• FronteraFest 2018, Austin, January 16-February 17
• Austin Book, Paper, and Photo Show, January 20-21

Ongoing Exhibits

• National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature exhibition: The Illustrations of Melissa Sweet, Abilene, November 9-January 27

Sunday, January 14

Austin

• Half Price Books – North Lamar, local author Sharon Hudson will sell and sign her children’s book, Millie’s Song of Courage, and local author Therone Shellman will sell and sign his spiritual book, Third Eye Awakening, 1PM
• Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Shock of a New Beginning,” 4PM

Dallas

• The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas presents “Set Your Writing Goals for 2018” with Whitney Davis, 3PM
• Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sunday: meet local authors and pick up their latest release, 1PM

Houston

• Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School, Inprint Houston and Blue Willow Bookshop present “Cool Brains!” with Newbery Honor Award-winner Ann M. Martin, 3PM

Monday, January 15

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, A Simplified Life book signing with Emily Ley, 7PM
• Interabang Books, Steve Stoler discussing and signing TONIGHT AT TEN, 7PM

San Antonio

• Charline McCombs Empire Theatre, Storytelling with the Original Mississippi Freedom Riders, 6PM

Tuesday, January 16

Austin

• Chez Zee American Bistro, Chez Zee Author-Speaker Series 2018 featuring S.C. Gwynne, author of Empire of the Summer Moon, The Perfect Pass, and Rebel Yell, 6:15PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Anthony McPherson (hosted by Jomar Valentin), 7:15PM

Dallas

• Deep Vellum Books, Dark Moon Poetry & Arts, 7PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Marie Lu will discuss and sign her new novel BATMAN: NIGHTWALKER, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Denis Johnson Memorial Event, 6PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Jeanie Miley discussing and signing Practicing Resurrection: Radical Hope in Different Times, 5PM

Round Rock

• Round Rock Public Library, Book Buzz: a Penguin Random House rep will buzz about forthcoming books and give readers the inside scoop on Spring 2018 titles, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Mix, Puroslam presents DreamWeek Slam, 9:30PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Poet Rohn Bayes reads from and signs What I Want to Say to You, 5PM

Wednesday, January 17

Austin

• BookPeople, MELANIE BENJAMIN speaking & signing The Girls in the Picture, 7PM [ticketed event]

Bronte

• The Bronte Book Club, Dana Glossbrenner presents “One Writer’s Trip: The Lark”, TBA

Harker Heights

• B&N, Author Signing and Reading Event Featuring Chris Barton, 5PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Tasha Alexander will sign and discuss Death in St. Petersburg; Deanna Raybourn will sign and discuss her newest release, A Treacherous Curse; and Lauren Willig will sign and discuss her newest release, The English Wife, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• Continental Cafe, Spoken Words, Spoken Dreams: spoken-word contest for young poets on the topic of social justice (winners on GET’s TV show), 5:30PM

Thursday, January 18

Austin

• BookPeople, WRITERS’ LEAGUE OF TEXAS presents “How to Start or Restart a Writing Project” with Doug Dorst, Jardine Libaire, ire’ne lara silva, and Rachel Starnes, 7PM
• The Writing Barn, Workshop: “Plotting Not Plodding: How to Make the Most of Story Circumstances and Stakes” with Greg Leitich Smith, 6:30PM

Dallas

• First United Methodist Church of Dallas, Arts & Letters Live! presents Daisy Goodwin, creator/producer/screenwriter of the PBS Masterpiece series Victoria, and author of The American Heiress and The Fortune Hunter, 7:30PM
• Highland Park United Methodist Church, Friends of the SMU Libraries present Melanie Benjamin and THE GIRLS IN THE PICTURE, 6PM
• Interabang Books, Social Venture Partners: The Dallas Festival of Ideas, 7PM

El Paso

• Literarity Book Shop, An Evening with El Paso Poets Rosa Alcala and Sasha Pimentel, 6PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Theodore Anton discussing and signing PLANET OF MICROBES, 7PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Kristin Martinez discussing and signing 52 Weeks of Worthiness: A Year of Practical Advice and Biblical Truth for Claiming Your Inherent Value, 5PM

Midland

• George W. Bush Childhood Home, Laura Bush Literacy Program Reading Event, 4:30PM

San Antonio

• San Antonio Public Library – Central, Say What Now?: Writers and poets across the city will share their narratives focusing on social justice issues in the tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, 7PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Mike Hood discussing and signing Pathetic Bob’s Guide to Life: Practical Advice from a Dead Dog, 5PM

Sugar Land

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

Friday, January 19

Austin

• BookPeople, HELEN THORPE speaking & signing The Newcomers, 7PM [ticketed event]

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mothership, New York Times bestselling-author and popular health blogger Diane Sanfilippo will discuss her new book, The 21-Day Sugar Detox Daily Guide, 7PM [numbered pass required]
• Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents Tony McPherson, 8PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Poe’s Birthday Celebration, 7PM
• Rudyard’s Pub, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Kelly Sundberg, Joshua Dewain Foster, Cait Weiss Orcutt, and Lani Yu, 7PM

North Richland Hills

• North Richland Hills Library, Behind the Book with Melanie Benjamin, author of The Girls in the Picture, 1PM

Rockport

• Texas Maritime Museum, Reception and book signing with Miles Arceneaux, 5:30PM

Saturday, January 20

Austin

• Austin Public Library – Yarborough, Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring guest poet Edward Vidaurre, 1:30PM
• BookPeople, MATT DE LA PEÑA and LOREN LONG speaking & signing LOVE, 11:30AM
• BookPeople, MANDY MIKULENCAK speaking & signing The Last Suppers, 2PM
• BookPeople, DIANE SANFILIPPO speaking & signing The 21-Day Sugar Detox Daily Guide, 6PM
• St. Edward’s University, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Break Through Writer’s Block and Invigorate Your Manuscript” with Jardine Libaire, 10:30AM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Lindsey Kay signs God’s World of Sheep, 12PM

Denton

• Dan’s Silver Leaf, Spiderweb Salon’s 2018 Winter Formal (80s Throwback Edition!), 7PM

El Paso

• El Paso Public Library – Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: “Our Walt Disney World” with Barbara Buck, 12:45PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Poet Cait Weiss Orcutt reads from and signs VALLEYSPEAK, 7PM
• Half Price Books – Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
• Murder By the Book, Kathryn Lane will sign and discuss Coyote Zone, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Ginger Clarkson discussing and signing Spiritual Dimensions of Guided Imagery and Music, 3PM
• Writespace, Workshop: “Digging the Well: Building Emotional Content in Our Work” with Adrienne Perry, 9:30AM

McAllen

• B&N – Palms Crossing, Meet the Author: Nati Carrillo discussing and signing Bullies Create Bullies, 6PM

Midland

• B&N, Karissa Winters signing Your Guide to All Things Caticorn, 11:30AM

San Antonio

• Gemini Ink, Poetry Bootcamp: Discovering New Imaginative Spaces through Wordplay with George Wallace, 1PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Jeremy Banas signing Pearl: A History of San Antonio’s Iconic Beer, 11AM
• The Twig Book Shop, Reading and book signing with poets Wendy Barker, Natalia Treviño, and visiting NY poet George Wallace, 6PM

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: James Breslow reading and signing The Secret to Bullies, 1PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, Linda Kozar signing Sweet Tea for the Soul, 1PM

Sunday, January 21

Austin

• B&N – Arboretum, Charlotte Reagan signing Loving Lakyn, 2PM
• Malvern Books, launch party for issue 47 of Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review! Readers will include E. Kristin Anderson, J. Scott Brownlee, Nick Courtright, Jonathan Moody, and Sasha West, 4PM

Dallas

• Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Award-winning author Matt de la Peña and author-illustrator Loren Long present a new illustrated classic: Love, 1:30PM
• The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas presents “How to Self-Edit: 50 Essential Tips for Honing Every Manuscript” with Blake Atwood, 3PM
• Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sunday: meet local authors and pick up their latest release, 1PM
• Interabang Books, HPISD Day Benefiting the Highland Park Literary Festival, 12PM

Houston

• Half Price Books – Cypress Creek, New York Times bestselling-author and popular health blogger Diane Sanfilippo will discuss her new book, The 21-Day Sugar Detox Daily Guide, 3PM

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: Poet Steven Schneider reading and signing Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives, 1PM

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