• 33rd Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 28-July 29
• Barrio Writers Summer Workshop, Pflugerville, July 16-21
• Celebration Magazine’s 4th Annual Live, Laugh and Learn, Richardson, July 17
• Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, Houston, July 18-21
• Gemini Ink Writers Conference, San Antonio, July 20-22
• The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, Grapevine, July 20-22
• JStokes Writing Ministries Workshop: Preparing for Christian Publication, Desoto, July 21

Ongoing Exhibits

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

Sunday, July 15

Monday, July 16

Austin

• BookPeople, RUSTY SHELTON and ADAM WITTY speaking & signing Authority Marketing: How to Leverage 7 Pillars of Thought Leadership to Make Competition Irrelevant, 7PM

Dallas

• Interabang Books, Bronson Dorsey discussing and signing LOST, TEXAS, 7:30PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Melissa Radke will discuss and sign her book EAT CAKE. BE BRAVE., 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Kristin Wong discussing and signing GET MONEY, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Linda Castillo will sign and discuss her newest release A Gathering of Secrets, 6:30PM

Richardson

• Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas Summer Series – Part 2, 7PM

Tuesday, July 17

Austin

• Bullock History Museum, Artful Writing: Join Austin Public Library Foundation’s Badgerdog Creative Writing Program in “Comanche Motion: The Art of Eric Tippeconnic” exhibit and let the art inspire you to write, 10AM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Mr. Dave, 7:15PM

Canyon

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

Dallas

• Deep Vellum Books, Joe Milazzo presents Of All Places In This Place Of All Places, 7PM
• Half Price Books Mother Ship, writer, entertainer and internet sensation Melissa Radke will discuss and sign her humorous and inspirational new book, Eat Cake. Be Brave., 7PM [numbered pass required for signing line]
• Interabang Books, May Cobb reading and signing BIG WOODS, 7PM
• Klyde Warren Park, The Wild Detectives presents the Locals Only Book Club: join author Kathleen Kent to discuss The Dime, 6PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Patricia Hunt Holmes reading and signing SEARCHING FOR PILAR, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Dan Stuart will sign and discuss The Unfortunate Demise of Marlow Billings, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Mix, PuroSlam Poetry with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
• The Twig Book Shop, David Langford & Andrew Sansom discussing and signing Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 5PM

Wednesday, July 18

Austin

• Central Library, BRIAN CATLING speaking & signing The Cloven, 7PM [ticketed event]
• The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions with Jenna Valentine, M. Burger, BedPost co-founder and producer Julie Gillis, and artist Ebony Stewart, 8PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Youth Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
• Houston Public Library, Joe Holley discussing and signing Hurricane Season, 6:30PM
• Murder By the Book, David Bell will sign and discuss Somebody’s Daughter, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• Sabina’s Coffee House, Ocotillo Review summer edition reading, 6:30PM
• The Twig Book Shop, David Hollander discussing and signing Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music, 5PM

Thursday, July 19

Addison

• The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Metrocare, The Writer’s Garret workshop: “In the Pity: Introduction to Poetry for Veterans and Military Families” with Joshua Morgan Folmar, 6PM

Austin

• BookPeople, RACHEL HENG speaking & signing The Suicide Club, 7PM
• BookPeople, Writers’ League of Texas presents “Marketing, Schmoozing, and Building Connections as a Writer” with Dixie Evatt, Walt Gragg, Alyssa Harad, and Christina Soontornvat, 7PM
• The North Door, The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions with Jenna Valentine, M. Burger, BedPost co-founder and producer Julie Gillis, and artist Ebony Stewart, 8PM

Dallas

• Crooked Tree Coffee Shop, Sara Triana Mitchell presents her new children’s book, Love Love Bakery: A Wild Home for All, 10:30AM
• Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents a Reading and Conversation with Sheila Heti, author of Motherhood, and Sigrid Nunez, author The Friend, 7:30PM
• Interabang Books, Megan Abbott reading and signing GIVE ME YOUR HAND, 7PM
• The Wild Detective, D Magazine Summer Microfiction reading with guest authors Ben Fountain, Julia Heaberlin, Brooks Egerton, Merritt Tierce, Harry Hunsicker, Samantha Mabry, Kathleen Kent, and Will Clarke, 7:30PM

Friendswood

• Friendswood Public Library, Poetry with Robin Davidson and Chuck Wemple, 7PM

Irving

• South Irving Library, Storyteller DeeCee Cornish, 2PM

Midland

• George W. Bush Childhood Home, Laura Bush Literacy Program Reading Event, 4:30PM
• Sibley Nature Center, Brown Bag Lecture: Michael Eason, author of Wildflowers of Texas, 12PM

San Antonio

• Roosevelt Library, Gemini Ink presents “Three Writers, Three Futures” featuring supper and literary talk with 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning poet Vijay Seshadri, 2018 Women’s Advocate of the Year Anel Flores, and award-winning poet Veronica Golos, 6PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Michael C.Taylor discussing and signing The Financial Rules for New College Graduates, 5PM

Sugar Land

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

Friday, July 20

Austin

• BookPeople, KATIE WILLIAMS speaking & signing Tell the Machine Goodnight, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Page by Page: On Craft & Other Writerly Pursuits: “The Art of Submitting Work: The Triumphs and Pitfalls of Putting Yourself Out There” with Tatiana Ryckman, 7PM

Canyon

• Palo Duro Canyon State Park Gallery & Visitor’s Center, Natalie Bright signing her two newest easy readers + meet the rescue horses and their trainers, 9:30AM

El Paso

• Fahrenheit 180, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 7:30PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Ace Atkins will sign and discuss The Sinners, and Megan Abbott will sign and discuss Give Me Your Hand, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• B&N – San Pedro, Eat Cake. Be Brave. book signing with Melissa Radke, 7PM

Saturday, July 21

Amarillo

• Chase Tower, High Plains Writers hosts an Indie Authors & Independent Presses Panel Discussion, 10AM

Arlington

• Half Price Books, local author Troy Depue will sell and sign his fantasy book, The Diary of Mordred, 1PM

Austin

• Blue Baker Arboretum, Austin SCWBI’s Author Lunch featuring Jessica Lee Anderson, 11:30AM
• BookPeople, DAVID BOWLES speaking & signing Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico (in conversation with Rebecca Gomez, Curator of Exhibitions & Programs at Mexic-Arte Museum), 2PM
• BookPeople, MELISSA RADKE speaking & signing Eat Cake. Be Brave., 6PM
• Half Price Books – S. Lamar, local author Henry Nash will sell and sign his inspirational book, Integrity Does Matter: Living a Life Above Reproach, 1PM
• Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Keith R. Rees’ new novel, One Night in Bangkok, 7PM

Dallas

• Winspear Opera House, AT&T Performing Arts Center presents #hearhere: Ira Glass, 8PM

Denton

• B&N – Golden Triangle Mall, Blaise Ramsay signing Blessing Luna, 2PM

El Paso

• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: “Assaying the Essay” with Bill Sparks, 12:45PM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, Linda Pirtle signing The Mah Jongg Murders, 2PM

Houston

• Half Price Books – Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
• MATCH Houston, Apollo Poetry Showcase, 7:30PM
• Murder By the Book, May Cobb will sign and discuss Big Woods, 4:30PM

Port Neches

• Fleur Fine Books, Harold Brown signing My Son, To Whom It May Concern, 3PM

Richardson

• CityLine DFW, Sara Triana Mitchell presents her new children’s book, Love Love Bakery: A Wild Home for All, 9, 10, and 11AM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Michael Cirlos signing Humans of San Antonio, 11AM

Sugar Land

• Half Price Books, local author Tonja Eckleswill sell and sign her spiritual book, Resilience to Live: Bouncing Back from Afflictions, 12PM

Watauga

• Half Price Books, local author Lewis Ben Smith will sell and sign his faith-based historical novel, The Gnostic Library, 1PM

Sunday, July 22

Austin

• BookPeople, ASHLEY HERRING BLAKE speaking & signing Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World, and BRANDY COLBERT speaking & signing Little & Lion, 2PM
• The Highball Austin, Austin Poetry Slam vs Austin Neo Soul: Battle of the Slams 2018, 3PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Sharon Ervin signs Do You Love Me?, 1PM
• The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “Criminal Minds: The Elements of Crime Writing” with Kathleen Kent, 3PM
• Half Price Books – The Mother Ship, local author Jane Giddan will sell and sign her children’s book, Grackles of Green Grove Protect Their Land, and local author Chris Langlois will sell and sign his illustrated storybook, How Easy Company Became a Band of Brothers, 1PM

Edinburg

• Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: Poetry from the Forgotten Words of Coahuiltecans, 4PM

Houston

• Alliance Française de Houston, David Rosenfelt will sign and discuss the newest Andy Carpenter novel, Rescued, 1PM
• Murder By the Book, Daniel Silva will sign and discuss his new book, The Other Woman, 4PM [line number required for signing]

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