{"id":1044,"date":"2018-12-31T15:22:53","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T15:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2018-12-31T15:22:53","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T15:22:53","slug":"special-events-92","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1044","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u296905-6\">\n<li id=\"u296905-5\"><span id=\"u296905-3\">TEDx Sugar Land,<\/span> August 26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u296905-9\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u296905-19\">\n<li id=\"u296905-12\"><span id=\"u296905-10\">Illustrator of the Century Garth Williams,<\/span> Abilene, June 8\u2013September 1<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-15\"><span id=\"u296905-13\">George Catlin&#8217;s North American Indian Portfolio<\/span>, San Antonio, June 23-September 4<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-18\"><span id=\"u296905-16\">In His Own Words: The Life and Work of C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez<\/span> (a Humanities Texas exhibit), Plano, August 7-September 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u296905-22\">Sunday, August 20<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u296905-24\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-29\">\n<li id=\"u296905-26\">4th Tap Brewing Co-Op, 2017 REVEL SOLSTICE FESTIVAL: &#8220;TODAY MY LIFE IS MINE&#8221; with poet Usha Akella and music by Z3, 12:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-28\">Malvern Books, Martin Perlman reads and signs Thinks Out Loud, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-32\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-37\">\n<li id=\"u296905-34\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author Erin Pace will sell and sign Carried: A Story of Faith, Hope, and Love, and local author Quinnie Nichols will sell and sign Queenish: Embracing the Empowerment of Women, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-36\">The Texas Theatre, Brandon Harris discusses and signs Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make it in New York City (preceded by a screening of Spike Lee&#8217;s Do the Right Thing), 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-40\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-43\">\n<li id=\"u296905-42\">The Glasbox, FrontEra slam poetry workshop: &#8220;The Rabbit Hole,&#8221; 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-46\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-49\">\n<li id=\"u296905-48\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar, Spotlight on Local Author: Dan Herod signs Nuggets of Truth, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-52\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-55\">\n<li id=\"u296905-54\">Murder By the Book, Mark Pryor will sign and discuss The Sorbonne Affair, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u296905-58\">Monday, August 21<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u296905-60\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-63\">\n<li id=\"u296905-62\">Dozen Street, &#8220;On Which An Evening Alights&#8221; with Chicon Street Poets and Lit City Press, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-66\">Richardson<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-69\">\n<li id=\"u296905-68\">Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: &#8220;Marketing, Renegade Style&#8221; with B. Alan Bourgeois, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u296905-72\">Tuesday, August 22<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u296905-74\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-79\">\n<li id=\"u296905-76\">BookPeople, DUNCAN JONES speaking and signing The Zebra Just Couldn&#8217;t Decide, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-78\">Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam hosted by Christopher Michael, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-82\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-87\">\n<li id=\"u296905-84\">Haynes and Boone, LLP, World Affairs Council Dallas Fort Worth&#8217;s Global Forum hosts Dr. David Priess, author of The President&#8217;s Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America&#8217;s Presidents from Kennedy to Obama, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-86\">Interabang Books, YA Book Club: Chandler Baker will read and sign This Is Not the End, and Samantha Mabry will read and sign All the Wind in the World, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-90\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-93\">\n<li id=\"u296905-92\">The Black Orchid Lounge, Open Mic featuring Of Two Minds and Las Americas Fundraiser Show, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-96\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-99\">\n<li id=\"u296905-98\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-102\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-105\">\n<li id=\"u296905-104\">Black Labrador, Houston Writers House social featuring author Kathleen M. Rodgers, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-108\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-111\">\n<li id=\"u296905-110\">The Korova, Puroslam with DJ Donnie Dee!, 9:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u296905-114\">Wednesday, August 23<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u296905-116\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-119\">\n<li id=\"u296905-118\">BookPeople, MICHAEL CORCORDAN speaking and signing All Over the Map, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-122\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-125\">\n<li id=\"u296905-124\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-128\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-131\">\n<li id=\"u296905-130\">Trinity University &#8211; Laurie Auditorium, Reading TUgether Lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winner Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u296905-134\">Thursday, August 24<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u296905-136\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-141\">\n<li id=\"u296905-138\">BookPeople, AMY L. STONE speaking and signing Cornyation: San Antonio&#8217;s Outrageous Fiesta Tradition, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-140\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-144\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-155\">\n<li id=\"u296905-146\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Ready or Not!: 150+ Make-Ahead, Make-Over, and Make-Now Recipes by Nom Nom Paleo book signing with Michelle Tam, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-148\">Deep Vellum Books, Dallas chapter of the Nonfiction Authors Association meeting featuring &#8220;NETWORKING 101 FOR WRITERS&#8221; with WHITNEY DAVIS, LITERARY MANAGER, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-150\">Half Price Books Mothership, Andrew Gross reads and signs Saboteur, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-152\">Interabang Books, Jan Reid reads and signs Sins of the Younger Sons, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-154\">SMU &#8211; McFarlin, Points Summer Book Club 2017 presents an evening with Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit In the American City, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-158\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-161\">\n<li id=\"u296905-160\">501 Bar &#038; Bistro, FrontEra Poetry Slam, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-164\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-171\">\n<li id=\"u296905-166\">Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Words &#038; Art: Reading featuring Houston-based authors and poets sharing new works inspired by the exhibition \u201cA Better Yesterday\u201d, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-168\">Murder By the Book, Christopher Brown will sign and discuss Tropic of Kansas, Patrick Hemstreet will sign and discuss The God Peak, and Marina Lostetter will sign and discuss Noumenon, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-170\">River Oaks Bookstore, Melissa Algood reads and signs Everything That Counts, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-174\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-177\">\n<li id=\"u296905-176\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u296905-180\">Friday, August 25<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u296905-182\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-187\">\n<li id=\"u296905-184\">BookPeople, MICHELLE TAM speaking and signing READY OR NOT! (with Edible Austin curated tastings), 7PM [TICKET REQUIRED]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-186\">Malvern Books, I Scream Social reading series featuring young women writers from the Austin community, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-190\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-193\">\n<li id=\"u296905-192\">Murder By the Book, Andrew Gross will sign and discuss Saboteur, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-196\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-199\">\n<li id=\"u296905-198\">B&#038;N, Just Juliet book signing with Charlotte Reagan, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u296905-202\">Saturday, August 26<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u296905-204\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-209\">\n<li id=\"u296905-206\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Mike Cox signs Legends &#038; Lore of the Texas Capitol, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-208\">BookPeople, MARK PRYOR speaking and signing The Sorbonne Affair, JAMES ZISKIN speaking and signing Cast the First Stone, and PJ TRACY speaking &#038; signing Nothing Stays Buried, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-212\">Corpus Christi<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-215\">\n<li id=\"u296905-214\">B&#038;N, local author Andy Purvis signs This Close to Greatness, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-218\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-223\">\n<li id=\"u296905-220\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, SLAM! Vol. 1 book discussion and signing with Pamela Ribon, Veronica, and members of the Dallas Derby Devils, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-222\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Melissa Cynova discusses and signs Kitchen Table Tarot: Pull Up a Chair, Shuffle the Cards, and Let&#8217;s Talk Tarot, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-226\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-231\">\n<li id=\"u296905-228\">B&#038;N &#8211; Fountains at Farah, Deep In The Shadows book signing with Hipolito Acosta, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-230\">El Paso Public Library &#8211; Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: &#8220;Restoring Silence&#8221; with Kit Wren, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-234\">Garland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-237\">\n<li id=\"u296905-236\">B&#038;N &#8211; Firewheel Mall, Eddie Morrison and Bill Keith discuss and sign They Call Me Eddie Morrison: Cherokee National Treasure, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-240\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-253\">\n<li id=\"u296905-242\">B&#038;N &#8211; River Oaks, Joan Murray signs I MUST Pray, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-244\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Michelle Tam will sign her new cookbook, READY OR NOT!, the newest in her NOM NOM PALEO series, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-246\">Blue Willow Bookshop, annual Texas Poetry Calendar reading!, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-248\">Half Price Books &#8211; Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-250\">River Oaks Bookstore, John Young reads and signs The Chapel, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-252\">Writespace, Workshop: &#8220;Writing for Magazines&#8221; with Katharine Shilcutt, 9:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-256\">Hurst<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-259\">\n<li id=\"u296905-258\">B&#038;N &#8211; North East Mall, Success in the Face of Change book signing with Paige Whitmire, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-262\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-265\">\n<li id=\"u296905-264\">B&#038;N, Bob Horton signs Of Bulletins and Booze: A Newsman&#8217;s Story of Recovery, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-268\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-271\">\n<li id=\"u296905-270\">B&#038;N &#8211; Creekwalk Village, Plano pastor Derrick Smith discusses and signs When Your Christianity Renders You Ineffective, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-274\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-281\">\n<li id=\"u296905-276\">Dead Tree Books, Kevin Price signs Ideas of Illusion, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-280\">The Twig Book Shop, Max Knight signs Palo Duro and Silver Taps, 11AM<br \/><span id=\"u296906\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/max-knight-palo-duro-and-silver-taps\" id=\"u296907\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20082617.jpg\"  id=\"u296907_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-284\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-287\">\n<li id=\"u296905-286\">Half Price Books, local author Sonya Hurst will sell and sign Prayers that Open the Portals of Heaven, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u296905-290\">Sunday, August 27<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u296905-292\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-295\">\n<li id=\"u296905-294\">UT &#8211; Stark Center for Physical Culture, Don Tate launches his new book, STRONG AS SANDOW: HOW EUGEN SANDOW BECAME THE STRONGEST MAN ON EARTH, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-298\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-305\">\n<li id=\"u296905-300\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Brent Blonigan signs There are No Silver Bullets: My Family, My Depression, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-302\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, local authors Steven Dean and Danial Darrouzet will sell and sign Truth Connections: An Understanding of a Course in Miracles and Stories From the Tin Box: Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, respectively, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u296905-304\">The Mix Co-Working Space, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: &#8220;How to Self-Edit: 50 Essential Tips for Honing Every Manuscript&#8221; with Blake Atwood, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u296905-308\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u296905-311\">\n<li id=\"u296905-310\">Frisco Public Library, SISTERS IN CRIME NORTH DALLAS meeting featuring &#8220;ACT IIb | Saggy Middles&#8221; with J. 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