Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of December 4-10, 2017: Special Events:
13th Annual SIGNATURES AUTHOR SERIES featuring Paula Hawkins (The Girl on the Train), The Woodlands, December 8
Humanities Texas Holiday Book Fair, Austin, December 9
Laredo Book Festival, December 9
7th Annual Austin Writergrrls Book Fest, December 10
Ongoing Exhibits:
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature exhibition: The Illustrations of Melissa Sweet, Abilene, November 9-January 27
Malvern Books, Austin Community College Literary Coffeehouse: Reading & Open Mic, 7PM
Dallas
Aaron Family JCC, Martha Hall Kelly reads and signs Lilac Girls, 7PM
Houston
Brazil Houston, Glass Mountain Volume 19 launch party, 7PM
Murder By the Book, James Rollins will sign and discuss The Demon Crown, 6:30PM
Deep Vellum Books, award-winning South Korean author Jung Young Moon in conversation with David Searcy, 7PM
El Paso
B&N - Sunland Park, The Mermaid book signing with Jan Brett, 5PM
Houston
El Paso
Literarity Book Shop, An Evening with El Paso Poets Rosa Alcalá and Sasha Pimentel, 6PM
Apanas Coffee & Beer, NeoSoul WOWPS 2018 Qualifier hosted by Ebony Stewart, 6PM
Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Ryan Sharp’s new chapbook, my imaginary old man: poems, 4PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Honing the Spark and Mapping Out Your Revision" with Charlotte Gullick, 9AM
Boerne
Patrick Heath Public Library, Geraldine Guadagno signs her new picture book, A Christmas Story with St. Joseph, 11AM
Cedar Hill
B&N - Hillside Village, Dana Barney signing HALF LIFE, 1PM
West Branch Library, third annual Harry Potter Yule Ball, 5PM
Market Square, San Antonio's Historic Market Square book signing with Edna Campos Gravenhorst, 2PM
Trinity University Holt Center, Gemini Ink/Trinity University Press present "Writing Gifts: A Celebratory Workshop" with Naomi Shihab Nye, 10AM
The Twig Book Shop, Book-reading party with author Charity Marie, 10AM
Sugar Land
Fort Bend County Libraries - University Branch, Holiday Open House, 2PM
Sunday, December 10:Half Price Books Mothership, local author Tracy Lawson will sell and sign books from her young-adult series Resistance, 1PM
The Mix Co-Working Space, Writing Workshops Dallas Publication Seminar: "Submitting to Journals & Magazines" with Mag Gabbert, 3PM
El Paso
Pershing Inn, Cinco Puntos' La Mama Bravo’s Book Club & Social Hour: Benjamin Alire Sáenz reading from The Last Cigarette on Earth, 6PM
HoustonInprint House, INPRINT CELEBRATES THE STORIES OF OUR ELDERS: A READING, 2PM
San Antonio
Laredo Book Festival, December 9
7th Annual Austin Writergrrls Book Fest, December 10
Ongoing Exhibits:
Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America (a Humanities Texas exhibition), Midland, October 1-December 31
Monday, December 4:
Austin
BookPeople, Mayor's Book Club Launch 2018, 7PMMalvern Books, Austin Community College Literary Coffeehouse: Reading & Open Mic, 7PM
Dallas
Aaron Family JCC, Martha Hall Kelly reads and signs Lilac Girls, 7PM
Houston
Tracy Gee Community Center, Houston SCBWI Holiday Party – Potluck, Book Talks & Sales, 7PM
San Antonio
Austin History Center, Jesse Sublett discusses and signs Esther’s Follies: The Laughs, the Gossip, and the Story Behind Texas’ Most Celebrated Comedy Troupe (key performers from the troupe will also be on hand to answer questions and sign books), 6:30PM
First United Methodist Church, Dr. REZA ASLAN speaking & signing God: A Human History, 7PM [ticketed event]
Harry Ransom Center, Daniel Mendelsohn reads from, discusses, and signs his new memoir, An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and An Epic, 5PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam WOWPS Qualifier featuring Ebony Stewart, 7PM
College Station
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Laura Wilson discusses and signs Watt Matthews of Lambshead, 7PM
First United Methodist Church, Dr. REZA ASLAN speaking & signing God: A Human History, 7PM [ticketed event]
Harry Ransom Center, Daniel Mendelsohn reads from, discusses, and signs his new memoir, An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and An Epic, 5PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam WOWPS Qualifier featuring Ebony Stewart, 7PM
College Station
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Laura Wilson discusses and signs Watt Matthews of Lambshead, 7PM
Dallas
CBS Radio Performance Showroom, Ken Moraif, of the radio program "Money Matter with Ken Moraif," discusses and signs Buy, Hold, and SELL!, 6:30PM
CBS Radio Performance Showroom, Ken Moraif, of the radio program "Money Matter with Ken Moraif," discusses and signs Buy, Hold, and SELL!, 6:30PM
Royal Oaks Country Club, Friends of SMU Libraries Holiday Luncheon with Tiffany Divis, author of Presidential Gifts, 11:30AM
Houston
Murder By the Book, James Rollins will sign and discuss The Demon Crown, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Kimberly Fish reading and signing Comfort Plans, 5PM
Wednesday, December 6:
Austin
Wednesday, December 6:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Author Elise Kova signing The Revels of Gold, 7PM
BookPeople, KATHERINE ARDEN speaking & signing The Girl in the Tower, 7PM
BookWoman, Heather Bishop reading and signing Mercy, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Austin in the Jazz Age with author Richard Zelade, 12PM
BookPeople, KATHERINE ARDEN speaking & signing The Girl in the Tower, 7PM
BookWoman, Heather Bishop reading and signing Mercy, 7PM
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Austin in the Jazz Age with author Richard Zelade, 12PM
LBJ Library, An Evening with Peter Baker, author of Obama: The Call of History (book signing at 5PM), 6PM
Malvern Books, Austin Community College Creative Writing Literary Release Party for Rio Review, 7PM
The North Door, One Page Salon Reading Series, 7:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, James Rollins signing The Demon Crown, 7PMMalvern Books, Austin Community College Creative Writing Literary Release Party for Rio Review, 7PM
The North Door, One Page Salon Reading Series, 7:30PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, award-winning South Korean author Jung Young Moon in conversation with David Searcy, 7PM
El Paso
B&N - Sunland Park, The Mermaid book signing with Jan Brett, 5PM
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
The Ballroom at Bayou Place, Dr. REZA ASLAN discussing God: A Human History, 7:30PM [ticketed event]
The Black Labrador, Jeremy Haft discusses and signs Unmade in China: The Hidden Truth About China’s Economic Miracle, 7:15PM
The Ballroom at Bayou Place, Dr. REZA ASLAN discussing God: A Human History, 7:30PM [ticketed event]
The Black Labrador, Jeremy Haft discusses and signs Unmade in China: The Hidden Truth About China’s Economic Miracle, 7:15PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Alan Berch Hollingsworth discussing and signing Killing Alan Berch, 5PMTyler
Half Price Books, local author W. Scott Bell will sell and sign copies of his Civil War book The Camel Regiment: A History of the Bloody 43rd Mississippi Volunteer Infantry, CSA 1862-65, 5:30PM
Victoria
University of Houston, American Book Review reading series featuring Clay Reynolds, 12PM
Thursday, December 7:
Victoria
University of Houston, American Book Review reading series featuring Clay Reynolds, 12PM
Thursday, December 7:
Austin
BookWoman, HeatherAsh Amara discussing and signing Awaken Your Inner Fire, 7PM
UT - Avaya Auditorium, a reading with the Michener Center for Writers Fall 2017 visiting professors Carrie Fountain and Paul Harding, 7:30PM
Dallas
SMU - McCord Auditorium, Peter Baker discussing Obama: The Call of History, 6PMUT - Avaya Auditorium, a reading with the Michener Center for Writers Fall 2017 visiting professors Carrie Fountain and Paul Harding, 7:30PM
Dallas
El Paso
Literarity Book Shop, An Evening with El Paso Poets Rosa Alcalá and Sasha Pimentel, 6PM
Houston
Murder By the Book, Holiday Open House: get your picture taken with Sherlock Holmes and enjoy a 2017 Victorian Christmas, 5PMRiver Oaks Bookstore, Virginia Bernhard discuses and signs The Smell of War: Three Americans in the Trenches of World War I, 5PM
San Antonio
Hotel Emma Library, Joel Salcido will read and sign copies of his new book, The Spirit of Tequila, 6:30PM
Sugar Land
San Antonio
Hotel Emma Library, Joel Salcido will read and sign copies of his new book, The Spirit of Tequila, 6:30PM
Sugar Land
B&N - First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM
Smart Financial Centre, American Promise Tour: Vice President Joe Biden discusses his new memoir, PROMISE ME, DAD: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose, 8PM
Webster
B&N - Baybrook, Meet Andrew Fairchild, author of Have You Seen My Egg?, 5PM
Friday, December 8:
Austin
Smart Financial Centre, American Promise Tour: Vice President Joe Biden discusses his new memoir, PROMISE ME, DAD: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose, 8PM
Webster
B&N - Baybrook, Meet Andrew Fairchild, author of Have You Seen My Egg?, 5PM
Friday, December 8:
Austin
BookPeople, K.P GRESHAM speaking and signing Murder in the Second Pew, DAVE SWANSON speaking and signing The Dot on the Left, and RACHEL GAUNA speaking & signing The Thinking Log, 7PM
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading Series Ugly Sweater Party featuring readers Chessy Normile and Annelyse Gelman, 7PM
Paramount Theatre, American Promise Tour: Vice President Joe Biden discussing his memoir, Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose, 8PM
Dallas
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading Series Ugly Sweater Party featuring readers Chessy Normile and Annelyse Gelman, 7PM
Paramount Theatre, American Promise Tour: Vice President Joe Biden discussing his memoir, Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose, 8PM
Dallas
The Twig Book Shop, A poetry reading with David Taylor and Bryce Milligan, 5PM
Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink’s Writer in Communities program showcase their own poetry and fiction at this reading with Viktoria Valenzuela, Eddie Vega, Antoinette Franklin, and Marisela Barrera, 6:30PM
Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink’s Writer in Communities program showcase their own poetry and fiction at this reading with Viktoria Valenzuela, Eddie Vega, Antoinette Franklin, and Marisela Barrera, 6:30PM
Saturday, December 9:
Austin
Austin
Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Ryan Sharp’s new chapbook, my imaginary old man: poems, 4PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Honing the Spark and Mapping Out Your Revision" with Charlotte Gullick, 9AM
Boerne
Patrick Heath Public Library, Geraldine Guadagno signs her new picture book, A Christmas Story with St. Joseph, 11AM
Cedar Hill
B&N - Hillside Village, Dana Barney signing HALF LIFE, 1PM
Corsicana
100W Corsicana, award-winning South Korean author Jung Young Moon in conversation with David Searcy, 5PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Laney Nielson reading and signing PEPPERMINT COCOA CRUSHES, 1PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Laney Nielson reading and signing PEPPERMINT COCOA CRUSHES, 1PM
El Paso
El Paso Public Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: "Writing in Light" with Lucy Hopple, 12:45PM
Fort Worth
Forth Worth Restaurant of the Mind, Meet & Greet with author John J. Smith, 7PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, E.R. Bills signing Texas Far and Wide, a collection of tall tales, 2PM
Houston
Fort Worth
Forth Worth Restaurant of the Mind, Meet & Greet with author John J. Smith, 7PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, E.R. Bills signing Texas Far and Wide, a collection of tall tales, 2PM
Houston
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Katy Budget Books, Local author Liara Tamani signs her debut YA novel, Calling My Name, 5PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Warner Bourgeois discusses and signs Having Confidence in Yourself, 3PM
Writespace, Workshop: "How to Pitch an Idea to an Editor" with Katharine Shilcutt, 9:30AM
Katy Budget Books, Local author Liara Tamani signs her debut YA novel, Calling My Name, 5PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Warner Bourgeois discusses and signs Having Confidence in Yourself, 3PM
Writespace, Workshop: "How to Pitch an Idea to an Editor" with Katharine Shilcutt, 9:30AM
Irving
East Branch Library, annual Posadas celebration featuring award-winning author and poet Dr. Carmen Tafolla, 2:30PMSan Antonio
Trinity University Holt Center, Gemini Ink/Trinity University Press present "Writing Gifts: A Celebratory Workshop" with Naomi Shihab Nye, 10AM
The Twig Book Shop, Book-reading party with author Charity Marie, 10AM
Sugar Land
Fort Bend County Libraries - University Branch, Holiday Open House, 2PM
Austin
The Mix Co-Working Space, Writing Workshops Dallas Publication Seminar: "Submitting to Journals & Magazines" with Mag Gabbert, 3PM
El Paso
Pershing Inn, Cinco Puntos' La Mama Bravo’s Book Club & Social Hour: Benjamin Alire Sáenz reading from The Last Cigarette on Earth, 6PM
Houston
San Antonio
