• The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, Denton, January 17-May 11
• The Festival Book for San Fernando: Celebrating Sainthood in Baroque Seville, Dallas, through January 29
• Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites, Fort Worth, January 21-May 7
• The Human Experience: From Texas to the World literacy initiative, Houston, January 18-May 18

Special Events

• Dallas Public Library Book Sale, January 27-29
• Starving Poets: Poetic House Party (Anniversary & Reunion Weekend), Houston, February 3-4
• Writing the City: Freedmen’s Town, Houston, February 4 & 18

Sunday, January 29

Austin

• BookPeople, KAT KRONENBERG speaking & signing Dream Big, 4PM
• Malvern Books, book launch of The Entropy of Rocketman, a new collection of poems by Rita Anderson (with Ray Shea), 4PM

Bryan

• Revolution Cafe and Bar, Poetry slam and open mic, 8:30PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Ginger McKnight-Chavers signs In the Heart of Texas, 1PM
• Deep Vellum Bookstore, Other People’s Poetry presents the poetry of Bob Kaufman, one of the original Beat poets, featuring readers Randy E. Aguebor, Brett Ardoin, Gayle Bell, Greg Brownderville, MH Clay, Jolee Davis, Jim Dolan, Sean Enfield, Daniel Evans, Paul Koniecki, Herb Levy, Sebastian Mejia, Joe Milazzo, Misty Amber Moore, Robin Myrick, Mark David Noble, Darryl Ratcliff, Carlos Salas, Opalina Salas, and Victory Gnadia Wolnisty, 4PM
• Deep Vellum Bookstore, Dark Moon Poetry Reading Series, 7PM
• Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day

Houston

• Meyerland Performing Arts Middle School, Inprint presents Cool Brains! featuring Tim Green, author of Left Out and former Atlanta Falcons defensive end, 3PM

San Antonio

The Twig Book Shop, Eartha Powell reads and signs I Don’t Know: Adventures of a Forest Playground, 2PM

Monday, January 30

Austin

• UT – Avaya Auditorium, Michener Center for Writers presents poet Roger Reeves, author of KING ME, 7PM

Dallas

• Belo Mansion & Pavilion, Sebastian Mallaby discusses and signs The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan, 12PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Mary Miller reads and signs ALWAYS HAPPY HOUR, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Brunonia Barry will sign and and discuss The Fifth Petal, 6:30PM

Tuesday, January 31

Austin

• BookPeople, OTTESSA MOSHFEGH speaking & signing Homesick For Another World, 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mothership, Jeff Guinn signs Silver City, 7PM
• SMU, Tate Lecture Series presents MacArthur Fellow Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, 5:30PM

Fort Worth

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

George West

• Live Oak County Library, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with authors Nan Cuba and Amanda Eyre Ward, 1PM

Houston

• Asia Society Texas Center, panel discussion “Bridging the Gender Gap: Female Politicians in Asia and the United States” with Dr. Elora Shehabuddin, author of Reshaping the Holy: Democracy, Development, and Muslim Women in Bangladesh, 6:30PM
• Bohemeo’s, Glass Mountain reading and open mic featuring poet Alex Coulter, and fiction writers Alex Naumann and Miah Arnold, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, W.W. McNeal reads and signs PLUM CREEK, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee: The Free Speech of Bust Slam!, 10PM

Wednesday, February 1

Austin

• Austin Books & Comics, a celebration of 25 years of publisher Image Comics with creators Nick Pitarra and Donny Cates, 9AM
• BookPeople, MARY MILLER speaking & signing Always Happy Hour, 7PM
• Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: author and historian Richard McCaslin discusses Galveston’s Maceo Family Empire: Bootlegging and the Balinese Room, 12PM

Dallas

• Horchow Auditorium, Dallas Museum of Art’s Arts & Letters Live present Dave Evans, author of Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life, 7:30PM
• SMU, reception followed by a lecture discussing Wayne A. Cornelius’s most recent book, The New Face of Mexican Migration, 5:30PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, The You I’ve Never Known book signing with Ellen Hopkins, 7PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Sean Stellato discusses and signs NO BACKING DOWN, 7PM

Huntsville

• Sam Houston State, Cameron Awkward-Rich Poetry Reading, 5PM

Killeen

• TYKU, Words & Wine Wednesday: Poetry, 8PM

San Antonio

• Rebar, Kinyo Poetry Live, 8:30PM

• The Twig Book Shop, Jeff Guinn reads and signs Silver City, 6PM

Thursday, February 2   HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY — AND LONE STAR LIT BIRTHDAY

Austin

• BookPeople, STEVE H. LAWTON speaking & signing Head First: A Crash Course in Positivity, 7PM
• Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM

Corpus Christi

• Texas A&M, University Authors Day featuring former Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown and Corpus Christi Poet Laureate Alan Berecka, 7PM

Dallas

• Belo Mansion & Pavilion, DFW World Affairs Council 2017 International Perspective Series featuring Dr. Charles A. Kupchan, author of No One’s World: The West, the Rising Rest and the Coming Global Turn, 12PM
• Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live! presents Will Schwalbe, author of Books For Living, 7PM
• South Dallas Cultural Center, “African Diaspora: New Dialogues” series with Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of the award-winning novel Here Comes the Sun, hosted by Sanderia Faye, author of  the award-winning novel The Mourner’s Bench, 7:30PM

Houston

• B&N – Westheimer, NFL Players Present Literacy Matters with guest authors Takeo Spikes, Al Smith, Rennie Curran and Spencer Tillman, 6PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Ellen Hopkins will discuss and sign THE YOU I’VE NEVER KNOWN, her new novel for young adults, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, David Parsons reads from and signs FAR OUT, 7PM
• McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, Minton Sparks will fuse music, poetry, and her gift for storytelling to paint word pictures of the rural South, 7PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Thomas Woltz discusses and signs Finding My Road, 5PM
• St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Tintero Project’s second #WritersResist event: “Let Us Gather”, 7PM

San Antonio

• San Antonio College, FACES Lecture presents W. Kamau Bell, author of The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6′ 4″, African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian, 7PM
• The SPACE Gallery, opening of Love Lettering by Rivane Neuenschwander and Gemini Ink program partnership (with readings and spoken word performances), 6PM

San Marcos

• TSU – Alkek Library, The Wittliff presents a poetry reading and book signing with Ada Limon, 3:30PM

Friday, February 3

Austin

• BookPeople, YA Author ELLEN HOPKINS speaking & signing The You I’ve Never Known, 7PM
• The Long Center, an evening with Jeanne Robertson, author of Just For Fun, 7:30PM

Dallas

• SMU, Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Ron Fourier will be the featured speaker for the 2017 Public Life | Personal Faith lecture (9:30AM) and luncheon, 12PM

Houston

• Glassell School, Sixth Annual Naomi Turner True Lecture: “Untitled: The Limits and Camouflage of Language” with David Aylsworth and Gael Stack, 6PM
• Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading Series presents Laura Peña, 8:30PM

• Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, a poetry reading and book signing with Ada Limon, 7:30PM

San Antonio

• UTSA, Creative Writing Reading Series presents Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, author of Barefoot Dogs, 7PM

Saturday, February 4

Austin

• BookPeople, From Manuscript to Final : The Process of Working with Art Directors and Editors, a SCBWI panel discussion with Jeff Crosby; Lynn Rowe Reed, Marsha Riti, and Eric Comstock, 10AM
• BookWoman, Harlequin Creature magazine issue 8/9 launch, 6:30PM
• The Long Center, an evening with Kathy Griffin, comedienne and author of Kathy Griffin’s Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index, 8PM
• Malvern Books, Indie Authors at Malvern Books: Romance Is In The Air with Cate Lawley, Regina Morris, and Kay Manis, 4PM
• St. Edward’s University, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Start Your Author Platform” with Stephanie Barko, 9AM

Dallas

• The Writer’s Garret, Open House to celebrate the new location, including workshop samplers and author readings, 10AM

El Paso

• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: Inspirational Voices: Rita Dove with Nancy Lorenza Green, 12:45PM

Fort Worth

• Fort Worth Writer’s Boot Camp, Formatting Your Manuscript into a Book with Rachel Pilcher, 10AM

Galveston

• The Grand 1894 Opera House, An Evening with Sofia Loren, actress and author of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow −My Life, 8PM

Houston

• B&N – Westheimer, Life Lessons From a Total Failure signing and Q&A with M.J. Dougherty, 1PM
• Baker Ripley Neighborhood Center, Space City Preliminary Poetry Slam, 12PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Kathryn Haueisen will discuss and sign ASUNDER, 1PM
• Half Price Books – Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
• Half Price Books – North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
• Katy Budget Books, Local author Whit McClendon signs A Mage Awakens, the conclusion to his fantasy trilogy, 2PM
• Writespace, Workshop: Worldbuilding with Cassandra Clarke, 9:30AM

Lubbock

• B&N, Darynda Jones signs Eleventh Grave in Moonlight, 1PM

Mt. Enterprise

• Mt. Enterprise Library, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with authors Kathleen Baldwin and Charlotte Gullick, 10AM

Round Rock

• Half Price Books, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day

Plano

• B&N – Preston/Park, Neil White signs Closure, 2PM

Port Neches

• Fleur Fine Books, Eva Murillo Schmidler signs Tiny Makes a Friend, 2PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Ashlee Kinsel discusses and signs A Sacred Silence, 11AM

Tyler

• Cowan Center, An evening with comedian Jay Leno, author of Behind the Curtain: An Insider’s View of Jay Leno’s Tonight Show, 8PM

• B&N, Children of Kyerekrom book discussion with Autumn Young, Dr. Lakia Scott, and Branda Greening, 1PM

Sunday, February 5

Austin

• 4th Tap Brewing Co-op, Revel Unclassified Sunday Brunch: musicians, writers, and artists will collaborate to tell stories through music, spoken word, and visual art, 12:30PM

Dallas

• Deep Vellum Bookstore, White Rock Zine Machine offering tiny handmade books by local writers and artists, 1PM
• Deep Vellum Books, Bonehouse Poets will launch a new series of twelve zines with a reading, 6PM
• Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day

Mansfield

• Half Price Books, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day

San Antonio

• B&N – La Cantera, February Sunday Storytime: Guest Author Eartha Powell, 12PM

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