Your only weekly, statewide calendar of Texas book events<\/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 05.30.2021<\/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

*Irving, Irving Public Library Summer Book Sale<\/a>, June 4-6 <\/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

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SUNDAY, MAY 30: <\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Deanna King reading and signing Lethal Liaisons<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM OUTDOORS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, MAY 31:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Dallas <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>The Biker Book For Charity, <\/span>The Meaning of Life According to Bikers<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Musical Artist Michelle Williams and Checking In<\/em> conversations: Embracing Singleness<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>an evening with authors Alex Aster and Sabaa Tahir<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gemini Ink, Open Writers Lab with Dario Beniquez & Robert Allen<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/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, JUNE 1:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ransom Center, <\/span><\/span>Wordplay: Ransom Center Poetry Series Featuring Alley Theatre Actor Dylan Godwin<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12PM VIDEO<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>The Best of World SF<\/span><\/span><\/em> Launch Party<\/span><\/span><\/a> with editor Lavie Tidhar and contributors Silvia Moreno-Garcia, R. S. A. Garcia, and Ng Yi-Sheng, 1PM FB & YT LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Jason June presents Jay\u2019s Gay Agenda<\/em>, in conversation with Becky Albertalli<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>Jeff Shesol presents Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War<\/em>, moderated by Peter Baker<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Musical Artist Michelle Williams and Checking In<\/em> conversations: Healing Our Community<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>workshop: woven accordion window book<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Julie Poole launches Bright Specimen<\/em>, with guest Taisia Kitaiskaia<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Alexandra Bracken and Marie Lu join Veronica Roth for the Divergent<\/em> tenth anniversary celebration<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Nekesa Afia, author of Dead Dead Girls<\/em>, in conversation with Mia P. Manansala<\/span><\/span><\/a>, author of Arsenic and Adobo<\/em>, 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: Chef Aar\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez presents Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ONLINE [ticketed]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Austin <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>The Native Hostel, <\/span><\/span>Austin Poetry Slam Comeback Show<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*San Antonio <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Bentley\u2019s on Broadway, <\/span><\/span>Puroslam: The Resurrection featuring DJ Donnie Dee<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 9:30PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, workshop: <\/span><\/span>\u201cThe Hybrid Essay: What It Is & How To Do It\u201d with Jasminne Mendez<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Longview <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Books & Barrels, <\/span><\/span>Spoken Word Poetry<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Peyton Roberts presents Beneath the Seams<\/em>, in conversation with Julie Cantrell<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>A. J. Gnuse presents Girl in the Walls<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

*San Antonio <\/strong>Berry to Bean Coffeehouse, Sun Poet’s Society, <\/span><\/span>Open-Mic Poetry Readings<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Dallas <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>Backyard Conversations: Anna Reser and Leila McNeill present Forces of Nature<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/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>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, JUNE 3:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Book Festival, <\/span><\/span>Literary Lunch Break: historian and author P. Dj\u00e8l\u00ed Clark presents A Master of Djinn<\/em>, moderated by Austin Bat Cave Executive Director Richard Z. Santos<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 12:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SCBWI, workshop: \u201cCreating a Cast of Characters in You Middle Grade Novel” with Meg Medina,<\/a> 1PM PDT ZOOM[registration required]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Quanah  <\/span><\/span><\/strong>Thompson-Sawyer Library, Author Julie Altman reads Hitchin’ Post and the 6B Ranch Kids<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>NBA Champion Chris Bosh presents Letters to a Young Athlete<\/em>, in conversation with Gen Padalecki<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ZOOM [ticketed]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Jeff Guinn presents War on the Border<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

World Affairs Council \u2013 DFW, <\/span><\/span>Jason Riley presents Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*San Antonio <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>St. Marks Episcopal Church, <\/span><\/span>James Dennis reading from and signing his second poetry collection, Listening Devices<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>. (Also on FACEBOOK LIVE<\/a>), 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>celebrate S. K. Ali\u2019s Misfit in Love<\/em> with \u201cWriting Strong Muslim Women\u201d with Hafsah Faizal<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>David Swinson, author of City on the Edge<\/em>, in conversation with Joseph Finder<\/span><\/span><\/a>, author of House on Fire<\/em>, 7PM FB & YT LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Laredo BorderSlam, <\/span><\/span>Online Open Mic<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span>WLT On the Craft of Writing: Writing Short Fiction<\/span><\/a> with Elizabeth McCracken and Thisbe Nissen, 8PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Writers\u2019 League of Texas, workshop: <\/span><\/span>\u201cA Behind the Scenes Look at Novel Revision\u201d with Simon Han<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 10AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span>Craft Webinar: Crafting a Narrative Nonfiction Picture Book with Barb Rosenstock<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*San Antonio <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Stacee L. Reicherzer, PhD discussing The Healing Otherness Handbook<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 11AM OUTDOORS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Rachel Griffin, author of The Nature of Witches<\/em>, in conversation with Shelby Mahurin<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cRenew Your Love for Writing: All-Genre Generative\u201d with Kendra Preston Leonard<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 1PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Jenny Elder Moke presents Curse of the Specter Queen<\/em>, in conversation with Samantha Cohoe<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tumblewords Project, <\/span><\/span>workshop: \u201cThe New Intelligence: Timothy Donelly\u201d with Kit Wren<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Defunkt Magazine<\/span><\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: Finding the ‘I’ in Art, Chris Allen & Dani Putney<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*San Antonio <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Dead Tree Books, <\/span><\/span>Book Signing: When 40 Acres and a Mule Won’t Do – Retirement is Not an Age, But a Financial Number<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span>Nicola Yoon, author of Instructions for Dancing<\/em>, in conversation with author duo Christina Lauren<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Dawn Quigley, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Brian Young will hold a panel on HarperCollins\u2019 newest imprint, Heartdrum<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Christopher Buehlman presents Blacktongue Thief<\/em>, <\/span><\/span><\/a>6PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>EXTRA BOLD: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Nonbinary Field Guide for Graphic Designers<\/span><\/span><\/em>: A Panel Discussion<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM 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

*New Braunfels, <\/strong>The Book Haus, musical story time<\/span><\/a>, T, 10:30AM<\/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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