{"id":1425,"date":"2018-12-31T17:10:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T17:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2018-12-31T17:10:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T17:10:43","slug":"special-events-143","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1425","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u405002-12\">\n<li id=\"u405002-5\"><span id=\"u405002-3\">Friends of the Dallas Public Library Annual Book Sale, <\/span>August 24-26<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-8\"><span id=\"u405002-6\">Explore Other Worlds with Smith County Libraries,<\/span> Tyler, September 1<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-11\"><span id=\"u405002-9\">Lone Star Zine Fest,<\/span> Austin, September 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u405002-15\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u405002-19\">\n<li id=\"u405002-18\"><span id=\"u405002-16\">Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, <\/span>Abilene, June 7-September 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u405002-22\">Sunday, August 26<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u405002-24\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-27\">\n<li id=\"u405002-26\">Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Austin: A Poem by Dave Oliphant, who will be joined by Kanya Lyons, who will share her video interview, \u201cDave Oliphant: Native Texas Poet,\u201d 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-30\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-33\">\n<li id=\"u405002-32\">Half Price Books &#8211; Mother Ship, local author Tabi Slick will sell and sign her fantasy novel Unforgivables, and local author Jane Alvey Harris will sell and sign her young adult fantasy series My Myth, including Riven and Secret Keeper, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-36\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-39\">\n<li id=\"u405002-38\">Guava Lamp, Kevin Dapree presents &#8220;Power of Forgiveness&#8221;(HeART&#038;Soul Vol. 107), 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-42\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-47\">\n<li id=\"u405002-44\">Landa Library, Jim Denning discusses Make It To Midnight: Learning to Live When You Want to Die, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-46\">The Twig Book Shop, Francine Page signing Logan Thee Forsaken, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u405002-50\">Monday, August 27<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u405002-52\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-57\">\n<li id=\"u405002-54\">BookPeople, DAVID CORBETT speaking &#038; signing The Long-Lost Love Letters of Doc Holliday, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-56\">LBJ Library, LBJ Library presents Lyndon Johnson\u2019s Birthday celebration, 9AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-60\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-63\">\n<li id=\"u405002-62\">Amegy Bank Tower, &#8220;Reform in Saudi Arabia: Real Change or Consolidation of Power?&#8221; panel discussion with Former U.S. Ambassador Robert Jordan, author of Desert Diplomat: Inside Saudi Arabia Following 9\/11, Dina Alsowayel, PhD., and Gregory Gause, PhD., author of The International Relations of the Persian Gulf, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u405002-66\">Tuesday, August 28<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u405002-68\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-71\">\n<li id=\"u405002-70\">Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam IWPS finals, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-74\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-79\">\n<li id=\"u405002-76\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Magic Triumphs book signing with Ilona Andrews, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-78\">Interabang Books, Josh Hickman reading and signing FIVE SLICES OF FEAR, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-82\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-87\">\n<li id=\"u405002-84\">The Black Labrador, Houston Writers House meeting: Jennifer Pallanich will talk about collaborative writing, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-86\">Murder By the Book, Steve Hamilton will sign and discuss Dead Man Running, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-90\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-95\">\n<li id=\"u405002-92\">The Mix, PuroSlam Anything Goes Slam, 9:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-94\">The Twig Book Shop, Daniel Bjork reading and signing Deadly Crossroads, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u405002-98\">Wednesday, August 29<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u405002-100\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-103\">\n<li id=\"u405002-102\">SMU &#8211; Simmons Hall, Major General Robert H. Latiff (Ret.) will discuss Future War: Preparing for the New Global Battlefield, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-106\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-111\">\n<li id=\"u405002-108\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Katharine McGee will discuss and sign her novel THE TOWERING SKY, which concludes her THOUSANDTH FLOOR series, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-110\">Houston Public Library, Attica Locke discussing her latest book, Bluebird Bluebird (in conversation with a Houston Chronicle guest reporter), 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u405002-114\">Thursday, August 30<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u405002-116\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-121\">\n<li id=\"u405002-118\">BookWoman, P.A. Barrick reading and signing Mtaitw, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-120\">Spiderhouse Ballroom, Storytelling: Testify presents &#8220;Chemistry,&#8221; 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-124\">Bryan<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-127\">\n<li id=\"u405002-126\">SEAD Gallery &#038; Bookshop, Author Talk with Bob Pankey, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-130\">Canyon<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-133\">\n<li id=\"u405002-132\">Burrowing Owl Books, High Plains Poetry Circle, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-136\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-139\">\n<li id=\"u405002-138\">Wild Salsa, The Writer&#8217;s Garret hosts &#8220;Dine Out. Do Good. Back-to-School Fundraising Dinner,&#8221; 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-142\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-145\">\n<li id=\"u405002-144\">B-17 Bombers Oyster Pub, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-148\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-153\">\n<li id=\"u405002-150\">Brazos Bookstore, Caroline Leech reading and signing IN ANOTHER TIME, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-152\">Murder By the Book, J.T. Ellison will sign and discuss Tear Me Apart, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-156\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-159\">\n<li id=\"u405002-158\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u405002-162\">Friday, August 31<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u405002-164\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-167\">\n<li id=\"u405002-166\">BookPeople, TERESA BITNER speaking &#038; signing Soul Love: How a Dog Taught Me to Breathe Again, and SALLY HANAN speaking &#038; signing Coach Yourself with the Father, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-170\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-173\">\n<li id=\"u405002-172\">Murder By the Book, MBTB recommends: Fall Preview, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-176\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-179\">\n<li id=\"u405002-178\">The Twig Book Shop, Carmen Tafolla reading and signing New and Selected Poems, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-182\">Tyler<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-185\">\n<li id=\"u405002-184\">Half Price Books, 1st anniversary celebration: live music, birthday cake and a donation to The Literacy Council of Tyler, TBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u405002-188\">Saturday, September 1<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u405002-190\">Amarillo<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-193\">\n<li id=\"u405002-192\">B&#038;N, Bill Sarpalius signing The Grand Duke from Boys Ranch, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-196\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-201\">\n<li id=\"u405002-198\">Half Price Books &#8211; N. Lamar, local illustrator and comix-maker Sarah Welch will sell and sign her graphic novel Total Monsoon, part of the Endless Monsoon series, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-200\">St. Edward&#8217;s University, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: , 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-204\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-207\">\n<li id=\"u405002-206\">Deep Vellum Books, White Rock Zine Machine &#038; Spiderweb Salon: Flight #7, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-210\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-213\">\n<li id=\"u405002-212\">B&#038;N &#8211; Sunland Park, F\u00e9lix Valenzuela signing The Salsa Culture Invades America, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-216\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-227\">\n<li id=\"u405002-218\">Brazos Bookstore, Ibtihaj Muhammad discussing and signing PROUD, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-220\">Cafe 4212, The Poetic Den presents Poetry Exclusive &#8220;New Edition,&#8221; 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-222\">Half Price Books &#8211; North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-224\">Katy Budget Books, RITA finalist Christie Craig signs Don&#8217;t Close Your Eyes, and RITA finalist Sharla Lovelace signs Charmed at First Sight, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-226\">Stimley-Blue Ridge Neighborhood Library, Public Poetry Reading Series featuring Ji Yoon Li, Tamara Nicholl-Smith, Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Ruis\u00e1nchez, and Chenelle John, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-230\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-235\">\n<li id=\"u405002-232\">Dead Tree Books, Clarissa Hastings signing The Healing Basket, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u405002-234\">The Twig Book Shop, Keith Rees signing One Night in Bangkok, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-238\">Watauga<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-241\">\n<li id=\"u405002-240\">Half Price Books, local author Amy Winfield will sell and sign copies of her children&#8217;s book Cautious Fred, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u405002-244\">Sunday, September 2<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u405002-246\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-249\">\n<li id=\"u405002-248\">Half Price Books &#8211; Mother Ship, local author George Dalton will sell and sign Following The Dream, the third book in his Western Dream series, and local author Sunni Rain will sell and sign her novel, After Winter Spring Must Come, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u405002-252\">Edinburg<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u405002-255\">\n<li id=\"u405002-254\">Museum of South Texas History, Sunday Speaker Series: \u201cTexas or Territory? 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