Bookish events in Texas for the week of July 17-23, 2017: Special Events:
Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 29-July 30
The LaNana Creek Press Summer Letterpress and Book Art Intensive, Nacogdoches, July 8-August 5
Build A Better World “Adventures in Writing” Kids’ Writing Camp, Midland, July 17-21
Gemini Ink Writers Conference, San Antonio, July 21-23
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, Grapevine, July 21-23
Literary Non-Fiction Workshop, Archer City, July 23-30
Ongoing Exhibits:
Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art, Austin, June 5-August 13
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
BookPeople, P.C. CAST and KRISTIN CAST speaking & signing Loved, 7PM
Houston
Murder By the Book, Linda Castillo will sign and discuss her newest release, Down A Dark Road, 6:30PMTuesday, July 18:
Austin
BookPeople, JEFF ABBOTT speaking & signing Blame, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Slam featuring Houston VIP Slam, 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents naturalist Terry Tempest Williams discussing and signing The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks, 7:30PMHalf Price Books Mother Ship, Linda Castillo discusses and signs Down a Dark Road, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, local author panel: "Publishing on Amazon: A Discussion on the Good, the Bad, the Ugly, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
Funky Town Festival, Fort Worth Writer's Boot Camp workshop: "The Blinking Cursor" with Mark A. Noble, 6:30PM
Houston
Wednesday, July 19:
Austin
BookPeople, ANNE HELEN PETERSEN speaking & signing Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, 7PM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: "Essential Elements: Keeping Your Story’s Heart Beating" with Natalia Sylvester, 6:30PM
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Kathy Reichs reading and signing Two Days, 7:30PM
BookPeople, ANNE HELEN PETERSEN speaking & signing Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, 7PM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: "Essential Elements: Keeping Your Story’s Heart Beating" with Natalia Sylvester, 6:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Jeff Abbott signs Blame, 7PMDallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Kathy Reichs reading and signing Two Days, 7:30PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Houston Chronicle office, Houston Public Library's Books & Bylines: "Houston Through Writers’ Eyes" with journalist Mimi Swartz and former Houston poet laureate Gwen Zepeda (moderated by Chron books editor Alyson Ward), 7PM
Irving
Valley Ranch Library, Storyteller Ann Marie Newman: stories from different cultures, with an emphasis on creative thinking, 2:30PMPlainview Country Club, Joe Specht, author of The Roots of Texas Music and The Women There Don't Treat You Mean: Abilene in Song, discusses Texas music as part of the 9th annual Texas Plains Trail Region Tourism & Preservation Roundup, 5:30PM
Thursday, July 20:
Austin
BookPeople, TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS speaking & signing The Hour of Land, 7PM
BookPeople, Writers' League of Texas Third Thursday panel: "The Secret to Great Picture Books" with Chris Barton, Jason Gallaher, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Emma J. Virján, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
BookPeople, Writers' League of Texas Third Thursday panel: "The Secret to Great Picture Books" with Chris Barton, Jason Gallaher, Liz Garton Scanlon, and Emma J. Virján, 7PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Josué Gabriel de Montemayor presents his bilingual poetry collection, El Vértigo de Camaleón, 7PM
Interabang Books, Ace Atkins reads and signs The Fallen, 7PM
Houston
The Heritage Society, Finger Lecture Series: "Fourth Ward Cottage: A building too significant not to have been saved" with author and historian Randy Pace, 12PM
Murder By the Book, Michael Connelly will sign and discuss The Late Show (in conversation with fellow crime novelist Theresa Schwegel), 6:30PM [line number required]
Midland
George W. Bush Childhood Home, Laura Bush Literacy Program Reading Event, 4:30PM
Plainview
Plainview Civic Center, Ryann Ford discusses and signs The Last Stop: Vanishing Rest Stops of the American Roadside (part of the 9th annual Texas Plains Trail Region Tourism & Preservation Roundup), 2:30PM
Plano
B&N - Preston/Park, Dionda Fugitt signs Adjust Your Crown, 12:30PM
The Heritage Society, Finger Lecture Series: "Fourth Ward Cottage: A building too significant not to have been saved" with author and historian Randy Pace, 12PM
Murder By the Book, Michael Connelly will sign and discuss The Late Show (in conversation with fellow crime novelist Theresa Schwegel), 6:30PM [line number required]
Midland
George W. Bush Childhood Home, Laura Bush Literacy Program Reading Event, 4:30PM
Plainview
Plainview Civic Center, Ryann Ford discusses and signs The Last Stop: Vanishing Rest Stops of the American Roadside (part of the 9th annual Texas Plains Trail Region Tourism & Preservation Roundup), 2:30PM
Plano
B&N - Preston/Park, Dionda Fugitt signs Adjust Your Crown, 12:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Jeffrey Hunt discusses and signs Meade and Lee After Gettysburg: The Forgotten Final Stage of the Gettysburg Campaign, from Falling Waters to Culpeper Court House, July 14-31, 1863, 5PM
Sugar Land
Austin
BookPeople, ACE ATKINS speaking & signing The Fallen, 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Night One of "Two Roads A Synesthesia Of Bonfires & Beer" presented by Poets on X+ & Pandora's Box Poetry Showcase (learn the secret handshake for entrance to night two at a private residence), 7:30PM
Houston
Murder By the Book, Fiona Barton will sign and discuss The Child, 6:30PMDallas
Deep Vellum Books, Night One of "Two Roads A Synesthesia Of Bonfires & Beer" presented by Poets on X+ & Pandora's Box Poetry Showcase (learn the secret handshake for entrance to night two at a private residence), 7:30PM
Houston
Plainview
Plainview Civic Center, Vicki Hamblen signs The Rim to Rim Road: Will Hamblen and the Crossing of Texas' Palo Duro Canyon (part of the 9th annual Texas Plains Trail Region Tourism & Preservation Roundup), 11AM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Jan Reid reads and signs Sins of the Younger Sons, 4PM
Saturday, July 22:
Abilene
Texas Star Trading Company, Dr. Sandip Mathur signs Cowboys and Indian: A Doctor's First Year in Texas, 11AM
Austin
Lucky Dog Books - Casa Linda, Meet the Author Story Time: Becky Villareal reading from Halito Gianna: The Journey Continues, 10:30AM
Denton
Emily Fowler Library, Family Chess Challenge: former U.S. women's chess champion Alexey Root will play 10 chess players simultaneously! Anyone who can win against her gets a free copy of her new book, Prepare With Chess Strategy, 2PM
El Paso
B&N - Sunland Park, Beverley Blount Signing The Blount Guide to Phonetic Reading, 2PM
El Paso Public Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: "Fudge the World" with Chauncey Lowe, 12:45PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Reavis Wortham discusses and signs Hawke's Prey, 11AM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, Reavis Z. Wortham signs Hawke's Prey, 2PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Leah Harper Bowron will discuss and sign her novel COLORBLIND, 1PM
Clayton Library Center, Speak!Poet with SAVANNAH BLUE and JEREMYAH "THE FLUENT ONE" PAYNE, 2PM
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Words & Art: Writing Workshop, 1PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, while supplies last
Hogg Middle School, Brazos Bookstore presents Chris Colfer, reading from his new book THE LAND OF STORIES 6: WORLDS COLLIDE, 4PM [ticketed event]
Murder By the Book, Jeff Abbott will sign and discuss his newest thriller, Blame, and Ace Atkins will sign and discuss his new Quinn Colson novel, The Fallen, 4:30PM
Texas Star Trading Company, Dr. Sandip Mathur signs Cowboys and Indian: A Doctor's First Year in Texas, 11AM
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Geoffrey Thomas signs The Wayward Astronomer, 2PM
B&N - Sunset Valley, Expedition Austin: A Kid's Guide to the Weirdest Town in Texas book signing with Jill Coody Smits, 1PM
BookPeople, JASON GALLAHER speaking & signing Whobert Whover, Owl Detective, 2PM
Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 7PM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: "Essential Elements: Rhythm, Rhyme and Word Play in the Picture Book" with Susan Kralovansky, 3:30PM
BookPeople, JASON GALLAHER speaking & signing Whobert Whover, Owl Detective, 2PM
Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 7PM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: "Essential Elements: Rhythm, Rhyme and Word Play in the Picture Book" with Susan Kralovansky, 3:30PM
Brownsville
El Hueso Cafe, Brownsville Slam Poetry, 6:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Coleen Rasco signs Annabell's Talent Search, 12PM
B&N - Preston/Royal, Derek Sean Carlton signs A Divine Pathway, 1PM
Lucky Dog Books - Casa Linda, Meet the Author Story Time: Becky Villareal reading from Halito Gianna: The Journey Continues, 10:30AM
Denton
Emily Fowler Library, Family Chess Challenge: former U.S. women's chess champion Alexey Root will play 10 chess players simultaneously! Anyone who can win against her gets a free copy of her new book, Prepare With Chess Strategy, 2PM
El Paso
B&N - Sunland Park, Beverley Blount Signing The Blount Guide to Phonetic Reading, 2PM
El Paso Public Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: "Fudge the World" with Chauncey Lowe, 12:45PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Reavis Wortham discusses and signs Hawke's Prey, 11AM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, Reavis Z. Wortham signs Hawke's Prey, 2PM
Houston
B&N - Westheimer Crossing, Karen J. January signs Lessons Mama Never Taught Me, 1PMBlue Willow Bookshop, Leah Harper Bowron will discuss and sign her novel COLORBLIND, 1PM
Clayton Library Center, Speak!Poet with SAVANNAH BLUE and JEREMYAH "THE FLUENT ONE" PAYNE, 2PM
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Words & Art: Writing Workshop, 1PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, while supplies last
Hogg Middle School, Brazos Bookstore presents Chris Colfer, reading from his new book THE LAND OF STORIES 6: WORLDS COLLIDE, 4PM [ticketed event]
Murder By the Book, Jeff Abbott will sign and discuss his newest thriller, Blame, and Ace Atkins will sign and discuss his new Quinn Colson novel, The Fallen, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Davonte' Marshall reads and signs #DefendingBlackwomanhood: the poetic intensities of womanology, 3PM
Irving
West Irving Library, The Human Library: build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue, 10AM
Irving
West Irving Library, The Human Library: build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices through dialogue, 10AM
Nacogdoches
Austin
4th Tap Brewing Co-Op, 2017 REVEL SOLSTICE FEST: "MUSIC FOR STEVE, ELECTRONICS, AND YOU" with poet Nathan Brown, 12:30PM
BookPeople, OWEN EGERTON speaking & signing Hollow, 3PM
Malvern Books, "Women Write Hard Sci-Fi: Continuing the Tradition" featuring Nancy Smith and Christy Esmahan, 2PM
Malvern Books, "Women Write Hard Sci-Fi: Continuing the Tradition" featuring Nancy Smith and Christy Esmahan, 2PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Why Would I Get an MFA in Creative Writing: A Roundtable Discussion, 1PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Frisco
Frisco Public Library, Sisters in Crime North Dallas host "Seven Deadly First Page Sins" with Tex Thompson, 2PMHouston
