Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of May 14-20, 2018: Special Events:
Books Alive! 9th Annual Children’s Book Celebration, Houston, May 19
Middle-Grade Intensive Lecture/Workshop, Austin, May 17-19
Brazos Valley Book Festival, Bryan, May 19
5 Book Dive Presents: The Summer Reading Splash, Austin, May 19
Houston Book Show, May 19-20
Elena Gallego Rare Books Pop-up Shop, San Antonio, May 19-June 3
Ongoing Exhibits:
Houston
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents International bestselling author and art historian Noah Charney and his new book, The Museum of Lost Art, 7:30PM
Hall of State at Fair Park, Dallas Historical Society: Patricia Bernstein discusses her book Ten Dollars to Hate: The Texas Man Who Fought the Klan, 6:30PM
The Ritz-Carlton, the World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Tom Peters discussing and signing The Excellence Dividend: Meeting the Tech Tide with Work That Wows and Jobs That Last, 5:30PM
The Wild Detectives, a conversation with Mexican novelist, poet and playwright Carmen Boullosa about her work and experience in raising a feminist voice in Latin-American literature, 7:30PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, celebrate the launch of Katherine Center's new novel, HOW TO WALK AWAY, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Aja Gabel reading and signing THE ENSEMBLE, 7PM
The Heritage Society, Noon Lecture Series features Mitchel Roth discussing Convict Cowboys, 12PM
Holocaust Museum Houston, Public Lecture Series: "Receivers of Information: Building Empathy through Storytelling and Art," 6:30PM
Rice University BioScience Research Collaborative, Urban Reads: Michael Emerson discussing and signing Market Cities, People Cities: The Shape of Our Urban Future, 7PM
Midland
George W. Bush Childhood Home, Third Thursday Reading Program, 4:30PM
Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards (NCCIL exhibition), Abilene, February 8-May 19
Monday, May 14:
Monday, May 14:
Austin
Austin Central Public Library, ALON SHAYA speaking & signing Shaya, 7PM
BookPeople, TAO LIN speaking & signing Trip, 7PM
Dallas
King of Glory Lutheran Church, The Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters will speak on his 2017 book Stakes Is High: Race, Faith and Hope for America, 10AM
Denton
Denton South Branch Library, Professor's Corner: Dr. Guy Litton of Texas Woman’s University presents "The Hunger Games: The Young Adult Heroine in the Era of Dystopian Fiction," 7PM
Houston
BookPeople, TAO LIN speaking & signing Trip, 7PM
Dallas
King of Glory Lutheran Church, The Rev. Dr. Michael W. Waters will speak on his 2017 book Stakes Is High: Race, Faith and Hope for America, 10AM
Denton
Denton South Branch Library, Professor's Corner: Dr. Guy Litton of Texas Woman’s University presents "The Hunger Games: The Young Adult Heroine in the Era of Dystopian Fiction," 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Chibundu Onuzo reading and signing WELCOME TO LAGOS, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Alex Segura will sign and discuss Blackout, 6:30PM
Stages Theatre, Tintero Projects Open Mic and Featured Reading Series with Zachary Caballero, 7PM
San Antonio
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, James Conaway discussing and signing Napa at Last Light: America's Eden in an Age of Calamity, 5PM
Tuesday, May 15:
Tuesday, May 15:
Addison
Renaissance Dallas Addison, the World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Amir Husain discussing The Sentient Machine: The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence, 6:30PM
Austin
Renaissance Dallas Addison, the World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Amir Husain discussing The Sentient Machine: The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence, 6:30PM
Austin
Central Presbyterian Church, JESMYN WARD speaking and signing Sing, Unburied, Sing (In Conversation with Clay Smith, Editor of Kirkus Reviews), 6PM [ticketed event]
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Chibbi, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Chibbi, 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Brandon Hobson reading and signing Where the Dead Sit Talking, 7PMInterabang Books, Julia Heaberlin reading and signing PAPER GHOSTS, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Jaclyn Friedman discussing and signing Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power and How to Stop Letting the System Screw Us All, 7:30PM
El Paso
The Black Orchid Lounge, The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 8PM
Houston
The Wild Detectives, Jaclyn Friedman discussing and signing Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power and How to Stop Letting the System Screw Us All, 7:30PM
El Paso
The Black Orchid Lounge, The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 8PM
Houston
Asia Society Texas, Authors & Asia: Elizabeth Economy discussing and signing The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State, 6:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Katherine Center reading and signing HOW TO WALK AWAY, 7PM
The Ensemble Theatre, INPRINT CELEBRATES THE STORIES OF OUR ELDERS: A READING, 11AM
Murder By the Book, Mary Kay Andrews will sign and discuss The High Tide Club, Christina Dodd will sign and discuss Dead Girl Running, and Jayne Ann Krentz will sign and discuss her newest novel, The Other Lady Vanishes, 6:30PM
Irving
West Irving Library, Kathy Lyons reading and signing Hitting It from her new baseball series, 7PM
San Antonio
Brazos Bookstore, Katherine Center reading and signing HOW TO WALK AWAY, 7PM
The Ensemble Theatre, INPRINT CELEBRATES THE STORIES OF OUR ELDERS: A READING, 11AM
Murder By the Book, Mary Kay Andrews will sign and discuss The High Tide Club, Christina Dodd will sign and discuss Dead Girl Running, and Jayne Ann Krentz will sign and discuss her newest novel, The Other Lady Vanishes, 6:30PM
Irving
West Irving Library, Kathy Lyons reading and signing Hitting It from her new baseball series, 7PM
San Antonio
The Mix, PuroSlam, 9:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Miles Wilson reading and signing Woodswork: New and Selected Stories of the American West, 5PM
Wednesday, May 16:
The Twig Book Shop, Miles Wilson reading and signing Woodswork: New and Selected Stories of the American West, 5PM
Wednesday, May 16:
Austin
Austin Central Public Library, Geoff Dyer discussing a selection of Garry Winogrand photographs based on passages from his recently published book, The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand, and Sasha Waters Freyer presenting excerpts from her award-winning documentary Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable, 7PM
BookPeople, ALEX SEGURA speaking & signing Blackout, 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Pegasus Reading Series, 7PMAustin Central Public Library, Geoff Dyer discussing a selection of Garry Winogrand photographs based on passages from his recently published book, The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand, and Sasha Waters Freyer presenting excerpts from her award-winning documentary Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable, 7PM
BookPeople, ALEX SEGURA speaking & signing Blackout, 7PM
Dallas
Houston
Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
Murder By the Book, Michael Koryta will sign and discuss How It Happened, 6:30PM
Richmond Hall, The Watchful Eye: A WITS Student Reading, 7PM
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Jesmyn Ward reading and discussing Sing, Unburied, Sing, 7PM [ticketed event]
Murder By the Book, Michael Koryta will sign and discuss How It Happened, 6:30PM
Richmond Hall, The Watchful Eye: A WITS Student Reading, 7PM
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Jesmyn Ward reading and discussing Sing, Unburied, Sing, 7PM [ticketed event]
Thursday, May 17:
Austin
BookPeople, RITA BULLWINKEL speaking & signing Belly Up (In Conversation with: Deb Olin Unferth), 7PM
BookPeople, Writers' League of Texas Third Thursday: The Art of Memoir with Katherine Catmull, Donna M. Johnson, Rachel Starnes, and Jonathan Wei, 7PM
REI Downtown, Bob Spain discussing and signing Bob Spain's Canoeing Guide and Favorite Texas Paddling Trails, 7PM
Williams Sonoma - Arboretum, Gaby Dalkin discussing and signing What’s Gaby Cooking Everyday California, 6PM
Celina
City Council Chambers, Douglas D. Box, the youngest member of the legendary Collin County family whose sprawling Frisco ranch home was the original Southfork Ranch on the TV series "Dallas", will discuss his books, Cutter Frisco and Texas Patriarch, and participate in a Q&A session, 7PM
Dallas
BookPeople, Writers' League of Texas Third Thursday: The Art of Memoir with Katherine Catmull, Donna M. Johnson, Rachel Starnes, and Jonathan Wei, 7PM
REI Downtown, Bob Spain discussing and signing Bob Spain's Canoeing Guide and Favorite Texas Paddling Trails, 7PM
Williams Sonoma - Arboretum, Gaby Dalkin discussing and signing What’s Gaby Cooking Everyday California, 6PM
Celina
City Council Chambers, Douglas D. Box, the youngest member of the legendary Collin County family whose sprawling Frisco ranch home was the original Southfork Ranch on the TV series "Dallas", will discuss his books, Cutter Frisco and Texas Patriarch, and participate in a Q&A session, 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, Mark Stuertz will present Secret Dallas: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure, 7PM
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents International bestselling author and art historian Noah Charney and his new book, The Museum of Lost Art, 7:30PM
Hall of State at Fair Park, Dallas Historical Society: Patricia Bernstein discusses her book Ten Dollars to Hate: The Texas Man Who Fought the Klan, 6:30PM
The Ritz-Carlton, the World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Tom Peters discussing and signing The Excellence Dividend: Meeting the Tech Tide with Work That Wows and Jobs That Last, 5:30PM
The Wild Detectives, a conversation with Mexican novelist, poet and playwright Carmen Boullosa about her work and experience in raising a feminist voice in Latin-American literature, 7:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Aja Gabel reading and signing THE ENSEMBLE, 7PM
The Heritage Society, Noon Lecture Series features Mitchel Roth discussing Convict Cowboys, 12PM
Holocaust Museum Houston, Public Lecture Series: "Receivers of Information: Building Empathy through Storytelling and Art," 6:30PM
Midland
George W. Bush Childhood Home, Third Thursday Reading Program, 4:30PM
Odessa
Ellen Noël Art Museum, Join Liz Sullivan, Random House Book Representative, for an evening of Book Buzz, 7PMSan Antonio
McNay Art Museum, Reading: Mi Querido/My Beloved with John Phillip Santos, paired with the photographs of Manuel Carrillo, 6:30PM
McNay Art Museum, Reading: Mi Querido/My Beloved with John Phillip Santos, paired with the photographs of Manuel Carrillo, 6:30PM
B&N - First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM
Friday, May 18:
Austin
BookPeople, STEVEN RAICHLEN speaking & signing Project Fire (In Conversation with Aaron Franklin of Franklin's BBQ), 7PM
Brownsville
Brownsville Heritage Museum, Pino Shah and Eileen Mattei signing Brownsville Architecture: A Visual History, 5:30PM
Dallas
B&N - Preston/Royal, Christine Caine signs Unexpected: Leave Fear Behind, Move Forward in Faith, Embrace the Adventure, 7PMFriday, May 18:
Austin
BookPeople, STEVEN RAICHLEN speaking & signing Project Fire (In Conversation with Aaron Franklin of Franklin's BBQ), 7PM
Brownsville
Brownsville Heritage Museum, Pino Shah and Eileen Mattei signing Brownsville Architecture: A Visual History, 5:30PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, an evening with John Moore, special correspondent for Getty Images, discussing and signing his new photography book, Undocumented, 7PM
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam featuring Christopher Michael, 8PM
El Paso
Neon Rose Bar, Eclectic: Art Under the Stars, 8PM
Houston
Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, Paula McLain reading and discussing LOVE AND RUIN (with Chris Cander), 7:30PM [ticketed event]St. Mark's Episcopal Church, "The Slant" literary series with renowned poet, Episcopal priest, essayist, and Jungian analyst J. Pittman McGehee, D.D., 7PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Amy Chozick discussing and signing Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling, 5PM
Saturday, May 19:
Amarillo
Chase Tower, Texas High Plains Writers meeting featuring Rosa Latimer, published author, playwright, and award-winning photographer, 10AM
Austin
Chase Tower, Texas High Plains Writers meeting featuring Rosa Latimer, published author, playwright, and award-winning photographer, 10AM
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Local Author Day: Rocky James signing Art in Murder, Kyung Sun Yi-O'Kelly signing Seven Holistic Practices for Harmonious Living, Daniel Pena signing Bang, and Theda Yager signing An Enemy Within, 2PM
Half Price Books - N. Lamar, local author Andrea Eames, aka Dulcimer the Fairy, will read, sell, and sign her fantasy book Rennies: Book One, 2PM
Malvern Books, Page by Page: On Craft & Other Writerly Pursuits presents “The First Book” with Carlotta Stankiewicz, 7PM [a new series from Malvern]
RECSPEC, The Austin Book Arts Center presents Ex Libris – Group Show, featuring both new interpretations and old examples of the long-standing tradition of the bookplate, 5PM
Half Price Books - N. Lamar, local author Andrea Eames, aka Dulcimer the Fairy, will read, sell, and sign her fantasy book Rennies: Book One, 2PM
Malvern Books, Page by Page: On Craft & Other Writerly Pursuits presents “The First Book” with Carlotta Stankiewicz, 7PM [a new series from Malvern]
RECSPEC, The Austin Book Arts Center presents Ex Libris – Group Show, featuring both new interpretations and old examples of the long-standing tradition of the bookplate, 5PM
St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "How to Conceive and Structure Personal Essays" with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, 10AM
Yarborough Branch Library, Austin Poetry Society Annual Awards Ceremony, 1:30PM
Bonham
Bonham Public Library, Writers' League of Texas presents Texas Writes with Meg Gardiner and David Eric Tomlinson, 10AM
Dallas
Interabang Books, David Margrave & Kim Wyly present WHEN FUR AND FEATHER GET TOGETHER, 1PMEl Paso
El Paso Public Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project workshop: "It's in the Cards" with Donna Snyder, 12:45PM
Fort Worth
Half Price Books - Ridgmar, local author Earlina Green will sell and sign her self-help book, The Beginner's Guide to Finding Your Brave, 1PM
Houston
B&N - Vanderbilt Square, Della Barbato signing Almost Della, 2PMFort Worth
Half Price Books - Ridgmar, local author Earlina Green will sell and sign her self-help book, The Beginner's Guide to Finding Your Brave, 1PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Jude Angelini discussing and signing HUMMINGBIRD, 7PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Inprint House, INPRINT HOUSE READING: LEAH LAX & LESLIE CONTRERAS SCHWARTZ, 6PM
Katy Budget Books, StoryCulture Launch Party: a short story contest with a focus on cultures other than our own for kids ages 6 - 17, as well as an art contest for the cover, 3PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Sarah Cortez reading and signing Tired, Hungry, and Standing in One Spot for Twelve Hours: Essential Cop Essays, and Hipolito Acosta discussing and signing Deep in the Shadows: Undercover in the Ruthless World of Human Smuggling, 3PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Carolyn Cohagan reading and signing Time Next ( Time Zero Trilogy #2), 6PM
Williams Sonoma - Highland Village, Gaby Dalkin discussing and signing What’s Gaby Cooking Everyday California, 1PM
Writespace, Workshop: "The Ins and Outs of Great Sex Scenes" with Marian Szczepanski, 9:30AM
Williams Sonoma - Highland Village, Gaby Dalkin discussing and signing What’s Gaby Cooking Everyday California, 1PM
Writespace, Workshop: "The Ins and Outs of Great Sex Scenes" with Marian Szczepanski, 9:30AM
Kilgore
The Bookstore in Kilgore, Vietnam Vet Leonard Reese signing his Vietnam memoir, and Bill Burgdorf, Tyler author of historical fiction, will introduce his new release, 12PM
Lubbock
B&N, Bubbles book signing with Joshua Martinez, 2PM
Lubbock
B&N, Bubbles book signing with Joshua Martinez, 2PM
Port Neches
Fleur Fine Books, Rebecca Stark Nugent reading and signing If the Devil had a Wife, 3PMSan Antonio
Dead Tree Books, Lisa Compton discussing and signing Seven Seconds, 2PM
Webster
B&N - Baybrook, Linda Hoard signing Bedtime Stories From the Land of Imagination Vol. 1, 11AM
Sunday, May 20:
Sunday, May 20:
Austin
BookPeople, CATE BERRY speaking & signing Penguin & Tiny Shrimp Don't Do Bedtime!, 2PM
BookPeople, Jodi Egerton, David Frutcher, Sean Petrie, & Kari Anne Holt speaking & signing Typewriter Rodeo, 6PM
BookPeople, CATE BERRY speaking & signing Penguin & Tiny Shrimp Don't Do Bedtime!, 2PM
BookPeople, Jodi Egerton, David Frutcher, Sean Petrie, & Kari Anne Holt speaking & signing Typewriter Rodeo, 6PM
Dallas
The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: "Should I Self-Publish or Seek Traditional Publishing?" with Blake Atwood, 3PM
Half Price Books - The Mother Ship, local author Wayne Peterson will sell and sign his science fiction book, Canopy of Hope, and local author Tank Gunner will sell and sign his military fiction books, Prompts and Prompts, Too, 1PM
Montgomery Arts Theater, join Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo for a discussion of her books including Flora & Ulysses, The Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winn-Dixie, and her latest release in paperback, Raymie Nightingale, 2PM [ticketed event]
Williams Sonoma - Northpark, Gaby Dalkin discussing and signing What’s Gaby Cooking Everyday California, 1PM
Edinburg
Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: The Journal of Dewitt Clinton Thomas, 2PM
Galveston
Moody Mansion, Judy Barrett discussing and signing When Good Gardens Go Bad: Earth-Friendly Solutions to Common Garden Problems, TBA
Pflugerville
Pflugerville Public Library, Images of Modern America: Pflugerville book signing, 2PM
Half Price Books - The Mother Ship, local author Wayne Peterson will sell and sign his science fiction book, Canopy of Hope, and local author Tank Gunner will sell and sign his military fiction books, Prompts and Prompts, Too, 1PM
Montgomery Arts Theater, join Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo for a discussion of her books including Flora & Ulysses, The Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winn-Dixie, and her latest release in paperback, Raymie Nightingale, 2PM [ticketed event]
Williams Sonoma - Northpark, Gaby Dalkin discussing and signing What’s Gaby Cooking Everyday California, 1PM
Edinburg
Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: The Journal of Dewitt Clinton Thomas, 2PM
Galveston
Moody Mansion, Judy Barrett discussing and signing When Good Gardens Go Bad: Earth-Friendly Solutions to Common Garden Problems, TBA
Pflugerville
Pflugerville Public Library, Images of Modern America: Pflugerville book signing, 2PM
San Antonio
