Special Events:
33rd Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 28-July 29
Macondo Writers Workshop, San Antonio, July 25-28
The Texas Playwright's Festival, Houston, July 26-29
AME: Authors Marketing Event, Dallas, July 27-29
El Tallercito's Writers Conference, Dallas, July 28
Texas Latino Comic Con 2018, Dallas, July 28
Texas Writers' League Summer Writing Retreat, Nacogdoches July 29-August 3
Ongoing Exhibits:
Routine Fables, Houston, May 25-July 29
Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, Abilene, June 7-September 30
Monday, July 23:
Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, Abilene, June 7-September 30
Monday, July 23:
Dallas
Congregation Shearith Israel, Jewish Book Festival event: Daniel SilvaiIn conversation with Michael Granberry of Dallas Morning News about his new novel, The Other Woman, 7PMDallas Museum of Art, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts a 100th anniversary celebration of the birth of Nelson Mandela with Sahm Venter, author of The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela, and Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s Granddaughter, 7:30PM
Interabang Books, Timothy Zahn THRAWN reading and signing ALLIANCES (Star Wars), 7PM
Black Rooster Cafe, Sara Triana Mitchell presents her children's book, Love Love Bakery: A Wild Home for All, 10:30AM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Joseph S. Galati; M.D. discussing and signing EATING YOURSELF SICK, 7PMNight Heron, Join the Inprint staff for happy hour as they reveal the names of the authors appearing in the 2018/2019 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series, 5:30PM
Lubbock
B&N, Mike Leach signing Swing Your Sword: Leading the Charge in Football and Life and Geronimo: Leadership Strategies of an American Warrior, 6:30PM
Austin
BookPeople, MEGAN ABBOTT speaking & signing Give Me Your Hand and ACE ATKINSspeaking & signing The Sinners, 7PM
Central Library, discussion and book signing with Evan Narcisse, the writer of the upcoming graphic novel, Rise of the Black Panther, 7PM
Deep Vellum Books, Sergio Pitol: An Evening with Translator George Henson, 7PMCentral Library, discussion and book signing with Evan Narcisse, the writer of the upcoming graphic novel, Rise of the Black Panther, 7PM
Interabang Books, Ottessa Moshfegh reading and signing MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Short Shorts & Tall Tales: an informal backyard reading of short stories and novel excerpts, 7:30PM
El Paso
The Black Orchid Lounge, Barbed Wire Open Mic series, 8PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Beat the Heat: Book Recommendations from Our Publisher Reps, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Kent Wascom reading and signing THE NEW INHERITORS, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Kent Wascom reading and signing THE NEW INHERITORS, 7PM
San Antonio
The Mix, PuroSlam Poetry with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
The Twig Book Shop, Watt Casey discussing and signing My Guitar is a Camera, 5PM
Wednesday, July 25:
The Twig Book Shop, Watt Casey discussing and signing My Guitar is a Camera, 5PM
Wednesday, July 25:
Austin
BookPeople, LUCAS A. POWE, JR. speaking & signing America's Lone Star Constitution: How Supreme Court Cases from Texas Shape the Nation, 7PM
BookPeople, LUCAS A. POWE, JR. speaking & signing America's Lone Star Constitution: How Supreme Court Cases from Texas Shape the Nation, 7PM
BookWoman, Kristin Casey discussing and signing Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh, 7PM
Terrazas Branch Library, Aural Literature July Reading featuring Chicon Street Poets, 7:30PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Kent Wascom reading and signing THE NEW INHERITORS, 7PM
Houston
Terrazas Branch Library, Aural Literature July Reading featuring Chicon Street Poets, 7:30PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Kent Wascom reading and signing THE NEW INHERITORS, 7PM
Houston
Write About Now, Poetry Open Mic featuring Houston VIP Slam, 7:30PM
San Antonio
Central Library, Macondo Workshop Faculty Reading featuring Reyna Grande, Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, and Stephanie Elizondo Griest, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Central Library, Macondo Workshop Faculty Reading featuring Reyna Grande, Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, and Stephanie Elizondo Griest, 6:30PM
Thursday, July 26:
Dallas
The Wild Detective, Robert Escobar discussing and signing Saps, Blackjacks and Slungshots: A History of Forgotten Weapons, 7:30PM
Houston
Acres Homes Neighborhood Library, Houston Poet Laureate Deborah Mouton conducting a youth poetry workshop, "Honoring the Past, Building the Future," 3PM
B&N - River Oaks, Story time with local author Victoria Martin reading and signing Itty Bitty ... Is That You?, 11AM
Irving
South Irving Library, Sweet & Salty Love YA Author Panel with with authors Maurene Goo, Amy Spalding, and Siobhan Vivian, 7PM
Sugar Land
Friday, July 27:
Austin
BookPeople, GRIFFIN MCELROY signing THE ADVENTURE ZONE: HERE THERE BE GERBLINS, 7PM [sold out]
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading & Open Mic, 7PM
Cleburne
The Published Page Bookshop, VFW Allmon-Burgess Memorial Post 12152 hosts "Remember our Legacy: the Korean War," 7PM
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading & Open Mic, 7PM
Cleburne
The Published Page Bookshop, VFW Allmon-Burgess Memorial Post 12152 hosts "Remember our Legacy: the Korean War," 7PM
Dallas
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, celebrate 46 fabulous years since the first Half Price Books store was opened in 1972 in Dallas wth cookies and balloons, sing Happy Birthday, plus signup for a drawing to win a $46 HPB Gift Card, 1PM
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, Cristina Curp, creator of the popular food blog The Castaway Kitchen, will discuss and sign her new book, Made Whole: More Than 145 Anti-Inflammatory Keto-Paleo Recipes to Nourish You from the Inside Out, 7PM
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents The Battle of the Republic, 7:30PM
Houston
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, Cristina Curp, creator of the popular food blog The Castaway Kitchen, will discuss and sign her new book, Made Whole: More Than 145 Anti-Inflammatory Keto-Paleo Recipes to Nourish You from the Inside Out, 7PM
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents The Battle of the Republic, 7:30PM
Houston
Visionary Heights, Ocotillo Review reading featuring Russell Ashworth, Gabrielle Langley, Marc Hess, Rebecca Oxley, Diane Heath, Andrea Barbosa, and Tony Burnett, 6:30PM
New Waverly
Honey's Coffee & Biscuits, Sara Triana Mitchell presents her children's book, Love Love Bakery: A Wild Home for All, 9:30AM
Saturday, July 28:
New Waverly
Honey's Coffee & Biscuits, Sara Triana Mitchell presents her children's book, Love Love Bakery: A Wild Home for All, 9:30AM
Saturday, July 28:
Austin
BookPeople, SAMANTHA M. CLARK speaking & signing The Boy, the Boat, and the Beast, 2PMHalf Price Books - S. Lamar, international street artist and author The Impossible Winterbourne will sell and sign his illustrated children's book The AlphaBots, 1PM
El Paso
B&N - Sunland Park, Roxanne Lambie signing Quantum, 3PM
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "If It Doesn’t Hurt It Doesn’t Matter" with editor and musician Carlos Fidel Espinoza, 12:45PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, E. Barry Gray signing Victorian Texas Courthouses and County Histories, 2PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Brian Smith will discuss and sign his book LIFTOFF!: THE TANK, THE STORM, AND THE ASTROS' IMPROBABLE ASCENT TO BASEBALL IMMORTALITY, 1PMGalveston
Galveston Bookshop, E. Barry Gray signing Victorian Texas Courthouses and County Histories, 2PM
Houston
Brasil, Writing workshop followed by a poetry slam hosted by Houston VIP National Poetry Slam Team; poets can earn points toward competing for the national team, 7PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Houston Public Library, Hip Hop for Literacy with Houston Poet Laureate Deborah “D.E.E.P.” Mouton and Slick Rick, 2PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Shyrell Hobson discussing and signing Seams of Gold: Discovering Beauty in Brokenness, 3PM
Lubbock
B&N, The Adventures of Shadow, the Almost Black Kitten book signing with Debra Steffens, 1PM
Lufkin
Absolutely Fiction Books, Belinda Bluford Ross discussing and signing Grown Up Words with Belinda, 1:30PM
Midland
Centennial Library, Permian Basin Bookies Monthly Membership Meeting: Carl C. Williams will be presenting “The Making and Marketing of SHERIFF,” 10AM
San Antonio
Midland
Centennial Library, Permian Basin Bookies Monthly Membership Meeting: Carl C. Williams will be presenting “The Making and Marketing of SHERIFF,” 10AM
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, Daniel Peña reading and signing Bang, 7PM
Dead Tree Books, Christmas in July with author Janet Kaderli, 2PM
Tobin Library, Vampire Brunch with Iuliana Foos, author of Bloodlines: Origins, 11AM
The Twig Book Shop, Ruby Montalvo signing A Song for Jessica, 11AM
Sugar Land
Half Price Books, local author Micole Williams will sell and sign her satirical romance books, Tangled Web of True Love Tales and Toxic Ties Trilogy, 12PM
Watauga
Half Price Books, local author Jonathan Bates will sell and sign his Christian children's books Jo-Jo the Lamb in Be Not Afraid and Jo-Jo the Lamb in This is the Day That the Lord Made, 1PM
Sunday, July 29:
Austin
Malvern Books, Making Austin Weirder: New Fantastical Lit from Local Writers featuring Patrice Sarath, Christopher Brown, Stina Leicht, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Jessica Reisman, Robert Ashcroft, and Amanda Downum, 2PM
Malvern Books, Making Austin Weirder: New Fantastical Lit from Local Writers featuring Patrice Sarath, Christopher Brown, Stina Leicht, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Jessica Reisman, Robert Ashcroft, and Amanda Downum, 2PM
Dallas
The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: "How to Self-Edit: 50 Essential Tips for Honing Every Manuscript" with Blake Atwood, 3PM
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, local author Claudette Esmerelda will sell and sign her children's book, Leah is Seen, and local author Jose de la Torre will sell and sign his inspirational book, Spiritual Living for Busy People: How to Nourish Your Soul in Today's Hectic World, 1PM
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, local author Claudette Esmerelda will sell and sign her children's book, Leah is Seen, and local author Jose de la Torre will sell and sign his inspirational book, Spiritual Living for Busy People: How to Nourish Your Soul in Today's Hectic World, 1PM
Half Price Books - The Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover will discuss and sign her new novel, All Your Perfects, 6PM
The Wild Detectives, MELANCHOLY HOUR: happy hour for the rest of us, an evening of pensive prose and plaintive music featuring The Grim Readers: Priscilla Rice, Travis Wiley McGuire, Kelsey Grace Capps, and Ruben Carrazana, 7PM
Watauga
Half Price Books, local author Daniel Carlson will discuss and sign copies of his memoir, Dear Hippie…We Met at Woodstock: One Cop's Memories of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, 2PM
