Bookish events in Texas for the week of December 5-11, 2016:
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Ongoing Exhibits:
San Antonio
Architecture Center Houston, Authors in Architecture: Robert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack present The Eighth Wonder of the World: The Life of Houston's Iconic Astrodome, 5:30PM
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The 41st Annual Ruth K. Shartle Symposium – Degas & the 20th Century presented by independent scholar Richard Kendall, author of Picasso Looks at Degas, 6:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Bill Herrington discuses and signs Contraflow: From New Orleans to Houston, 5PM
The WoodandsBlack Walnut Cafe, Writers in Performance presents the 26th Annual Emily Dickinson Birthday Celebration & Gathering of Poets, 7PM
Friday, December 9:
Malvern Books, Mike Lala reads and signs Exit Theater, which won the 2016 Colorado Prize for Poetry (with Rebecca Liu), 7PM
Dallas
Discovery Green, Orbit Slam Series: youth workshop and poetry slam, 6PM
Murder By the Book, Matt Coyle will sign and discuss Dark Fissures, and Jonathan Woods will sign and discuss Kiss the Devil, 6:30PM
Austin Public Library - Manchaca Branch, Holiday Open House, Book Sale, and Author Event with Marge Wood, 12PM
Austin Public Library - Milwood Branch, First Annual Indie Author Day: panel discussions and meet and greet with local authors, 10AM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, local author Lyman Mitchell will sell and sign his children’s book Pee Wee Saves Christmas, 1PM
Malvern Books, Texas Poetry Calendar 2017 reading, 4PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Crowdfunding Your Book" with Jodi Egerton, 9AM
Dallas
Logos Bookstore, Len Bourland will sign Normal's Just a Cycle on a Washing Machine, 2PM
El Paso
Austin
The Twig Book Shop, Barbara O'Connor reads and signs Virgin at the Speedway, 2PM
The Alchemy of Mind and Spirit: Intersections of Science and Poetry, Austin, September 26-January 13
Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing, Austin, June 19-January 22
Monday, December 5:Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing, Austin, June 19-January 22
Austin
BookPeople, Designer & Editor JESSICA ROMM PEREZ speaking & signing domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home, 7PM
Dallas
Aaron Family Jewish Community Center, Chanan Tigay discusses and signs The Lost Book of Moses, 7PM
Fort WorthTexas Christian University Bookstore, Max Krochmal discusses and signs Blue Texas: The Making of a Multiracial Democratic Coalition in the Civil Rights Era, 5PM
Lubbock
Groves Branch Library, Jodi Thomas discusses and signs her Ransom Canyon series, 7PM
Waco
B&N, Republic of Football book signing with Chad Conine, 6PM
BookPeople, Designer & Editor JESSICA ROMM PEREZ speaking & signing domino: Your Guide to a Stylish Home, 7PM
Dallas
Aaron Family Jewish Community Center, Chanan Tigay discusses and signs The Lost Book of Moses, 7PM
Fort WorthTexas Christian University Bookstore, Max Krochmal discusses and signs Blue Texas: The Making of a Multiracial Democratic Coalition in the Civil Rights Era, 5PM
Lubbock
Groves Branch Library, Jodi Thomas discusses and signs her Ransom Canyon series, 7PM
Waco
B&N, Republic of Football book signing with Chad Conine, 6PM
Tuesday, December 6:
Austin
Austin History Center, Meet the Author Series: Mike Miller and Susan Rittereiser will discuss Historic Movie Houses of Austin, 6:30PM
BookPeople, CAROL DAWSON & ROGER ALLEN POLSON speaking & signing Miles and Miles of Texas: 100 Years of the Texas Highway Department, 7PM
BookWoman, Jessica Luther will discuss and sign Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape, 7PM
Chez American Bistro, Author-Speaker Series featuring James Hornfischer discussing The Fleet at Flood Tide, 6:15PM
The North Door, Own Egerton's One Page Salon featuring Neal Pollack and his son Elijah Pollack, L.B. Deyo, Carolina Kuczynski Reid, Seth Meeks, Tom Booker, and Margaret Burns, 7:30PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
BookPeople, CAROL DAWSON & ROGER ALLEN POLSON speaking & signing Miles and Miles of Texas: 100 Years of the Texas Highway Department, 7PM
BookWoman, Jessica Luther will discuss and sign Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape, 7PM
Chez American Bistro, Author-Speaker Series featuring James Hornfischer discussing The Fleet at Flood Tide, 6:15PM
The North Door, Own Egerton's One Page Salon featuring Neal Pollack and his son Elijah Pollack, L.B. Deyo, Carolina Kuczynski Reid, Seth Meeks, Tom Booker, and Margaret Burns, 7:30PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, 2008 Hiett Prize in the Humanities Recipient Dr. David Greenberg will discuss and sign Republic of Spin, 6PM
Hotel Crescent Court, Historian Douglas Smith discusses and signs Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs, 6PM
Fort Worth
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Café Brasil, Glass Mountain Volume 17 launch party and reading, 6PM
Houston
Café Brasil, Glass Mountain Volume 17 launch party and reading, 6PM
Houston Museum of Natural Science, HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series: Carter Hydrick discusses and signs Critical Mass: Hiroshima Bomb and Nazi Uranium, 6:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Melanie Jarrell discusses and signs Refinement of Manner, 4PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Melanie Jarrell discusses and signs Refinement of Manner, 4PM
San Antonio
Austin
Austin Public Library - Cepeda Branch, Holiday Open House: Choctaw storyteller and author Tim Tingle tells Christmas stories, 5:30PM
BookPeople, MICHAEL MOORCOCK speaking & signing GLORIANA Or, the Unfulfill'd Queen, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Ben Wright discusses Seeing Texas History, 12PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, local author Marie Cariker will sell and sign her novel Emily: 1873, 1PM
Malvern Books, release of the Fall 2016 edition of Austin Community College’s journal, The Rio Review, 7PM
Bryan
Brazos Center, As part of the Texas Plant Protection Conference, Rod Bovey will discuss Mesquite: History, Growth, Biology, Uses and Management, TBA
Austin Public Library - Cepeda Branch, Holiday Open House: Choctaw storyteller and author Tim Tingle tells Christmas stories, 5:30PM
BookPeople, MICHAEL MOORCOCK speaking & signing GLORIANA Or, the Unfulfill'd Queen, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Ben Wright discusses Seeing Texas History, 12PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, local author Marie Cariker will sell and sign her novel Emily: 1873, 1PM
Malvern Books, release of the Fall 2016 edition of Austin Community College’s journal, The Rio Review, 7PM
Bryan
Brazos Center, As part of the Texas Plant Protection Conference, Rod Bovey will discuss Mesquite: History, Growth, Biology, Uses and Management, TBA
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:15PM
B&N - River Oaks, J Scott Savage signs Gears of Revolution, 6PM
San Antonio
B&N - River Oaks, J Scott Savage signs Gears of Revolution, 6PM
San Antonio
Austin
BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic featuring Sasha West, 7:15PM
Malvern Books, Novel Night with Amanda Downum, Marshall Ryan Maresca, and Yasser Bahjatt, 7PM
BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic featuring Sasha West, 7:15PM
Malvern Books, Novel Night with Amanda Downum, Marshall Ryan Maresca, and Yasser Bahjatt, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Burnet
Herman Brown Free Library, Coffee Talks reading series: Kay Ellington and Barbara Brannon read and sign The Paragraph Ranch, 1:30PM
Dallas
Burnet
Herman Brown Free Library, Coffee Talks reading series: Kay Ellington and Barbara Brannon read and sign The Paragraph Ranch, 1:30PM
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, First Hearings Series from Wordspace Dallas: Christopher Carmona reads an signs The Road to Llorona Park, 7:30PM
Houston
Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The 41st Annual Ruth K. Shartle Symposium – Degas & the 20th Century presented by independent scholar Richard Kendall, author of Picasso Looks at Degas, 6:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Bill Herrington discuses and signs Contraflow: From New Orleans to Houston, 5PM
The WoodandsBlack Walnut Cafe, Writers in Performance presents the 26th Annual Emily Dickinson Birthday Celebration & Gathering of Poets, 7PM
Friday, December 9:
Austin
BookPeople, Poet JOE FRANCIS DOERR speaking & signing Tocayo: New and Selected Poems and Songs, 7PM
BookPeople, Poet JOE FRANCIS DOERR speaking & signing Tocayo: New and Selected Poems and Songs, 7PM
Malvern Books, Mike Lala reads and signs Exit Theater, which won the 2016 Colorado Prize for Poetry (with Rebecca Liu), 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, poetry with Pandora's Box: A Hard Candy Christmas featuring Darius Ajai Frasure, Gnadia Wolnisty, Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi, Logen Cure, Joe Milazzo, MH Clay, Paul Koniecki, Christopher Soden, Gayle Reaves, Mark David Noble, and Dan Collins, 7:30PM
Houston
B&N - Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signs his children's books, 4PMHouston
Discovery Green, Orbit Slam Series: youth workshop and poetry slam, 6PM
Murder By the Book, Matt Coyle will sign and discuss Dark Fissures, and Jonathan Woods will sign and discuss Kiss the Devil, 6:30PM
Lubbock
National Ranching Heritage Center - Cogdell's General Store, As part of "Candlelight at the Ranch," Texas State Photographer Wyman Meinzer will sell and sign Horses to Ride and Cattle to Cut, and Nathan Dahlstrom will sell and sign The Green Colt, 6:30PMSan Antonio
Gemini Ink, Poetry reading from the Yearlong Gemini Ink Poetry Workshop: “Across the Seasons: Cultivating Deep Listening to Poetic Voice,” 6PM
The Twig Book Shop, Gordon Atkinson reads and signs Foy: On the Road to Lost, 6PM
The Twig Book Shop, Gordon Atkinson reads and signs Foy: On the Road to Lost, 6PM
Saturday, December 10:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Company, Carlton Stowers signs On Texas Backroads: Stories Found Along the Way, 12PM
Amarillo
Washington Avenue Christian Church, Jodi Thomas discusses and signs her Ransom Canyon series, 11:30AM
Austin
Texas Star Trading Company, Carlton Stowers signs On Texas Backroads: Stories Found Along the Way, 12PM
Amarillo
Washington Avenue Christian Church, Jodi Thomas discusses and signs her Ransom Canyon series, 11:30AM
Austin
Austin Public Library - Milwood Branch, First Annual Indie Author Day: panel discussions and meet and greet with local authors, 10AM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, local author Lyman Mitchell will sell and sign his children’s book Pee Wee Saves Christmas, 1PM
Malvern Books, Texas Poetry Calendar 2017 reading, 4PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Crowdfunding Your Book" with Jodi Egerton, 9AM
Dallas
Logos Bookstore, Len Bourland will sign Normal's Just a Cycle on a Washing Machine, 2PM
El Paso
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop with Robin Scofield: "St. Lucy's Day," 12:45PM
Frisco
Half Price Books, Derek Blount will sign Second Son, 12PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Pat Jakobi and Nancy House sign Galveston Art League: A Century of Island Art, 2PM
Houston
Frisco
Half Price Books, Derek Blount will sign Second Son, 12PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Pat Jakobi and Nancy House sign Galveston Art League: A Century of Island Art, 2PM
Houston
B&N - Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signs his children's books,, 10AM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Robert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack will discuss and sign THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD: THE LIFE OF HOUSTON’S ICONIC ASTRODOME, 1PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Robert C. Trumpbour and Kenneth Womack will discuss and sign THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD: THE LIFE OF HOUSTON’S ICONIC ASTRODOME, 1PM
Half Price Books - North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day
Houston Public Library - Freed/Montrose Branch, second annual “Literacy in the Bag” Book Drive with iWRITE Literacy Organization (iWRITE), Texas Tamale Company, and the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, 10AM
Murder By the Book, James Hannibal will sign and discuss his new thriller, The Lost Property Office, 4:30PM
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, MFAH Author’s Talk: Kathryn Calley Galitz will discuss and sign The Metropolitan Museum of Art Masterpiece Paintings, 4PM
Houston Public Library - Freed/Montrose Branch, second annual “Literacy in the Bag” Book Drive with iWRITE Literacy Organization (iWRITE), Texas Tamale Company, and the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, 10AM
Murder By the Book, James Hannibal will sign and discuss his new thriller, The Lost Property Office, 4:30PM
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, MFAH Author’s Talk: Kathryn Calley Galitz will discuss and sign The Metropolitan Museum of Art Masterpiece Paintings, 4PM
Printing Museum, Workshop: constructing a hard cover accordion book, 12PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Molly and Gary Whitney read and sign Thistle Downe, and Gay Yellen reads and signs The Body Next Door, 3PM
Lubbock
National Ranching Heritage Center - Cogdell's General Store, As part of "Candlelight at the Ranch," Texas State Photographer Wyman Meinzer will sell and sign Horses to Ride and Cattle to Cut, and Nathan Dahlstrom will sell and sign The Green Colt, 6:30PM
Midland
Midland County Public Library, James Dennis will read from and sign his new poetry collection, Correspondence in D Minor, 2PM
Lubbock
National Ranching Heritage Center - Cogdell's General Store, As part of "Candlelight at the Ranch," Texas State Photographer Wyman Meinzer will sell and sign Horses to Ride and Cattle to Cut, and Nathan Dahlstrom will sell and sign The Green Colt, 6:30PM
Midland
Midland County Public Library, James Dennis will read from and sign his new poetry collection, Correspondence in D Minor, 2PM
Round Rock
Half Price Books, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day
San Antonio
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, Illustrator Carolyn Dee Flores discusses and signs A Surprise for Teresita, 2PM
The Twig Book Shop, Catherine Cooke discusses and signs Juan O'Gorman: A Confluence of Civilizations, 11AM
South Padre Island
Paragrahs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: Barbara Lamar reads and signs True Families, 1PM
The Twig Book Shop, Catherine Cooke discusses and signs Juan O'Gorman: A Confluence of Civilizations, 11AM
South Padre Island
Paragrahs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: Barbara Lamar reads and signs True Families, 1PM
Webster
Tradicao Brazilian Steakhouse, Annual Gulf Coast Poets luncheon featuring Gwendolyn Zepeda, Houston's first Poet Laureate, 11:30AM [RESERVATIONS REQUIRED]
Tradicao Brazilian Steakhouse, Annual Gulf Coast Poets luncheon featuring Gwendolyn Zepeda, Houston's first Poet Laureate, 11:30AM [RESERVATIONS REQUIRED]
Sunday, December 11:
Austin Public Library - Yarborough Branch, Sisters in Crime: solve a murder with author Valerie Chandler, 2:15PM
BookWoman, Robin Bradford launches her new book of poems, Confidence, 4PM
Bryan
BookWoman, Robin Bradford launches her new book of poems, Confidence, 4PM
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents "Tangled Webs", 4PM
Revolution Cafe & Bar, Poetry Slam, 8:30PM
Dallas
Aaron Family Jewish Community Center, Nancy Churnin discusses and signs The William Hoy Story: How a Deaf Baseball Player Changed the Game, 2PM
Half Price Books Mothership Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!
Houston
B&N - Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signs his children's books, 10AM
B&N - Westheimer, Constance Parks signs The Secret Place: The Garden of Love, 12PM
Chapelwood United Methodist Church Bookstore, Holiday Open House and book signing with poet Mark Jodon, 10AM
Mansfield
Half Price Books, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all daySan Antonio
The Woodlands
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Lynn Wilson signs At Ease - A Salute to Creative Entertaining, 1PM
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Pam Franks signs Magic Gingerbread House, 4PM
