• NLong-Bin Chen’s The Book Garden sculpture exhibit, San Antonio, December 10, 2015 – February 20, 2016
• Shakespeare in Print and Performance, Austin, December 21 – May 29
• Encounters and Discoveries in Literature: Celebrating Arte Público Press and Twentieth Century Latina/o Literature, Houston, January 18 – June 30
• In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez, Wichita Falls, February 1 – March 5
• Bookworm Festival, Houston, February 6
• Mi Casa Es Su Teatro – 2016 (FronteraFest), Austin, February 6

Sunday, Jan. 31

Austin

• BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Bestselling Author IAN RANKIN speaking & signing Even Dogs in the Wild, 3PM
• BookWoman, TORCH Wildfire Reading Series featuring Mahogany L. Browne & Ebony Stewart, 6PM
• BookWoman, Susan Wittig Albert Book Launch for Loving Eleanor, 2PM

Dallas

• Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art presents Arts & Letters Live! – Chris Grabenstein: Fast-Paced Fun Reads, 3PM
• Nasher Sculpture Center, Wordspace presents “Inverse/Looped” at Piero Golia’s Chalet Dallas, 2PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, A.G. Howard will sign and discuss her young adult novel, Untamed, 2PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, An evening of poetry with Wendy Barker and Barbara Ras, 5PM

Monday, Feb. 1

Arlington

• UT Arlington, Maverick Speakers Series presents Former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul and his newest book, Swords Into Plowshares, 12PM

Austin

• BookPeople, MysteryPeople presents TERRY SHAMES, SCOTT FRANK & JOSH STALLINGS speaking & signing The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake, Shaker and Young Americans, 7PM

Farmers Branch

• Manske Library, E. Benjamin Skinner will discuss A Crime so Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern Day Slavery, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Ethan Katz discusses and signs THE BURDENS OF BROTHERHOOD, 7PM

Montgomery

• Lone Star College, Robert Jacobus presents Houston Cougars in the 1960s: Death Threats, the Veer Offense, and the Game of the Century, 1PM

Tuesday, Feb. 2  HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LONE STAR LIT!

Austin

• BookPeople, Austin Author MARSHALL RYAN MARESCA speaking & signing The Alchemy of Chaos, 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
• The North Door, One Page Salon presents: Turk Pipkin, Carol Teixeira Ramsey, John Erler & Bryan Green, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Dreaming Death: A Palace of Dreams Novel signing with J. Kathleen Cheney, 7PM
• Dallas City Performance Hall, Oral Fixation presents “Partner in Crime,” 8PM
• Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art’s Arts & Letters Live presents Melanie Benjamin and The Swans of Fifth Avenue, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

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

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Mutabilis Press presents the poetry of UNTAMEABLE CITY, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Gregg Hurwitz will sign and discuss Orphan X, 6:30PM
• Spring Forest Middle School, nationwide launch of Pax with author Sara Pennypacker and illustrator Jon Klassen, 7PM
• University of Houston – M.D. Anderson Library, Gulf Coast / University of Houston Libraries Unique Holdings Series presents 2015 National Book Award Winner Robin Coste Lewis, 7PM

San Antonio

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

Wednesday, JFeb. 3

Austin

• BookPeople, New York Times Bestselling Novelist STEPHEN HARRIGAN speaking & signing A Friend of Mr. Lincoln, 7PM
• Harry Ransom Center, celebrating the 20th anniversary of its publication, Prose on the Plaza presents David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest, 12PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, Front Lines signing with Michael Grant, 7PM

Houston

• AvantGarden, Write About Now poetry open mic, 7:30PM
• Rothko Chapel, “Twelve Moments: Experiencing Spiritual and Faith Traditions” series featuring the Jewish tradition with Dr. Yossi Chajes, author of Between Worlds: Dybbuks, Exorcists, and Early Modern Judaism, 12PM

Thursday, Feb. 4

Austin

• BookPeople, Bestselling Author PAUL LISICKY speaking & signing The Narrow Door, 7PM
• BookWoman, The Gift in the Heart of Language reading & signing with Genevieve Vaughan, 7PM

Dallas

• Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live! presents Stephen Harrigan and A Friend of Mr. Lincoln, 6PM
• Opening Bell Coffee, “Second Chances” with Truth and Daring Story Slam, 7PM

Georgetown

• Georgetown Public Library, Debra Winegarten presents Oveta Culp Hobby for the San Gabriel Writer’s League, 6:30PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Jory John will discuss and sign his new picture book, I LOVE YOU ALREADY, 5PM
• Murder By the Book, K.A. Tucker will sign and discuss He Will Be My Ruin and Terry Shames will sign and discuss The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake, 6:30PM

Lubbock

• Texas Tech – English Auditorium, Creative Writing Program Reading Series featuring Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Carry Me Home: A History of the Civil Rights Revolution, 7:30PM

San Marcos

• TSU – Alkek Library, Wittliff Collections reading series presents Mary Szybist, 3:30PM

Friday, Feb. 5

Austin

• BookPeople, ROBERT KNOTT speaking & signing Robert B. Parker’s Blackjack, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston Royal, Hattie Bryant signs I’ll Have It My Way: Taking Control of End of Life Decisions: A Book about Freedom and Peace, 7PM
• Wordspace presents Angela Ards Book Release Salon for Words of Witness: Black Women’s Autobiography in the Post-Brown Era hosted by Sanderia Faye, 7:30PM [RSVP for location]

El Paso

• B&N – Fountains at Farah, meet the author, story time, and signing of Tuesday Tucks Me In with New York Times bestselling author Capt. Luis Carlos Montalván, 4PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, I Love You Already! story time and signing with Jory John, 9AM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Beijing Ding-a-Ling: Mao of the CIA, 1PM

Houston

• Asia Society Texas Center, Asia Society Lecture: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, author of The True Source of Healing, presents “Breath as Medicine,” 7PM
• Harris County Public Library – County Freeman Branch, Robert Jacobus discusses and signs Houston Cougars in the 1960s: Death Threats, the Veer Offense, and the Game of the Century, 10:30AM
• Inprint House, Inprint’s First Friday Poetry Reading Series 40th Anniversary presents Glynn Irby, 8:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Michael Sears will sign and discuss Saving Jason, 6:30PM

• The Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, visiting writer event with Mary Szybist, 7:30PM

Saturday, Feb. 6

Amarillo

• B&N, Memoirs of an ADHD Mind signing with Melissa Hood, 2PM

Austin

• B&N – Sunset Valley, Destination Awesome: Get the Life You Want Even if You Have To Beat the Odds signing with Amiee Mueller, 1PM
• Half Price Books – South Lamar, Kelly Bennett Seiler will sell and sign her novel, Shifting Time, 1PM
• Malvern Books, Barbara Frances launches her new novel, Like I Used to Dance, 7PM
• St. Edward’s University, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Making Your Story Seem Real: Crafting Believable Characters and Engaging Dialogue” with Stephanie Noll, 9AM

Cedar Hill

• B&N – Hillside Village, James Howell signs Countdown to Atomgeddon: The Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb, 1PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Kurt Boxdorfer signs The Inside Out Speaker, 2PM

Denton

• Emily Fowler Central Library, “Frack Talk” with TWU Sociology professor Jessica Gullion, author of Fracking the Neighborhood, and UNT Philosophy professor Adam Briggle, author of A Field Philosopher’s Guide to Fracking, 1PM

El Paso

• B&N – Fountains at Farah, Author Storytime Reading: Norma Soto presents Florie, 11AM
• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: Yes we Kandinsky! with Mónica Gómez, 12:45PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, I Love You Already! reading and signing with Jory John, 2PM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Beijing Ding-a-Ling: Mao of the CIA, 10AM

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, Roger Hutchison signs Under the Fig Tree: Visual Prayers and Poems for Lent, 11AM
• B&N – River Oaks, Sequoia Schmidt signs Journey of Heart, 2PM
• B&N – Westheimer Crossing, Teylor High signs The Summer Hook Up, 12PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Robert Jacobus discusses and signs HOUSTON COUGARS IN THE 1960S, 7PM
• Half Price Books – Westheimer/Montrose, local author Ava Montgomery will sell and sign I Won’t Tell: The Voice For Every Battered Woman, 1PM
• Murder By the Book, C.C. Hunter will sign and discuss Almost Midnight: The Novella Collection, 1PM
• Murder By the Book, Bruce McCandless will sign and discuss The Black Pool of Cyrenaica, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Russell J. Sanders reads from and signs Colors, 3PM
• The Printing Museum, Paper-making class, 10AM

Plano

• B&N – Creekwalk Village, Janelle Friedman signs You Are Invited, 1PM
• B&N – Creekwalk Village, Tye Caldwell signs Mentored by Failure: A 5-Point Guide to Long-Term Success in the Beauty and Style Industry, 3PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, E.R. Bills discusses and signs Black Holocaust: The Paris Horror and a Legacy of Texas Terror, 11AM

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Book signing and reading with author Corrine Jeter and illustrators Gloria Bates and Shannon Jeter reading and signing Mr. Roach’s Coat Tails, 1PM

Sugar Land

• B&N, No Grain, No Pain: A 30-Day Diet for Eliminating the Root Cause of Chronic Pain signing with Peter Osborne, 2PM
• Half Price Books, Marc Bazaldua will sell and sign his inspirational books, Thanks to Prison and Raising Another Man’s Child, 12PM

Sulphur Springs

• The Bookworm Box, Book signing with Anna Todd, Tarryn Fisher, Dina Silver, RS Grey, Caroline Kepnes, Kendall Grey, Renee Carlino, KA Tucker, and Colleen Hoover, ?

Sunday, Feb. 7

Austin

• BookPeople, Bestselling Author TYLER KNOTT GREGSON speaking & signing All the Words are Yours: Haiku on Love, 7PM

Bedford

• Half Price Books, local author Ceaser Conrad will sell and sign his relationship book, Cupid’s Concern, 1PM

Clarendon

• Clarendon College Library, Meet the Authors with Jodi Thomas, Linda Broday, Lisa Bilbrey, Bethany Claire, and Valerie Conrad, 4PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston Royal, James Howell signs Countdown to Atomgeddon – Europe: The Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb, 1PM
• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Dr. Michael Weisberg will sell and sign his novel, The Hospitalist, 2PM

Denton

• B&N – Golden Triangle Mall, Hattie Bryant signs I’ll Have it My Way, 1PM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel Mall, George Arnold signs Beijing Ding-a-Ling: Mao of the CIA, 11AM

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