{"id":1385,"date":"2018-12-31T16:59:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2018-12-31T16:59:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:59:21","slug":"special-events-137","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1385","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u396074-24\">\n<li id=\"u396074-5\"><span id=\"u396074-3\">33rd Texas Shakespeare Festival, <\/span>Kilgore, June 28-July 29<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-8\"><span id=\"u396074-6\">Barrio Writers Summer Workshop,<\/span> Pflugerville, July 16-21<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-11\"><span id=\"u396074-9\">Celebration Magazine&#8217;s 4th Annual Live, Laugh and Learn,<\/span> Richardson, July 17<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-14\"><span id=\"u396074-12\">Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, <\/span>Houston, July 18-21<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-17\"><span id=\"u396074-15\">Gemini Ink Writers Conference, <\/span>San Antonio, July 20-22<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-20\"><span id=\"u396074-18\">The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference,<\/span> Grapevine, July 20-22<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-23\"><span id=\"u396074-21\">JStokes Writing Ministries Workshop: Preparing for Christian Publication,<\/span> Desoto, July 21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u396074-27\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u396074-34\">\n<li id=\"u396074-30\"><span id=\"u396074-28\">Routine Fables,<\/span> Houston, May 25-July 29<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-33\"><span id=\"u396074-31\">Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, <\/span>Abilene, June 7-September 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u396074-37\">Sunday, July 15<\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"u396074-41\">Monday, July 16<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u396074-43\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-46\">\n<li id=\"u396074-45\">BookPeople, RUSTY SHELTON and ADAM WITTY speaking &#038; signing Authority Marketing: How to Leverage 7 Pillars of Thought Leadership to Make Competition Irrelevant, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-49\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-52\">\n<li id=\"u396074-51\">Interabang Books, Bronson Dorsey discussing and signing LOST, TEXAS, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-55\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-62\">\n<li id=\"u396074-57\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Melissa Radke will discuss and sign her book EAT CAKE. BE BRAVE., 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-59\">Brazos Bookstore, Kristin Wong discussing and signing GET MONEY, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-61\">Murder By the Book, Linda Castillo will sign and discuss her newest release A Gathering of Secrets, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-65\">Richardson<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-68\">\n<li id=\"u396074-67\">Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas Summer Series \u2013 Part 2, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u396074-71\">Tuesday, July 17<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u396074-73\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-78\">\n<li id=\"u396074-75\">Bullock History Museum, Artful Writing: Join Austin Public Library Foundation&#8217;s Badgerdog Creative Writing Program in &#8220;Comanche Motion: The Art of Eric Tippeconnic&#8221; exhibit and let the art inspire you to write, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-77\">Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Mr. Dave, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-81\">Canyon<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-84\">\n<li id=\"u396074-83\">Burrowing Owl Books, High Plains Poetry Project presents Poetry Circle, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-87\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-96\">\n<li id=\"u396074-89\">Deep Vellum Books, Joe Milazzo presents Of All Places In This Place Of All Places, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-91\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, writer, entertainer and internet sensation Melissa Radke will discuss and sign her humorous and inspirational new book, Eat Cake. Be Brave., 7PM [numbered pass required for signing line]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-93\">Interabang Books, May Cobb reading and signing BIG WOODS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-95\">Klyde Warren Park, The Wild Detectives presents the Locals Only Book Club: join author Kathleen Kent to discuss The Dime, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-99\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-104\">\n<li id=\"u396074-101\">Brazos Bookstore, Patricia Hunt Holmes reading and signing SEARCHING FOR PILAR, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-103\">Murder By the Book, Dan Stuart will sign and discuss The Unfortunate Demise of Marlow Billings, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-107\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-112\">\n<li id=\"u396074-109\">The Mix, PuroSlam Poetry with DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-111\">The Twig Book Shop, David Langford &#038; Andrew Sansom discussing and signing Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u396074-115\">Wednesday, July 18<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u396074-117\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-122\">\n<li id=\"u396074-119\">Central Library, BRIAN CATLING speaking &#038; signing The Cloven, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-121\">The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions with Jenna Valentine, M. Burger, BedPost co-founder and producer Julie Gillis, and artist Ebony Stewart, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-125\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-132\">\n<li id=\"u396074-127\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Youth Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-129\">Houston Public Library, Joe Holley discussing and signing Hurricane Season, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-131\">Murder By the Book, David Bell will sign and discuss Somebody&#8217;s Daughter, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-135\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-140\">\n<li id=\"u396074-137\">Sabina&#8217;s Coffee House, Ocotillo Review summer edition reading, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-139\">The Twig Book Shop, David Hollander discussing and signing Unusual Sounds: The Hidden History of Library Music, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u396074-143\">Thursday, July 19<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u396074-145\">Addison<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-148\">\n<li id=\"u396074-147\">The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Metrocare, The Writer&#8217;s Garret workshop: &#8220;In the Pity: Introduction to Poetry for Veterans and Military Families&#8221; with Joshua Morgan Folmar, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-151\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-158\">\n<li id=\"u396074-153\">BookPeople, RACHEL HENG speaking &#038; signing The Suicide Club, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-155\">BookPeople, Writers&#8217; League of Texas presents &#8220;Marketing, Schmoozing, and Building Connections as a Writer&#8221; with Dixie Evatt, Walt Gragg, Alyssa Harad, and Christina Soontornvat, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-157\">The North Door, The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions with Jenna Valentine, M. Burger, BedPost co-founder and producer Julie Gillis, and artist Ebony Stewart, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-161\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-170\">\n<li id=\"u396074-163\">Crooked Tree Coffee Shop, Sara Triana Mitchell presents her new children&#8217;s book, Love Love Bakery: A Wild Home for All, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-165\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents a Reading and Conversation with Sheila Heti, author of Motherhood, and Sigrid Nunez, author The Friend, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-167\">Interabang Books, Megan Abbott reading and signing GIVE ME YOUR HAND, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-169\">The Wild Detective, D Magazine Summer Microfiction reading with guest authors Ben Fountain, Julia Heaberlin, Brooks Egerton, Merritt Tierce, Harry Hunsicker, Samantha Mabry, Kathleen Kent, and Will Clarke, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-173\">Friendswood<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-176\">\n<li id=\"u396074-175\">Friendswood Public Library, Poetry with Robin Davidson and Chuck Wemple, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-179\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-182\">\n<li id=\"u396074-181\">South Irving Library, Storyteller DeeCee Cornish, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-185\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-190\">\n<li id=\"u396074-187\">George W. Bush Childhood Home, Laura Bush Literacy Program Reading Event, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-189\">Sibley Nature Center, Brown Bag Lecture: Michael Eason, author of Wildflowers of Texas, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-193\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-198\">\n<li id=\"u396074-195\">Roosevelt Library, Gemini Ink presents &#8220;Three Writers, Three Futures&#8221; featuring supper and literary talk with 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning poet Vijay Seshadri, 2018 Women\u2019s Advocate of the Year Anel Flores, and award-winning poet Veronica Golos, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-197\">The Twig Book Shop, Michael C.Taylor discussing and signing The Financial Rules for New College Graduates, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-201\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-204\">\n<li id=\"u396074-203\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u396074-207\">Friday, July 20<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u396074-209\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-214\">\n<li id=\"u396074-211\">BookPeople, KATIE WILLIAMS speaking &#038; signing Tell the Machine Goodnight, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-213\">Malvern Books, Page by Page: On Craft &#038; Other Writerly Pursuits: &#8220;The Art of Submitting Work: The Triumphs and Pitfalls of Putting Yourself Out There&#8221; with Tatiana Ryckman, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-217\">Canyon<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-220\">\n<li id=\"u396074-219\">Palo Duro Canyon State Park Gallery &#038; Visitor\u2019s Center, Natalie Bright signing her two newest easy readers + meet the rescue horses and their trainers, 9:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-223\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-226\">\n<li id=\"u396074-225\">Fahrenheit 180, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-229\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-232\">\n<li id=\"u396074-231\">Murder By the Book, Ace Atkins will sign and discuss The Sinners, and Megan Abbott will sign and discuss Give Me Your Hand, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-235\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-238\">\n<li id=\"u396074-237\">B&#038;N &#8211; San Pedro, Eat Cake. Be Brave. book signing with Melissa Radke, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u396074-241\">Saturday, July 21<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u396074-243\">Amarillo<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-246\">\n<li id=\"u396074-245\">Chase Tower, High Plains Writers hosts an Indie Authors &#038; Independent Presses Panel Discussion, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-249\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-252\">\n<li id=\"u396074-251\">Half Price Books, local author Troy Depue will sell and sign his fantasy book, The Diary of Mordred, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-255\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-266\">\n<li id=\"u396074-257\">Blue Baker Arboretum, Austin SCWBI&#8217;s Author Lunch featuring Jessica Lee Anderson, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-259\">BookPeople, DAVID BOWLES speaking &#038; signing Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico (in conversation with Rebecca Gomez, Curator of Exhibitions &#038; Programs at Mexic-Arte Museum), 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-261\">BookPeople, MELISSA RADKE speaking &#038; signing Eat Cake. Be Brave., 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-263\">Half Price Books &#8211; S. Lamar, local author Henry Nash will sell and sign his inspirational book, Integrity Does Matter: Living a Life Above Reproach, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-265\">Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Keith R. Rees\u2019 new novel, One Night in Bangkok, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-269\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-272\">\n<li id=\"u396074-271\">Winspear Opera House, AT&#038;T Performing Arts Center presents #hearhere: Ira Glass, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-275\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-278\">\n<li id=\"u396074-277\">B&#038;N &#8211; Golden Triangle Mall, Blaise Ramsay signing Blessing Luna, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-281\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-284\">\n<li id=\"u396074-283\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: &#8220;Assaying the Essay&#8221; with Bill Sparks, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-287\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-290\">\n<li id=\"u396074-289\">Galveston Bookshop, Linda Pirtle signing The Mah Jongg Murders, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-293\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-300\">\n<li id=\"u396074-295\">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=\"u396074-297\">MATCH Houston, Apollo Poetry Showcase, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-299\">Murder By the Book, May Cobb will sign and discuss Big Woods, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-303\">Port Neches<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-306\">\n<li id=\"u396074-305\">Fleur Fine Books, Harold Brown signing My Son, To Whom It May Concern, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-309\">Richardson<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-312\">\n<li id=\"u396074-311\">CityLine DFW, Sara Triana Mitchell presents her new children&#8217;s book, Love Love Bakery: A Wild Home for All, 9, 10, and 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-315\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-318\">\n<li id=\"u396074-317\">The Twig Book Shop, Michael Cirlos signing Humans of San Antonio, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-321\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-324\">\n<li id=\"u396074-323\">Half Price Books, local author Tonja Eckleswill sell and sign her spiritual book, Resilience to Live: Bouncing Back from Afflictions, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-327\">Watauga<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-330\">\n<li id=\"u396074-329\">Half Price Books, local author Lewis Ben Smith will sell and sign his faith-based historical novel, The Gnostic Library, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u396074-333\">Sunday, July 22<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u396074-335\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-340\">\n<li id=\"u396074-337\">BookPeople, ASHLEY HERRING BLAKE speaking &#038; signing Ivy Aberdeen&#8217;s Letter to the World, and BRANDY COLBERT speaking &#038; signing Little &#038; Lion, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-339\">The Highball Austin, Austin Poetry Slam vs Austin Neo Soul: Battle of the Slams 2018, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-343\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-350\">\n<li id=\"u396074-345\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Sharon Ervin signs Do You Love Me?, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-347\">The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: &#8220;Criminal Minds: The Elements of Crime Writing&#8221; with Kathleen Kent, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-349\">Half Price Books &#8211; The Mother Ship, local author Jane Giddan will sell and sign her children&#8217;s book, Grackles of Green Grove Protect Their Land, and local author Chris Langlois will sell and sign his illustrated storybook, How Easy Company Became a Band of Brothers, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-353\">Edinburg<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-356\">\n<li id=\"u396074-355\">Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: Poetry from the Forgotten Words of Coahuiltecans, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-359\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u396074-364\">\n<li id=\"u396074-361\">Alliance Fran\u00e7aise de Houston, David Rosenfelt will sign and discuss the newest Andy Carpenter novel, Rescued, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u396074-363\">Murder By the Book, Daniel Silva will sign and discuss his new book, The Other Woman, 4PM [line number required for signing]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u396074-367\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>33rd Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 28-July 29 Barrio Writers Summer Workshop, Pflugerville, July 16-21 Celebration Magazine&#8217;s 4th Annual Live, Laugh and Learn, Richardson, July 17 Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, Houston, July 18-21 Gemini Ink Writers Conference, San Antonio, July 20-22 The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, Grapevine, July 20-22 JStokes Writing [&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-1385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385","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=1385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}