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
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Bookish goings-on in Texas
compiled exclusively by Lone Star Literary Life
FOR THE WEEK OF 10.10.2021
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SPECIAL EVENTS (*Denotes In-person Events.)
Houston Indiepalooza, ends October 10
Permian Basin Writers' Workshop, ends October 10
North Texas SCBWI Fall Conference, October 10 & 11
*Denton, University of North Texas (Hybrid), The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, October 15 & 16
*North Richland Hills, MID-CITIES TEEN BOOK FEST, October 15 & 16
Border Regional Library Association (BRLA) Fall Conference, October 15 & 16
Jaipur Literature Festival Houston, October 16 & 17
The 16th annual Buns & Roses Virtually Yours Weekend! October 15-17
*Waco, W O R D F E S T featuring poet Kathleen Hudson, Ph.D., October 15-17
*San Antonio, Gemini Ink, Inkstravaganza: Rebel with a Cause: A Celebration of the Literary Life of Gregg Barrios, October 15 & 16 – hybrid
EXHIBITIONS (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*Eastland, Lonesome Dove, A Humanities Texas Exhibition, through October 15
*Fort Worth, In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez, A Humanities Texas Traveling Exhibition, through October 22
*Southlake, Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America, A Humanities Texas Traveling Exhibition, through October 29
*Ranger, Texas Writers, A Humanities Texas Traveling Exhibition, through October 31
*Kyle, Voces Americanas: Latino Literature in the United States, A Humanities Texas Traveling Exhibition, through November 6
SUNDAY, October 10 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
Writespace Houston, Our Silent Voice Collaboration with Justin Jannise, 11AM
*San Antonio, The Twig Bookshop, Becca Waugh, The World Famous Texas Alphabet Coloring Book & Activities, 12PM
*McKinney, HPB, Author Lewis Ben Smith Signing President Hamilton!, 1PM
Author Lewis Ben Smith presentation on “PRESIDENT HAMILTON vs. History’s Hamilton”, with live Q&A afterward!, 7PM
MONDAY, October 11 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
Austin Bat Cave, Sports Writing (7-12th grade), 5:30PM
Murder By The Book, MTM Presents Dr. Ian K. Smith - Virtual Event, 6PM
*Fort Worth, Fort Worth Public Library, Author Series – Adrian Miller – Black Smoke: African Americans and the United Staes of Barbeque, 6:30PM
Dallas Museum of Art, Virtual Event: Richard Antoine White in conversation with Andre Dowell, Chief of Artist Engagement at the Sphinx Organization, 7PM
Professor’s Corner & Denton Public Library, Professor’s Corner: Pandemic Poetry by Texas Poets / via Zoom, 7PM
Murder By The Book, MTM Presents Archer Mayor - Virtual Event, 7PM
TUESDAY, October 12 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
Murder By The Book, Val McDermid in conversation with Patricia Cornwell - Virtual Event, 1PM
San Antonio Public Library, María Amparo Escandón Author Talk: “L.A. Weather”, 6PM
Writespace Houston, Performance Poetry with Amal Kassir, 6PM
*Houston, Houston Public Library, Reading Local: An Author Talk with Lise Olsen, 6:30PM
Austin Bat Cave, Scary Stories: Haunted Objects (3-5th grade), 6:30PM
Austin Bat Cave, Uncovering Your Voice: Discovering What Makes Your Writing Yours – A Six-Week Workshop, 7PM
BookPeople, VIRTUAL EVENT: TOMÁS MORÍN – Machete, 7PM
Bookwoman, Virtual Discussion : Reading Promiscuously with Anya Kamenetz and Arielle Zibrak, 7PM
Dallas Area Writers Group (DAWG), WATCH OUT, BOOGIEMAN! IT'S TIME FOR DAWG CRITIQUE NIGHT IN OCTOBER! On Zoom! 7PM
Fabled Bookshop & Café, Fabled's Book Club in Discussion with William Kent Krueger, 7PM
*Dallas, Chocolate Secrets, LitNight Reading Series, 7PM
Murder By The Book, Join editors Alafair Burke and Steph Cha, as well as contributors Nikki Dolson, Alex Segura, and Laura Lippman as they discuss The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021 collection – Virtual, 7PM
National Black Book Festival, Black Authors Matter TV, 7PM
*San Antonio, Texas A&M University San Antonio, Book Launch Celebration: Laurie Ann Guerrero, 7PM
Write Art Out inc., Words and Sh*t, featuring Karla Cordero, 7PM
*Austin, Austin Poetry Slam, Christopher Michael Birthday Slam!! 8PM
*San Antonio, PuroSlam ft. DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
WEDNESDAY, October 13 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
BookPeople, VIRTUAL EVENT: A.R. CAPETTA - The Heartbreak Bakery, 6PM
JCC Dallas, BookFest In Your Living Room Presents: Mindy Weisel, After: The Obligation of Beauty in conversation with Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, 6:30PM
World Affairs Council of Dallas/ Fort Worth, Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran, and the Rise of Irregular Warfare (Virtual), 6PM
Brazos Bookstore, VIRTUAL - Brazos Book Club with Lydia Millet, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Virtual - An Evening with Lindsay Ellis in conversation with John Scalzi – Ticketed, 7PM
Fresh Fiction, Video Book Club with Author Julia London, 7PM
Murder By The Book, Greg Herren and David R. Slayton in conversation - Virtual Event, 7PM
*Houston, Write About Now, LatinX Open Mic + Book Fair hosted by Zachary Caballero, 7:30PM
THURSDAY, October 14 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*San Antonio, The J San Antonio, Author Speaker Series: An Afternoon with Bob Abelman, Author of "All the World's a Stage Fright: Misadventures of a Clandestine Critic: A Novella", 1PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Brendan Wenzel will appear in conversation with Shawn Harris for the release of Brendan's new picture book Inside Cat, 5PM
*San Antonio, The Twig Bookshop, Tom Murphy, Pearl, 5PM
Voices de la luna, James R. Dennis: WORKSHOP: CRAFTING AND DESIGNING A COLLECTION, 6PM
World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream, 6PM
Austin Bat Cave, Show Me How You Feel, 7PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Rick Bragg will appear in conversation with our own Valerie Koehler to celebrate his new book The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His People, 7PM
BookPeople, VIRTUAL EVENT: JONATHAN FRANZEN – Crossroads, 7PM
Murder By The Book, Lori Rader-Day in conversation with Amy Stewart - Virtual Event, 7PM
Writing Workshops, How to Pitch to your Dream Publication Zoom Seminar, 7PM
Bookwoman, 2nd Thursday Virtual Poetry featuring Bree Rolfe + Open Mic, 7:15PM
Katy Budget Books, Chilling Fall Reads YA Virtual Panel, 8PM
FRIDAY, October 15 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*San Antonio, The Twig Bookshop, Char Miller, West Side Rising, 5:30PM
Murder By The Book, James Han Mattson in conversation with Steph Cha - Virtual Event, 7PM
*Dallas, The Dallas Poetry Slam, 8PM
SATURDAY, October 16 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
Writespace Houston, Speed Up Your Process with Cynthia Childress, 9:30AM
*San Antonio, The Twig Bookshop, Claudia Villarreal, The Bully Who Learned to Love, 11AM
The Writing Barn, Craft Webinar: Picture Books with Heart with Anika and Christopher Denise, 11AM
*San Antonio, San Antonio Public Library, Maverick Welcomes Author Gil Dominguez, 12PM
Brazos Bookstore, VIRTUAL - Elaine Feeney - AS YOUR WERE, 1PM
*Duncanville, endasBOOKtique, Fall Festival at the BOOKtique, 1PM
*Abilene, Texas Star Trading Co., Book Signing with Author Lindy Bell, 1PM
*Boerne, The Boerne Bookshop, Cheryl Pena Book Signing, 1PM
Tumblewords Project, Lee Martínez Soto: Shadow Work: Embrace your Dark Side, 2PM
Brazos Bookstore, VIRTUAL - Middle Grade Book Club with Karen Cushma, 3PM
SUNDAY, October 17 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*Dallas, JCC Dallas, BookFest In Your Living Room Present: Einat Nathan, My Everything in Conversation with Tara Ohayon in person at the GFEC for Mimosas in the Morning – Einat Nathan virtually from Israel, 10AM
The Writing Barn, Mini-Retreat for the Weekend Warrior with Claire Campbell ONLINE, 10AM
*San Antonio, The Twig Bookshop, Mark Lardas, The Vanished Texas Coast, 12PM
The Writer’s Garret, Stone Soup Prose, 2PM
The Writing Barn, FREE Virtual Picture Book Launch with Author Anne Wynter! 3PM
Writespace Houston, Approaching Revision as a Creative Endeavor, 3PM
STORY TIMES (*Denotes In-person Events.)
Lark & Owl Booksellers, Super Silly Story Time, M, W & F, 9:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Allen Public Library – M-TH at 10:15 via Facebook Live
Leaves Books & Tea, Read-aloud story time, T-Th, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Seguin Public Library – Toddler & Preschool Storytime via Zoom, T & W, 10AM, or for the Whole Family, T at 11:15AM outside
Dallas Public Library, Children’s story time, T & Th, 10:30AM ZOOM
*Fort Worth, Monkey and Dog Books, Story Time, T & F at 10:30AM
Old Town Books, Children’s story time, T & F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Longview Public Library – T, Facebook Live at 10:30AM
North Richland Hills Library, virtual story time, T, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
*New Braunfels, The Book Haus, musical story time, T, 10:30AM
*Midland, Centennial Library, story time, W, 10:30AM & 11:30AM
*Midland, Downtown Library, story time, TH, 10:30AM & 11:30AM
Texian Books, tiny Texians story time, F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Twig Book Shop, Miss Anastasia online story time, F, 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Brazos Bookstore, virtual story time, Sat, 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.
Laredo Public Libraries, story time live, days & times vary, YOUTUBE
Irving Public Library, online story time, days & times vary, YOUTUBE
The Doseum, virtual story time, days & times vary.
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.
