Your only statewide calendar of bookish goings-on in Texas<\/p>\n

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Due to COVID-19 cancellations and closings,<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

most events in this week\u2019s calendar are online.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(* Denotes nonvirtual, on-location events<\/em>)<\/strong><\/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[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 05.17.2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Please scroll down for the story time section!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

San Antonio Book Festival & DoSeum present a Virtual Book Fest for Kids & Teens<\/a>, May 15-19<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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EXHIBITIONS ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez: The Making of a Global Writer<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Austin, February 1 \u2013 August 30<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek<\/em>, in conversation with Katherine Center<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Emma Straub discussing All Adults Here<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span>Tied up with a Bow \u2013 The Short Story as a Gift to the Reader and Writer with Amy Emm<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writing Workshops Dallas, <\/span><\/span>seminar: \u201c#OwnVoices: Helping Writers of Color Get Published\u201d with Alex Temblador<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live: Esther Safran Foer discussing I Want You to Know We\u2019re Still Here <\/em>with Dr. Sara Abosch-Jacobson of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM ZOOM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC Dallas, <\/span><\/span>Ariel Burger discussing Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel\u2019s Classroom<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Granbury Writers\u2019 Bloc, <\/span><\/span>Cathy Rueter presents \u201cWriting with Rubber Bands: Creating Tension in Story,\u201d<\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span>6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Inprint, <\/span><\/span>Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: Emily St. John Mandel discussing The Glass House <\/em>and Colum McCann discussing Apeirogon <\/em>online with Maggie Galehouse, former Houston Chronicle<\/em> book editor<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, <\/span><\/span>Stay At Home open mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Blah Poetry Spot, <\/span><\/span>virtual open mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

World Affairs Council – DFW, <\/span><\/span>Jonathan Karl discussing Front Row at the Trump Show<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Dragon Party: Mari Mancusi and Henry Clark discussing Dragon Ops<\/em> and What We Found in the Maze and How It Saved a Dragon<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM ZOOM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WITS, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: \u201cDifferent Alphabets\u201d (grades: 9-12) with Keagan Wheat<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>workshop: “The Horror (writing)! The Horror (writing)!” with Owen Egerton<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:3PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Poetry Slam, <\/span><\/span>virtual open mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>virtual poetry open mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE, ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Erin Entrada Kelly discussing We Dream of Space<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM ZOOM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 Greater Houston, <\/span><\/span>Live Webinar with Q&A: White House Warriors<\/em> with John Gans<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WITS, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cDramatic and Mundane\u201d (grades: 6-8) with Omer Ahmed<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>LitTalk: \u201cWriting Memoir: Your Story Matters\u201d panel discussion with Sarah Hepola, Tracy Walder, and Kendra Allen, moderated by Alex Temblador<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>workshop: “The Straight-Up Skinny on How to Submit to Literary Journals” with M. M. Adjarian<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Lauren McGoodwin discussing Power Moves<\/em>, in conversation with Laura Youngkin<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trinity University Press, <\/span><\/span>Virtual Town hall: Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance, and Democracy<\/em> featuring contributors Pam Houston, Elena Passarello, Elizabeth Bradfield, and Arthur Sze<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sun Poet’s Society, <\/span><\/span>Open-Mic Poetry Readings<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM VIA FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Write About Now, <\/span><\/span>online poetry open mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span>Editor Insight Session with Neal Porter of Holiday House<\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, John Grisham dicussing Camino Winds<\/em><\/a>, 12PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Allen Public Library, <\/span><\/span>writer, reporter, and historian Rusty Williams will discuss the famous Apollo 13 saga for the first time publicly in a virtual presentation<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UTEP, Words On a Wire\u2019s <\/span><\/span>Tim Z. Hernandez and Daniel Chac\u00f3n host a \u201cWords Under Quarantine\u201d panel with author Natalia Sylvester, Lee Merrill Byrd of Cinco Puntos Press, and William Clark of Literary Book Shop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC Houston, <\/span><\/span>Alan Zweibel discussing Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM FACEBOOK LIVE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cibolo Nature Center & Farm, <\/span><\/span>Jennifer Bristol discussing Parking Lot Birding: A Fun Guide to Discovering Birds in Texas<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Dock Radio with author N\u2019Tyse<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bookworm Box, <\/span><\/span>Aileen Erin Live Author Takeover<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Laredo BorderSlam, <\/span><\/span>virtual poetry open mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers’ League of Texas, May Third Thursday: Well Versed: Reading & Writing Poetry with Carlotta Eike Stankiewicz and Sasha West<\/a>, 8PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, MAY 22:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The DoSeum, Author Series: Jessie Oliveros reading The Remember Balloons<\/em><\/a>, 11AM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>Ben Buchanan discussing The Hacker and the State: Cyber Attacks and the New Normal of Geopolitics<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Book Festival, Literary Lunch Break with Rebekah Manley, author of <\/a>Alexandra and the Awful, Awkward, No Fun, Truly Bad Dates: A Picture Book Parody for Adults<\/a>, <\/em>12:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, Meg Medina reading and discussing Merci Su\u00e1rez Changes Gears <\/em>with Joy Preble<\/a>, 3PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Don Zolidis discussing War and Speech<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Scott Turow discussing The Last Trial<\/em>, and Mark Pryor discussing The Bookseller<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

WITS, <\/span><\/span>Young Writers Workshop in partnership with Discovery Green (grades: 3-5) with James Hershberger<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interfaces, <\/span><\/span>Artists On Series workshop: “Natural Solutions to Climate Change: Food, Gardens, and Farming” with poet\/essayist Soups<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Romancing Texas: Love and Laughter in the Lone Star State (A Virtual Panel) with Sajni Patel (The Trouble with Hating You<\/em>), Farrah Rochon (The Boyfriend Project<\/em>), and Carly Bloom (Cowboy Come Home<\/em>)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ZOOM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Book Haus, <\/span><\/span>writing workshop with Jenny Irish<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM CANCELLED<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*The Book Haus, Author Visit: <\/span><\/span>Jenny Irish reading from and signing I Am Faithful<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM CANCELLED<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Union Avenue Books, <\/span><\/span>Jeannette Brown reading and discussing The Illusion of Leaving<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writing Workshops Dallas, <\/span><\/span>seminar: \u201cThe Best Book Launch Ever\u201d with Shayla Raquel<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ONLINE STORY TIME<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Monthly, bedtime story<\/a>, DAILY, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texian Books, tiny Texians story time<\/a>, DAILY, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Harris County Public Libraries – Fairbanks Branch: a variety of story times throughout the week<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio Public Library, children\u2019s story times throughout the week<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

El Paso Public Library, a variety of children\u2019s programming<\/a> throughout the week FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hank the Cowdog, author John Erickson will be reading from his children’s series<\/a>, times vary, YOUTUBE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston Public Library, virtual story time<\/a>, M, W, & F, 11A<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Katy Budget Books, virtual story time<\/a>, M-F, 9:30AM; virtual bedtime story, 7:30PM  FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lark & Owl Booksellers, Super Silly Story Time<\/a>, M-F, 10AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaves Books & Tea, read-aloud story time<\/a>, M-F, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Doseum, virtual story time<\/a>, T, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Public Library, children\u2019s story time<\/a>, T & Th, 10:30AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

North Richland Hills Library, virtual story time<\/a>, T & Th, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Old Town Books, children\u2019s story time<\/a>, T & F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Laredo Public Libraries, story time live<\/a>, T-Th, 10:30AM YOUTUBE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Access Art & Adventure<\/a>, T-Th, 1PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Irving Public Library, online story time<\/a>, Th, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, Miss Anastasia online story time<\/a>, F, 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bibliobar, virtual story time<\/a>, Sat, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, virtual story time<\/a>, Sat, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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