• 33rd Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 28-July 29
• Writers’ League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference, Austin, June 29-July 1
• Tejas Storytelling 2018 Conference – It’s a Family Reunion: Tales of Kin & Kindred, Fort Worth, June 29-July 1

Ongoing Exhibits

• Routine Fables, Houston, May 25-July 29
• Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, Abilene, June 7-September 30

Sunday, June 24

Austin

• BookPeople, JAY BRANDON speaking and signing Against the Law, and MANNING WOLFE speaking and signing Music Notes, 2PM
• Malvern Books, launch of Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review Issue 48, 4PM

Dallas

• The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas Seminar: “Book Marketing 101: A Recipe for Sizzling Sales” with Shayla Raquel, 3PM
• Half Price Books – The Mother Ship, local author Maddie Marcarelli will sell and sign her novel The Journey, and local author Morrighan Lynne will sell and sign her spiritual book The Spirited Human: Proactive Tools for a Reactive World, 1PM

San Antonio

• Landa Library, Denise Barkis Richter presents 100 Things To Do in San Antonio Before You Die, 3PM

Monday, June 25

Austin

• BookPeople, JASON HELLER speaking & signing Strange Stars, 7PM

Dallas

• Interabang Books, Spencer Wise reading and signing THE EMPEROR OF SHOES, 7PM

Tuesday, June 26

Austin

• BookPeople, SPENCER WISE speaking & signing The Emperor of Shoes, 7PM
• Central Library, Kate Winkler Dawson, who will discuss her book Death in the Air: The True Story of A Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of A City, 6:30PM
• Hotel Ella, University of Texas Press & Texas Observer presents “State of Drought: Conversations on the Future of Water in Texas” with Seamus McGraw, author of A Thirsty Land, 6PM
• Malvern Books, Malvern’s Multi-Verse with Teresa Y. Roberson, spoken word poet and producer of The Austin Writers Roulette, 7PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam Quarterfinal Round One, 7PM

Dallas

• Interabang Books, Jason discussing and signing Heller STRANGE STARS, 7PM
• The Wild Detectives, Richard J. Gonzales presents his new work, Deer Dancer, 7:30PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Aminah Mae Safi will discuss and sign her novel for teens, NOT THE GIRLS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Terrance Hayes reading and signing AMERICAN SONNETS FOR MY PAST AND FUTURE ASSASSIN, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Mix, PuroSlam Poetry ft. DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM

Wednesday, June 27

Austin

• B&N – Arboretum, Fail Until You Don’t: Fight Grind Repeat book signing with Bobby Bones, 7PM
• BookPeople, Special story time: Stephanie Ledyard reading Pie is for Sharing, 10:30AM
• BookPeople, JAMIE BERNSTEIN speaking & signing Famous Father Girl, 7PM
• Terrazas Branch Library, Chicon Street Poets present Aural Literature June Reading, 7:30PM

Dallas

• The Wild Detectives, Stephanie Storey presents her debut novel, Oil and Marble, 7:30PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Youth Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Dawson Barrett discussing and signing THE DEFIANT, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Michael Cirlos discussing and signing Humans of San Antonio, 5:30PM

Weslaco

• The Storybook Garden, Award-winning author David Bowles will read from his latest book, FEATHERED SERPENT, DARK HEART OF SKY, 6:30PM

Thursday, June 28

Austin

• BookPeople, DANIEL H. WILSON speaking & signing Clockwork Dynasty, 7PM

Canyon

• Burrowing Owl Books, High Plains Poetry Project hosts Poetry Circle, 7PM

Dallas

• Deep Vellum Books, Austin Woerner and Su Wei: The Creative Art of Translation, 7PM
• Interabang Books, Debra Jo Immergut reading and signing THE CAPTIVES, 7PM
• Park City Club, the World Affairs Council of DFW hosts General Michael Hayden (Ret.), former Director of Central Intelligence Agency, former First Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and former Director of the National Security Agency, discussing and signing The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies, 12PM [members only event]
• The Wild Detective, Cuss Cuss: an evening of poetry and music with author Derrick C. Brown and musician Lizzy Ellison of Cardioid, 7:30PM

Denton

• Paschall Bar, Spiderweb Salon’s Radio Poets LIVE!, 6PM

El Paso

• B-17 Bombers Oyster Pub, Last Thursdays EP presents The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Beth Liebling discussing and signing LOVE AND LAUGHTER, 7PM
• Poison Girl Bar, Poison Pen Reading Series with Mat Johnson, Heather Dobbins, and Christian Gerard, 8:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Thomas Fox will discuss The Complete Compliance Handbook: A Guide to Operationalizing Your Compliance Program, 5PM
• Rudyard’s Pub, Public Poetry presents The PM Show, 7PM

Laredo

• Gallery 201, Laredo Border Slam party for departing VP Silke Jasso, 9PM

Plano

• Yeager Office Suites, Nonfiction Authors Association workshop: “Prepare to Publish—and Profit—Like a Seasoned Pro” with Rekesha Pittman, 7PM

Round Rock

• Half Price Books, New York Times bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio host Bobby Bones will sign his new book, Fail Until You Don’t: Fight. Grind. Repeat, 11:30AM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, David Bowles discussing and signing Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico, and Guadalupe Garcia McCall reading and signing El Verano de Las Mariposas (Summer of the Mariposas Spanish Edition), 5PM

Sugar Land

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

Sweetwater

• Argos Brewhouse & Bookseller, Open Mic Night, 7PM

Friday, June 29

Austin

• BookPeople, RAYMOND VILLAREAL speaking & signing A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising, 7PM

Dallas

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

Denton

• Recycled Books, Open Mic Night, 6PM

San Antonio

• San Antonio Museum of Art, An Evening with Poets Laureate Octavio Quintanilla, PhD, and Jennifer Browne, 6:30PM

Saturday, June 30

Austin

• C2 Change, Jess Hagemann launches OF TINY THREADS: STORIES ABOUT AMERICAN MARRIAGE, the third book in Cider Spoon Stories’ Untellable Tales series, 5PM [all proceeds benefit C2 Change]
• Malvern Books, An Evening with Austin Woerner, translator of Chinese novelist Su Wei’s novel The Invisible Valley, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Dee Wiggins signing Betraying Eyes, 1PM
• Deep Vellum Books, Soup’s On! hosted by The Writer’s Garret’s own Emmy Piercy, 1PM

El Paso

• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: “Stone Fruit” with El Paso playwright, poet and visual artist Sarah Walker, 12:45PM
• Salt + Honey Bakery Cafe, Salt + Honey Open Mic, 6PM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, Susan P. Baker signing Texas Style Justice, 2PM

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, George Arnold signing Ramblin’ Rogue, 2PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Story Time with Cate Berry, author of Penguin and Tiny Shrimp Don’t Do Bedtime, 6PM
• Catherine Couturier Gallery, Kenny Braun signing his new book, AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE, 5PM
• Half Price Books – Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
• River Oaks Bookstore, Atiba Clarke discussing Unexpected Words from a Gifted Angel, 3PM
• Writespace, Workshop: “Voice: What It Is and How to Find the Right One for Your Story” with K.C. Sinclair, 1PM

San Antonio

• B&N – San Pedro, Jay Brandon signing Against the Law, 2PM
• Dead Tree Books, Iuliana Foos signing Bloodline Origins, and April Luna signing The Lost Chronicles, 2PM

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, An afternoon with award winning authors Daniel García Ordaz, Rob Johnson, and Britt Haraway, 4PM

Sugar Land

• Half Price Books, local author RD Vincent will sell and sign books from his Donbridge fantasy series, 12PM

Tyler

• B&N, Rio Grande Valley ABC and Cajun ABC book signing with Rickey Pittman, 4PM

Sunday, July 1

Dallas

• The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “How to Self-Edit: 50 Essential Tips for Honing Every Manuscript” with Blake Atwood, 3PM
• Half Price Books – The Mother Ship, local author Tabitha Darling will sell and sign her fantasy novel Trust: Book 1 of the Children of Chiron Series, and local author Kelvin Goss will sell and sign his business book Be Brilliant in the Basics: Finding Success in Retail Through Detail, 1PM

Mansfield

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

Sugar Land

• Half Price Books, local author RD Vincent will sell and sign books from his Donbridge fantasy series, 12PM

Watauga

• Half Price Books, tourism expert and native Texan Edward Dramberger will sell and sign his new book, The Destination Diaries: How to Travel for Life, 2PM

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