Bookish events in Texas for the week of January 9-15, 2017: Special Events:
Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend, Nacogdoches, January 12-15
Austin Book, Paper and Photo Show, January 13-14
North Richland Hills Library Local Author Fair, January 14
Ongoing Exhibits:
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
The Festival Book for San Fernando: Celebrating Sainthood in Baroque Seville, Dallas, through January 29
Monday, January 9:Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing, Austin, June 19-January 22
The Festival Book for San Fernando: Celebrating Sainthood in Baroque Seville, Dallas, through January 29
Austin
BookPeople, ADAM TANNER speaking & signing Our Bodies, Our Data: How Companies Make Billions Selling Our Medical Records, 7PM
Dallas
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, The Writer's Garret presents Soup's On! Stone Soup Showcase featuring Gnadia Wolnisty, Randall Garrett, and Joel Page, 7PM
Tuesday, January 10:
BookPeople, ADAM TANNER speaking & signing Our Bodies, Our Data: How Companies Make Billions Selling Our Medical Records, 7PM
Dallas
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, The Writer's Garret presents Soup's On! Stone Soup Showcase featuring Gnadia Wolnisty, Randall Garrett, and Joel Page, 7PM
Tuesday, January 10:
Austin
BookPeople, KATHERINE ARDEN speaking & signing The Bear and the Nightingale, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Cedar HillZula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers Group meeting featuring author Arianne "Tex" Thompson, 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Vellum Ouroboros - A Poetry Open Mic Salon, 7PM
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Author's LIVE! series: Conversation with Stephen Harrigan, Lawrence Wright, H.W. Brands, and S.C. Gwynne, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Cedar HillZula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers Group meeting featuring author Arianne "Tex" Thompson, 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Vellum Ouroboros - A Poetry Open Mic Salon, 7PM
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Author's LIVE! series: Conversation with Stephen Harrigan, Lawrence Wright, H.W. Brands, and S.C. Gwynne, 7PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM
Houston
Asia Society Texas Center, Kosberg-Wilkenfeld Distinguished Lecture Series with author Dr. Arye Zvi Carmon: "And You Should Tell Your Son," 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Gary Clark & Kathy Adams Clark discuss and sign BACKROADS OF TEXAS and BOOK OF TEXAS BIRDS, 7PM
Fix Coffeebar, Poetry Fix featuring Maria Palacios & Chris Wise, 6:30PM
Houston
Asia Society Texas Center, Kosberg-Wilkenfeld Distinguished Lecture Series with author Dr. Arye Zvi Carmon: "And You Should Tell Your Son," 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Gary Clark & Kathy Adams Clark discuss and sign BACKROADS OF TEXAS and BOOK OF TEXAS BIRDS, 7PM
Fix Coffeebar, Poetry Fix featuring Maria Palacios & Chris Wise, 6:30PM
Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, Coral Kingdoms, Empires of Ice (National Geographic Live) presented by celebrated underwater photographers David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes, co-author of Face to Face with Sharks, 7:30PM
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, MFAH Lecture: Architects Bill Curtis and Russell Windham discuss and sign A Vision of Place, 6:30PM
San Antonio
San Antonio
The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM
San Antonio Public Library - Central, Launch of the Mayor's Book Club: Jan Jarboe Russells discusses The Train to Crystal City, 10:30AM
Wednesday, January 11:
San Antonio Public Library - Central, Launch of the Mayor's Book Club: Jan Jarboe Russells discusses The Train to Crystal City, 10:30AM
Wednesday, January 11:
Austin
Austin Books & Comics, Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw signing God Country, 12PM
Austin Public Library - North Village, Kelvin Chin discusses and signs Overcoming the Fear of Death, 7PM
BookPeople, Author and Television Host CLINTON KELLY speaking & signing I Hate Everyone, Except You (In Conversation With BARBARA CHISOLM), 7PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Dallas Poets Community's First Friday Reading featuring fifteen area poets reading their work from the Cattlemen & Cadillacs anthology, 7PM
Denton
Denton South Branch Library, Professor's Corner: A Literary Discussion Group: Poems by Texas Poet Laureate James Hoggard, 7PM
Houston
Austin Books & Comics, Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw signing God Country, 12PM
Austin Public Library - North Village, Kelvin Chin discusses and signs Overcoming the Fear of Death, 7PM
BookPeople, Author and Television Host CLINTON KELLY speaking & signing I Hate Everyone, Except You (In Conversation With BARBARA CHISOLM), 7PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Dallas Poets Community's First Friday Reading featuring fifteen area poets reading their work from the Cattlemen & Cadillacs anthology, 7PM
Denton
Denton South Branch Library, Professor's Corner: A Literary Discussion Group: Poems by Texas Poet Laureate James Hoggard, 7PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Neal Shusterman will discuss and sign SCYTHE, his new novel for young adults, 5PM
Emery/Weiner School, Kosberg-Wilkenfeld Distinguished Lecture Series with author Dr. Arye Zvi Carmon: "Religion and Politics in Israel," 7PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Neal Shusterman will discuss and sign SCYTHE, his new novel for young adults, 5PM
Emery/Weiner School, Kosberg-Wilkenfeld Distinguished Lecture Series with author Dr. Arye Zvi Carmon: "Religion and Politics in Israel," 7PM
Happy Fatz. Manifesto Showcase: Poetry and music featuring Kris Smith, Caren Shaughnessy, Keno Sims, Muzak John, The Black S, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Deanna Raybourn will sign and discuss her newest release, A Perilous Undertaking, 6:30PM
Thursday, January 12:
Murder By the Book, Deanna Raybourn will sign and discuss her newest release, A Perilous Undertaking, 6:30PM
Thursday, January 12:
Austin
BookWoman, Second Thursday poetry open mic featuring Kimberly Lambright, 7:15PM
Central Presbyterian Church, Bestselling Author ZADIE SMITH speaking & signing Swing Time (with the Texas Book Festival), 7PM [TICKET REQUIRED]
Malvern Books, Novel Night: Martin Barkley reads and signs The Lovesong of Smith Oliver Smith, and John Pipkin reads and signs The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Burnet
Herman Brown Library, Coffee Talks: Gayle Stewart, author of 100 Horses in History, 1:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Bruce Davidson signs 101 Conservative Limericks: Righter-than-left Rhymes for the Times, 7PM
SMU McCord Auditorium, Presidential Forum Lecture Series: Meg Jacobs discusses and signs Panic at the Pump: The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s, 5:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Wordspace Dallas First Hearings series presents Jonathan Woods reading and signing Kiss the Devil Goodnight, 7:30PM
Edna
Jackson County Memorial Library, Writers' League of Texas presents a Texas Writes workshop with Christie Craig and Varian Johnson, 1PM
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Public Library, Books That Cook: Laura Meyn discusses Meatless in Cowtown: A Vegetarian Guide to Food and Wine, Texas-Style with June Naylor, 6PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Victoria Surliuga discusses and signs EZIO GRIBAUDO: THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE OF MODERNISM, 7PM
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, CAMH / AIGA Lecture: Flow: Lettering in the Age of Hip Hop with Erik Marinovich, co-founder of Friends of Type, and co-author of Let's Go Letter Hunting: A Field Guide for Typographic Expeditions, 6:30PM
BookWoman, Second Thursday poetry open mic featuring Kimberly Lambright, 7:15PM
Central Presbyterian Church, Bestselling Author ZADIE SMITH speaking & signing Swing Time (with the Texas Book Festival), 7PM [TICKET REQUIRED]
Malvern Books, Novel Night: Martin Barkley reads and signs The Lovesong of Smith Oliver Smith, and John Pipkin reads and signs The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Burnet
Herman Brown Library, Coffee Talks: Gayle Stewart, author of 100 Horses in History, 1:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Bruce Davidson signs 101 Conservative Limericks: Righter-than-left Rhymes for the Times, 7PM
SMU McCord Auditorium, Presidential Forum Lecture Series: Meg Jacobs discusses and signs Panic at the Pump: The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s, 5:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Wordspace Dallas First Hearings series presents Jonathan Woods reading and signing Kiss the Devil Goodnight, 7:30PM
Edna
Jackson County Memorial Library, Writers' League of Texas presents a Texas Writes workshop with Christie Craig and Varian Johnson, 1PM
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Public Library, Books That Cook: Laura Meyn discusses Meatless in Cowtown: A Vegetarian Guide to Food and Wine, Texas-Style with June Naylor, 6PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Victoria Surliuga discusses and signs EZIO GRIBAUDO: THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE OF MODERNISM, 7PM
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, CAMH / AIGA Lecture: Flow: Lettering in the Age of Hip Hop with Erik Marinovich, co-founder of Friends of Type, and co-author of Let's Go Letter Hunting: A Field Guide for Typographic Expeditions, 6:30PM
Murder By the Book, Thomas Perry will sign and discuss his newest book This Old Man, Nicholas Petrie will sign and discuss his second thriller Burning Bright, and Ingrid Thoft will sign and discuss her fourth Fina Ludlow book Duplicity, 6:30PM
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Arab and American and Muslim: A Conversation & Reading with Poet Hayan Charara (Something Sinister) & Novelist Randa Jarrar (Him, Me, Muhammad Ali), followed by book signing, 6:30PM
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Arab and American and Muslim: A Conversation & Reading with Poet Hayan Charara (Something Sinister) & Novelist Randa Jarrar (Him, Me, Muhammad Ali), followed by book signing, 6:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Jillian “JJ” Simmons discusses and signs Without Bruises: A Journey to Hope, Help, and Healing, 5PM
San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, Scythe book signing with Neal Shusterman, 7PMThe Twig Book Shop, Catherine Clinton discusses and signs Stepdaughters of History: Southern Women and the American Civil War, 5PM
Friday, January 13:
Friday, January 13:
Arlington
UT Arlington Central Library, Terry Stickels discusses and signs The Big Brain Puzzle Book, 7:30PM
Austin
BookPeople, CHANDLER BAKER speaking and signing Teen Hyde, KIM LIGGETT speaking and signing The Last Harvest, and NEAL SHUSTERMAN speaking & signing Scythe, 7PM
UT Arlington Central Library, Terry Stickels discusses and signs The Big Brain Puzzle Book, 7:30PM
Austin
BookPeople, CHANDLER BAKER speaking and signing Teen Hyde, KIM LIGGETT speaking and signing The Last Harvest, and NEAL SHUSTERMAN speaking & signing Scythe, 7PM
BookWoman, Book Launch for Growing Up Weird with Ann Locasio, 7PM
Dallas
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Poets On X+ reading series hosted by Opalina Salas and Carlos Salas, 8PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, A List of Cages book signing with Robin Roe, 7PM
Houston
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, CAMH Gallery Talk: Art at Noon with Roberto Tejada, author of the poetry collection Full Foreground, 12PM
Murder By the Book, Brad Taylor will sign and discuss Ring of Fire, 6:30PM
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, bestselling author Zadie Smith reads and signs Swing Time (in conversation with Mat Johnson), 7PM [TICKET REQUIRED]
Saturday, January 14:
Amarillo
B&N, RoseBlood book signing with A.G. Howard, 2PM
Austin
BookPeople, MICHAEL MILLER and SUSAN RITTEREISER speaking & signing Historic Movie Houses of Austin, 3PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, local author Christy Decker will sell and sign her new book The Consequence, 1PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Deepening the Narrative: Moving Beyond the Self in Memoir" with Donna Johnson, 10AM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Michael Marcades signs Rose Cherami: Gathering Fallen Petals, 1PMB&N, RoseBlood book signing with A.G. Howard, 2PM
Austin
BookPeople, MICHAEL MILLER and SUSAN RITTEREISER speaking & signing Historic Movie Houses of Austin, 3PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, local author Christy Decker will sell and sign her new book The Consequence, 1PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Deepening the Narrative: Moving Beyond the Self in Memoir" with Donna Johnson, 10AM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Zadie Smith (in her first visit to Dallas) discussing, reading, and signing Swing Time, 7:30PM
Dallas Public Library - Lakewood Branch, Brandie Wiley discusses her children's book Three Magic Words, 1PM
Denton
B&N - Golden Triangle Mall, Local Author Edward Denny signs Hornet 33, 2PMEl Paso
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "The Artist's World" with Hal Marcus, 12:45PM
Harker Heights
B&N, R.L. Pool signs Catlorian: Savon'el, 1PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Poets read from and sign the UNTAMEABLE CITY: POEMS ON THE NATURE OF HOUSTON anthology, 3PMMcAllen
B&N - Palms Crossing, Proud American: The Migrant, Soldier, and Agent book signing with Sergio A. Tincuso, 6PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Brian Hoefling discusses and signs Distilled Knowledge: The Science Behind Drinking's Greatest Myths, Legends, and Unanswered Questions, 2PMWebster
B&N - Bay Brook II, Gulf Coast Poets meeting featuring Gabrielle Langley, 10:30AM
The Woodlands
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Daryl Jones signs God Cares About Sports, Your 30-Day Spiritual Training Manual, 2PM
Sunday, January 15:
AustinBookPeople, Entrepreneur RICHARD GARRIOTT speaking & signing EXPLORE/CREATE: My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark, 3PM
BookPeople, Austin #WritersResist A Counter-Inauguration: readings with Sarah Bird, Elizabeth McCracken, Cyrus Cassells, Sasha West, Tammy Gomez, Chaitali Sen and many more including surprise guests, 6PM
Dallas
Bishop Arts Theatre Center, DFW #WritersResist readings, 7PMHalf Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
El Paso
El Paso Public Library - Main, El Paso #WritersResist readings, 2PM
Houston
Holocaust Museum Houston, Tintero Projects'"We Too Sing America" #WritersResist readings with 70+ Houston poets and writers, 5PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Mallary McKinzie LVT discusses and signs How to Train a Husband: A Vet Tech’s Guide to Love and Marriage, 2PM
Rothko Chapel, Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.: "The Fierce Urgency of Now," a lecture by Leonard Pitts, Jr., author of Becoming Dad: Black Men and the Journey to Fatherhood, joined by Jackson Neal, 2016 Meta-four Houston Youth Poetry Slam team member, and Fareena Arefeen, City of Houston’s second Youth Poet Laureate, 5PM
San Antonio