Your only statewide calendar of lit events 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><\/span><\/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 10.04.2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

Houston SCBWI 2020 Virtual Conference<\/span><\/span><\/a>, October 1-4, ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Boerne Book & Arts Festival<\/span><\/span><\/a>, October 3-4, ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

North Texas SCBWI Fall Conference<\/span><\/span><\/a>, October 10-11, ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*National Center for Children\u2019s Illustrated Literature, Abilene, <\/span><\/span>\u201cWhat Might You Do?: Christian Robinson\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/a>, October 8-January 21, 2021<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*College Station, Texas A&M, <\/span><\/span>\u201cThe Eternal Passion: Nicholas A. Basbanes and the Making of A Gentle Madness,\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/a> through November 30<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ransom Center, <\/span><\/span>Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez: The Making of a Global Writer<\/span><\/span><\/a>, through January 3, 2021 ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Canyon, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, <\/span><\/span>Amarillo Flights: Aerial Views of Llano Estacado Country<\/span><\/span><\/a>, through January 23, 2021 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>The Lion & the Pirate Unplugged Open Mic (with featured reader Edith Tapia \u201cBlackbird\u201d)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson discussing Fault Lines in The Constitution: The Graphic Novel<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 5:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Center for the Study of the Southwest, <\/span><\/span>A Transnational Network of Anarcho-Feminists in the Gulf of Mexico with author Sonia Hernandez<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Gail Koppman History Lecture: Peter Baker discussing The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Yamile Saied M\u00e9ndez discussing Furia<\/em> (in conversation with Nova Ren Suma)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Library Foundation, <\/span><\/span>Mayor\u2019s Book Club presents Reading & Roundtable: Amanda Eyre Ward & Deb Olin Unferth<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>tunnel book construction<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Rob Bell discussing Everything Is Spiritual<\/em> (in conversation with Christian Washington)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Inprint, <\/span><\/span>the Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: Marilynne Robinson will give a short reading from her new novel, Jack<\/em>, followed by a conversation with novelist and physician Chris Adrian<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Annie Lee Huber discussing A Pretty Deceit<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Making the City a Character: How to Create a Sense of Place in Your Writing with Alex Wukman<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC Dallas, Book Fest In Your Living Room Presents Eric Furda and Jacques Steinberg discussing <\/span><\/span>The College Conversation: A Practical Companion for Parents to Guide Their Children Along the Path to Higher Education<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Lecture Series: \u201cPolitics After Dark: The Campaign for President in the Digital Era of COVID\u201d with authors Stephanie A. Martin and Jennifer Mercieca<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 9PM ONLINE           <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span>Craft Webinar: Writing Stories Driven by Voice, Character, and Plot with Author Natalia Sylvester<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Conversations from a Page, <\/span><\/span>Literary Salon discussing Universe of Two<\/em> by Stephen P. Kiernan and The Mountains Sing<\/em> with Nguy\u1ec5n Phan Qu\u1ebf Mai<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>webinar: Clarissa Ward discussing On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SHSU, <\/span><\/span>Dateline: Democracy with author and journalist Lesley Stahl<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>The Future of US-Mexico Relations<\/span><\/span><\/em> with Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Karla Valenzuela, and Richard Alm<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Stuart Turton and Ragnar Jonasson discussing The Devil and the Dark Water<\/em> and The Mist<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Lin Oliver and Henry Winkler launch Lights, Camera, Danger!<\/em>,<\/span><\/span><\/a> 5PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright discussing Twins<\/em> (moderated by Jennifer L. Holm)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Edward\u2019s U, <\/span><\/span>The Marcia Kinsey Visiting Writers Series with ire\u2019ne lara silva<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Not YA Mama\u2019s Book Club with author Adrienne Young<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jung Houston, <\/span><\/span>\u201cThe Quality of Our Relationships Defines the Quality of Our Lives\u201d with author Esther Perel<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE [benefit]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Morning News, <\/span><\/span>Questions of Culture: Words Into Action Conversations with Writers with Ayad Akhtar and Jaina Sanga<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Kevin O’Leary discussing Madison\u2019s Sorrow<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>S. C. Gwynne discussing Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War<\/em> (in conversation with Justice Ken Wise)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Sherry Thomas discussing The Murder on Cold Street<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National Black Book Festival, <\/span><\/span>Black Authors Matter TV with Patricia Haley-Glass, Brian W. Smith, Joan Vassar, and Curley West<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live: Claudia Rankine discussing Just Us<\/em> (In conversation with Cathy Park Hong)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC Dallas, <\/span><\/span>Book Fest In Your Living Room Presents Casey Cep discussing Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trinity University Press, <\/span><\/span>The West Coast is on Fire, Should We Be Worried … A Conversation with authors Douglas Brinkley and Char Miller<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Katy Budget Books, <\/span><\/span>rom-com panel: Lyssa Kay Adams discusses Crazy Stupid Bromance<\/em>, Tessa Bailey discusses Tools of Engagement<\/em>, Ginny Baird discusses The Duplicate Bride<\/em>, and Sarah Smith discusses Simmer Down<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM 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

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LBJ Library, <\/span><\/span>Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, joined by James A. Baker III, discussing The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ONLINE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Katy Budget Books, <\/span><\/span>fantasy panel: Sarah Kozloff discusses her Nine Realms quartet, Brian Naslund presents Sorcery of a Queen<\/em>, and Lavie Tidhar discusses By Force Alone<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC Dallas, <\/span><\/span>a conversation with Jeffrey Rosen and Dahlia Lithwick about Rosen\u2019s new book, Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4:30PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>John Rocco launches How We Got to the Moon: The People, Technology, and Daring Feats of Science Behind Humanity’s Greatest Adventure<\/em> (in conversation with Apollo engineers Steve Coester and J. Harvey LeBlanc)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 Greater Houston, <\/span><\/span>webinar: Peter Baker and Susan Glasser discussing The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TAMU, <\/span><\/span>Richard Haass discussing his latest book, The World: A Brief Introduction<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trinity U, <\/span><\/span>Afrolatinidades: Identities and Creative Activism<\/span><\/span><\/a> with Ariana Brown, Mayra Santos Febres, and Alan Pelaez-Lopez, 5:30PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Front Street Books, <\/span><\/span>Between the Covers with Writers of the Future<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>tunnel book construction<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Mark Wahlgren Summers will speak on his newest book Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion: The Making of a President<\/em>, 1884<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>“Setting Matters More Than You Think” with Alex Temblador<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>H. W. Brands discussing The Zealot and the Emancipator<\/em> (in conversation with Stephen Harrigan)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Saadia Faruqi and Jasmine Warga discussing A Thousand Questions<\/em> and Other Words for Home<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC Houston, <\/span><\/span>Jennifer Rosner discussing The Yellow Bird Sings<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span>Launch for Grieving<\/em> by Cristina Rivera Garza (with Sarah Booker and Lina Meruane)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>webinar: Pete Buttigieg discussing Trust: America\u2019s Best Chance<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sun Poet’s Society, <\/span><\/span>Open-Mic Poetry Readings<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM 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

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Jennifer Bristol discussing and signing Parking Lot Birding, Volume 60: A Fun Guide to Discovering Birds in Texas<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM OUTDOOR EVENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas State Library & Archives, <\/span><\/span>#TXBookChat: go behind the scenes with Texas Book Festival staff<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Vellum Publishing, <\/span><\/span>One-on-One readings with Tatiana Ryckman, author of The Ancestry of Objects<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM CALL 214-945-4309<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Performance Poetry with Amal Kassir<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Defunkt Magazine, <\/span><\/span>Vol. 5 launch party<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Casey Cep discussing Furious Hours<\/em> (in conversation with Michael Lewis)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Austin launch of Catherine A. Hamilton\u2019s debut novel, Victoria\u2019s War<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Library Foundation, <\/span><\/span>MBC Poetry Workshop: I Scream Social Vol. 2<\/em> featuring Claudia Delfina Cardona<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Julie C. Dao discussing The Mirror: Broken Wish<\/em> (in conversation with Anna-Marie McLemore)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips discussing Living Weapon<\/em> (in conversation with Aaron Fegan)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Lisa Unger discussing Confessions on the 7:45<\/em> with Crime By The Book\u2019s Abby Endler<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC Dallas, <\/span><\/span>Book Fest In Your Living Room Presents Colin Quinn discussing Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bookworm Box, <\/span><\/span>L. J. Shen LIVE Author Takeover!<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Catholic Literary Arts, <\/span><\/span>poetry workshop: Writing in Response to Painted Interiors with Judith Sornberger<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>Second Thursday Open Mic featuring Jill Alexander Essbaum<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Laredo BorderSlam, <\/span><\/span>virtual open mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>Ask Us Anything: Middle Grade & Young Adult<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span>book launch: Nancy Bo Flood\u2019s I Will Dance<\/em>, illustrated by Julianna Swaney<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writing Workshops Dallas, <\/span><\/span>Seminar: An Introduction to Writing for Film, TV and Theatre with Taz Skylar<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>mystery panel: Debra H. Goldstein, Becky Clark, Cynthia Kuhn, Scott Graham, and Margaret Mizushima<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*Heroes Lounge, <\/span><\/span>Dallas Poetry Slam: Fluid Fridays hosted by CRUSH<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>What I Want You to Know: Writing Legacy Letters in a Time of Pandemic with Catherine Vance<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 9:30AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Library Foundation, <\/span><\/span>MBC Book Crush Workshop: Benbee and the Teacher Griefer<\/em> by K. A. Holt<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>“Anatomy of a Scene: A Deep Dive into Dialogue” with Stacey Swann<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SCBWI Austin, <\/span><\/span>Monthly Meeting: Panel on Self-Publishing with P.J. Hoover, Britta Jensen & Mariya Prytula, 10AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TCU, <\/span><\/span>Brian Cervantes discussing Amon Carter: A Lone Star Life<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>story time: Aram Kim reading Let\u2019s Go to Taekwondo!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Library Foundation, <\/span><\/span>MBC Book Crush Workshop: The Insomniacs<\/em> by Marit Weisenberg<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Poetry Critique Workshop with Holly Lyn Walrath<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gemini Ink, <\/span><\/span>\u201cEight Literary Jailbreaks beyond Traditional Narrative\u201d with David Shields<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tumblewords Project, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cWriting for History: Past, Present, and Future\u201d with Bill Sparks<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ZOOM   <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Patrick Heath Public Library (Boerne), <\/span><\/span>Art of Writing Workshop with D. Ellis Phelps<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>Bookbinding workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM ZOOM [teachers earn CPE]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Lauren Tarshis discussing I Survived the California Wildfires<\/em> (in conversation with Houston author Crystal Allen)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Kwame Mbalia discussing Tristan Strong Destroys the World<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SCBWI Austin, <\/span><\/span>Hirana’s War<\/span><\/span><\/em> Book Launch Party with Britta Jensen, Brianna Steinfort-Springer, and Bradley P. Wilson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>virtual meet and greet with Eva Chen for her new picture book, Roxy the Last Unisaurus Rex<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Book Launch: What Remains<\/em> by Claudia Delfina Cardona<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Alexia Bartholomew discussing and signing Father, Give me the Heart<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM OUTDOOR EVENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Rick Riordan discussing The Tower of Nero<\/em>, fifth book in his Trials of Apollo series<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM [SOLD OUT]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Inprint, <\/span><\/span>Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People: Lois Lowry sharing her new novel, The Willoughbys Return<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Mary Tenner signing Grandma’s Halloween Stories<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM OUTDOOR EVENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

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

Houston Public Library, <\/span><\/span>virtual story time<\/span><\/span><\/a>, daily, times vary<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lark & Owl Booksellers, <\/span><\/span>Super Silly Story Time<\/span><\/span><\/a>, M, W & F, 9:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Doseum, <\/span><\/span>virtual story time<\/span><\/span><\/a>, days & times vary<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Laredo Public Libraries, <\/span><\/span>story time live<\/span><\/span><\/a>, days & times vary, YOUTUBE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Irving Public Library, <\/span><\/span>online story time<\/span><\/span><\/a>, days & times vary, YOUTUBE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>virtual story time<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Sat, 11AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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