Monday Roundup: November 16 - 22, 2015
Bookish events in Texas for the week of November 16 - 22, 2015:
Special Events:
NaNoWriMo, November 1 - 30
Voces Americanas: Latino Literature in the United States, Wichita Falls, November 1 - December 1
Art Walk 2015, Alpine, November 20 - 21
Monday, November 16:
Four Seasons Hotel, Mica Mosbacher launches Racing Forward, 6PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us book signing with Rosanna Pansino, 3PM
Jewish Community Center of Dallas, Author Jennifer Teege in conversation with Dr. Sara Abosch about Teege's book, My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me, 7PM
Southern Methodist University - McFarlin Memorial Auditorium, Ben S. Bernanke presents The Courage to Act, 7PM
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Club, Ben S. Bernanke presents The Courage to Act, 11:30AM
HoustonBrazos Bookstore, Edward Carey reading and signing LUNGDON, 7PM
Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium, Conversations with the Director: MFAH Director Gary Tinterow talks with Christopher Rothko about his new book, Mark Rothko: From the Inside Out, 6:30PM
Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas monthly meeting: Author Pat Haddock will present "My Self-Publishing Journey: Muddling Through," 7PM
Sachse
Sachse Public Library, For NaNoWriMo: "Lost and Found: Has Anyone Seen Where My Plot Went?" with Author Michelle Munzeler, 6PM
Serj Books, Margaret Donnelly will discuss Bolivar�s Heart and The Path of Lord Jaguar, 6PM
Irving
Irving Public Library: Valley Ranch, Celebrate National Picture Book Month with a visit from author Jarrett Krosoczka, 7PM
San Antonio
The Wild Detectives, Edward Carey presents Lungdon: Iremonger Book 3, 7:30PM
Houston
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Bill Arning and Sarah Thornton discuss her new book, 33 Artists in 3 Acts, 6:30PM
Malvern Books, Best of Pterod�ctilo: Bilingual Poetry Reading, 7PM
The Volstead, Jack White's Third Man Books presents THE TRUTH IS WE ARE PERFECT by Janaka Stucky, 8PM
B&N on Gray, Khloe Kardashian will sign Strong Looks Better Naked, 7PM
B&N - River Oaks, Dee Maner presents Artie: The First Artificial Christmas Tree, 4PM
Brazos Bookstore, Kate Gavino discusses and signs LAST NIGHT�S READING, 7PM
Menil Collection, Inprint presents an Edmund de Waal Lecture and Book Signing: The White Road: Journey into an Obsession, 7PM
BookPeople, ROBERT W. DOUBEK speaking & signing Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Inside Story, 7PM
Bullock Museum, Book it, Texas!: Lynda Rutledge discusses Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale, 10:30AM
Half Price Books - N. Lamar, local author Richard Zelade will sell and sign his book Austin in the Jazz Age, 1PM
St. Edward's University, Texas Writers' League Workshop - "Minor Characters and Major Insights: How to Create a More Compelling Narrative through an Exploration of Secondary Characters" with Charlotte Gullick, 9AM
B&N - Lincoln Park, Jann Aldredge-Clanton and Kendra Weddle Irons discuss and sign If Eve Only Knew: Freeing Yourself from Biblical Womanhood and Becoming All God Means for You to Be and She Lives! Sophia Wisdom Works in the World, 3PM
B&N - Preston/Royal, Dan Helpingstine signs Dallas Forever Changed: The Legacy of November 1963, 2PM
SouthlakeB&N, Robert Jacobus signs Houston Cougars in the 1960s: Death Threats, the Veer Offense, and the Game of the Century, 3PM
The Woodlands
B&N, Brian Kilmeade will sign Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History, 1PM
Sunday, November 22:B&N, Linda Fagala and Karen Pugh sign Shattered Fate, 2PM
Special Events:NaNoWriMo, November 1 - 30
Voces Americanas: Latino Literature in the United States, Wichita Falls, November 1 - December 1
Art Walk 2015, Alpine, November 20 - 21
Monday, November 16:
Austin
BookPeople, Bestselling Author ISABEL ALLENDE in conversation with Austin author ANTONIO RUIZ-CAMACHO about Allende's new novel, The Japanese Lover, 7PM
BookPeople, Bestselling Author ISABEL ALLENDE in conversation with Austin author ANTONIO RUIZ-CAMACHO about Allende's new novel, The Japanese Lover, 7PM
Four Seasons Hotel, Mica Mosbacher launches Racing Forward, 6PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us book signing with Rosanna Pansino, 3PM
Jewish Community Center of Dallas, Author Jennifer Teege in conversation with Dr. Sara Abosch about Teege's book, My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me, 7PM
Southern Methodist University - McFarlin Memorial Auditorium, Ben S. Bernanke presents The Courage to Act, 7PM
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Club, Ben S. Bernanke presents The Courage to Act, 11:30AM
Houston
Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium, Conversations with the Director: MFAH Director Gary Tinterow talks with Christopher Rothko about his new book, Mark Rothko: From the Inside Out, 6:30PM
Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas monthly meeting: Author Pat Haddock will present "My Self-Publishing Journey: Muddling Through," 7PM
Sachse
Sachse Public Library, For NaNoWriMo: "Lost and Found: Has Anyone Seen Where My Plot Went?" with Author Michelle Munzeler, 6PM
Tuesday, November 17:
Austin
BookPeople, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author JON MEACHAM speaking & signing Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, Farina Lecture Series: Baseball with Talmage Boston, author of Baseball and the Baby Boomer, 6:30PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, award-winning poet and writer Eileen Myles will discuss and sign her new collection of poems I Must Be Living Twice and the reissue of her classic novel Chelsea Girls, 7PM
St. Michael�s Woman�s Exchange, Susan Palma will sign Sophistication Is Overrated, 2PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, award-winning poet and writer Eileen Myles will discuss and sign her new collection of poems I Must Be Living Twice and the reissue of her classic novel Chelsea Girls, 7PM
St. Michael�s Woman�s Exchange, Susan Palma will sign Sophistication Is Overrated, 2PM
SMU - Meadows Museum, Author Event: "Of Murder and Art History" with Dr. Alessandra Comini and Dr. Richard Brettell, 5:30PM
Fort Worth
Brazos Bookstore, Bryan C. Parker discusses and signs BEAT HAPPENING�S BEAT HAPPENING 33 1/3, 7PM
Houston Museum of Natural Science, HMNS / AIA Distinguished Lecture Series: Andrew McCarthy presents Fire Masters: Cooking and Feasting 10,000 Years Ago + book signing, 6:30PM
Katy Budget Books, an "In Conversation" event with Scott Wilbanks, discussing The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster, 6PM
Houston Museum of Natural Science, HMNS / AIA Distinguished Lecture Series: Andrew McCarthy presents Fire Masters: Cooking and Feasting 10,000 Years Ago + book signing, 6:30PM
Katy Budget Books, an "In Conversation" event with Scott Wilbanks, discussing The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster, 6PM
Irving
Irving Public Library: Valley Ranch, Celebrate National Picture Book Month with a visit from author Jarrett Krosoczka, 7PM
San Antonio
Austin
The Austin History Center, Invisible in Austin: Life and Labor in an American City reading and discussion with Javier Auyero, 6:30PM
BookPeople, Grammy Award Winning Cofounder of Asleep at the Wheel RAY BENSON speaking & signing Comin' Right at Ya: How a Jewish Yankee Hippie Went Country, Or, the Often Outrageous History of Asleep at the Wheel, 7PM
BookWoman, Susan Morrison reading and signing Grendel's Mother: The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife, 7PM
Harry Ransom Center, Lecture - Jonathan Bate on Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life, 7PM
Malvern Books, W. Joe�s Poetry Corner with Carrie Fountain, 7PM
Dallas
Kettle Art, Pegasus Reading Series with Griselda Castillo, Darryl Ratcliff, and Will Richey, 8PMThe Austin History Center, Invisible in Austin: Life and Labor in an American City reading and discussion with Javier Auyero, 6:30PM
BookPeople, Grammy Award Winning Cofounder of Asleep at the Wheel RAY BENSON speaking & signing Comin' Right at Ya: How a Jewish Yankee Hippie Went Country, Or, the Often Outrageous History of Asleep at the Wheel, 7PM
BookWoman, Susan Morrison reading and signing Grendel's Mother: The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife, 7PM
Harry Ransom Center, Lecture - Jonathan Bate on Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life, 7PM
Malvern Books, W. Joe�s Poetry Corner with Carrie Fountain, 7PM
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Edward Carey presents Lungdon: Iremonger Book 3, 7:30PM
Houston
River Oaks Bookstore, Jim Bernhard discusses and signs Final Chapters: How Famous Authors Died, 4PM
Thursday, November 19:
Avaya Auditorium, Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas at Austin presents a reading by novelist and short story writer T. C. Boyle, 7:30PM
BookPeople, Writers' League of Texas: THIRD THURSDAY PANEL - "The Big Questions: Writing About Religion and Spirituality" with Owen Egerton, Meg Barnhouse, Greg Garrett, and Donna M. Johnson, 7PM
St. Edward's University, The Marcia Kinsey Visiting Writers Series presents Ana Castillo, 6PM
Brazos Bookstore, Gulf Coast Journal Presents the Gulf Coast Reading Series, 7PMBookPeople, Writers' League of Texas: THIRD THURSDAY PANEL - "The Big Questions: Writing About Religion and Spirituality" with Owen Egerton, Meg Barnhouse, Greg Garrett, and Donna M. Johnson, 7PM
St. Edward's University, The Marcia Kinsey Visiting Writers Series presents Ana Castillo, 6PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Find a Way book signing with Diana Nyad, 7PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling author James Dashner will discuss and sign his new book, The Game of Lives, 7PM
Jewish Community Center of Dallas, Author Nick Kotz presents The Harness Maker's Dream, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, La Farmacia de la � reads original poems and short stories in Spanish, 7PMHalf Price Books Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling author James Dashner will discuss and sign his new book, The Game of Lives, 7PM
Jewish Community Center of Dallas, Author Nick Kotz presents The Harness Maker's Dream, 7PM
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional, Wordslingers presents Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire series, 6:30PM
Houston
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional, Wordslingers presents Craig Johnson, author of the Longmire series, 6:30PM
Houston
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Bill Arning and Sarah Thornton discuss her new book, 33 Artists in 3 Acts, 6:30PM
McAllen
Quinta Mazatlan, Melissa Gatskill presents A Worldwide Travel Guide to Sea Turtles, 6PM
Montgomery
Lone Star College, Writers in Performance Series with Elizabeth Crook, 7PM
The Twig Book Shop, Nancy De La Zerda discusses and signs The �It� Girls of La Sembradora: Bulls, Blood and Brujeria, 6PM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Melissa Gatskill discusses and signs A Worldwide Travel Guide to Sea Turtles, 1PM
Friday, November 20:
San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, UTSA Poetry Reading, 7PM
The Twig Book Shop, Nancy De La Zerda discusses and signs The �It� Girls of La Sembradora: Bulls, Blood and Brujeria, 6PM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Melissa Gatskill discusses and signs A Worldwide Travel Guide to Sea Turtles, 1PM
Friday, November 20:
Austin
BookPeople, Animal Planet Star JACKSON GALAXY Speaking & Signing Catify to Satisfy: Simple Design Solutions for Creating a Feline-Friendly Home, 7PMMalvern Books, Best of Pterod�ctilo: Bilingual Poetry Reading, 7PM
The Volstead, Jack White's Third Man Books presents THE TRUTH IS WE ARE PERFECT by Janaka Stucky, 8PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History book signing with Brian Kilmeade, 7PM
Frontiers of Flight Museum, David McCullough presents The Wright Brothers, 12PM
B&N - Lincoln Park, Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History book signing with Brian Kilmeade, 7PM
Frontiers of Flight Museum, David McCullough presents The Wright Brothers, 12PM
B&N - River Oaks, Dee Maner presents Artie: The First Artificial Christmas Tree, 4PM
Brazos Bookstore, Kate Gavino discusses and signs LAST NIGHT�S READING, 7PM
Menil Collection, Inprint presents an Edmund de Waal Lecture and Book Signing: The White Road: Journey into an Obsession, 7PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Nancy West reads and signs Smart But Dead: An Aggie Mundeen Mystery, 6PM
Saturday, November 21:
Saturday, November 21:
BookPeople, Austin Author AMY MCCULLOUGH speaking & signing The Box Wine Sailors: Misadventures of a Broke Young Couple at Sea, 3PM
BookPeople, ROBERT W. DOUBEK speaking & signing Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Inside Story, 7PM
Bullock Museum, Book it, Texas!: Lynda Rutledge discusses Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale, 10:30AM
Half Price Books - N. Lamar, local author Richard Zelade will sell and sign his book Austin in the Jazz Age, 1PM
Dallas
El Paso
B&N - Fountains at Farah, Hope Griffin signs Finding Joy: The Year Apart that Made Me a Better Wife, 2PM
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Every Picture Tells a Story Part 3" workshop with Victor Hern�ndez , 12:45PM
Galveston
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Every Picture Tells a Story Part 3" workshop with Victor Hern�ndez , 12:45PM
Galveston
B&N - River Oaks, Dee Maner presents Artie: The First Artificial Christmas Tree, 11AM
Menil Collection, Edmund de Waal shares his latest book, The White Road, 7PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Rebecca Gurnsey discusses and signs Loving Toby, 4PM
Writespace, NaNoWriMo Writers Slumber Party Write-In, 8PM
McAllen
B&N - Palms Crossing, Iona Cordero reads and signs Me and My Baby Brother Michael, 3PM
Menil Collection, Edmund de Waal shares his latest book, The White Road, 7PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Rebecca Gurnsey discusses and signs Loving Toby, 4PM
Writespace, NaNoWriMo Writers Slumber Party Write-In, 8PM
McAllen
B&N - Palms Crossing, Iona Cordero reads and signs Me and My Baby Brother Michael, 3PM
Plano
B&N - La Cantera, Mystery Panel Author Event with Joe McKinney, Nancy West, Jay Brandon, 2PM
Gemini Ink, Novel/Memoir Boot Camp with Amanda Eyre Ward, 10AM
The Twig Book Shop, Susan Kralovansky reads and signs Twelve Cowboys Ropin�, 5PM
Gemini Ink, Novel/Memoir Boot Camp with Amanda Eyre Ward, 10AM
The Twig Book Shop, Susan Kralovansky reads and signs Twelve Cowboys Ropin�, 5PM
The Woodlands
B&N, Brian Kilmeade will sign Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History, 1PM
Sunday, November 22:
Austin
Cheer Up Charlie's, Everything Is Bigger presents: Matthew Salesses, Cecily Parks, Becca Liu, & Noel Gaulin, 7:30PM
Malvern Books, Fantastical Fictions with Howard Waldrop, 2PM
Neill-Cochran House Museum, Debra Winegarten presents Oveta Culp Hobby, 2:30PM
Round Rock
B&N - La Frontera, Twelve Cowboys Ropin' book signing with Susan Holt Kralovansky, 2PM
San Antonio
Cheer Up Charlie's, Everything Is Bigger presents: Matthew Salesses, Cecily Parks, Becca Liu, & Noel Gaulin, 7:30PM
Malvern Books, Fantastical Fictions with Howard Waldrop, 2PM
Neill-Cochran House Museum, Debra Winegarten presents Oveta Culp Hobby, 2:30PM
Round Rock
B&N - La Frontera, Twelve Cowboys Ropin' book signing with Susan Holt Kralovansky, 2PM
San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, R. Gaines Baty signs Champion of the Barrio: The Legacy of Coach Buryl Baty, 2PM
The Twig Book Shop, Poet Bonnie Lyons reads from and signs So Far, 2PM
The Woodlands
The Twig Book Shop, Poet Bonnie Lyons reads from and signs So Far, 2PM
The Woodlands
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