• Deep Ellum Lit Hop II, Dallas, June 3
• McKinney Square Book Festival, McKinney, June 3
• Summer Jam, Houston, June 3

Ongoing Exhibits

• Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, February 6–July 16
• Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition, San Marcos, February 15–July 1
• Texas Writers Exhibition, Fredericksburg, May 1-31

Sunday, May 28

Austin

• Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Naomi Buck Palagi’s first poetry collection, Stone, plus readings from Jean Sotos and Elizabeth Mason, 1PM

Dallas

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

Monday, May 29  HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY: READ A GREAT BOOK ON VACATION

No events scheduled

Tuesday, May 30

Austin

• BookPeople, BAILEY GADDIS speaking & signing Feng Shui Mommy, 7PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring APS B-Sides (hosted by Glori B.), 7PM

Dallas

• The Wild Detectives, Goat Song Collective presents Feminist Literary Readings, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

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

Houston

• Fix Coffeebar, Poetry Fix featuring Patricia McMahon and Stan Crawford, 6:30PM
• McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, Craig Clifford, Craig D. Hillis, and Bob Livingston discuss, sign, and perform songs from Pickers and Poets: The Ruthlessly Poetic Singer-Songwriters of Texas (followed by a concert with The Lost Austin Band), 6PM

San Antonio

• The Korova, PuroSlam!, 10PM

Wednesday, May 31

Austin

• Austin Public Library – Terrazas, Aural Literature featuring Austin Barrio Writers, 7PM
• BookPeople, LORI RADER-DAY speaking & signing The Day I Died (in conversation with Meg Gardiner), 7PM
• Thompson Conference Center, Travis Audubon Society book launch: Victor Emanuel discusses One More Warbler: A Life with Birds with Stephen Harrigan, followed by a book signing, 6:30PM

Dallas

• KRLD Radio offices, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Garrett M. Graff discussing and signing Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself — While the Rest of Us Die, 7PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Courtney Maum reads and signs TOUCH, 7PM

Thursday, June 1

Austin

• BookPeople, Meet & Greet + Photo Op: RYAN HIGA with Ryan Higa’s How to Write Good, 7PM [VOUCHER REQUIRED]
• Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Elliot Turner reads and signs NIGHT OF THE VIRGIN, 6PM
• Murder By the Book, Lori Rader-Day will sign and discuss The Day I Died, and Melissa Lenhardt will sign and discuss Blood Oath and Sawbones, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Suzi Weinert discusses and signs the Garage Sale Mysteries (coming soon to the Hallmark Channel), 5PM
  

Friday, June 2

Austin

• BookPeople, JARDINE LIBAIRE speaking & signing White Fur (in conversation with PHILIPP MEYER), 7PM
• Malvern Books, Reading for S. Kirk Walsh’s Workshop of Fiction Writers, 7PM

Houston

• B&N – Champions, Charlamagne Tha God discusses and signs Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It, 6PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Henry Radoff reads and signs BREAKING FREE: A JOURNEY FOR SURVIVAL, 7PM
• Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading Series presents Christina Martinez, 8:30PM

Lubbock

• Texas Tech University Press Bookstore, Frank Sikes signs West Texas Middleweight: The Story of LaVern Roach, 6PM

San Antonio

• Rendon Photography & Fine Art, First Friday Book Reception for San Antonio: A Photographic Portrait, 6:30PM

Saturday, June 3

Austin

• BookPeople, ANDREW HILBERT speaking & signing Invasion of the Weirdos, 5PM
• St. Edward’s University, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Crafting Openings That Hook the Reader” with Nan Cuba, 10AM
• The Writing Barn, Workshop: “Essential Elements: Emotion and the Interior Life” with Joy Preble, 3:30PM

Corpus Christi

• B&N, Molly Noble Bull signing Too Many Secrets, 1PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Urban Cowgirl: Decadently Southern, Outrageously Texan, Food, Family Traditions, and Style for Modern Life discussion and book signing with Sarah Penrod, 3PM
• Latino Cultural Center, SCBWI North Texas workshop: literary agent Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary presents “Memos from Marisa,” 9AM

El Paso

• El Paso Public Library – Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project workshop: “Reclaiming Early Memories: The Sights, Smells, and Sounds of Smeltertown Nights” with Carolyn Rhea Drapes, 12:45PM

Houston

• B&N – Champions, Iraqi War Veteran Colonel Michael Tarvin (RET) reads, discusses, and signs Light in the Midst of Darkness (Devotions from Combat), 1PM
• Half Price Books – North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!
• William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art, The Texas Aesthetic XI: The Summer Soiree Series featuring River of Contrasts: The Texas Colorado and The Nueces River: Rio Escondido by Margie Crisp, 1PM
• Writespace, Workshop: “Finding the Heart of Your Story in the Novel (and Finding Your Own Heart as a Writer, Too)” with Karleen Koen, 1PM

Humble

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

Port Neches

• Fleur Fine Books, Laura Aranda discusses and signs Pushing Back the Darkness, 3PM

Round Rock

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

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Nikki Folsom signs The Haunted Harlequin: Ghostly Experiences Behind the Scenes, 11AM
  

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author: Elliott Turner discusses and signs The Night of the Virgin, 1PM

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Dorothy Young signing Owner’s Guide to the Business Mind, 1PM

Sunday, June 4

Austin

• BookPeople, ALISON MACOR speaking & signing Rewrite Man: The Life and Career of Screenwriter Warren Skaaren, 2PM
• BookPeople, EDDIE WILSON speaking & signing Armadillo World Headquarters, 5PM
• BookWoman, Readings and Workshop: Burn Black Zine & Tenderspeck Healing Trauma with the Arts, 3:30PM
• Malvern Books, Readings from Donna M. Johnson’s Personal Narrative Workshop, 4PM

Dallas

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

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Olivia Clare reads and signs DISASTERS IN THE FIRST WORLD, 6PM

Mansfield

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

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