Special Events:
Texas Design Week, Houston, May 14-19
Children's Book Writing Seminar, Austin, May 18-19
Austin SCBWI Authors & Illustrators Working Conference, May 20-21
Ney Day, Austin, May 20
Ongoing Exhibits:
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
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
Texas Writers Exhibition, Fredericksburg, May 1-31
Monday, May 15:
The Human Experience: From Texas to the World literacy initiative, Houston, January 18-May 18
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
Texas Writers Exhibition, Fredericksburg, May 1-31
Monday, May 15:
Austin
BookPeople, YA Fierce Reads Tour: SCOTT WESTERFELD speaking & signing Spill Zone, ERIN BEATY speaking & signing The Traitor's Kiss, TARAN MATHARU speaking & signing The Battlemage, and KRISTEN ORLANDO speaking & signing You Don't Know My Name, 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Holger Hoock discussing and signing Scars of Independence: America’s Violent Birth, and National Book Award-winner Nathaniel Philbrick discussing and signing Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, 7:30PM
Houston
BookPeople, YA Fierce Reads Tour: SCOTT WESTERFELD speaking & signing Spill Zone, ERIN BEATY speaking & signing The Traitor's Kiss, TARAN MATHARU speaking & signing The Battlemage, and KRISTEN ORLANDO speaking & signing You Don't Know My Name, 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Holger Hoock discussing and signing Scars of Independence: America’s Violent Birth, and National Book Award-winner Nathaniel Philbrick discussing and signing Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, 7:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Philip Caputo reads and signs SOME RISE BY SIN, 7PM
Kingwood
Lone Star College Student Conference Center, Murder By the Book hosts Paula Hawkins discussing and signing Into the Water (with Megan Abbott), 7PM [ticket required]
Kingwood
Lone Star College Student Conference Center, Murder By the Book hosts Paula Hawkins discussing and signing Into the Water (with Megan Abbott), 7PM [ticket required]
Plano
Ziziki’s Restaurant and Bar, Fresh Fiction hosts Amanda Quick reading and signing The Girl Who Knew Too Much, 7PM [ticket required]Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: "Writing from an Editor's View" with Leslie Linton, 7PMSan Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Gates Whiteley reads and signs Percy: Life as a Runaway and Hobo, 5PM
Tuesday, May 16:
Austin
BookWoman, Book Launch: American Girls in Red Russia with Dr. Julia Mickenberg, 6PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Ryan McMasters, Hosted by Jomar Valentin, 7PM
Bastrop
First National Bank Meeting Room, Margie Crisp and William Montgomery discuss and sign The Nueces River, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Ryan McMasters, Hosted by Jomar Valentin, 7PM
Bastrop
First National Bank Meeting Room, Margie Crisp and William Montgomery discuss and sign The Nueces River, 7PM
College Station
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Library Issues Forum: Henry Chappell and Wyman Meinzer discuss and sign Horses to Ride, Cattle to Cut, 7PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Joe Hirsch celebrates the release of The Feedback Fix: Dump the Past, Embrace the Future, and Lead the Way to Change, 7PMDallas
Half Price Books Mothership, Dallas Meetup and Book Release Event: Pantsuit Nation, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Women Galore Literary Festival: Storytelling Night with Women Texas Film Festival, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
The Wild Detectives, Women Galore Literary Festival: Storytelling Night with Women Texas Film Festival, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
The Ensemble Theatre, INPRINT CELEBRATES THE STORIES OF OUR ELDERS: A READING, 11AM
Fix Coffeebar, POETRY FIX featuring Jane Creighton & Sandi Stromberg, 6:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Philip Caputo reads and signs Some Rise By Sin, 3PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Philip Caputo reads and signs Some Rise By Sin, 3PM
San Antonio
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Special Outdoor Storytime with author Kat Kronenberg, 11AM
BookPeople, DOREE SHAFRIR speaking & signing Startup (In Coversation With Hugh Forrest,Director of the SXSW Interactive Festival, 7PM
Lake Austin Spa Resort, Chef Sara Moulton shares stories and signs her latest cookbook, Sara Moulton’s Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better, 5:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Arboretum, Special Outdoor Storytime with author Kat Kronenberg, 11AM
BookPeople, DOREE SHAFRIR speaking & signing Startup (In Coversation With Hugh Forrest,Director of the SXSW Interactive Festival, 7PM
Lake Austin Spa Resort, Chef Sara Moulton shares stories and signs her latest cookbook, Sara Moulton’s Home Cooking 101: How to Make Everything Taste Better, 5:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Former NFL player Reginald "Reggie" Jones signs Stilettos on Gridiron, 1PM
Half Price Books Mothership, Craig Johnson will discuss and sign The Highwayman: A Longmire Story, 7PM [pass required]
Kettle Arts Gallery, Workspace Dallas presents Pegasus Reading Series featuring Chen Chen, Stevie Edwards, Chloe Honum, and Keegan Lester, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Women in Latin American Literature: A Bilingual Conversation, 7:30PM
Houston
Half Price Books Mothership, Craig Johnson will discuss and sign The Highwayman: A Longmire Story, 7PM [pass required]
Kettle Arts Gallery, Workspace Dallas presents Pegasus Reading Series featuring Chen Chen, Stevie Edwards, Chloe Honum, and Keegan Lester, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Women in Latin American Literature: A Bilingual Conversation, 7:30PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Murder By the Book, Brian Freeman will sign and discuss Marathon, 6:30PM
Murder By the Book, Brian Freeman will sign and discuss Marathon, 6:30PM
Plano
B&N - Creekwalk, 'Round Midnight book signing with Laura McBride, 7PMWeslaco
Mayor Joe V. Sanchez Public Library, The Storybook Garden presents: Cressida Cowell discusses and signs her HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON series, 6PMThursday, May 18:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Oola Dream Tour Book Signing, 12PM
BookPeople, BENJAMIN LUDWIG speaking & signing Ginny Moon, 7PM
BookPeople, WRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS Presents: "Mr. Swipe Right? Writing Contemporary Love Stories" with Clara Benson, LIANA LEFEY, Benjamin Reed, and PAIGE SCHILT, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
College Station
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, John Erickson will sing songs, accompanying himself on the banjo, and read from his Hank the Cow Dog series, 10:30AM
Dallas
B&N - Arboretum, Oola Dream Tour Book Signing, 12PM
BookPeople, BENJAMIN LUDWIG speaking & signing Ginny Moon, 7PM
BookPeople, WRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS Presents: "Mr. Swipe Right? Writing Contemporary Love Stories" with Clara Benson, LIANA LEFEY, Benjamin Reed, and PAIGE SCHILT, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
College Station
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, John Erickson will sing songs, accompanying himself on the banjo, and read from his Hank the Cow Dog series, 10:30AM
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Liz Silver reads from The Tincture of Time: A Memoir of (Medical) Uncertainty, followed by a conversation with Sarah Hepola (Blackout), 7:30PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Laura McBride reads and signs 'Round Midnight, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Thorne Dreyer, Alice Embree, Richard Croxdale discuss and sign CELEBRATING THE RAG, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Thorne Dreyer, Alice Embree, Richard Croxdale discuss and sign CELEBRATING THE RAG, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Peter Blauner will sign and discuss Proving Ground, 6:30PM
Museum of Fine Arts, MFAH/AIA Lecture - "Mysteries and Myths of Egypt’s Female Kings" with Dr. Kara Cooney, author of The Woman Who Would Be King (followed by book signing), 6:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Ink Rose reads and signs Scarlet Reign (Dragon Queen) (Volume 1), 4PM
Museum of Fine Arts, MFAH/AIA Lecture - "Mysteries and Myths of Egypt’s Female Kings" with Dr. Kara Cooney, author of The Woman Who Would Be King (followed by book signing), 6:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Ink Rose reads and signs Scarlet Reign (Dragon Queen) (Volume 1), 4PM
North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills Library, Behind the Book with Nancy Thayer, author of Secrets in Summer, 12PM ticketed reception, 1PM free public event
Friday, May 19:
Arlington
UTA Central Library, Kathryn E. Holliday discusses Leopold Eidlitz: Architecture and Idealism in the Gilded Age, 7:30PM
Austin
BookPeople, Laura McBride speaking & signing 'Round Midnight, 7PM
Malvern Books, An Evening with poets Chloe Honum, Sasha West, and Jennifer S. Cheng, 7PM
UTA Central Library, Kathryn E. Holliday discusses Leopold Eidlitz: Architecture and Idealism in the Gilded Age, 7:30PM
Austin
BookPeople, Laura McBride speaking & signing 'Round Midnight, 7PM
Malvern Books, An Evening with poets Chloe Honum, Sasha West, and Jennifer S. Cheng, 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Pandora's Box Poetry Showcase featuring A. Kendra Greene, Stevie Edwards, and Courtney Marie, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, poet Ching-In Chen reads and signs RECOMBINANT, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Radha Vatsal will sign and discuss Murder Between the Lines, 6:30PM
Murder By the Book, Radha Vatsal will sign and discuss Murder Between the Lines, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Star of TV's M.A.S.H and animal activist Loretta Swit discussing and signing SwitHeart, 5PMSaturday, May 20:
Austin Public Library - Yarborough, Austin Poetry Society Annual Awards Ceremony, 1:30PM
B&N - Sunset Valley, Michelle Craft discusses and signs Unwanted Things: Starring Milo Brewster, 1PM
BookPeople, ADA CALHOUN speaking & signing Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give, 3PM
BookPeople, RACHEL PEARSON speaking & signing No Apparent Distress: A Doctor's Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine (In Conversation With Forrest Wilder), 6PM
The Broken Spoke, Donna Miller discusses The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk, followed by Q&A and a signing, 12PM
Malvern Books, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review Issue 46 Launch Party, 3PM
B&N - Sunset Valley, Michelle Craft discusses and signs Unwanted Things: Starring Milo Brewster, 1PM
BookPeople, ADA CALHOUN speaking & signing Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give, 3PM
BookPeople, RACHEL PEARSON speaking & signing No Apparent Distress: A Doctor's Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine (In Conversation With Forrest Wilder), 6PM
The Broken Spoke, Donna Miller discusses The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk, followed by Q&A and a signing, 12PM
Malvern Books, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review Issue 46 Launch Party, 3PM
Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic with Joseph Huerta, 7PM
Monkeywrench Books, Book release: Eye of the Panther by Cicely Rue, 3PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "How to Write Funny" with Wendi Aarons, 9AM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "How to Write Funny" with Wendi Aarons, 9AM
Beaumont
B&N - Lincoln Park, Lisa Pliner signs A Puppy's Dream Comes True, 3PM
B&N - Preston/Royal, Mike Mirabella signs On the Luck of an Irish Sailor, 12PM
El Paso
El Paso Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Rising from the Ashes of Co-Dependency" with Sheela Wolford, 12:45PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, JAQUAVIS COLEMAN discusses and signs The Streets Have No King, 4PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, James B. Morgan signs his military memoir, Not Quite Home, 2PM
Harker Heights
B&N, Lt. Gen. Ricky Lynch book signing, 1PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, poet Lyman Grant reads and signs Searching For Abstract Realism, 7PMB&N - Preston/Royal, Mike Mirabella signs On the Luck of an Irish Sailor, 12PM
El Paso
El Paso Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Rising from the Ashes of Co-Dependency" with Sheela Wolford, 12:45PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, JAQUAVIS COLEMAN discusses and signs The Streets Have No King, 4PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, James B. Morgan signs his military memoir, Not Quite Home, 2PM
Harker Heights
B&N, Lt. Gen. Ricky Lynch book signing, 1PM
Houston
Half Price Books - Kirkwood, LOCAL AUTHOR SATURDAYS: Sarafia Jones–Hall, 1PM
Lawndale Art Center, BUILD-A-WORLD ZINE Workshop with Sarah Welch and Zine Fest Houston, 2PM
Murder By the Book, Chelsea Mueller will sign and discuss Borrowed Souls, 4:30PM
Murder By the Book, Chelsea Mueller will sign and discuss Borrowed Souls, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, T. Haven Morse reads and signs Flooded By: A Persona Poetry Collection, 3PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Frank Billingsly discusses and signs Swabbed & Found: An Adopted Man's DNA Journey to the Truth, 5PM
Irving
Valley Ranch Library, Friends of Irving Public Library Annual Meeting & Author Visit with Kathleen Stockmier, author of Pig Dog Creek, 10AMNew Braunfels
The Purple Chair, Anna Arms signs I Got Girl Power!, 12PMPlano
B&N - Creekwalk, Walter Gragg signs Thin Red Line, 2PM
Port Neches
Fleur Fine Books, Dakota Rivera "Ivylis" Meet & Greet and Book Signing Event, 3PM
San Antonio
Half Price Books North Central, Raymond Arroyo will discuss and sign Will Wilder: The Lost Staff of Wonders, 2PM
The Twig Book Shop, Michael Fry reads and signs How to Be a Supervillain, 11AM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, For Real: Navigating Truth Through Trials discussion and book signing with Kerrie Oles, 2PM
The Woodlands
B&N - Preston/Royal, former bookseller M.L. Rio signs If We Were Villains, 1PM
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, Dallas Goethe Center present a lecture Dr. Kenneth Hafertepe, author of The Material Culture of German Texans, 2PM
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Michael Tarvin signs Light in the Midst of Darkness (Devotions from Combat), 2PM
Sunday, May 21:
Austin
BookPeople, SCHOLASTIC SUMMER READING ROAD TRIP: VARIAN JOHNSON signing To Catch a Cheat, JENNIFER ZIEGLER signing Revenge of the Happy Campers, and JONATHAN FENSKE signing Plankton Is Pushy, 10AM
BookPeople, JEFF VANDERMEER speaking & signing Borne, 3PM
BookPeople, GREG GARRETT speaking & signing Living with the Living Dead, 5PM
Malvern Books, Christia Madacsi Hoffman launches Intent, her debut poetry collection, 4PM
BookPeople, JEFF VANDERMEER speaking & signing Borne, 3PM
BookPeople, GREG GARRETT speaking & signing Living with the Living Dead, 5PM
Malvern Books, Christia Madacsi Hoffman launches Intent, her debut poetry collection, 4PM
Dallas
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, Dallas Goethe Center present a lecture Dr. Kenneth Hafertepe, author of The Material Culture of German Texans, 2PM
Deep Vellum Books, Other People's Poetry: DFW-area poets celebrate Frank O'Hara, 4PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
San Antonio
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, Camille Di Maio signing Before the Rain Falls, 2PM
B&N - San Pedro, The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk book signing with Donna Marie Miller, 2PM
B&N - San Pedro, The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk book signing with Donna Marie Miller, 2PM