San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Lili Mahoney reads and signs Barefoot Pastures, 11AM

Monday, Jan. 4

Dallas

• The Wild Detectives, poet J. Scott Brownlee presents his new book, Requiem for Used Ignition Cap, with guest readers Paula Mendoza, Matt Morton, and Sebastian Hasani Paramo, 7:30PM

Tuesday, Jan. 5

Austin

• BookPeople, Bestselling Author JEFF ABBOTT speaking & signing The First Order, 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas

• Deep Vellum Books, PEN Texas presents translator Sergio Waisman leading a discussion on Ricardo Piglia’s Target in the Night, 7PM

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Kristara Schnippert discusses and signs CREATIVE CALLIGRAPHY: A Beginner’s Guide to Modern, Pointed-Pen Calligraphy, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Brad Taylor will sign and discuss The Forgotten Soldier, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Korova, PuroSlam! with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM

Wednesday, Jan. 6

Austin

• Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Bartee Hailie presents Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil, 12PM
• Malvern Books, Fantastical Fictions with Andrew Hilbert, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Jeff Abbott signs The First Order, 7PM

Houston

• AvantGarden, Write About Now poetry open mic, 7:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Sergio Waisman, translator, reads and signs TARGET IN THE NIGHT, 7PM

Thursday, Jan. 7

Austin

• Cheer Up Charlie’s, Everything Is Bigger Reading Series: poet J. Scott Brownlee presents his debut collection, Requiem for Used Ignition Cap, with Erin Belieu, 7PM
• Malvern Books, an evening of poetry: Cecily Parks will read from O’Nights, Kristen Case will read from Little Arias, Stefania Heim will read from A Table That Goes On for Miles, and Marcela Sulak will read from Decency, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Sherrie Wilson signs Faith on Fire, 7PM
• The Wild Detectives, Commemoration for Paris in Poetry, 7:30PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Carly J. Hallman reads and signs THE YEAR OF THE GOOSE, 7PM
• Katy Budget Books, Bad Kitty will be in store to “sign” Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet, 4PM
• Murder By the Book, Jeff Abbott will sign and discuss his newest Sam Capra mystery, The First Order, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Miles Arceneaux reads and signs North Beach, 6PM

Friday, Jan. 8

Austin

• BookPeople, YA Novelist ASHLEY HOPE PEREZ speaking & signing Out of Darkness, 7PM
• BookWoman, Norma Elia Cantú reading and signing Canicula, 7PM
• Malvern Books, a reading with poets John Estes and Jennifer Chang, 6PM
• Malvern Books, a reading with novelists Michael T. Fournier, James Reich, and Constance Squires, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Lauren Francis-Sharma reads and signs ‘TIL THE WELL RUNS DRY, 7PM
• Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading featuring Elina Petrova, 8:30PM

Saturday, Jan. 9

Austin

• BookPeople, Austin Children’s Author CYNTHIA LEVINSON speaking & signing Hillary Rodham Clinton: Do All the Good You Can, 11:30AM
• BookWoman, Barbara Roether reading and signing This Earth You’ll Come Back To, 7PM
• Half Price Books – South Lamar, Angel Jefferson will sell and sign her motivational book,Unstoppable Steps, 1PM
• Half Price Books – Southpark Meadows, local author Kelly Bennett Seiler will sell and sign her novel, Shifting Time, 1PM
• Malvern Books, Rose Metal Press Family Resemblance: An Anthology and Exploration of 8 Hybrid Literary Genres launch featuring readings from editor Marcela Sulak and contributors Katie Cortese, Joy Ladin, and Julio Ortega, 7PM
• Resistencia Bookstore, Canícula: A Reading and Book Signing with Norma Elia Cantú, 6PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Dave Bewett signs The Pony Trap: Escaping the 1987 SMU Football Death Penalty, 2PM

El Paso

• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: “Escape with Writing” with McKinley Cougar, 12:45PM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, Bartee Haile signs Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil, 2PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Ashley Hope Perez reads and signs OUT OF DARKNESS, 7PM
• Czech Center Museum Houston, Second Distinguished Lecture Series: Bill Boyce presents Miss Fortune’s Last Mission, 4PM
• Half Price Books – Westheimer/Montrose, LaDreka Vaughn will sell and sign her Children’s book, Adventures of the J.E.T.S.: Mug of War, 1PM
• Katy Budget Books, Pilot Erin Seidemann discusses and signs Postcards from the Sky, 2PM

Plano

• B&N – Creekwalk Village, Get The Best Advice in Six Words and meet Author Lynne Weinberger, 2PM

San Antonio

• B&N – Ingram Festival, Vaelyn Mourning signing Draster Dynasty, 1PM
• B&N – La Cantera, Wendy Barker reading and signing One Blackbird at a Time and Debra Monroe reading and signing My Unsentimental Education, 3PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Art Nicholson discusses and signs Very Special Ships, 3PM

The Woodlands

• B&N, The Underground Abductor book signing with Nathan Hale, 1PM
• B&N, Diana Khalil signs The Sands of Kedar, 3PM

Sunday, Jan. 10

Austin

• BookPeople, CLANCY MARTIN speaking and signing Bad Sex and BRANDON CARO speaking & signing Old Silk Road, 4PM
• BookWoman, Award-winning poet and short story writer, ire’ne lara silva, will be offering 30-minute manuscript consultations, 12:30PM
• Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Leap & the Net Appears”, 4PM
• The Writing Barn, Plot, Pulse, Story: Discovery-Based Writing with Visiting author Ashley Perez, 4PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books – Mothership, local author Paula Walker Baker will sell and sign her Christian Fiction book, The Conservative Congregant, 1PM

Houston

• Writespace, Revision Made Simple Workshop with Matthew Salesses, 9:30AM

Mansfield

• Half Price Books, local author Sheaniqua Clarkson will sell and sign her memoir, Life, Though I Walked Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, 1PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Susan Gonzales discusses and signs Make It Your Mark: 7 Steps to Maximize Your Impact – Leave a Purposeful and Lasting Impression, 3PM

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