• Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 29–July 30
• The LaNana Creek Press Summer Letterpress and Book Art Intensive, Nacogdoches, July 8-August 5

Ongoing Exhibits

• Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, February 6–July 16
• Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art, Austin, June 5–August 13
• Print Houston 2017, June 5–July 3
• Illustrator of the Century Garth Williams, Abilene, June 8–September 1
• George Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio, San Antonio, June 23-September 4

Sunday, July 2

Austin

• 4th Tap Brewing Co-Op, 2017 REVEL Solstice Fest: “Beat of My Heart” with ALLEGRO CHAMBER TRIO and poet EDWARD VIDAURRE, 12:30PM
• Malvern Books, Alaskan Fiddling Poet Ken Waldman will share poems from his recent collection, Trump Sonnets: Volume One, 4PM

Dallas

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

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Spencer Quinn will sign and discuss The Right Side, 2PM
• Writespace, Workshop: “Revising Fiction” with Adrienne Perry, 3PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Priscilla Kohutek signs Olivia: A Woman Born Ahead of Her Time Who Paved the Way for Today’s Hispanic Women, 2PM

Monday, July 3   No public readings. Texas is preparing to barbecue.

Tuesday, July 4   Texas is barbecuing. Happy Independence Day, y’all!

Wednesday, July 5

Austin

• Bullock Museum, High Noon Talks: Roger Polson and Carol Dawson discuss Miles and Miles of Texas: A Celebration of 100 years of the Texas Highway Department, 12PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Don Winslow signs The Force and Meg Gardiner signs UNSUB, 7PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Joe Priest discusses and signs After Everybody Else Gave Up, 5PM
  

Thursday, July 6

Austin

• BookPeople, PRICE AINSWORTH speaking & signing A Minor Fall, 7PM
• The Long Center, an evening with Neil Gaiman, author of Norse Mythology, 8PM
• Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Dr. Samuel D. Axelrad discusses and signs PEACEFUL BONES, 7PM

San Antonio

• Hotel Emma, First Thursday: Catherine Cooke will discuss Juan O’Gorman: A Confluence of Civilizations (hosted by The Twig Book Shop), 6PM
  

Sugar Land

• B&N – First Colony, Storytime With Local Author Maria Ashworth, 10AM

Friday, July 7

Austin

• BookPeople, OLGA CAMPOS BENZ speaking & signing It’s News to Me (in conversation with Becka Oliver of the Writers’ League of Texas), 7PM

Dallas

• Winspear Opera House, #hearhere series presents an evening with Neil Gaiman, author of Norse Mythology, 7:30PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Poetry With Ron Starbuck, 7PM
• Inprint House, 42nd Anniversary of The First Friday Reading Series, featuring Craig Butterworth, 8:30PM
• Levy Park, WITS youth poetry workshop, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Richelle Mead will sign and discuss Midnight Jewel, 6:30PM

Webster

• B&N – Baybrook II, Kimber Fountain signs Galveston Seawall Chronicles, 5PM

Saturday, July 8

Austin

• B&N – Sunset Valley, A.R. Ashworth signs Souls of Men, 1PM
• BookPeople, RICHELLE MEAD speaking & signing Midnight Jewel, 6PM
• The North Door, Special Edition of Owen Egerton’s One Page Salon featuring Austin writers with new books: Egerton himself, Andrew Hilbert, and Amelia Gray (via Skype), plus the Typewriter Rodeo & new music from Matt the Electrician, 6PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mothership, Brad Thor signs Use of Force, 3PM [numbered pass required]

El Paso

• El Paso Public Library – Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: “Two Themes, Two Techniques” with Annette Velásquez, 12:45PM

Houston

• Brown Theater-Wortham Center, an evening with Neil Gaiman, author of Norse Mythology, 8PM
• Half Price Books – Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, while supplies last
• Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, Introduction to Texas Wines with Dr. Russ Kane, author of The Wineslinger Chronicles: Texas on the Vine, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Victoria Laurie will celebrate her latest Abby Cooper mystery, A Panicked Promotion, 4PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, June E. Rives reads and signs Paris Perfect, 3PM

Plano

• B&N – Creekwalk, Janet Shawgo signs Archidamus, 2PM

Port Neches

• Fleur Fine Books, Meet & Greet and book signing with Andy Davidson, author of In the Valley of the Sun, 3PM

Richardson

• Chocolate Angel, Fresh Fiction presents Afternoon Tea with Rachel Caine, author of Stillhouse Lake, 3:30PM

San Antonio

• B&N – San Pedro, Abraham Moreno signing Baptism of Fire, 2PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Rebecca Bowen signs My Incredible Talking Body: Learning to Be Calm, 11AM
  

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Kelvin Goss signing Brilliant in the Basics, 1PM

Sugar Land

• Half Price Books, local author Claire Theriot Mestepey will sell and sign her children’s book, Whimsy Word Search, 1PM

Webster

• B&N – Baybrook, Gulf Coast Poets meeting with Mike Alexander, 10:30AM

Sunday, July 9

Austin

• 4th Tap Brewing Co-Op, 2017 REVEL Solstice Fest: “Through the Windshield” featuring poet Nathan Brown, 12:30PM
• BookPeople, MANDY LEN CATRON speaking & signing How to Fall in Love with Anyone, 3PM
• Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Sound & Flight,” 4PM

Dallas

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

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Brad Thor will sign and discuss Use of Force, 2PM
• Rudyard’s Pub, Houston VIP Poetry Slam presents the Texas Tea Regional Poetry Slam, 5PM

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