Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar February 22 - 28

Bookish events in Texas for the week of February 22 - 28, 2016: 

Special Events:
Writefest, Houston, February 22 - 28

30th Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Alpine, February 26 - 27

People's Poetry Festival, Corpus Christi, February 26 - 27

Montgomery County Book Festival, The Woodlands, February 27

Ongoing Exhibits:

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

Encounters and Discoveries in Literature: Celebrating Arte P�blico Press and Twentieth Century Latina/o Literature, Houston, January 18 - June 30

African American Literature, Modern and Contemporary, Houston, February 1 - 29

In His Own Words: The Life and Work of C�sar Ch�vez, Wichita Falls, February 1 - March 5

Texas Writers Exhibition, Johnson City, February 8 - March 4

Monday, February 22:

Austin
BookPeople, Actress and Author KATE WETHERHEAD speaking & signing Jack & Louisa: Act 2, 7PM

Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Young Adult author Victoria Scott will discuss and sign her new fantasy book, Titans, 7PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Mary Beth Rogers discusses and signs TURNING TEXAS BLUE, 7PM

Tomball
Lone Star College Tomball, Robert Jacobus presents Houston Cougars in the 1960s: Death Threats, the Veer Offense, and the Game of the Century, 1PM

Tuesday, February 23:

Austin

Badlands Austin, Lucky Dark presents the release of A Sordid Valentine's with local author readings, contests, and morbid karaoke, 7PM

BookPeople, Cartoonist and Writer LINCOLN PEIRCE speaking & signing Big Nate Blasts Off, 6PM

Bullock Museum, Texas Artist Series: Her Texas: Story, Image, Poem & Song - the evening will include a panel presentation by several anthology contributors as well as musical performances, followed by a reception and book signing, 7PM

Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Porsha O, 8PM

The North Door, "These Are The Things We Forgot to Mention": Storytelling, 6:45PM

Dallas

Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, SOUP'S ON: STONE SOUP SHOWCASE, 7PM

Fort Worth
B&N - Hulen Center, See How They Run book signing with Ally Carter, 6PM

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

Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Kate Wetherhead will discuss and sign her new novel for kids, JACK AND LOUISA: ACT 2, 5PM

Brazos Bookstore, Anne C. Klein discusses and signs STRAND OF JEWELS, 7PM

Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, On Truth and Fiction: An Evening with Sayed Kashua, 7:30PM

Lubbock
George Mahon Library, Caprock Writer's Alliance meeting featuring author S.J. Dahlstrom, 7PM

San Antonio

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

Wednesday, February 24:

Austin
BookPeople, Bestselling Author DENNIS COVINGTON speaking & signing Revelation: A Search for Faith in a Violent Religious World, 7PM

The Writing Barn, Words and Wine with YA/MG Author Katherine Catmull, 7:30PM

Beaumont
Lamar University, Lamar Literary Festival presents Elizabeth Harris reading and signing Mayhem: Three Lives of a Woman, 7PM

Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Wedding Cake Murder book signing with Joanne Fluke, 7PM

Kettle Arts Gallery, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Ryan Bender-Murphy, Kendra Greene, Paula Mendoza, and Joshua Westerman, 7PM

Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, See How They Run book signing with Ally Carter, 5PM

Houston

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

Blue Willow Bookshop, V.E. Schwab will discuss her newest novel, A GATHERING OF SHADOWS, with special guest Rachel Hawkins, 7PM

Improv Comedy Showcase and Restaurant, Poetry or Die: Poetry 4 Peace, 8PM

Murder By the Book, Brandon Sanderson will sign and discuss Calamity, 6:30PM

North Richland Hills

North Richland Hills Public Library, Behind the Book with Joanne Fluke and Wedding Cake Murder, 12PM

Thursday, February 25:

Allen
Allen Public Library, discussion with author and State Historian of Texas Bill O�Neal, 7:30PM

Austin

BookPeople, Bestselling Author BRANDON SANDERSON speaking & signing Calamity, 7PM

Malvern Books, W. Joe�s Poetry Corner with Abe Louise Young, 7PM

Dallas

Half Price Books Mother Ship, X Games star Colten Moore will discuss and sign Catching the Sky, 7PM

Highland Park High School, Highland Park Literary Festival event: Dave Eggers in conversation with Will Evans of Deep Vellum Publishing, 7PM

SMU - Dedman Life Sciences Building, Former National Poet Laureate of the United States Kay Ryan presents a reading and discussion of her poetry, 6PM

Frisco
Frisco Public Library, Meet the Author with Joanne Fluke and Wedding Cake Murder, 7PM

Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, P.J. Hoover signs Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life, 6:30PM

Houston

Axelrad Beer Garden, Writefest Showcase & Open Mic, 7:30PM

Brazos Bookstore, Gary Sernovitz discusses and signs THE GREEN AND THE BLACK, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Trudy Nan Boyce will sign and discuss Out of the Blues, 6:30PM

Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH Lecture: Notes of Steel: American Music in the Machine Age, 1900�1950, presented by Howard Pollack, author of Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man, 6:30PM

Poison Girl Bar, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring DEBORAH �D.E.E.P� MOUTON, 8:30PM

Lubbock

Texas Tech English Auditorium, FAMILY RESEMBLANCE: A Reading with Editor Jacqueline Kolosov, Contributor Katie Cortese and Additional Guests, 7:30PM

San Marcos
Texas State University�s Alkek Library, Wittliff Collections Reading Series presents Leslie Jamison, 3:30PM

Friday, February 26:

Alpine
Front Street Books, poet Larry Thomas recites selected works and presents Cooking with the Texas Poets Laureate, 5PM

Austin

BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents MINERVA KOENIG speaking and signing South of Nowhere and TRUDY NAN BOYCE speaking & signing Out of the Blues, 7PM

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, Entre Guadalupe y Malinche: Tejanas in Literature and ArtBook Release and Reading, 7:30PM

Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading Series: Galentine�s Day Edition, 7PM

Westwood Country Club, Texas Book Festival's Literary Lunch with Stephen Harrigan, 11:15AM

Georgetown
Cianfrani Coffee Shop, Poetry Reading/Open Mic, 6:30PM

Houston

Jung Center of Houston, Dark Nights of the Soul: Jung, Dante and the Red Book, 7PM

River Oaks Bookstore, Reba Riley discusses and signs Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome: A Memoir of Humor and Healing, 4PM

Rudyard's, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Abe Smith, Corey Campbell, Aza Pace, and Kay Cosgrove, 7PM

Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, KAP Literary Center Reading Series presents Leslie Jamison, 7:30PM

San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, Calamity book signing with Brandon Sanderson, 7PM

Saturday, February 27:

Amarillo
B&N - Westgate Mall, A Case for Belief book signing with John Dayse, 1PM

Hastings, Jodi Thomas signs Rustler's Moon, 1PM

Austin

BookPeople, Special Storytime With Illustrator Patrice Barton!, 11:30AM

BookPeople, Former Lead Guitarist of the Runaways LITA FORD in conversation with Raoul Hernandez of the Austin Chronicle about Ford's new memoir, Living Like A Runaway, book signing to follow, 6PM

Bullock Museum, Poetry Out Loud recitation contest, 1PM

Cheer Up Charlie's, Everything Is Bigger Reading Series presents: Joshua Ware, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Maya Perez & Abraham Smith, 7:30PM

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, Entre Guadalupe y Malinche: Tejanas in Literature and ArtBook One Day Symposium and closing reading, 10AM

Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 2PM

Malvern Books, Bruce McCandless Book Launch for The Black Book of Cyrenaica, 7PM

Monkeywrench Books, Austin scholar and author Fred L. McGhee launches his latest book, The Black Crop: Slavery and Slave Trading in Nineteenth Century Texas, 6:30PM

St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "How to Make the Most of a Moment: Narrative Deceleration" with Marian Szczepanski, 9AM

Bellaire
Bellaire City Library, Kay Kendall Author Talk, 3PM

College Station
Texas A&M University, George R.R. Martin will speak and accept an honorary degree, ?

Dallas

B&N - Lincoln Park, Adrian Clark to sign i: A Guide for Young Entrepreneurs, 4PM

Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Selected Shorts with Blythe Danner, John Benjamin Hickey, and Denis O�Hare, 7:30PM

El Paso

B&N - Fountains at Farah, Eva Yvonne Kirk discusses Paper Dolls: God's Little Cut-ups, 3PM

Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Inner Voices" with Nancy Lorenzo Green, 12:45PM

Fort Worth
Frontiers of Flight Museum, Colonel Richard Graham presents and signs The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird, 2PM

Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Lisa Sandlin signs The Do-Right, 2PM

Highland Village
B&N, Heather Patterson signs Passing the Bone, 2PM

Houston

B&N - River Oaks, Douglas Raybreaux signs The Color of Freedom After The Turbulent 60's, 2PM

B&N - Westheimer, It's Too Windy! reading and signing with Patty York Raymond, 12PM

Brazilian Arts Foundation, Houston VIP Grand Slam (poetry), 7:30PM

Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, local author Michael W. Cotie will sell and sign his Christian living book, The Purpose of the Church and Its Members, 1PM

Murder By the Book, Dean "Miranda" James will sign and discuss No Cats Allowed, 4:30PM

The Printing Museum, Winter Open House, 10AM

Trinity Episcopal Church, Writefest Presents Our Literary State: An Evening with Texas Writers with Saint Julian Press, 7:30PM

Hurst
B&N - Northeast Mall, author Lauren Boehm Lynch signing, 1PM

Midland
B&N, Shaky Man signing with author Mark S. Parker and illustrator Marcia D. Crowder, 12PM

San Antonio

B&N - Ingram Festival, Author Book Signings: Victor Alvarez, Lee Young, and Christopher Molleda, 1PM

B&N - La Cantera, 2016 Teen and Young Readers LibraryPalooza! featuring authors Leigh Bardugo, Kiera Cass, April Henry, George O'Connor, and Brandon Sanderson, 11AM

B&N - San Pedro, The Train to Crystal City book signing with Jan Jarboe Russell, 2PM

Gemini Ink, 2015 Mentorship Celebratory Reading and Reception featuring Carrie Fountain, John Phillip Santos, Danielle Sellers, Chris Yan, Joshua Levine, and Amanda Harr, 7PM

The Twig Book Shop, Tiffany Grant discusses and signs The Single Gal�s Guide to Shopping For A Great Guy, 11AM

Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Harry Simon signing God's Plan for Marriage, 2PM

Spring
Harris County Public Library - Barbara Bush Branch, African American Read In with local authors, readings by high school students, and storytelling for young ones, 1PM

Sunland Park, New Mexico
Ardovino's Desert Crossing, Border Regional Library Association Awards Banquet honors UTEP filmmaker and author of South Sun Rises: A Bilingual Poetic Narrative of the Borderland, Valentin Sandoval, with the Southwest Book Award, 6PM

The Woodlands
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Come to the Garden book signing with Jennifer Wilder Morgan, 1PM

Sunday, February 28:

Austin
BookPeople, Award-Winning Austin Author BABETTE HUGHES speaking & signing Searching for Vivian, 2PM

Monkeywrench Books, Dawn Paley discusses her book, Drug War Capitalism, 4PM

Dallas

Half Price Books Mother Ship, Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Mel Renfro will sell and sign his autobiography, Mel Renfro: Forever a Cowboy, 1PM

Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Marvin O'Bryant discusses and signs Life Without a Father, 4PM

Half Price Books - Ridgmar, local author James Howell will sell and sign Countdown to Atomgeddon: The Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb, 1PM

Houston
Christ Church Cathedral, From a literary perspective, historian and artist Kayleen Asbo will speak on healing and wholeness in the pages of Dante�s Divine Comedy, 10AM and 7PM

Katy Budget Books, #FantasYA Event: Susan Dennard, Veronica Rossi and Sophie Jordan, 6PM

Mansfield

Half Price Books, local author James Brumley will sell and sign The Curse of Madam, 1PM