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 for Lone Star Literary Life
FOR THE WEEK OF 10.20.2019
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Local Author Showcase, Carthage, October 21
Unblock: A Retreat for Writers, Wimberley, October 21-24
3rd Annual Teachers, Write! Workshop, Houston, October 22-23
Beyond Biographies – Writing Educational Fiction & Nonfiction Picture Books Of All Kinds, Austin, October 22-25
Heritage Auctions: Historical Manuscripts, Dallas, October 23
San Antonio Express-News Book & Author Luncheon, October 23
26th Annual Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference, October 24-31
Voice & Vision: 4th Annual Texas Authors Celebration, Austin, October 24
Inkstravaganza Gala: Empowering Young Voices, San Antonio, October 24
National Black Book Festival, Houston, October 24-26
Border Regional Library Association 2019 Fall Conference, El Paso, October 25-26
Jump Start that Novel Writing Retreat, Burton, October 25-27
Texas Book Festival, Austin, October 26-27
Austin Lit Crawl, October 26
Delightfully Dirty in Dallas, October 26
2019 Writers Conference of Dallas, October 26
Buns and Roses Romance Tea for Literacy, Richardson, October 27
EXHIBITS:
A Time and Place for Everything: Peter Brown, Abilene, June 6-November 1
The Essential J. Frank Dobie, San Marcos, through December 1
Modernist Networks: The Annette Campbell-White Collection, Austin, August 24-January 5
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20:
Austin
BookPeople, Bethany Hegedus and Tonya Engel reading and signing Rise! From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou, 2PM [kids event]
BookPeople, Mark Barr reading and signing Watershed, 5PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Deanna King signing Gracie's Stories and Twist of Fate, 2PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Dallas native Perry Cockerell signing his historical novel, Tatiana's War, and Dallas native YA thriller author Paul Slavonik signing Legacy Drive, 1PM
The Wild Detectives, Backyard Story Night-Dallas Edition presents "Bones," 7:30PM
El Paso
Literarity Book Shop, Daniel Chacón reading and signing Kafka in a Skirt: Stories From the Wall, 3PM
Houston
Inprint House, Tintero Projects presents taller de escritura con Mauricio Patrón Rivera, 6PM
Writespace, Workshop: "How to Finish Strong" with Dr. Cynthia Childress, 3PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, David Mizejewski discussing and signing National Wildlife Federation(r) Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife, 10AM
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21:
Austin
BookPeople, Charlie Gilkey discussing and signing Start Finishing, 7PM
Bufalina, Austin Bat Cave presents "The Pie Who Loved Me" with Lara Prescott, author of The Secrets We Kept, 6PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Nerves of Steel: How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge book signing with Captain Tammie Jo Shults, 7PM
Denton
UNT, Terry Thorsen discussing and signing Phantom in the Sky: A Marine's Back Seat View of the Vietnam War, 6:30PM
Houston
Murder By the Book, editor Michael Bracken and contributors Chuck Brownman, James A. Hearn, Scott Montgomery, Graham Powell, William Dylan Powell, Mark Troy, and Bev Vincent reading and signing The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, 6:30PM
Katy
Maud Marks Library, VIP Arts Houston Noir Writing Workshops, 6:45PM
Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: "Delivering on Promises" with Jaye Wells, 7PM
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22:
Abilene
Mockingbird Branch Library, Telling Tall Tales with the Mesquite Storytellers, 6PM
Austin
BookPeople, H.W. Brands discussing and signing Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West, 7PM
Native Hostel, Austin Poetry Slam Hosted by Christopher Michael, 7:15PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Ruta Sepetys and The Fountains of Silence, 7:30PM
Deep Vellum Books, Jung Young Moon reading and signing Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River (in conversation w/David Searcy), 7PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling-author Lisa Wingate and award-winning journalist Judy Christie discussing and signing Before and After, 7PM
SMU, book release symposium: luncheon, panels, and evening keynote with editors and subjects of The Last Card: Inside George W. Bush’s Decision to Surge in Iraq, 11:30AM [RSVP required]
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Poetry Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Cameron Dezen Hammon discussing and signing This Is My Body, 6PM
Mongoose v. Cobra Bar, Fady Joudah and William Virgil Davis present Firsts: 100 Years of Yale Younger Poets, 7PM
San Antonio
The Mix, PuroSlam featuring DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
San Marcos
Texas State - Alkek Library, film screening, panel discussion, and book signing with Ben Masters, author of The River and The Wall, 6:30PM
Waco
Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, Marjorie Lewis reading and signing When the Men Were Gone, 7PM
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23:
Austin
BookPeople, W. Bruce Cameron reading and signing A Dog's Promise, 7PM
The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions presents "Fly As I Dare," 8PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, award-winning author James Haley reading and signing the latest installment of his Captain Putnam naval saga, The Devil in Paradise, 7PM
Interabang Books, CANCELED. H.W. Brands discussing and signing Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West, 6PM
SMU, World Affairs Council - DFW presents Marie Arana discussing and signing Silver, Sword & Stone, 6:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Timothy Egan discussing and signing A Pilgrimage to Eternity, 6:30PM
Houston Maritime Museum, author Dr. Stephen Curley presents "In Search of Jean Lafitte: Legends, Lies, and Other Truths," 6PM
Humble
Baldwin Boettcher Library, VIP Arts Houston Noir Writing Workshops, 5PM
The Woodlands
Market Street Outdoor Stage, ARTFEEL: poetry reading with Dede Fox, Poet Laureate of Montgomery County, Texas, 7PM
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24:
Arlington
UT Arlington, Maverick Speakers Series: Dr. Jackson Katz, author of Man Enough: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the Politics of Presidential Masculinity, 7:30PM
Austin
BookPeople, Christopher Long discussing Jacques and Jacqueline Groag: Two Hidden Figures of the Viennese Modern Movement, 7PM
Malvern Books, Vincent Cooper launches his new poetry collection, Zarzamora (with Claudia Delfina Cardona and Laura Villareal), 7PM
The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions presents "Fly As I Dare," 8PM
Canyon
Dallas
Aaron Family JCC, CANCELED Lynda Loigman discussing and signing The Wartime Sisters and Renée Rosen discussing and signing Park Avenue Summer (in conversation with Andrea Peskind Katz), 7PM
Deep Vellum Books, Cameron Dezen Hammon discussing and signing This Is My Body (in conversation with Sarah Hepola), 7PM
Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, Arts & Letters Live presents John Grisham and The Guardians (in conversation with Talmage Boston), 7:30PM
Hotel Crescent Court, World Affairs Council - DFW presents Secretary Richard Stengel discussing and signing Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It, 6:30PM
Interabang Books, CANCELED Clara Parkes discussing and signing Vanishing Fleece, 6PM
South Dallas Cultural Center, Wordspace Dallas presents "African Diaspora – New Dialogues" featuring writer Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, 7PM
Fort Worth
Commonplace Books, Marc Grossberg reading and signing The Best People, 6PM
Houston
Asia Society Texas, Jason DeParle discussing and signing A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves, 5:45PM [ticketed event]
Brazos Bookstore, H.W. Brands discussing and signing Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West, 6:30PM
Murder By the Book, Shaun Hamill reading and signing A Cosmology of Monsters, 6:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Barbie O'Connor reading and signing Virgin at Sonoma, 5PM
United Way, World Affairs Council - Greater Houston presents Marie Arana discussing and signing Silver, Sword and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story, 7PM
Katy
Maud Marks Library, WITS Gulf Coast Reads writing workshop, 4:30PM
Lubbock
Texas Tech, TTU Creative Writing Reading Series presents Jaquira Díaz, author of Ordinary Girls: A Memoir, 7:30PM
San Antonio
Barshop JCC, New York Times bestselling-author R.J. Palacio presents White Bird, 7PM
Trinity University, Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima presents Migrant Crossings, 4PM
The Twig Book Shop, Ben Longoria reading and signing The Forest Around the Hill, 5PM
Victoria
University of Houston, American Book Review Reading Series presents A. Van Jordan, 11AM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25:
Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington, Friends of the Libraries presents mystery author Roger Broom, 7:30PM
Austin
Austin Central Library, The Library Foundation presents APL After Dark: Spooky Scary, 7PM
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading & Open Mic: Halloween Edition, 7PM
Monkeywrench Books, Monster Mash: A Halloween Bash, 8PM
The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions presents "Fly As I Dare," 8PM
The Townsend, Vera Bank presents "Stories from the Road" featuring Oliver Steck and Dave Scher, 7:30PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Nancy Naomi Carlson, Heather Myers, Rosse Skelton, Jennifer Sperry Steinorth, 7PM
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents Finger Snaps & Laugh Tracks, 8PM
El Paso
Fahrenheit 180, Barbed Wire Series Open Mic Night, 8PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Ruta Sepetys reading and signing The Fountains of Silence, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, David Miklos presents Countenance, and Isabel Zapata presents Empty Pool, 6:30PM
Cullen Performance Hall, Brazos Bookstore presents The Book of Gutsy Women: An Evening with Hillary Rodham Clinton & Chelsea Clinton, 6:30PM [ticketed event - SOLD OUT]
Rudyard's Pub, Write About Now hosts the Official Buddy Wakefield book release, 7:30PM
Unity of Houston, an evening with Deepak Chopra, author of The Metahuman, 7:30PM
Navasota
Muddy Water Bookstore, 2nd Annual Zombie Crawl, 5PM
San Antonio
Confluence Park, Gemini Ink presents Parabola: A Community Reading Series, 7PM
Franky Diablos, PuroSlam Roadshow, 8PM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26:
Austin
Austin Book Arts Center, Bookbinding, 9AM [CPE for teachers]
Cepeda Branch Library, Halloween storytelling with Rick Davis: Ghost stories from folklore, 1PM
Half Price Books - Southpark Meadows, Bill Benitez signing Relationship: Notes on Love, Mutual Respect, Boundaries, Marriage, and Divorce, The Handyman’s Guide to Profit, Woodworking Simplified, and How to Self Publish Books to Sell or Generate Leads, 1PM
Malvern Books, Christopher Carmona reading and signing El Rinche: The Ghost Ranger of the Rio Grande, and Juan P. Carmona discussing and signing The Alton Bus Crash, 7PM
Baytown
Nico's Comics and Games, Halloween ComicFest, 12PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Malessia J. Poe signing Are You a Repeat of Your Generation?, 1PM
El Paso
Armijo Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "The Prose and Poetry of Ambrose Bierce" with David Evans, 1PM
Fort Worth
B&N - Hulen, Robert D. Jacobus discussing and signing Black Man in the Huddle: Stories from the Integration of Texas Football, 2PM
Leaves Books & Tea Shop, 2nd Annual Harry Potter Read Aloud, 9AM
UNT - Health Science Center, SCBWI-North Texas presents an Expert Speaker Panel of Published Authors and Illustrators, 1PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Ervin Mendlovitz signing GalveStorm 1900: A Story of Twin Flames and The Voices of the Descendants, 2PM
Scottish Rite Cathedral, The Witches' Ball 2019, 8PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, An evening of poetry with Kristin Dykstra and Reina Maria Rodriguez, 6:30PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Marmion Park, Houston Storytellers Guild presents "Skyline Screamers: Ghost Tales Under the Stars," 7PM
Murder By the Book, Ann Bradley reading and signing Ruth's Odyssey, 11AM
River Oaks Bookstore, Marc Grossberg reading and signing The Best People, 3PM
Writespace, Workshop: "Intro to Memoir Writing" with Pat Baldwin, 9:30AM
Writespace, Workshop: "Personal Essay: Investigating the Self" with Alex Wukman, 1PM
Lubbock
Josey Books, Josey Books & Records 1-Year Birthday Celebration, all day
San Antonio
Gemini Ink, "My House But Not My House: Surrealist Poetry & the Imagination": A Master Class with Laura Eve Engel, 10AM
The Twig Book Shop, Diane Paddison signing Work, Love, Pray and Be Refreshed, 1PM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Devri Walls signing Venators: Promises Forged, 11AM
B&N - Town Square, Lisa Hennessy signing Knit, Pray, Share, 3PM
Sugar Land
B&N - First Colony, Rachael Tamayo signing Break My Bones, 2PM
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27:
Amarillo
575 Pizzeria - Hillside, Haiku Death Match, 4PM
Austin
BookWoman, TORCH Poetry Reading: Lauren K. Alleyne presents her new collection, Honeyfish, 2PM
Malvern Books, a conversation with visiting translator Rosalind Harvey about her latest work, Juan Pablo Villalobos’s The Other Side, 4PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Meet the authors of Camel Crazy: A Quest for Miracles in the Mysterious World of Camels, 3PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Dallas-native children's author Leah Santa Maria signing her Christmas book, Always The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, and Dallas-native Danna Joyce Williams signing her Christian fiction book, Rest For The Weary: Shelter From The Storm, 1PM
Houston
Inprint House, Tintero Projects presents taller de escritura con Ana Emilia Félker, 6PM
Writespace, Workshop: "In Search Of . . . The Elusive Lyric Essay" with Catherine Vance, 3PM
Lubbock
Josey Books, Josey Books & Records 1-Year Birthday Celebration, all day
Mansfield
Half Price Books, Texas-native author Doris Bell Lang signing True Heart Forgiveness: Learning to Forgive Yourself and Others & Find True Freedom, 1PM
San Antonio
B&N - Northwoods, C.A. Clark signing The Oath, 2PM
The Twig Book Shop, David L. Peche discussing and signing San Antonio's Historic Hotels, 12PM
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.
