• Gemini Ink Writers Conference, San Antonio, July 21-24
• The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, Grapevine, July 22-24
• Summer Book Arts Studio, Houston, July 26-29
• Writer’s Garret 21st Birthday Celebration, Dallas, July 29-31
• Deep Ellum Lit Hop, Dallas, July 30
• B&N Countdown to Midnight Party: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, all locations, July 30
• Half Price Books Midnight Release Party: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, various locations (check with your local store for participation & times), July 30 [PASS REQUIRED]

Ongoing Exhibits

• Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing, Austin, June 19-January 22

Sunday, July 24

Houston

• B&N – Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signing Mulligan: Justice Reclaimed, 10AM
• Half Price Books – North Oaks, local musician, author, and inspirational speaker Undrai Fizer will sell and sign The Excuse-less Life: 34 Inner-Laws for Living Above Distraction, 1PM
• Inprint House, Tintero Projects presents poetry with Raina Leon and Malcolm Friend, 7PM
• Rudyard’s, Texas Tea Regional Poetry Slam, 6:30PM
• Sirrom Studio, Flamenco Poets Society presents Summer Flamenco Lectures 2016, 5PM

Irving

• Irving Public Library – South, Mysterious Ways: an afternoon with inspirational fiction authors Vannetta Chapman and Rene Gutteridge, 3PM

Mansfield

• Half Price Books, local author Christy Taylor will sell and sign Rainbow Wings: When No Human Would Help, Heavenly Help was Sent, 1PM

Monday, July 25

Austin

• Threadgill’s, MysteryPeople presents Noir at the Bar with PETER SPIEGELMAN (Dr. Knox), C.B. MCKENZIE (Burn What Will Burn), ANDREW HILBERT (Bangface and the Gloryhole), and JESSE SUBLETT (1960S Austin Gangsters), 7PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mothership, journalist and author Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan will discuss and sign her new novel Sarong Party Girls, 7PM

Tuesday, July 26

Austin

• Austin Public Library – Austin History Center, photo exhibit, book launch, and reception: Texas Tower Sniper: America’s First Campus Active Shooter with Monte Akers, Nathan Akers, and Dr. Robert Friedman, 6:30PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mothership, marathon superstar and NCAA All-American Becky Wade will discuss and sign Run the World: My 3,500-Mile Journey Through Running Cultures Around the Globe, 7PM
• Lucky Dog Books – Oak Cliff, Soup’s On: Stone Soup Poetry Showcase with Jolee Davis and the Writer’s Garret, 7PM
• The Wild Detectives, Will Everett reads and signs We’ll Live Tomorrow, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

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

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Ellen Israel Goldberg discusses and signs FINDING A BRIDE, 7PM
• Houston Public Library – Morris Frank, Meet Pat Tucker, author of Daddy’s Maybe, 2PM
• Murder By the Book, Peter Spiegelman will sign and discuss Dr. Knox, 6:30PM

San Antonio

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

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: Historia De La Musica Norteña Mexicana with Luis Diaz Santana Garza, + live music, 1PM

Wednesday, July 27

Austin

• Austin Public Library, Aural Literature, 7PM
• The Writing Barn, Words and Wine with YA/MG Author Carolyn Cohagan, 7:30PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Linda Castillo will sign and discuss her newest release Among the Wicked, 6:30PM
• St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, ProjectCURATE presents Friar Gregory Boyle, author of Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, 7PM

San Antonio

• San Antonio Public Library – Forest Hills, Author visit: Dr. Vincent Di Maio discusses and signs Morgue: A Life in Death, 6:30PM

Thursday, July 28

Allen

• Allen Public Library, Don Sanders will discuss The American Drive-in Movie Theatre, 7PM

Austin

• B&N – Arboretum, Get Pop-Cultured: Meet & Greet Book signing with Larry Thomas, Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi, 7PM
• BookPeople, MysteryPeople presents local debut author AMY GENTRY speaking & signing Good as Gone, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Fantastical Fictions with Rick Klaw, editor of The Grapes of Wrath anthology, 7PM
• Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM

Dallas

• The Wild Detectives, Attack of the Poets! starring John Dorsey, Justin Booth, The Cringe-Worthy Poetry Collective, Opalina Salas, and Paul Koniecki, 7:30PM

Edinburg

• Dustin M. Sekula Library, Christopher Carmona reads and signs his new story collection The Road to Llorona Park, 6PM

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, Weekly Storytime Featuring Local Author Shanalee Sharboneau reading, 11AM
• Katy Budget Books, Mary Kathryn Sitarski signs It’s in His Hands, 6PM
• Poison Girl Bar, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Joshua Urban Davis, Reyes Ramirez, and Analicia Sotelo, 8:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Rodney Dietert discusses and signs The Human Superorganism: How the Microbiome Is Revolutionizing the Pursuit of a Healthy Life, 6PM

Friday, July 29

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Amy Gentry will sign and discuss Good As Gone, 6:30PM

Saturday, July 30

Austin

• BookPeople, Harry Potter & the Cursed Child MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY!, 10PM
• Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Michael Williams signs To God Be The Glory For The Things He Has Done and Will Do, 1PM

Denton

• North Branch Library, Alexey Root will sign Prepare With Chess Strategy + players who beat Root in chess can win a copy of the book, 2PM
• Freaks and Geeks, speculative fiction writer Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam and jazz musician and composer Peter Brewer will present a performance of their collaborative album release Strange Monsters: A Music and Words Collaboration, 3PM

El Paso

• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop with Ann Cameron: Recent Poets Laureate, 12:45PM
• Rock House Cafe & Gallery, Bordersenses Barbed Wire Open Mic presents Donna Snyder and the release of her new poetry collection The Tongue Has Its Secrets, with poet and professor Lawrence Welsh, 8PM

Fort Worth

• LaMancha Business Center, Forth Worth Writer’s Boot Camp workshop: Adapting Non-Fiction for Documentaries with Mark A. Nobles, 1PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Rodney Dietert will discuss and sign THE HUMAN SUPERORGANISM, 3PM
• Brazos Bookstore, HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Midnight Release Party, 9PM
• Half Price Books – North Oaks, local author Cindy Mitchell Cormier will sell and sign her children’s book Don’t Look Over the Edge, 1PM
• Katy Budget Books, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child midnight release party, 10PM
• Murder By the Book, Victoria Laurie will celebrate her latest Abby Cooper mystery, A Grave Prediction, 4PM

• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, MFAH Lecture and book signing by fashion historian and curator Caroline Rennolds Milbank, author of Fashion—A Timeline in Photographs: 1850 to Today, 4PM

Midland

• Midland Centennial Library, Joseph A. Willis signs Teaching Lessons, 2PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Donna Birdwell reads and signs Shadow of the Hare, 11AM

Sunday, July 31

Dallas

• Dallas Public Library – Audelia Road, Local Author Book Fair, 2PM
• Dallas Public Library – Bookmarks, LIFE’S LITTLE LESSONS BY ROO, MORE THAN JUST A DACHSHUND: reading and Q&A with author Richard Lentz and Roo, 12:30PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Breakfast with Harry: release party for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, 9AM
• Sirrom Studio, Flamenco Poets Society presents Summer Flamenco Lectures 2016, 5PM

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