{"id":1410,"date":"2018-12-31T17:06:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T17:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1410"},"modified":"2018-12-31T17:06:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T17:06:41","slug":"special-events-141","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1410","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u402369-6\">\n<li id=\"u402369-5\"><span id=\"u402369-3\">3rd Annual Literary Libations Week:<\/span> a Lit Crawl Austin fundraiser, Austin, August 12-15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u402369-9\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u402369-13\">\n<li id=\"u402369-12\"><span id=\"u402369-10\">Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, <\/span>Abilene, June 7-September 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u402369-16\">Sunday, August 12<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u402369-18\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-25\">\n<li id=\"u402369-20\">BookPeople, A Science Party for Kids with Lindsay Patterson and Marshall Escamilla, hosts of the &#8220;Tumble Science Podcast for Kids,&#8221; 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-22\">Malvern Books, The Lion &#038; The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic with Mel Finefrock, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-24\">Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents \u201cEight Reasons To\u2026,\u201d 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-28\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-35\">\n<li id=\"u402369-30\">The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: &#8220;Achieving Catharsis&#8221; with Amber Royer, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-32\">Half Price Books &#8211; Mother Ship, local author Tank Gunner will sell and sign his military fiction books, Cookie Johnson, Prompts, and Prompts, Too, and local author Wayne Peterson will sell and sign his science fiction novels, Canopy of Hope and Canopy of Mystery, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-34\">Interabang Books, Bree Barton HEART OF THORNS, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-38\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-41\">\n<li id=\"u402369-40\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar, August Local Author Spotlight: Sheri Wilson signing Do I Have To?: Creating My Financial Plan, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-44\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-49\">\n<li id=\"u402369-46\">Murder By the Book, Lisa Scottoline will sign and discuss Feared, the newest book in the Rosato and Associates Series, and Sandra Brown will sign and discuss Tailspin, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-48\">Writespace, Workshop: &#8220;What Writers Need to Know about Author Websites&#8221; with Cynthia Childress, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u402369-52\">Monday, August 13<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u402369-54\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-57\">\n<li id=\"u402369-56\">BookPeople, BREE BARTON speaking &#038; signing Heart of Thorns, KAYLA OLSON speaking &#038; signing The Sandcastle Empire, and CORY PUTMAN OAKES speaking &#038; signingWitchtown (moderated by Samantha M. Clark), 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u402369-60\">Tuesday, August 14<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u402369-62\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-69\">\n<li id=\"u402369-64\">BookPeople, MARIA DAHVANA HEADLEY speaking &#038; signing The Mere Wife, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-66\">Home Slice Pizza, Austin Bat Cave&#8217;s Story Department presents &#8220;#TimesUp,&#8221; 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-68\">Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Sin, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-72\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-79\">\n<li id=\"u402369-74\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling romantic-suspense author Sandra Brown will discuss and sign her new novel, Tailspin, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-76\">Hall of State &#8211; Fair Park, Dallas Historical Society presents Brown Bag Lecture: Bonnie &#038; Clyde with John Neal Phillips, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-78\">Interabang Books, Mimi Swartz discussing and signing Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-82\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-89\">\n<li id=\"u402369-84\">Brazos Bookstore, Robert Wagner discussing and signing MOBY DICK AND THE MYTHOLOGY OF OIL, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-86\">Murder By the Book, Gina Wohlsdorf will sign and discuss Blood Highway, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-88\">Warehouse Live, The Moth StorySLAM: Collaboration, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-92\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-95\">\n<li id=\"u402369-94\">The Mix, PuroSlam Summer Fest Part I, 9:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u402369-98\">Wednesday, August 15<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u402369-100\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-103\">\n<li id=\"u402369-102\">BookWoman, Meditation with Kelly Corbet, author of Already Here: The Matter of Love, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-106\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-109\">\n<li id=\"u402369-108\">Brake &#038; Clutch Building, Jessica Honegger, the founder and co-CEO of Noonday Collection, presents her new book, Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-112\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-115\">\n<li id=\"u402369-114\">UTEP&#8217;s Centennial Museum, Rub\u00ed Orozco Santos debuts her collection of poetry, Inventos Mios, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-118\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-121\">\n<li id=\"u402369-120\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Open Mic featuring Alex Tha Great, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u402369-124\">Thursday, August 16<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u402369-126\">Addison<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-129\">\n<li id=\"u402369-128\">Metrocare, The Writer&#8217;s Garret and Writing Over War present In the Pity: Introduction to Poetry for Veterans and Military Families, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-132\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-137\">\n<li id=\"u402369-134\">BookPeople, ARJUN SETHI speaking &#038; signing American Hate: Survivors Speak Out (with Grassroots Leadership Austin), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-136\">BookPeople, Writers&#8217; League of Texas presents &#8220;Writing About Music&#8221; with Joe Gross, Kayleigh Hughes, and Omise&#8217;eke Tinsley, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-140\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-145\">\n<li id=\"u402369-142\">Interabang Books, Kassia St. Clair discussing and signing THE SECRET LIVES OF COLOR, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-144\">The Wild Detectives, Kasey &#038; Joe R. Lansdale will be presenting their new book, Terror is Our Business: Dana Roberts\u2019 Casebook of Horrors, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-148\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-151\">\n<li id=\"u402369-150\">The Heritage Society, Noon Lecture Series: The Chicken Ranch with author Jayme Lynn Blaschke, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-154\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-157\">\n<li id=\"u402369-156\">George W. Bush Childhood Home, Third Thursday Reading Program: Laura Bush Literacy Event, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-160\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-163\">\n<li id=\"u402369-162\">Culture Commons Gallery, Thirty Poems for the Tricentennial, A Poetic Legacy Exhibit, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-166\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-169\">\n<li id=\"u402369-168\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u402369-172\">Friday, August 17<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u402369-174\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-181\">\n<li id=\"u402369-176\">BookPeople, SHARI RAMMING speaking &#038; signing the third volume in her poetry trilogy, Heart&#8217;s Truth, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-178\">Malvern Books, Chaps and Broads: a night of broads reading chap(book)s and broad(side)s featuring Claire Bowman, Julie Howd, Vanessa Couto Johnson, Bridget Brewer, Stephanie Goehring, and Julie Poole, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-180\">Monkeywrench Books, benefit party to keep the doors open for MWB, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-184\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-189\">\n<li id=\"u402369-186\">Deep Vellum Books, local poets Nadia Wolnisty and Paul Koniecki launch YOU GOTTA LET IT GO BEFORE IT TAKES YOU OVER, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-188\">Jazz Becuzz Art Center, &#8220;Off the Top of the Dome&#8221; poetry series, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-192\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-195\">\n<li id=\"u402369-194\">Brazos Bookstore, poet Victoria Surliuga reading from and signing SHADOW, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-198\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-201\">\n<li id=\"u402369-200\">The Twig Book Shop, Vincent Di Blasi reading and signing Creating Cassandra, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u402369-204\">Saturday, August 18<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u402369-206\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-209\">\n<li id=\"u402369-208\">Austin History Center, Chuck Parsons discussing and signing Ben Thompson: Portrait of a Gunfighter, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-212\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-215\">\n<li id=\"u402369-214\">Interabang Books, Suzanne Crowley reading and signing FINDING ESME, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-218\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-221\">\n<li id=\"u402369-220\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: &#8220;The Radical Amazement of Rumi IV&#8221; with Robin Scofield, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-224\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-229\">\n<li id=\"u402369-226\">Funky Town Festival, Panther City Review 2018 launch, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-228\">Monkey &#038; Dog Books, George Goldthwaite will read from and sign Survival on Mystery Mesa, as well as reveal the cover art for his next book, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-232\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-235\">\n<li id=\"u402369-234\">Galveston Bookshop, Ross A. Garcia signing View Through a Faceplate Window: Adventures of a Navy Master Diver, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-238\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-249\">\n<li id=\"u402369-240\">Brazos Bookstore, Special story time with Jason Gallaher reading Whobert Whover, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-242\">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=\"u402369-244\">Katy Budget Books, StoryCulture Awards Ceremony: Winners of the StoryCulture Short Story Contest will be announced and presented with a bound copy of the collection of selected short stories, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-246\">Murder By the Book, William Dylan Powell will sign and discuss 100 Things to Do in Houston Before You Die, 2nd Edition, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-248\">Writespace, Workshop: &#8220;Jumpstart Your Writing with Dungeons &#038; Dragons&#8221; with Cassandra Rose Clarke, 9:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-252\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-255\">\n<li id=\"u402369-254\">Friends of the Irving Public Library Warehouse, Back to School Library Sale, 9AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-258\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-261\">\n<li id=\"u402369-260\">B&#038;N, Somataesthesis: Gashes (I) book signing with Natasha Dee, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-264\">Pflugerville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-267\">\n<li id=\"u402369-266\">Pflugerville Public Library, Pflugerville Poetry Society, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-270\">Port Neches<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-273\">\n<li id=\"u402369-272\">Fleur Fine Books, Kasey &#038; Joe R. Lansdale will be presenting their new book, Terror is Our Business: Dana Roberts\u2019 Casebook of Horrors, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-276\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-281\">\n<li id=\"u402369-278\">Dead Tree Books, Shawn Settle signing Trust Me, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-280\">The Twig Book Shop, Hector Pacheco signing Canary Islanders of San Antonio, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-284\">Sulphur Springs<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-287\">\n<li id=\"u402369-286\">The Bookworm Box, 5 Author Signing: Colleen Hoover, Abbi Glines, Daryl Banner, Tammara Webber, and Fisher Amelie, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-290\">Tyler<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-293\">\n<li id=\"u402369-292\">B&#038;N, John L. Lansdale signing Long Walk Home, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u402369-296\">Sunday, August 19<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u402369-298\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-301\">\n<li id=\"u402369-300\">Half Price Books &#8211; N. Lamar, local authors Angela Castillo and Jamie Foley will sell and sign The Busy Moms Guide to Writing, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-304\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-309\">\n<li id=\"u402369-306\">The Foundry Club, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: &#8220;That&#8217;s Easy For You to Say: Writing Effective Dialogue&#8221; with David Eric Tomlinson, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u402369-308\">Half Price Books &#8211; Mother Ship, local author Dr. Christy Lock Suttonwill sell and sign Genetic Testing: Defining Your Path to a Personalized Health Plan, and local author Alyssa Vaughn will sell and sign The Collection: Flash Fiction for Flash Memory, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-312\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-315\">\n<li id=\"u402369-314\">Katy Budget Books, Author Signing: Lily Blackwood (The Warrior of Clan Kincaid), Shana Galen (An Affair with a Spare), and Sophie Jordan (The Duke Buys a Bride), 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u402369-318\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u402369-321\">\n<li id=\"u402369-320\">The Twig Book Shop, H. 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