{"id":228,"date":"2018-12-31T11:20:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=228"},"modified":"2018-12-31T11:20:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:20:13","slug":"special-events-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=228","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u31750-17\">\n<li id=\"u31750-8\"><span id=\"u31750-6\">Writers&#8217; League of Texas Summer Writing Retreat, Alpine,<\/span><span id=\"u31750-7\"> July 19-23<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-10\"><span id=\"u31750-9\">Macondo Workshop 20th Anniversary Celebration, San Antonio, July 22\u201326<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-13\"><span id=\"u31750-11\">DFW Writers Conference,<\/span> Dallas, July 24\u201325<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-16\"><span id=\"u31750-14\">David (Shannon) Goes to the Museum<\/span> exhibit, Abilene, National Children\u2019s Center for Illustrated Literature, through September 25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u31750-21\">\n<li id=\"u31750-20\"><span id=\"u31750-18\">Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare,<\/span> Longview, May 15-July 25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u31750-24\">Sunday, July 19<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u31750-26\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-31\">\n<li id=\"u31750-28\">BookPeople, Award-Winning Austin Author BABETTE HUGHES speaking &#038; signing The Kate Brady Series, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-30\">BookWoman, Poetry Reading: Meg Day and Gloria Amescua, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-34\">Dallas<\/p>\n<p id=\"u31750-36\">InterContinental Hotel, Dead Sea Scrolls Scholar, translator and author Nehemia Gordon presents The Hebrew Blessing of God&#8217;s Holy Name, 6PM<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u31750-39\">Monday, July 20<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u31750-41\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-46\">\n<li id=\"u31750-43\">Magnolia Lounge &#8211; Fair Park, Pandora&#8217;s Box Presents: Amos Hunt, Tamitha Curiel, and The Et Al. Players Performing &#8220;BreadCrumbs!&#8221;, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-45\">The Wild Detectives, HARRISON SCOTT KEY reads and signs THE WORLD\u2019S LARGEST MAN, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-49\">Greenville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-52\">\n<li id=\"u31750-51\">W. Walworth Harrison Public Library, Author and Texas State Historian Bill O\u2019Neal will speak and sign Texas Gunslingers, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u31750-55\">Tuesday, July 21<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u31750-57\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-62\">\n<li id=\"u31750-59\">BookPeople, Austin Author CAROL FLAKE CHAPMANspeaking &#038; signing Written In Water: A Memoir of Love, Death and Mystery, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-61\">Spider House Cafe &#038; Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-65\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-68\">\n<li id=\"u31750-67\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Ambassador Robert Jordan to Discuss and Sign Desert Diplomat, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-71\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-74\">\n<li id=\"u31750-73\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-77\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-84\">\n<li id=\"u31750-79\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer, Book signings with Victoria Christopher Murray and Reshonda Tate Billingsley, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-81\">Brazos Bookstore, Hemingday! Celebrate the 116th birthday of Ernest Hemingway with games and readings by Nick Esquer, Joe Holley, Elizabeth A. M. Keel, Brooke Lightfoot, Veronica Anne Salinas and Elizabeth Lyons, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-83\">Houston Museum of Natural Science, Kathy Reichs discusses and signs Speaking in Bones, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-87\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-90\">\n<li id=\"u31750-89\">Witte Museum, Join H-E-Buddy and San Antonio Youth Literacy for a Read 3 Read Aloud and receive a free children&#8217;s book, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-93\">Terrell<\/p>\n<p id=\"u31750-95\">Book and Crannies, Brad Parks will discuss and sign The Fraud, 6PM<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u31750-98\">Wednesday, July 22<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u31750-100\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-105\">\n<li id=\"u31750-102\">BookPeople, Travel Writer HARRISON SCOTT KEY speaking &#038; signing The World&#8217;s Largest Man: A Memoir, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-104\">Opal Divine&#8217;s, MysteryPeople Presents NOIR AT THE BAR featuring authors BRAD PARKS &#038; ANDREW HILBERT, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-108\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-111\">\n<li id=\"u31750-110\">Half Price Books &#8211; Mother Ship, local author Desiree Morrow, a.k.a. Desy Smith, will sell and sign her YA novel, The Talented, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-114\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-119\">\n<li id=\"u31750-116\">Brazos Bookstore, Sneak Peek at THE WHALE; OR, MOBY DICK, presented by Horse Head Theater Co., 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-118\">Murder By the Book, Spencer Quinn will sign and discuss Scents and Sensibility and David Rosenfelt will sign and discuss his two new releases, Who Let the Dog Out? and Lessons from Tara, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-122\">North Richland Hills<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-125\">\n<li id=\"u31750-124\">North Richland Hills Public Library, Behind the Book: Dr. Kathy Reichs discusses and signs Speaking in Bones, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u31750-128\">Thursday, July 23<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u31750-130\">Allen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-133\">\n<li id=\"u31750-132\">Allen Public Library, Dr. Paul Tobolowsky discusses and signs Stardust Dancing (A Seeker\u2019s Guide to the Miraculous), 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-136\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-139\">\n<li id=\"u31750-138\">BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Bestselling Author ACE ATKINS Speaking &#038; Signing The Redeemers, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-142\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-145\">\n<li id=\"u31750-144\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Douglas Box Signs Cutter Frisco: Growing Up on the Original Southfork Ranch: A Memoir, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-148\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-153\">\n<li id=\"u31750-150\">Brazos Bookstore, Dave Parsons reading and signing REACHING FOR LONGER WATER &#038; Cliff Hudder reading and signing PRETTY ENOUGH FOR YOU, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-152\">Murder By the Book, Brad Parks will sign and discuss The Fraud, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-156\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-159\">\n<li id=\"u31750-158\">Irving Public Library &#8211; Valley Ranch, Authors Visit and Launch Party: Rachel Caine presents Ink and Bone, Shanna Swendson presents Rebel Mechanics and P.N. Elrod presents The Hanged Man, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u31750-162\">Friday, July 24<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u31750-164\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-167\">\n<li id=\"u31750-166\">Arlington Public Library &#8211; Southeast Branch, Symphony Arlington Kids Notes Program, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-170\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-179\">\n<li id=\"u31750-172\">BookPeople, Bestselling Author WESLEY CHU speaking &#038; signing Time Salvager, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-174\">Brave New Books, author Jim Marrs event<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-176\">King Bee, Conflict of Interest presents: Drinks with (your) Conflict(s) of Interest, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-178\">Malvern Books, I SCREAM SOCIAL poetry reading series with A.R. Rogers, Aza Pace, and Natalie Ruiz, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-182\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-189\">\n<li id=\"u31750-184\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signs Fire and Ice: Beyond Alchemy, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-186\">Brazos Bookstore, Summer of Shakespeare: The Soliloquies with the Houston Shakespeare Festival, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-188\">Murder By the Book, Ace Atkins will sign and discuss The Redeemers, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-192\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-197\">\n<li id=\"u31750-194\">Gemini Ink, Mini-conference reading by Jennifer Bartlett and Dan Vera, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-196\">Guadalupe Theater, celebration of Macondo 20th anniversary, with the public invited to hear readings by various writers, including inaugural poet Richard Blanco. 7 p.m.; free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-200\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-203\">\n<li id=\"u31750-202\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Jenny Martin Book Signing-Tracked, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u31750-206\">Saturday, July 25<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u31750-208\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-223\">\n<li id=\"u31750-210\">BookPeople, Debut Author ALEXANDRA BURT speaking &#038; signing Remember Mia, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-212\">Brave New Books, author Jim Marrs event<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-214\">Bullock Museum, Texas Readers Theater Series: Camp Logan, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-216\">Half Price Books &#8211; Parmer Crossing, 43rd birthday party for Half Price Books, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-218\">Half Price Books &#8211; Parmer Crossing, Victoria McGuire will sell and sign her memoir It Should Not Hurt to be a Wife, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-220\">Half Price Books &#8211; Southpark Meadows, 43rd birthday party for Half Price Books, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-222\">Malvern Books, The Lion &#038; The Pirate Unplugged mic-less open mic, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-226\">Bowie<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-229\">\n<li id=\"u31750-228\">Bowie Public Library, Texas Writes by the Writers&#8217; League of Texas: presentations by authors Polly Holyoke and Ann Fields, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-232\">Cedar Hill<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-235\">\n<li id=\"u31750-234\">B&#038;N &#8211; Hillside Village, R. Jay Berry signs Sunday&#8217;s Eternal Rose, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-238\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-251\">\n<li id=\"u31750-240\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signs Fire and Ice: Beyond Alchemy, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-242\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Hank Moore will discuss and sign his new book, HOUSTON LEGENDS, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-244\">Brazos Bookstore, Weasel Patterson reading and signing THE HELL INSIDE US and David E. Cowen reading and signing THE MADNESS OF EMPTY SPACES, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-246\">Katy Budget Books, Local author D. Scozzari signs the second book in her Ninth Region series for early readers, The Knighting Nettle, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-248\">Murder By the Book, Rachel Caine will sign and discuss Ink and Bone and Jennifer Lynn Barnes will sign The Fixer, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-250\">River Oaks Bookstore, Victor Alvarez reads and signs The Huntsman, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-254\">Hurst<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-257\">\n<li id=\"u31750-256\">B&#038;N &#8211; NE Mall, Book Signing With Author Rebecca May: A Finely Crafted Novel, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-260\">Lewisville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-263\">\n<li id=\"u31750-262\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vista Ridge, Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra Kids Notes Program, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-266\">McAllen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-273\">\n<li id=\"u31750-268\">B&#038;N &#8211; Palms Crossing, Meet the Author: Xavier Garza discusses and signs The Great and Mighty Nikko, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-270\">Southlake<\/li>\n<li id=\"u31750-272\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Rebecca May signing A Finely Crafted Novel, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-276\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-279\">\n<li id=\"u31750-278\">Guadalupe Theater, celebration of Macondo 20th anniversary, \u201cAn Evening with Richard Blanco,\u201d 7 pm; admission $25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-282\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-285\">\n<li id=\"u31750-284\">Half Price Books, local author Andrea Morris will sell and sign her children\u2019s book, Caterpillar, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-288\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-291\">\n<li id=\"u31750-290\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, Janet Shawgo signs Look for Me, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u31750-294\">Sunday, July 26<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u31750-296\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-299\">\n<li id=\"u31750-298\">Dallas Public Library &#8211; Oak Lawn, Marion Moore Hill will discuss and sign her Scrappy Librarian and Deadly Past mysteries, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-302\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u31750-305\">\n<li id=\"u31750-304\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signs Fire and Ice: Beyond Alchemy, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u31750-308\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writers&#8217; League of Texas Summer Writing Retreat, Alpine, July 19-23 Macondo Workshop 20th Anniversary Celebration, San Antonio, July 22\u201326 DFW Writers Conference, Dallas, July 24\u201325 David (Shannon) Goes to the Museum exhibit, Abilene, National Children\u2019s Center for Illustrated Literature, through September 25 Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare, Longview, May 15-July 25 Sunday, July 19 Austin [&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-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228","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=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}