Bookish events in Texas for the week of June 5-11, 2017: Special Events:
West Texas Writers' Academy, Canyon, June 5-9
Sixth Annual Children's Arts & Literacy Festival, Abilene, June 8-10
Wimberley Book Festival, June 10
Fresh Fiction's Boas & Tiaras, Dallas, June 10
Ongoing Exhibits:
Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, February 6-July 16
Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition, San Marcos, February 15-July 1
Print Houston 2017, June 5-July 3
Illustrator of the Century Garth Williams, Abilene, June 8-September 1
Monday, June 5:
Austin
BookPeople, DEBORAH CARTER MASTELOTTO speaking & signing The Tarot Primer, 7PMDallas
Nokia Conference Center, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Dr. Steven A. Cook discussing and signing False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East, 6PM
Fort Worth
Bass Performance Hall, as part of the 15th annual Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Stuart Isacoff discusses his new book, When the World Stopped to Listen: Van Cliburn's Cold War Triumph, and its Aftermath, 10AM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, University of Houston Professor Edmund Cueva discusses and signs Lessons in Mythology: A Comparative Approach, 7PMTracy Gee Community Center, "Fracturing Folk & Fairy Tales" SCBWI-Houston Writing Workshop with Aileen Kirkham, 7PM
Tuesday, June 6:
Austin
BookPeople, LIZZIE VELASQUEZ speaking & signing Dare to Be Kind, 7PM
Boerne
Patrick Heath Public Library, Author David Liss will present a program on "World Building" for middle grade and YA readers, 4:30PMDallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Austin
Barton Springs Pool, Julie Wernersbach and Carolyn Tracy launch The Swimming Holes of Texas, 7PM
BookPeople, BOLDLY BOOKISH YA AUTHOR TOUR: TARA ALTEBRANDO speaking and signing The Possible; SARAH TOLCSER speaking and signing Song of the Current; EMERY LORD speaking and signing The Names They Gave Us; and BRIGID KEMMERER speaking & signing Letters to the Lost, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talks: Photographer Kenny Braun discusses Surf Texas, 12PM
BookPeople, BOLDLY BOOKISH YA AUTHOR TOUR: TARA ALTEBRANDO speaking and signing The Possible; SARAH TOLCSER speaking and signing Song of the Current; EMERY LORD speaking and signing The Names They Gave Us; and BRIGID KEMMERER speaking & signing Letters to the Lost, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talks: Photographer Kenny Braun discusses Surf Texas, 12PM
Dallas
Winspear Opera House, Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown will discuss and sign Called to Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community That Made Me (in conversation with Keven Ann Willey, vice president and Editorial Page editor of The Dallas Morning News), 7:30PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Katy Budget Books, Special story time: Terri Sabol reads her book, Oscar and Emmy Get Rescued, 10AM
Murder By the Book, Lisa Jewell will sign and discuss I Found You, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Rebar, Kinyo Live poets and musicians present "TexasLess," 9PM
The Twig Book Shop, Stew Magnuson discusses and signs The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83 in Texas, 5:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Stew Magnuson discusses and signs The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83 in Texas, 5:30PM
Thursday, June 8:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Co., Elizabeth and James Wallace sign Garth Williams American Illustrator: A Life (in conjunction with the 2017 Children's Art & Literacy Festival), 3PMAustin
B&N - Arboretum, Liana LeFey signing Scandal of the Season, 7PM
BookPeople, JOHN T. EDGE speaking & signing The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South, 7P
BookPeople, JOHN T. EDGE speaking & signing The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South, 7P
Malvern Books, Novel Night with Michael Aaron Casares, Lee Thomas, and María Limón,7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Paige Bowers discusses and signs THE GENERAL’S NIECE: THE LITTLE-KNOWN DE GAULLE WHO FOUGHT TO FREE OCCUPIED FRANCE, 7PM
Community Artists' Collective, Deniz “dee!colonize’ Lopez, writer, editor and poet, will read from and sign dee! collection, the complete layers, 6PM
Murder By the Book, Cara Black will sign her Aimee Leduc prequel, Murder in Saint-Germain, 6:30PM
Community Artists' Collective, Deniz “dee!colonize’ Lopez, writer, editor and poet, will read from and sign dee! collection, the complete layers, 6PM
Murder By the Book, Cara Black will sign her Aimee Leduc prequel, Murder in Saint-Germain, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Uvalde
El Progreso Memorial Library, Stew Magnuson discusses and signs The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83 in Texas, 5:30PM
Friday, June 9:
Austin
Austin Public Library - Spicewood Springs, New York Times-bestselling author Ilona Andrews will read, discuss, and sign White Hot, 7PM [must be 18]
BookPeople, NISHI WHITELEY speaking & signing Chronic Relief: A Guide to Cannabis for the Terminally and Chronically Ill, 7PM
BookPeople, NISHI WHITELEY speaking & signing Chronic Relief: A Guide to Cannabis for the Terminally and Chronically Ill, 7PM
Malvern Books, An Evening with poets Alice Jones, Cecily Parks, and Kathleen Peirce, 7PM
WhichCraft Tap Room, release party for the new Trappist Beer Travels book, 6PM
Dallas
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents: The GNO Show, 8PMLucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Poets on X+ featuring Paul Koniecki, author of Reject Convention, 7:30PM
Leakey
Real County Public Library, Stew Magnuson discusses and signs The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83 in Texas, 12PM
Saturday, June 10:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Co., West Texas writer S.J. Dahlstrom signs copies of his Wilder Good series, 11AMAustin
B&N - Arboretum, Michael Kihntopf signing Wars Without End, Battles Without Winners, 2PM
BookPeople, SCBWI-Austin Monthly Meeting: "Mad About the Middle" with Mari Mancusi and Diana Peterfreund, 10AM
BookPeople, ELLIOTT TURNER speaking & signing The Night of the Virgin, 2PM
BookPeople, SCBWI-Austin Monthly Meeting: "Mad About the Middle" with Mari Mancusi and Diana Peterfreund, 10AM
BookPeople, ELLIOTT TURNER speaking & signing The Night of the Virgin, 2PM
BookPeople, KAYLA OLSON speaking & signing The Sandcastle Empire, 5PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, local author Alan J. Porter will sell and sign Quatemain: The New Adventures, Vol. 2, 1PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, local author Alan J. Porter will sell and sign Quatemain: The New Adventures, Vol. 2, 1PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Exit Strategy discussion and book signing with Lauren Allbright, 3PM
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Poet, educator, and New York Times bestselling-author Kwame Alexander kicks off summer reading with his latest book, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life, 2PM
The Frederick Douglass Center, SankofaTalks: POWER OF EDUCATION with Dennis Kimbro, author of The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Spanish poetry workshop with Julia Leverone, 10:30AMDallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Poet, educator, and New York Times bestselling-author Kwame Alexander kicks off summer reading with his latest book, The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life, 2PM
The Frederick Douglass Center, SankofaTalks: POWER OF EDUCATION with Dennis Kimbro, author of The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires, 7PM
El Paso
El Paso Public Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Ode to the Skin I'm In" with Cecilia Tate, 12:45PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Lisa Lewis signs Healthy Happy Cooking, 2PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, reception celebrating the release of TEXAS WEATHER: AN ANTHOLOGY, with an introduction by editor Laurence Musgrove, 7PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day
Katy Budget Books, Rosalie King signs Deadly Transformation, 2PM
Murder By the Book, Kay Finch will sign and discuss The Black Cat Sees His Shadow, and Julie Herman will sign and discuss Burned, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Cassandra Bohne reads and signs The Second Mary, 3PM
Writespace, Workshop: "Technical Writing" with Andreana Binder, 1PM
Writespace, Workshop: "Technical Writing" with Andreana Binder, 1PM
Kyle
Milagros Religious Gifts & More, Local author and artist Lauren Flake will be signing and celebrating the release of her newest children’s book, Where Did My Sweet Grandpa Go?: A Preschooler’s Guide to Losing a Loved One, 10AM
Leakey
Frio Canyon Motorcycle Shop, Stew Magnuson signs The Last American Highway: A Journey Through Time Down U.S. Route 83 in Texas, 10:30AM
Midland
B&N, Geoffery Thomas signingThe Wayward Astronomer, 12PMNacogdoches
Blueberry Festival, Denzel Holmes will discuss and sign Big Cypress, all day
Port Neches
B&N - San Pedro, Dr. Joe Bates signs Making Your Brain Hum - 12 Weeks To a Smarter You, 1PM
Gemini Ink, Poetry Workshop: "Hashtag Revision" with Sheila Black, 10AM
The Twig Book Shop, Shina James reads and signs Monstrous Ties, 11AM
Gemini Ink, Poetry Workshop: "Hashtag Revision" with Sheila Black, 10AM
The Twig Book Shop, Shina James reads and signs Monstrous Ties, 11AM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Story time: Stephanie Barker reading and signing The Little Copper Penny, 11AMWebster
B&N - Baybrook, Gulf Coast Poets meeting featuring Bucky Rea, 10:30AM
B&N - Baybrook, Colonel Michael D.Tarvin signing Light in the Midst of Darkness, 1PM
B&N - Baybrook, Colonel Michael D.Tarvin signing Light in the Midst of Darkness, 1PM
Sunday, June 11:
Austin
4th Tap Brewing Cooperative, Revel Unclassified presents "Such Wild Love" with poet Alan Berecka, 12:30PM
BookPeople, PAIGE BOWERS speaking & signing The General's Niece, 2PM
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents "Freedom Reimaged," 4PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
Houston
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Laura Reagan signs How to Raise Respectful Parents, 11AM