• Festival of International Books & Arts (FESTIBA), Edinburg, February 29-March 6
• Little Free Library Texas Tour, various locations, March 2 – 15
• Staple 2016, Austin, March 5-6
• 31st Annual Texas Storytelling Festival, Denton, March 10 – 13

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
• Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America, Honey Grove, March 1 – 31
• Shakespeare’s First Folio Exhibit, College Station, March 8 – April 3

Sunday, March 6

Austin

• BookPeople, Austin children’s author CARMEN OLIVER speaking & signing Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies, 2PM
• Malvern Books, an afternoon with poets Chip Dameron & Larry D. Thomas, 2PM
• Waterloo Records and Video, Bruce T. Atkinson and Jenni Finlay sign Kent Finlay, Dreamer: The Musical Legacy Behind Cheatham Street Warehouse, ?

Midland

• B&N, Midland Postcard History Series book signing with James Collett and Doug Page, 1PM

Pasadena

• B&N – Fairway Market Place, Tarif Youssef-Agha signs A Journey Around the Arab Spring Revolutions, 12PM

Monday, March 7

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Clara Bensen discusses and signs NO BAGGAGE, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Store, Reading with poets Chip Dameron and Larry Thomas, 6PM

Tuesday, March 8

Abilene

• Downtown, Illumination Celebration: celebrate Abilene’s designation as the “Storybook Capital of Texas” with special lighting for its seventeen Storybook Sculptures, 6PM

Austin

• BookPeople, Austin authors BARBARA CAVE HENRICKS & RUSTY SHELTON speaking & signing Mastering the New Media Landscape: Embrace the Micromedia Mindset, 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas

• The Wild Detectives, Dark Moon Poetry and Arts: She Speaks History poetry readings for International Women’s Day, 7:30PM
• UT Dallas – Jonsson Performance Hall, Comer Collection 2016 Honored Photographer Lecture: Kim Stringfellow (GREETINGS FROM THE SALTON SEA: FOLLY AND INTERVENTION IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LANDSCAPE, 1905-2005) presents Art, Environment and Place, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

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

Houston

• Museum of Fine Arts – Caroline Wiess Law Building, MFAH/Asia Society Lecture – The Meeting of Korean and Western Art in the Late Joseon Period by Yi Song-mi, author of Searching for Modernity: Western Influence and True-View Landscape in Korean Painting of the Late Choson Period, 6:30PM
• University of St. Thomas – Jerabeck Athletic Center, 2016 B.K. Smith Lecture in History: Dr. David R. Woodward, author of World War I Almanac, 7:30PM

Lubbock

• Texas Tech, Creative Writing Program Reading Series featuring poet Todd Boss, 7:30PM

San Antonio

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

Wednesday, March 9

Austin

• BookPeople, Founder of The Screenplay Workshop JILL CHAMBERLAIN speaking & signing The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting, 7PM
• The Writing Barn, “Language is the Story” workshop with visiting author David Elliott, 7PM

Houston

• AvantGarden, Write About Now poetry open mic, 7:30PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee will discuss and sign their new novel for kids, MAYBE A FOX, 5PM

Thursday, March 10

Austin

• Blue Owl Brewing, Beer and Books Little Free Library Happy Hour!, 5PM
• BookPeople, Debut Novelist & Michener Grad VIRGINIA REEVES speaking & signing Work Like Any Other, 7PM
• BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic with Melissa Studdard, 7:15PM
• Malvern Books, Novel Night with Joe Giordano & Joseph Pluta, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, retired conductor Anshel Brusilow signing Shoot the Conductor, 7PM

Houston

• University of St. Thomas – Jerabeck Athletic Center, Dead Man Walking – The Journey Continues with Sr. Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States, 7:30PM

Rio Grande City

• Kelsey-Bass Museum and Event Center, Alfredo E. Cárdenas will discuss and sign Balo’s War, A Novel About the Plan of San Diego, 6PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Kayt Sukel discusses and signs The Art of Risk, 6PM

Friday, March 11

Austin

• BookPeople, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur GARY VAYNERCHUK speaking & signing #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, & Self-Awareness, 6PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Real Leadership: 9 Simple Practices for Leading and Living with Purpose signing with John Addison, 7PM
• Lucky Dog Books – Oak Cliff, Poets on X+ Series with Opalina and Carlos Salas, 8PM
• The Wild Detectives, Korby Lenker reads and signs Medium Hero, 7PM

Georgetown

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

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, William Guest recites from and signs WHO ARE WE, 7PM

McAllen

• B&N – Palms Crossing, Rio Grande Valley ABC signing with Rickey Pittman, 6PM
• San Marcos
• Lone Star Music, Brian T. Atkinson and Jenni Finlay sign Kent Finlay, Dreamer: The Musical Legacy behind Cheatham Street Warehouse, ?

Sugar Land

• Ismaili Cultural Center, Chase Untermeyer presents How Important People Act, 8AM

Saturday, March 12

Amarillo

• B&N – Westgate Mall, Rainbow Wings signing with R.R. Ford and C.T. Ford, 2PM

Arlington

• Half Price Books – Four Corners, Jonas Perez will sell and sign copies of his modern epic poem Finibus, 1PM

Austin

• ACC Highland Campus, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Finding the Best Stories of Your Life” with Christine Wicker, 10AM
• BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Award-winning Author RHYS BOWEN speaking signing Time of Fog and Fire: A Molly Murphy Mystery, 3PM
• Half Price Books – South Lamar, Carin Channing will sell and sign 365 Days of Doodling: Discovering the Joys of Being Creative Every Day, 1PM

Corpus Christi

• Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi Literary Reading Series: reading, Q&A and book signing with Jill McCorkle, 7PM
• Half Price Books, New York Times bestselling author Raymond Arroyo will discuss and sign his new children’s middle grade book, Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls, 1PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Jan Whitaker signs How I Got Over, 1PM

El Paso

• B&N – Fountains at Farah, Former El Pasoan J. Michael Orenduff will sign copies of The Pot Thief Who Studied Georgia O’Keeffe, 2PM
• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: “Inner Voices” with Nancy Lorenza Green, 12:45PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Cheryl Beesley discusses and signs LANDSCAPING WITH EDIBLE PLANTS IN TEXAS, 7PM
• Half Price Books – Westheimer/Montrose, local author Jennifer L. Hinojosa will sell and sign her autobiography, Can’t Kill This Love, 1PM
• KIPP Sharpstown, 2016 Space City Poetry Slam Series: Saturn Preliminary, 11AM
• Murder By the Book, Patricia Briggs will sign and discuss the newest book in the Mercy Thompson series, Fire Touched, and Anne Bishop will sign and discuss Marked in Flesh, a novel of The Others, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Maica D. Walker discusses and signs Own Your S#*T in 30 Days: A Daily Guide to Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs, Stop Blaming Others, Become Your Empowered Ideal Self, and Build Your Purposeful Legacy, 3PM

McAllen

• B&N – Palms Crossing, children’s author Iona Cordero reads and signs If Only You Knew, 6PM

Round Rock

• B&N – La Frontera, How Did He Get in There? signing with Sandra Lott, 2PM

San Antonio

• B&N – Northwoods, Lady Byrd signs Controlling Your “ACE”, 2PM
• B&N – San Pedro, PF Karlin signs Shattered Fate and Destiny Reborn, 1PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Melody Rose Mollis Lindquist reads and signs Oak Tree, 11AM

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Book Signing for Author Gary Vaynerchuk: #AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness, 1PM

Webster

• B&N – Baybrook II, Dr. Timothy B. Jones signs Dynamics of Public Education: Planning for a Return to Greatness, 11AM

The Woodlands

• B&N – Woodlands Mall, Undrai Fizer signs The Excuse-Less Life; 34 Inner-Laws for Living Above Distraction, 2PM

Sunday, March 13

Austin

• JW Marriott, SXSW: Connecting Through Story Meetup with Diana Ceres, Senior Editor at Greenleaf Book Group, 12:30PM
• Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Arbitrary & Nonsensical,” 4PM
• Monkeywrench Books, Radical mental health zine project discussion, 6PM
• Yarborough Branch-Austin Public Library, Meet the Author: Rhys Bowen, author of Her Royal Spyness, 2PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Margie Norum will sell and sign her memoir Mom’s Journey, 1PM

Houston

• B&N – Westheimer, Seymour Reaches the Sky signing with Elaine O’Rourke, 1:30PM
• Murder By the Book, C.J. Box will sign and discuss the newest Joe Pickett novel, Off The Grid, 2PM

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