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 06.07.2020
Please scroll down for the story time section!
SPECIAL EVENTS:
ABAA Virtual Book Fair, June 4-7
Granbury Writers Bloc Annual Summer Workshop, June 13 ONLINE
ArlingCon 2020, June 13 ONLINE
4th Annual Celebration of Diverse Literary Voices of Texas: Fiction Writers, June 13 ONLINE
EXHIBITIONS
Gabriel García Márquez: The Making of a Global Writer, Austin, February 1 – August 30 ONLINE
SUNDAY, JUNE 7:
Murder By the Book, Natalie Jenner discussing The Jane Austen Society, 3PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt discussing The Gift of Forgiveness with Cora Jakes Coleman, 7PM ONLINE
MONDAY, JUNE 8:
BookPeople, Meena Harris discussing Kamala and Maya's Big Idea (in conversation with journalist & author Nancy Redd), 3PM ZOOM
LOGOS Collective, Graywolf Press presents poets Leah Naomi Green and Allison Seay, 7PM ZOOM
Inprint, Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: poets Reginald Dwayne Betts and Natalie Diaz will read from Felon and Postcolonial Love Poem, respectively, 7PM ONLINE
Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, Stay At Home open mic, 8PM ZOOM
The Blah Poetry Spot, virtual open mic, 8:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
TUESDAY, JUNE 9:
World Affairs Council – DFW, webinar: Barry Gewen discussing The Inevitability of Tragedy: Henry Kissinger and His World (moderated by Talmage Boston), 4PM
Interabang Book, Kelly McWilliams discussing Agnes at the End of the World (in conversation with Jewell Parker Rhodes), 6PM FACEBOOK LIVE
PEN America, LitNite Dallas Reading Series’ 2nd Anniversary Sanderia Faye, Deb Olin Unferth, Renee Simms, Fowzia Karimi, and Natalie Baszile, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
BookPeople, Shannon Watts discussing Fight Like A Mother, 7PM ZOOM
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, JUNE 10:
Amber Royer, launch of Story Like a Journalist: A Workbook for Novelists, 6PM ZOOM [attendees will be entered to win one of three ten-page critiques from Amber]
BookPeople, Jenny Elder Moke discussing Hood (in conversation with author Jen Calonita), 6PM ZOOM
Writers’ League of Texas, workshop: "What Authors Need to Know About the Publishing Business" with Leila Sales, 6:30PM ZOOM
Trinity University Press, Maverick Book Club: David Martin Davies and Yvette D. Benavides discuss San Antonio 365, 7PM ZOOM
Gemini Ink & Writing Workshops Dallas, The Big Texas Read: David Samuel Levinson’s Tell Me How This Ends Well, 7PM ZOOM
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Conor Knighton discussing Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park (in conversation with Rhett Miller), 7PM ONLINE
Interfaces, Artist Showcase & Open Mic featuring S. C. Says and Njera Keith, 7PM ZOOM
Sun Poet's Society, Open-Mic Poetry Readings, 7PM VIA FACEBOOK LIVE
Dallas JCC, Robert Kolker discussing Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family, 7:30PM ZOOM
Write About Now, online poetry open mic, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Katy Budget Books, Grace Draven virtual launch party for Dragon Unleashed, 9PM ZOOM
THURSDAY, JUNE 11:
Round Rock Public Library, virtual book club with P. J. Hoover, featuring Homer’s Excellent Adventure and The Hidden Code, 2PM
Interabang Books, Emily Giffin discussing The Lies that Bind (in conversation with Michelle Staubach Grimes), 6PM ZOOM [ticketed event] POSTPONED
BookPeople, Kristen Arnett discussing Mostly Dead Things (in conversation with Elizabeth McCracken), 7PM ZOOM
The Bookworm Box, Meagan Brandy Live Author Takeover, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Laredo BorderSlam, virtual poetry open mic, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
BookWoman, 2nd Thursday Open Mic featuring Susan J. Rogers, 7:15PM ZOOM
FRIDAY, JUNE 12:
Dallas Public Library, story time: Tim Grove reading Star-Spangled Banner: The Story of a Flag, a Battle, and the American Anthem, 10:30AM ZOOM
Texas Tribune, TribFeast: An Evening to Support Nonprofit Journalism featuring Brené Brown, 6:30PM ONLINE [ticketed event]
Blue Willow Bookshop, Liara Tamani book launch party for All the Things We Never Knew, 7PM ZOOM [ticketed event]
Brazos Bookstore, Phuc Luu discussing Jesus of the East (in conversation with Kate Martin Williams), 7PM ZOOM
Brazos Bookstore, Marina Endicott discussing The Voyage of the Morning Light (in conversation with Madeleine Thien), 7PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, Kelley Armstrong discussing Every Step She Takes and Drew Murray discussing Broken Genius, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Dallas
*Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam: Girls Night Out featuring Shandhra Ramana, 7PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 13:
SCBWI Austin, Monthly Meeting: Writing About Difficult Topics for Young Readers with Cindy Baldwin, Bethany Hegedus, and Catherine Stier, 10AM ZOOM
Writers’ League of Texas, workshop: "Forget Discipline: How to Want Your Way Through Writing" with ire'ne lara silva, 10AM ZOOM
WITS, Young Writers Workshop in partnership with Discovery Green (grades: 3-5) with James Hershberger, 10:30AM ZOOM
ACFW DFW, workshop: “Creating Dynamic Characters” with Jennifer Slattery, 11AM ZOOM
Brazos Bookstore, virtual story time: Jonathan E. Jacobs reading The Secret Rhin Society, 11AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Two Dollar Radio, virtual reading: Dima Alzayat, author of Alligator and Other Stories, and Fowzia Karimi, author of Above Us the Milky Way, 12PM ZOOM
Writespace, workshop: “Character: The Beating Heart of Your Story--And How to Find It!” with K. C. Sinclair, 1PM [all Writespace workshops are now online]
The Writing Barn, workshop: “Visual Storytelling for Picture Book Authors” with Carter Higgins, 2PM ONLINE
Paris
*Paris Public Library, Reavis Z. Wortham signing Hawke's Fury, 1PM
Terrell
*Books & Crannies, Taylor Anderson signing Wings of Wrath, 2PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 14:
LOGOS Collective, a reading with poets Marie Howe and Pádraig Ó Tuama (with EchoTheo Review), 12PM ZOOM
Brazos Bookstore & Project Row Houses, reading, discussion, and audience Q&A with poet Minna Salami, author of Sensuous Knowledge, 1PM ZOOM
SCBWI – N. Texas, webinar: “Have a Little Heart: Writing That Speaks to the Soul” with Pat Zietlow Miller, 2PM
Writing Workshops Dallas, seminar: “Capturing the YA Voice” with Alex Temblador, 6PM ZOOM
ONLINE STORY TIME
Texas Monthly, bedtime story, DAILY, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Texian Books, tiny Texians story time, DAILY, 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
Hank the Cowdog, author John Erickson will be reading from his children's series, times vary, YOUTUBE
Houston Public Library, virtual story time, M, W, & F, 11A
Katy Budget Books, virtual story time, M-F, 9:30AM; virtual bedtime story, 7:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Lark & Owl Booksellers, Super Silly Story Time, M-F, 10AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Leaves Books & Tea, read-aloud story time, M-F, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Doseum, virtual story time, T, 12PM
Dallas Public Library, children’s story time, T & Th, 10:30AM ZOOM
North Richland Hills Library, virtual story time, T & Th, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Old Town Books, children’s story time, T & F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Laredo Public Libraries, story time live, T-Th, 10:30AM YOUTUBE
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Access Art & Adventure, T-Th, 1PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Irving Public Library, online story time, Th, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Twig Book Shop, Miss Anastasia online story time, F, 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Bibliobar, virtual story time, Sat, 11AM
Brazos Bookstore, virtual story time, Sat, 10:30AM 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.
