mez<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Aurora Picture Show, <\/span><\/span>Space City Slam Prelim #1<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Vanessa Roeder reading and signing her picture book The Box Turtle<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>An Evening with Patrick Stockwell and Jennifer Sperry Steinorth discussing and signing The Light Here Changes Everything<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/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

Inprint House, <\/span><\/span><\/span>una noche de lectura con Raquel Abend van Dalen, como parte de la serie de lecturas en espa\u00f1ol de Inprint, Escritores en la casa<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Kathy L. Murphy discussing and signing The Pulpwood Queens Celebrate 20 Years<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Bonnar Spring discussing and signing Toward the Light<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 4:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Mark Lardas discussing and signing Vanished Houston Landmarks<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patchouli Joe\u2019s Books & Indulgences, <\/span><\/span>Leander Author Panel: Michael Angel, Amanda Kai, Aaron Gallagher, Tricia L. Sanders, and Susan Niz discussing writing and publishing and signing their books<\/span><\/a>, 4:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Book Haus, <\/span><\/span>Local Author Visit with Misha Elliott<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Book Haus, <\/span><\/span>book signings with Lindsey Renee Backen<\/span><\/a> and <\/span><\/span>John Layne<\/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: \u201cHow to Find Your Narrative Voice\u201d with Eden Elieff<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 La Cantera, <\/span><\/span>David Peche signing San Antonio’s Historic Hotels<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, <\/span><\/span>a reading and pl\u00e1tica with Lydia R. Otero, author of In the Shadows of the Freeway: Growing Up Brown & Queer<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tha Event Center, <\/span><\/span>a photography exhibit, poetry reading, and book signing of Labyrinth<\/em>, the debut poetry collection from San Antonio author and writer Fernando Rover Jr.<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Scarlett Ryan Foster signing The Aztec Adventure<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

SUNDAY, MARCH 1:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N \u2013 Arboretum, <\/span><\/span>Casey Chapman Ross signing her new coloring book, I Am an Activist<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Marissa Meyer discussing and signing the Lunar Chronicles series<\/span><\/a>, 5PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Sarah Harris Wallman releases her story collection, Senseless Women<\/em>, winner of the 2019 Juniper Prize for Fiction (with guests Ashleigh Pedersen and Jaime DeBlanc-Knowles)<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Poet-Scientists: Lisa Rosenberg discussing and signing A Different Physics<\/em>, and Adrienne Drobnies discussing an signing Salt and Ashes<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books,<\/span><\/span><\/span> a bilingual reading with Kim Yideum and Jiyoon Lee, author and translator respectively, of the novel, Blood Sisters<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Jonathan Johnson signing his children\u2019s book, Stars of the Bible<\/em>, and Misty Hayes signing the newest book in her Blood Dagger series, Tree of Souls<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, <\/span><\/span>Interabang Books presents Karen Blumenthal discussing and signing Jane Against the World<\/em>, and Melanie Sumrow discussing and signing The Inside Battle<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/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

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

B&N \u2013 Palms Crossing, <\/span><\/span>local author J.T. Lozano signing his science-fiction books<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Drawing Board, <\/span><\/span>Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: \u201cWrite Your Business Book Outline\u201d with Jennifer Locke<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Your only statewide calendar of bookish events in Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1081,858,862,926,813,830,900,953],"class_list":["post-1963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-authorevents","tag-calendar","tag-festivals","tag-go","tag-lone-star-literary-life","tag-lonestarliterarycom","tag-poetryevents","tag-workshops"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}