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 11.17.2019
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Border Tuner/ Sintonizador Fronterizo, El Paso, November 18
A Woman’s Garden Symposium and Luncheon, Dallas, November 19
Heritage Auctions: Comics, Dallas, November 21-23
EXHIBITS:
The Essential J. Frank Dobie, San Marcos, through December 1
Modernist Networks: The Annette Campbell-White Collection, Austin, August 24-January 5
Yuyi Morales: Soñadora, Abilene, November 14-May 28, 2020
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17:
Austin
Austin Book Arts Center, workshop: Bookbinding for Artists, 12PM
BookPeople, Walt Gragg reading and signing The Chosen One, 2PM
BookPeople, Marc Grossberg reading and signing The Best People, 5PM
Malvern Books, poet T.D. Walker reading and signing Small Waiting Objects, with special guests August Huerta and Holly Lyn Walrath, 1PM
El Paso
B&N - Fountains, Shanna Sarsin signing Elephant, Bunnies, and a Headless Giraffe, 2PM
Fort Worth
Leaves Book & Tea Shop, an afternoon with DFW authors Mike Baldwin, Laurie Cockerell, Ben Connelly, and Elaine Fields Smith, 2PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Celebrate the launch of Sisters First with Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush, 11AM [wristbanded event]
Hurst
B&N - NE Mall, The Toll (Arc of a Scythe Series #3) book signing with Neal Shusterman, 5PM
Leander
Patchouli Joe's Books & Indulgences, NaNoWriMo Writers' Refuge, 11AM
Lubbock
B&N, Raider Power: Texas Tech's Journey from Unranked to the Final Four book signing with Chris Beard, 12:30PM
McAllen
B&N - Palms Crossing, Meet the Author: Gail Rollo, 2PM
San Antonio
The Keystone School, The Twig Book Shop presents Brian Kilmeade and Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History, 1PM [ticketed event]
San Marcos
The Wittliff Collections, Steven L. Davis discussing and signing The Essential J. Frank Dobie with special guests Naomi Shihab Nye, John Phillip Santos, William Jack Sibley, Chip Dameron, and Dudley Dobie, Jr., 2PM
Sugar Land
B&N, Robert Jacobus signing Black Man in the Huddle: Stories from the Integration of Texas Football, 2PM
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18:
Austin
BookPeople, Ace Atkins reading and signing Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes, 7PM
Central Presbyterian Church, Cecile Richards discussing Make Trouble Young Readers Edition, 6:30PM [ticketed event]
Dallas
The Hockaday School, World Affairs Council DFW presents Ambassador Samantha Power discussing and signing The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
TCU, The Live Oak Reading Series featuring Taneum Bambrick and Graham Barnhart, 6:30PM
Houston
Project Row Houses, Brazos Bookstore presents Sarah Broom reading and signing The Yellow House (in conversation with Emerson Zora Hamsa), 7PM
Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: "The Organized Writer" with Kathryn McClatchy, 7PM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Co., Tom and Lisa Perini signing Perini Ranch Steakhouse: Stories & Recipes for Real Texas Food, 5PM
Arlington
UTA, Maverick Speakers Series: Ambassador Samantha Power, author of The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir, 7:30PM
Austin
Native Hostel, Austin Poetry Slam Open Slam, 7:15PM
Dallas
Aaron Family Jewish Community Center, Adeena Sussman discussing and signing Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli Kitchen, 7PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Georgette Driscoll discussing and signing A History Lover's Guide to Dallas, 7PM
El Paso
The Station at Sunset, Barbed Wire Open Mic Night, 8PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Poetry Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Murder By the Book, Michael Pullara discussing and signing The Spy Who Was Left Behind, 6:30PM
North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills Library, NaNoWriMo Writing Workshop: From Draft to Print, 7PM
San Antonio
Robin Library at Oakwell, Voices de la Luna monthly literary workshop with 2018 Texas Poet Laureate Carol Coffee Reposa followed by an open mic, 6PM
The Twig Book Shop, Marc Grossberg reading and signing The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors, 5PM
Waco
Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, Autumn Krause reading and signing A Dress for the Wicked, 7PM
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20:
Austin
Austin Central Library, Stephen Harrigan discussing and signing Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas (in conversation with Texas Monthly Executive Editor Mimi Swartz), 7PM
LBJ Library, An evening with Ambassador Susan Rice, author of Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For, 6PM [Friends event]
Malvern Books, Austin Community College Creative Writing Event: A Night with Spoken Word Artists Joaquín Zihuatanejo and Taria Person, 7PM
Conroe
Lone Star College - Montgomery, winners of the Student Veteran Creative Writing Contest will read their winning prose and poems with Dr. W. D. Ehrhart, 7PM
Dallas
Alexander Mansion, The Dallas Women's Forum presents bestselling Texas authors Jodi Thomas, Rachael Miles, and Celia Bonaduce for a book signing and discussion of A Texas Kind of Christmas, 6PM
Deep Vellum Books, The Love Revolution Continues: Performing Artivist Lei Lei Lashawn shares songs and stories of unconditional love, 7PM
HKS - Learning Center, World Affairs Council DFW presents S.C. Gwynne discussing and signing Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War, 6:30PM
Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Club, World Affairs Council DFW presents S.C. Gwynne discussing and signing Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War, 12PM
Half Price Books - Ridgmar, New York Times bestselling-author Marc Cameron reading and signing Tom Clancy Code of Honor, 7PM
TCU, Polyvox World Salon & Open Mic, 3:30PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now: Poetry Slam featuring Pages Matam, 7:30PM
Rice University, Graduate Colloquium Public Lecture: Eli Clare, author of Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure, will discuss Cure, Disability, and Natural Worlds, 4PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Terri Havens discussing and signing Beautiful Living: Cooking the Cal-a-Vie Health Spa Way, 5PM
Plano
B&N - Legacy West, Open-Mic Poetry Night, 7PM
San Antonio
Berry to Bean, Sun Poet's Society Open-Mic Poetry Readings, 7PM
The Twig Book Shop, Camaron Brooks discussing and signing Lost Between the Mess and the Magic, 5PM
San Marcos
Texas State University, author Donna Marie Miller and the Broken Spoke's founder James White discuss The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk, 2PM
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21:
Arlington
UTA, Bilingual Poetry Reading with Balam Rodrigo, author of el libro centroamericano de los muertos, 12:30PM
Austin
Austin Book Arts Center, workshop: Olivia Primanis asks How Will I Bind This Artist Book?, 7PM
BookPeople, Amy Edwards reading and signing The Trouble with Becoming a Witch (in conversation with Carolyn Cohagan), 7PM
BookWoman, Poetry Reading and Signing: Smitten: This is What Love Looks Like, 7PM
Harry Ransom Center, Gallery Talk: Austin in Austin with UT Professor Janine Barchas, 7PM
Huston-Tillotson University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "WLT's On the Craft of Writing" with Sherri L. Smith, 7PM
Dallas
Alexander Mansion, The Dallas Women's Forum presents bestselling Texas authors Jodi Thomas, Rachael Miles, and Celia Bonaduce for a book signing and discussion of A Texas Kind of Christmas, 11AM
Denton
University of North Texas, UNT Visiting Writers Series presents poet Ada Limón, 8PM
El Paso
B-17 Bombers Oyster Club, Barbed Wire Open Mic Night, 8PM
Houston
Murder By the Book, Marc Cameron reading and signing Tom Clancy Code of Honor, and Walt Gragg reading and signing The Chosen One, 6:30PM
Poison Girl, Poison Pen Reading Series, 8:30PM
Royal Sonesta, World Affairs Council - Greater Houston 50th Anniversary Celebration with Ambassador Nikki Haley, author of With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace, 7PM
Lubbock
Texas Tech, TTU Creative Writing Reading Series presents poet Curtis Bauer, 7:30PM
Midland
Sibley Nature Center, Brown Bag Lecture Series: West Texas writer Drew Stuart, 12PM
Waco
Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, Sabrina Fountain and Greg Garrett discussing and signing The Courage to See, 7PM
Friday, November 22:
Austin
BookPeople, Pete Souza signing Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents, 7PM [voucher event]
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Taneum Bambrick, Graham Barnhart, Molly Bess Rector, and Jess Smith, 7PM
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents Finger Snaps & Laugh Tracks, 8PM
Hudson Books - Love Field Airport, bestselling Texas authors Jodi Thomas, Rachael Miles, and Celia Bonaduce signing A Texas Kind of Christmas, 11AM
UT Dallas, World Affairs Council DFW presents Ambassador Nikki Haley discussing With All Due Respect: Defending America with Grit and Grace (moderated by Dina Powell McCormick), 7:30PM
Edinburg
Museum of South Texas History, book signing and cooking demonstration by chef Adán Medrano, author of Don’t Count The Tortillas—The Art Of Texas Mexican Cooking, 2PM
El Paso
Fahrenheit 180, Barbed Wire Open Mic, 8:30PM
Literarity Book Shop, Friday, Carley Moore reading and signing The Not Wives, and Andrea Cote reading and signing her latest poetry collection, en las praderas del fin del mundo, 6PM
Galena Park
Galena Park Branch Library, WITS Workshop and Open Mic Series with Monica Davidson, 4PM
Houston
Lawndale Art Center, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Benjamin Garcia, 7PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Special Guest Story Time: Micki Fine reading and signing May All People and Pigs be Happy, 10:30AM
UTSA, The Creative Writing Reading Series presents 1993 United States Poet Laureate Rita Dove, 7PM
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Co., Richard Beck signing The Gospel According to Johnny Cash, 11AM
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, a book signing with J.M. Buckler, 2PM
BookPeople, Alyssa Banta discussing and signing The Texas Ranch Sisterhood, 5PM
dadageek, Hello Neighbor (group exhibition by vurv & Chicon Street Poets), 7PM
Malvern Books, the launch of Roberto Ontiveros’s debut story collection, The Fight for Space, 7PM
Boerne
Patrick Heath Public Library, workshop: The Art of Writing with D. Ellis Phelps, 1PM
Cypress
Lone Star College - CyFair, Poetry of Gratitude: An Interactive Writing Workshop, 1PM
Dallas
Dallas Arboretum, bestselling Texas authors Jodi Thomas, Rachael Miles, and Celia Bonaduce signing and discussing of A Texas Kind of Christmas, 11AM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Interabang Books presents Walt Gragg reading and signing The Chosen One, 7PM
Denton
The Bearded Monk, American Literary Review Graduate Student Reading Series, 4PM
El Paso
Armijo Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Live Painting" with Victor Hernández, 1PM
Fort Worth
Leaves Books & Tea, Writing Workshop with Jane Alvey Harris, 10AM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Whitney Vandiver signing Oleanders in June, 2PM
Houston
Aurora Studios and Gallery, Houston VIP Workshop and Slam featuring Jus' Marvin, 7PM
B&N - Vanderbilt Square, Marc Grossberg signing The Best People, 2:30PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Dylan Powell discussing and signing Secret Houston: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure, 11AM
Blue Willow Bookshop, B.J. Novak sharing and signing The Book With No Pictures and My Book With No Pictures, 4PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
River Oaks Bookstore, Artist Carolyn Dahl reading and signing Art Preserves What Can’t Be Saved, 3PM
McAllen
B&N - Palms Crossing, Meet the Author: K.T. Castle, 2PM
Paris
The Blind Pig, Open Mic Night, 7PM
San Antonio
Bihl Haus, Beyond Service: Poetry and Prose Reading, 2PM
Quaker Meeting House, Tellabration: night of storytelling with the San Antonio Storytellers Association, 7PM
Tobin Library, poet Kristin T. De La Garza signing Grains of Graphite, 1:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Micki Pavlicek signing May All People and Pigs Be Happy, 11AM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Laura Sook Duncombe signing A Pirate's Life for She, 1PM
Tyler
Half Price Books, local author LaNell Rogers signing her memoir, After All I've Been Through, 3PM
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24:
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Dallas native Leah Santa Maria signing her Christmas children's book, Always The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, 1PM
The Wild Detectives, Backyard Story Night - Dallas Edition, 7PM
Houston
Brasil Houston, Public Poetry presents Enough Anthology book launch, 3PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, NaNoWriMo writing sprints: win a gift card!, 12PM
Leander
Patchouli Joe's Books & Indulgences, NaNoWriMo Writers' Refuge, 11AM
Richardson
The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: "How to Pitch to Magazines" with Alex Temblador, 3PM
The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: "Submission Tools & Tricks" with Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, 3PM
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.
