{"id":4087,"date":"2021-12-05T10:45:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T10:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=4087"},"modified":"2021-12-05T10:45:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T10:45:20","slug":"bookish-texas-week-12052021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=4087","title":{"rendered":"BOOKISH TEXAS FOR THE WEEK OF 12.05.2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Bookish Texas \u2022 Events Around the State<\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings,&nbsp;lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">Don&#8217;t see your book or literary event here? Email&nbsp;<\/span><u><a href=\"mailto:Events@lonestarliterary.com\"><span style=\"color:#2980b9\">Events@lonestarliterary.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#2980b9\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/u><span style=\"color:#c0392b\">with&nbsp;your complete info two weeks in advance of the issue in which your event is scheduled, and we&#8217;ll include it.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>Bookish goings-on&nbsp;in Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>compiled exclusively by Lone Star Literary Life<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color:#c0392b\"><strong>FOR THE WEEK OF 12.05.2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Please scroll down for story times<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">EXHIBITIONS&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">(*Denotes In-person Events.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Abilene, <\/b>National Center for Children\u2019s Illustrated Literature,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nccil.org\/current\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">GOLDEN LEGACY: 80 YEARS OF ORIGINAL ART FROM GOLDEN BOOKS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, through December 24<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Fort Worth, <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/departments\/library\/programs\/sendak\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Maurice Sendak Memorial Exhibition<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, Fort Worth Public Library \u2013 Central, through January 31, 2022<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">SUNDAY, December 5&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">(*Denotes In-person Events.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Writing Workshops,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writingworkshops.com\/products\/carving-out-space-in-the-literary-world-zoom-seminar\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Carving Out Space In The Literary World 1-Day Zoom Seminar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>San Antonio,&nbsp;<\/b>The Twig Bookshop,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/gil-dominguez-used-be-san-antonio\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Gil Dominguez, This Used to Be San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Malvern Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/malvernbooks.com\/event\/the-lion-the-pirate-virtual-open-mic-captioned-13\/?instance_id=3590\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Lion &amp; The Pirate Virtual Open Mic<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Spring Branch,&nbsp;<\/b>Rebecca Creek Bed &amp; Breakfast,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/385402920035375\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Book Signing with Kady Hinojosa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Elgin,&nbsp;<\/b>The Owl Wine Bar &amp; Home Goods Store,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/575582350183917?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Conversation &amp; Book Signing with Author Deborah Cole,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">&nbsp;2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Writing Barn,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritingbarn.com\/class\/misbelief-the-foundation-of-story-with-joanna-cooke-online\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Misbelief: The Foundation of Story with Joanna Cooke (ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">), 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">MONDAY, December 6&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">(*Denotes In-person Events.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Blue Willow Bookshop<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluewillowbookshop.com\/event\/lee-wind-and-paul-zelinsky-red-and-green-and-blue-and-white\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, Lee Wind and Paul Zelinsky will appear in conversation for their new picture book Red and Green and Blue and White<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Murder By The Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/MTM-Corbett\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">MTM Presents David Corbett &#8211; Virtual Event<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/malvernbooks.com\/event\/austin-community-college-literary-coffeehouse-with-kendra-christel-2\/?instance_id=3587\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Austin Community College Literary Coffeehouse with Maurice Chammah<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Murder By The Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/MTM-Queally\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">MTM James Queally &#8211; Virtual Event<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">TUESDAY, December 7&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">(*Denotes In-person Events.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>San Antonio, <\/b>The Twig Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/gaylon-finklea-hecker-and-marianne-odom-growing-lone-star-state-notable-texans-remember-their\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Gaylon Finklea Hecker and Marianne Odom, Growing Up in the Lone Star State: Notable Texans Remember Their Childhoods<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Brazos Bookstore, Women in the Visual and Literary Arts, and the Houston Writers Guild, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brazosbookstore.com\/event\/virtual-spooky-christmas\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Virtual &#8211; Spooky Christmas<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Houston, <\/b>Origin Cowork, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/290410129620451\/?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Book signing for The Big Empty with Loren Steffy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Dallas, <\/b>LitNight, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LitNightDallas\/?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">LitNight Dallas,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Murder By The Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/shelton\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Paige Shelton &#8211; Virtual Event<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">National Black Book Festival, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nationalblackbookfestival\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Black Authors Matter TV<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Dallas, <\/b>The Wild Detectives,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/thewilddetectives.com\/events\/cremation-with-valerie-miles\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Book launch of Cremation (New Directions, 2021), the masterpiece from one of our most beloved Spanish authors, Rafael Chirbes, translated by Valerie Miles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Writer\u2019s Garret<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersgarret.org\/stone-soup-peer-critique-workgroups\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, Stone Soup Mixed Genre<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Austin, <\/b>Austin Poetry Slam, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/415636926892480\/?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">APS Performance &amp; Writing Workshop Series| Open Mic Hosted by Tova Charles<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"ES\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>San Antonio<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/166638605579504\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><b><span lang=\"ES\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span lang=\"ES\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">PuroSlam ft. DJ Donnie Dee<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"ES\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 9:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">WEDNESDAY, December 8&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">(*Denotes In-person Events.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*Dallas,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> Dallas Theater Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/book-launch-event-jonathan-nortons-penny-candy-tickets-211432449147?fbclid=IwAR0pMcxAWlyCrT-7TzPDD4KzkBlE7ZdaAxPV79lLvxFsuAopBpTFIHBdcP4\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">penny candy: a confection book launch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>San Antonio, <\/b>&nbsp;JCC San Antonio, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/site-event-jcc-author-speaker-series-evening-brad-aronson-author-humankind-changing-world-one\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">JCC Author Speaker Series: An Evening with Brad Aronson, author of HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act at a Time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Writers\u2019 League of Texas, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersleague.org\/calendar\/composingastandoutqueryletter2021\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\u201cFirst Impressions Are Everything: Composing A Standout Query Letter\u201d with Becka Oliver,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Gemini Ink, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/geminiink.org\/events\/the-big-texas-read-featuring-sergio-troncoso\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Big Texas Read featuring Sergio Troncoso \u2013 <i>A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant\u2019s Son<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Dallas, <\/b>The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewilddetectives.com\/events\/inner-moonlight-shug-avery\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Inner Moonlight:<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Shug Avery for live poetry from one featured writer, with a brief open mic to follow,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Houston, <\/b>Write About Now, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/650332909337649\/?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Write About Now Poetry Open Mic ft. Fresh Linen,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Katy Budget Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katybooks.com\/event\/far-side-moon-virtual-event-liisa-jorgensen\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Far Side of the Moon Virtual Event with Liisa Jorgensen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">THURSDAY, December 9&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">(*Denotes In-person Events.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Murder By The Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/Holiday-Panel\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Anne Marie Ryan, Jenny Bayliss, and Maggie Knox in conversation &#8211; Virtual Event,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Abilene, <\/b>Texas Star Trading Co, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/271319714913418\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Book Signing with John Thompson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Blue Willow Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluewillowbookshop.com\/event\/natasha-ngan-and-rebecca-kuang-instagram-live\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Natasha Ngan will appear on Instagram Live to discuss her new book Girls of Fate and Fury. She will be in conversation with Rebecca Kuang<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Austin, <\/b>Austin Public Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/448068300020734\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Give a Great Story Book Crafting Workshop<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>San Antonio, <\/b>The Twig Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/florence-weinberg-alamo\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Florence Weinberg, Before the Alamo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Murder By The Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/Bradford-Kuhn\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Laura Bradford and Cynthia Kuhn in conversation &#8211; Virtual Event<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Bookwoman, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebookwoman.com\/event\/2nd-thursday-poetry-letters-sent-inland-selected-poems-glynn-monroe-irby-open-mic\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">2nd Thursday Poetry: Letters Sent Inland: Selected Poems of Glynn Monroe Irby + Open Mic,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">FRIDAY, December 10&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">(*Denotes In-person Events.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Writing Barn,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/thewritingbarn.com\/class\/craft-webinar-structural-strategies-for-expository-nonfiction-with-rebecca-e-hirsch-and-heather-l-montgomery\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Craft Webinar: Structural Strategies for Expository Nonfiction with Rebecca E. Hirsch and Heather L. Montgomery<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 10:30AM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Comfort, <\/b>8th Street Market, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/362415435653842\/?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Comfort Zone Book Signing with Author Kimberly Fish<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Dallas, <\/b>Talulah &amp; HESS, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/286044603443412\/?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Book Signing with The Baker Mama, Maegan Brown<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Bookwoman<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebookwoman.com\/event\/bookwoman-presents-tejanaland-teresa-palomo-acosta\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, BookWoman presents Tejanaland by Teresa Palomo Acosta<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/malvernbooks.com\/event\/joshua-nguyen-book-launch\/?instance_id=3502\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Joshua Nguyen Book Launch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Murder By The Book, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murderbooks.com\/Deaver-Sager\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Jeffery Deaver in conversation with Riley Sager &#8211; Virtual Event<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Wichita Falls, <\/b>The Museum of North Texas History, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/468631784592435\/?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Women of Wichita County Texas Book Signing<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 3:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">SATURDAY, December 11&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><u>&nbsp;<\/u><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">(*Denotes In-person Events.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritingbarn.com\/class\/mini-retreat-for-the-weekend-warrior-with-claire-campbell-online-2\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Mini-Retreat for the Weekend Warrior with Claire Campbell ONLINE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Writer\u2019s Garret, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersgarret.org\/stone-soup-peer-critique-workgroups\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Stone Soup Prose &amp; Poetry<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">ACFW-DFW, &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/325334839127419\/?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Presents Josh Fortney &#8220;Book Launch Tips &amp; Tricks&#8221;Tips<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brazosbookstore.com\/event\/virtual-holiday-story-time-matt-tavares-dasher\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">VIRTUAL &#8211; Holiday Story Time with Matt Tavares \u2013 DASHER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>San Antonio, <\/b>The Twig Bookshop<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/keith-rees-enchanted-old-ruin\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, Keith Rees, This Enchanted Old Ruin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>San Antonio, <\/b>Dead Tree Books<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/950940265819371\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, Book Signing &#8211; I am a Gift and I Have Many Gifts \u2013 Meet Author Johana Lizeth Hernandez,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Grand Prairie,<\/b> The Epic, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1129348577599561\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Always Be Your Best You &#8211; Book Release with Author Warren Landrum,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Grapevine, <\/b>House of Mo Boutique, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/423229642722597\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Book Signing with Ann Ensey Papayoti<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>San Antonio, <\/b>The Twig Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/david-h-garcia-pandemic-preaching\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">David H. Garcia, Pandemic Preaching<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Tumblewords Project, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1670400303167747\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Ekphrastic Poetry: Responses to the art of Kemlyn Tan Bappe,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>San Angelo, <\/b>Old Town Books<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/3049691145286695\/?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, Book Signing and Discussion with Regina Corbin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">SUNDAY, December 12<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><u>&nbsp;<\/u><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">(*Denotes In-person Events.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*San Antonio, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Twig Bookshop, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/f-howard-billings-when-gods-war-roman-candle\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">F. Howard Billings, When Gods War (Roman Candle),<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Writing Barn, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritingbarn.com\/class\/writing-neurodivergent-characters-with-sensitivity-online\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Writing Neurodivergent Characters with Sensitivity (ONLINE),<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/malvernbooks.com\/event\/texas-poetry-calendar-reading-7\/?instance_id=3578\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Texas Poetry Calendar Reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*<b>Lubbock, <\/b>Atomic Lounge &amp; Pizza Kitchen, <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/447632326807741\/?\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Christmas Q&amp;A and Book Signing: Katharine Hayhoe, SAVING US,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><u><span style=\"font-size:16.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">STORY TIMES&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><u><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">(*Denotes In-person Events.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Lark &amp; Owl Booksellers,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/larkandowlbooksellers\/photos\/a.2086876574886301\/2637030416537578\/?type=3&amp;theater\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Super Silly Story Time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, M, W &amp; F, 9:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Allen Public Library \u2013&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AllenPublicLibrary\/events\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">M-TH at 10:15 via Facebook Live<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Leaves Books &amp; Tea,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/leavesbooktea\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">read-aloud story time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, T-Th, 2PM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Seguin Public Library \u2013&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seguintexas.gov\/programs\/children_s_programs\/storytimes.php\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Toddler &amp; Preschool Storytime via Zoom, T &amp; W, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, or for the Whole Family, T at 11:15AM&nbsp;outside<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Dallas Public Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dallaslibrary\/photos\/a.167136979964067\/3141800365831032\/?type=3&amp;theater\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">children\u2019s story time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, T&nbsp;&amp; Th, 10:30AM ZOOM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*Fort Worth,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/240670529_4551623658232658_1759700463829652026_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&amp;ccb=1-5&amp;_nc_sid=730e14&amp;_nc_ohc=bMCpA9lM2hQAX_R5OGd&amp;_nc_oc=AQmu-v8U5xm76kzYrTxhKRDot57oiZptmFwOS0eXNnivbdcfHqkKbphX_BwEw26_PCM&amp;tn=trSD1rssMng6l0TB&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&amp;oh=79b295f434a4c15c6f21dd5fc6e53ebe&amp;oe=61355AD5\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Monkey and Dog Books<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, Story Time, T &amp; F at 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Old Town Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/oldtownbookstx\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">children\u2019s story time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, T&nbsp;&amp; F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Longview Public Library \u2013&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longviewtexas.gov\/2896\/Story-Times\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">T, Facebook Live at 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">North Richland Hills Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NRHlibrary\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, virtual story time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, T, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*New Braunfels,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookhaus.com\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Book Haus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, musical story time, T, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*Midland,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.midland.tx.us\/150\/Public-Libraries\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Centennial Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, story time, W, 10:30AM &amp; 11:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">*Midland,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.co.midland.tx.us\/150\/Public-Libraries\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Downtown Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, story time, TH, 10:30AM &amp; 11:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Texian Books,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/texianbooks\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">tiny Texians story time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, F, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Twig Book Shop,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/online-storytime-join-miss-instagram-special-online-storytime-0\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Miss Anastasia online story time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, F, 10:30AM INSTAGRAM LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Brazos Bookstore,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrazosBookstore\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">virtual story time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, Sat, 10:30AM FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Harris County Public Libraries &#8211; Fairbanks Branch:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fairbankslibrary\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">a variety of story times throughout the week<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">San Antonio Public Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/guides.mysapl.org\/c.php?g=1015265&amp;p=7362460\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">children\u2019s story times throughout the week<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">El Paso Public Library<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ELPASOPUBLICLIBRARY\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, a variety of children\u2019s programming<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">&nbsp;throughout the week FACEBOOK LIVE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Houston Public Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/houstonlibrary\/\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">virtual story time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, daily, times vary.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Laredo Public Libraries,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LAREDOPUBLICLIBRARY\/photos\/a.269321466420919\/3083990311620673\/?type=3&amp;theater\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">story time live<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, days &amp; times vary, YOUTUBE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Irving Public Library,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCAGoVjGzs2fHSb32WeUi2Bg\" style=\"color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">online story time<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">, days &amp; times vary, YOUTUBE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">The Doseum,&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedoseum.org\/do-it-at-home\/category\/Storytime\" style=\"color:#0563c1; 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