• Writefest, Houston, February 22 – 28
• 30th Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Alpine, February 26 – 27
• Montgomery County Book Festival, The Woodlands, February 27

Ongoing Exhibits

• 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. 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

Monday, Feb. 22

Austin

• BookPeople, Actress and Author KATE WETHERHEAD speaking & signing Jack & Louisa: Act 2, 7PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Young Adult author Victoria Scott will discuss and sign her new fantasy book, Titans, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Mary Beth Rogers discusses and signs TURNING TEXAS BLUE, 7PM

Tomball

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

Tuesday, Feb. 23

Austin

• Badlands Austin, Lucky Dark presents the release of A Sordid Valentine’s with local author readings, contests, and morbid karaoke, 7PM
• BookPeople, Cartoonist and Writer LINCOLN PEIRCE speaking & signing Big Nate Blasts Off, 6PM
• Bullock Museum, Texas Artist Series: Her Texas: Story, Image, Poem & Song – the evening will include a panel presentation by several anthology contributors as well as musical performances, followed by a reception and book signing, 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Porsha O, 8PM
• The North Door, “These Are The Things We Forgot to Mention”: Storytelling, 6:45PM

Dallas

• Lucky Dog Books – Oak Cliff, SOUP’S ON: STONE SOUP SHOWCASE, 7PM

Fort Worth

• B&N – Hulen Center, See How They Run book signing with Ally Carter, 6PM
• The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Kate Wetherhead will discuss and sign her new novel for kids, JACK AND LOUISA: ACT 2, 5PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Anne C. Klein discusses and signs STRAND OF JEWELS, 7PM
• Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, On Truth and Fiction: An Evening with Sayed Kashua, 7:30PM

Lubbock

• George Mahon Library, Caprock Writer’s Alliance meeting featuring author S.J. Dahlstrom, 7PM

San Antonio

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

Wednesday, Feb. 24

Austin

• BookPeople, Bestselling Author DENNIS COVINGTON speaking & signing Revelation: A Search for Faith in a Violent Religious World, 7PM
• The Writing Barn, Words and Wine with YA/MG Author Katherine Catmull, 7:30PM

Beaumont

• Lamar University, Lamar Literary Festival presents Elizabeth Harris reading and signing Mayhem: Three Lives of a Woman, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Wedding Cake Murder book signing with Joanne Fluke, 7PM
• Kettle Arts Gallery, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Ryan Bender-Murphy, Kendra Greene, Paula Mendoza, and Joshua Westerman, 7PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, See How They Run book signing with Ally Carter, 5PM

Houston

• AvantGarden, Write About Now poetry open mic, 7:30PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, V.E. Schwab will discuss her newest novel, A GATHERING OF SHADOWS, with special guest Rachel Hawkins, 7PM
• Improv Comedy Showcase and Restaurant, Poetry or Die: Poetry 4 Peace, 8PM
• Murder By the Book, Brandon Sanderson will sign and discuss Calamity, 6:30PM

North Richland Hills

• North Richland Hills Public Library, Behind the Book with Joanne Fluke and Wedding Cake Murder, 12PM

Thursday, Feb. 25

Allen

• Allen Public Library, discussion with author and State Historian of Texas Bill O’Neal, 7:30PM

Austin

• BookPeople, Bestselling Author BRANDON SANDERSON speaking & signing Calamity, 7PM
• Malvern Books, W. Joe’s Poetry Corner with Abe Louise Young, 7PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, X Games star Colten Moore will discuss and sign Catching the Sky, 7PM
• Highland Park High School, Highland Park Literary Festival event: Dave Eggers in conversation with Will Evans of Deep Vellum Publishing, 7PM
• SMU – Dedman Life Sciences Building, Former National Poet Laureate of the United States Kay Ryan presents a reading and discussion of her poetry, 6PM

Frisco

• Frisco Public Library, Meet the Author with Joanne Fluke and Wedding Cake Murder, 7PM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel Mall, P.J. Hoover signs Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life, 6:30PM

Houston

• Axelrad Beer Garden, Writefest Showcase & Open Mic, 7:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Gary Sernovitz discusses and signs THE GREEN AND THE BLACK, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Trudy Nan Boyce will sign and discuss Out of the Blues, 6:30PM
• Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH Lecture: Notes of Steel: American Music in the Machine Age, 1900–1950, presented by Howard Pollack, author of Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man, 6:30PM
• Poison Girl Bar, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring DEBORAH “D.E.E.P” MOUTON, 8:30PM

Lubbock

• Texas Tech English Auditorium, FAMILY RESEMBLANCE: A Reading with Editor Jacqueline Kolosov, Contributor Katie Cortese and Additional Guests, 7:30PM

San Marcos

• Texas State University’s Alkek Library, Wittliff Collections Reading Series presents Leslie Jamison, 3:30PM

Friday, Feb. 26

Austin

• BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents MINERVA KOENIG speaking and signing South of Nowhere and TRUDY NAN BOYCE speaking & signing Out of the Blues, 7PM
• The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, Entre Guadalupe y Malinche: Tejanas in Literature and ArtBook Release and Reading, 7:30PM
• Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading Series: Galentine’s Day Edition, 7PM
• Westwood Country Club, Texas Book Festival’s Literary Lunch with Stephen Harrigan, 11:15AM

Dallas

• Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art’s Arts and Letters Live presents , 7PM

Georgetown

• Cianfrani Coffee Shop, Poetry Reading/Open Mic, 6:30PM

Houston

• Jung Center of Houston, Dark Nights of the Soul: Jung, Dante and the Red Book, 7PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Reba Riley discusses and signs Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome: A Memoir of Humor and Healing, 4PM
• Rudyard’s, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Abe Smith, Corey Campbell, Aza Pace, and Kay Cosgrove, 7PM

• Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, KAP Literary Center Reading Series presents Leslie Jamison, 7:30PM

San Antonio

• B&N – San Pedro, Calamity book signing with Brandon Sanderson, 7PM

Saturday, Feb. 27

Amarillo

• B&N – Westgate Mall, A Case for Belief book signing with John Dayse, 1PM
• Hastings, Jodi Thomas signs Rustler’s Moon, 1PM

Austin

• BookPeople, Special Storytime With Illustrator Patrice Barton!, 11:30AM
• BookPeople, Former Lead Guitarist of the Runaways LITA FORD in conversation with Raoul Hernandez of the Austin Chronicle about Ford’s new memoir, Living Like A Runaway, book signing to follow, 6PM
• Bullock Museum, Poetry Out Loud recitation contest, 1PM
• Cheer Up Charlie’s, Everything Is Bigger Reading Series presents: Joshua Ware, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Maya Perez & Abraham Smith, 7:30PM
• The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, Entre Guadalupe y Malinche: Tejanas in Literature and ArtBook One Day Symposium and closing reading, 10AM
• Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 2PM
• Malvern Books, Bruce McCandless Book Launch for The Black Book of Cyrenaica, 7PM
• Monkeywrench Books, Austin scholar and author Fred L. McGhee launches his latest book, The Black Crop: Slavery and Slave Trading in Nineteenth Century Texas, 6:30PM
• St. Edward’s University, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “How to Make the Most of a Moment: Narrative Deceleration” with Marian Szczepanski, 9AM

Bellaire

• Bellaire City Library, Kay Kendall Author Talk, 3PM

College Station

• Texas A&M University, George R.R. Martin will speak and accept an honorary degree, ?

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Adrian Clark to sign i: A Guide for Young Entrepreneurs, 4PM
• Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live presents Selected Shorts with Blythe Danner, John Benjamin Hickey, and Denis O’Hare, 7:30PM

El Paso

• B&N – Fountains at Farah, Eva Yvonne Kirk discusses Paper Dolls: God’s Little Cut-ups, 3PM
• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: “Inner Voices” with Nancy Lorenzo Green, 12:45PM

Fort Worth

• Frontiers of Flight Museum, Colonel Richard Graham presents and signs The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird, 2PM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, Lisa Sandlin signs The Do-Right, 2PM

Highland Village

• B&N, Heather Patterson signs Passing the Bone, 2PM

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, Douglas Raybreaux signs The Color of Freedom After The Turbulent 60’s, 2PM
• B&N – Westheimer, It’s Too Windy! reading and signing with Patty York Raymond, 12PM
• Half Price Books – Westheimer/Montrose, local author Michael W. Cotie will sell and sign his Christian living book, The Purpose of the Church and Its Members, 1PM
• Murder By the Book, Dean “Miranda” James will sign and discuss No Cats Allowed, 4:30PM
• The Printing Museum, Winter Open House, 10AM
• Trinity Episcopal Church, Writefest Presents Our Literary State: An Evening with Texas Writers with Saint Julian Press, 7:30PM

Hurst

• B&N – Northeast Mall, author Lauren Boehm Lynch signing, 1PM

Midland

• B&N, Shaky Man signing with author Mark S. Parker and illustrator Marcia D. Crowder, 12PM

San Antonio

• B&N – Ingram Festival, Author Book Signings: Victor Alvarez, Lee Young, and Christopher Molleda, 1PM
• B&N – La Cantera, 2016 Teen and Young Readers LibraryPalooza! featuring authors Leigh Bardugo, Kiera Cass, April Henry, George O’Connor, and Brandon Sanderson, 11AM
• B&N – San Pedro, The Train to Crystal City book signing with Jan Jarboe Russell, 2PM
• Gemini Ink, 2015 Mentorship Celebratory Reading and Reception featuring Carrie Fountain, John Phillip Santos, Danielle Sellers, Chris Yan, Joshua Levine, and Amanda Harr, 7PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Tiffany Grant discusses and signs The Single Gal’s Guide to Shopping For A Great Guy, 11AM

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Harry Simon signing God’s Plan for Marriage, 2PM

Spring

• Harris County Public Library – Barbara Bush Branch, African American Read In with local authors, readings by high school students, and storytelling for young ones, 1PM

Sunland Park, New Mexico

• Ardovino’s Desert Crossing, Border Regional Library Association Awards Banquet honors UTEP filmmaker and author of South Sun Rises: A Bilingual Poetic Narrative of the Borderland, Valentin Sandoval, with the Southwest Book Award, 6PM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, Come to the Garden book signing with Jennifer Wilder Morgan, 1PM

Sunday, Feb. 28

Austin

• BookPeople, Award-Winning Austin Author BABETTE HUGHES speaking & signing Searching for Vivian, 2PM
• Monkeywrench Books, Dawn Paley discusses her book, Drug War Capitalism, 4PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Mel Renfro will sell and sign his autobiography, Mel Renfro: Forever a Cowboy, 1PM

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, Marvin O’Bryant discusses and signs Life Without a Father, 4PM
• Half Price Books – Ridgmar, local author James Howell will sell and sign Countdown to Atomgeddon: The Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb, 1PM

Houston

• Christ Church Cathedral, From a literary perspective, historian and artist Kayleen Asbo will speak on healing and wholeness in the pages of Dante’s Divine Comedy, 10AM and 7PM
• Katy Budget Books, #FantasYA Event: Susan Dennard, Veronica Rossi and Sophie Jordan, 6PM

Mansfield

• Half Price Books, local author James Brumley will sell and sign The Curse of Madam, 1PM

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