Bookish events in Texas for the week of August 14-20, 2017: Special Events:
Literary Libations Week (benefiting the Texas Book Festival), various locations, August 14-18
Writers' League of Texas Summer Writing Workshop, Austin, August 14-19
Ongoing Exhibits:
Illustrator of the Century Garth Williams, Abilene, June 8-September 1
George Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio, San Antonio, June 23-September 4
Monday, August 14:
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Come meet author David Collins, as well as Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes, the subjects of his book Accidental Activists: Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and Their Fight for Marriage Equality in Texas, 7PM
Houston
Stages Repertory Theatre, Tintero Readings featuring dee!colonize, 7PMTuesday, August 15:
Austin
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Australia's Slamalamadingdong, hosted by Peter Nevland, 7PM
Dallas
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Howard Markel discusses and signs The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek, 6PMInterabang Books, Joe Tone discusses and sigsn Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels, and the Borderland Dream, 7PM
Houston
San Antonio
Wednesday, August 16:
Austin
AFS Cinema, Austin City Lit: Story Bar and The Writers' League of Texas present a summer-themed Literary Story Mixer featuring short fiction, poetry, music, and more, 7PM (happy hour and lit trivia at 5PM)
BookPeople, RENEE CASTEEL COOK and TIFFANY HARELIK speaking & signing Best of Trailer Food Diaries, 7PM
Houston
AFS Cinema, Austin City Lit: Story Bar and The Writers' League of Texas present a summer-themed Literary Story Mixer featuring short fiction, poetry, music, and more, 7PM (happy hour and lit trivia at 5PM)
BookPeople, RENEE CASTEEL COOK and TIFFANY HARELIK speaking & signing Best of Trailer Food Diaries, 7PM
Houston
Irving
South Irving Library, Pop Goes My Heart YA Author Event with Ashley Poston, author of Geekerella, Maurene Goo, author of I Believe In a Thing Called Love, and Sandhya Menon, author of When Dimple Met Rishi, 7PMThursday, August 17:
Abilene
The Grace Museum, Joe W. Specht discusses and signs his newly revised and expanded edition of Abilene in Song: The Women There Don't Treat You Mean, 7PMAustin
Blanton Museum of Art, Writers' League of Texas Third Thursday: "Writing about Myth" with Sheila Black, Dr. Richard R. Flores, P.J. Hoover, and Dr. Helena Woodard, 6:30PM
BookPeople, JOHN CORVINO speaking and signing Debating Religious Liberty & Discrimination, 7PM
BookWoman, YOUTH Sexual Health Workshop Reading, 6:30PM
BookPeople, JOHN CORVINO speaking and signing Debating Religious Liberty & Discrimination, 7PM
BookWoman, YOUTH Sexual Health Workshop Reading, 6:30PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Bryan
SEAD Gallery & Bookshop, Author Talk Series: Paul Hill, former NASA Director of Mission Operations, discusses and signs Leadership from the Mission Control Room to the Boardroom, 6:30PM
Bryan
SEAD Gallery & Bookshop, Author Talk Series: Paul Hill, former NASA Director of Mission Operations, discusses and signs Leadership from the Mission Control Room to the Boardroom, 6:30PM
The Wild Detectives, Dallas author Will Clarke reads and signs The Neon Palm of Madame Melançon, 7:30PM
Houston
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Women In Translation Month Happy Hour, 7PM
The Heritage Society, Andrew J. Torget, historian and professor at the University of North Texas, will give a lecture based on his book, Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 12PM
Midland
George W. Bush Childhood Home, Laura Bush Literacy Program Reading Event, 4:30PM
Sugar Land
Austin
BookPeople, WRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS presents Summer Writing Workshop Showcase and book signing with instructors Carol Dawson, Charlotte Gullick, Donna Johnson, Sasha West, 7PM
Malvern Books, poet Ching-In Chen reads and signs recombinant (with Mónica Teresa Ortiz and Jesus Valles), 7PM
Dallas
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Pandora's Box Poetry Reading Series featuring Leah Tieger, Sebastian Hasani Paramo, and Greg Brownderville, 7PM
Houston
Saturday, August 19:
Houston
Body Mind & Soul, An Evening of Spirit Communication with Mark Anthony, author of Evidence of Eternity and Never Letting Go, followed by a book signing, 7PM
Saturday, August 19:
Amarillo
Chase Building, Texas High Plains Writers workshop with Mike Akins and Tex Thompson, 9AM
Austin
BookPeople, TAL M. KLEIN speaking and signing The Punch Escrow, 2PM
BookPeople, JAMES CROWLEY speaking and signing Monsterland, 6PM
Dallas
Dallas Public Library - Highland Hills, Warren Landrum discusses and signs his book about the steps he took to become an author, 1PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Murder By the Book, Black Opal Babes Event with authors Laura Elvebak, Saralyn Richard, Zari Reede (the writing team of Zoe Tasia and Minette Lauren), and Kathleen Kaska, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Jeffery Tracey reads and signs A Family Reunited, 3PM
Writespace, "How Do I Get Started?" Q&A with instructors Cassandra Clarke and Elizabeth White-Olsen, 9:30AM
Chase Building, Texas High Plains Writers workshop with Mike Akins and Tex Thompson, 9AM
Austin
B&N - Sunset Valley, Donna Miller discusses and signs The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk, with Broken Spoke proprietors James and Annetta White and Ben Rogers on guitar, 2PM
BookPeople, TAL M. KLEIN speaking and signing The Punch Escrow, 2PM
BookPeople, JAMES CROWLEY speaking and signing Monsterland, 6PM
Dallas
Dallas Public Library - Highland Hills, Warren Landrum discusses and signs his book about the steps he took to become an author, 1PM
El Paso Public Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: "The Radical Amazement of Rumi Part 2" with Robin Scofield, 12:45PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Spotlight on Local Author: Autumn Carpentier signs Walking on Water, 2PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Random House Children’s Books Little Golden Bus Tour, 1PMFrisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Spotlight on Local Author: Autumn Carpentier signs Walking on Water, 2PM
Houston
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Murder By the Book, Black Opal Babes Event with authors Laura Elvebak, Saralyn Richard, Zari Reede (the writing team of Zoe Tasia and Minette Lauren), and Kathleen Kaska, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Jeffery Tracey reads and signs A Family Reunited, 3PM
Writespace, "How Do I Get Started?" Q&A with instructors Cassandra Clarke and Elizabeth White-Olsen, 9:30AM
Lubbock
B&N, White Gingerbread book signing with K.A. Townsen, 1PM
Nacogdoches
The Bosslight, Get Lit at the Main Pecan: bring your favorite poem, short story, or passage from a book, 7PM
Pasadena
B&N - Fairway Market, Princess Truly in I Am Truly book signing with Kelly Greenawait, 2PM
Nacogdoches
The Bosslight, Get Lit at the Main Pecan: bring your favorite poem, short story, or passage from a book, 7PM
Pasadena
B&N - Fairway Market, Princess Truly in I Am Truly book signing with Kelly Greenawait, 2PM
Southlake
B&N - Town Center, George Dalton book signing, 12PM
Sugar Land
Fort Bend County Libraries - First Colony Branch, Houston Writers Guild workshop: "Writing in Another Realm? Explore Fantasy and Science-Fiction Writing" with Houston-area authors Dorothy Tinker, Kelly Lynn Colby, Julian Kindred, and Fern Brady, 1PM
Half Price Books, local author Jacory Wiley will sell and sign his children's book Vision to Dream, 1PM
Sunday, August 20:
Sugar Land
Fort Bend County Libraries - First Colony Branch, Houston Writers Guild workshop: "Writing in Another Realm? Explore Fantasy and Science-Fiction Writing" with Houston-area authors Dorothy Tinker, Kelly Lynn Colby, Julian Kindred, and Fern Brady, 1PM
Half Price Books, local author Jacory Wiley will sell and sign his children's book Vision to Dream, 1PM
Sunday, August 20:
Austin
4th Tap Brewing Co-Op, 2017 REVEL SOLSTICE FESTIVAL: "TODAY MY LIFE IS MINE" with poet Usha Akella and music by Z3, 12:30PM
Malvern Books, Martin Perlman reads and signs Thinks Out Loud, 2PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author Erin Pace will sell and sign Carried: A Story of Faith, Hope, and Love, and local author Quinnie Nichols will sell and sign Queenish: Embracing the Empowerment of Women, 1PM
The Texas Theatre, Brandon Harris discusses and signs Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make it in New York City (preceded by a screening of Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing), 3PM
El Paso
The Glasbox, FrontEra slam poetry workshop: "The Rabbit Hole," 7PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Spotlight on Local Author: Dan Herod signs Nuggets of Truth, 2PM
El Paso
The Glasbox, FrontEra slam poetry workshop: "The Rabbit Hole," 7PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Spotlight on Local Author: Dan Herod signs Nuggets of Truth, 2PM
Houston
Murder By the Book, Mark Pryor will sign and discuss The Sorbonne Affair, 2PM