• Little Free Library Texas Tour, various locations, March 2 – 15
• 31st Annual Texas Storytelling Festival, Denton, March 10 – 13
• Barrio Writers Spring Break Writing Camp, Austin, March 15 – 17
• National Book Awards Festival, Huntsville, March 16 – 18
• Texas-Mexico Relations and the 2016 Election, Dallas and Stephenville, March 16-17
• ALL-CON 2016, Dallas, March 17 – 20

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
• In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez, San Antonio, March 15 – April 30

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

Monday, March 14

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box will discuss and sign his new Joe Pickett novel Off the Grid, 7PM
• Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live: New York Times film critic A.O. Scott will discuss and sign Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth, 7PM
• Horchow Auditorium, Arts & Letters Live: Texas Bound II – Hindsight readings by Pam Dougherty, Jeffrey Schmidt and Stephen Tobolowsky, 7:30PM

Houston

• Menil Collection, Poet and photographer Ewa Zebrowski reads and signs copies of her new book, twombly, italia, 5PM
• Murder By the Book, Mark Tompkins will sign his debut novel The Last Days of Magic, 6:30PM

Tuesday, March 15

Austin

• Malvern Books, Fog Machine: A Night of Poetry, featuring five visiting poets: Precious Uwuigbe, Zachary Cosby, Catch Business, Rachel Bell, and Shy Watson , 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Fort Worth

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

Frisco

• Collin College – Preston Ridge Campus, Book In Common: Peter Heller discusses and signs The Dog Stars, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Paul Ryan Frank reciting from and signing THE OPPOSITE OF PEOPLE, 7PM

San Antonio

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

Wednesday, March 16

Austin

• St. Edward’s University, Cassandra Clare discusses and signs Lady Midnight, 7PM

Dallas

• Dallas Center for Photography, Loli Kantor discusses and signs Beyond the Forest, 6:30PM
• The Wild Detectives, Andrea Amosson reads and signs Told from the Hips, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

• Fort Worth Botanic Garden Center, Paul Chaplo discusses and signs Marfa Flights: Aerial Views of Big Bend Country, 7PM

Houston

• AvantGarden, Write About Now poetry open mic, 7:30PM
• Ouisie’s Table, Debra Winegarten discusses and signs Oveta Culp Hobby at a meeting of the Houston Woman Magazine Book Club, 5:30PM

Plano

• Collin College – Spring Creek Campus, Book In Common: writer’s workshop with Peter Heller, 10AM
• Colling College – Spring Creek Campus, Book In Common: Peter Heller discusses and signs The Dog Stars, 7PM

Thursday, March 17

Austin

• BookPeople, Writers’ League of Texas Third Thursday Panel: Writing about the Military, 7PM
• Resistencia Bookstore, Barrio Writers Spring Break Writing Camp participants reading, 6PM

Bul Verde

• Comal County League of Women Voters, Debra Winegarten presents Oveta Culp Hobby, 6PM

Dallas

• Horchow Auditorium, Arts & Letters Live – Tracy K. Smith & Kevin Young: Poetry, Place & Race, 7:30PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Brian Freeman will sign and discuss his newest book Goodbye To The Dead, 6:30PM
• The Health Museum, Molly and Gary Whitney present Thistle Downe, 2PM

McKinney

• Collin College, Book In Common: Peter Heller discusses and signs The Dog Stars, 1PM

Friday, March 18

Austin

• BookWoman, South By North Lamar – Annual Showcase Celebrating the Power of Women in Music- to benefit BookWoman , 6PM
• Malvern Books, I SCREAM SOCIAL, featuring young women poets and fiction writers from the Austin community: Kendra Fortmeyer, Melanie Westerberg, and Janalyn Guo, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Christy Ford signs Rainbow Wings, 6PM
• Dallas Institute of Humanities, Renowned Dutch author Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer presents his novel La Superba, 7PM
• Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam featuring Amir Safi, 8PM

Galveston

• Congregation B’nai Israel, Writer in Residence Marion Winik delivers “Living your Passion” homily, 6PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Owen Laukkanen will sign and discuss The Watcher in the Wall, 6:30PM
• Unity of Houston (Unity Church of Christianity), John Bradshaw, author of Bradshaw On: The Family, lectures on “Recovering Your Innocence,” 7:30PM

San Antonio

• Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink: Featured readers are Debra Monroe, Ben Olguín, and Frances Santos, 6:30PM

Saturday, March 19

Amarillo

• B&N, The Rampart book signing with Vanessa Chavez, 2PM

Austin

• Recycled Reads, open mic showcase, 3:30PM
• Yarborough Library, Austin Poetry Society Meeting featuring Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown, 1:30PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Meet children’s author Wanda Vassallo, 11AM
• B&N – Preston/Royal, Kurt Boxdorfer signs The Inside-Out Speaker: Untold Truths and Strategies On How to Be a Better Speaker, 11AM
• Horchow Auditorium, Arts & Letters Live – Rainn Wilson: Quirks, Comedy & Creativity, 7:30PM
• Latino Cultural Arts Center, In Reality and Fantasy – Diversity Done Right featuring author Cynthia Leitich-Smith, 9AM

El Paso

• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: “It’s in the Cards” with Snookie Golding, 12:45PM

Fort Worth

• B&N – Hulen Center, Rainbow Wings book signing with C. T. Ford, 1PM

Frisco

• Half Price Books, local author Lonna Enox will sell and sign Blood Relations, 1PM

Galveston

• Congregation B’nai Israel, Memoir and Writing Workshop with Marion Winik, 10AM
• Rosenberg Library, Reading by Marion Winik, 3PM

Houston

• B&N – Westheimer, Dr. Glenn Toby signs Lil’ G Faces the Brooklyn Bully, 12PM
• B&N – The Woodlands, John Callahan signs Grace in the Rat Race, 2PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Chandler Baker and Charlotte Huang will discuss and sign TEEN FRANKENSTEIN and FOR THE RECORD, joined by Kristin Rae, author of WISH YOU WERE ITALIAN, 3PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer reading and signing LA SUPERBA, 7PM
• Half Price Books – Westheimer/Montrose, local author Cindy Schroppel will sell and sign her Christian novel, Skandalon, 1PM
• Murder By the Book, C.S. Harris will sign and discuss the new Sebastian St. Cyr book, When Falcons Fall, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Marie Cook will discuss and sign Texas Coast Experience, 3PM
• The Printing Museum, Workshop: Binding a Classic Hard Cover Book, 12PM
• Unity of Houston (Unity Church of Christianity), John Bradshaw, author of Bradshaw On: The Family, presents “Becoming a Child-like Adult” Workshop, 10AM

Plano

• B&N – Creekwalk Village, Meet Authors Manning Wolfe and Bill Rodgers, 2PM

Round Rock

• B&N – La Frontera, A Wasp in the Fig Tree book signing with Mary Bryan Stafford, 2PM

San Antonio

• Gemini Ink, “Life Becomes Art: Form in the Essay & Memoir” workshop with Debra Monroe, 10AM
• The Twig Book Shop, Victoria Peace Green discusses and signs Give Me Five for Fangs, Feathers, and Faith!: A Devotional for Tweenagers, 11AM

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Pablo De Leon signing Limitless, 1PM

Sugar Land

• Half Price Books, local author Jennifer De Leon will sell and sign The Hunter’s Guide to Tall Tales, 1PM

• B&N, Shemane Nugent signs Rock ‘n’ Roll Your Way to Happy, 12PM

Sunday, March 20

Austin

• Half Price Books – Southpark Meadows, Carla Butler will sell and sign her memoir, This Little Girl’s Journey: My Lifelong Search for My Biological Father and Family, 1PM
• Malvern Books, Austin Community Salutes Springtime and the Belle of Amherst, hosted by W. Joe Hoppe and Brett Reeves, 1PM
• Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic with Special Guest Maria Palacios, 4PM
• Recycled Reads, spoken word, 2PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, E. C. Murray signs A Long Way From Paris, 2PM
• South Dallas Cultural Center, In The Words Of a Sistah: I Am Here – all female poetry show, 5PM

Galveston

• Congregation B’nai Israel, OLLI class with Writer in Residence Marion Winik, 2PM

San Antonio

• B&N – San Pedro, T. Irwin Sessions signing San Antonio’s Historic Architecture, 2PM
• The Twig Book Shop, T. Irwin Sessions discusses and signs San Antonio’s Historic Architecture, 11AM

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