• Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing, Austin, June 19-January 22
• The Alchemy of Mind and Spirit: Intersections of Science and Poetry, Austin, September 26-January 13

Special Events

• None this week

Sunday, November 20

Austin

• BookPeople, MysteryPeople presents: LANCE HAWVERMALE (Face Blind), BEN REHDER (Point Taken), JOHNATHAN WOODS (Kiss the Devil Goodnight), 5PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Christy Rost signs Celebrating Home: A Handbook for Gracious Living, 1PM
• Half Price Books Mothership Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!
• Lucky Dog Books – Oak Cliff, Ginger McKnight signs In the Heart of Texas, 2PM

San Antonio

• B&N – Bandera Pointe, The CreepyPasta Collection book signing with MrCreepyPasta, 2PM

Monday, November 21

Austin

• BookPeople, MAX KROCHMAL speaking & signing Blue Texas: The Making of a Multiracial Democratic Coalition in the Civil Rights Era, 7PM

Houston

• Alley Theatre, Inprint’s Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents Rabih Alameddine and Juan Gabriel Vásquez, 7:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Katharine McGee reads and signs The Thousandth Floor, 6PM

Tuesday, November 22

Austin

• Malvern Books, Malvern’s Multi-Verse Reading Series with Andrea Eames & W.K. Stratton, hosted by Francois Pointeau, 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas

• Lucky Dog Books – Oak Cliff, Soup’s On: Stone Soup Showcase with Jolee Davis, 7PM

Fort Worth

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

Houston

• Avant Garden, An Evening With author and spoken word artist Buddy Wakefield, 7:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Texas Artist Claire Cusack (with Sharon Kopriva) discusses and signs The Art of Found Objects: Interviews with Texas Artists, 5PM

San Antonio

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

Wednesday, November 23

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:15PM

Thursday, November 24   HAPPY THANKSGIVING  Enjoy the holiday, be grateful, and read a good book

Friday, November 25  BLACK FRIDAY  Buy good books for gifts!

Saturday, November 26  SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY  Patronize your local indie bookstore

Abilene

• Texas Star Trading Company, Angelina LaRue signs The Whole Enchilada: Fresh & Nutritious Southwestern Cuisine, 11AM
• Texas Star Trading Company, Tiffany Harelik signs The Terlingua Chili Cookbook: Chili’s Last Frontier, 12PM

Austin

• BookWoman, Indies First-Shop Small Saturday: LOCAL AUTHOR LOVE FEST, 1PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Angela West signs The Eve Effect, 1PM
• Deep Vellum Books, local translator Frank Garrett will discuss and sign Witness: Inside Jehovah Witness Inside Catholic Poland Inside a Gay Life, 7PM
• The Wild Detectives, Bonehouse Poetry Reading, 6PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Small Business Saturday: giveaways, author booksellers, and more, 9:30AM
• Katy Budget Books, Quarterly Book Talk: focus on gift books, 4:30PM
• Last Concert Cafe, Transcendent Zero Press’s November Shindig, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Small Business Saturday: local authors signing their books, 4:30PM

Plano

• B&N – Park, Beth Bowland signs Polaris, 2PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Phil West will discuss and sign The United States of Soccer: MLS and the Rise of American Soccer Fandom, 11AM

Sunday, November 20

Austin

• Paramount Theatre, Moontower Comedy presents Tig Notaro, author of the new memoir I’m Just a Person, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Karrie Baysinger signs The Roadmap to Successful Investing, 1PM
• Half Price Books Mothership Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, W.W. McNeal will read and sign Plum Creek, 11AM

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