• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition, Austin, February 10–July 6, 2015
• Armadillo Rising: Austin’s Music Scene in the 1970s, Wittliff Collection, Texas State University, San Marcos, February 9 – July 3, 2015
• Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare, Longview, May 15 – July 25
• 4th Annual Children’s Art and Literacy Festival, Abilene, June 11 – 13

Sunday, June 7

Austin

• Authors RUTH PENNEBAKER & MARIAN HENLEY speaking & signing Pucker Up!: The Subversive Woman’s Guide to Aging with Wit, Wine, Drama, Humor, Perspective and the Occassional Good Cry, 2PM
• Malvern Books, An Afternoon with Sandra Storey & Frank Pool, 2PM
• Russian Cultural Center, Our Texas, Annual Book Fair, 11AM

Monday, June 8

Austin

• BookPeople, Comedian and The Moth host DAVID CRABBspeaking & signing Bad Kid: A Memoir, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Nelson DeMille to discuss and sign Radiant Angel, 7PM

Fort Worth

• Stage West Theatre, Community Mic Night with storytellers Phyllis Cicero, Desiree Fultz, and Justin Flowers, and poet Brian Patrick McCarthy, 7PM

Tuesday, June 9

Austin

• BookPeople, Music Journalist EVIE NAGY in conversation with AMY GENTRY about Devo’s Freedom of Choice (33 1/3), 7PM
• Spider House Cafe & Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas

• Horchow Auditorium, DMA Arts & Letters Live: Fashioning Our Identities – Editors Sheila Heti, Leanne Shapton and Lela Rose discuss Women in Clothes, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam, 8PM

Houston

• Warehouse Live, Houston Moth StorySLAM: Backfired, 7:30PM

Wednesday, June 10

Austin

• BookPeople, Award-Winning Author VENDELA VIDA in conversation with AMANDA EYRE WARD about Vida’s novel, The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Raw Paw reading featuring Elizabeth Bayou-Grace Lewis, Charlotte Gullick, and Nathan Brown, 7PM

Dallas

• Park Cities Club, Dr. Fiona Hill discusses Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin, 12PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar Mall, Boldly Bookish: Bloomsbury’s YA Tour with Trish Doller, A.C. Gaughen, Emery Lord and Tiffany Schmidt, 7PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Bengie Molina will meet and greet fans as he signs copies of his book, MOLINA, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Mark Falkin reads and signs CONTRACT CITY, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Joseph Finder will sign and discuss The Fixer, 6:30PM

Thursday, June 11

Austin

• BookPeople, Former State Health Services COO RANDY FRITZ speaking & signing Hail of Fire: A Man and His Family, 7PM
• BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic featuring poet ire’ne lara silva, 7:15PM
• Malvern Books, Novel Night with Christopher Brown & Kelly Hitchcock, 7PM

Dallas

• The Wild Detectives, Robin McLean will present her short story collection Reptile House , 7:30PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Clark Davis reads and signs IT STARTS WITH TROUBLE, 7PM
• The Houston Club, Marks Hinton presents Historic Houston Streets, 6PM
• Murder By the Book, Laurell K. Hamilton will discuss her newest Anita Blake novel, Dead Ice, 6:30PM

Irving

• Irving Public Library – West Branch, Behind the Hero: Young Adult Author Panel with Jeramey Kraatz, Lee Bacon, Katherine Catmull and Kelsey Macke + book signing, 7PM

Friday, June 12

Austin

• BookPeople, Release Party!!!! Austin YA Author CHANDLER BAKER speaking & signing her new YA novel, Alive, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Summer of Shakespeare: The Sonnets, 6PM
• Warehouse Live, The Sweet Spot – erotic poetry (among other things), 9:30PM

Irving

• Irving Arts Center, A New Deal for the Nursery: Golden Books Lecture by author Leonard Marcus, 1PM

Keller

• Keller Public Library, Keller Reads: One Book, One City – Richard Russo will discuss Empire Falls, 3PM
• Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club, Keller Reads: One Book, One City – Richard Russo will discuss Empire Falls (ticketed event), 6PM

Lubbock

• Leftwich Park, Poetry in the Park, 5PM

Saturday, June 13

Austin

• B&N – Arboretum, Ron Bates Signing How to Survive Middle School and Monster Bots, 2PM
• BookPeople, Bestselling Author JUDY BLUME in conversation with Sarah Pitre about Blume’s new novel for adults, In the Unlikely Event, 4PM
• Half Price Books – North Lamar, Carla Burks will sell and sign her memoir Parents Without Rights Can Still Fight, 1PM
• Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, R. Gaines Baty signs Champion of the Barrio: The Legacy of Coach Buryl Baty, 2PM
• B&N – Preston/Royal, Tim Scott Signs Ben Hogan: The Myths Everyone Knows, the Man No One Knew, 2PM
• Dallas Public Library – Bookmarks, Reading and Q&A with Michelle Staubach Grimes, author of Where is Pidge?, 10:30AM
• Galveston
• Galveston Bookshop, Bill O’Neal signs Texas Gunslingers, 2PM
• Garland
• B&N – Firewheel Mall, Dave Burchett Signs Stay: Lessons My Dogs Taught Me about Life, Loss, and Grace, 1PM
• Highland Village
• B&N, Kelly Lavender signs Beautiful Evil Winter, 1PM

Houston

• B&N – Houston Champions, Houston Astros J.R. Richard signs Still Throwing Heat: Strikeouts, the Streets, and a Second Chance, 1PM
• B&N – West Oaks Village, Emem Uko signs Facade, 1PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Jennifer Mathieu will discuss and sign her new YA novel, DEVOTED, 2PM
• George R Brown Convention Center, Texas Black Expo Authors Showcase, 4PM
• Half Price Books – Westheimer/Montrose, Cara Skinner will sell and sign her historical fiction novel General Houston’s Little Spy, 1PM
• Katy Budget Books, evening with two local paranormal authors: Charlayne Denney and Linda Nightingale (cosplay optional), 5PM
• Murder By the Book, Mark Pryor will sign and discuss The Reluctant Matador, 4:30PM
• West Ave (at River Oaks), Book Signing (in conjunction with Rodrigue: Houston art exhibit) with Houstonian and Rodrigue collector Don Sanders and the artist’s son and co-author Jacques Rodrigue features Rodrigue: The Sanders Collection, 10AM

Hurst

• B&N – NE Mall, Gwendolyn S. McNutt signs Angels Never Die A true story of love, loss, and faith, 2PM

Lubbock

• B&N, Are We There Yeti? book signing by Kerry Morris, 2PM

Pasadena

• B&N – Fairway Market, Father’s Day Author Event, 2PM

San Antonio

• B&N – La Cantera, Teen Read Panel: Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Deebs, Emily McKay, Mari Mancusi and Sherry Thomas, 2PM
• B&N – San Pedro, Book Launch: The Great and Mighty Nikko by Xavier Garza, 1:30PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Lilia Garcia reads and signs My Migrant Family Story / La Historia de Mi Familia Migrante, 11AM
• The Twig Book Shop, Clark Davis in conversation with John Phillip Santos about It Starts With Trouble, 7PM

Southlake

• B&N – Towne Square, D.L. Tracey Signing Tales from the Tables: A Wicked Funny Look from the Waiter’s Side of the Tables, 11:00AM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, David Paitson signs Chill Factor: How a Minor League Hockey Team Changed a City Forever, 2PM

Sunday, June 14   FATHER’S DAY

Austin

• BookPeople, YA Authors Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs speaking & signing Powerless, 12PM
• Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Train Wreck Adventures,” 3PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books – Mother Ship, Fictionistas: Taking Down Bad Guys – Henery Press authors Gretchen Archer, Susan M. Boyer, Phoebe Fox, Kendel Lynn, Julie Mulhern, Diane Vallere and Nancy G. West will have a Q&A and book signing, 1PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Sam Davis signs Ryan Revisited, 11AM

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