Monday Roundup: January 4 - 10

Bookish events in Texas for the week of January 4 - 10, 2016: 

Special Events:
Long-Bin Chen's The Book Garden sculpture exhibit, San Antonio, December 10 - February 20

Shakespeare in Print and Performance, Austin, December 21 - May 29

Sin Fronteras Independent Book Festival, McAllen, January 9

Texas Book Festival presents: Poets & Writers Live, Austin, January 9

Monday, January 4:

Dallas

The Wild Detectives, poet J. Scott Brownlee presents his new book, Requiem for Used Ignition Cap, with guest readers Paula Mendoza, Matt Morton, and Sebastian Hasani Paramo, 7:30PM

Tuesday, January 5:

Austin

BookPeople, Bestselling Author JEFF ABBOTT speaking & signing The First Order, 7PM

Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas

Deep Vellum Books, PEN Texas presents translator Sergio Waisman leading a discussion on Ricardo Piglia's Target in the Night, 7PM

Fort Worth

The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Kristara Schnippert discusses and signs CREATIVE CALLIGRAPHY: A Beginner�s Guide to Modern, Pointed-Pen Calligraphy, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Brad Taylor will sign and discuss The Forgotten Soldier, 6:30PM

San Antonio

The Korova, PuroSlam! with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM

Wednesday, January 6:

Austin
Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Bartee Hailie presents Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil, 12PM

Malvern Books, Fantastical Fictions with Andrew Hilbert, 7PM

Dallas

B&N - Lincoln Park, Jeff Abbott signs The First Order, 7PM

Houston

AvantGarden, Write About Now poetry open mic, 7:30PM

Brazos Bookstore, Sergio Waisman, translator, reads and signs TARGET IN THE NIGHT, 7PM

Thursday, January 7:

Austin

Cheer Up Charlie's, Everything Is Bigger Reading Series: poet J. Scott Brownlee presents his debut collection, Requiem for Used Ignition Cap, with Erin Belieu, 7PM

Malvern Books, an evening of poetry: Cecily Parks will read from O�Nights, Kristen Case will read from Little Arias, Stefania Heim will read from A Table That Goes On for Miles, and Marcela Sulak will read from Decency, 7PM

Dallas

B&N - Lincoln Park, Sherrie Wilson signs Faith on Fire, 7PM

The Wild Detectives, Commemoration for Paris in Poetry, 7:30PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Carly J. Hallman reads and signs THE YEAR OF THE GOOSE, 7PM

Katy Budget Books, Bad Kitty will be in store to �sign� Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet, 4PM

Murder By the Book, Jeff Abbott will sign and discuss his newest Sam Capra mystery, The First Order, 6:30PM

San Antonio

The Twig Book Shop, Miles Arceneaux reads and signs North Beach, 6PM

Friday, January 8:

Austin

BookPeople, YA Novelist ASHLEY HOPE PEREZ speaking & signing Out of Darkness, 7PM

BookWoman, Norma Elia Cant� reading and signing Canicula, 7PM

Malvern Books, a reading with poets John Estes and Jennifer Chang, 6PM

Malvern Books, a reading with novelists Michael T. Fournier, James Reich, and Constance Squires, 7PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Lauren Francis-Sharma reads and signs �TIL THE WELL RUNS DRY, 7PM

Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading featuring Elina Petrova, 8:30PM

Saturday, January 9:

Austin

BookPeople, Austin Children's Author CYNTHIA LEVINSON speaking & signing Hillary Rodham Clinton: Do All the Good You Can, 11:30AM

BookWoman, Barbara Roether reading and signing This Earth You�ll Come Back To, 7PM

Half Price Books - South Lamar, Angel Jefferson will sell and sign her motivational book,Unstoppable Steps, 1PM

Half Price Books - Southpark Meadows, local author Kelly Bennett Seiler will sell and sign her novel, Shifting Time, 1PM

Malvern Books, Rose Metal Press Family Resemblance: An Anthology and Exploration of 8 Hybrid Literary Genres launch featuring readings from editor Marcela Sulak and contributors Katie Cortese, Joy Ladin, and Julio Ortega, 7PM

Resistencia Bookstore, Can�cula: A Reading and Book Signing with Norma Elia Cant�, 6PM

Dallas

B&N - Preston/Royal, Dave Bewett signs The Pony Trap: Escaping the 1987 SMU Football Death Penalty, 2PM

El Paso

Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Escape with Writing" with McKinley Cougar, 12:45PM

Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Bartee Haile signs Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil, 2PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Ashley Hope Perez reads and signs OUT OF DARKNESS, 7PM

Czech Center Museum Houston, Second Distinguished Lecture Series: Bill Boyce presents Miss Fortune's Last Mission, 4PM

Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, LaDreka Vaughn will sell and sign her Children�s book, Adventures of the J.E.T.S.: Mug of War, 1PM

Katy Budget Books, Pilot Erin Seidemann discusses and signs Postcards from the Sky, 2PM

Plano

B&N - Creekwalk Village, Get The Best Advice in Six Words and meet Author Lynne Weinberger, 2PM

San Antonio

B&N - Ingram Festival, Vaelyn Mourning signing Draster Dynasty, 1PM

B&N - La Cantera, Wendy Barker reading and signing One Blackbird at a Time and Debra Monroe reading and signing My Unsentimental Education, 3PM

The Twig Book Shop, Art Nicholson discusses and signs Very Special Ships, 3PM

The Woodlands
B&N, The Underground Abductor book signing with Nathan Hale, 1PM

B&N, Diana Khalil signs The Sands of Kedar, 3PM

Sunday, January 10:

Austin
BookPeople, CLANCY MARTIN speaking and signing Bad Sex and BRANDON CARO speaking & signing Old Silk Road, 4PM

BookWoman, Award-winning poet and short story writer, ire'ne lara silva, will be offering 30-minute manuscript consultations, 12:30PM

Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents �Leap & the Net Appears�, 4PM

The Writing Barn, Plot, Pulse, Story: Discovery-Based Writing with Visiting author Ashley Perez, 4PM

Dallas
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, local author Paula Walker Baker will sell and sign her Christian Fiction book, The Conservative Congregant, 1PM

Houston
Writespace, Revision Made Simple Workshop with Matthew Salesses, 9:30AM

Mansfield
Half Price Books, local author Sheaniqua Clarkson will sell and sign her memoir, Life, Though I Walked Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1PM

San Antonio

The Twig Book Shop, Susan Gonzales discusses and signs Make It Your Mark: 7 Steps to Maximize Your Impact - Leave a Purposeful and Lasting Impression, 3PM