{"id":1326,"date":"2018-12-31T16:44:01","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2018-12-31T16:44:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:44:01","slug":"special-events-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1326","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u382062-18\">\n<li id=\"u382062-5\"><span id=\"u382062-3\">Houston Book Show, <\/span>May 19-20<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-8\"><span id=\"u382062-6\">New Ideas 2: A Festival of New Plays,<\/span> Dallas, May 18-26<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-11\"><span id=\"u382062-9\">Elena Gallego Rare Books Pop-up Shop,<\/span> San Antonio, May 19-June 3<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-14\"><span id=\"u382062-12\">Boldface Conference,<\/span> Houston, May 21-25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-17\"><span id=\"u382062-15\">Comicpalooza,<\/span> Houston, May 25-27<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u382062-21\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u382062-25\">\n<li id=\"u382062-24\"><span id=\"u382062-22\">Routine Fables,<\/span> Houston, May 25-July 29<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u382062-28\">Sunday, May 20<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u382062-30\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-37\">\n<li id=\"u382062-32\">BookPeople, CATE BERRY speaking &#038; signing Penguin &#038; Tiny Shrimp Don&#8217;t Do Bedtime!, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-34\">BookPeople, Jodi Egerton, David Frutcher, Sean Petrie, &#038; Kari Anne Holt speaking &#038; signing Typewriter Rodeo, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-36\">BookWoman, celebrate the launch of Ute Carson&#8217;s new poetry collection, Reflections: New and Selected Poems, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-40\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-49\">\n<li id=\"u382062-42\">The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: &#8220;Should I Self-Publish or Seek Traditional Publishing?&#8221; with Blake Atwood, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-44\">Half Price Books &#8211; The Mother Ship, local author Wayne Peterson will sell and sign his science fiction book, Canopy of Hope, and local author Tank Gunner will sell and sign his military fiction books, Prompts and Prompts, Too, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-46\">Montgomery Arts Theater, join Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo for a discussion of her books including Flora &#038; Ulysses, The Tale of Despereaux, Because of Winn-Dixie, and her latest release in paperback, Raymie Nightingale, 2PM [ticketed event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-48\">Williams Sonoma &#8211; Northpark, Gaby Dalkin discussing and signing What\u2019s Gaby Cooking Everyday California, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-52\">Edinburg<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-55\">\n<li id=\"u382062-54\">Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: The Journal of Dewitt Clinton Thomas, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-58\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-61\">\n<li id=\"u382062-60\">Moody Mansion, Judy Barrett discussing and signing When Good Gardens Go Bad: Earth-Friendly Solutions to Common Garden Problems, TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-64\">Pflugerville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-67\">\n<li id=\"u382062-66\">Pflugerville Public Library, Images of Modern America: Pflugerville book signing, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-70\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-73\">\n<li id=\"u382062-72\">The Twig Book Shop, Thomas Smith signing The Old Army in the Big Bend of Texas, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u382062-76\">Monday, May 21<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u382062-78\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-83\">\n<li id=\"u382062-80\">Austin Central Library, Chad Sarno cooking demonstration and signing of The Wicked Healthy Cookbook, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-82\">BookPeople, AMY CHOZICK speaking &#038; signing Chasing Hillary (In Conversation with Mimi Swartz of Texas Monthly), 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-86\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-89\">\n<li id=\"u382062-88\">Interabang Books, Gilbert King discussing and signing BENEATH A RUTHLESS SUN, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-92\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-95\">\n<li id=\"u382062-94\">Brazos Bookstore, poet Justin Jamail reading from and signing EXCHANGEABLE BONDS, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-98\">Richardson<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-101\">\n<li id=\"u382062-100\">Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: &#8220;Point of View + Voice&#8221; with Carmen Goldthwaite, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u382062-104\">Tuesday, May 22<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u382062-106\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-115\">\n<li id=\"u382062-108\">BookPeople, PAIGE DAVIS speaking &#038; signing Here We Grow, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-110\">Jack Allen&#8217;s Kitchen Anderson Lane, book signing happy hour with Kenny Braun, author of As Far as You Can See, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-112\">Malvern Books, Malvern\u2019s Multi-Verse with Cecily Sailer, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-114\">Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Chucky Black, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-118\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-127\">\n<li id=\"u382062-120\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents award-winning author Michael Ondaatje discussing his new novel, Warlight, with author Bret Anthony Johnston, director of the Michener Center for Writers, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-122\">Half Price Books &#8211; The Mothership, Katherine Center reading and signing How to Walk Away, 7PM [numbered-pass event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-124\">Interabang Books, John Branch discussing and signing THE LAST COWBOYS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-126\">The Wild Detectives, Carina Chocano discussing and signing You Play the Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Stepford Wives, Train Wrecks, &#038; Other Mixed Messages, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-130\">Decatur<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-133\">\n<li id=\"u382062-132\">Decatur Public Library, Julia Heaberlin reading and signing Paper Ghosts, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-136\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-141\">\n<li id=\"u382062-138\">The Black Labrador, Houston Writers House social: Amy Megill (aka Editor Amy) presents &#8220;Preparing to Work with and Later Working with an Editor,&#8221; 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-140\">Warehouse Live, the Houston Moth StorySLAM presents &#8220;Ego,&#8221; 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-144\">McAllen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-149\">\n<li id=\"u382062-146\">B&#038;N &#8211; Palms Crossing, Story time: Local author Iona Cordero reading Paramedics to the Rescue!, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-148\">McAllen Public Library, The Storybook Garden hosts Natalia Sylvester reading and signing Everyone Knows You Go Home, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-152\">Nacogdoches<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-155\">\n<li id=\"u382062-154\">The Bosslight, Author and Bosslight manager Tim Bryant discusses his first novel, DUTCH CURRIDGE, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-158\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-163\">\n<li id=\"u382062-160\">The Mix, PuroSlam, 9:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-162\">The Twig Book Shop, Barbara Ras and Kathy Fagan Poetry Reading, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-166\">Weslaco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-169\">\n<li id=\"u382062-168\">Mayor Joe V. Sanchez Public Library, The Storybook Garden hosts award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes to talk about her books, including her latest, GHOST BOYS, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u382062-172\">Wednesday, May 23<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u382062-174\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-179\">\n<li id=\"u382062-176\">BookPeople, JOHN BRANCH speaking &#038; signing The Last Cowboys (In Conversation with: Kevin Robbins), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-178\">Malvern Books, An Evening with David Abel &#038; Cathy Eisenhower, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-182\">Boerne<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-185\">\n<li id=\"u382062-184\">Herff-Rozelle Farm, German author Barbara Ortwein will discuss At Journey&#8217;s End: Texas Forever, the final book in her Texas Saga Trilogy, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-188\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-193\">\n<li id=\"u382062-190\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, The Poppy War book signing with R.F. Kuang, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-192\">The Wild Detectives, Join local writers and activists for a conversation about the #TimesUp movement as they consider where race does or not fit into it (moderated by Sanderia Faye, author of Mourner\u2019s Bench), 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-196\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-203\">\n<li id=\"u382062-198\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-200\">Renee&#8217;s on the Bayou, Poetic Nights on the Bayou featuring Kyle Blue, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-202\">St. Paul\u2019s United Methodist Church, Brazos Bookstore presents Michael Ondaatje, reading from his book WARLIGHT, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-206\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-211\">\n<li id=\"u382062-208\">San Antonio Country Club, Lewis Fisher will join the San Antonio Bibilophiles Club to discuss his newest book, Maverick: The American Name That Became a Legend, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-210\">The Twig Book Shop, Katherine Center reading and signing How to Walk Away, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u382062-214\">Thursday, May 24<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u382062-216\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-221\">\n<li id=\"u382062-218\">Austin Central Library, Pulitzer Prize-winner Jack E. Davis will read from and discuss The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, with local writer Juli Berwald (author of Spineless), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-220\">BookPeople, KATHERINE CENTER speaking &#038; signing How to Walk Away, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-224\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-231\">\n<li id=\"u382062-226\">Deep Vellum Books, Nonfiction Authors Association DFW Monthly Meetup, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-228\">Interabang Books, Amy Poeppel reading and signing LIMELIGHT, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-230\">The Wild Detectives, Ijeoma Oluo discussing and signing So You Want to Talk about Race, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-234\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-237\">\n<li id=\"u382062-236\">The Fort Worth Club, The World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Bret Baier discussing and signing Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-240\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-251\">\n<li id=\"u382062-242\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vanderbilt Square, In My Hands: Compelling Stories from a Surgeon and His Patients Fighting Cancer book signing with Steven A. Curley, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-244\">Brazos Bookstore, Dickson Lam reading and signing PAPER SONS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-246\">Katy Budget Books, Summer Slam for teens and kids, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-248\">Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, Brazos Bookstore presents Rachel Kushner reading from her new book THE MARS ROOM, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-250\">River Oaks Bookstore, Michael Eason discussing and signing Wildflowers of Texas, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-254\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-259\">\n<li id=\"u382062-256\">B&#038;N &#8211; San Pedro, Reaper: Ghost Target book signing with Nicholas Irving, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-258\">Palo Alto College, San Antonio\u2019s Literary History: A Pl\u00e1tica with Tom\u00e1s Ybarra-Frausto and Carmen Tafolla, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-262\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-265\">\n<li id=\"u382062-264\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u382062-268\">Friday, May 25<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u382062-270\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-275\">\n<li id=\"u382062-272\">BookPeople, ANNE KEENE speaking &#038; signing The Cloudbuster Nine, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-274\">Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading &#038; Open Mic featuring Claudia Delfina Cardona, Nia Brookins, and Maggie Ilersich, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-278\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-281\">\n<li id=\"u382062-280\">South Dallas Cultural Center, Former Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Diane Ragsdale will moderate a panel with Rev. Dr. Leroy Haynes, Jr., Marvin Crenshaw, Skip Shockley, Sister Sonceria Messiah, and B.L. Smith, all members of the original Dallas and Denton Panthers, along with Ernest McMillan, founder of the Dallas chapter of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, to discuss The Black Panther Party in a City Near You, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-284\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-289\">\n<li id=\"u382062-286\">Kaboom Books, Poetry of the Imagination: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Reading, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-288\">Library Coffee and Wine House, Xone Poetry presents Rhythmz II: Spring &#8216;n da Groove, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u382062-292\">Saturday, May 26<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u382062-294\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-299\">\n<li id=\"u382062-296\">Half Price Books &#8211; N. Lamar, local author Ned Wolf will sell and sign his fantasy books from The Nandia Trilogy, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-298\">Malvern Books, book launch for Amanda Johnston&#8217;s Another Way to Say Enter (with Lisa L. Moore), 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-302\">Cleburne<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-305\">\n<li id=\"u382062-304\">The Published Page Bookshop, Diane Schallen discussing and signing Explore Medieval Times, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-308\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-313\">\n<li id=\"u382062-310\">Interabang Books, Connie Simpson discussing and signing THE NANNY CONNIE WAY, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-312\">Latino Cultural Center, Dave Gutierrez will be giving a lecture on his critically acclaimed book Patriots from the Barrio with a book signing to follow, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-316\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-319\">\n<li id=\"u382062-318\">B&#038;N &#8211; Sunland Park, Richard Ochoa signing Unstoppable, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-322\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-325\">\n<li id=\"u382062-324\">Galveston Bookshop, Jim Sanderson signing La Mordida, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-328\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-339\">\n<li id=\"u382062-330\">Brasil, Houston VIP Slam and workshop featuring Jonathan Mendoza, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-332\">Guava Lamp, heART &#038; SOUL presents Volume 104: Hear Him, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-334\">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=\"u382062-336\">Murder By the Book, Mark Oshiro will sign and discuss Anger Is A Gift, and Caleb Roehrig will sign and discuss White Rabbit, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-338\">River Oaks Bookstore, poetry and art with Mong-Lan, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u382062-345\">\n<li id=\"u382062-344\">Cinco Ranch Branch Library, Ancient Empires series: Islamic Art and Architecture with former architecture professor Sheba Akhtar, author of Of Color and Form, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-348\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-355\">\n<li id=\"u382062-350\">B&#038;N &#8211; San Pedro, Ned Wolf signing Nandia&#8217;s Children, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-352\">Imagine Books &#038; Records, Dali&#8217;s Mustache: Poetry and Music, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u382062-354\">The Twig Book Shop, Kevin Greenblat signing Plant Life of Western Texas, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-358\">Tyler<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-361\">\n<li id=\"u382062-360\">B&#038;N, The Truck That Could Not Move book signing with Rosemarie Swadley Davis, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u382062-364\">Sunday, May 20<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u382062-366\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-369\">\n<li id=\"u382062-368\">Malvern Books, Readings from Donna M. Johnson\u2019s Personal Narrative Workshop, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-372\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-375\">\n<li id=\"u382062-374\">Half Price Books &#8211; The Mother Ship, local author Leonard Critcher will sell and sign his book Welcome to the Metroplex!, a complete guide to DFW, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-378\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u382062-381\">\n<li id=\"u382062-380\">Brazos Bookstore, Public Poetry presents poets Erica Nichol and RJ Wright, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u382062-384\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston Book Show, May 19-20 New Ideas 2: A Festival of New Plays, Dallas, May 18-26 Elena Gallego Rare Books Pop-up Shop, San Antonio, May 19-June 3 Boldface Conference, Houston, May 21-25 Comicpalooza, Houston, May 25-27 Ongoing Exhibits Routine Fables, Houston, May 25-July 29 Sunday, May 20 Austin BookPeople, CATE BERRY speaking &#038; signing Penguin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1326\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}