• Writefest, Houston, April 30-May 6
• Texas Frightmare Weekend, DFW Airport, May 4-6
• Voices de la Luna 21st Annual Texas Voices Award, San Antonio, May 6
• 41st Annual O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championship, Austin, May 12
• Bookworm: A Fair For Book Lovers, San Antonio, May 12
• Local Author Showcase, McAllen, May 12

Ongoing Exhibits

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

Sunday, May 6

Austin

• BookPeople, MICHAEL FRY speaking & signing How to Be a Supervillain: Born to Be Good, 2PM
• BookPeople, JENNY MOLBERG speaking and signing Marvels of the Invisible, and ERIN ADAIR-HODGES speaking & signing Let’s All Die Happy, 6PM
• BookWoman, B.C. Hatch reading and signing Beyond Pretty, 2PM
• Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged Open Mic with Special Guest Maria Palacios, 1PM
• Paramount Theatre, Michael Wolff, author of Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump White House, interviewed by Evan Smith of The Texas Tribune, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Dreux Antoine signs Soulful Chef: Cookbook Series Volume I, 1PM
• Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Naomi Shihab Nye will debut a new poem inspired by a work of art in the DMA’s collection and juxtapose art in the collection with a live reading of her poetry, 3:30PM
• The Foundry Club, Writing Workshop Dallas seminar: “Claiming Your Territory: Fiction or Memoir?” with Eden Elieff, 3PM
• Half Price Books – The Mother Ship, local author Earlina Green will sell and sign The Beginner’s Guide to Finding Your Brave, and chef/co-host of PBS’s “Growing a Greener World” Nathan Lyon will sell and sign Great Food Starts Fresh: Simple, Innovative Cuisine Featuring Fresh, Seasonal Ingredients, 1PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Paul and Christiane Galvani discussing and signing LOST RESTAURANTS OF HOUSTON, 5PM
• First Christian Church, AFA Spring Concert Series Featuring Houston Youth Poet Laureate Rukmini Kalamangalam, 5PM

Mansfield

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

Plano

• B&N – Legacy West, Marshawn Evans Daniels signs Believe Bigger, 3PM

Richland

• George Memorial Library, Graphic Novel Day presented by Bedrock City Comic Company, including special guest appearances and book signings by popular graphic novelists Mike Maihack, Charise Harper, and George O’Connor, 1:30PM

San Antonio

• B&N – San Pedro, Vincent Di Blasi signing Creating Cassandra, 2PM

Monday, May 7

Austin

• BookPeople, SCOTT SPECHT speaking & signing Coffee Lids, 7PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Hena Khan will discuss and sign her new novel for kids, POWER FORWARD, 5PM
• Tracy Gee Community Center, SCBWI-Houston meeting: “Quelling Your Query Conundrums” with author A.M. Rose, 7PM

Irving

• South Irving Library, launch party for Puddin’ by Julie Murphy, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, John Moore discussing and signing Undocumented: Immigration and the Militarization of the United States-Mexico Border, 5PM

Tuesday, May 8

Austin

• Austin History Center, Ken Roberts discussing and signing Cedar Choppers: Life on the Edge of Nothing, 6:30PM
• BookPeople, HENA KHAN speaking & signing Power Forward, 6PM
• Chez Zee American Bistro, Chez Zee Author Series with Elizabeth Crook, author of The Which Way Tree, 6PM
• Home Slice Pizza, the Austin Bat Cave’s Story Department presents “We Are in the Future,” 7:30PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Marc Marcel, 7PM

Dallas

• Hall of State at Fair Park, Dallas Historical Society Brown Bag Lecture presents Sherrie McLeroy and Leading Ladies of Lone Star History, 12PM
• HKS, Inc., World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Ben Steil, author of The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War, 6:30PM
• Klyde Warren Park, The Wild Detectives presents the Locals Only Book Club featuring Joe Milazzo and Crepuscule W/Nellie, 6PM
• The Wild Detectives, the official release of The Adventures of Phoebe Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, the first FULLY re-written Shequel book, 7:30PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookstore, Denise Kiernan will discuss and sign her book THE LAST CASTLE, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Owen Laukkanen will sign and discuss Gale Force, 6:30PM
• Rudyard’s British Pub, Houston VIP Slam presents Houston Slam, 8PM

San Antonio

• The Mix, PuroSlam, 9:30PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Ryan Lugalia-Hollon discussing and signing The War on Neighborhoods: Policing, Prison, and Punishment in a Divided City, 5PM
• Witte Museum, Cristal Glangchai launches VentureGirls: Raising Girls to Be Tomorrow’s Leaders, 5:30PM

Wednesday, May 9

Austin

• Austin Books & Comics, Celebrate the release of the first issue of the new Venom #1 with author Donny Cates, 4PM
• BookPeople, PATRICE SARATH speaking & signing The Sisters Mederos, 7PM
• The Writing Barn, Workshop: “Sentence-Level Strategies for Big Story Problems” with Michael Noll, 6:30PM

Dallas

• Interabang Books, Lisa Ko reading and signing THE LEAVERS, 7PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Gregory Pardlo discussing and signing AIR TRAFFIC, 7PM
• The Junior League, the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Carl Minzner discussing his newest book, End of an Era: How China’s Authoritarian Revival Is Undermining It’s Rise, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Deborah Harkness will sign and discuss The World of All Souls, 6:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, John Moore discussing and signing Undocumented: Immigration and the Militarization of the United States-Mexico Border, 5PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Gemini Ink presents a Reading, Q&A, and book signing with award-winning authors Brittani Sonnenberg and Nan Cuba, 5PM

Thursday, May 10

Austin

• BookPeople, DEAN SLUYTER speaking & signing Fear Less, 7PM
• BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic featuring poet Deborah Bogen, 7:15PM
• Malvern Books, Novel Night: C.S. Humble (The Massacre at Yellow Hill) & A.K. Fagan (Sweet Cinnamon and Honey), 7PM

Burnet

• The Herman Brown Free Library, Coffee Talk Series: Don Graham discussing and signing Giant: The Making of a Legendary Texas Film, 1:30PM

Dallas

• Interabang Books, Chibundu Onuzo reading and signing WELCOME TO LAGOS, 7PM
• Providence Christian School, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham discussing and signing The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, 7PM
• The Wild Detectives, Yesika Salgado reading and signing Corazón, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

• The Fort Worth Club, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham discussing and signing The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels, 11:30AM

Houston

• Avant Garden, celebrate Robin Reagler’s 20th year as Executive Director of Writers in the Schools, 6PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Fabiola Lopés-Duran discussing and signing EUGENICS IN THE GARDEN, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Richard P. Wenzel will sign and discuss Dreams of Troy, 6:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Dr. Mark J. Kubala discussing and signing The Execution of Jesus the Christ: The Medical Cause of Our Lord’s Death During His Illegal Crucifixion, 5PM

San Antonio

• B&N – San Pedro, Reaper: Ghost Target book signing with Nicholas Irving, 7PM

Sugar Land

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

Friday, May 11

Austin

• BookPeople, CHARLOTTE KIKEL speaking and signing Eat in Peace to Live in Peace, JULIE NELSON speaking and signing Success Faster, and GARY BORDERS speaking & signing Yours Faithfully, J.A, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Borderless: Conversations on Art, Action, and Justice featuring Natalia Sylvester, author of Everyone Knows You Go Home, 7PM

Corpus Christi

• Half Price Books, Texas food blogger, cookbook author, and recipe developer Vianney Rodriguez will sell and sign her book, The Tex-Mex Slow Cooker, 12PM

Dallas

• Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Great Contributor to Art Award honoree and speaker Martha Stewart discussing and signing Martha’s Flowers: A Practical Guide to Growing, Gathering, and Enjoying, 10AM
• Hotel Crescent Court, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Greek Minister of Finance Yanis Varoufakis discussing and signing Adults in the Room and Talking to My Daughter About the Economy, 12PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Writers’ League of Texas panel discussion: “Tell It Slant: Writing True Stories in Fiction and Nonfiction” with Joshua Dewain Foster, Charlotte Gullick, Anna Meriano, and Jennifer Mathieu, 7PM
• Christ Church Cathedral, Jon Meacham discussing THE SOUL OF AMERICA, 7PM
• Marriott Marquis Houston, the Houston Public Library Foundation presents a Beyond the Page Luncheon featuring Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer and presidential historian Jon Meacham, 12PM [VIP event 11AM]

McAllen

• B&N – Palms Crossing, Story time: Iona Cordero reading Mommy I Love You Because, 10AM

Midland

• Sibley Nature Center, a lecture by Dr. Jeffrey Lockwood, author of Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier, 7PM

The Woodlands

• Third Gen Coffee, Bountiful Balcony Books and Woodlands Writing Guild Mother’s Day open mic, 7PM

Saturday, May 12

Austin

• BookPeople, SCBWI-Austin Monthly Meeting: Stress and the Writing Life: How to Nurture Your Creativity with Paige Britt and Varsha Bajaj, 10AM
• BookPeople, local author Mary Sullivan shares her new book, Nobody’s Duck, 10:30AM
• BookPeople, DR. AMY MYERS speaking & signing The Autoimmune Solution Cookbook, 2PM
• BookPeople, Jeff Kerr speaking & signing Lamar’s Folly, 6PM
• Half Price Books – N. Lamar, local author Dr. Mary Brown will sell and sign her book, Learning Is Fun: A Creative Study Guide to Make Learning an Exciting and Interesting Experience for Children, 1PM

Boerne

• Patrick Heath Public Library, Second Saturday Author Signing: E. Jourdan Lewis signing her debut novel, Rush: The Shadow Series, Book 1, 11AM
• Patrick Heath Public Library, Writing Workshop featuring best-selling author Jolene Navarro, 1:30PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Jan Whitaker signs Revitalizing Inspirational Thought Conditioners and Power Words: How to Live Successful in a Challenging World, 1PM
• Interabang Books, Story time: Cate Berry reading PENGUIN & TINY SHRIMP DON’T DO BEDTIME!, 10:30AM
• Interabang Books, Michael Fry reading and signing HOW TO BE A SUPERVILLAIN: BORN TO BE GOOD, 1PM
• Latino Cultural Arts Center, SCBWI-North Texas workshop: Agent Day featuring Natascha Morris with BookEnds Literary, 9AM

El Paso

• El Paso Public Library – Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project workshop: “Space Oddity” with Sandra Torrez, 12:45PM
• Literarity Book Shop, Poetry Reading: Texas Poet Laureate Jenny Brown & Andrea Beltran, 5PM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, Barbara Ortwein signing Between Worlds Never to Return, 2PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Amanda Johnston reads from and signs her poetry collection ANOTHER WAY TO SAY ENTER, 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, Martha Wells will sign and discuss Artificial Condition, 4:30PM
• Southwest Presbyterian Church, Houston Writers House presents Learn from the Experts Series featuring Kimberly Morris and Marianne Dyson, 9AM

Kilgore

• The Bookstore in Kilgore, Joe Lansdale, bestselling author and executive producer of the Hap and Leonard Sundance TV series, and Wes Ferguson, author of Running the River and The Blanco River, will sign their books, 12PM

Lubbock

• B&N, Phil Price signing Equal Opportunity Hero, 2PM

Midland

• Sibley Nature Center, Dr. Jeffrey Lockwood will be conducting a nature writing workshop, 12PM

Peñitas

• Peñitas Public Library, Writers’ League of Texas presents “Texas Writes” with authors Charlotte Gullick and Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, 1PM

Plano

• B&N – Preston/Park, Lance Alston signing Wealthfulness, 2PM

Port Neches

• Fleur Fine Books, Leanne Todd will discuss and sign Make Way for Baby!: A Collection of Judeo-Christian Poetry, 3PM

Richardson

• Chocolate Angel, Fresh Fiction Afternoon Tea with author Kathy Lyons (aka Jade Lee), 3:30PM

San Antonio

• Dead Tree Books, Jeff Messick signing Knights of the Shield, 2PM
• San Antonio Botanical Garden, Wildflowers of Texas: Talk and book signing by Michael Eason, 1PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Sandy Loker signing Snipets From Heaven, 11AM

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Craig & Fred signing A Marine, A Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other, 2PM

Sugar Land

• Half Price Books, local author Elizabeth Dettling Moreno will sell and sign her children’s books Sancho, the Silly Billy Goat and The Return of Sancho, the Not-So-Silly Billy Goat, 12PM

Tyler

• B&N, Symbiote: The Tangled Web book signing with David Coe, 2PM

Webster

• B&N – Baybrook, Gulf Poets Society meeting featuring Sarah Frances Moran, 10:30AM
• B&N – Baybrook, Steve Alexander signing Exploring Galveston, 1PM

Sunday, May 13

Austin

• Malvern Books, Mother’s Day Reading with Revolution Writing Workshop, 2PM
• Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Minding Another’s Business,” 4PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books – The Mother Ship, local author Howard Doyle will sell and sign his self-help book, The Little Book: A Primer for a More Pleasant World, and local author David Huntley will sell and sign his book, Death Watch Beetle: A Historical Post World War II Spy Thriller, 1PM

Pflugerville

• Pflugerville Public Library, Speak Beat Showcase: Literacy & Public Speaking, 3PM Workshop

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Thomas Clagett signing Line of Glory: A Novel of the Alamo, 12PM

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