• ConDFW XV, Dallas, February 12 – 14

• Dallas ComicCon Fan Expo, Irving, February 13 – 14
• The Dallas Festival of Ideas, February 19 – 20
• Houston Authors Bash, February 20
• Denton Zine Fest, February 20
• Teen Book Fest by the Bay, Corpus Christi, February 20

Ongoing Exhibits

• Long-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
• African American Literature, Modern and Contemporary, Houston, February 1 – 29
• In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez, Wichita Falls, February 1 – March 5
• Texas Writers Exhibition, Johnson City, February 8 – March 4

Sunday, Feb. 14   Love books? So do we. Read a romance today—or gift a book.

Austin

• BookPeople, Bestselling Author of Red Rising and Golden Sun PIERCE BROWN speaking & signing Morning Star, 3PM
• Farewell Books, 3-year Anniversary Party/Valentine’s Party!, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Sex, Love & Virtual Reality,” 4PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author Wanda Vassallo will sell and sign her books, I Was the Daughter of a Human Mother and I Was the Mother of a Baby Duck, 1PM

Mansfield

• Half Price Books, local author James Howell will sell and sign his book, Countdown to Atomgeddon: The Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb, 1PM

Monday, Feb. 15

Dallas

• The Crown and Harp, Pandora’s Box presents poets Kevin Sandbloom, Jean Lamberty, and Leah Tieger, 7:30PM

Denton

• Denton Public Library – North Branch, Meet the Author: Dr. Diane Pomerance will discuss Katherine: A Woman of Vision, 7PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Joe Lansdale will sign and discuss Honky Tonk Samurai, 6:30PM
• University of Houston – Moores Opera House, Gulf Coast Literary Journal & Moores School of Music present “With Words: a collaboration with AURA” – an evening of music and original poems and prose, 7:30PM

McAllen

• South Texas College, Richard Paul and Steven Moss present WE COULD NOT FAIL, 6PM

Weslaco

• South Texas College – Mid-Valley Campus, Richard Paul and Steven Moss present WE COULD NOT FAIL, 1PM

Tuesday, Feb. 16

Austin

• BookPeople, Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest Winners Party!, 7PM
• Cactus Cafe, Bat City Review reading with Rachel Zucker, Vincent Scarpa, Sam Karas, & K.C. Sinclair, 7PM
• Opal Divine’s, MysteryPeople Presents NOIR AT THE BAR featuring authors JOHN SCHULIAN – A Better Goodbye, JOE LANSDALE – Honky Tonk Samurai, GEORGE WIER – Errant Knight, and
• JESSE SUBLETT – 1960S Austin Gangsters, 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Porsha O, 8PM

Denton

• Denton Public Library – South Branch, Author Deborah Johnston leads Animal Hunts at the Library: Tyranosaurus Rex, 4PM
• University of North Texas, Novelist Sanderia Faye and Historian J. Todd Moye will discuss the civil rights movement, 5PM

Fort Worth

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

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Mark Greaney will sign and discuss Back Blast and Neal Griffin will sign and discuss A Voice From the Field, 6:30PM

San Antonio

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

Wednesday, Feb. 17

Austin

• BookPeople, Local Authors Night: NIKITA MAIANKA speaking & signing Thus, Spoke the Thunder, 7PM

Dallas

• SMU – McCord Auditorium, Thomas J. Knock presents The Rise of a Prairie Statesman, The Life and Times of George McGovern, 6PM
• UT Dallas, Black History Month Celebration with Sanderia Faye, Author of Mourner’s Bench, 5:30PM
• The Wild Detectives, Joe Lansdale will read and sign Honky Tonk Samurai, 7:30PM

Houston

• AvantGarden, Write About Now poetry open mic, 7:30PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Jessica Day George will discuss and sign her new novel for kids, FRIDAYS WITH THE WIZARDS, 5PM
• Christ Church Cathedral, Diane Rehm presents ON MY OWN, 7PM
• Harris County Public Library – Parker Williams Branch, Robert Jacobus discusses and signs Houston Cougars in the 1960s: Death Threats, the Veer Offense, and the Game of the Century, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, J. T. Davis discusses and signs Too Much Knowledge Can Kill You, 6PM

Thursday, Feb. 18

Angleton

• Brazoria County Historical Museum, Bartee Haile discusses and signs Texas Boomtowns: A History of Blood and Oil, 6:30PM

Austin

• BookPeople, Writer and Historian LYDIA PYNE speaking & signing Bookshelf, 7PM
• BookPeople, Writers’ League of Texas Third Thursday – Fictionalizing True Stories: Mining Real Life for Plots and Characters with Charlotte Gulllick, Varian Johnson, Mary Helen Specht, and Ruth Pennebaker, 7PM
• Paramount Theatre, Ruth Reichl presents My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes that Saved My Life, 8PM

Conroe

• Lone Star College-Montgomery, Writers in Performance Series featuring poet Wendy Barker, 7PM

Dallas

• UT Dallas, award-winning translator and author Mark Polizotti presents “The Translator’s Responsibility”, 5:30PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Toni Sala reads and signs THE BOYS, 7PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Damali Keith reads and signs A Great Day to Live, 5PM

Friday, Feb. 19

Austin

• BookPeople, Internationally Renowned Nutritionist MICHAEL GREGER speaking & signing How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease, 7PM
• Malvern Books, An Evening with Toni Sala, 7PM
• Resistencia Bookstore, Austin’s Rosewood Neighborhood: A Presentation and Book Signing with Jane H Rivera, PhD & Gilberto C Rivera, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, George Arnold Signs Beijing Ding-a-Ling: Mao of the CIA and Other Volumes, 4PM
• Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam with Bri Blue, 8PM
• Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art’s Arts and Letters Live presents Sarah Hepola and Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, L. S. Berthelsen reads and signs THE HALING AND THE SCOTTISH TEMPLARS, 7PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, The Emperor of Sound: A Memoir book signing with Timbaland, 7PM

Saturday, Feb. 20

Arlington

• Redenta’s Garden, Cheryl Beesley signs Landscaping with Edible Plants in Texas: Design and Cultivation, ?

Austin

• Half Price Books – North Lamar, Carin Channing will sell and sign 365 Days of Doodling: Discovering the Joys of Being Creative Every Day, 1PM
• Half Price Books – South Lamar, Cash Matthews will sell and sign his finance book, Money University, 1pm
• Recycled Reads Bookstore, open mic showcase, 3:30PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Southwest Regional Poetry Slam, 12PM
• Yarborough Library, poet Cindy Huyser presents “Selecting Your Collection: Making Your Poems into a Manuscript” at the monthly meeting of the Austin Poetry Society, 1:30PM

Beaumont

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Beaumont-Plaza, Debra Winegarten presents Oveta Culp Hobby at the East Texas Historical Association Conference, 10:30AM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, George Arnold Signs Beijing Ding-a-Ling: Mao of the CIA and Other Volumes, 10AM
• Nasher Sculpture Center, in celebration of the launch of a book documenting his Toccare (Non) Toccare exhibition, Stephen Laphthisophon will speak about the project, 2PM

Dripping Springs

• Deep Eddy Distillery, Susan R. Nelson launches her memoir, The Only Light I Saw Was in Galveston, 12PM

El Paso

• B&N – Fountains at Farah, El Paso author Sylvia Aguilar-Zéleny will discuss and sign Wonnie, 2PM
• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: Lucy Hopple presents Winter in the Chihuahuan Desert, and a Look at Leap Year, 12:45PM

Fort Worth

• C.R. Smith Museum, 6th Annual Celebration of Black Aviation featuring author and historian C.B. Rice, 2PM
• The Dock Bookshop, Black History Celebration: Poetry, Open Mic & Special Guest Rickie Clark, Author of What My Daddy Should Have Told Me, 3PM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, local author Lynn Long signs A Gulf City Saga, 2PM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel Mall, Urban Fantasy Panel With Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, Charlaine Harris, Jaye Wells and Rachel Caine, 2PM

Houston

• Half Price Books – Westheimer/Montrose, local author Veronica Bellamy will sell and sign her Christian fiction book, Treasures in Jars of Clay, 1PM
• Katy Budget Books, Book Club Recommendations Tea, 4PM
• KIPP Liberation, 2016 Space City Poetry Slam Series: Mercury Preliminary, 10AM
• MATCH Houston, Annual Storytellers Event: The Story of Women featuring Jere Pfister, author of Forbidden Gardens, 3PM
• Murder By the Book, Denise Ditto will sign and discuss The Tooth Collector Fairies, Batina’s Best First Day, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, E.R. Bills discusses and signs Black Holocaust: The Paris Horror and a Legacy of Texas Terror, 4PM

Hurst

• B&N – Northeast Mall, The Sound of Silence Signing With Author George Dalton, 12PM

Pearland

• B&N – Broadway, Linda Fagala signs Shattered Fate and Karen Pugh signs Destiny Reborn, 12PM

Round Rock

• B&N – La Frontera, The Three-Wheeled Wagon signing with Laura McGinnity, 1PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Bruce McCandless reads and signs The Black Book of Cyrenaica, 11AM

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Brownsville History: reading, discussion, and signing with historian Carl S. Chilton, Jr., 1PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, Kate Sloan signs Free Gift Without Purchase, 2PM

Sunday, Feb. 21

Austin

• BookPeople, Bestselling Author MARY BETH ROGERS speaking & signing Turning Texas Blue: What it Will Take to Break the GOP Grip on America’s Reddest State, 3PM
• BookWoman, An Afternoon of Poetry with Andrea Eames & Jenna Martin Opperman, 4PM
• Recycled Reads Bookstore, Spoken Word, 2PM
• The Austin History Center, Stephen Dean discusses and signs Historic Dance Halls of East Central Texas, 2PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, George Arnold Signs Beijing Ding-a-Ling: Mao of the CIA and Other Volumes, 11AM

Mansfield

• Half Price Books, local author J.C. Hulsey will sell and sign his Christian western books from The Travelers series, 2PM

San Antonio

• Deco Pizzeria, Fresh Ink Youth Poetry Slam, 12:30PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, Heather Patterson signs Passing the Bone: America’s Next POTUS, 2PM

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