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Due to COVID-19 cancellations and closings,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n each event in this week\u2019s calendar is online.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\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[line] 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 05.03.2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please scroll down for the story time section!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SPECIAL EVENTS:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Austin 2020 Writers & Illustrators Working Conference, online, <\/span><\/a>May 2-3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Writefest Online<\/span><\/a>, Houston, May 4-7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Children’s Book Week<\/span><\/a>, May 4-10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a1Viva! A Live Telethon Supporting the Arts & Artists in San Antonio<\/span><\/a>, May 9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n EXHIBITIONS ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez: The Making of a Global Writer<\/span><\/a>, Austin, February 1 \u2013 August 30<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SUNDAY, MAY 3:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Brazos Bookstore, <\/span>Jen Gotch discussing her new memoir, The Upside of Being Down<\/em>, with \u00dclrika Moats<\/span><\/a>, 1PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n MONDAY, MAY 4:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Writing Barn, <\/span>Ask an Agent Webinar: Jim McCarthy of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret + Author Tehlor Mejia<\/span><\/a>, 1PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Houston SCBWI, <\/span>\u201cBack Matter Matters\u201d with Pat Miller<\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span>Arts & Letters Live presents a virtual chat with Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Book of Longings<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM [ticketed event; members only]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, <\/span>Stay At Home open mic<\/span><\/a>, 8PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Blah Poetry Spot, <\/span>virtual open mic<\/span><\/a>, 8:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n TUESDAY, MAY 5:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n WITS, <\/span>writing workshop for 9-12 grades with Xach Blunt<\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n BookPeople, <\/span>Jen Gotch discussing The Upside of Being Down<\/em> with Jane Hervey<\/span><\/a>, 5PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Texas Monthly, <\/span>Jos\u00e9 Ralat discussing<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span> American Tacos<\/em>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Interabang Books, <\/span>Leslie Lutz discussing Fracture Tide<\/em> with local author Brooke Fossey<\/span><\/a>, 6PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span>workshop: “Stir Things Up: Creating Conflict in Fiction” with Brian Yansky<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Texas Public Radio, <\/span>Worth Telling presents \u201cMy New Normal<\/span><\/a>,\u201d 7PM FACEBOOK PREMIERE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Dock Bookshop, <\/span>virtual poetry open mic<\/span><\/a>, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE, ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEDNESDAY, MAY 6:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Writing Barn, <\/span>virtual book launch & pet part: Cat Dog Dog: The Story of a Blended Family<\/em> by Nelly Buchet and Andrea Zuill, No Room for a Pup!<\/em> by Elizabeth Suneby and Laurel Molk, and Hound Won\u2019t Go<\/em> by Lisa Rogers and Meg Ishihara<\/span><\/a>, 12PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Texas Book Festival, Literary Lunch Break with Maya Shanbhag Lang, author of <\/a>What We Carry<\/a>, <\/em>12:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n WITS, <\/span>writing workshop for 6-8 grades with Amy Lin<\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span>workshop: \u201cMulti-Genre Worldbuilding: Crafting an Emotional and Physical Landscape\u201d with Britta Jensen<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Brazos Bookstore, <\/span>Jamie Pacton reading The Life and Medieval Times of Kit Sweetly<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM INSTAGRAM LIVE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Sun Poet’s Society, <\/span>Open-Mic Poetry Readings<\/span><\/a>, 7PM VIA FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Write About Now, <\/span>online poetry open mic<\/span><\/a>, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBookish 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