{"id":163,"date":"2018-12-31T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=163"},"modified":"2018-12-31T11:00:24","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:00:24","slug":"special-events-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=163","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u23022-28\">\n<li id=\"u23022-10\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrc.utexas.edu\/exhibitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u23022-6\">Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition,<\/span><\/a><\/span> Austin, February 10\u2013July 6, 2015<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-15\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu\/exhibitions-events\/exhibitions\/current.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u23022-11\">Armadillo Rising: Austin\u2019s Music Scene in the 1970s<\/span>,<\/a> Wittliff Collection, Texas State University, San Marcos, February 9 \u2013 July 3, 2015<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-18\"><span id=\"u23022-16\">Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare,<\/span> Longview, May 15 &#8211; July 25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-21\"><span id=\"u23022-19\">Austin Author Affair,<\/span> May 22\u201324<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-24\"><span id=\"u23022-22\">ComicPalooza,<\/span> Houston, May 22\u201325<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-27\"><span id=\"u23022-25\">Fan Expo Dallas,<\/span> May 29 &#8211; 31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u23022-31\">Sunday, May 24<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u23022-33\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-36\">\n<li id=\"u23022-35\">Resistencia Bookstore, Dr. Smadar Lavie presents her new book Wrapped in the Flag of Israel, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-39\">Garland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-42\">\n<li id=\"u23022-41\">B&#038;N &#8211; Firewheel Mall, Guy Scholz and Claudia Church Discuss and Sign The Masterpiece Within: Five Key Life Skills to Becoming a Living Work of Art, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-45\">Highland Village<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-48\">\n<li id=\"u23022-47\">B&#038;N &#8211; Frank Romano signs Love and Terror in the Middle East, 4th Edition, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-51\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-54\">\n<li id=\"u23022-53\">River Oaks Bookstore, Zoey Hess reads and signs The Birthday of an Angel, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-57\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-60\">\n<li id=\"u23022-59\">B&#038;N &#8211; San Pedro, contributors read from Blended Writers on the Stepfamily Experience, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u23022-63\">Monday, May 25<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u23022-65\">Memorial Day Holiday\u2014no book events<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u23022-68\">Tuesday, May 26<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u23022-70\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-77\">\n<li id=\"u23022-72\">BookPeople, Author &#038; Historian H.W. BRANDS speaking &#038; signing Reagan: The Life, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-74\">Museum of Human Achievement, Everything Was Furry &#038; Nothing Hurt &#8211; A Covered With Fur Launch Party, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-76\">Spider House Cafe &#038; Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-80\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-83\">\n<li id=\"u23022-82\">Mahon Library, 2014 RITA Award Winner Laura Drake, author of The Sweet Spot, presents a talk on her path to publishing and signing books at the Caprock Writers Alliance, 7 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-86\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-93\">\n<li id=\"u23022-88\">Dallas Public Library &#8211; Preston Royal Branch, Sally Rodriguez, author of White Rock Lake Revisited, presents Little Known Histories and Scandals of the Dallas Parks, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-90\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, Scott Ian, musician, actor and founding member of the thrash metal band Anthrax, will discuss and sign his memoir I\u2019m the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-92\">The Wild Detectives, Mark Falkin will be presenting and signing his new novel Contract City, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-96\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-99\">\n<li id=\"u23022-98\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-102\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-111\">\n<li id=\"u23022-104\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar Mall, Nate Ball signs Alien in My Pocket #5 Ohm vs. Amp, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-106\">Houston<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-108\">Brazos Bookstore, Mat Johnson reads and signs LOVING DAY, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-110\">Murder By the Book, Mary Kay Andrews will sign and discuss Beach Town, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u23022-115\">Wednesday, May 27<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u23022-117\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-122\">\n<li id=\"u23022-119\">Austin Public Library, Austin Public Library presents: Aural Literature, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-121\">BookPeople, Debut Novelist KARIM DIMECHKIE speaking &#038; signing Lifted by the Great Nothing, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-125\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-130\">\n<li id=\"u23022-127\">Kettle Art, Pegasus Reading Series: Cloward, Hardwick, Molberg, Tierce, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-129\">Visit Addison, Evan Osnos discusses Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-133\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-136\">\n<li id=\"u23022-135\">TCU &#8211; J. M. Moudy Building, Frank D. Welch will be signing copies of his new memoir, On Becoming an Architect, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-139\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-142\">\n<li id=\"u23022-141\">Murder By the Book, Matthew Palmer will sign and discuss his thriller Secrets of State, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u23022-146\">Thursday, May 28<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u23022-148\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-155\">\n<li id=\"u23022-150\">BookPeople, Travel &#038; Food Writer KRISTY TURNER speaking &#038; signing But I Could Never Go Vegan!: 125 Recipes That Prove You Can Live Without Cheese, It&#8217;s Not All Rabbit Food, and Your Friends Will Still Come Over for Dinner, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-152\">Malvern Books, W. Joe\u2019s Poetry Corner, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-154\">Spider House Ballroom, Testify ATX presents a collection of stories about times of change, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-158\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-163\">\n<li id=\"u23022-160\">SMU &#8211; DeGolyer Library, A Throttled Peacock: Observations on the Old World: lecture and book signing with C.W. Smith, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-162\">The Wild Detectives, A. Kendra Greene reads and signs Anatomy of a Museum, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-166\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-169\">\n<li id=\"u23022-168\">B&#038;N &#8211; San Pedro, Dr. Frank Romano Book Event: Love and Terror in the Middle East, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u23022-173\">Friday, May 29<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u23022-175\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-178\">\n<li id=\"u23022-177\">BookPeople, LOCAL AUTHOR NIGHT &#8211; Bennett Easton &#038; Monica F. Anderson, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-181\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-190\">\n<li id=\"u23022-183\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar Mall, Lindsay Cummings signs The Death Code (Murder Complex Series #2), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-185\">Houston<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-187\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town &#038; Country, Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein, the Stars of TLC&#8217;s The Little Couple, sign Life Is Short (No Pun Intended) Love, Laughter, and Learning to Enjoy Every Moment, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-189\">Brazos Bookstore, Luke Jacob reads and signs A HOLE IN THE LIGHT, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-193\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-200\">\n<li id=\"u23022-195\">B&#038;N, Author Frank Romano signs Love and Terror in the Middle East, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-197\">San Antonio<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-199\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, Sagebrush Review Release Party and Reading, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u23022-204\">Saturday, May 30<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u23022-206\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-225\">\n<li id=\"u23022-208\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Walter Conley Barthell signs PEP Talk- A Primer For The New (Or Not So New) Manager Or Coach, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-210\">BookPeople, Summer Road Trip Release Party with Liz Garton Scanlon &#038; Margo Rabb, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-212\">BookPeople, Bestselling Author NEAL STEPHENSON speaking &#038; signing Seveneves, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-214\">grayDUCK Gallery, Fun Party with Desiree Morales, John Mortara &#038; Sam Sax, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-216\">Half Price Books &#8211; North Lamar, Jesse Sublett, local author and frontman to the legendary Austin punk band \u201cThe Skunks,\u201d will sell and sign his new true crime book 1960s Austin Gangsters, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-218\">Spider House Ballroom, BedPost Confessions presents The Poetry Show, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-220\">Fort Worth<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-222\">Half Price Books &#8211; Hulen, Brandie Wiley will sell and sign her children\u2019s book Three Magic Words, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-224\">Half Price Books &#8211; Ridgmar, Angela Wills will sell and sign her biographical book My Little Piece of Sunshine: Bryanna Faith\u2019s Story, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-228\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-231\">\n<li id=\"u23022-230\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar Mall, Mike Rodriguez signs Finding Your WHY Discover Your Life&#8217;s Purpose, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-234\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-237\">\n<li id=\"u23022-236\">Galveston Bookshop, Joseph R. Pellerin reads and signs Galveston\u2019s Tree Carvings, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-240\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-249\">\n<li id=\"u23022-242\">B&#038;N &#8211; West Oaks Village, Mandy Levy signs Calorie Accounting, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-244\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer, George Clinton, as he signs his memoir, Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain&#8217;t That Funkin Kinda Hard On You?, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-246\">Murder By the Book, Lindsday Cummings will sign and discuss The Murder Complex 2: The Death Code, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-248\">River Oaks Bookstore, Robert Marovich reads and signs A City Called Heaven: Chicago And the Birth of Gospel Music, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-252\">Tyler<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-259\">\n<li id=\"u23022-254\">B&#038;N, Frank Romano signs Love and Terror in the Middle East, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-256\">The Woodlands<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-258\">B&#038;N &#8211; The Woodlands, Kim O&#8217;Brien signs Bone Deep, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u23022-263\">Sunday, May 31<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u23022-265\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u23022-270\">\n<li id=\"u23022-267\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lakeline, Mandy Levy signs Calorie Accounting, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u23022-269\">BookPeople, Popular Blogger JIA JIANG speaking &#038; signing Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u23022-273\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition, Austin, February 10\u2013July 6, 2015 Armadillo Rising: Austin\u2019s Music Scene in the 1970s, Wittliff Collection, Texas State University, San Marcos, February 9 \u2013 July 3, 2015 Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare, Longview, May 15 &#8211; July 25 Austin Author Affair, May 22\u201324 ComicPalooza, Houston, May 22\u201325 Fan Expo Dallas, May [&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-163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163","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=163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}