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><\/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 11.29.2020<\/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

Margot Rosenberg Pulitzer Dallas Jewish Bookfest<\/span><\/span><\/a>, through December 7, 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>, through 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

*San Antonio, McNay Art Museum, <\/span><\/span>Robert Indiana: A Legacy of Love<\/span><\/span><\/a>, through January 24, 2021<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29: <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>David Quanstrom discussing and signing Mesa, Texas<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM OUTDOOR EVENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Barshop JCC, <\/span><\/span>Hands on Hanukkah at Home featuring Erica S. Perl, author of The Ninth Night of Hanukkah<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span>Jorge Carri\u00f3n discussing Against Amazon and Other Essays<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>workshop: case bookbinding<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span>Brian Freeman and Jeffrey Fleishman discussing The Deep, Deep Snow<\/em> and Last Dance<\/em>, respectively<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM YOUTUBE LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span>Alice Baumgartner discussing South to Freedom Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/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

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Caz Frear discussing Shed No Tears<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM YOUTUBE LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell launch their new picture book, Pirate Stew<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM CROWDCAST [ticketed]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>DIY Publishing workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>An Evening of Mystery with Lynn Miller and Pamela Ferguson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Jenn McKinlay and Marty Wingate discussing One for the Books<\/em> and Murder Is a Must<\/em>, respectively<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM YOUTUBE LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National Black Book Festival, <\/span><\/span>Black Authors Matter TV with William L. Ingram, Janeice Haynes, Brenda Hardwick, Sanya Whitaker Gragg<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Old Firehouse Books, <\/span><\/span>Reading Quirks<\/span><\/span><\/em> with Andr\u00e9s de la Casa-Huertas<\/span><\/span><\/a> of the Wild Detectives, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Allen Public Library, <\/span><\/span>A. Kendra Greene will discuss The Museum of Whales You Will Never See: And Other Excursions to Iceland\u2019s Most Unusual Museums<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM ONLINE<\/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

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

*Boerne Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cThe Write side of the Road\u201d with Jason M Waltz<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Don Tate presents Swish<\/em> and William Still<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>bookbinding workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>“Revision Essentials: Finding the Right Technique for Your Work” ONLINE with Sanderia Faye<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Kristi Nelson will appear in conversation with Valerie Koehler to discuss her new book, Wake Up Grateful<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Thomas Perry discussing Eddie\u2019s Boy<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM YOUTUBE LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live: Maggie O’Farrell discussing Hamnet<\/em> (in conversation with Kate Mosse, co-founder of the Women\u2019s Prize for Fiction)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/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

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>Big Freedia in conversation with Faylita Hicks, celebrating the paperback release of Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ransom Center, <\/span><\/span>Billy Collins will read from his new collection, Whale Day<\/em>, and then discuss his poetry with Ransom Center Director Stephen Enniss<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WITS U, <\/span><\/span>a series of interactive online poetry workshops for young writers<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Steven Rinella in conversation with Jon Mooallem on The Meateater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Richard Bell speaks about his new book, Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Voices de la Luna<\/span><\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/span>Elements of Poetry with Dario<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Fred Dust discussing Making Conversation<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LBJ Library, <\/span><\/span>CNN White House correspondent Kate Bennett and Julia Sweig, author of the forthcoming book, Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>K J Dell’Antonia will appear in conversation with Katherine Center to discuss her new book, The Chicken Sisters<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Tessa Arlen discussing Poppy Redfern and the Fatal Flyers<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM YOUTUBE LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Catholic Literary Arts, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cThe Christ-Centered Short Story\u201d with Joshua Hrne<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Patrick Heath Public Library, <\/span><\/span>Holiday Book Club Brunch Featuring Laurie Notaro<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11:30AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Public Library, <\/span><\/span>Krampusnacht: A storytelling event<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Peter Lovesey Virtual Gala celebrating 50 years of Lovesey\u2019s crime fiction with special guests Louise Penny, Jeffery Deaver, and Peter Robinson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM YOUTUBE LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Tech, <\/span><\/span>LHUCA Literary Reading Series featuring Joy Priest, Emma Aylor, and Kit Aldridge<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SCBWI Austin, <\/span><\/span>Advanced Picture Book Workshop: LEVEL UP: The Kitchen Sink Edition with Tara Lazar<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 9AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>workshop: Lyric Essay with Justin Jannise<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 9:30AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>“How to Write Funny” ONLINE with Wendi Aarons<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UTEP, <\/span><\/span>Wind, Flag, Mind Moves – Writers Workshop featuring Lance Brunner<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Lars Kepler discussing Lazarus<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM YOUTUBE LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SCBWI Austin, <\/span><\/span>Novel Workshop – Who’s the Boss? Power Dynamics in Characters & Plot with Tracey Baptiste<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tumblewords Project, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cThe Caged Bird Sings\u201d with Kahn Rass Fiyaa<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span>Writing Animal Stories: An Online Class for Kids 8-12 with Mary Quattlebaum<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>workshop: Writing about Ghosts with Kendra Preston Leonard<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Nathan Hale discussing Blades of Freedom<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Minotaur Books presents A Cozy Christmas with Ellie Alexander, Donna Andrews, Carolyn Haines, and S. C. Perkins<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM [ticketed]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>One Page Salon fundraiser for WLT<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6: <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LOGOS Collective, <\/span><\/span>LOGOS presents Fiona Sze-Lorrain and Dan Beachy-Quick<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span>NEW Flash Fiction & Story Starter Session with Robin Bissett<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM ONLINE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston Sisters in Crime, <\/span><\/span>Laurie Schnebly will talk about \u201cPsychology for Creating Characters,\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/a> 2PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>workshop: Navigating Traditional Publishing with Joy Preble<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Inprint, <\/span><\/span>Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People: Chris Grabenstein. Chris will make a lively presentation about his new novel, The Smartest Kid in the Universe<\/em>, followed by and respond to video messages\/questions submitted by Houston kids<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trinity University Press, <\/span><\/span>award-winning writer Natasha Saje, author of the memoir-in-essays Terroir: Love Out of Place<\/em>, in conversation with Jennifer McGaha<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>David Stanley reading and signing The Tin Angels<\/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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