Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR June 27-July 3

Bookish events in Texas for the week of June 27-July 3, 2016: 


Special Events:
Summer Book Arts Studio, Houston, June 28-July 1

Ongoing Exhibits:

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

Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing, Austin, June 19-January 22

Monday, June 27:

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Susan Jaques discusses and sigs THE EMPRESS OF ART, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Ben Coes will sign and discuss First Strike, 6:30PM

Tuesday, June 28:

Austin

BookPeople, Writer IAN FRAZIER speaking & signing Hogs Wild: Selected Reporting Pieces, 7PM

BookWoman, Writer and Musician CAROLINE GNAGY speaking & signing Texas Jailhouse Music: A Prison Band History, 7PM

Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas
Lucky Dog Books - Oak Cliff, Soup's On! Stone Soup Showcase, 7PM

The Wild Detectives, Joe Milazzo reads from his new book of poetry, Habiliments, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

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

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Devyn S. Benson discusses and signs ANTIRACISM IN CUBA, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Christina Dodd will sign and discuss the paperback release of Obsession Falls, 6:30PM

Lubbock
Mahon Library, Caprock Writers' Alliance meeting featuring BEST-SELLING AUTHOR KAREN WITEMEYER, 7PM

San Antonio

The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM

Wednesday, June 29:

Austin
Austin Public Library - Terrazas, Aural Literature, 7PM

Dallas
Winspear Opera House, Matt Groening (The Simpsons, Life in Hell) and Lynda Barry (Ernie Pook�s Comeek) will perform, 7:30PM

Houston

Murder By the Book, Brad Taylor will sign and discuss Ghosts of War, 6:30PM

South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Authors Series: David Harry Tannenbaum discusses and signs Out of the Depths, 5PM

Thursday, June 30:

Austin

BookPeople, Austin Author BECKY SIMPSON speaking & signing The Roommate Book: Sharing Lives and Slapping Fives, 7PM

Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM

Fort Worth
The Last Word Bookstore, Richard J. Gonzales discusses and signs Raza Rising: Chicanos in North Texas, 6PM

Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Nancy Stancill reads and signs WINNING TEXAS, 7PM

Katy Budget Books, Abbi Glines discusses and sign the last book in her Rosemary Beach series, Up in Flames, 6PM

Murder By the Book, Martin Walker will sign and discuss the latest Bruno book, Fatal Pursuit, 6:30PM

South Padre Island

Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: Gwen Cowgill discusses and signs And then there was Cuba, 1PM

Friday, July 1:

Austin

Malvern Books, artist and author Kristina Hagman discusses and signs The Eternal Party, 7PM

Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Skylar Diggins will sign The Middle School Rules of Skylar Diggins, 6PM
The Wild Detectives, Zora O'Neill reads and signs All Strangers are Kin, 7:30PM

Houston

Murder By the Book, Beatriz Williams with sign and discuss her new stand-alone novel, A Certain Age, 6:30PM

Saturday, July 2:

Arlington

Half Price Books - Lincoln Square, local author James Simpson will sell and sign his thriller, Savior, 1PM

Austin

Half Price Books - Parmer Crossing, local author Jodi L. Porter will sell and sign her children's book, Night and Day, 1PM

Houston

B&N - Westheimer, Mary Luz Bermudez signs Siempre Adelante Nunca Atras, 12PM

Half Price Books - North Oaks, local author Lauricia Matuska will sell and sign her fantasy novel, The Healer's Rune, 2PM

Katy Budget Books, Lily Blackwood (AKA Lily Dalton and Kim Lenox) signs her first Scottish Highlands novel, The Beast of Clan Kincaid, and Lark Brennan signs her second paranormal romantic suspense, Irresistibly Yours, 2PM

San Antonio

The Twig Book Shop, Bruce Judisch reading and signing Quimby Pond, 11AM

Sunday, July 3:

Austin
Recycled Reads, Open Mic Poetry, 3:30PM