{"id":471,"date":"2018-12-31T12:26:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T12:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=471"},"modified":"2018-12-31T12:26:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T12:26:09","slug":"special-events-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=471","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u107198-24\">\n<li id=\"u107198-5\"><span id=\"u107198-3\">Little Free Library Texas Tour, various locations,<\/span><span id=\"u107198-4\"> March 2 &#8211; 15<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-8\"><span id=\"u107198-6\">31st Annual Texas Storytelling Festival, Denton,<\/span><span id=\"u107198-7\"> March 10 &#8211; 13<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-11\"><span id=\"u107198-9\">Barrio Writers Spring Break Writing Camp, Austin,<\/span><span id=\"u107198-10\"> March 15 &#8211; 17<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-14\"><span id=\"u107198-12\">National Book Awards Festival,<\/span> Huntsville, March 16 &#8211; 18<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-17\"><span id=\"u107198-15\">Texas-Mexico Relations and the 2016 Election,<\/span> Dallas and Stephenville, March 16-17<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-23\"><span id=\"u107198-18\">ALL-CON 2016, <\/span>Dallas, March 17 &#8211; 20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u107198-26\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u107198-42\">\n<li id=\"u107198-29\"><span id=\"u107198-27\">Shakespeare in Print and Performance, <\/span><span id=\"u107198-28\">Austin, December 21 &#8211; May 29<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-32\"><span id=\"u107198-30\">Encounters and Discoveries in Literature: Celebrating Arte P\u00fablico Press and Twentieth Century Latina\/o Literature,<\/span> Houston, January 18 &#8211; June 30<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-35\"><span id=\"u107198-33\">Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America,<\/span> Honey Grove, March 1 &#8211; 31<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-38\"><span id=\"u107198-36\">Shakespeare&#8217;s First Folio Exhibit,<\/span> College Station, March 8 &#8211; April 3<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-41\"><span id=\"u107198-39\">In His Own Words: The Life and Work of C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez,<\/span> San Antonio, March 15 &#8211; April 30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u107198-45\">Sunday, March 13<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u107198-47\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-56\">\n<li id=\"u107198-49\">JW Marriott, SXSW: Connecting Through Story Meetup with Diana Ceres, Senior Editor at Greenleaf Book Group, 12:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-51\">Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents \u201cArbitrary &#038; Nonsensical,\u201d 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-53\">Monkeywrench Books, Radical mental health zine project discussion, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-55\">Yarborough Branch-Austin Public Library, Meet the Author: Rhys Bowen, author of Her Royal Spyness, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-59\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-62\">\n<li id=\"u107198-61\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, Margie Norum will sell and sign her memoir Mom\u2019s Journey, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-65\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-70\">\n<li id=\"u107198-67\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer, Seymour Reaches the Sky signing with Elaine O&#8217;Rourke, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-69\">Murder By the Book, C.J. Box will sign and discuss the newest Joe Pickett novel, Off The Grid, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u107198-73\">Monday, March 14<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u107198-75\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-82\">\n<li id=\"u107198-77\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box will discuss and sign his new Joe Pickett novel Off the Grid, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-79\">Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live: New York Times film critic A.O. Scott will discuss and sign Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-81\">Horchow Auditorium, Arts &#038; Letters Live: Texas Bound II &#8211; Hindsight readings by Pam Dougherty, Jeffrey Schmidt and Stephen Tobolowsky, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-85\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-90\">\n<li id=\"u107198-87\">Menil Collection, Poet and photographer Ewa Zebrowski reads and signs copies of her new book, twombly, italia, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-89\">Murder By the Book, Mark Tompkins will sign his debut novel The Last Days of Magic, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u107198-93\">Tuesday, March 15<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u107198-95\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-100\">\n<li id=\"u107198-97\">Malvern Books, Fog Machine: A Night of Poetry, featuring five visiting poets: Precious Uwuigbe, Zachary Cosby, Catch Business, Rachel Bell, and Shy Watson , 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-99\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-103\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-106\">\n<li id=\"u107198-105\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-109\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-112\">\n<li id=\"u107198-111\">Collin College &#8211; Preston Ridge Campus, Book In Common: Peter Heller discusses and signs The Dog Stars, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-115\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-118\">\n<li id=\"u107198-117\">Brazos Bookstore, Paul Ryan Frank reciting from and signing THE OPPOSITE OF PEOPLE, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-121\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-124\">\n<li id=\"u107198-123\">The Korova, PuroSlam! with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u107198-127\">Wednesday, March 16<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u107198-129\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-132\">\n<li id=\"u107198-131\">St. Edward&#8217;s University, Cassandra Clare discusses and signs Lady Midnight, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-135\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-140\">\n<li id=\"u107198-137\">Dallas Center for Photography, Loli Kantor discusses and signs Beyond the Forest, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-139\">The Wild Detectives, Andrea Amosson reads and signs Told from the Hips, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-143\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-146\">\n<li id=\"u107198-145\">Fort Worth Botanic Garden Center, Paul Chaplo discusses and signs Marfa Flights: Aerial Views of Big Bend Country, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-149\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-154\">\n<li id=\"u107198-151\">AvantGarden, Write About Now poetry open mic, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-153\">Ouisie&#8217;s Table, Debra Winegarten discusses and signs Oveta Culp Hobby at a meeting of the Houston Woman Magazine Book Club, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-157\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-162\">\n<li id=\"u107198-159\">Collin College &#8211; Spring Creek Campus, Book In Common: writer&#8217;s workshop with Peter Heller, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-161\">Colling College &#8211; Spring Creek Campus, Book In Common: Peter Heller discusses and signs The Dog Stars, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u107198-165\">Thursday, March 17<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u107198-167\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-172\">\n<li id=\"u107198-169\">BookPeople, Writers&#8217; League of Texas Third Thursday Panel: Writing about the Military, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-171\">Resistencia Bookstore, Barrio Writers Spring Break Writing Camp participants reading, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-175\">Bul Verde<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-178\">\n<li id=\"u107198-177\">Comal County League of Women Voters, Debra Winegarten presents Oveta Culp Hobby, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-181\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-184\">\n<li id=\"u107198-183\">Horchow Auditorium, Arts &#038; Letters Live &#8211; Tracy K. Smith &#038; Kevin Young: Poetry, Place &#038; Race, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-187\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-192\">\n<li id=\"u107198-189\">Murder By the Book, Brian Freeman will sign and discuss his newest book Goodbye To The Dead, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-191\">The Health Museum, Molly and Gary Whitney present Thistle Downe, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-195\">McKinney<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-198\">\n<li id=\"u107198-197\">Collin College, Book In Common: Peter Heller discusses and signs The Dog Stars, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u107198-201\">Friday, March 18<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u107198-203\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-208\">\n<li id=\"u107198-205\">BookWoman, South By North Lamar &#8211; Annual Showcase Celebrating the Power of Women in Music- to benefit BookWoman , 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-207\">Malvern Books, I SCREAM SOCIAL, featuring young women poets and fiction writers from the Austin community: Kendra Fortmeyer, Melanie Westerberg, and Janalyn Guo, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-211\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-218\">\n<li id=\"u107198-213\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Christy Ford signs Rainbow Wings, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-215\">Dallas Institute of Humanities, Renowned Dutch author Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer presents his novel La Superba, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-217\">Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam featuring Amir Safi, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-221\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-224\">\n<li id=\"u107198-223\">Congregation B\u2019nai Israel, Writer in Residence Marion Winik delivers &#8220;Living your Passion&#8221; homily, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-227\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-232\">\n<li id=\"u107198-229\">Murder By the Book, Owen Laukkanen will sign and discuss The Watcher in the Wall, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-231\">Unity of Houston (Unity Church of Christianity), John Bradshaw, author of Bradshaw On: The Family, lectures on &#8220;Recovering Your Innocence,&#8221; 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-235\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-238\">\n<li id=\"u107198-237\">Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink: Featured readers are Debra Monroe, Ben Olgu\u00edn, and Frances Santos, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u107198-241\">Saturday, March 19<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u107198-243\">Amarillo<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-246\">\n<li id=\"u107198-245\">B&#038;N, The Rampart book signing with Vanessa Chavez, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-249\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-254\">\n<li id=\"u107198-251\">Recycled Reads, open mic showcase, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-253\">Yarborough Library, Austin Poetry Society Meeting featuring Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-257\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-266\">\n<li id=\"u107198-259\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Meet children&#8217;s author Wanda Vassallo, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-261\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Kurt Boxdorfer signs The Inside-Out Speaker: Untold Truths and Strategies On How to Be a Better Speaker, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-263\">Horchow Auditorium, Arts &#038; Letters Live &#8211; Rainn Wilson: Quirks, Comedy &#038; Creativity, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-265\">Latino Cultural Arts Center, In Reality and Fantasy &#8211; Diversity Done Right featuring author Cynthia Leitich-Smith, 9AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-269\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-272\">\n<li id=\"u107198-271\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: &#8220;It&#8217;s in the Cards&#8221; with Snookie Golding, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-275\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-278\">\n<li id=\"u107198-277\">B&#038;N &#8211; Hulen Center, Rainbow Wings book signing with C. T. Ford, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-281\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-284\">\n<li id=\"u107198-283\">Half Price Books, local author Lonna Enox will sell and sign Blood Relations, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-287\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-292\">\n<li id=\"u107198-289\">Congregation B\u2019nai Israel, Memoir and Writing Workshop with Marion Winik, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-291\">Rosenberg Library, Reading by Marion Winik, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-295\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-314\">\n<li id=\"u107198-297\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer, Dr. Glenn Toby signs Lil&#8217; G Faces the Brooklyn Bully, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-299\">B&#038;N &#8211; The Woodlands, John Callahan signs Grace in the Rat Race, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-301\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Chandler Baker and Charlotte Huang will discuss and sign TEEN FRANKENSTEIN and FOR THE RECORD, joined by Kristin Rae, author of WISH YOU WERE ITALIAN, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-303\">Brazos Bookstore, Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer reading and signing LA SUPERBA, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-305\">Half Price Books &#8211; Westheimer\/Montrose, local author Cindy Schroppel will sell and sign her Christian novel, Skandalon, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-307\">Murder By the Book, C.S. Harris will sign and discuss the new Sebastian St. Cyr book, When Falcons Fall, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-309\">River Oaks Bookstore, Marie Cook will discuss and sign Texas Coast Experience, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-311\">The Printing Museum, Workshop: Binding a Classic Hard Cover Book, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-313\">Unity of Houston (Unity Church of Christianity), John Bradshaw, author of Bradshaw On: The Family, presents &#8220;Becoming a Child-like Adult&#8221; Workshop, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-317\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-320\">\n<li id=\"u107198-319\">B&#038;N &#8211; Creekwalk Village, Meet Authors Manning Wolfe and Bill Rodgers, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-323\">Round Rock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-326\">\n<li id=\"u107198-325\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Frontera, A Wasp in the Fig Tree book signing with Mary Bryan Stafford, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-329\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-334\">\n<li id=\"u107198-331\">Gemini Ink, &#8220;Life Becomes Art: Form in the Essay &#038; Memoir&#8221; workshop with Debra Monroe, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-333\">The Twig Book Shop, Victoria Peace Green discusses and signs Give Me Five for Fangs, Feathers, and Faith!: A Devotional for Tweenagers, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-337\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-340\">\n<li id=\"u107198-339\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Pablo De Leon signing Limitless, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-343\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-346\">\n<li id=\"u107198-345\">Half Price Books, local author Jennifer De Leon will sell and sign The Hunter\u2019s Guide to Tall Tales, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u107198-352\">\n<li id=\"u107198-351\">B&#038;N, Shemane Nugent signs Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll Your Way to Happy, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u107198-355\">Sunday, March 20<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u107198-357\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-366\">\n<li id=\"u107198-359\">Half Price Books &#8211; Southpark Meadows, Carla Butler will sell and sign her memoir, This Little Girl\u2019s Journey: My Lifelong Search for My Biological Father and Family, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-361\">Malvern Books, Austin Community Salutes Springtime and the Belle of Amherst, hosted by W. Joe Hoppe and Brett Reeves, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-363\">Malvern Books, The Lion &#038; The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic with Special Guest Maria Palacios, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-365\">Recycled Reads, spoken word, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-369\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-374\">\n<li id=\"u107198-371\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, E. C. Murray signs A Long Way From Paris, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-373\">South Dallas Cultural Center, In The Words Of a Sistah: I Am Here &#8211; all female poetry show, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-377\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-380\">\n<li id=\"u107198-379\">Congregation B\u2019nai Israel, OLLI class with Writer in Residence Marion Winik, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u107198-383\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u107198-388\">\n<li id=\"u107198-385\">B&#038;N &#8211; San Pedro, T. Irwin Sessions signing San Antonio&#8217;s Historic Architecture, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u107198-387\">The Twig Book Shop, T. 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