{"id":1262,"date":"2018-12-31T16:28:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2018-12-31T16:28:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:28:09","slug":"special-events-122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1262","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u364937-30\">\n<li id=\"u364937-5\"><span id=\"u364937-3\">Beall Poetry Festival, <\/span>Waco, March 21-23<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-8\"><span id=\"u364937-6\">Houston Public Library Foundation 2nd Annual Beyond the Page Benefit Luncheon,<\/span> March 22<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-11\"><span id=\"u364937-9\">New Visions, New Voices: Spring Playwriting Festival, <\/span>Dallas, March 22-25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-14\"><span id=\"u364937-12\">A Conference on the Tricentennial,<\/span> San Antonio, March 23-24<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-17\"><span id=\"u364937-15\">Kidlit Marches for Kids: March for Our Lives, <\/span>March 24<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-20\"><span id=\"u364937-18\">Teen Book Con, <\/span>League City, March 24<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-23\"><span id=\"u364937-21\">Galveston Island Book Festival,<\/span> March 24<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-26\"><span id=\"u364937-24\">WORDfest, <\/span>Hurst, March 24<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-29\"><span id=\"u364937-27\">2nd Annual &#8220;Write This Way&#8221; Indie Author Fest,<\/span> Dallas, March 24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u364937-33\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u364937-52\">\n<li id=\"u364937-36\"><span id=\"u364937-34\">OK, I&#8217;ll Do It Myself: Narratives of Intrepid Women in the American Wilderness, Selections from the Caroline F. Schimmel Collection,<\/span><span id=\"u364937-35\"> Dallas, January 18-March 28<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-39\"><span id=\"u364937-37\">Texas Writers Traveling Exhibition<\/span><span id=\"u364937-38\"> (Humanities Texas), San Antonio, February 26-March 30<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-42\"><span id=\"u364937-40\">Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards (NCCIL exhibition)<\/span>, Abilene, February 8-May 19<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-45\"><span id=\"u364937-43\">HOMETOWN TEXAS photography exhibition,<\/span> Dallas, February 17-May 5<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-48\"><span id=\"u364937-46\">Association of University Presses, Book, Jacket and Journal Show, <\/span>Austin, March 19-30<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-51\"><span id=\"u364937-49\">In His Own Words: The Life and Work of C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez<\/span> (Humanities Texas), Del Rio, March 24-May 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u364937-55\">Sunday, March 18<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u364937-57\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-60\">\n<li id=\"u364937-59\">The Long Center, Bill Murray, Jan Vogler, and Friends present New Worlds, a joint program that showcases the core of American values in literature and music, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-63\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-68\">\n<li id=\"u364937-65\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents Elizabeth Kostova and her new novel, The Shadow Land, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-67\">Half Price Books Mothership, local author Therone Shellman will sell and sign his spiritual book Third Eye Awakening, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-71\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-74\">\n<li id=\"u364937-73\">El Paso International Museum of Arts, Sunday Salon: Robin Scofield reading from her most recent book, FLOW, as well as new work, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-77\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-84\">\n<li id=\"u364937-79\">B&#038;N &#8211; River Oaks, George Arnold signing Ramblin&#8217; Rogue, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-81\">Brazos Bookstore, Public Poetry featuring Jane Chance, Carolyn Dahl, Gabrielle Langley, Stacy R. Nigliazzo, Aleenah Spencer, and Chris Wise, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-83\">Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School, Inprint Cool Brains! Spring Break Fest with\u00a0 JUAN FELIPE HERRERA, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-87\">Pflugerville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-90\">\n<li id=\"u364937-89\">Pflugerville Public Library, Barrio Writers Teen Workshop with Leticia Urieta, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-93\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-96\">\n<li id=\"u364937-95\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Obsidio B&#038;N Exclusive Edition book discussion and signing with Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u364937-99\">Monday, March 19<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u364937-101\">Abilene<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-104\">\n<li id=\"u364937-103\">Abilene Public Library, Texas Author Series: Melissa Lenhardt, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-107\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-110\">\n<li id=\"u364937-109\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents &#8220;Texas Bound II&#8221;: Ashley Wood reads \u201cWhat Baseball Does to the Soul\u201d by Colum McCann; Jeffrey Schmidt reads \u201cStranger on the Bridge\u201d by Julia Heaberlin; Julie White reads \u201cLeaving Cloud Drive\u201d by Marjorie Kemper; Jeffrey Schmidt reads \u201cAsh\u201d by Thomas Adams; and G. W. Bailey reads \u201cWest of Nowhere\u201d by Harry Hunsicker, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-113\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-120\">\n<li id=\"u364937-115\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Elizabeth Kostova will discuss and sign her new novel, THE SHADOW LAND, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-117\">Murder By the Book, John Lescroart will sign and discuss his new Dismas Hardy novel, Poison, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-119\">Stages Repertory Theatre, Tintero Project Reading Series featuring Icess Fernandez Rojas, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-123\">Huntsville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-126\">\n<li id=\"u364937-125\">Sam Houston State, Women&#8217;s History Month Lecture: Dr. Dana Cooper, Professor of History, Stephen F. Austin and author or Informal Ambassadors: American Women, Transatlantic Marriages, and Anglo American Relations, 1865-1945 (New Studies in U.S. Foreign Relations), 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-129\">Richardson<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-132\">\n<li id=\"u364937-131\">Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: &#8220;Realities of Self-Publishing&#8221; with Barbara Wilson, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-135\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-138\">\n<li id=\"u364937-137\">San Antonio Public Library &#8211; Landa, Women&#8217;s History Month: author Kelly Grey Carlisle presents &#8220;Pistol-Packing Annie, A Frenchwoman, and the Women&#8217;s Army Corps&#8221;, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u364937-141\">Tuesday, March 20<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u364937-143\">Abilene<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-146\">\n<li id=\"u364937-145\">National Center for Children&#8217;s Illustrated Literature, Presentation by award-winning artist Javaka Steptoe, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-149\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-156\">\n<li id=\"u364937-151\">BookPeople, FARRAH PENN speaking &#038; signing Twelve Steps to Normal, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-153\">Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam hosted by Jomar Valentin, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-155\">UT &#8211; Avaya Auditorium, The Michener Center for Writers presents poet Jane Miller, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-159\">Canyon<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-162\">\n<li id=\"u364937-161\">Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, WTAMU&#8217;s Center for the Study of the American West presents award-winning Western author John Erickson speaking on &#8220;Prairie Gothic: Writing Regional History&#8221;, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-165\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-168\">\n<li id=\"u364937-167\">Half Price Books &#8211; The Mother Ship, former Navy SEAL Jack Carr will discuss and sign his new political thriller, The Terminal List, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-171\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-174\">\n<li id=\"u364937-173\">The Black Orchid Lounge, Barbed Wire Open Mic (a BorderSenses event), 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-177\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-182\">\n<li id=\"u364937-179\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Joelle Charbonneau will discuss and sign her novel for teens, TIME BOMB, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-181\">Brazos Bookstore, Robert Locander, Richard Shaw, and Kevin Bailey discussing and signing HOW TEXAS POLITICS REALLY WORKS, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-185\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-190\">\n<li id=\"u364937-187\">Hotel Emma Library, Readings at Emma: &#8220;When Words Sing: An Evening of Poetry&#8221; with San Antonio Poet Laureate Jenny Browne, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-189\">The Mix, Puroslam with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-193\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-196\">\n<li id=\"u364937-195\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Dianna De La Garza signing Falling with Wings: A Mother&#8217;s Story, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u364937-199\">Wednesday, March 21<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u364937-201\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-208\">\n<li id=\"u364937-203\">BookPeople, KRISTIN CASEY speaking &#038; signing Rock Monster: My Life with Joe Walsh, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-205\">ESB Mex-Am Cultural Center, Voces en Contexto with Natalia Sylvester, author of Everyone Knows You Go Home, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-207\">Malvern Books, fifth Austin edition of the Why There Are Words reading series with Brittani Sonnenberg, Steve Brooks, Domingo Martinez, and Kendra Tanacea, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-211\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-218\">\n<li id=\"u364937-213\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-215\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Brendan Wenzel will discuss and sign his newest picture book, HELLO, HELLO, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-217\">Murder By the Book, Steve Berry will sign and discuss his new Cotton Malone thriller, The Bishop&#8217;s Pawn, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-221\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-224\">\n<li id=\"u364937-223\">South Irving Library, Debut author and BuzzFeed writer Farrah Penn discussing and signing her YA novel, 12 Steps to Normal, with #1 NY Times bestselling author Julie Murphy (Dumplin&#8217;), 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u364937-227\">Thursday, March 22<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u364937-229\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-232\">\n<li id=\"u364937-231\">UTA &#8211; Central Library, Brief Histories Story Challenge, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-235\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-242\">\n<li id=\"u364937-237\">BookPeople, NEAL SHUSTERMAN speaking &#038; signing Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe #2), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-239\">Malvern Books, St. Edward\u2019s University\u2019s Literature, Writing and Rhetoric department reading with Alan Altimont, Amy Clements, Mary Helen Specht, and Michael Yang, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-241\">UT, Joynes Reading Room Literary Speaker Series presents a &#8220;Beyond Borders Talk&#8221; with translator Kareem Abdulrahman, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-245\">Cleburne<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-248\">\n<li id=\"u364937-247\">Layland Museum of History, The Published Page Bookshop presents &#8220;The Care and Repair of Old Books,&#8221; 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-251\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-258\">\n<li id=\"u364937-253\">Dallas Heritage Village, E.R. Bills will present his research and his book, Texas Far and Wide: The Tornado with Eyes, Gettysburg\u2019s Last Casualty, The Celestial Skipping Stone, and Other Tales (book signing will follow), 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-255\">Maggiano\u2019s NorthPark Center, Luncheon: Half Price Books hosts Steve Berry discussing and signing The Bishop&#8217;s Pawn, 11:30AM [ticketed event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-257\">Interabang Books, Simone St. James reading and signing THE BROKEN GIRLS, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-261\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-264\">\n<li id=\"u364937-263\">Spiderweb Salon HQ, Angsty Zine workshop, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-267\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-278\">\n<li id=\"u364937-269\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Chelsea Clinton will sign her new picture book, SHE PERSISTED AROUND THE WORLD, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-271\">Brazos Bookstore, Michael Noll discussing and signing THE WRITER\u2019S FIELD GUIDE TO THE CRAFT OF FICTION, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-273\">Katy Budget Books, discussion and signing with YA authors CC Hunter (This Heart of Mine) and Farrah Penn (Twelve Steps to Normal), moderated by author Aminah Mae Safi (Not the Girls You\u2019re Looking For), 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-275\">Murder By the Book, John Hart will sign and discuss The Hush, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-277\">Serene Beans, Meet &#038; Greet with Farrah Penn, author of Twelve Steps to Normal, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-281\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-284\">\n<li id=\"u364937-283\">Texas Tech, Creative Writing Program Reading Series presents poet Melissa Range, author of Scriptorium, a winner of the 2015 National Poetry Series, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-287\">Nacogdoches<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-290\">\n<li id=\"u364937-289\">The Bosslight, Mystery Book Club: Tim Bryant will answer questions about his first novel, DUTCH CURRIDGE, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-293\">San Marcos<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-296\">\n<li id=\"u364937-295\">Texas State &#8211; Alkek Library, Wittliff Collections hosts a reading, discussion, and book signing with poet, essayist, translator, editor, and attorney Mart\u00edn Espada, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-299\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-302\">\n<li id=\"u364937-301\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-305\">Victoria<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-308\">\n<li id=\"u364937-307\">University of Houston-Victoria, American Book Review Reading Series presents Debra Di Blasi, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u364937-311\">Friday, March 23<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u364937-313\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-318\">\n<li id=\"u364937-315\">BookPeople, Greg Boyle speaking &#038; signing Barking to the Choir, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-317\">Malvern Books, I Scream Social reading series featuring women-identified writers, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-321\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-324\">\n<li id=\"u364937-323\">UNT, Creative Writing faculty reading with Scott Blackwood, Bruce Bond, Jehanne Dubrow, Bonnie Friedman, Corey Marks, Miro Penkov, John Tait, and Jill Talbot, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-327\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-336\">\n<li id=\"u364937-329\">B&#038;N &#8211; River Oaks, The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America&#8217;s Shining Women book signing with Kate Moore, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-331\">Brazos Bookstore, Houston debut of Music &#038; Literature, the international magazine dedicated to publishing and celebrating outstanding artists from around the world, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-333\">Murder By the Book, Simone St. James will sign and discuss The Broken Girls, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-335\">Rudyard&#8217;s Pub, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Allegra Hyde, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, Josie Mitchell, and Annie Shepherd, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-339\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-342\">\n<li id=\"u364937-341\">Irving Public Library &#8211; Valley Ranch, One Romantic Evening and Salon: award-winning Texas romance authors Lorraine Heath, Cindy Dees and Angi Morgan will read selections from their works and discuss them with the audience (moderated by author Elizabeth Essex, president of Dallas Area Romance Authors), 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u364937-348\">\n<li id=\"u364937-347\">Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, A reading, discussion, and book signing with poet, essayist, translator, editor, and attorney Mart\u00edn Espada, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-351\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-358\">\n<li id=\"u364937-353\">Mission San Jose, &#8220;Then and Now: The Arts and Culture in San Antonio&#8221;: the San Antonio Chamber Choir will present poetry of a local poet to music, in addition a local artist will paint a mural as the world premiere of this music unfolds, 6PM [an SA300 event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-355\">The Movement Gallery, Raspa Magazine&#8217;s Rough Nights Reading Series featuring Anel Flores, August Huerta, Joe Jim\u00e9nez, and M\u00f3nica Teresa Ortiz, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-357\">Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink reading series featuring Jesse Cardona, Fernando Esteban Flores, Pablo Miguel Mart\u00ednez, and Mobi Warren (followed by open mic), 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u364937-361\">Saturday, March 24<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u364937-363\">Abilene<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-366\">\n<li id=\"u364937-365\">Texas Star Trading Company, Gary P. Nunn will sign his autobiography, At Home with the Armadillo, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-369\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-386\">\n<li id=\"u364937-371\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Elizabeth H. Clare signing The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-373\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lakeline, Kathy Mursch signing The Secret Language of Angels, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-375\">BookPeople, CAROLYN COHAGAN speaking &#038; signing Time Next, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-377\">BookPeople, ANTHONY GRAVES speaking and signing Infinite Hope: How Wrongful Conviction, Solitary Confinement and 12 Years on Death Row Failed to Kill My Soul, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-379\">Central Austin, Austin chapter of Romance Writers of America workshop: &#8220;Characters as Architects, Not Architecture&#8221; with Chuck Wendig, 9AM [location provided upon registration]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-381\">Half Price Books &#8211; Parmer Crossing, local author Shannon Mokry will sell and sign her children&#8217;s books Bubbles and the Berry Bush and Escaping Gardenia, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-383\">Half Price Books &#8211; South Lamar, local author Kevin Perizzolo will sell and sign his book As I See It, and local author A.J. Jaafari will sell and sign his fantasy book First Empress of Mortar, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-385\">St. Edward&#8217;s University, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: &#8220;The Self-Publishing Go Bag: What You Need to Know to Get Started&#8221; with Lori Ryan, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-389\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-396\">\n<li id=\"u364937-391\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Amy Nelson Hannon of Euna Mae&#8217;s signs her cookbook Love Welcome Serve: Recipes that Gather and Give, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-393\">Interabang Books, Vivian Thomson discussing and signing CLIMATE OF CAPITULATION, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-395\">The Wild Detectives, Gentrified Dallas: Georgeen Theodore, Tobias Armborst, and Daniel D\u2019Oca from New York firm Interboro Partners present their book The Arsenal of Exclusion &#038; Inclusion, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-399\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-404\">\n<li id=\"u364937-401\">The Dock Bookshop, Women&#8217;s Herstory Month Celebration with the authors of Power Moms, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-403\">Half Price Books &#8211; Ridgmar, local author Misty Hayes will sell and sign her fantasy book The Outcasts: The Blood Dagger Volume 1, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-407\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-410\">\n<li id=\"u364937-409\">Galveston Bookshop, Local author LuLynne Streeter signs Frozen Lives, her biography of Karl and Anna Kuerner, neighbors of Andrew Wyeth and frequent subjects of his paintings, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-413\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-436\">\n<li id=\"u364937-415\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vanderbilt, Dr. Samuel Axelrad signing Peaceful Bones, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-417\">Body, Mind &#038; Soul, An Evening of Spirit Communication with Mark Anthony, followed by a book signing, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-419\">Brazilian Arts Foundation, Houston VIP National Poetry Slam Team hosts a writing workshop followed by a poetry slam, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-421\">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=\"u364937-423\">Katy Budget Books, Local author Pastor Ann Loutfi signs Across a Field of Angels, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-425\">Maggiano&#8217;s Little Italy, Murder By the Book hosts a brunch with author Elizabeth George, 11:30AM [ticketed event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-427\">MECA Cultural Center, Space City Semifinal Slam, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-429\">Murder By the Book, Elizabeth George will sign and discuss the newest Inspector Lynley book, The Punishment She Deserves, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-431\">River Oaks Bookstore, Russell Sanders reading and signing Titanic Summer, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-433\">Rothko Chapel, Anniversary of Archbishop \u00d3scar Romero&#8217;s Martyrdom: Music and Spoken Word, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-435\">Writespace, Workshop: &#8220;How to Win Writing Contests&#8221; with Patricia Flaherty Pagan, 9:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-439\">Iowa Park<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-442\">\n<li id=\"u364937-441\">Tom Burnett Memorial Library, Writer&#8217;s League of Texas presents &#8220;Texas Writes&#8221; with feature presentations from authors Kathleen Kent and Jeramey Kraatz, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-445\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-448\">\n<li id=\"u364937-447\">B&#038;N, I Know Him: Risking It All So That All May Know book signing with Rachel Sweatt, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u364937-451\">\n<li id=\"u364937-450\">B&#038;N, Prayer Matters book signing with Marily Wragg, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-454\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-457\">\n<li id=\"u364937-456\">B&#038;N, Susie Jackson signing If You Were A Commandment, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-460\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-463\">\n<li id=\"u364937-462\">B&#038;N &#8211; Creekwalk Village, Dr. Len Zwelling reading and signing Congressional Malpractice, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-466\">Port Neches<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-469\">\n<li id=\"u364937-468\">Fleur Fine Books, Meet &#038; Greet with Gary Brice, author of The Birds, Their Carols Raise, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-472\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-479\">\n<li id=\"u364937-474\">Dead Tree Books, Poetry Day: Dead Tree Books is celebrating poetry month by inviting all local poets, young and old, published and not yet published, to share their work, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-476\">Mission San Jose, &#8220;Then and Now: The Arts and Culture in San Antonio&#8221;: the San Antonio Chamber Choir will present poetry of a local poet to music, in addition a local artist will paint a mural as the world premiere of this music unfolds, 6PM [an SA300 event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u364937-478\">The Twig Book Shop, Mary Moorman signing Indulgences: Luther, Catholicism, and the Imputation of Merit, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-482\">South Padre Island<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-485\">\n<li id=\"u364937-484\">Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author: Pino Shah and Eileen Mattei discuss and sign Brownsville Architecture: A Visual History, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-488\">Spring<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-491\">\n<li id=\"u364937-490\">Copperfield&#8217;s Books, Fundraiser Sale Benefiting Barbara Bush Library, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u364937-494\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u364937-497\">\n<li id=\"u364937-496\">Half Price Books, local author Jerry Poscovsky will sell and sign his children&#8217;s book Hippidi &#038; 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