Due to COVID-19 cancellations and closings,
most events in this week’s calendar are online.
(* Denotes nonvirtual, on-location events)
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
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.
Bookish goings-on in Texas
compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life
FOR THE WEEK OF 06.21.2020
Please scroll down for the story time section!
SPECIAL EVENTS
Writing Workshops Dallas Young Writer’s Camp & Teen Summer Writing Camp, June 22-26, ONLINE
1st Writers’ League of Texas UnConference, June 26-28, ONLINE
14th Annual Austin African American Book Festival, June 27, ONLINE
EXHIBITIONS
Gabriel García Márquez: The Making of a Global Writer, Austin, February 1-August 30 ONLINE
National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, ENCORE: A Look Back, June 11-September 19
SUNDAY, JUNE 21:
No public events today
MONDAY, JUNE 22:
Gemini Ink, A Map to Poetry Youth Workshop, 10AM ZOOM
Writers’ League of Texas, "First Impressions Are Everything: Composing a Standout Query Letter" ONLINE with Becka Oliver, 6:30PM
LOGOS, poets Jericho Brown and Jorie Graham, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
BookPeople, Laird Barron discussing Worse Angels (in conversation with Scott Montgomery), 7PM ZOOM
Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, Stay At Home open mic, 8PM ZOOM
The Blah Poetry Spot, virtual open mic, 8:30PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
TUESDAY, JUNE 23:
Gemini Ink, Poetry & Collage in Quarantine Youth Workshop, 11AM ZOOM
Harris County Public Library, Writers in the Schools presents Adventures in Writing LIVE Pt. 1, 11AM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Writing Barn, Editor Insight Session with Kathleen Merz of Eerdmans, 11AM ZOOM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Camp Blue Willow: Christina Soontornvat reading Simon at the Art Museum and sharing an activity with viewers, 3PM FACEBOOK LIVE
World Affairs Council – DFW, webinar: Barton Gellman discussing Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance, 4PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Brazos Bookstore, Julie Gianelloni Connor discussing Savoring the Camino de Santiago: It’s the Pilgrimage, Not the Hike, 7PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, J. Todd Scott discussing Lost River, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Austin Poetry Slam, virtual open mic, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
The Dock Bookshop, virtual poetry open mic, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE, ZOOM
Puroslam, virtual poetry slam, 10PM ZOOM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24:
Gemini Ink, A Map to Poetry Youth Workshop, 1PM ZOOM
BookPeople, virtual story times: Lil Miss Hot Mess reading The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish, 2PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Harris County Public Library, LIVE Writing Workshop: World Building Part I, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Front Street Books, Big Bend Conservation Book Club: Ranger Laura of Big Bend State Park discussing Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills, 5:30PM ZOOM
Dallas Morning News & Dallas Institute, Looking for Justice panel with Joyce King, Obed Manuel, Leona Allen (moderated by Alfredo Carbajal), 6PM ONLINE
Art League Houston, The Writing on the Wall: A Virtual Conversation with Alice Leora Briggs & Julián Cardona, 6PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Interabang Books, Emily Giffin discussing The Lies that Bind (in conversation with Michelle Staubach Grimes), 6PM ZOOM
Dallas Public Library & PEN America, Media Literacy in the Disinformation Age webinar, 6:30PM ZOOM
Writers’ League of Texas, "Writing an Identity Not Your Own" ONLINE with Alex Temblador, 6:30PM
Chez Zee American Bistro, Texas Author Series: Stephen Harrigan discussing Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas, 7PM ZOOM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Jasmine Guillory and Abbi Waxman discussing Party of Two and I Was Told It Would Get Easier, respectively, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Murder By the Book, Laurie R. King discussing Riviera Gold and Leslie Klinger discussing For the Sake of the Game, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Trinity University Press, Dear America Virtual Town Hall featuring contributors Jane Hirshfield, Drew Lanham, Kurt Caswell, and Blas Falconer, 7PM ZOOM, FACEBOOK LIVE, YOUTUBE
Gemini Ink & Writing Workshops Dallas, The Big Texas Read: The Dime and The Burn with Kathleen Kent, 7PM ZOOM
Sun Poet's Society, Open-Mic Poetry Readings, 7PM VIA FACEBOOK LIVE
Write About Now, online poetry open mic, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE
THURSDAY, JUNE 25:
Harris County Public Library, Writers in the Schools presents Adventures in Writing LIVE II, 11AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Gemini Ink, Poetry & Collage in Quarantine Youth Workshop, 2PM ZOOM
Texas Book Festival, Saeed Jones discussing his memoir How We Fight For Our Lives, 7PM CROWDCAST
Austin Bat Cave, Summer Seminar Festival: “Suffering the Consequences: Building Exciting Plot through Consequential Action” with Manuel Gonzales, 7PM ONLINE
BookPeople, Liliana Valenzuela discussing Codex of Love (in conversation with Celeste Guzmán Mendoza), 7PM ZOOM
Murder By the Book, Abby Collete and Daryl Wood Gerber discussing A Deadly Inside Scoop and A Sprinkling of Murder, respectively, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Bookworm Box, K. Bromberg Live Author Takeover, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Laredo BorderSlam, virtual poetry open mic, 7:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Voices in Queerantine, San Antonio's Anel Flores hosting a special Pride-themed online reading featuring award-winning LGBTQ+ authors, 8PM FACEBOOK LIVE
FRIDAY, JUNE 26:
The Writing Barn, Book-Launch Celebration with Authors Lindsay Leslie & Lisa Katzenberger, 11AM ZOOM
World Affairs Council – DFW, webinar: John Gans discussing White House Warriors: How the National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War, 11AM
Harris County Public Library, LIVE Writing Workshop: World Building Part II, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Harris County Public Library, Live Q & A with "The Green Book" Playwright Calvin Alexander Ramsey, 6:30PM ONLINE
Murder By the Book, Erica Ruth Neubauer and Sara Rosett discussing Murder at the Mena House and Duplicity, respectively, 7PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Spiderweb Salon & Pridenton, showcase open mic for local queer and trans creatives, 7PM YOUTUBE
Dallas
*Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam, 7PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 27:
Writespace, workshop: “From Idea to Opus: Getting Your Story on the Page” with Icess Fernandez Rojas, 9:30AM ZOOM
Dallas Area Writers Group, summer workshop: “The Creative Life – Development for Stories, for the Future, and for Your Life” with screenwriter Daniel Wells, 11AM ZOOM
Gemini Ink, Poetry & Collage in Quarantine Youth Workshop, 11AM ZOOM
Brazos Bookstore, Lucas Rocha discussing Where We Go from Here (in conversation with Cassie Schulz), 3PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Murder By the Book, Sarah Stewart Taylor discussing The Mountains Wild, 4:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Graford
*Sweet Jesus Donuts, Deli, and More, Lori Altebaumer signing A Firm Place to Stand, 11AM
Greenville
*The Wind, The Willow Bookstore, local author Zoe My’Asia Kyle Fields signing When I Miss You, 11AM
SUNDAY, JUNE 28:
Houston Chapter of Sisters in Crime, screenwriter Michelle Mower discussing "The Craft of Screenwriting: Crime Stories," 2PM ZOOM
Writing Workshops Dallas, Seminar: “Writing Poetry for our Current World” with Lindsay Tigue, 7PM ZOOM
ONLINE STORY TIME
Texas Monthly, bedtime story, DAILY, 8PM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Texian Books, tiny Texians story time, DAILY, 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
Hank the Cowdog, author John Erickson will be reading from his children's series, times vary, YOUTUBE
Houston Public Library, virtual story time, M, W, & F, 11A
Katy Budget Books, virtual story time, M-F, 9:30AM; virtual bedtime story, 7:30PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Lark & Owl Booksellers, Super Silly Story Time, M-F, 10AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Leaves Books & Tea, read-aloud story time, M-F, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Doseum, virtual story time, T, 12PM
Dallas Public Library, children’s story time, T & Th, 10:30AM ZOOM
North Richland Hills Library, virtual story time, T & Th, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Old Town Books, children’s story time, T & F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
Laredo Public Libraries, story time live, T-Th, 10:30AM YOUTUBE
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Access Art & Adventure, T-Th, 1PM FACEBOOK LIVE
Irving Public Library, online story time, Th, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
The Twig Book Shop, Miss Anastasia online story time, F, 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE
Bibliobar, virtual story time, Sat, 11AM
Brazos Bookstore, virtual story time, Sat, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE
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.
