• San Antonio Indie Book Fest, July 12
• 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
• Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare, Longview, May 15 – July 25

Sunday, July 5

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Daniel Silva will sign and discuss his new book, The English Spy, 2PM

Monday, July 6

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, James Glassman discusses and signs THE HOUSTORIAN DICTIONARY, 7PM

Victoria

• M&M Pinto Bean Restaurant, Octavio Quintanilla reads from If I Go Missing, 7PM

Tuesday, July 7

Austin

• BookPeople, Newbery Honoree & Austin Author JACQUELINE KELLY speaking & signing The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate, 7PM

• Spider House Cafe & Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
• Whip In, Owen Egerton’s One Page Salon with Marc Savlov, Stephanie Noll, Chris Mattix, Tyson Midkiff, Desiree Prieto, and Owen’s mother, Judith Egerton, 7PM

Crowley

• Crowley Library, Jana Grissom signs One Prince, Two Kingdoms, 6PM

Dallas

• Rosewood Crescent Hotel, Ambassador Robert Jordan presents Desert Diplomat, 6:30PM

Fort Worth

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

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Lee Robinson discusses and signs LAWYER FOR THE DOG, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Victoria Laurie will celebrate her latest Abby Cooper mystery, Sense of Deception, 6:30PM

McKinney

• El Dorado Country Club, Ambassador Robert Jordan presents Desert Diplomat, 12PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, J.T. Davis reads and signs Politics Can Be Deadly, 6PM

Southlake

• B&N – Towne Center, Trent Brown III signing 3T Chronicles: Talbert the Chef, 11AM

Wednesday, July 8

Arlington

• University of Texas at Arlington – The Gallery at UTA, Design Talk with architect David Heymann, author of My Beautiful City Austin, 7PM

Austin

• BookPeople, BookPeople & Edible Austin present Food Writer MEGAN KIMBLE Speaking & Signing Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Raw Paw reading series: celebrate the release of a new issue of their poetry imprint, Mind Maze, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Summer of Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice, 7PM
• Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, author, chef and TV star Anthony Bourdain presents Close To The Bone (books for sale provided by Katy Budget Books), 7:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Neely Tucker will sign and discuss his debut thriller, Murder, D.C., 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The San Antonio Food Bank, Christopher Gardner discusses and signs Pursue Your Own Happiness, 6:30PM

Thursday, July 9

Austin

• Bass Concert Hall, author, chef and TV star Anthony Bourdain present Close to the Bone, 7:30PM
• BookPeople, Austin Author MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA speaking & signing A Murder of Mages, 7PM
• BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic featuring Victoria Garcia-Zapata Klein, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Novel Night: Mark Davis will share his late father’s work and read from Midnight Road and Phil Hewitt will read from his first novel, The Mariscal Canyon Dead, 7PM

Bedford

• Bedford Public Library, Symphony Arlington Kids Notes Program, 1:30PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Edan Lepucki reads and signs CALIFORNIA, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Anna Lee Huber will sign and discuss A Study in Death, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Lee Robinson reads and signs Lawyer for the Dog, 6PM

Friday, July 10

Austin

• BookPeople, Debut Novelist M.E. PARKER speaking & signing Jonesbridge: Echoes of Hinterland, 7PM
• Resistencia Bookstore, Café Libro featuring Morgan Collado, 7PM

Dallas

• Lucky Dog Books – Oak Cliff, Grand Opening Celebration!, all day
• Majestic Theater, DMA Arts & Letters Live: Anthony Bourdain presents Close to the Bone, followed by book signing, 8PM

Garland

• Nicholson Memorial Library System – Walnut Creek Branch, Garland Symphony Orchestra Kids Notes Program, 2:30PM

Houston

• Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading 40th Anniversary featuring Rich Levy, 8:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Brian Panowich will sign and discuss Bull Mountain, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• Gemini Ink, Semester Kickoff Reading with Rod Davis, Bob Flynn and Barbara Jane Reyes, 7PM

Saturday, July 11

Austin

• BookPeople, Happy Hour With Debut Novelist BRIAN PANOWICH speaking & signing Bull Mountain w/ Special Guest The Dan Adams Band, 5PM
• Half Price Books – North Lamar, “…And I Feel Fine” —live readings of short fiction about the end of the world by authors who think about it a lot, featuring writers Dale Bridges, Owen Egerton and C. Robert Cargill, 3:30PM
• Half Price Books – South Lamar, Betty Byron will sell and sign her suspense thriller Iris Covenant, 1PM
• Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Walter Basho’s first novel, Old Green World, with readings from Walter Basho, Paige Britt, and Susan Schorn, 7PM

Burleson

• Burleson Library, Jana Grissom signs One Prince, Two Kingdoms, 11AM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Tom Ufert signs Political Craps, 2PM
• Lucky Dog Books – Oak Cliff, Grand Opening Celebration!, all day
• Majestic Theatre, author Rob Bell presents The Everything Is Spiritual Tour, 8:30PM

Denton

• Emily Fowler Central Library, Richard Orton discusses The Upshaws of County Line: An American Family, 3PM

Fort Worth

• Half Price Books – Ridgmar/Westover Village, Children’s Authors Book Signing: Kimberly Carlstrom will sell and sign Scrambled Letters, Patti Thompson will sell and sign Just Like Jesus and Alice Pyburn will sell and sign Daughters, Fathers, and Seashells, 3PM

Pittsburg

• Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards, Gae-Lynn Woods launches her new mystery, A Case of Sour Grapes, 4PM

San Antonio

• Viva! Bookstore, Cynthia Levesque, author of Backcut, presents a blogging and social media workshop, 2PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, Jacqueline Pelham signs A Promise to Die For, 2PM

Sunday, July 12

Austin

• Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Cosmic Casino,” 3PM

Dallas

• Lucky Dog Books – Oak Cliff, Grand Opening Celebration!, all day

Houston

• University of Houston – Cullen Performance Hall, author Rob Bell presents The Everything Is Spiritual Tour, 8:30PM

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