Your only weekly, 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 05.16.2021<\/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

*<\/span><\/span>1^{st<\/sup> Annual Southside Book Fair<\/span><\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, May 16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n}

Read Across Texas Author Event<\/span><\/span><\/a>, May 19, ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Heritage Auctions Dallas: Manuscripts<\/span><\/span><\/a>, May 19, ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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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

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SUNDAY, MAY 16: <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Sisters in Crime Meeting: Luci Zahray will speak on “Classical Poisons,”<\/span><\/span><\/a> 2PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Dr. Jane Goodall and New York Times bestselling author Peter Wohlleben discuss Wohlleben\u2019s new book, The Heartbeat of Trees<\/em> (moderated by Donna Seaman)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE [ticketed]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Rolfe Stibbe presents The Isle of the Dragon: The Last Flight of the Bugs Bunny<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM OUTDOORS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, MAY 17:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Stacey Abrams presents While Justice Sleeps<\/em> (in conversation with Sarah Michelle Gellar)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM ZOOM [ticketed]<\/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

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>May Agora and Polis Night<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FB & YT LIVE<\/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, MAY 18:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>May Cobb presents The Hunting Wives<\/em> (in conversation with Riley Sager, author of Survive the Night<\/em>)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Emiko Jean launches Tokyo Ever After<\/em> (in conversation with David Yoon)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Chelsea Mueller presents Prom House<\/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

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live: Pip Williams presents The Dictionary of Lost Words<\/em> (in conversation Simon Winchester)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Ben Philippe presents Sure I\u2019ll Be Your Black Friend<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM CROWDCAST<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Jennifer Weiner presents That Summer<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM 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, MAY 19:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span>Craft Webinar: Using Your Anger to Write Multi-Layered Realistic Fiction with Ann Braden & Nancy Paulsen<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Nicholas Solis presents The Color Collector<\/em>, and Candy Wellins presents The Stars Beckoned: Edward White’s Amazing Walk in Space<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>John Green presents The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet<\/em> (in conversation with Hank Green)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM [ticketed]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>Daniel Levin presents Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Bat Cave, <\/span><\/span>workshop: No Room For Fear: Writing What Scares You with Dana De Greff<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>workshop: drum leaf binding<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, workshop: <\/span><\/span>\u201cWhat Authors Need to Know: Marketing and Publicizing Your Book\u201d with Katharine Duckett<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fort Worth Public Library, <\/span><\/span>Writer’s Workshop with Jason Hensel<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Harris County Public Library, <\/span><\/span>Public Poetry presents Poetry Live<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Jeff Guinn releases War on the Border: Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion<\/em> (in conversation with Judge Ken Wise)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>May Cobb presents The Hunting Wives<\/em> (in conversation with Amy Gentry<\/span><\/span><\/a>), 7PM FB & YT LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

JCC Dallas, <\/span><\/span>BookFest In Your Living Room: Senator Amy Klobuchar presents ANTITRUST: Taking on Monopoly Power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age<\/em><\/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

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

*<\/span><\/span> Jandro’s Garden Patio, <\/span><\/span>The Blah Blah Blah Poetry Spot open mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THURSDAY, MAY 20:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>No Place For Hate\u00ae Book Talk with Hena Khan, author of Amina\u2019s Song<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Book Festival, <\/span><\/span>Literary Lunch Break: Carrie Fountain presents The Life<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12:30PM INSTA LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trinity University Press, <\/span><\/span>The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921<\/span><\/span><\/em> with Anneliese M. Bruner, the author\u2019s great-granddaughter; author Scott Ellsworth, and Professor Carey Latimore<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span>Creative Black Joy for the Black\/African American Writer<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Steven Raichlen launches How to Grill Vegetables<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Brenda Peynado presents The Rock Eaters<\/em> (in conversation with Dantiel Moniz)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Ben H. Winters, author of The Quiet Boy<\/em>, in conversation with Jonathan Ames, author of A Man Named Doll<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM FB & YT LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>May Third Thursday: The Great Outdoors: Bringing the Natural World into Your Writing<\/span><\/span><\/a> with Matt Bell, David Marquis, and Julie Poole, 8PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, MAY 21:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Tamika D. Mallory presents State of Emergency<\/em> + panel discussion<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM CROWDCAST [ticketed] <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*Angie K Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Black Writers of San Antonio presents: Mixbook Vol. 1<\/em> Book Release Party<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>A Pedestrian\u00b4s Recent History of Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/em> with Zac Crain<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/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, MAY 22:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, workshop: <\/span><\/span>\u201cWriting a Kickass Screenplay\u201d with Owen Egerton<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gemini Ink, <\/span><\/span>Crafting the Short Story: Idea to Final Draft with JP Goggin<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tumblewords Project, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cWhite Space & the Ruckus of Line\u201d with Aldo Ampar\u00e1n<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM (MST) ZOOM  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Brazos Book Club with Chelsea G. Summers<\/span><\/span><\/a>, author of A Certain Hunger<\/em> (in conversation with Mark Haber), 2PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Sadhguru presents Karma: A Yogi\u2019s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny<\/em> (in conversation with Kunal Nayyar)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE [ticketed]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Jessica Thompson reading and signing A Caterer’s Guide to Love and Murder<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM OUTDOORS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

New Braunfels<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*The Book Haus, <\/span><\/span>author visit with Joanne Easley<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, MAY 23: <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Joe Aguilar reading and signing For You, For Me, For Us<\/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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