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 04.04.2021<\/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

Teen Book Con<\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 3 & 10, VIRTUAL<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Madrid Symposium on Latin@ Arts: Poet Tino Villanueva<\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 6, VIRTUAL<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Women of the World & International Poetry Slam<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Dallas, April 6-10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Auction: The Art of the Disney Theme Park\/Disney Storybook Art Collection<\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 8-10, VIRTUAL<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin International Poetry Festival<\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 9-10, VIRTUAL<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9^{th<\/sup> Annual San Antonio Book Festival<\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 9-11, VIRTUAL<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n}

ACFW DFW Annual Mini Conference<\/span><\/span><\/a>, April 10, 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, APRIL 4:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

No public events this Easter Sunday<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>The New Age of Empire<\/span><\/span><\/em>: A conversation with Author Kehinde Andrews<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FB LIVE & DOCK TV <\/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, APRIL 6:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Adele Parks, author of Just My Luck<\/em>, and Lisa Jewell, author of Invisible<\/em> Girl<\/em>, in conversation with J.T. Ellison, author of Her Dark Lies<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM FB & YT LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Laekan Zea Kemp presents Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Laredo Library, <\/span><\/span>Write Poetry Laredo reading and workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a> with Laredo\u2019s Poet Laureate, Rosa Maria Ceballos de Llano, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Not YA Mama\u2019s Book Club with Rebecca Mahoney<\/span><\/span><\/a>, author of The Valley and the Flood<\/em>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Anna Lee Huber, author of A Wicked Concert<\/em>, in conversation with Tessa Arlen, author Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders<\/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

Katy Budget Books, <\/span><\/span>Revenge of the Sluts: Authors in Conversation about Sex and Modern Teens<\/span><\/span><\/a> with Natalie Walton and Shafia Zaloom, 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

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

*Books & Barrels, <\/span><\/span>Comfort Night with Kimberly Fish<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Trinity University, <\/span><\/span>Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico<\/span><\/span><\/em> with Kathy Sosa, Ellen Riojas Clark, and Norma Elia Cant\u00fa<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>Amelia Pang presents Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America\u2019s Cheap Goods<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Author Panel Celebrating Leonora Carrington’s The Hearing Trumpet<\/em> with Alyssa Harad, Porochista Khakpour, Maria Dahvana Headley, Amber Sparks, and Taisia Kitaiskaia<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Maureen Johnson launches Hello, Cruel Heart<\/em> (in conversation with Holly Black)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Andrea Bajani presents If You Kept a Record of Sins<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Emmeline Duncan, author of Fresh Brewed Murder<\/em>, and Kate Lansing, author of A Pairing to Die For<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FB & YT LIVE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC Dallas, <\/span><\/span>BookFest In Your Living Room: Brooke Baldwin discussing Huddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trinity University Press, <\/span><\/span>Maverick Book Club: photographer John Langmore presents Fault Lines: Portraits of East Austin<\/em> (in conversation with activist Bertha Rend\u00f3n Delgado, Austin historian Harrison Eppright, and journalist Michael King)<\/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, APRIL 8:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Book Festival, Literary Lunch Break: S. Kirk Walsh to discuss The Elephant of Belfast <\/em>in conversation with Austin Bat Cave Executive Director Richard Santos<\/a>, 12:30PM INSTA LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Roshani Chokshi presents Aru Shah and the City of Gold<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 Greater Houston,<\/span><\/span> Dan Morain presents Kamala\u2019s Way: An American Life<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Jenna Luecke presents The Breakup Hair Handbook<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Paul Renfro speaks about his new book, Stranger Danger: Family Values, Childhood, and the American Carceral State<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Natalie Standiford presents Astrid Sees All<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Erica Ruth Neubauer, author of Murder at Wedgefield Manor<\/em>, in conversation with Susanna Calkins, author of The Fate of a Flapper<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FB & YT LIVE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TAMIU, <\/span><\/span>Fifty Years on the Texas-Mexico Border with author Dr. Jerry Thompson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>2nd Thursday Poetry featuring Carolyn Dahl<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Kerry Barrett presents The Smuggler\u2019s Daughter<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM FB & YT LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Sarah Mlynowski and Max Brallier present Good as Gold<\/em> and Thrilling Tales from the Tree House<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writing Workshops Dallas, <\/span><\/span>Matthew Salesses in Conversation with Jenny Bhatt: Craft in the Real World<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>Sonora Jha with Lisa Olstein in Conversation for How to Raise a Feminist Son<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Defunkt Magazine<\/span><\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/span>No Surprises, a reading with Joshua Nguyen & Monica Davidson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Kent Harrington, author of Last Seen<\/em>, in conversation with Gary Phillips, author of Matthew Hensen and the Ice Temple of Harlem<\/em><\/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, APRIL 10:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SCBWI Austin, <\/span><\/span>Monthly Meeting: Finding Your Pitch Voice with Authors Lindsay Leslie and Samantha M Clark<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 9:30AM ONLINE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, workshop: <\/span><\/span>\u201cAnatomy of a Scene: Activating Setting\u201d with Charlotte Gullick<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 9AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>bookbinding workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM ONLINE [teachers earn CPE]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writing Workshops Dallas, <\/span><\/span>Twisting Facts into Stories: Reality in Fiction & Nonfiction with Antonio Ruiz Camacho<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Printing Museum, <\/span><\/span>Ex Libris: Printing Bookplates on a Cylinder Press<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Patrick Heath Public Library, <\/span><\/span>the Art of Writing workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fort Bend County Libraries, <\/span><\/span>National Poetry Month:  featuring internationally recognized poetry-performance artist Deborah D.E.E.P Mouton<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM LIVESTREAM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tumblewords Project, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201c100 Days into 2021\u201d with M\u00f3nica G\u00f3mez<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM (MST) ZOOM  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Meg Medina and Linda Sue Park present their new releases<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Sidney Thompson reading and signing Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM OUTDOORS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

JCC Dallas, <\/span><\/span>Book Fest In Your Living Room: Daniel Lee discussing The SS Officer\u2019s Armchair: Uncovering the Hidden Life of a Nazi<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Catherine Stier reading and signing, I Am Skye, Finder of the Lost<\/em> and I Am Tucker, Detection Expert<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM OUTDOORS<\/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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