Your only weekly, statewide calendar of bookish 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 03.14.2021<\/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

36^{th<\/sup> Annual Texas Storytelling Festival<\/span><\/span><\/a>, March 11-14, VIRTUAL<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n}

SXSW 2021<\/span><\/span><\/a>, March 16-20, VIRTUAL<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Big Bend Comic Con<\/span><\/span><\/a>, March 20, VIRTUAL<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Annual Voices de la Luna<\/em> Gala + 50^{th<\/sup> issue celebration<\/span><\/span><\/a>, March 21, VIRTUAL<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n}

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

*Abilene, <\/span><\/span>The National Center for Children\u2019s Illustrated Literature: A David Small World<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, February 11-May 22<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Irving, <\/span><\/span>Lonesome Dove<\/span><\/span><\/em>, a Humanities Texas traveling exhibition<\/span><\/span><\/a>, March 6\u2013July 11<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, MARCH 14: <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mud Magic Mystery, <\/span><\/span>Carolyn Dahl reading from A Muddy Kind of Love<\/em> and D. E. Zuccone reading from Vanishes<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Midori Flores presents We are All Human<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM OUTDOORS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, MARCH 15:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site, <\/span><\/span>Front Porch Story Time<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LBJ Library, <\/span><\/span>Julia Sweig discussing Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>Elizabeth Kolbert discussing Under a White Sky: The Nature of<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a> the Future<\/span><\/span><\/em>, 6PM WEBINAR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Carol Edgarian discussing Vera<\/em> with Valerie Koehler<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC San Antonio, <\/span><\/span>An evening with Jason Rosenthal, author of My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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TUESDAY, MARCH 16:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Linda Sue Park and illustrator Robert Sae-Heng launch their new middle grade book, The One Thing You’d Save<\/em>, in conversation with Dr. Sylvia Vardell<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UNT, <\/span><\/span>An Evening with Toni Jensen, author of Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Edward\u2019s U, <\/span><\/span>Marcia Kinsey Visiting Writers Series featuring poet Roger Reeves<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>Paul Richter discussing The Ambassadors: America\u2019s Diplomats on the Front Lines<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM WEBINAR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Sister Style: The Politics of Appearance for Black Women Political Elites<\/span><\/span><\/em> with Danielle Lemi and Nadia Brown<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Joanne Samuel Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox discussing Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending Us Poverty<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Laurie Elizabeth Flynn releases The Girls Are All So Nice Here<\/em>, in conversation with Samantha Downing<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Melissa Ginsburg, author of The House Uptown<\/em>, in conversation with Ace Atkins, author of The Heathens<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FB & YT LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National Black Book Festival, <\/span><\/span>Black Authors Matter TV<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SCBWI Austin, <\/span><\/span>Webinar: To Plot or Not? with Veera Hiranandani<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM <\/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

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

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Harris County Public Library, <\/span><\/span>Read and Play with Authors: Varsha Bajaj and Saadia Faruqi will each read from their work and then open up to Q&A<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Katherine Angel discussing Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pamela Fagan Hutchins, <\/span><\/span>a chat with author Pamela Fagan Hutchings about her new Patrick Flint novel, Snaggletooth<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gemini Ink, <\/span><\/span>Nights of Noir: Rod Davis discussing East of Texas, West of Hell<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trinity University Press, <\/span><\/span>Corky Parker discussing La Finca: Love, Loss, and Laundry on a Tiny Puerto Rican Island<\/em>, with Kelly Thompson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Madeleine Henry discussing The Love Proof<\/em>, in conversation with Kristy Woodson Harvey<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Brazos Book Club with Guillermo Saccomanno<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fresh Fiction, <\/span><\/span>Video Book Club with Author Eva Leigh<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WTAMU, <\/span><\/span>the Dorothy Patterson Poetry Series presents Claudia Stuart<\/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 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, MARCH 18:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Meg Mason discussing Sorrow and Bliss<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Amy Offner discussing Sorting Out the Mixed Economy: The Rise and Fall of Welfare and Developmental States in the Americas<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Library, <\/span><\/span>Conor Bender discussing Jubilee<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bullock Museum, <\/span><\/span>Nicholas Roland discussing Violence in the Hill Country: The Texas Frontier in the Civil War Era<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Patti Callahan discussing Surviving Savannah<\/em>, in conversation with Lisa Wingate<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Harlan Coben, author of Win<\/em>, in conversation with Michael J. Fox, author of No Time Like the Future<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, ZOOM [ticketed] <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Nancy Johnson discussing The Kindest Lie<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM DOCKTV & FB LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TWU, 6th Annual Jamison Lecture: Dr. Melba Patillo Beals presents <\/span><\/span>Warriors Don\u2019t Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Desegregate Little Rock\u2019s Central High School<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bookworm Box, <\/span><\/span>Nikki Ash LIVE Author Takeover!<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Write Art Out, <\/span><\/span>Words & Sh*t featuring Jay Ward<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Writers\u2019 League of Texas Third Thursday – Comfort Writing: Writing About Food with Hannah Howard and Jos\u00e9 R. Ralat<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, MARCH 19:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Phillip Margolin, author of A Matter of Life and Death<\/em>, in conversation with editor Keith Kahla<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FB & YT LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*Heroes Lounge, <\/span><\/span>Dallas Poetry Slam<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, MARCH 20:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>workshop: “Throw More Stones: How to Build Character Through Conflict” with Samantha M. Clark<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston Public Library, <\/span><\/span>\u201cAlways Write\u201d Houston Poet Laureate workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tumblewords Project, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cJ. S. Bach Wrote the Bible\u201d with Leslee Becker<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM (MST) ZOOM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Bat Cave, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cSomething Wicked This Way Comes: How to Write Compelling Villains\u201d with A. J. Gnuse<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12:30PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cMemoir that Breaks the Rules\u201d with Joyce Boatwright<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Middle Grade Book Club with Kereen Getten, author of When Life Gives You Mangos<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>launch of the winner of the Spring 2021 Host Publications Chapbook Prize, lily someson\u2019s mistaken for loud comets<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Patricia Briggs, author of Wild Side<\/em>, in conversation with Chelsea Mueller, author of Prom House<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FB & YT LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>James Parker discussing and signing Infinity’s Gateway<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM OUTDOORS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, MARCH 21: <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston Sisters in Crime, <\/span><\/span>Meeting: March’s speaker, professor and author Frankie Y. Bailey, will speak on Writers and Diversity<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM ZOOM [<\/span><\/span>email for link<\/span><\/span><\/a>]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC Dallas, <\/span><\/span>BookFest In Your Living Room Presents: Lisa Scottoline discussing Eternal: A Novel<\/em>, in conversation with Holly Firfer<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/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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