• Lib-Con, Abilene, April 25-28
• Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, McAllen, April 26-29
• 15th Annual Mansfield Reads! with Carlton Stowers, April 26-27
• ATX Bookstore Crawl, Austin, April 28
• Authors in the Parks, various locations, April 28
• 2018 Dia De los Niños / Dia de los Libros, El Paso, April 28
• Independent Bookstore Day, various locations, April 28
• Northeast Texas Writers Organization Annual Spring Conference, Mt. Pleasant, April 28
• Austin SCWBI 2018 Writers & Illustrators Working Conference, April 28-29
• Austin Short Short Fiction Festival, April 29

Ongoing Exhibits

• Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards (NCCIL exhibition), Abilene, February 8-May 19

• HOMETOWN TEXAS photography exhibition, Dallas, February 17-May 5
• In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez (Humanities Texas), Del Rio, March 24-May 4

Sunday, April 22

Austin

• BookPeople, LAURIE KILMARTIN speaking & signing Dead People Suck, 5PM

Dallas

• EarthX at Fair Park, the World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Varun Sivaram discussing and signing Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet, 1PM
• The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “Telling Your Story: A Creative Workshop for Nonprofits” with Robin Myrick, 3PM
• The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “Writing Villains as the Mirror of Heroes” with Amber Royer, 4PM
• Half Price Books – The Mother Ship, local author Joe Pappalardo will sell and sign his aeronautical book Spaceport Earth: The Reinvention of Spaceflight, 1PM
• Interabang Books, Steve Copling reading and signing SAGE ALEXANDER AND THE BLOOD OF SETH, 2PM

El Paso

• B&N – Sunland Park, Arlie Holmes Signing Murder: A Perfect End to Life, 12PM

Houston

• Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School, Inprint’s “Cool Brains” hosts Kwame Alexander reading, discussing, and signing Rebound, 3PM

San Antonio

• Cody Library, Book Discussion with the Author: Isaura Barrera and Skilled Dialogue, 2PM
• SAY Sí, Voices, Vibes and Visions with poet Glo Armmer, 11AM

Monday, April 23

Austin

• BookPeople, SARAH MLYNOWSKI speaking & signing Two Peas in a Pod (Whatever After #11), 6PM

Dallas

• The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, Suffering and Joy: The Healing Power of Poetry, 6:30PM
• Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live hosts Danielle Allen, author of Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A., 7:30PM
• Interabang Books, Alison Macor discussing and signing REWRITE MAN, 7PM

Houston

• Stude Concert Hall, Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents poets RIGOBERTO GONZÁLEZ and KEVIN PRUFER, 7:30PM
• Rice University, Fondren Library Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards Prize Winners’ Reading, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, PW Covington reading from and signing The Motor Hotels of Central Avenue, 6PM

Tuesday, April 24

Arlington

• Arlington Public Library, Kwame Alexander reading and signing Rebound, the sequel to The Crossover, 5PM

Austin

• BookPeople, CHRISTOPHER MOORE speaking & signing Noir, 7PM [ticketed event]
• Malvern Books, Malvern’s Multi-Verse with mónica teresa ortiz, 7PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Houston VIP Poetry, 7PM

Dallas

• Interabang Books, Masatsugu Ono reading and signing LION CROSS POINT, 7PM

Houston

• The Black Labrador, Houston Writers House meeting featuring RD Vincent, author of the Donbridge Series, 6:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Literary Couple Brendan Kiely (TRADITION; THE LAST TRUE LOVE STORY; co-author with Jason Reynolds of ALL AMERICAN BOYS) and Jessie Chaffee (FLORENCE IN ECSTASY) talk books, writing, and life with author Katherine Howe (CONVERSION; THE APPEARANCE OF ANNIE VAN SINDEREN), 7PM
• Houston Advanced Research Center, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts former CIA operations officer Charles Goslin discussing Understanding Personal Security and Risk: A Guide for Business Travelers, 7PM
• University of Houston Hilton, Former Congressman Bill Sarpalius, author of The Grand Duke from Boys Ranch, in conversation with Jim Granato, executive director of the Hobby School (followed by a book signing), 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Mix, PuroSlam featuring Amanda Flores, 9:30PM

Wednesday, April 25

Austin

• Austin Public Library – Terrazas, Aural Literature presented by Chicon Street Poets, 7:30PM
• BookPeople, CHARLES SOULE speaking & signing The Oracle Year, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Pterodáctilo Presents: Poetry & Ptamales Party, 6:30PM

Dallas

• Deep Vellum Books, Poetry: Pegasus Reading Series, 7PM
• Half Price Books Mother Ship, British royalty expert and author Katie Nicholl will discuss and sign her new royal biography Harry: Life, Loss & Love, 7PM [numbered pass required]
• The Wild Detectives, REJECTED: STORIES UNSOLD 2049 unpacking the supernatural, the futuristic, the things that keep Neil deGrasse Tyson up tweeting all night, 7:30PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam Finals with Ebony Stewart, 7:30PM
• Blue Willow Bookstore, Sarah Mlynowski will discuss and sign her novel TWO PEAS IN A POD, the latest in her WHATEVER AFTER series for children, 5PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Masatsugu Ono reading and signing LION CROSS POINT, 7PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Paul & Christiane Galvani discussing and signing Lost Restaurants of Houston, 5PM
• Talento Bilingue De Houston, 20th Anniversary of Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say, 7PM
• University of Houston – MD Anderson Library, Poetry & Prose presents a reading by Glass Mountain contributors, 5:30PM

Lubbock

• Texas Tech, Stanley Plumly will give a talk drawn from his forthcoming book, Elegy Landscapes: Constable and Turner and the Intimate Sublime, 5PM

San Antonio

• Bazan Branch Library, Voices de la Luna hosting a “Writing Our Lives Senior Workshop,” 1PM

Thursday, April 26

Amarillo

• Central Branch Library, Downtown Lunchtime Book Club with Jodi Thomas speaking about MORNINGS ON MAIN, 12:15PM

Arlington

• UTA, Homerathon: A day-long oral recitation of Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, 7AM

Austin

• BookPeople, SARAH KAY speaking & signing All Our Wild Wonder, and CRISTIN O’KEEFE APTOWICZ speaking & signing How to Love the Empty Air, 7PM
• Malvern Books, fields magazine and the New Writers Project present an evening with Kaveh Akbar, author of Calling a Wolf a Wolf, 7PM

Dallas

• Deep Vellum Books, Acclaimed literary translator Philip Boehm in conversation with Dr. Nils Roemer, director of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at UT-Dallas, to discuss his work as a literary translator and his recent translation of CHASING THE KING OF HEARTS, 7PM
• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Collectible Conversations: The Joys & Perils of Self-Publishing with authors Bob Reitz and Gardner Smith, 6PM
• Interabang Books, Don Graham discussing and signing GIANT, 7PM
• The Wild Detectives, Dallas Lit Hop: WordSpace presents a live recording session of Hidden Scribes, featuring work by Ben Fountain, Jesus Galvan, and Aubrey Moraif, 7:30PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Joshua Wheeler discussing and signing ACID WEST, 7PM
• Poison Girl Bar, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Micha Bateman, Arna Bontemps Hemenway, and Antonya Nelson, 8:30PM

Lubbock

• Texas Tech, the Creative Writing Reading Series presents poet, scholar, and teacher Stanley Plumly, 7:30PM

Odessa

• Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, Shepperd Institute Distinguished Lecture Series presents “Shale and Texas Energy: Past and Future” panel discussion, which includes Gary Sernovitz, author of The Green and the Black: The Complete Story of the Shale Revolution, the Fight over Fracking, and the Future of Energy, 7PM

San Antonio

• Barshop Jewish Community Center, Leigh Olson discussing and signing The Joys of Jewish Preserving with a hands-on cooking demonstration with the author, 7PM
• Memorial Library, National Poetry Month-Open Mic Readings, 6:30PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Barbara Ortwein reading and signing her Texas trilogy, 5PM

Sugar Land

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

Tyler

• Half Price Books, local author Trolonda Terrell will sell and sign her children’s book, Danken the Pygmy Elephant, 4PM

Webster

• B&N – Baybrook, Harry Milman signing Soyuz: The Final Flight, 6PM

Friday, April 27

Austin

• Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading & Open Mic featuring Vanessa Couto Johnson, Taisia Kitaiskaia, and Amanda North, 7PM

Dallas

• Arts Mission Oak Cliff, Dallas Poetry Project: Common Language with Tammy Gomez and Lyn Lyric, 7:30PM
• Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents Finger Snaps and Laugh Tracks, 8PM
• Interabang Books, Swanee Hunt discussing and signing Rwandan Women Rising, and Helen LaKelly Hunt discussing and signing And the Spirit Moved Them, 6PM

Houston

• B&N – Westheimer Crossing, Harry A. Milman signing Soyuz: The Final Flight, 11AM
• Blue Willow Bookstore, Ginger Zee, “ABC News’” chief meteorologist, will meet and greet fans and sign her books, 5PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Jenny Molberg and Christian Bancroft will be joined by UH’s Michael Snediker for this evening of readings from ADELAIDE CRAPSEY: ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF AN AMERICAN MASTER, 7PM
• Inprint House, The Poetry Lab at Inprint hosted by Poets Reading the News, 6PM
• Rudyard’s British Pub, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Carlos Hernandez, Katie Condon, and Jennifer Lowe, 7PM

Saturday, April 28

Amarillo

• Northwest Branch Library, Writing Round Table: Writing as a Career or Hobby? A conversation with Jodi Thomas who has spent 30 years in the game as a working writer, 10AM

Austin

• B&N – Arboretum, Harry A. Milman signing Soyuz: The Final Flight, 2PM
• BookPeople, Special Guest Story Time: author Xelena González and illustrator Adriana M. Garcia will share their Pura Belpré Honor book, All Around Us, 10:30AM
• BookPeople, Lidia Bastianich signing My American Dream, 3PM [voucher required]
• Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Weaving the Terrain: 100-Word Southwestern Poems with host David Meischen and readings from contributors, 3PM

College Station

• Half Price Books, local author Regina Rowleywill sell and sign her self-help book, I Am Priceless: Voices of Victory Over Violence, 2PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, actor, photographer, bestselling author, and “Pretty Little Liars” star Keegan Allen will sign his new book Hollywood: Photos and Stories from Foreverland, 2PM [numbered pass required]
• Hall of State at Fair Park, Dallas Historical Society presents Historic City Tour: Historic Neighborhoods with author Rose-Mary Rumbley, 1PM

Denton

• B&N – Golden Triangle Mall, Local Author Jim West signing Genocide by GMO, 2PM
• Dan’s Silver Leaf, Spiderweb’s Happy Hour Poetry Workshop with Sebastian and Caitlin, 4PM
• Tom’s Daiquiri, American Literary Review student reading, 6PM

El Paso

• El Paso Public Library – Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project workshop: “What’s the Matter?” with Gene Keller, 12:45PM

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, Power Session and book signing with Sharetha Nicole, author of Purpose Defined: A Guide Towards a Renewed State of Mind, 5PM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, T. Felder Dorn will sign The Downfall of Galveston’s May Walker Burleson, 2PM

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, John Evans signing Catalyst, 2PM
• Blue Willow Bookstore, Marshall Cobb, a former Nottingham Forest resident, will discuss and sign his novel THE PROMISE OF THE ORB, 11AM
• Brazilian Arts Foundation, Writing workshop followed by a poetry slam hosted by Houston VIP National Poetry Slam Team, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Rodrigo Fresan reading and signing BOTTOM OF THE SKY, 7PM
• Half Price Books – North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
• Murder By the Book, Meg Lelvis will sign and discuss Blind Eye, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, D.F. Brown reading from and signing Ghost of a Person Passing in Front of the Flag, 3PM

Irving

• Centennial Park, Poetry in the Park: A Celebration of National Poetry Month, 2PM
• Irving Library – East, El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day): stories from award-winning author and illustrator Joe Cepeda, followed by children’s crafts and refreshments, 2:30PM

Midland

• B&N, Signing with young authors McKinley Noel (The Caterpillar’s Big Day) and Jaden Murray Evans (Magical Block Tower and Rain), 12PM
• Centennial Library, Jimmy Patterson signing Midland from A to Z, 1:30PM

Pflugerville

• Pflugerville Public Library, National Poetry Month Contest Reading, 4PM

Plano

• B&N – Creekwalk Village, Mark Stuertz discussing and signing Secret Dallas, 2PM

Richardson

• Richardson Civic Center, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: “Troubleshoot Your Novel, Simplified: The Pitch as a Tool” with author Annie Neugebauer, 9AM

San Antonio

• Carver Library, Ladi Smooth Hall signing Transgression to Transformation, 3PM
• Collins Garden Branch Library, celebrate “Trafficking in Words” for National Poetry Month with Voces Cósmicas poets Fernando Esteban Flores, Jacinto Jesus Cardona, Alicia Galvan, Suzanne Green, Ed Cody, Liz Vera, and Stephanie Velasquez, 2PM
• Dead Tree Books, Diana Anderson-Tyler signing Armor for Orchids, 1PM
• San Antonio Central Library, MENTE REBELDE, CUERPO AUTÓNOMO: a writing workshop + open mic in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with Ana Ortiz Varela and Isabel Zepeda Ramos, 12:30PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Byron Browne signing Spanish Missions of Texas, 11AM

Spicewood

• Spicewood Community Library, Writer’s League of Texas workshop: “Texas Writes” with presentations from former literary agent Becka Oliver and author Michael Noll, 10AM

Sugar Land

• Half Price Books, local author Sonya Hurst will sell and sign her Christian living book, Prayers that Open the Portals of Heaven, 1PM

Sulphur Springs

• The Bookworm Box, April Author Signing: E.K. Blair, Sierra Cartwright, Anne Conley, Tigris Eden, Misha Elliot, Nicole Flocton, Olivia Hardin, Barbara Blue Johnson, Wren Michaels, and K.D. Robichaux, 1PM

Webster

• B&N – Baybrook, Shelly Brown signing Mustaches for Maddie, 11AM

Sunday, April 29

Austin

• Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Loren Stell’s new poetry collection, Topknot Analysis, with readings from Loren, and David Meischen will read from his memoir in progress, Crossing the Nueces: Reflections on a Divided Life, 4PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books – The Mother Ship, local author JB Bean will sell and sign Mister’s Garden, and local author Christine Crockett Smith will sell and sign 18 Master Values: Be the Parent You Wish You’d Had, 1PM
• The Kessler Theatre, Dallas Lit Hop 2018 headliner: Wordspace Dallas presents Walter Mosley – Social Commentary, Storytelling and Selected Readings, 8PM

Edinburg

• Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: Gerald A. Padilla discussing Pedro Larez and Aztectopia, 2PM

San Antonio

• SAY Sí, Voices, Vibes, and Visions with Martha Grant, 11:30AM
• Tobin Center, an afternoon with David Sedaris featuring all-new stories and observations as well as an audience Q&A and book signing, 3PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Zane Carson Carruth signing The World’s First Tooth Fairy… Ever, 12PM

Watauga

• Half Price Books, local photographer and author Farah Janjua sell and sign her photography book, Jerusalem – Three Souls in One City, 1PM

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