Due to COVID-19 cancellations and closings,
most events in this week’s calendar are online.
(* Denotes nonvirtual, on-location events)
Bookish Texas • Events Around the State
The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State
Don't see your book or literary event here? Email Events@lonestarliterary.com with your complete info two weeks in advance of the issue in which your event is scheduled, and we'll include it.
Bookish goings-on in Texas
compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life
FOR THE WEEK OF 01.10.2021
Please scroll down for the story time section
SPECIAL EVENTS
2021 International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Virtual Online Zoomathon Book Club Convention, January 14-17
EXHIBITIONS
* Abilene, National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, “What Might You Do?: Christian Robinson”, through January 21, 2021
*Canyon, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Amarillo Flights: Aerial Views of Llano Estacado Country, through January 23, 2021
*San Antonio, McNay Art Museum, Robert Indiana: A Legacy of Love, through January 24, 2021
*Freeport, Freeport Historical Museum, Lonesome Dove (a Humanities Texas exhibition), January 4-30
*Corsicana, Pearce Museum, Lonesome Dove (a Humanities Texas exhibition), January 14-February 20
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10:
Malvern Books, launch of Boyd Taylor’s The Pronghorn Conspiracy, 4PM ZOOM
San Antonio
*The Twig Book Shop, Raquel Hernandez presents At His Table con amor, 12PM OUTDOOR EVENT
MONDAY, JANUARY 11:
Murder By the Book, Marie Benedict presents The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, 7PM YT & FB LIVE
Denton Library, Professor’s Corner: A Literary Discussion Group: the poetry of Texas Poet Laureate Red Steagall, 7PM [email for Zoom link]
Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, Stay at Home open mic, 8PM (MST) ZOOM (YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12:
Blue Willow Books, Kimberly Willis Holt launches The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas, 5PM ZOOM
Interabang Books, Brad Pearson presents The Eagles of Heart Mountain, 6PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Austin Book Arts Center, DIY publishing workshop, 6PM ONLINE
Blue Willow Books, Melinda Gates presents The Moment of Lift, 7PM ONLINE [ticketed event]
Blue Willow Books, Anna Marie Johnson Teague and Ted Bunch launch The Book of Dares: 100 Ways for Boys to Be Kind, Bold, and Brave (in conversation with Justin Baldoni and Alyssa Milano), 7PM ZOOM [ticketed event]
Murder By the Book, Ace Atkins presents Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me, 7PM YT & FB LIVE
National Black Book Festival, Black Authors Matter TV, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: National Book Award–winning Colum McCann presents Apeirogon (in conversation with Rabbi David Stern), 7PM ONLINE
Austin Poetry Slam, virtual open mic, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
The Dock Bookshop, virtual poetry open mic, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE, ZOOM
Puroslam, virtual poetry slam, 10PM ZOOM
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13:
Blue Willow Books, Sarwat Chadda presents City of the Plague God (in conversation with Carlos Hernandez), 4PM ZOOM
World Affairs Council – DFW, webinar: Adam Jentleson presents Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate, 6PM
BookPeople, Alexi Pappas presents Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas, 7PM ZOOM
Blue Willow Books, Ashley Audrain presents The Push (in conversation with Laura Zigman), 7PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, Nick Petrie and Don Bentley present The Breaker and Without Sanction, respectively, 7PM YT & FB LIVE
Interabang Books, Dr. Stephanie Swales presents Psychoanalysing Ambivalence with Freud and Lacan: On and Off the Couch, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Voices de la Luna, Women’s Writing Workshop with Carla Piñeda, 7PM ONLINE
Sun Poet's Society, Open-Mic Poetry Readings, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Writers’ League of Texas, workshop: Off the Beaten Craft: "Pulling from Every Genre" with Erika T. Wurth, 8PM ONLINE
Write About Now, online poetry open mic, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14:
The Wild Detectives, Translation as Poetry/Poetry as Translation: A Reading and Conversation with Rebecca Kosick and Janet Hendrickson, 1PM ONLINE
Blue Willow Books, Angie Thomas presents Concrete Rose (in conversation with Justin A. Reynolds), 7PM ZOOM [ticketed event]
Murder By the Book, Jason Pinter presents A Stranger at the Door, 7PM YT & FB LIVE
Dallas JCC, Erica Katz presents The Boys Club, 7PM ONLINE
The Bookworm Box, Live Author Takeover with Colleen Hoover, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic featuring Loretta Diane Walker, 7:15PM ONLINE
World Affairs Council – DFW, webinar: publisher Abby Rapoport presents the award-winning Stranger’s Guide, 7:30PM
Write Art Out, Words & Sh*t featuring Ayokunle Falomo, 7:30PM ONLINE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15:
Murder By the Book, P J Tracy presents Deep into the Dark, 7PM YT & FB LIVE
SCBWI Austin, Illustrator Firesides featuring Julissa Mora, 7PM ONLINE
Dallas
*Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam, 8PM
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16:
The Writing Barn, Bethany Hegedus moderates more than two dozen leading nonfiction authors as they celebrate the publication of Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep: 50 Award-Winning Children’s Book Authors Share the Secret of Engaging Writing, 11AM ONLINE
Brazos Bookstore, story time: Kate Messner reads Sloth Wasn’t Sleepy, 11AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Writers’ League of Texas, workshop: "Starting Your Publishing Journey" ONLINE with Diane Zinna, 1PM
Tumblewords Project, workshop: “Dark Side of the Moon: Musings and Writings on Living with Mental Illness” with María Pérez, 1PM (MST) ZOOM
Young Poets Workshop: Summoning Silence: Writing through the Chaos with Edward Vidaurre, 1PM ZOOM [email for registration]
Public Poetry, Wordfire: Revision with Robin Reagler, 2PM ONLINE
Blue Willow Books, Ryan Graudin and Amie Kaufman present The World Between Blinks (in conversation with Shannon Messenger), 3PM ZOOM
Brazos Bookstore, Middle Grade Book Club with Dianne K. Salerni, author of Eleanor, Alice, and the Roosevelt Ghosts, 3PM ZOOM
San Antonio
*The Twig Book Shop, Michael P. Earney presents The A to Z Book of CATS: Wild and Domestic, 11AM OUTDOOR EVENT
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17:
Houston Chapter of Sisters in Crime, monthly meeting: Molly Odintz, the senior editor for CrimeReads, will speak on the current state of crime fiction, 2PM ZOOM
Public Poetry, Wordfire: Revision with Robin Reagler, 2PM ONLINE
San Antonio
*The Twig Book Shop, Melvin E. Edwards presents The Eyes of Texans: From Slavery to the Texas Capitol, 12PM OUTDOOR EVENT
ONLINE STORY TIME
Texian Books, tiny Texians story time, F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Harris County Public Libraries - Fairbanks Branch: a variety of story times throughout the week
San Antonio Public Library, children’s story times throughout the week
El Paso Public Library, a variety of children’s programming throughout the week FACEBOOK LIVE
Houston Public Library, virtual story time, daily, times vary
Lark & Owl Booksellers, Super Silly Story Time, M, W & F, 9:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Leaves Books & Tea, read-aloud story time, T-Th, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Doseum, virtual story time, days & times vary
Dallas Public Library, children’s story time, T & Th, 10:30AM ZOOM
North Richland Hills Library, virtual story time, T, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Old Town Books, children’s story time, T & F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Laredo Public Libraries, story time live, days & times vary, YOUTUBE
Irving Public Library, online story time, days & times vary, YOUTUBE
The Twig Book Shop, Miss Anastasia online story time, F, 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Brazos Bookstore, virtual story time, Sat, 11AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Don't see your book or literary event here? Email Events@lonestarliterary.com with your complete info two weeks in advance of the issue in which your event is scheduled, and we'll include it.
