Special Events

  • 14th Annual Signatures Author Series, The Woodlands, November 30
  • 4th Literacy in the Bag Kick Off, Houston, December 1
  • 8th Annual Writergrrls Book Fest: A Tribute to Debra Winegarten, Austin, December 2

Ongoing Exhibits

  • Literary Frontiers: Historical Fiction & the Creative Imagination, San Marcos, August 1-December 14
  • “Dawoud Bey: Forty Years in Harlem” photography exhibition (from the book Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply), Austin, August 29-December 8
  • Finding Sophie Blackall Exhibition, Abilene, October 11-February 1
  • Texas Writers (a Humanities Texas exhibition), Livingston, November 1-30

Sunday, November 25

Dallas

  • Half Price Books Mother Ship, Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

San Antonio

  • The Twig Book Shop, Jason Salas signing The Sugar Skull Ghost Thief, 12PM

Monday, November 26

Abilene

  • Texas Star Trading Co, Gary McCaleb will sign copies of his new book, Treasured Places: Celebrating the Richness of America’s Cities and Towns, 4PM

Austin

  • BookPeople, H.W. BRANDS speaking & signing Heir of the Founders: The Epic Rivalry of Henry Clay, John Calhoun and Daniel Webster, the Second Generation of American Giants, 7PM

Dallas

  • B&N – Lincoln Park, Ease and Flow Journal: A 31-Day Journal to Get Clear, Connected, and Courageous About Life book signing with Sofia Casey, 6:30PM

Houston

  • Amegy Bank Tower, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Ben Rhodes, author of The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House, 6:30PM

San Antonio

  • The Twig Book Shop, Stephen Gonzalez discussing and signing Getcha Grub On, 5PM

Tuesday, November 27

Austin

  • BookPeople, EILEEN MYLES speaking & signing Evolution, 7PM
  • Central Library, YMCA Camp Moody presents Melanie Choukas-Bradley, award-winning nature book author and Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, discussing and signing The Joy of Forest Bathing: Reconnect With Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life, 6:30PM
  • Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 7:15PM

Dallas

  • Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Mark Lamster, author of The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Center, in conversation with Rick Brettell, 7:30PM
  • Interabang Books, Kim Brooks discussing and signing SMALL ANIMALS: PARENTHOOD IN THE AGE OF FEAR, 7PM
  • The Wild Detectives, Elena S. Hall discussing and signing Through Adopted Eyes, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

  • Half Price Books – Ridgmar, New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron will discuss and sign copies of his newest Jack Ryan novel, Tom Clancy Oath of Office, 7PM

Houston

  • Black Labrador, Houston Writers House meeting: MaryAnn Faremouth will present “Slay the Dragon Within,” 6:30PM

San Antonio

  • The Mix, PuroSlam, 9:30PM
  • Trinity U, Maverick Lecture: Mark Shields, 7:30PM

Wednesday, November 28

Abilene

  • Texas Star Trading Co, Lance Fleming signing Wildcat Football: Three Cheers for the Purple and White, 4PM

Austin

  • BookPeople, JANIS POWERS speaking & signing Health Care: Meet the American Dream, 7PM
  • Malvern Books, Pterodáctilo presents: Poetry & Ptamales Party, 6PM

Dallas

  • Congregation Shearith Israel, Marilyn Rothstein reading and signing Husbands and Other Sharp Objects, 7PM
  • Half Price Books Mothership, Super Bowl champion Malcolm Mitchell will discuss and sign copies of his children’s book, The Magician’s Hat, 7PM
  • Latino Cultural Center, TransNational Impressions Series: Tim Z. Hernandez & friends, 7:30PM

Houston

  • Avant Garden, Write About Now: Poetry Open Mic featuring Peace, 7:30PM
  • B&N – River Oaks, Ava and the Prince: The Adventures of Two Rescue Pups reading and signing with local author Joy Sewing, 3PM
  • Murder By the Book, Marc Cameron will sign and discuss Tom Clancy Oath of Office, 6:30PM
  • United Way of Greater Houston, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts best-selling Lithuanian author and journalist Ruta Vanagaite, 6:30PM

Thursday, November 29

Austin

  • Texas Capitol Rotunda, Andrew Sansom, Rusty Yates, and David K. Langford signing Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 1:30PM
  • UT, Michener Center for Writers presents a reading with Yiyun Li, 7PM
  • YMCA Camp Moody, NATURE BATHING HIKE with Melanie Choukas-Bradley, Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and author of The Joy of Forest Bathing: Reconnect With Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life, 10AM [RSVP]

Canyon

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

Dallas

  • First Presbyterian Church, Arts & Letters Live hosts Jill Lepore, author of These Truths: A History of the United States, 7:30PM
  • Interabang Books, Mike Marvins discussing and signing THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY, 7PM
  • SMU, “Why Liberalism Failed” with author Dr. Patrick J. Deneen, 4PM [reservation required]

Houston

  • Poison Girl, Poison Pen Reading Series, 8:30PM

Jacksonville

  • Norman Activity Center, Doug and Carol Hutchison discussing and signing Behind the Texas Badge, 6PM

Lubbock

  • Texas Tech, TTU Creative Writing Reading Series presents Cyrus Cassells, 7:30PM

San Antonio

  • The Twig Book Shop, Barbara Gonzalez Cigarroa discussing and signing A Mexican Dream and Other Compositions, 5PM

Sugar Land

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

Friday, November 30

Austin

  • Austin Bat Cave, Writing Workshop with Rene S. Perez, 6PM
  • BookPeople, HUGH FITZSIMONS speaking & signing A Rock between Two Rivers: The Fracturing of a Texas Family Ranch, 7PM

Dallas

  • Dallas Children’s Theater, Mary Pope Osborne presents the newest installment in her MAGIC TREE HOUSE series, Hurricane Heroes in Texas, 4:30PM
  • Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam, 8PM

Houston

  • B&N – Champions, James Prince signing The Art and Science of Respect, 6PM
  • Inprint, Tintero Projects Featured Reading: Joaquin Zihuatanejo with Galveston poet Torrina Harris, 7PM
  • Murder By the Book, Mike Lupica will sign and discuss Robert B. Parker’s Blood Feud, 6:30PM

San Antonio

  • Trinity U, Words Matter: Canine Cosmonaut: The True Story of the First Animal to Orbit Earth with author Kurt Caswell, 6:30PM

Saturday, December 1

Abilene

  • Texas Star Trading Co, Charles Russell will sign copies of his newest book, Coming Home, 10AM
  • Texas Star Trading Co, author and photographer Bill Wright will sign copies of The Whole Damn Cheese: Maggie Smith Border Legend, 1PM

Austin

  • Austin Bat Cave, Writing Workshop with Rene S. Perez, 1PM
  • B&N – Arboretum, Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be book signing with Rachel Hollis, 2PM
  • B&N – Sunset Valley, Author signings: children’s authors at 11AM, fiction, mystery, and science fiction at 1PM, and nonfiction at 3PM
  • BookPeople, MARI MANCUSI speaking & signing The Camelot Code: The Once and Future Geek, 2PM
  • Malvern Books, Austin launch of Isabella Ides’ White Monkey Chronicles, 7PM
  • St. Edward’s U, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Publishing 101: What Authors Need to Know about the Publishing Business” with Leila Sales, 10AM
  • Camp Moody, FAMILY CELEBRATION OF NATURE AND FOREST BATHING HIKE with Melanie Choukas-Bradley, Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and author of The Joy of Forest Bathing: Reconnect With Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life, 9AM

Cedar Hill

  • B&N, The Ultimate Tortilla Press Cookbook: 125 Recipes for All Kinds of Make-Your-Own Tortillas–and for Burritos, Enchiladas, Tacos, and More book signing with Dotty Griffith, 11AM

Corpus Christi

  • Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series presents Jeffrey Eugenides, 7PM

Dallas

  • Interabang Books, AG Ford reading and signing CONSTRUCTION SITE ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT, 10:30AM
  • Klyde Warren Park, Poetry in the Park, 5PM

Denton

  • UNT, American Literary Rreview Graduate Student Reading, 6PM

El Paso

  • Literarity Book Shop, Hampton Sides discusses and signs On Desperate Ground, 3PM
  • Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: “Tales of Nature” with Juba the Griot aka Sarah Addison, 12:45PM

Houston

  • 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, Dean “Miranda” James will sign and discuss Six Cats a Slayin’, 4:30PM
  • River Oaks Bookstore, Kelley Bishop reading and signing A Dog Named Zeus: Making Friends, 3PM

Hurst

  • B&N – NE Mall, Meet authors Lauren Lynch and George Dalton, 1PM
  • Krum Public Library, Writers’ League of Texas presents Texas Writes: featuring presentations from authors Rachel Starnes and Kathleen Kent, 10AM

Pearland

  • B&N, James Prince signing The Art and Science of Respect, 6PM

Richardson

  • Chocolate Angel, Annual Fresh Fiction Christmas Tea, 2PM

San Antonio

  • Dead Tree Books, Gil Dominguez signing It Happened in San Antonio, 2PM
  • Trinity U, Writing Workshop with Kurt Caswell, 10AM
  • The Twig Book Shop, Dr. D Anthony Miles signing The PhD Game: Confessions of a Black Academic, 11AM

Tyler

  • Half Price Books, children’s author Carrie Houston Walker will read and sign copies of her books The Little Christmas Dog with a Big Purpose and Looks Like Trouble, 3PM

Sunday, December 2

Austin

  • Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 1PM

Dallas

  • Half Price Books Mother Ship, Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

Edinburg

  • Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: Chicano Writing featuring Daisy Lopez, author of Voices from the Past, Don’t Kill my Curandera and Macaria the Mexican Puppet, 2PM

Houston

  • Brazos Bookstore, Holiday Open House, 5:30PM

Mansfield

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

Richardson

  • The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: Surprising Beginnings, Startling Endings  with Amy Bernhard, 3PM

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