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 10.24.2021
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SPECIAL EVENTS (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*San Angelo, Best Little Book Sale in Texas, Adult Literacy Council of the Concho Valley, through October 25
DFWCon: The Dallas-Fort Worth Writers Conference, through October 24
Texas Teen Book Festival, through October 24
Texas Book Festival, October 25-31
Virtual South Texas Book Festival – Booktacular, October 27-31
EXHIBITIONS (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*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
National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, GOLDEN LEGACY: 80 YEARS OF ORIGINAL ART FROM GOLDEN BOOKS, through December 24
SUNDAY, October 24 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*San Antonio, San Antonio Public Library, Gil Dominguez, author of "This Used To Be San Antonio", 11AM
*New Braunfels, The Book Haus, Author visit/Book Signing with Hal Evans, 12PM
*San Antonio, The Twig Bookshop, Amber Ybarra, Thriving Into Thirty, 12PM
*Dallas, Interabang Books, Andrew Porwancher with The Jewish World Of Alexander Hamilton, 2PM
Sisters in Crime: Heart of Texas Chapter, The Yellow Brick Road to Publishing, 2PM
Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Borderlands Issue 53 Final Reading, 4:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Christ Church Cathedral Writing Workshop with Cameron Dezen Hammon, 6PM
MONDAY, October 25 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
Blue Willow Bookshop, Shelf Stuff with Harper Collins – Middle grade authors Caela Carter, Janae Marks, Cammie McGovern and Chris Negron will join us to talk about their books, 5PM
Murder By The Book, MTM Presents Tamron Hall - Virtual Event, 6PM
*Round Top, The Halles, Book Signing with Jasmine Roth, 6:30PM
Gemini Ink, Open Writers Lab with Dario Beniquez and Robert Allen, 6:30PM
Granbury Writer’s Bloc, Carol Heizer will present “A Surprise Evening of Entertainment and Energy.”, 6:30PM
Inprint, JONATHAN FRANZEN READING! 7PM
JCC Dallas, BookFest In Your Living Room Presents: Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray, The Personal Librarian Zoom Author Talk & Q & A, 7PM
Writers Guild of Texas, The Bogeyman Unveiled: Writing Un-horrible Horror by THE GHOST SCRIBES, 7PM
Dallas Museum of Art, Live Event: Margaret Verble in conversation with Dr. Theresa Gaul, 7:30PM
TUESDAY, October 26 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*Waco, Fabled Bookshop & Café, Kat Armstrong Discusses The In-Between Place, 7PM
Murder By The Book, Kimi Cunningham Grant and Wiley Cash in conversation - Virtual Event, 7PM
National Black Book Festival, Black Authors Matter TV, 7PM
Write Art Out Inc., Words and Sh*t, LIVE @ SIPS Fest, featuring iCon, 7PM
*Austin, Austin Poetry Slam, SPOOKY MONEY SLAM! Hosted by Joe B! 8PM
BookPeople, VIRTUAL EVENT: SHEA SERRANO - Hip-Hop (And Other Things), 8PM
*El Paso, BorderSenses, The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series (A BorderSenses Event), Open Mic Night at Mona Bar of Modern Art, 9PM
*San Antonio, PuroSlam ft. DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
Austin Book Arts Center, Making Book Cloth, last day to Register
WEDNESDAY, October 27 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
The Printing Museum, Whose History?: A Reinvestigation into the World of Print, 12PM
*Austin, Latino Studies at UT Austin, Blake Sanz Book Talk, 3PM
BookPeople, VIRTUAL EVENT: SUSAN ORLEAN - On Animals, 6PM
Fresh Fiction, Video Book Club with Author Lana Harper, 7PM
Murder By The Book, Colleen Cambridge - Virtual Event, 7PM
*Houston, Write About Now, Poetry Open Mic ft. Houston Poet Laureate Outspoken Bean, 7:30PM
THURSDAY, October 28 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*Katy, Katy Budget Books, Munch Bunch Cookbook Club: More Veggies Please, 4:30PM
*San Antonio, The Twig Bookshop, Alex Salinas and Harold Whit Williams, City Lights From the Upside Down and Mel Bay's Book of the Dead, 5PM
*Alpine, Museum of the Big Bend, Karla K. Morton, Alan Birkelbach and singer-songwriter, Lisa Carver, all performing music and poetry that celebrate our National Parks, 5PM
*Waco, Fabled Bookshop & Café, Junior League of Waco Launches New Children's Book – Goodnight Waco, 5:30PM
*Dallas, Interabang Books, Rektok Ross with SKI WEEKEND, 6PM
Katy Budget Books, KBB Mystery Matters and Macmillan's Book + Author: Gregg Hurwitz & Mark Greaney, 6PM
Gemini Ink, Zoom Out & Dig It All! Finding Poetry in Our On- and Offline Lives with Award-winning Poet Urayoán Noel, 6:30PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Ed Tarkington | The Fortunate Ones, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, VIRTUAL - Mary Gaitskill - THE DEVIL’S TREASURE – in conversation with Leslie Jamison, 7PM
Murder By The Book, Cherie Priest in conversation with Gwenda Bond - Virtual Event, 7PM
*Boerne, The Boerne Bookshop and The Write Side of the Road, Last Thursday WINE & WRITE, 7PM
The Writing Barn, Craft Webinar: Creating Characters Who Bite with A.S. King, 7PM
Murder By The Book, Lee Child and Andrew Child in conversation with Jake Tapper - Ticketed Virtual Event, 7:30PM
Texas Book Festival, Virtual Lit Crawl, 8PM
*Houston, Poison Pen Reading Series, October Poison Pen Reading Featuring: Tomás Q. Morín, Miah Arnold, and Nick Almeida, 8:30PM
FRIDAY, October 29 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
Dallas Public Library, The Texas Revolution and Erastus "Deaf" Smith, 2PM
Austin Book Arts Center, Sewn Boards Binding, 5PM – Last day to register
Front Street Books, Book signing event with Karla K. Morton & Alan Birkelbach, 6PM
*Dallas, The Dallas Poetry Slam, 8PM
SATURDAY, October 30 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
Brazos Valley SCBWI, The Craft of Journaling w Brighton Rose, 9:30AM
Writespace Houston, Nature Writing with Dana De Greff, 9:30AM
Writers’ League of Texas, “It’s All in the Details: Tapping into Visceral Imagery” with Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton, 10AM
Brazos Bookstore, VIRTUAL STORY TIME - Rebecca Evans - IF YOU EVER MEET A SKELETON, 11AM
*San Antonio, The Twig Bookshop, Bruce McCandless III, Wonders All Around, 11AM
ACFW The Woodlands Chapter, Sharon Hinck—Health of a Writer’s Heart, 12PM
*Spring, Copperfield's Books, Spooktacular Author Meet and Greet! 12PM
*Fort Hood, Words Unite Bookstore, Book-Signing with Author Dr. Earnest Pugh, 12PM
Tumblewords Project, Raquel Mejia: Día de los Muertos: Letters from Last Responders, 2PM
*San Antonio, The Twig Bookshop, David Sedaris at The Tobin! 2PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Kate Pentecost | That Dark Infinity, 3PM
*Katy, Courtyard by Marriott, Dear Women Book Signing Event, 3:30PM
*Austin, Texas Book Festival, In-Person Lit Crawl, 5PM
Red Salmon Arts & Resistencia Books, Southern Road Trip: An Evening of Poesía, 6PM
SUNDAY, October 31 (*Denotes In-person Events.)
*Fort Worth, The Dock Bookshop, Boo! Books & Treats, 2PM
*Denton, Spiderweb Salon, spiderdead 2021, 2PM
STORY TIMES (*Denotes In-person Events.)
Austin Public Library, 一緒に読みましょう: Japanese/English Virtual Storytime, 11AM October 27
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.
