Bookish events in Texas for the week of July 6 - 12, 2015:
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Special Events:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition, Austin, February 10 - July 6
Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare, Longview, May 15 - July 25
San Antonio Indie Book Fest, July 12
Monday, July 6:
Houston
Murder By the Book, Anna Lee Huber will sign and discuss A Study in Death, 6:30PM
San AntonioB&N - La Cantera, Xavier Garza Event, 2PM
Viva! Bookstore, Cynthia Levesque, author of Backcut, presents a blogging and social media workshop, 2PM
Waco
Rufi's, Waco Poets Society Open Mic featuring Allyson Whipple, 7PM
Special Events:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition, Austin, February 10 - July 6
Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare, Longview, May 15 - July 25
San Antonio Indie Book Fest, July 12
Monday, July 6:
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, James Glassman discusses and signs THE HOUSTORIAN DICTIONARY, 7PM
Victoria
M&M Pinto Bean Restaurant, Octavio Quintanilla reads from If I Go Missing, 7PM
Tuesday, July 7:
Victoria
M&M Pinto Bean Restaurant, Octavio Quintanilla reads from If I Go Missing, 7PM
Tuesday, July 7:
Austin
BookPeople, Newbery Honoree & Austin Author JACQUELINE KELLY speaking & signing The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate, 7PM
Spider House Cafe & Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Whip In, Owen Egerton's One Page Salon with Marc Savlov, Stephanie Noll, Chris Mattix, Tyson Midkiff, Desiree Prieto, and Owen's mother, Judith Egerton, 7PM
BookPeople, Newbery Honoree & Austin Author JACQUELINE KELLY speaking & signing The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate, 7PM
Spider House Cafe & Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Whip In, Owen Egerton's One Page Salon with Marc Savlov, Stephanie Noll, Chris Mattix, Tyson Midkiff, Desiree Prieto, and Owen's mother, Judith Egerton, 7PM
Crowley
Crowley Library, Jana Grissom signs One Prince, Two Kingdoms, 6PM
Dallas
Rosewood Crescent Hotel, Ambassador Robert Jordan presents Desert Diplomat, 6:30PM
Crowley Library, Jana Grissom signs One Prince, Two Kingdoms, 6PM
Dallas
Rosewood Crescent Hotel, Ambassador Robert Jordan presents Desert Diplomat, 6:30PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam, 8PM
Harker Heights
B&N, Alexandra Burt signs Remember Mia, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Lee Robinson discusses and signs LAWYER FOR THE DOG, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Victoria Laurie will celebrate her latest Abby Cooper mystery, Sense of Deception, 6:30PM
McKinney
El Dorado Country Club, Ambassador Robert Jordan presents Desert Diplomat, 12PM
Harker Heights
B&N, Alexandra Burt signs Remember Mia, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Lee Robinson discusses and signs LAWYER FOR THE DOG, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Victoria Laurie will celebrate her latest Abby Cooper mystery, Sense of Deception, 6:30PM
McKinney
El Dorado Country Club, Ambassador Robert Jordan presents Desert Diplomat, 12PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, J.T. Davis reads and signs Politics Can Be Deadly, 6PM
Southlake
B&N - Towne Center, Trent Brown III signing 3T Chronicles: Talbert the Chef, 11AM
Wednesday, July 8:
Southlake
B&N - Towne Center, Trent Brown III signing 3T Chronicles: Talbert the Chef, 11AM
Wednesday, July 8:
Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington - The Gallery at UTA, Design Talk with architect David Heymann, author of My Beautiful City Austin, 7PM
Austin
BookPeople, BookPeople & Edible Austin present Food Writer MEGAN KIMBLE Speaking & Signing Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food, 7PM
Malvern Books, Raw Paw reading series: celebrate the release of a new issue of their poetry imprint, Mind Maze, 7PM
Houston
University of Texas at Arlington - The Gallery at UTA, Design Talk with architect David Heymann, author of My Beautiful City Austin, 7PM
Austin
BookPeople, BookPeople & Edible Austin present Food Writer MEGAN KIMBLE Speaking & Signing Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food, 7PM
Malvern Books, Raw Paw reading series: celebrate the release of a new issue of their poetry imprint, Mind Maze, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Summer of Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice, 7PM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, author, chef and TV star Anthony Bourdain presents Close To The Bone (books for sale provided by Katy Budget Books), 7:30PM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, author, chef and TV star Anthony Bourdain presents Close To The Bone (books for sale provided by Katy Budget Books), 7:30PM
Murder By the Book, Neely Tucker will sign and discuss his debut thriller, Murder, D.C., 6:30PM
San Antonio
The San Antonio Food Bank, Christopher Gardner discusses and signs Pursue Your Own Happiness, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The San Antonio Food Bank, Christopher Gardner discusses and signs Pursue Your Own Happiness, 6:30PM
Thursday, July 9:
Austin
B&N - Sunset Valley, Jesse Sublett signs 1960s Austin Gangsters: Organized Crime that Rocked the Capital, 5PM
Bass Concert Hall, author, chef and TV star Anthony Bourdain present Close to the Bone, 7:30PM
BookPeople, Austin Author MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA speaking & signing A Murder of Mages, 7PM
BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic featuring Victoria Garcia-Zapata Klein, 7PM
Bass Concert Hall, author, chef and TV star Anthony Bourdain present Close to the Bone, 7:30PM
BookPeople, Austin Author MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA speaking & signing A Murder of Mages, 7PM
BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic featuring Victoria Garcia-Zapata Klein, 7PM
Malvern Books, Novel Night: Mark Davis will share his late father’s work and read from Midnight Road and Phil Hewitt will read from his first novel, The Mariscal Canyon Dead, 7PM
Bedford
Bedford Public Library, Symphony Arlington Kids Notes Program, 1:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Edan Lepucki reads and signs CALIFORNIA, 7PMBedford
Bedford Public Library, Symphony Arlington Kids Notes Program, 1:30PM
Houston
Murder By the Book, Anna Lee Huber will sign and discuss A Study in Death, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Friday, July 10:
Austin
BookPeople, Debut Novelist M.E. PARKER speaking & signing Jonesbridge: Echoes of Hinterland, 7PM
Resistencia Bookstore, Café Libro featuring Morgan Collado, 7PM
Dallas
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Grand Opening Celebration! with poetry readings (8PM), all day
Majestic Theater, DMA Arts & Letters Live: Anthony Bourdain presents Close to the Bone, followed by book signing, 8PM
Garland
Nicholson Memorial Library System - Walnut Creek Branch, Garland Symphony Orchestra Kids Notes Program, 2:30PM
Houston
Resistencia Bookstore, Café Libro featuring Morgan Collado, 7PM
Dallas
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Grand Opening Celebration! with poetry readings (8PM), all day
Majestic Theater, DMA Arts & Letters Live: Anthony Bourdain presents Close to the Bone, followed by book signing, 8PM
Garland
Nicholson Memorial Library System - Walnut Creek Branch, Garland Symphony Orchestra Kids Notes Program, 2:30PM
Houston
Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading 40th Anniversary featuring Rich Levy, 8:30PM
Murder By the Book, Brian Panowich will sign and discuss Bull Mountain, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Grand Opening Celebration! Author Meet/Greet/Signing with Kris Kramer, Patrick Underhill, Jan Sikes, Demethius Jackson, Marcus Chapman, Cynthia Stock, Jeffrey Eaton & George Ramphrey (1-5), all day
Majestic Theatre, author Rob Bell presents The Everything Is Spiritual Tour, 8:30PM
Denton
Emily Fowler Central Library, Richard Orton discusses The Upshaws of County Line: An American Family, 3PM
Fort Worth
Half Price Books - Ridgmar/Westover Village, Children’s Authors Book Signing: Kimberly Carlstrom will sell and sign Scrambled Letters, Patti Thompson will sell and sign Just Like Jesus and Alice Pyburn will sell and sign Daughters, Fathers, and Seashells, 3PM
Houston
River Oaks Bookstore, John Milkereit discusses and signs A Rotating Engineer Is Never Finished, 4PM
Lubbock
B&N, Book signing: Wilder and Sunny - The Aventures of Wilder Good #3 by: S.J. Dahlstrom, 1PM
McAllen
B&N - Northcross, Local Author Clare Gutierrez signs Come Winter, 1PM
Pittsburg
Murder By the Book, Brian Panowich will sign and discuss Bull Mountain, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Gemini Ink, Semester Kickoff Reading with Rod Davis, Bob Flynn and Barbara Jane Reyes, 7PM
Saturday, July 11:
Saturday, July 11:
Austin
BookPeople, Happy Hour With Debut Novelist BRIAN PANOWICH speaking & signing Bull Mountain w/ Special Guest The Dan Adams Band, 5PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, “…And I Feel Fine” —live readings of short fiction about the end of the world by authors who think about it a lot, featuring writers Dale Bridges, Owen Egerton and C. Robert Cargill, 3:30PM
BookPeople, Happy Hour With Debut Novelist BRIAN PANOWICH speaking & signing Bull Mountain w/ Special Guest The Dan Adams Band, 5PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, “…And I Feel Fine” —live readings of short fiction about the end of the world by authors who think about it a lot, featuring writers Dale Bridges, Owen Egerton and C. Robert Cargill, 3:30PM
Half Price Books - South Lamar, Betty Byron will sell and sign her suspense thriller Iris Covenant, 1PM
Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Walter Basho’s first novel, Old Green World, with readings from Walter Basho, Paige Britt, and Susan Schorn, 7PM
B&N - Preston/Royal, Tom Ufert signs Political Craps, 2PMMalvern Books, celebrate the launch of Walter Basho’s first novel, Old Green World, with readings from Walter Basho, Paige Britt, and Susan Schorn, 7PM
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Grand Opening Celebration! Author Meet/Greet/Signing with Kris Kramer, Patrick Underhill, Jan Sikes, Demethius Jackson, Marcus Chapman, Cynthia Stock, Jeffrey Eaton & George Ramphrey (1-5), all day
Majestic Theatre, author Rob Bell presents The Everything Is Spiritual Tour, 8:30PM
Denton
Emily Fowler Central Library, Richard Orton discusses The Upshaws of County Line: An American Family, 3PM
Fort Worth
Half Price Books - Ridgmar/Westover Village, Children’s Authors Book Signing: Kimberly Carlstrom will sell and sign Scrambled Letters, Patti Thompson will sell and sign Just Like Jesus and Alice Pyburn will sell and sign Daughters, Fathers, and Seashells, 3PM
Houston
River Oaks Bookstore, John Milkereit discusses and signs A Rotating Engineer Is Never Finished, 4PM
Lubbock
B&N, Book signing: Wilder and Sunny - The Aventures of Wilder Good #3 by: S.J. Dahlstrom, 1PM
McAllen
B&N - Northcross, Local Author Clare Gutierrez signs Come Winter, 1PM
Pittsburg
San Antonio
Viva! Bookstore, Cynthia Levesque, author of Backcut, presents a blogging and social media workshop, 2PM
Waco
Rufi's, Waco Poets Society Open Mic featuring Allyson Whipple, 7PM
The Woodlands
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Jacqueline Pelham signs A Promise to Die For, 2PM
Sunday, July 12:
Austin
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents "Cosmic Casino," 3PM
Dallas
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Grand Opening Celebration! Storytelling for and by Teens with Tim Couch,Crafts and Storytime for Youngsters with Suzie Riddle (1:30PM), Oak Cliff Appreciation Wrap Up Event with Opalina Salas (4PM), all day
Houston
University of Houston - Cullen Performance Hall, author Rob Bell presents The Everything Is Spiritual Tour, 8:30PM
Sunday, July 12:
Austin
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents "Cosmic Casino," 3PM
Dallas
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Grand Opening Celebration! Storytelling for and by Teens with Tim Couch,Crafts and Storytime for Youngsters with Suzie Riddle (1:30PM), Oak Cliff Appreciation Wrap Up Event with Opalina Salas (4PM), all day
University of Houston - Cullen Performance Hall, author Rob Bell presents The Everything Is Spiritual Tour, 8:30PM