Bookish events in Texas for the week of April 10-16, 2017: Special Events:
Ongoing Exhibits:
Monday, April 10:
Brazos Bookstore, Dan Worrall discusses and signs PLEASANT BEND, 7PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State, Poet and cross-genre writer Dr. Ching-In Chen launches newest book, recombinant, 5:30PM
Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, February 6-July 16
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
Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition, San Marcos, February 15-July 1
EVERYDAY PEOPLE: THE ART OF JAMES E. RANSOME (a National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature exhibition), Abilene, March 9-May 19
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
Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition, San Marcos, February 15-July 1
EVERYDAY PEOPLE: THE ART OF JAMES E. RANSOME (a National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature exhibition), Abilene, March 9-May 19
Monday, April 10:
Austin
BookPeople, DAVID SHIELDS speaking & signing Other People: Takes & Mistakes (in conversation with Clay Smith), 7PM
Dallas
Crescent Club, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Helene Cooper discussing and signing Madame President: The Extraordinary Story of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 6:30PM
SMU, Hughes Trigg Forum: "The Unpredicted: In Science, Literature & Politics" with Simon Dedeo, 5:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Cruzando el Border - El Oficio del poeta: Arnulfo Vigil, 7:30PM
Houston
B&N - River Oaks, ALI NOORANI discusses and signs There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration, 7PM
BookPeople, DAVID SHIELDS speaking & signing Other People: Takes & Mistakes (in conversation with Clay Smith), 7PM
Dallas
Crescent Club, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Helene Cooper discussing and signing Madame President: The Extraordinary Story of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 6:30PM
SMU, Hughes Trigg Forum: "The Unpredicted: In Science, Literature & Politics" with Simon Dedeo, 5:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Cruzando el Border - El Oficio del poeta: Arnulfo Vigil, 7:30PM
Houston
B&N - River Oaks, ALI NOORANI discusses and signs There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Dan Worrall discusses and signs PLEASANT BEND, 7PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State, Poet and cross-genre writer Dr. Ching-In Chen launches newest book, recombinant, 5:30PM
Tuesday, April 11:
Austin
BookPeople, TYLER KNOTT GREGSON speaking & signing Wildly Into the Dark: Typewriter Poems and the Rattlings of a Curious Mind, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Bill Moran and book release of Oh God Get Out Get Out, Hosted by Tova Charles, 7PM
UT - Fine Arts Library, A Conversation with Sarnath Banerjee, Indian graphic novelist, publisher, and visual artist, 12PM
Cedar Hill
Zula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers Group featuring Tall Tales Told Short with Ann Fields, 7PM
Dallas
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Bill Moran and book release of Oh God Get Out Get Out, Hosted by Tova Charles, 7PM
UT - Fine Arts Library, A Conversation with Sarnath Banerjee, Indian graphic novelist, publisher, and visual artist, 12PM
Cedar Hill
Zula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers Group featuring Tall Tales Told Short with Ann Fields, 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live hosts Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney discussing and signing The Nest, 7:30PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Melissa Lenhardt launches the paperback release of Sawbones, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, local writer Glen Pourciau reads from View, his latest collection of short stories, 7:30PM
El Paso
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Melissa Lenhardt launches the paperback release of Sawbones, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, local writer Glen Pourciau reads from View, his latest collection of short stories, 7:30PM
El Paso
El Paso Public Library - Dorris Van Doren, Christine Granados reads and signs Fight Like a Man & Other Stories We Tell Our Children, 4PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and open mic!, 8PM
Fort Worth Area Book Club, Fresh Fiction presents JoAnna Grace discussing and signing Why the River Runs, 7PM
Houston
Fort Worth Area Book Club, Fresh Fiction presents JoAnna Grace discussing and signing Why the River Runs, 7PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Cinda Williams Chima will discuss and sign SHADOWCASTER, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, David Samuel Levinson reads and signs TELL ME HOW THIS ENDS WELL, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, David Samuel Levinson reads and signs TELL ME HOW THIS ENDS WELL, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Dominic Smith will sign and discuss the paperback release of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, 6:30PM
Warehouse Live, Houston Moth StorySLAM: Fresh, 7:30PM
San Antonio
Warehouse Live, Houston Moth StorySLAM: Fresh, 7:30PM
San Antonio
The Korova, PuroSlam Team Finals!, 10PM
Wednesday, April 12:
Austin
BookPeople, ANDY GRIFFITHS speaking & signing The 65-Story Treehouse, 6PM
BookWoman, Jennifer Bloom reading & signing Brainstorms: Poems, 7PM
Malvern Books, poet Caits Meissner launches Let It Die Hungry with Ebony Stewart & Amanda Johnston, 7PM
Dallas
BookPeople, ANDY GRIFFITHS speaking & signing The 65-Story Treehouse, 6PM
BookWoman, Jennifer Bloom reading & signing Brainstorms: Poems, 7PM
Malvern Books, poet Caits Meissner launches Let It Die Hungry with Ebony Stewart & Amanda Johnston, 7PM
Dallas
Hotel Crescent Court, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Chase Untermeyer discussing Zenith: In the White House of George H.W. Bush, 12PM
The Wild Detectives, Harry Hunsicker reads and signs The Devil's Country, 7:30PM
Denton
Denton South Branch Library, Professor's Corner: Poems by Texas Poet Laureate David. M. Parsons, 7PM
UNT on the Square, UNT Rilke Prize Q&A, 6:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Harry Hunsicker reads and signs The Devil's Country, 7:30PM
Denton
Denton South Branch Library, Professor's Corner: Poems by Texas Poet Laureate David. M. Parsons, 7PM
UNT on the Square, UNT Rilke Prize Q&A, 6:30PM
Fort Worth
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, poet Elizabeth Lyons reads and signs THE BLESSING OF DARK WATER, 7PM
MATCH Houston, DiverseWorks Diverse Discourse Lecture and Studio Visit Series: Featuring Claudia La Rocco – Criticism is Dead. Long Live Criticism, 6:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, poet Elizabeth Lyons reads and signs THE BLESSING OF DARK WATER, 7PM
MATCH Houston, DiverseWorks Diverse Discourse Lecture and Studio Visit Series: Featuring Claudia La Rocco – Criticism is Dead. Long Live Criticism, 6:30PM
Murder By the Book, Steve Berry will sign and discuss his new Cotton Malone thriller, The Lost Order, 6:30PM
McAllen
McAllen Public Library - Main, a night with new Poet Laureate Priscilla Suarez, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Palo Alto College, Pen to Paper: Celebrating Local Poets with San Antonio Poet Laureate Jenny Browne, and Texas Poet Laureate Laurie Ann Guerrero, 6PM
Rebar, Kinyo Live Poetry: "Mindless," 8:30PM
McAllen
McAllen Public Library - Main, a night with new Poet Laureate Priscilla Suarez, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Palo Alto College, Pen to Paper: Celebrating Local Poets with San Antonio Poet Laureate Jenny Browne, and Texas Poet Laureate Laurie Ann Guerrero, 6PM
Rebar, Kinyo Live Poetry: "Mindless," 8:30PM
Austin
Al Volta's Midnight Bar, LIT CRAWL AUSTIN PRESENTS STATE-OF-THE-ART STORIES, 12AM
BookPeople, AJ MENDEZ BROOKS speaking & signing Crazy Is My Superpower, 7PM
BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic featuring Jan Benson & Agnes Eva Savich hosted by Cindy Huyser, 7:15PM
Malvern Books, ACC Creative Writing Department’s Balcones Prize Winners, 7PM
Al Volta's Midnight Bar, LIT CRAWL AUSTIN PRESENTS STATE-OF-THE-ART STORIES, 12AM
BookPeople, AJ MENDEZ BROOKS speaking & signing Crazy Is My Superpower, 7PM
BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic featuring Jan Benson & Agnes Eva Savich hosted by Cindy Huyser, 7:15PM
Malvern Books, ACC Creative Writing Department’s Balcones Prize Winners, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Burnet
Herman Brown Library, Coffee Talks hosts Myra McIlvain discussing and signing Stein House: German Settlers in Indianola, 1:30PM
Dallas
Burnet
Herman Brown Library, Coffee Talks hosts Myra McIlvain discussing and signing Stein House: German Settlers in Indianola, 1:30PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Corey Dolgan discusses and signs Kill It to Save It: An Autopsy of Capitalism's Triumphs over Democracy, 7PM
Denton
University of North Texas, UNT Rilke Prize Reading, 8PM
El Paso
El Paso Public Library - Armijo, Christine Granados reads and signs Fight Like a Man & Other Stories We Tell Our Children, 4:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, A Night of Translation with Mark Haber and Scott Esposito, 7PMHouston
Lubbock
Texas Tech, Creative Writing Program Reading Series presents Elissa Washuta, 7:30PM
San Antonio
Brick, book release party for It Takes a Village by Alejandro Diaz, 6PM
Uvalde
El Progreso Memorial Library, reading and book signing with ire'ne lara silva, 3PM
Friday, April 14:
Uvalde
El Progreso Memorial Library, reading and book signing with ire'ne lara silva, 3PM
Friday, April 14:
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, poet Terry Lucas reads and signs DHARMA RAIN, 7PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Gwen Strauss discusses and signs The Hiding Game, 3PM
Writespace, Anything Goes All-Genre Open Mic, 7:30PM
San Antonio
Writespace, Anything Goes All-Genre Open Mic, 7:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, poet Susan Campbell reads and signs Anything You Ever Wanted to Know, 6PM
Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink Poetry Series featuring Anthony the Poet, Viktoria Valenzuela, and Edward Vidaurre, 6:30PM
Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink Poetry Series featuring Anthony the Poet, Viktoria Valenzuela, and Edward Vidaurre, 6:30PM
Tyler
UT Tyler, meet & greet (8:30AM), presentation and Q&A (10AM), and second presentation (1PM) with Dr. Temple Grandin, author of The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed
Webster
B&N - Baybrook, Lora-Marie Bernard signs The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas, 4PM
Saturday, April 15:
Austin
Webster
B&N - Baybrook, Lora-Marie Bernard signs The Counterfeit Prince of Old Texas, 4PM
Saturday, April 15:
Austin
Austin Community College - Highland, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Novel and Memoir Revision: Conventions and Experiments" with Adam Soto, 10AM
Austin Public Library - Manchaca Road, workshop with author Carin Channing, 10AM
Austin Public Library - North Village, Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring Jena Kirkpatrick, 1:30PM
BookPeople, Comedian ZACH ANNER speaking & signing If At Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny, 2PM
Austin Public Library - Manchaca Road, workshop with author Carin Channing, 10AM
Austin Public Library - North Village, Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring Jena Kirkpatrick, 1:30PM
BookPeople, Comedian ZACH ANNER speaking & signing If At Birth You Don't Succeed: My Adventures with Disaster and Destiny, 2PM
Casa de Resistencia Books, "Blood Stories: Resistance and Resilience" workshop with Jenuine Poetess, 2PM
Malvern Books, poet Tomás Q. Morín launches Patient Zero with Elena Passarello, 7PM
Bellaire
Bellaire City Library, Kay Kendall Author Talk, 3PM
Belton
McWha Bookstore, book signing with local authors Amy Rognlie and Lynette Sowell, 10AM
Dallas
Bellaire City Library, Kay Kendall Author Talk, 3PM
Belton
McWha Bookstore, book signing with local authors Amy Rognlie and Lynette Sowell, 10AM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Laura Ann Elpers Pierce signs Little Worm: A Story About Worry, 2PM
Deep Vellum Books, Intersectionality of Political Organization with Professor Lisa Armstrong, author of Gender and Neoliberalism: The All India Democratic Women’s Association and Globalization Politics, 12PM
Deep Vellum Books, Intersectionality of Political Organization with Professor Lisa Armstrong, author of Gender and Neoliberalism: The All India Democratic Women’s Association and Globalization Politics, 12PM
Writers Garret, Workshop: Graphic Novels, Children's Books, & Zines: Exploring Illustrated Writing with A. Kendra Greene, 1PM
El Paso
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Poetry In Stories We Tell Our Children" with Christine Granados, 12:45PMGalveston
Galveston Bookshop, Susan P. Baker signs Unaware: A Suspense Novel, 2PM
Harker Heights
B&N, Henry A. Nash signs Integrity Does Matter, 12PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Zachary Turpin lectures on and signs Walt Whitman’s LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF JACK ENGLE, 7PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Russell J. Sanders reads and signs All You Need Is Love, 3PM
Writespace, Workshop: Using Objects and Memory as Springboards into Inspiration with Marian Szczepanski, 9:30AM
Writespace, Workshop: Using Objects and Memory as Springboards into Inspiration with Marian Szczepanski, 9:30AM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Mary Beth Harris reads and signs A to Z Adventures in San Antonio, 11AM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Porsche Porscha the Pink Pig Book 2 book signing with local author Edith Odiwo, 11AMSunday, April 16:
Austin
Malvern Books, An Afternoon with Yarrow Paisley (I, No Other) and Felix Morgan, 2PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day