• Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 29–July 30
• The LaNana Creek Press Summer Letterpress and Book Art Intensive, Nacogdoches, July 8-August 5
• Gemini Ink Writers Conference, San Antonio, July 21-23
• Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, Grapevine, July 21-23
• Literary Non-Fiction Workshop, Archer City, July 23-30
• Texas Authors Marketing Event, Houston, July 28-30
• 2nd Annual Dallas Public Library Local Authors Book Fair, July 29
• Texas Latino Comic Con, Dallas, July 29

Ongoing Exhibits

• Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art, Austin, June 5–August 13
• Illustrator of the Century Garth Williams, Abilene, June 8–September 1
• George Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio, San Antonio, June 23-September 4

Sunday, July 16

Austin

• 4th Tap Brewing Co-Op, 2017 REVEL SOLSTICE FEST: “MUSIC FOR STEVE, ELECTRONICS, AND YOU” with poet Nathan Brown, 12:30PM
• BookPeople, OWEN EGERTON speaking & signing Hollow, 3PM
• Malvern Books, “Women Write Hard Sci-Fi: Continuing the Tradition” featuring Nancy Smith and Christy Esmahan, 2PM

Dallas

• Deep Vellum Books, Why Would I Get an MFA in Creative Writing: A Roundtable Discussion, 1PM
• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

Frisco

• Frisco Public Library, Sisters in Crime North Dallas host “Seven Deadly First Page Sins” with Tex Thompson, 2PM

Houston

• Julia Ideson Building, Hip Hop for Literacy with Trae tha Truth, 12PM

Monday, July 24

Austin

• BookPeople, RYAN HOLIDAY speaking & signing Perennial Seller, 7PM
• Dozen Street, Chicon Street Poets presents “Rumble” featuring Ashe Vernon (+ Haiku Challenge & open mic), 7PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, David Bell will sign and discuss Bring Her Home, 6:30PM

Tuesday, July 25

Austin

• BookPeople, GABE HUDSON speaking & signing Gork, the Teenage Dragon, 7PM
• BookWoman, Ivette Mayo reading and signing A 30 Day Guide to Your Power: Powerful Outcomes Through Powerful Words, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Malvern’s Multi-Verse with ire’ne lara silva, 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam APS Team Feature, 7PM

Dallas

• Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live hosts Lawrence Wright discussing and signing the paperback release of The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State, 7:30PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, “100 Black Men, 100 Black Books – Texas Stories: Part 1” featuring Holly Charles, author of VELVET; Stephen Moss, author of WE COULD NOT FAIL: THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE SPACE PROGRAM; and Tyina Steptoe, author of HOUSTON BOUND: COLOR AND CULTURE IN A JIM CROW CITY, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Ilona Andrews will sign and discuss the newest Hidden Legacy novel, Wildfire, 6:30PM

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series – Jessica Carlos, 1PM

Wednesday, July 26

Austin

• Austin Books & Comics, Becky Cloonan signs By Chance or Providence, 4PM
• Austin Public Library – Old Quarry, Austin Out Loud reading series featuring Felix Morgan and Seth Meeks, 7PM [rec. 17+]
• Austin Public Library – Terrazas, Aural Literature: Local writers read their own work aloud for the public, 7PM
• BookPeople, MysteryPeople presents New Voices in Noir: ROB HART speaking and signing The Woman from Prague, JORDAN HARPER speaking and signing She Rides Shotgun, and BILL LOEHFELM speaking & signing The Devil’s Muse, 7PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Gabe Hudson reading and signing GORK THE TEENAGE DRAGON, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, David Eric Tomlinson will sign and discuss The Midnight Man, Glen Erik Hamilton will sign and discuss Every Day Above Ground, and Reavis Wortham will sign and discuss Hawke’s Prey, 6:30PM

Thursday, July 27

Austin

• BookPeople, WILLIAM JENSEN speaking and signing Cities of Men, and JOHN PERRYMAN speaking & signing Blood for Ghosts, 7PM
• Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Testify will present Balancing the Scales: True tales of finding equilibrium, 7:30PM

Dallas

• Interabang Books, Randy Schmidt discusses and signs Dolly On Dolly, 7PM
• The Wild Detectives, Michael Merschel reads and signs Revenge of the Star Survivors, 7:30PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Jordan Harper will sign and discuss She Rides Shotgun, Rob Hart will sign and discuss The Woman From Prague, and Bill Loehfelm will sign and discuss The Devil’s Muse, 6:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Christina Sanders discusses and signs Get Your Weight Up: Things We Can All Do to Make America Better, 5PM

San Antonio

• Carmens de la Calle Café, Jazz & Poetry with Purpose, 7:30PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Catherine Powers discusses and signs The Spree of ’83, 5PM
  

Sugar Land

• B&N – First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM

Friday, July 28

Austin

• BookPeople, REBECCA WHITEHEAD MUNN speaking & signing The Gift of Goodbye, 7PM
• Malvern Books, I Scream Social reading series featuring Nicole Cortichiato and Maris Finn, 7PM

Cedar Hill

• B&N – Hillside Village, The Cartel 7: Illuminati: Roundtable of the Bosses book signing with Ashley and JaQuavis, 7PM

Dallas

• Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam All Star Slam: 1994 – 2017, 8PM
• The Wild Detectives, White Rock Zine Machine launches “Bestiary,” 7PM

Midland

• KamiPosi, KamiPosi Poetry Slam, 7PM

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author – Rickey Pittman, 1PM

Saturday, July 29

Abilene

• Texas Star Trading Company, Al Pickett and Jimmie Keeling sign Mighty, Mighty Matadors, 1PM

Austin

• Austin Books & Comics, Jim Rugg signing The Street Angel Gang, 4PM
• Half Price Books – South Lamar, local author Emily Hook will sell and sign her book The Power of Forgiveness: A Guide to Healing and Wholeness, 1PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Geoffrey Thomas signs The Wayward Astronomer, 1PM
• Dallas Public Library – Bookmarks, The Children’s Author Series of Bookmarks in NorthPark presents Nancy Churnin, author of Manjhi Moves a Mountain, 10:30AM
• Interabang Books, Kristin Schell discusses and signs The Turquoise Table, 3PM

DeSoto

• DeSoto Civic Center Library, Dallas Area Writers Group workshop: “So You Wanna Write A Book” with Michelle Stimpson, 10AM

El Paso

• El Paso Public Library – Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: “One Perverse Sidewalk” with Chauncey Lowe, 12:45PM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, Andy Horne signs In the Company of Decent Men, 2PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Rebecca Whitehead Munn discussing and signing THE GIFT OF GOODBYE, 7PM
• Half Price Books – Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, while supplies last
• River Oaks Bookstore, Jan Reid reading and signing Sins of the Younger Sons, 3PM

Round Rock

• Round Rock Public Library, Story time: Amy Jackson reads Cassandra and the Night Sky, 11AM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Trixie Poor signs You’re Welcome, Purdy High!: Wacky Tales from a Small-Town High School Girl in the Early Sixties, 11AM
  

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, New Writers Event: Jane Harris, YA author of Riven: Andrea Rand, YA author of The Chronicles of Kibblestan; Jamie Bryant, children’s author of seven kids’ books such as The Love Bug and Joyful Jellyfish; and Ryan Sanders, author of Unbelievable, Examining the Unlikely Beauty of the Christian Story, 1PM

Sugar Land

• Half Price Books, local author Sarafia Hall will sell and sign My Chapter 2016 Journey and Spirit and Flesh Dancing Together as One, 1PM

Sunday, July 30

Austin

• 4th Tap Brewing Co-Op, 2017 REVEL SOLSTICE FEST: “Busy as Rain” with the Soundtap Project and poet Alexandra van de Kamp, 12:30PM
• BookPeople, WILLIAM R. KELLY, ROBERT PITMAN, and WILLIAM STREUSAND speaking & signing From Retribution to Public Safety, 3PM
• BookWoman, Charlotte Reagan reading and signing Just Juliet: A LGBTQ Love Story, 4PM
• The Highball Austin, Battle of the Slam 2017 featuring Austin Poetry Slam vs KTOWN Mic Drop Slam, 3PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author David Eric Tomlinson will sell and sign his thriller The Midnight Man, 1PM
• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
• The Mix Co-Working Space, Writing Workshops Dallas Seminar: How to Survive Rejection & Forge a Path to Publication with Blake Kimzey, 6PM

Denton

• Spiderweb HQ, Workshop: Make Zines with Spiderweb Salon!, 2PM

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