Bookish events in Texas for the week of June 26-July 2, 2017: Special Events:
2017 National Federation of State Poetry Societies Convention, Fort Worth, June 29-July 2
Writers' League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference, Austin, June 30-July 2
Interabang Books opens, Dallas, July 1
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
George Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio, San Antonio, June 23-September 4
Austin
Hotel Crescent Court, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Sir Nigel Shadbolt, author of The Spy in the Coffee Machine: The End of Privacy as We Know It, 6PM
The Wild Detectives, Fiera M. Smith reads from her poetry and prose collection Whenever It Smells Like Rain, 7:30PM
Houston
B&N - Vanderbilt Square, Kimberla Lawson Roby signs Sin of a Woman, 7PMBrazos Bookstore, Laura Lee Huttenbach discusses and signs RUNNING WITH RAVEN, 7PM
Lubbock
Lubbock Public Library - Groves, Bill Neeley will discuss and sign The Quest of Don Juan Sequin, 6:30PM
Tuesday, June 27:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Nicky Drayden signs The Prey of Gods, 7PM
BookPeople, PATRICIA ROBERTS-MILLER speaking & signing Demagoguery and Democracy, 7PM
Malvern Books, Malvern’s Multi-Verse with BookWoman’s Susan Post, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Slam Bowl 2017, 7PM
Dallas
BookPeople, PATRICIA ROBERTS-MILLER speaking & signing Demagoguery and Democracy, 7PM
Malvern Books, Malvern’s Multi-Verse with BookWoman’s Susan Post, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Slam Bowl 2017, 7PM
Dallas
Brazos Bookstore, From Rendering to Reality: The Story of Buffalo Bayou Park, 7PM
Haynes and Boone, LLP, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Sir Nigel Shadbolt, author of The Spy in the Coffee Machine: The End of Privacy as We Know It, 6:30PM
Murder By the Book, Meg Gardiner will sign and discuss Unsub, 6:30PM
Wednesday, June 28:
Austin
Austin Public Library - Old Quarry, Austin Out Loud: coming-of-age stories from authors Christy Esmahan, Jennifer Graham, and Favian Harper, 7PM [recommended for 17+]
Austin Public Library - Terrazas, Aural Literature: Local writers read their own work aloud for the public, 7PM
BookPeople, NINA GEORGE speaking & signing The Little French Bistro, 7PM
Hotel Ella, Salon Series: bestselling author and geneticist Spencer Wells, author of The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, 6PM
Dallas
BookPeople, NINA GEORGE speaking & signing The Little French Bistro, 7PM
Hotel Ella, Salon Series: bestselling author and geneticist Spencer Wells, author of The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, 6PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live hosts Art historian, critic, biographer, and Pulitzer-Prize nominated Hayden Herrera discussing and signing Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo, 7:30PM
Deep Vellum Books, Split the First Atom: A Storytelling Event, 7PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Olga Campos Benz reads and signs It's News to Me, 5PM
Thursday, June 29:
Austin
BookPeople, JAMES POULOS speaking & signing The Art of Being Free, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Dallas
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Texas author Price Ainsworth discusses and signs A MINOR FALL, 6PM
Half Price Books Mothership, COLLECTIBLE CONVERSATIONS: RARE & HISTORICAL CHILDREN'S BOOKS with Jonathan Carr, curator of the Siddie Joe Johnson Children's Literature Collection at the Dallas Public Library, 6PM
Half Price Books Mothership, COLLECTIBLE CONVERSATIONS: RARE & HISTORICAL CHILDREN'S BOOKS with Jonathan Carr, curator of the Siddie Joe Johnson Children's Literature Collection at the Dallas Public Library, 6PM
Half Price Books Mothership, Chief David Brown will discuss and sign Called to Rise: A Life in Faithful Service to the Community That Made Me, 7PM [pass required]
SMU, Workshop: "How to Self-Publish Your Book -- Economically, Quickly, and Professionally" with Len Bourland, 7PM
SMU, Workshop: "How to Self-Publish Your Book -- Economically, Quickly, and Professionally" with Len Bourland, 7PM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Midnight Jewel discussion and signing with Richelle Mead, 6PM
Austin
BookPeople, ERIN PRINGLE speaking & signing The Whole World at Once (in conversation with OWEN EGERTON), 7PM
Malvern Books, Joe Giordano launches his second novel, Appointment with ISIL, An Anthony Provati Thriller, with Walt Gragg reading from his recent release, The Red Line, 7PM
Bryan
REVOLUTION CAFE AND BAR, Speak Up Speak Out Regional Youth Poetry Slam, 8:30PM
Dallas
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slams presents Sexual Avengers Apocalypse, 8PM
Galveston
The Witchery, Laura Tempest Zakroff discusses and signs The Witch's Cauldron: The Craft, Lore, & Magick of Ritual Vessels, 4PM
Malvern Books, Joe Giordano launches his second novel, Appointment with ISIL, An Anthony Provati Thriller, with Walt Gragg reading from his recent release, The Red Line, 7PM
Bryan
REVOLUTION CAFE AND BAR, Speak Up Speak Out Regional Youth Poetry Slam, 8:30PM
Dallas
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slams presents Sexual Avengers Apocalypse, 8PM
Galveston
The Witchery, Laura Tempest Zakroff discusses and signs The Witch's Cauldron: The Craft, Lore, & Magick of Ritual Vessels, 4PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Price Ainsworth discusses and signs A MINOR FALL, 7PMSan Antonio
Tobin Center, 2nd Verse at The Tobin: an evening of spoken-word poetry featuring Glo, Shaggy, Faylita, Anthony the Poet, Vocab, and Tebe Zalango, 8PMAustin
River Oaks Bookstore, Sydni M. Brown reads and signs Under the Radar, 3PM
William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art, The Texas Aesthetic XI: The Summer Soiree Series featuring From Pecos to the Rio Grande by Ron Tyler, 1PM
Humble
Half Price Books, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, while supplies last
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: children's book author Patty York Raymond, 1PMAustin Public Library - Manchaca Road, Austin licensed therapist and author Angela Funke discusses, demonstrates techniques from, and signs Cathartic Ink: Post Election Blues, 10:30AM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, Bill Benitez of Austin independent publishing house Positive Imaging will present a FREE three-hour self-publishing workshop, 1PM
Dallas
Half Price Books - North Lamar, Bill Benitez of Austin independent publishing house Positive Imaging will present a FREE three-hour self-publishing workshop, 1PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mothership, New York Times best-selling author Spencer Quinn (aka Peter Abrahams) discusses and signs The Right Side, 3PM
Fredericksburg
Luckenbach Dance Hall, Donna Marie Miller signs The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk + a performance by Dale Watson, TBA
Houston
Half Price Books - North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, while supplies lastFredericksburg
Luckenbach Dance Hall, Donna Marie Miller signs The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk + a performance by Dale Watson, TBA
Houston
River Oaks Bookstore, Sydni M. Brown reads and signs Under the Radar, 3PM
William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art, The Texas Aesthetic XI: The Summer Soiree Series featuring From Pecos to the Rio Grande by Ron Tyler, 1PM
Half Price Books, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, while supplies last
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Berry Hawkins signing Deadly Outcome, 1PM
Sunday, July 2:
Austin
4th Tap Brewing Co-Op, 2017 REVEL Solstice Fest: "Beat of My Heart" with ALLEGRO CHAMBER TRIO and poet EDWARD VIDAURRE, 12:30PM
Malvern Books, Alaskan Fiddling Poet Ken Waldman will share poems from his recent collection, Trump Sonnets: Volume One, 4PMHalf Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Houston
Murder By the Book, Spencer Quinn will sign and discuss The Right Side, 2PMWritespace, Workshop: "Revising Fiction" with Adrienne Perry, 3PM
San Antonio