Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar March 7 - 13
Bookish events in Texas for the week of March 7 - 13, 2016:
Special Events:
31st Annual Texas Storytelling Festival, Denton, March 10 - 13
Little Free Library Texas Tour, various locations, March 2 - 15
Ongoing Exhibits:
Encounters and Discoveries in Literature: Celebrating Arte P�blico Press and Twentieth Century Latina/o Literature, Houston, January 18 - June 30
Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America, Honey Grove, March 1 - 31
Shakespeare's First Folio Exhibit, College Station, March 8 - April 3
Monday, March 7:
University of St. Thomas - Jerabeck Athletic Center, 2016 B.K. Smith Lecture in History: Dr. David R. Woodward, author of World War I Almanac, 7:30PM
Lubbock
University of St. Thomas - Jerabeck Athletic Center, Dead Man Walking - The Journey Continues with Sr. Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, 7:30PM
Rio Grande City
Kelsey-Bass Museum and Event Center, Alfredo E. C�rdenas will discuss and sign Balo�s War, A Novel About the Plan of San Diego, 6PM
BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Award-winning Author RHYS BOWEN speaking & signing Time of Fog and Fire: A Molly Murphy Mystery, 3PM
Half Price Books - South Lamar, Carin Channing will sell and sign 365 Days of Doodling: Discovering the Joys of Being Creative Every Day, 1PM
Corpus Christi
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series: reading, Q&A and book signing with Jill McCorkle, 7PM
Half Price Books, New York Times bestselling author Raymond Arroyo will discuss and sign his new children�s middle grade book, Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls, 1PM
B&N - Fountains at Farah, Former El Pasoan J. Michael Orenduff will sign copies of The Pot Thief Who Studied Georgia O�Keeffe, 2PM
Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, local author Jennifer L. Hinojosa will sell and sign her autobiography, Can�t Kill This Love, 1PM
KIPP Sharpstown, 2016 Space City Poetry Slam Series: Saturn Preliminary, 11AM
Murder By the Book, Patricia Briggs will sign and discuss the newest book in the Mercy Thompson series, Fire Touched, and Anne Bishop will sign and discuss Marked in Flesh, a novel of The Others, 4:30PM
B&N - Northwoods, Lady Byrd signs Controlling Your "ACE", 2PM
B&N - San Pedro, PF Karlin signs Shattered Fate and Destiny Reborn, 1PM
The Twig Book Shop, Melody Rose Mollis Lindquist reads and signs Oak Tree, 11AM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Book Signing for Author Gary Vaynerchuk: #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness, 1PM
Webster
B&N - Baybrook II, Dr. Timothy B. Jones signs Dynamics of Public Education: Planning for a Return to Greatness, 11AM
Sunday, March 13:
Murder By the Book, C.J. Box will sign and discuss the newest Joe Pickett novel, Off The Grid, 2PM
31st Annual Texas Storytelling Festival, Denton, March 10 - 13
Little Free Library Texas Tour, various locations, March 2 - 15
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
Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America, Honey Grove, March 1 - 31
Shakespeare's First Folio Exhibit, College Station, March 8 - April 3
Monday, March 7:
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Clara Bensen discusses and signs NO BAGGAGE, 7PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Store, Reading with poets Chip Dameron and Larry Thomas, 6PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Store, Reading with poets Chip Dameron and Larry Thomas, 6PM
Tuesday, March 8:
Abilene
Downtown, Illumination Celebration: celebrate Abilene's designation as the �Storybook Capital of Texas� with special lighting for its seventeen Storybook Sculptures, 6PM
Austin
Downtown, Illumination Celebration: celebrate Abilene's designation as the �Storybook Capital of Texas� with special lighting for its seventeen Storybook Sculptures, 6PM
Austin
BookPeople, Austin authors BARBARA CAVE HENRICKS & RUSTY SHELTON speaking & signing Mastering the New Media Landscape: Embrace the Micromedia Mindset, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Dark Moon Poetry and Arts: She Speaks History poetry readings for International Women's Day, 7:30PM
UT Dallas - Jonsson Performance Hall, Comer Collection 2016 Honored Photographer Lecture: Kim Stringfellow (GREETINGS FROM THE SALTON SEA: FOLLY AND INTERVENTION IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE, 1905-2005) presents Art, Environment and Place, 7:30PM
Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Dark Moon Poetry and Arts: She Speaks History poetry readings for International Women's Day, 7:30PM
UT Dallas - Jonsson Performance Hall, Comer Collection 2016 Honored Photographer Lecture: Kim Stringfellow (GREETINGS FROM THE SALTON SEA: FOLLY AND INTERVENTION IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE, 1905-2005) presents Art, Environment and Place, 7:30PM
Houston
Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH/Asia Society Lecture - The Meeting of Korean and Western Art in the Late Joseon Period by Yi Song-mi, author of Searching for Modernity: Western Influence and True-View Landscape in Korean Painting of the Late Choson Period, 6:30PM
Museum of Fine Arts - Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH/Asia Society Lecture - The Meeting of Korean and Western Art in the Late Joseon Period by Yi Song-mi, author of Searching for Modernity: Western Influence and True-View Landscape in Korean Painting of the Late Choson Period, 6:30PM
University of St. Thomas - Jerabeck Athletic Center, 2016 B.K. Smith Lecture in History: Dr. David R. Woodward, author of World War I Almanac, 7:30PM
Lubbock
Texas Tech, Creative Writing Program Reading Series featuring poet Todd Boss, 7:30PM
San Antonio
Austin
BookPeople, Founder of The Screenplay Workshop JILL CHAMBERLAIN speaking & signing The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting, 7PM
The Writing Barn, "Language is the Story" workshop with visiting author David Elliott, 7PM
Houston
BookPeople, Founder of The Screenplay Workshop JILL CHAMBERLAIN speaking & signing The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting, 7PM
The Writing Barn, "Language is the Story" workshop with visiting author David Elliott, 7PM
Houston
AvantGarden, Write About Now poetry open mic, 7:30PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee will discuss and sign their new novel for kids, MAYBE A FOX, 5PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee will discuss and sign their new novel for kids, MAYBE A FOX, 5PM
Thursday, March 10:
Austin
Blue Owl Brewing, Beer and Books Little Free Library Happy Hour!, 5PM
BookPeople, Debut Novelist & Michener Grad VIRGINIA REEVES speaking & signing Work Like Any Other, 7PM
BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic with Melissa Studdard, 7:15PM
Malvern Books, Novel Night with Joe Giordano & Joseph Pluta, 7PM
Dallas
BookPeople, Debut Novelist & Michener Grad VIRGINIA REEVES speaking & signing Work Like Any Other, 7PM
BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic with Melissa Studdard, 7:15PM
Malvern Books, Novel Night with Joe Giordano & Joseph Pluta, 7PM
Dallas
Rio Grande City
Kelsey-Bass Museum and Event Center, Alfredo E. C�rdenas will discuss and sign Balo�s War, A Novel About the Plan of San Diego, 6PM
San Antonio
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Real Leadership: 9 Simple Practices for Leading and Living with Purpose signing with John Addison, 7PM
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Poets on X+ Series with Opalina and Carlos Salas, 8PM
The Wild Detectives, Korby Lenker reads and signs Medium Hero, 7PM
Georgetown
Cianfrani Coffee Shop, Poetry Reading/Open Mic, 6:30PM
HoustonBrazos Bookstore, William Guest recites from and signs WHO ARE WE, 7PM
Austin
BookPeople, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur GARY VAYNERCHUK speaking & signing #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, & Self-Awareness, 6PMDallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Real Leadership: 9 Simple Practices for Leading and Living with Purpose signing with John Addison, 7PM
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Poets on X+ Series with Opalina and Carlos Salas, 8PM
The Wild Detectives, Korby Lenker reads and signs Medium Hero, 7PM
Georgetown
Cianfrani Coffee Shop, Poetry Reading/Open Mic, 6:30PM
McAllen
B&N - Palms Crossing, Rio Grande Valley ABC signing with Rickey Pittman, 6PMSan Marcos
Lone Star Music, Brian T. Atkinson and Jenni Finlay sign Kent Finlay, Dreamer: The Musical Legacy behind Cheatham Street Warehouse, ?
Sugar Land
Ismaili Cultural Center, Chase Untermeyer presents How Important People Act, 8AM
Saturday, March 12:
Sugar Land
Ismaili Cultural Center, Chase Untermeyer presents How Important People Act, 8AM
Saturday, March 12:
Amarillo
B&N - Westgate Mall, Rainbow Wings signing with R.R. Ford and C.T. Ford, 2PM
Arlington
Half Price Books - Four Corners, Jonas Perez will sell and sign copies of his modern epic poem Finibus, 1PM
B&N - Westgate Mall, Rainbow Wings signing with R.R. Ford and C.T. Ford, 2PM
Arlington
Half Price Books - Four Corners, Jonas Perez will sell and sign copies of his modern epic poem Finibus, 1PM
Austin
ACC Highland Campus, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Finding the Best Stories of Your Life" with Christine Wicker, 10AMBookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Award-winning Author RHYS BOWEN speaking & signing Time of Fog and Fire: A Molly Murphy Mystery, 3PM
Half Price Books - South Lamar, Carin Channing will sell and sign 365 Days of Doodling: Discovering the Joys of Being Creative Every Day, 1PM
Corpus Christi
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series: reading, Q&A and book signing with Jill McCorkle, 7PM
Half Price Books, New York Times bestselling author Raymond Arroyo will discuss and sign his new children�s middle grade book, Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls, 1PM
Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Inner Voices" with Nancy Lorenza Green, 12:45PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Cheryl Beesley discusses and signs LANDSCAPING WITH EDIBLE PLANTS IN TEXAS, 7PMHouston
Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, local author Jennifer L. Hinojosa will sell and sign her autobiography, Can�t Kill This Love, 1PM
KIPP Sharpstown, 2016 Space City Poetry Slam Series: Saturn Preliminary, 11AM
Murder By the Book, Patricia Briggs will sign and discuss the newest book in the Mercy Thompson series, Fire Touched, and Anne Bishop will sign and discuss Marked in Flesh, a novel of The Others, 4:30PM
B&N - Palms Crossing, children's author Iona Cordero reads and signs If Only You Knew, 6PM
Round Rock
B&N - La Frontera, How Did He Get in There? signing with Sandra Lott, 2PM
Round Rock
B&N - La Frontera, How Did He Get in There? signing with Sandra Lott, 2PM
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, PF Karlin signs Shattered Fate and Destiny Reborn, 1PM
The Twig Book Shop, Melody Rose Mollis Lindquist reads and signs Oak Tree, 11AM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Book Signing for Author Gary Vaynerchuk: #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness, 1PM
Webster
B&N - Baybrook II, Dr. Timothy B. Jones signs Dynamics of Public Education: Planning for a Return to Greatness, 11AM
The Woodlands
B&N - Woodlands Mall, Undrai Fizer signs The Excuse-Less Life; 34 Inner-Laws for Living Above Distraction, 2PM
Sunday, March 13:
Austin
JW Marriott, SXSW: Connecting Through Story Meetup with Diana Ceres, Senior Editor at Greenleaf Book Group, 12:30PM
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents �Arbitrary & Nonsensical,� 4PM
JW Marriott, SXSW: Connecting Through Story Meetup with Diana Ceres, Senior Editor at Greenleaf Book Group, 12:30PM
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents �Arbitrary & Nonsensical,� 4PM
Monkeywrench Books, Radical mental health zine project discussion, 6PM
Yarborough Branch-Austin Public Library, Meet the Author: Rhys Bowen, author of Her Royal Spyness, 2PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Margie Norum will sell and sign her memoir Mom�s Journey, 1PM
Yarborough Branch-Austin Public Library, Meet the Author: Rhys Bowen, author of Her Royal Spyness, 2PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Margie Norum will sell and sign her memoir Mom�s Journey, 1PM
Houston
B&N - Westheimer, Seymour Reaches the Sky signing with Elaine O'Rourke, 1:30PMMurder By the Book, C.J. Box will sign and discuss the newest Joe Pickett novel, Off The Grid, 2PM
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