• Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 29–July 30
• The LaNana Creek Press Summer Letterpress and Book Art Intensive, Nacogdoches, July 8-August 5
• Literary Non-Fiction Workshop, Archer City, July 23-30
• Texas Authors Marketing Event, Houston, July 28-30
• ArmadilloCon 39, Austin, August 4-6
• East Texas Book Bash, Tyler, August 5
• 2017 Texas Christian Writers’ Conference, Houston, August 5
• Texas Ranger Day & History Symposium, Fredericksburg, August 5

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 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

Monday, July 31

Austin

• Austin Public Library – North Village, Olga Campos Benz reads and signs It’s News to Me, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, 40 Day Financial Renewal book signing with Tanesha and Kenneth Hollingshed, 6PM

Tuesday, August 1

Austin

• BookPeople, REAVIS Z. WORTHAM speaking and signing Hawke’s Prey, and DAVID HANSARD speaking & signing How the Dark Gets In, 7PM
• BookWoman, Jessica Reisman reading and signing Substrate Phantoms, 7PM

• Buda Public Library, Amy Jackson reads Cassandra and the Night Sky, 1:30PM

Dallas

• Winspear Opera House, #hearhere author series featuring Fran Lebowitz discussing and signing The Fran Lebowitz Reader, 7:30PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Writers on Remembrance: A Reading by Local Houston Writers, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, C.J. Box will sign and discuss the newest Cassie Dewell novel, Paradise Valley, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, New York Times bestselling author Larry Correia will discuss and sign his new book, Monster Hunter Siege, book six in the Monster Hunters International Series, and author/musician D.J. Butler will play music and discuss his fantasy book Witchy Eye, 5:30PM
  

Wednesday, August 2

Austin

• Half Price Books – North Lamar, New York Times bestselling author Larry Correia will discuss and sign his new book, Monster Hunter Siege, book six in the Monster Hunters International Series, and author/musician D.J. Butler will play music and discuss his fantasy book Witchy Eye, 7PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box will discuss and sign Paradise Valley, part of the Highway Quartet series, 7PM

Denton

• Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square, Nanci Kimmey, Georgia Caraway, and Mickey McNary lecture from History of the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo, 6PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Rhys Bowen will sign and discuss her new Royal Spyness mystery, On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service, 6:30PM

Thursday, August 3

Austin

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

Belton

• Blends Wine Bar, Donna Walker-Nixon and Rachel Crawford, co-editors of the landmark anthology Her Texas: Story, Image, Poem and Song, will read from their works, 6:30PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling author Larry Correia will discuss and sign his new book, Monster Hunter Siege, book six in the Monster Hunters International Series, and author/musician D.J. Butler will play music and discuss his fantasy book Witchy Eye, 7PM
• Monkey & Dog Books, Dave Butler will read and sign The Extraordinary Journeys of Clockwork Charlie: The Kidnap Plot, 2:30PM

Houston

• The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, MFAH Writing Series: Creating Dialogue with Ron Mueck, 6PM

• River Oaks Bookstore, Christina Sanders discusses and signs Get Your Weight Up: Things We Can All Do to Make America Better, 5PM

Sugar Land

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

Friday, August 4

Austin

• BookPeople, MYRA HARGRAVE MCILVAIN speaking & signing TEXAS TALES, 7PM

Dallas

• Heroes Lounge, Poetry show and send off for the National Poetry Slam in Denver: Empire State (Brooklyn Poetry Slam Team) vs. Lonestars (Dallas Poetry Slam Team), 7PM

Houston

• Houston Museum of African American Culture, Get Lit Author Series: Women 2 Women with Jouelzy, Jillian “JJ” Simmions, Candice D’Meza, Marvell M. Gales (with spoken-word of Kayenne Nebula and music courtesy of Lady BG), 7PM
• Inprint House, First Friday Reading Series featuring Daniel Peña, 8:30PM

Webster

• B&N – Baybrook, Story time with author Debbie Henderson Maestas, 10AM

Saturday, August 5

Austin

• BookPeople, Texas Independent Bookstore Day celebration, 11:30AM
• Girls With Pens, Writing Barn Workshop: “The Hero’s Journey: Elements and Application in Nonfiction” with Cynthia Levinson, 9:30AM

Belton

• McWha Book Store, book signing with local author Tracy Lawson, 2PM

Dallas

• Interabang Books, Texas Independent Bookstore Day celebration, Texas photographer E. Dan Klepper presents WHY THE RAVEN CALLS THE CANYON (1PM), and Dallas novelist Melissa Lenhardt reads from SAWBONES (4PM), 10:30AM

El Paso

• El Paso Public Library – Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: “Aging: Blood, Sweat, Tears and other Fluids” with Monica Gomez, 12:45PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar Mall, Local author Rich Allen signs The Ultimate Business Tune Up, 2PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Sarah Penrod discusses and signs Urban Cowgirl: Decadently Southern, Outrageously Texan, Food, Family Traditions, and Style for Modern Life, 1PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Texas Independent Bookstore Day celebration, 10AM
• Half Price Books – North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, while supplies last
• Katy Budget Books, Local authors Tracy Goodwin and Lark Brennan sign their latest paranormal romances, Cursed and Recklessly Yours, respectively, 2PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Kiersten Kindred discusses and signs Five Steps to Marketing Success: A Small Business Guide, 3PM
• Writespace, Workshop: “Crafting Effective Prose” with Cassandra Clarke, 9:30AM

Humble

• Half Price Books, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, while supplies last

Port Neches

• Fleur Fine Books, Story time with author Terry Savoy-Hadley reading Butch Goes to School, 11AM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Shawn Settle signs The Hallie McKinley Series Book 1: Trust Me, 11AM
  

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Colleen Rasco signing and story time: Annabell’s Talent Search, 11AM

Webster

• B&N – Baybrook, Fouad Azim signs Becoming, 1PM

Sunday, August 6

Austin

• 4th Tap Brewing Co-Op, 2017 REVEL SOLSTICE FEST: “This Changes Everything” with the Pat Harris Jazz Trio and poet Ellie Francis Breivogel, 12:30PM
• BookWoman, Torch Wildfire Reading Series featuring Dr. Raina Leon, hosted by Amanda Johnston, 6PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, local author David Huntley will sign Death Watch Beetle, A Historical Post WWII Spy Thriller, 2PM

Mansfield

• Half Price Books, local author Danielle Vann will sell and sign her new YA mystery book The Whizbang Machine: Tunney’s Curse, 1PM

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