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 12.01.2019
SPECIAL EVENTS:
15th Annual Signatures Author Series, The Woodlands, December 6
Midland Storytelling Festival, December 6-7
46th Annual Dickens on The Strand, Galveston, December 6-8
11th Annual Humanities Texas Holiday Book Fair, Austin, December 7
EXHIBITS:
Modernist Networks: The Annette Campbell-White Collection, Austin, August 24-January 5
Yuyi Morales: Soñadora, Abilene, November 14-May 28, 2020
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Deanne King signing Twist of Fate, 2PM
Houston
Writespace, workshop: "#Metoo: Writing about Sexual Harassment and Trauma" with Dr. Cynthia Childress, 3PM
Mansfield
Half Price Books, Local Author Sundays: meet local indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Keenan Evans signing The Friday Night West Texas Deadkillers' Club, 12PM
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2:
Austin
Austin Book Arts Center, workshop: "DIY Publishing" with Kyle Schlesinger, 6PM
BookPeople, Ed Ward discussing and signing The History of Rock & Roll, Volume II, 7PM
Houston
Tracy Gee Community Center, SCBWI Houston meeting: "Self-Publishing: 1st Impressions, Book Trailers, Editing, Promoting & More" with Curt Locklear, 7PM
San Antonio
Franklin Park Independent Living, Poetry & Popcorn with Voices de la Luna: A Quarterly Literature & Arts Magazine, 6:30PM
San Marcos
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3:
Austin
Native Hostel, Austin Poetry Slam Women's Finals!, 7:15PM
The North Door, Writers' League of Texas presents One Page Salon with Dreux Carpenter, Laurie Filipelli, Sherry Thomas, and Kelsey Williams, 7:30PM
Dallas
Deep Ellum Art Company, Texas native and celebrity chef Aarón Sánchez discussing his new memoir, Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef, 6PM
The Wild Detectives, Writing Workshops Dallas happy hour, 6PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Poetry Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Café Brasil, Glass Mountain Issue #23 Launch Party, 6PM
Irving
South Irving Library, Author Visit: Ray Cerda, Jr. discussing and signing The Life I Didn't Expect, 6:30PM
San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, The Toll (B&N Exclusive Edition) (Arc of a Scythe Series #3) book signing with Neal Shusterman, 7PM
The Mix, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Norma Wilson reading and signing Frog Creek Road, and Jerry Wilson reading and signing Eden to Orizaba, 5PM
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4:
Austin
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Angela Boswell discussing Women in Texas History, 12PM
LBJ Library, An evening with co-founding member of the Supremes Mary Wilson, including a book signing of Supreme Glamour, 6PM
Malvern Books, Austin Community College Creative Writing literary release party: The Rio Review, 7PM
The North Door, "RISK!": storytelling, 8PM
Brownsville
UTRGV, The Chachalaca Review Launch Event - Noche de MAS (Volume 6: Fear), 6PM
Dallas
Royal Oaks Country Club, Friends of the SMU Libraries annual holiday lunch: Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell discussing Worn on this Day:The Clothes That Made History, 11:30AM
El Paso
El Velvet Elvis, Barbed Wire Open Mic Night, 9PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Open Mic featuring B. Shatter , 7:30PM
Conversations from a Page, Holiday Hoopla with Houston Authors featuring Chris Cander, Amy Weinland Daughters, Judithe Little, S.C. Perkins, Sara Rosett, Katherine Center, and Francine Spiering, 9AM
Museum of Fine Arts, Kinder Institute Forum presents Eric Klinenberg, author of Palaces for the People, 7PM
San Antonio
Berry To Bean, Sun Poet's Society Open-Mic Poetry Readings, 7PM
Pharm Table, Food for Though: Jennifer Matthews, PhD, discussing The Bittersweet History of Life and Labor in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico in the 19th Century (plus dinner & a rum tasting), 5:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Walt Gragg reading and signing The Chosen One, 5PM
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5:
Austin
Austin Central Library: APL Then & Now: A Journey Through the History of the Austin Public Library, 6:30PM
BookPeople, Neal Shusterman reading and signing The Toll, 7PM
Malvern Books, Pterodáctilo Poetry & Ptamales Party, 6:30PM
Conroe
Lone Star College - Montgomery, Emily Dickinson scholar and Poet Laureate of Missouri, Aliki Barnstone, discussing Changing Rapture: Emily Dickinson’s Poetic Development, 3:30PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Peggy Wallace Kennedy discussing The Broken Road: George Wallace and a Daughter’s Journey to Reconciliation, and Donna Wilhelm discussing A Life of My Own: A Memoir (in conversation with Krys Boyd of KERA), 7:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Alex Temblador reading and signing Secrets of the Casa Rosada and Noah Milligan reading and signing Into Captivity They Will Go, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
Moudy Gallery, The Women’s Center Monologues: Celebrating 40 Years of the Tarrant County Women’s Center, 5:30PM
Houston
Houston Public Library, chef Chris Shepherd, recently named Chef of the Year (in the world) by Robb Report, discussing Cook Like a Local: Flavors That Can Change How You Cook and See the World with KPRC news anchor Owen Conflenti, 6:30PM
Kerrville
Wolfmueller's Books, Stephen Harrigan signing Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas, 4PM
Laredo
Cultura Beer Garden, Laredo BorderSlam presents Women of the World Poetry Slam finals, 8:30PM
Victoria
University of Houston, American Book Review reading series presents Nick Montfort, 11AM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Co., Carole Mahanay signing Mahanay Brothers: Between Two Dates of Infamy, 1PM
Texas Star Trading Co., Matt Roemisch signing The Purple Polka-Dotted Peanut Butter Eater, 4PM
Alpine
Front Street Books, Stephen Harrigan discussing and signing Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas, 6PM
Cypress
Bridgeland High School, Blue Willow Bookshop presents Neal Shusterman discussing and signing The Toll, his new book in the Arc of a Scythe series, 6PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Instant Loss: Eat Real, Lose Weight: How I Lost 125 Pounds--Includes 100+ Recipes book signing with Brittany Williams, 6PM
Houston
Discovery Green, WITS Youth Performance Poetry Session, 6:30PM
Lubbock
B&N, Angel the Elf: An Adoptive Christmas book signing with Calvin and Jessica Murphy, 7PM
Plano
Haggard Park, the Biblio Bus will be at Dickens in Downtown Plano Arts District, 5PM
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Co., Charles Russell signing When the Cactus Blooms, 11AM
Austin
Half Price Books - Southpark Meadows, Texas children's author Shannon Mokry signing The Little Purple Porcupine and Saving Gardenia, 12PM
Malvern Books, 2020 Texas Poetry Calendar reading, 7PM
Dallas
Sugar Cone Studio, Truth in Comedy: storytelling, 7PM
Denton
University of North Texas, American Literary Review Graduate Creative Writing Reading Series, 6PM
El Paso
Armijo Branch Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Writing that Bites!" with Mark Pumphrey, 1PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, The Gathering of Readers, 4PM
Friendswood
Friendswood Public Library, Gulf Coast Poets annual Holiday Reading featuring Sean Johnson, 12PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, The Tale of the Tiger Slippers reading, drawing, and signing with Jan Brett, 10AM [wristband event]
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Jennifer Lynn Barnes reading and signing Deadly Little Scandals, 11AM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Chitra Divakaruni reading and signing The Forest of Enchantments, 7PM
Foltz Fine Art, Artist Talk and Book Signing with photographer James H. Evans, 2PM
River Oaks Bookstore, JoAnn Petrie Carr signing Keeper of the Flame, 2PM
Writespace, workshop: "Writing From Childhood" with Amal Kassir, 9:30AM
Writespace, workshop: "Breaking the Mold in Memoir Writing" with Joyce Boatright, 1PM
Irving
South Irving Library, Lit's Alive: Little Women Christmas, 6:30PM
Lubbock
B&N, Bright Lights of Muleshoe book signing with Alice Liles, 2PM
B&N, Prolixity: Charred Coal book signing with Natasha Dee, 3PM
Nacogdoches
The Bosslight, Gary Borders signing Yours Faithfully, J.A., and Bill King signing The Northern Lights, 1PM
San Antonio
San Antonio Central Library, Vincent Cooper reading and signing Zarzamora: Poetry of Survival, 2PM
The Twig Book Shop, Brenda Mize Garza signing Shell Cove, 11AM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Holiday Open House, 10AM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Lisa Lynn signing Unraveled, Time to Hear: An Investment Toward Your Eternity, 1PM
Sugar Land
B&N - First Colony, My Family Loves Me Book series book signing with Shanalee Sharboneau, 7PM
Temple
Temple High School, Lark & Owl Booksellers presents Jan Brett drawing, discussing, and signing The Tale of the Tiger Slippers, 5PM
Webster
B&N - Baybrook, Rachael Tamayo signing Break My Bones, 2PM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8:
Austin
Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Open Mic with Skip Bellon and David Romero, 1PM
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents "Contemplation Creations," 4PM
Friendswood
Friendswood Public Library, Blue Willow Bookshop presents a Jan Brett drawing demonstration and book signing to celebrate her newest book, The Tale of the Tiger Slippers, 4PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Eragon (B&N Exclusive Collector's Edition) (Inheritance Cycle Series #1) book signing with Christopher Paolini, 2PM
Houston
Body Mind & Soul, Holiday Party, 4PM
Brazos Bookstore, Holiday Open House, 5PM
Houston Public Library, Independent Author Showcase featuring acclaimed author of the Love Sugar Magic series, Anna Meriano, a former and current Houston Poet Laureate, and publisher Arte Público Press, 1PM
Writespace, workshop: "Digging In: A Generative Workshop on the Novella" with Theodora Ziolkowski, 3PM
Lubbock
B&N, Girl at Dawn by JJ Henderson, 2:30PM
Mansfield
Half Price Books, Samantha Gollakner signing her various works, including her children's Christmas story, Madison's Christmas, 1PM
San Antonio
Dead Tree Books, Norma Elia Cantú signing Meditación Fronteriza: Poems of Love, Life, and Labor, 2PM
The Twig Book Shop, Izzy Anderson signing Princess Zoe and Her Marvelous Carriage, 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.
