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 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 05.24.2020<\/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

Boldface Conference 2020: Strikethrough<\/s> Workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, May 25-28<\/span><\/span><\/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 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>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, MAY 25:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/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 26:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WITS, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: \u201cWords on the Night Breeze \u2013 Secrets on the Radio\u201d (grades 9-12) with Josie Mitchell<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LOGOS Collective, <\/span><\/span>Digital LOGOS featuring KB and Faylita Hicks<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Adalyn Grace discussing All the Stars and Teeth<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Conor Dougherty discussing Golden Gates<\/em> (in conversation with Megan Kimble of Texas Observer<\/em>)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM 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

Puroslam, <\/span><\/span>virtual poetry slam<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*Highland Park United Methodist Church, <\/span><\/span>Authors LIVE! presents Chris Whipple discussing and signing The Spymasters: How the CIA’s Directors Shape History and the Future<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM CANCELED<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Book Festival Network, 2nd Virtual Book Festival: Adult Fiction & Nonfiction<\/a>, 1PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books & the World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>webinar: David Ignatius discussing The Paladin: A Spy Novel<\/em> with David Sanger of the New York Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WITS, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cHooks for Phonics \u2013 The Minimalist Art of Pop Choruses\u201d (grades 6-8) with Kell Jettson Bernardo<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>workshop: “First Impressions Are Everything: Composing a Standout Query Letter” with Becka Oliver<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM [sold out]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gemini Ink & Writing Workshops Dallas, <\/span><\/span>The Big Texas Read discussing Tell Me How This Ends Well<\/em> by David Samuel Levinson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Marissa Mullen discussing That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Laird Barron discussing Worse Angels<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/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 28:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!<\/em> with Miss Anastasia, celebrating the graduating classes of 2020<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>webinar: Dennis Ross, American Diplomat and author of Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel\u2019s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live: Katherine Sharp Landdeck discussing The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II<\/em> (in conversation with Alicia Morgan of the Frontiers of Flight Museum)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bookworks Albuquerque, <\/span><\/span>virtual: Jose Ralat discussing American Tacos<\/em> (with Russell Contreras)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM (MDT)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 Greater Houston, <\/span><\/span>Condoleezza Rice and Philip Zelikow discussing To Build a Better World<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pulpwood Academy, Reavis Z. Wortham discussing <\/a>Hawke’s Fury<\/a>, <\/em>7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Elizabeth Wetmore discussing Valentine<\/em> with Valerie Koehler<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>poet Sasha Banks discussing America, Mine<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Dock Onshore Radio with author Rashonda Tate Billingsley<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Jimmy Wong and Ashley Adams discussing Feast of Fiction Kitchen<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/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

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FRIDAY, MAY 29:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Michael Connelly discussing Fair Warning<\/em> and Greg Hurwitz discussing Into the Fire<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Tracy Anne Hart discussing Seeing Stevie Ray<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>I Scream Social reading series featuring nicole v basta, Cindy Huyser, and Neysa King<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, Liv Constantine discussing The Wife Stalker<\/em> and Ivy Pochoda discussing These Women<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 7:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*Heroes Lounge, <\/span><\/span>Dallas Poetry Slam Poetry Pullup & Park<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, MAY 30:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Book Festival Network, 2nd Virtual Book Festival: Children’s & YA Authors<\/a>, 9AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ITS, <\/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

The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span>Ask an Agent Session with Alyssa Eisner Henkin of Trident Media Group<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interfaces, <\/span><\/span>Artists On Series featuring Faylita Hicks<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Alexander McCall Smith discussing The Talented Mr. Varg<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Dock Onshore Radio with author Edward<\/span><\/span><\/a> A. Farmer, 1PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Patrick Heath Public Library, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cThe Art of Writing: Poetic Forms\u201d with D. Ellis Phelps<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interfaces, <\/span><\/span>Artists On Series panel on sustainability<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>celebrate the Dock\u2019s 12^{th<\/sup> anniversary with author Kimberla Lawson Roby<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n}

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SUNDAY, MAY 31:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore & Project Row Houses, jessica care moore discussing We Want Our Bodies Back<\/em><\/a>, 1PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series Online: Robert Ram\u00cdrez, grandson of bilingual education pioneer Emilia Schunior Ram\u00cdrez, will discuss his grandmother\u2019s book, Ranch Life in Hidalgo County After 1850<\/em><\/a>, 2PM  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cHow to Outline Your Novel\u201d with D. L. Young<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writing Workshops Dallas, <\/span><\/span>seminar: \u201cFinding Online Writing Work Right Now\u201d with Alex Temblador<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Aprilific Book Club, <\/span><\/span>Smallest Leaf<\/span><\/span><\/em>: Q & A with Poet Lisa Toth Salinas<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM GOOGLE MEET<\/span><\/span><\/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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