• David (Shannon) Goes to the Museum exhibit, Abilene, National Children’s Center for Illustrated Literature, through September 25

Sunday, Aug. 2

• Enjoy reading at home!

Monday, Aug. 3

Dallas

• The Wild Detectives, Jill Talbot will present her new book, The Way We Weren’t, 7:30PM

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Author Jesper Jiang signing You Never Let Go, 5PM

Tuesday, Aug. 4

Austin

• BookPeople, Young Entrepreneurs JARED KLEINERT, STACY FERREIRA, & ZOE WOLSZON speaking & signing 2 Billion Under 20: How Millenials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers And Changing the World, 7PM
• Bullock Museum, Texas Artist Series: Houston-based performance poet Emanuelee “Outspoken” Bean will perform his one-man show entitled Converse featuring Outspoken Bean, 7PM
• Spider House Cafe & Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
• Whip In, Owen Egerton’s One Page Salon presents: Alex Diamond, Elizabeth Doss, Christian Carter Huey, Michelle Suzanne Mirsky, David Morris Parson & Emily Perry, 7PM

Fort Worth

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

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, Rydel Lynch: Rock Your Life signing, 11AM
• Brazos Bookstore, Doug Swanson discusses and signs BLOOD ACES, 7PM
• Houston Museum of Natural Science, Distinguished Lecture Series: Kara Cooney presents Hatshepsut: The Woman Who Would Be King, followed by a book signing, 6:30PM
• Murder By the Book, C.J. Box will sign and discuss his newest thriller, Badlands, 6:30PM
• Warehouse Live, Houston Moth StorySLAM: The Fast Lane, 7:30PM

Wednesday, Aug. 5

Austin

• Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Melanie Haupt presents Historic Austin Restaurants: Capital Cuisine Through the Generations. 12PM
• The Butterfly Bar Austin, Fields Magazine Issue 4 Release Party with readings from local poets Austin Rodenbiker and Ally Covino, 7PM

Houston

• Holocaust Museum Houston, Gerald S. Kaplan Endowment Lecture – The Holocaust: Myths and Misconceptions presented by author Professor Peter Hayes, 6:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Rhys Bowen will sign and discuss the latest in her Royal Spynessly Murphy series, Malice at the Palace, 6:30PM

Thursday, Aug. 6

Austin

• grayDUCK Gallery, Fun Party with authors Ana Carrete & Monica McClure, 7:30PM
• Spider House Ballroom, BedPost Productions: (un)spoken presents “Betrayed” with storytellers Julie Gillis, Scott Wallace, Mandi Chase Wolfe and Adam Sultan, 8PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Carrie Bebris will sign and discuss The Suspicion at Sanditon (Or, the Disappearance of Lady Denham), 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Jeff Anderson reads and signs Zack Delacruz: Me and My Big Mouth, 6PM

Friday, Aug. 7

Austin

• Brave New Books, Unspoken: Voluntaryist open mic for speakers, thinkers and artists!, 7PM
• Farewell Books, release of Kevin McNamee-Tweed’s new book, BOOKS (with Raw Paw and Molasses Books), 7PM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Fire and Ice: Beyond Alchemy, 4PM

Houston

• Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading Series presents Chuck and Mary Wemple, 8:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Sara Paretsky will sign and discuss her latest V.I. Warshawski novel, Brush Back, 6:30PM

Saturday, Aug. 8

Austin

• BookPeople, 185th Annual First Time Ever BookPeople Nation Carnival of Books! literary trivia, carnival games, scavenger hunt, free stuff + food, 11:30AM
• Friends & Neighbors, Austin Zine Fest Broads Summer Social, 6PM

Chico

• Chico Public Library, Writers’ League of Texas presents Texas Writes with authors Jeremy Kraatz and Meg Gardiner, 1PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Natasha Preston signs Awake, 7PM
• B&N – Preston Royal, Gwendolyn McNutt signs Angels Never Die: A true story of love, loss, and faith, 2PM
• The Writer’s Garret, “Getting Your Work Published” with JOE MILAZZO, 1PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar Mall, Leann Forst signs How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies: Quick & Easy Hidden Veggie Recipes the Whole Family Will Love, 12PM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, Kathleen Maca signs Galveston’s Broadway Cemeteries, 2PM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Fire and Ice: Beyond Alchemy, 10AM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Summer of Shakespeare: Scenes for Kids with the Houston Shakespeare Fest, 2PM
• Murder By the Book, Jon Steele will join us via Skype to discuss the final book in the Angelus Trilogy, The Way of Sorrows (signed book plates will be available), 3PM
• Murder By the Book, Ilona Andrews will sign and discuss Magic Shifts, 4:30PM

Hurst

• B&N – NE Mall, Book Signing With Author Laura Maisano: Schism, 1PM

Midland

• B&N, Ann Swann signing her romance and suspense novels, 1PM

San Antonio

• B&N – La Cantera, Michael Kihntopf signs A Day With The Old Folks, 2PM
• B&N – San Pedro, Like a Dream – A Discussion, Reading and Book Signing With Shina James, 1PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Kate Payne discusses and signs The Hip Girl’s Guide to the Kitchen, 11AM

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Book signing, discussion and reception with author Kelly Stone Gamble, 1PM

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, T.J. Wagoner signing Discover the Unseen: In Business, Life and Yourself, 5PM

• Rufi’s Cocina, Nuestra Voz Open Mic featuring Beat poet P,W. Covington, 7PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, Shannon Love signs: Twisting My Kaleidoscope, 2PM

Sunday, Aug. 9

Austin

• Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Show & Tale” + open mic, 3PM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Fire and Ice: Beyond Alchemy, 11AM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Chloe Neill will sign and discuss her new novel, The Veil, 2PM

Round Rock

• B&N – La Frontera, Francis Boafo signs Treasure in Earthen Vessels, 2PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, Natasha Preston signs Awake, 2PM

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