• Western Writers of America Convention, Lubbock, June 23 – 28
• Writers’ League of Texas Agents and Editors Conference, Austin, June 26 – 28
• 9th Annual Austin African American Book Festival, June 27
• David (Shannon) Goes to the Museum Exhibit, Abilene, National Children’s Center for Illustrated Literature, through September 25

• 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

Sunday, June 21   FATHER’S DAY

Apparently you have to entertain yourselves today. Read a book with your dad, or about dads, or a book your dad would love!

Monday, June 22

Austin

• BookPeople, Austin Author & Creator of the “Fat-Burning Man Show” ABEL JAMES speaking & signing The Wild Diet: Get Back to Your Roots, Burn Fat, and Drop Up to 20 Pounds in 40 Days, 7PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Joe R. Lansdale will sign and discuss Paradise Sky, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• B&N – Northwoods, Michael Koep signs Leaves of Fire Part Two of the Newirth Mythology, 7PM

Tuesday, June 23

Austin

• BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Bestselling Author JASON MATTHEWS speaking & signing Palace of Treason, 7PM
• BookWoman, Conversations with Chloe Cadwell & Erika Kleinman, 7PM
• Spider House Cafe & Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas

• Visit Addison, H. W. Brands presents Reagan: The Life, 6:30PM

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam, 8PM
• Fort Worth Club, H.W. Brands presents Reagan: The Life, 11:30AM

Houston

• Brigid’s Place presents Her Story is Our Story – #iammarymagdalene: an evening with featured storytellers Katherine Center and Karen Walrond, 7PM [location is a private residence]
• Brazos Bookstore, Joe Milazzo reads and signs CREPUSCULE W/ NELLIE, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Grant Blackwood will sign and discuss Tom Clancy Under Fire, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Brantley Hightower discusses and signs The Courthouses of Central Texas, 6PM

Smithville

• Smithville Public Library, Randy Fritz will discuss and sign Hail of Fire: A Man and His Family Face Natural Disaster, 7PM

Wednesday, June 24

Austin

• B&N – Sunset Valley, Book signing With Author Michael B. Koep: Leaves of Fire: Part Two of the Newirth Mythology, 7PM
• BookPeople, Debut Novelist LAURA LANE MCNEAL speaking & signing Dollbaby, 7PM
• The Writing Barn, Words and Wine Wednesday with Greg Garrett, 7:30PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Jacqueline E. Smith will sell and sign her YA book, Boy Band, 5PM
• Kettle Arts, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Texas poets Mark Allen Jenkins, Les Kay, Megan Peak and Caitlyn Prior, 7PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now poetry night with MetaFour Houston (open mic following), 7:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Summer of Shakespeare: Macbeth, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Anne Flett-Giordano will sign and discuss Marry, Kiss, Kill, 6:30PM

Thursday, June 25

Austin

• BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Bestselling Authors JOE R. LANSDALE speaking and signing Paradise Sky and TIM BRYANT speaking and signing Constellations, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Sarah Hepola to Discuss and Sign Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget, 7PM
• Rosewood Crescent Hotel, Adrian Wooldridge presents The Great Disruption, 6:30PM
• The Wild Detectives, Katherine Center reads and signs Happiness for Beginners, 7:30PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Dasha Kelly reads and signs ALMOST CRIMSON, 7PM
• Contemporary Arts Museum, Steven Evans discusses and signs The Number One Song In Heaven, 6:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Ingrid Thoft will sign and discuss her second book, Brutality, 6:30PM

Hurst

• B&N – NE Mall, Book Reading and Signing With Author Michael Koep: The Invasion of Heaven Part One of The Newirth Mythology, 4PM

Lubbock

• B&N, Book Signing: The Big Drift by Patrick Dearen, 1PM

Sachse

• Sachse Public Library, Garland Symphony Orchestra Kids Notes Program, 11AM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Randy Fritz reads and signs Hail of Fire: A Man and His Family Face Natural Disaster, 7PM

Friday, June 26

Austin

• BookPeople, Personal Essays Editor at Salon SARAH HEPOLA speaking & signing her new memoir, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget, 7PM
• Malvern Books, I SCREAM SOCIAL: new summer reading series featuring young women poets from the Austin community – Maggie Ilersich, Shelby Newsom, and Alana Torrez, 7PM

Corpus Christi

• Texas State Aquarium, Melissa Gaskill signs A Worldwide Travel Guide to Sea Turtles, 12PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Tim Link Signs Talking with Dogs and Cats, 2PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Don Winslow will sign and discuss The Cartel, 6:30PM
• Ovations, Shelley Auer Schneider: Love Letters with readings by Chip Schneider, 8PM
• Silver Street Studios, Writespace Indiegogo Birthday Party, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Katherine Center reads and signs Happiness for Beginners, 6PM

Saturday, June 27

Arlington

• Arlington Public Library – Southeast Branch, Symphony Arlington Kids Notes Program, 10:30AM

Austin

• Austin Books & Comics, Lance Schibi and Austin Green sign For the Title: Championship Wish Edition, 11AM
• B&N – Arboretum, Nery Roman signs The Inability to See the Other Side of Reality!, 2PM
• BookPeople, Bestselling Author KATHERINE CENTER speaking & signing Happiness for Beginners, 3PM
• Bullock Museum, Texas Readers Theater Series: Fredrick Douglass readings with Sandra Mayo, 2PM
• Scholz Garten, Edgar Award Winning Author GARY CARTWRIGHT speaking & signing The Best I Recall: A Memoir, 3PM

Bedford

• Half Price Books, Dawn Griffith will sell and sign her children’s book That Makes Me So Mad, 1PM
• Cedar Hill
• B&N – Hillside Village,Trent Brown II signs 3T Chronicles Talbert the Chef, 1PM
• B&N – Hillside Village, Gwendolyn McNutt signs Angels Never Die A true story of love, loss, and faith, 2PM

Dallas

• Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Verse and Rhythm with featured poets King Shakur and Javon R, 7PM
• The Wild Detectives, DALLAS NOIR – OAK CLIFF WILD LITERARY FESTIVAL #1 featuring Matt Bondurant, Catherine Cuellar, Ben Fountain, Suzanne Frank, Daniel Hale, Fran Hillyer, Harry Hunsicker, Kathleen Kent and Merritt Tierce, 5:30PM

Houston

• Half Price Books – Westheimer/Montrose, Jason O’Neal Williams will sell and sign his comic character books from the J.B.3 series, 1PM
• Murder By the Book, Jaqueline Pelham will sign and discuss her debut mystery, A Promise to Die For, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Anetral Hall reads and signs Revelations: The Untold Truth, 4PM

Hurst

• B&N – NE Mall, Book Signing with Kathleen M. Rodgers: The Final Salute, 1PM

Lubbock

• B&N, Ralph Estes signs My Own Story: The Autobiography of Billy the Kid, 2PM

Plano

• B&N – Creekwalk Village, Michael Koep signs Leaves of Fire Part Two of the Newirth Mythology, 2PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Sarah Cortez reads and signs Goodbye, Mexico: Poems of Remembrance, 7PM

Southlake

• B&N – Towne Square, Lauri Casey signs Annabelle’s Shining Moment, 11:30AM

Tyler

• B&N, Scharlotte Celestine signs Kingdom Way, 1PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, William Chesser signs Dog Wars, 2PM

Sunday, June 28

College Station

• B&N, Robert Shearer signs Swift, 2PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Michael Koep signs Leaves of Fire, 2PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, AFA/Brazos Collaboration Concert: readings and music featuring Gulf Coast editor Christopher Brean Murray, Benjamin Rybeck, Todd Frazier, and Hugh Lobel, 4PM

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