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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 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 05.09.2021<\/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 *<\/span><\/span>1st<\/sup> Annual Southside Book Fair<\/span><\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, May 16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n EXHIBITIONS<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n *Leander, <\/span><\/span>Texas Writers<\/span><\/span><\/em>, a Humanities Texas traveling exhibition<\/span><\/span><\/a>, May 3-31<\/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 *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 <\/p>\n SUNDAY, MAY 9: <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Granbury<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n *Arts & Letters Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Mother\u2019s Day Tea<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12, 2 & 4PM [reservations required]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n MONDAY, MAY 10:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Rita Williams-Garcia presents One Crazy Summer<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 4:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>workshop: limp vellum binding<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Austin Community College Literary Coffeehouse with Jacob Grovey, <\/span><\/span><\/a>7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Chanel Cleeton and Ren\u00e9e Rosen discuss their new novels, The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba<\/em> and The Social Graces<\/em>, respectively<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Inprint, <\/span><\/span>Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: Jhumpa Lahiri reading from her new novel, Whereabouts<\/em>, followed by a conversation with Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing<\/em> and Transcendent Kingdom<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Ragnar Jonasson, author of The Girl Who Died<\/em>, in conversation with Icelandic Ambassador Bergdis Ellertsdottir<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FB & YT LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n JCC Dallas, <\/span><\/span>BookFest In Your Living Room: Judy Batalion presents The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler\u2019s Ghettos<\/em> (in conversation with Dr. Catherine M. Lewis)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM <\/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 <\/p>\n TUESDAY, MAY 11:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n World Affairs Council \u2013 Greater Houston, <\/span><\/span>Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire<\/span><\/span><\/em> with Brad Stone<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Maggie Shipstead presents Great Circle<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a> (in conversation with Aja Gabel), 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nBookish 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