Bookish events in Texas for the week of January 30-February 5, 2017: Special Events:
Starving Poets: Poetic House Party (Anniversary & Reunion Weekend), Houston, February 3-4
Writing the City: Freedmen’s Town, Houston, February 4 & 18
Ongoing Exhibits:
The Human Experience: From Texas to the World literacy initiative, Houston, January 18-May 18
The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, Denton, January 17-May 11
Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites, Fort Worth, January 21-May 7
Monday, January 30:
The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, Denton, January 17-May 11
Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites, Fort Worth, January 21-May 7
Monday, January 30:
Austin
UT - Avaya Auditorium, Michener Center for Writers presents poet Roger Reeves, author of KING ME, 7PM
Dallas
Belo Mansion & Pavilion, Sebastian Mallaby discusses and signs The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan, 12PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Mary Miller reads and signs ALWAYS HAPPY HOUR, 7PM
UT - Avaya Auditorium, Michener Center for Writers presents poet Roger Reeves, author of KING ME, 7PM
Dallas
Belo Mansion & Pavilion, Sebastian Mallaby discusses and signs The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan, 12PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Mary Miller reads and signs ALWAYS HAPPY HOUR, 7PM
Tuesday, January 31:
Austin
BookPeople, OTTESSA MOSHFEGH speaking & signing Homesick For Another World, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Jeff Guinn signs Silver City, 7PM
SMU, Tate Lecture Series presents MacArthur Fellow Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, 5:30PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Jeff Guinn signs Silver City, 7PM
SMU, Tate Lecture Series presents MacArthur Fellow Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, 5:30PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM
George West
Live Oak County Library, Writers' League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with authors Nan Cuba and Amanda Eyre Ward, 1PM
Houston
Asia Society Texas Center, panel discussion "Bridging the Gender Gap: Female Politicians in Asia and the United States" with Dr. Elora Shehabuddin, author of Reshaping the Holy: Democracy, Development, and Muslim Women in Bangladesh, 6:30PM
George West
Live Oak County Library, Writers' League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with authors Nan Cuba and Amanda Eyre Ward, 1PM
Houston
Asia Society Texas Center, panel discussion "Bridging the Gender Gap: Female Politicians in Asia and the United States" with Dr. Elora Shehabuddin, author of Reshaping the Holy: Democracy, Development, and Muslim Women in Bangladesh, 6:30PM
Bohemeo's, Glass Mountain reading and open mic featuring poet Alex Coulter, and fiction writers Alex Naumann and Miah Arnold, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, W.W. McNeal reads and signs PLUM CREEK, 7PM
San Antonio
Brazos Bookstore, W.W. McNeal reads and signs PLUM CREEK, 7PM
San Antonio
Austin
Austin Books & Comics, a celebration of 25 years of publisher Image Comics with creators Nick Pitarra and Donny Cates, 9AM
BookPeople, MARY MILLER speaking & signing Always Happy Hour, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: author and historian Richard McCaslin discusses Galveston's Maceo Family Empire: Bootlegging and the Balinese Room, 12PM
Dallas
Austin Books & Comics, a celebration of 25 years of publisher Image Comics with creators Nick Pitarra and Donny Cates, 9AM
BookPeople, MARY MILLER speaking & signing Always Happy Hour, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: author and historian Richard McCaslin discusses Galveston's Maceo Family Empire: Bootlegging and the Balinese Room, 12PM
Dallas
Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art's Arts & Letters Live present Dave Evans, author of Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life, 7:30PM
SMU, reception followed by a lecture discussing Wayne A. Cornelius’s most recent book, The New Face of Mexican Migration, 5:30PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, The You I've Never Known book signing with Ellen Hopkins, 7PM
HoustonSMU, reception followed by a lecture discussing Wayne A. Cornelius’s most recent book, The New Face of Mexican Migration, 5:30PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, The You I've Never Known book signing with Ellen Hopkins, 7PM
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Sean Stellato discusses and signs NO BACKING DOWN, 7PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State, Cameron Awkward-Rich Poetry Reading, 5PM
Killeen
TYKU, Words & Wine Wednesday: Poetry, 8PM
San Antonio
Rebar, Kinyo Poetry Live, 8:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Jeff Guinn reads and signs Silver City, 6PM
Thursday, February 2:
Brazos Bookstore, Sean Stellato discusses and signs NO BACKING DOWN, 7PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State, Cameron Awkward-Rich Poetry Reading, 5PM
Killeen
TYKU, Words & Wine Wednesday: Poetry, 8PM
San Antonio
Rebar, Kinyo Poetry Live, 8:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Jeff Guinn reads and signs Silver City, 6PM
Thursday, February 2:
Austin
BookPeople, STEVE H. LAWTON speaking & signing Head First: A Crash Course in Positivity, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Corpus Christi
Texas A&M, University Authors Day featuring former Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown and Corpus Christi Poet Laureate Alan Berecka, 7PM
BookPeople, STEVE H. LAWTON speaking & signing Head First: A Crash Course in Positivity, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Corpus Christi
Texas A&M, University Authors Day featuring former Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown and Corpus Christi Poet Laureate Alan Berecka, 7PM
Dallas
Belo Mansion & Pavilion, DFW World Affairs Council 2017 International Perspective Series featuring Dr. Charles A. Kupchan, author of No One’s World: The West, the Rising Rest and the Coming Global Turn, 12PMHighland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live! presents Will Schwalbe, author of Books For Living, 7PM
South Dallas Cultural Center, "African Diaspora: New Dialogues" series with Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of the award-winning novel Here Comes the Sun, hosted by Sanderia Faye, author of the award-winning novel The Mourner's Bench, 7:30PM
Houston
B&N - Westheimer, NFL Players Present Literacy Matters with guest authors Takeo Spikes, Al Smith, Rennie Curran and Spencer Tillman, 6PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Ellen Hopkins will discuss and sign THE YOU I'VE NEVER KNOWN, her new novel for young adults, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, David Parsons reads from and signs FAR OUT, 7PM
McGonigel's Mucky Duck, Minton Sparks will fuse music, poetry, and her gift for storytelling to paint word pictures of the rural South, 7PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Thomas Woltz discusses and signs Finding My Road, 5PM
St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Tintero Project's second #WritersResist event: "Let Us Gather", 7PM
San Antonio
San Antonio College, FACES Lecture presents W. Kamau Bell, author of The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian, 7PM
St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Tintero Project's second #WritersResist event: "Let Us Gather", 7PM
San Antonio
San Antonio College, FACES Lecture presents W. Kamau Bell, author of The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian, 7PM
The SPACE Gallery, opening of Love Lettering by Rivane Neuenschwander and Gemini Ink program partnership (with readings and spoken word performances), 6PM
San Marcos
TSU - Alkek Library, The Wittliff presents a poetry reading and book signing with Ada Limon, 3:30PM
Friday, February 3:
Austin
BookPeople, YA Author ELLEN HOPKINS speaking & signing The You I've Never Known, 7PM
The Long Center, an evening with Jeanne Robertson, author of Just For Fun, 7:30PM
Dallas
BookPeople, YA Author ELLEN HOPKINS speaking & signing The You I've Never Known, 7PM
The Long Center, an evening with Jeanne Robertson, author of Just For Fun, 7:30PM
Dallas
SMU, Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Ron Fourier will be the featured speaker for the 2017 Public Life | Personal Faith lecture (9:30AM) and luncheon, 12PM
Houston
Glassell School, Sixth Annual Naomi Turner True Lecture: "Untitled: The Limits and Camouflage of Language" with David Aylsworth and Gael Stack, 6PM
Houston
Glassell School, Sixth Annual Naomi Turner True Lecture: "Untitled: The Limits and Camouflage of Language" with David Aylsworth and Gael Stack, 6PM
Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading Series presents Laura Peña, 8:30PM
Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, a poetry reading and book signing with Ada Limon, 7:30PM
San Antonio
UTSA, Creative Writing Reading Series presents Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, author of Barefoot Dogs, 7PM
Saturday, February 4:
Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, a poetry reading and book signing with Ada Limon, 7:30PM
San Antonio
UTSA, Creative Writing Reading Series presents Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, author of Barefoot Dogs, 7PM
Saturday, February 4:
Austin
BookPeople, From Manuscript to Final : The Process of Working with Art Directors and Editors, a SCBWI panel discussion with Jeff Crosby; Lynn Rowe Reed, Marsha Riti, and Eric Comstock, 10AM
BookWoman, Harlequin Creature magazine issue 8/9 launch, 6:30PM
The Long Center, an evening with Kathy Griffin, comedienne and author of Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index, 8PM
Malvern Books, Indie Authors at Malvern Books: Romance Is In The Air with Cate Lawley, Regina Morris, and Kay Manis, 4PM
BookPeople, From Manuscript to Final : The Process of Working with Art Directors and Editors, a SCBWI panel discussion with Jeff Crosby; Lynn Rowe Reed, Marsha Riti, and Eric Comstock, 10AM
BookWoman, Harlequin Creature magazine issue 8/9 launch, 6:30PM
The Long Center, an evening with Kathy Griffin, comedienne and author of Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index, 8PM
Malvern Books, Indie Authors at Malvern Books: Romance Is In The Air with Cate Lawley, Regina Morris, and Kay Manis, 4PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Start Your Author Platform" with Stephanie Barko, 9AM
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Writer's Boot Camp, Formatting Your Manuscript into a Book with Rachel Pilcher, 10AM
Galveston
The Grand 1894 Opera House, An Evening with Sofia Loren, actress and author of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow −My Life, 8PM
Houston
B&N - Westheimer, Life Lessons From a Total Failure signing and Q&A with M.J. Dougherty, 1PM
Baker Ripley Neighborhood Center, Space City Preliminary Poetry Slam, 12PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Kathryn Haueisen will discuss and sign ASUNDER, 1PM
Baker Ripley Neighborhood Center, Space City Preliminary Poetry Slam, 12PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Kathryn Haueisen will discuss and sign ASUNDER, 1PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
Half Price Books - North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
Katy Budget Books, Local author Whit McClendon signs A Mage Awakens, the conclusion to his fantasy trilogy, 2PM
Writespace, Workshop: Worldbuilding with Cassandra Clarke, 9:30AM
Katy Budget Books, Local author Whit McClendon signs A Mage Awakens, the conclusion to his fantasy trilogy, 2PM
Writespace, Workshop: Worldbuilding with Cassandra Clarke, 9:30AM
Lubbock
B&N, Darynda Jones signs Eleventh Grave in Moonlight, 1PM
Mt. Enterprise
Mt. Enterprise Library, Writers' League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with authors Kathleen Baldwin and Charlotte Gullick, 10AM
Round Rock
Half Price Books, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
Plano
Mt. Enterprise
Mt. Enterprise Library, Writers' League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with authors Kathleen Baldwin and Charlotte Gullick, 10AM
Round Rock
Half Price Books, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
Plano
B&N - Preston/Park, Neil White signs Closure, 2PM
Port Neches
Fleur Fine Books, Eva Murillo Schmidler signs Tiny Makes a Friend, 2PM
Tyler
Cowan Center, An evening with comedian Jay Leno, author of Behind the Curtain: An Insider's View of Jay Leno's Tonight Show, 8PM
Port Neches
Fleur Fine Books, Eva Murillo Schmidler signs Tiny Makes a Friend, 2PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Ashlee Kinsel discusses and signs A Sacred Silence, 11AMTyler
Cowan Center, An evening with comedian Jay Leno, author of Behind the Curtain: An Insider's View of Jay Leno's Tonight Show, 8PM
Waco
B&N, Children of Kyerekrom book discussion with Autumn Young, Dr. Lakia Scott, and Branda Greening, 1PM
Sunday, February 5:
Austin
4th Tap Brewing Co-op, Revel Unclassified Sunday Brunch: musicians, writers, and artists will collaborate to tell stories through music, spoken word, and visual art, 12:30PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Bookstore, White Rock Zine Machine offering tiny handmade books by local writers and artists, 1PM4th Tap Brewing Co-op, Revel Unclassified Sunday Brunch: musicians, writers, and artists will collaborate to tell stories through music, spoken word, and visual art, 12:30PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Bonehouse Poets will launch a new series of twelve zines with a reading, 6PM
Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
Mansfield
Half Price Books, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, February Sunday Storytime: Guest Author Eartha Powell, 12PM