• 10th Annual Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, McAllen, April 27-30
• Dionysia 2017 – The Houston Book of the Dead: How to Live, April 27-30
• Houston Writer’s Guild Annual Spring Conference, April 28-30
• El día de los niños, El día de los libros, statewide, April 30
• The Writer’s Garret “Beyond 21 Celebration,” Dallas, May 5-7
• Gulf Coast Indie Book Fair, Houston, May 6
• Free Comic Book Day, statewide, May 6
• 8th Annual Books Alive! Children’s Book Celebration, Houston, May 6
• 10th Annual DFW Writers Conference, Dallas, May 6-7

Ongoing Exhibits

• Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, February 6–July 16
• The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, Denton, January 17–May 11
• 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
• Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition, San Marcos, February 15–July 1
• Everyday People: The Art of James E. Ransome (a National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature exhibition), Abilene, March 9-May 8
• Poet-Trees on Buffalo Bayou, Houston, April 1-30
• Texas Writers Exhibition, Fredericksburg, May 1-31

Sunday, April 30

Austin

• BookPeople, JEN SINCERO speaking & signing You are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth, 3PM
• Malvern Books, Poets Resist: The First 100 Days, 1PM
• Malvern Books, An Afternoon with poets Steve McCaffery & Karen Mac Cormack, 4PM
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Amy Jackson reads and signs Cassandra and the Night Sky, 1PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Jon Lasser Signs His Children’s Book Grow Happy, 1PM
• Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day
• The Wild Detectives, kickoff for Women Galore, the feminist literary arts festival, 11AM
• Writer’s Garret, Workshop: “Strategies in Writing the First Ten Pages” with Weina Dai Randel, 1PM

Houston

• Katy Budget Books, Terri Majors signs Hitch Your Wagon to a Star, 2PM
• Murder By the Book, John Sandford will sign and discuss the latest Lucas Davenport book, Golden Prey, 4PM

San Antonio

• Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, Stone In the Stream: Haiku walk and writing, 12PM
• SAY Si, Voices and Vibes featuring Amanda Flores, 11AM
  
• The Twig Book Shop, Tracey Mash discusses and signs Morning Glories, 11AM
  
• The Twig Book Shop, Dr. Vernon James discusses and signs A Child is Waiting, 4PM

San Marcos

• TSU Alkek Library, The Wittliff Collections presents a Sandra Cisneros reading, interview, and book signing, 2PM

Monday, May 1

Austin

• BookPeople, RICHARD ROTHSTEIN speaking & signing The Color of Law, 7PM
• BookWoman, An Evening of Queer Memoir with Sam Peterson & Paige Schilt, 7PM

Dallas

• Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts, a conversation with Dr. Beck Weathers, author of Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest, 6:30PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Kristen Radtke discusses and signs IMAGINE WANTING ONLY THIS, 7PM
• University of Houston, Bassem Youssef, author of Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring, presents ’The Joke is Mightier Than the Sword,’ 7PM

Tuesday, May 2

Austin

• BookPeople, MICHAEL FRY speaking & signing How to be a Supervillain, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Echo Literary Magazine Launch, 7PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring SC Says & NEW SHIT Slam, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Becky Wade signs True to You, 7PM
• Parish Episcopal School – Midway Campus, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Adam Roberts discussing and signing Superfast Primetime Ultimate Nation, 6:30PM
• SMU, Tate Lecture Series hosts Alan Alda, actor and author of If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating (Relating to and Communicating with Others), 8PM
• The Wild Detectives, Women Galore Festival: Chris Kraus, author of Aliens & Anorexia, Where Art Belongs, and I Love Dick, will read selected texts and participate in a brief discussion moderated by Ann Friedman, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and open mic!, 8PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Voices Breaking Boundaries celebration for the release of BORDERLINES VOL. THREE, 7PM
• Fix Coffeebar, Poetry Fix featuring Savannah Blue & Winston Derden, 6:30PM
• University of Houston, The Power of Political Satire: A Conversation with Bassem Youssef (Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring) and Jòn Gnarr (The Outlaw), 3PM

San Antonio

• The Korova, PuroSlam!, 10PM

Wednesday, May 3

Austin

• BookPeople, JEFF GUINN speaking & signing The Road to Jonestown, 7PM
• BookWoman, Lyn Coffin & Transcendental Zero Press present This Green Life: New & Selected Poems/The Adventures of a Boy Named Piccolo, 7PM
• Bullock History Museum, High Noon Talk: Caroline Gnagy will discuss Texas Jailhouse Music: A Prison Band History, 12PM
• Chez Zee American Bistro, Author-Speaker series featuring David Eric Tomlinson, 6:15PM
• Malvern Books, ACC Creative Writing Literary Release Party for The Rio Review, 7PM

Conroe

• Lone Star College, SWIRL Literary & Arts Journal Unveiling Party, 5:30PM

Dallas

• Latino Cultural Center, an evening of poetry, music, conversation, and book signing with Natalia Toledo Paz, 7:30PM
• The Wild Detectives, Women Galore Festival: Join journalist Ann Friedman for a conversation about online criticism, gender, and media, followed by a Q&A with Sara Button, editor of The Dentonite, 7:30PM

Frisco

• Stonebriar Country Club, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Adam Roberts discussing and signing Superfast Primetime Ultimate Nation, 7:30AM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
• St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winner Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene, 7:30PM

San Antonio

• Rebar, Kinyo Poetry Live: “Changeless,” 8:30PM

Thursday, May 4

Austin

• B&N – Arboretum, Brian Smith signs The Birth of a Brand, 7PM
• BookPeople, LEMONY SNICKET and LISA BROWN speaking & signing Goldfish Ghost, 6PM
• Malvern Books, Fantastical Fictions Presents: Book Discussion with Rebecca Schwarz, 7PM
• Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM

Bryan

• Grand Stafford Theater, Rob Clark launch party for Live From Aggieland, 7PM

Conroe

• Lone Star College, Writer in Performance Walt Whitman Birthday Celebration featuring Zachary Turpin, the graduate student who discovered the lost novel by Walt Whitman, 3PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Son of Bum: Lessons My Dad Taught Me About Football and Life book signing with Wade Phillips, 7PM [wristband required]
• The Wild Detectives, Women Galore Festival: Shay Youngblood will read an excerpt from her novel in progress, Widows of America, 7:30PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, TBH: 51 True Story Collabs book signing with Hunter March, 7PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Gail Carson Levine will discuss and sign her newest novel THE LOST KINGDOM OF BAMARRE, 5PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Rachel Cohn will be in conversation with Jennifer Mathieu as she discusses and signs KILL ALL HAPPIES, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Cindy Wang discusses and signs LITERARY YARNS, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Jeff Guinn will sign and discuss The Road to Jonestown, 6:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Lyn Coffin reads and signs This Green Life: New and Selected, 4PM
• Spring Branch Memorial Branch Library, Free Comic Book Day presents a meet & greet and book signing with Dave Roman, author of the Astronaut Academy series, 4PM

Kingwood

• Lone Star College, Writers Speakers and Ideas: Ramiro Martinez discusses They Call Me Ranger Ray: From the UT Tower Sniper to Corruption in South Texas, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Guadalupe Theater, Autograph Series Free Public Reading Featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, 7PM

Friday, May 5

Austin

• BookPeople, ELIZABETH WEIN speaking & signing The Pearl Thief, 7PM
• Malvern Books, Pterodáctilo Presents: Poetry & Ptamale Party, 6:30PM

Beaumont

• B&N – Parkdale, Son of Bum: Lessons My Dad Taught Me About Football and Life book signing with Wade Phillips, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons, 2PM
• Deep Vellum Books, an evening of poetry and conversation with poets Bruce Bond and Cyrus Cassells, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Kathryn Scoblick discusses and signs DITCH THE DIETS, 7PM
• Inprint House, First Friday Reading Series featuring Anis Shivani, 8:30

Lubbock

• Texas Tech University Press Bookstore, As part of First Friday Art Trail, Bob Horton will sign Of Bulletins and Booze: A Newsman’s Story of Recovery, 7PM

San Antonio

• The McNay Leeper Auditorium, Autograph Ticketed Author Luncheon/Colloquium Featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, 11:30AM

San Benito

• The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, Bárbara Renaud González reads from Las Nalgas de JLo/JLo’s Booty: The Best & Most Notorious Calumnas & Other Writings by the First Chicana Columnist in Texas 1995-2005, 7PM

Saturday, May 6

Austin

• BookPeople, CAROLINE LEECH speaking and signing Wait For Me, and JENNIFER PARK speaking & signing The Shadows We Know by Heart, 2PM
• Malvern Books, An Evening with poets Charles Alexander, Ash Smith & Ken Jacobs, 7PM
• St. Edward’s University, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “How to Conceive and Structure Personal Essays” with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, 10AM

Bellaire

• Southwest Presbyterian Church, Houston Writers House workshops: “How to Write a Short Story in One Day” and “How to Publish a Book” with Marianne Dyson, 10AM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Will Wilder #2: The Lost Staff of Wonders book signing with Raymond Arroyo, 3PM
• B&N – Preston/Royal, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons, 10AM
• Dallas Public Library – North Oak Cliff, Charolette Washington reads The Champ’s Great Fight, 11AM
• The Wild Detectives, Sady Doyle will be reading from her book Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear . . . and Why, 12:30PM
• The Writer’s Garret, Workshop: “Power of Voice, Power of Place” with Mong-Lan, 2PM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel, Dave Burchett Discusses and signs Waking Up Slowly, 2PM

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, Son of Bum: Lessons My Dad Taught Me About Football and Life book signing with Wade Phillips, 2PM
• B&N – Westheimer, Local author Ambit Welder signing The Case of the Barille Blood, 2PM
• Brazos Bookstore, DF Brown poetry reading, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Sara Rosett will sign and discuss the newest Ellie Avery mystery, Mother’s Day, Muffins and Murder, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Guest editor Sandi Stromberg and featured poets read from Untameable City: Poems on the Nature of Houston, 4PM
• Writespace, Spring Open House, 2PM

Midland

• B&N, Mary Jo Saavedra signs Caregiving 101: A Practical Guide to Later Life Planning, Care and Wellbeing, 11AM

Plano

• B&N – Creekwalk, Guest Author Rosie Pova reads If I Weren’t With You at storytime, 11AM

Port Neches

• Fleur Fine Books, Andrea’ Porter Meet & Greet and Book Signing of Second Chance at Love, 3PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Michael Kihntopf discusses and signs Wars Without End, Battles Without Winners, France to Petrograd March 1918-December 1920, 11AM

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Steve Copling book signing Sage Alexander and the Hall of Nightmares, 2PM

• B&N, Kantorbury Tails book signing with Anna Schuster Kantor, 11AM

Sunday, May 7

Austin

• Austin Books & Comics, James Venhaus signs Night Owl Society #1, 12PM
• BookPeople, DONNA MARIE MILLER speaking & signing The Broken Spoke: Austin’s Legendary Honky-Tonk, 2PM
• BookPeople, ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT speaking & signing City of Miracles, 5PM
• BookWoman, Grow Happy with authors Jon Lasser & Sage Lasser-Foster: An Interactive Reading, 2PM
• Malvern Books, Analecta 43 Release Party, 1PM
• Malvern Books, Hothouse Literary Journal Release Party, 4PM
• The Writing Barn, Workshop: “Sticking the Landing: How to End Your Novel” with Sara Kocek, 3:30PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons, 10AM
• Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letter Live hosts Scott Westerfeld discussing and signing The Spill Zone, 3PM
• Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, The Dock Bookshop 9th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Fundraiser, 4PM

Houston

• Half Price Books – Montrose, Raymond Arroyo signing Will Wilder: The Lost Staff of Wonders, 2PM

• MaryScott Hagle’s historic Heights home, WITS fundraiser: Poetry Concert with internationally acclaimed youth poets from the Meta-Four Houston team, 7PM

Richmond

• George Memorial Library, Graphic Novel Day featuring special guest appearances and book signings by popular graphic novelists Falynn Koch, Dave Roman, and Ru Xu, 1:30PM

San Antonio

• South Texas Museum of Popular Culture, Join Laredo-born artist-musician-writer Salvador Macias for a round of poetry from el corazon followed by a set by accordion master Santiago Jimenez, 2PM
• The Twig Book Shop, K Wendt reads and signs Emma’s Journey, 11AM
• The Twig Book Shop, Christine Granados reads and signs Fight Like a Man & Other Stories We Tell Our Children, 3PM

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