Special Events:
Texas Writers' League Summer Writing Retreat, Nacogdoches July 29-August 3
40th Annual Armadillo Con, Austin, August 3-5
26th Annual Texas Christian Writers' Conference, Houston, August 4
Ongoing Exhibits:
Houston
Murder By the Book, Linwood Barclay will sign and discuss A Noise Downstairs, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Austin
BookPeople, BookPeople Decree #731: By request of the Ministry of Magic, all witches, wizards, and magical allies should report to BookPeople on July 31st at 6 PM for the 20th anniversary celebration of one of the most extraordinary wizards of all time, Harry Potter. Festivities will include wizard-style portraiture, a Marauder's Map Scavenger Hunt, a fantastical costume contest, trivia, and so much more!, 6PM [ticketed event]
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring their National Slam team, 7:15PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring their National Slam team, 7:15PM
Dallas
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Melissa Mednicov discussing and signing POP ART AND POPULAR MUSIC, 7PM
Katy Budget Books, celebrate Harry Potter's birthday we a 20th Anniversary Trivia Night, 6PM
Murder By the Book, Edgar Cantero will sign and discuss This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us, 6:30PM
Interabang Books, Edgar Cantero reading and signing THIS BODY’S NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US, 7PM
HoustonInterabang Books, Brooke McAlary discussing and signing SLOW: SIMPLE LIVING FOR A FRANTIC WORLD, 7PM
The Twig Book Shop, Peter Ralston discussing and signing Consciousness Dialogues: From Beginner's Mind Through Enlightenment: 150 Conversations with Peter Ralston, 5PM
San Antonio
Feliz Modern, meet-and-greet with author of Latin Twist & The Tex-Mex Slow Cooker, Vianney Rodriguez, 4PM
The Mix, PuroSlam Poetry with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
Wednesday, August 1:
The Mix, PuroSlam Poetry with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
Wednesday, August 1:
Interabang Books, Edgar Cantero reading and signing THIS BODY’S NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Herman Melville Birthday Party: Main Street Theater invades the store with a special Melville-themed performance, 7PM
Write About Now, Poetry Slam featuring Kyla Jenee Lacey, 7:15PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Clay Bonnyman Evans discussing and signing Bones of My Grandfather: Reclaiming a Lost Hero of World War II, 5PM
Write About Now, Poetry Slam featuring Kyla Jenee Lacey, 7:15PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Clay Bonnyman Evans discussing and signing Bones of My Grandfather: Reclaiming a Lost Hero of World War II, 5PM
Thursday, August 2:
Austin
Austin Central Library, ALEXANDRA BRACKEN speaking & signing The Darkest Legacy (in conversation with Sarah Pitre), 7PM [ticketed event]
BookPeople, MIKE BROOKS & JON LASSER speaking & signing Tech Generation: Raising Balanced Kids in a Hyper-Connected World, 7PM
Dallas
Austin Central Library, ALEXANDRA BRACKEN speaking & signing The Darkest Legacy (in conversation with Sarah Pitre), 7PM [ticketed event]
BookPeople, MIKE BROOKS & JON LASSER speaking & signing Tech Generation: Raising Balanced Kids in a Hyper-Connected World, 7PM
Dallas
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, J. Patrick Rick discussing and signing EXPUNGED, 7PM
Contemporary Arts Museum, Words & Art Ekphrastic Poetry & Prose Reading, 6:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, J. Patrick Rick discussing and signing EXPUNGED, 7PM
Contemporary Arts Museum, Words & Art Ekphrastic Poetry & Prose Reading, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Igo Library, Frank Faulkner discussing Historic Photos of San Antonio, 2PMThe Twig Book Shop, Peter Ralston discussing and signing Consciousness Dialogues: From Beginner's Mind Through Enlightenment: 150 Conversations with Peter Ralston, 5PM
Sugar Land
Friday, August 3:
Austin
BookPeople, MELISSA STEPHENSON speaking & signing Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back, 7PM
Houston
Houston
Body Mind & Soul, Dan Furst discussing and signing The Rain on the Nile, 7PM
Discovery Green, Orbit Slam Series: Free workshops and poetry slams for youth ages 13-19, 6PM
Discovery Green, Orbit Slam Series: Free workshops and poetry slams for youth ages 13-19, 6PM
Austin
B&N - Lincoln Park, The Gutfeld Monologues: Classic Rants from the Five book signing with Greg Gutfeld, 6PMHalf Price Books - S. Lamar, local author Sam Alexander will sell and sign his children's book, Let's Go to Mrs. Papaya's House, 1PM
Half Price Books - Southpark Meadows, local author Angela Castillo will sell and sign The Busy Moms Guide to Writing, 12PM
Dallas
Mockingbird Station, Rail Writers: Deep Ellum Blues with Lisa Huffaker of the Writers Garret, 3:30PM
Denton
Dan's Silver Leaf, Spiderweb Salon's 6 Year Birthday Party!, 7PM
El Paso
Dallas
Mockingbird Station, Rail Writers: Deep Ellum Blues with Lisa Huffaker of the Writers Garret, 3:30PM
Denton
Dan's Silver Leaf, Spiderweb Salon's 6 Year Birthday Party!, 7PM
El Paso
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "For The Birds Redux" with photographer and anthropologist Joy Elizabeth Myers, 12:45PM
Fort Worth
B&N - Hulen Center, The Gutfeld Monologues: Classic Rants from the Five book signing with Greg Gutfeld, 12PM
Stimley Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library, Public Poetry Monthly Reading Series featuring Sean Johnson, Savanah Burns, Rai Crawford, and Elena Gonzales Melinger, 2PM
Writespace, Workshop: "How to Write Great Dialogue" with KJ Russell, 9:30AM
Writespace, Workshop: "Jump Start Your Writing with Travel" with Dr. Cynthia Childress, 1PM
Port Aransas
Port Aransas Community Center, Seasons at Selah, the Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve with discussion & book signing by David K Langford, 11AM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Writers Workshop, 2PM
Houston
Half Price Books - North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies lastStimley Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library, Public Poetry Monthly Reading Series featuring Sean Johnson, Savanah Burns, Rai Crawford, and Elena Gonzales Melinger, 2PM
Writespace, Workshop: "How to Write Great Dialogue" with KJ Russell, 9:30AM
Writespace, Workshop: "Jump Start Your Writing with Travel" with Dr. Cynthia Childress, 1PM
Port Aransas
Port Aransas Community Center, Seasons at Selah, the Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve with discussion & book signing by David K Langford, 11AM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Writers Workshop, 2PM
Dead Tree Books, meet and greet with the author of A Tale of Six Stones, 2PM
The Twig Book Shop, Sara Mitchell signing Love Love Bakery: A Wild Home For All, 11AM
Watauga
Half Price Books, local author Shirley Hogan will sell Homeless Coloring Activity Book in support of the homeless charity Foxes Have Holes, 1PM
Sunday, August 5:
Half Price Books, local author Shirley Hogan will sell Homeless Coloring Activity Book in support of the homeless charity Foxes Have Holes, 1PM
Sunday, August 5:
Dallas
The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: "Build your List, Wow them Well, and Sell your Books" with Mary DeMuth, 3PM
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, local author Lori Dunham will sell and sign her self-help book, Start Your Own Amazon Store…Without Getting Hurt, and local author Earlina Green will sell and sign her self-help book, The Beginner's Guide to Finding Your Brave, 1PM
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, local author Lori Dunham will sell and sign her self-help book, Start Your Own Amazon Store…Without Getting Hurt, and local author Earlina Green will sell and sign her self-help book, The Beginner's Guide to Finding Your Brave, 1PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Saadia Faruqi will discuss and sign her new book for young readers, MEET YASMIN!, 3PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Saadia Faruqi will discuss and sign her new book for young readers, MEET YASMIN!, 3PM
Mansfield
Half Price Books, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
The Woodlands
B&N, The Gutfeld Monologues: Classic Rants from the Five book signing with Greg Gutfeld, 2PM
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The Woodlands
B&N, The Gutfeld Monologues: Classic Rants from the Five book signing with Greg Gutfeld, 2PM
