{"id":527,"date":"2018-12-31T12:40:26","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T12:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=527"},"modified":"2018-12-31T12:40:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T12:40:26","slug":"special-events-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=527","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u122101-14\">\n<li id=\"u122101-5\"><span id=\"u122101-3\">Houston Writers Guild Annual Conference,<\/span> April 29 &#8211; May 1<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-7\"><span id=\"u122101-6\">Children&#8217;s Book Week, May 2 &#8211; 8<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-10\"><span id=\"u122101-8\">Gulf Coast Indie Book Fair,<\/span> Houston, May 7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-13\"><span id=\"u122101-11\">39th Annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships,<\/span> Austin, May 7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u122101-16\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u122101-29\">\n<li id=\"u122101-19\"><span id=\"u122101-17\">Shakespeare in Print and Performance, <\/span><span id=\"u122101-18\">Austin, December 21 &#8211; May 29<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-22\"><span id=\"u122101-20\">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=\"u122101-25\"><span id=\"u122101-23\">Necessary Work: Bryce Milligan&#8217;s World of Words and Design,<\/span> San Antonio, April 9 &#8211; May 21<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-28\"><span id=\"u122101-26\">Texas Writers Exhibition,<\/span> Dallas, April 17 &#8211; May 14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u122101-32\">Sunday, May 1<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u122101-34\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-41\">\n<li id=\"u122101-36\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Meet and Greet Book Signings With the Texas Association of Authors, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-38\">BookPeople, Award-Winning Author JOHN BOESSENECKER speaking &#038; signing Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-40\">Malvern Books, celebrating the winners of the Texas Association of Authors\u2019 fifth annual Book Awards Contest, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-44\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-47\">\n<li id=\"u122101-46\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Lottie Guttry signs Alligator Creek, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-50\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-57\">\n<li id=\"u122101-52\">Carl Walker Jr. Multi-Purpose Center, lecture and book signing with Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan, authors of Democracy Now!: 20 years of Covering the Movements Changing America, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-54\">Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center &#8212; Kaplan Theater, Mani-Pedi STAT with author Deb Ebenstein, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-56\">Murder By the Book, Susan Wittig Albert will sign and discuss the new China Bayles mystery, Blood Orange, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u122101-60\">Monday, May 2<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u122101-62\">Allen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-65\">\n<li id=\"u122101-64\">Allen Public Library, Meet Jamie Ford author of Hotel On The Corner of Bitter and Sweet and Songs of Willow Frost, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-68\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-71\">\n<li id=\"u122101-70\">BookPeople, Founder of StoryCorps Dave Isay speaking &#038; signing Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-74\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-77\">\n<li id=\"u122101-76\">SMU &#8211; McFarlin Auditorium, The Ebby Halliday Companies Lecture: James Carville, author of It\u2019s the Middle Class, Stupid!, and Karl Rove, author of The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters, moderated by Jim Lehrer, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-80\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-85\">\n<li id=\"u122101-82\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, Freddy the Frogcaster and the Terrible Tornado book signing with Janice Dean, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-84\">Murder By the Book, Renee Patrick will sign and discuss Design for Dying, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u122101-88\">Tuesday, May 3<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u122101-90\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-97\">\n<li id=\"u122101-92\">BookPeople, NANCI TURNER STEVESON speaking &#038; signing Swing Sideways, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-94\">The North Door, Owen Egerton&#8217;s ONE PAGE SALON with Nina Swamidoss McConigley, John Erler, John Pipkin, Tatiana Ryckman and David R. Perkins, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-96\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-100\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-105\">\n<li id=\"u122101-102\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Freddy the Frogcaster and the Terrible Tornado book signing with Janice Dean, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-104\">Horchow Auditorium, Arts &#038; Letters Live: StoryCorps founder Dave Isay presents Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-108\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-111\">\n<li id=\"u122101-110\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-114\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-121\">\n<li id=\"u122101-116\">Asia Society Texas Center, Authors and Asia: Somini Sengupta discusses and signs The End of Karma: Hope and Fury Among India\u2019s Young, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-118\">Katy Budget Books, Dale Tyson discusses and signs Work Yourself Out of a Job: Take Control of Your Destiny and Reap the Rewards You Desire, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-120\">Murder By the Book, L.S. Hilton will sign and discuss Maestra, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-124\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-129\">\n<li id=\"u122101-126\">The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-128\">Viva Tacoland, The Big Give SA: Step Up to the Mic for Gemini Ink, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u122101-132\">Wednesday, May 4<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u122101-134\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-141\">\n<li id=\"u122101-136\">BookPeople, Writer and Musician CAROLINE GNAGY speaking &#038; signing Texas Jailhouse Music: A Prison Band History, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-138\">Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Jeffrey Meikle presents Postcard America, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-140\">The Paramount Theatre, an evening with humor writer David Sedaris, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-144\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-147\">\n<li id=\"u122101-146\">TCU Bookstore, Meet the Author: Loli Kanto signs BEYOND THE FOREST: Jewish Presence in Eastern Europe 2004-2012, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-150\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-155\">\n<li id=\"u122101-152\">Brazos Bookstore, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni reads and signs BEFORE WE VISIT THE GODDESS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-154\">Rudyard&#8217;s, Storm Songs &#038; Stories: a multimedia open mic featuring stories, spoken word pieces, songs and poems on the subject of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Ike, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u122101-158\">Thursday, May 5<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u122101-160\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-165\">\n<li id=\"u122101-162\">BookPeople, Humane Society President and CEO WAYNE PACELLE in conversation with JOHN MACKEY speaking &#038; signing The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Elightened Consumers are Transforming the Lives of Animals, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-164\">Malvern Books, Fantastical Fictions with Stina Leicht, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-168\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-171\">\n<li id=\"u122101-170\">TCU Bookstore, Meet the Author: Loli Kanto signs BEYOND THE FOREST: Jewish Presence in Eastern Europe 2004-2012, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-174\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-179\">\n<li id=\"u122101-176\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Fierce Reads 2016 tour with Cecelia Ahern, Harriet Reuter Hapgood, Marie Rutkoski and local author Jennifer Mathieu, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-178\">Brazos Bookstore, Ken Ilgunas discusses and signs TRESPASSING ACROSS AMERICA, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-182\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-185\">\n<li id=\"u122101-184\">Texas Tech, Creative Writing Reading Series presents Mara Naselli, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u122101-188\">Friday, May 6<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u122101-190\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-193\">\n<li id=\"u122101-192\">Malvern Books, Pterod\u00e1ctilo Poetry &#038; Ptamale Party, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-196\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-201\">\n<li id=\"u122101-198\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers Are Transforming the Lives of Animals book signing with Wayne Pacelle, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-200\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Martha Lemasters signs The Step: One Woman&#8217;s Journey to Finding Her Own Happiness and Success During the Apollo Space Program, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-204\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-209\">\n<li id=\"u122101-206\">Brazos Bookstore, Inka Mathew discusses and signs TINY PANTONE OBJECTS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-208\">Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, Connie Kang, Ji Jiahuang and Zeng Jianjun discuss Zhinqing: Stories from China\u2019s Special Generation by Houston Zhiqing Writers Group, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-212\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-217\">\n<li id=\"u122101-214\">The Dominion Country Club, Coleen Grissom, author of The World According to Coleen and A Novel Approach to Life, will speak at the Dominion Women&#8217;s Forum, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-216\">The Twig Book Shop, Texas Meets New Mexico: Two Women Poets reading &#038; book signing with Sharon Olinka and Veronica Golos, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u122101-220\">Saturday, May 7<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u122101-222\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-225\">\n<li id=\"u122101-224\">B&#038;N &#8211; The Parks Mall, The Step: One Woman&#8217;s Journey to Finding her Own Happiness and Success During the Apollo Space Program book signing with Martha Lemasters, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-228\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-243\">\n<li id=\"u122101-230\">AT&#038;T Executive Education &#038; Conference Center, Listen to Your Mother: a series of original readings performed live on stage by their authors, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-232\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Dana Barney signs Flatline, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-234\">BookPeople, Story time: BRIAN LIES reading &#038; signing Gator Dad, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-236\">BookPeople, Curator of TED Talks CHRIS ANDERSON speaking and signing TED Talks: The Official Ted Guide to Public Speaking, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-238\">Malvern Books, Hothouse Literary Journal Release Party, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-240\">St. Edward&#8217;s University, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: &#8220;Taking the Mystery out of Writing Mysteries&#8221; with Karen MacInerney, 9AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-242\">The Writing Barn, In Depth Day of Craft and Convo with Literary Agent Erzsi Deak, 9:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-246\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-249\">\n<li id=\"u122101-248\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Wanda Spears signs The Bedtime Song and My Handprints, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-252\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-255\">\n<li id=\"u122101-254\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: &#8220;The Mother of It All&#8221; with Azucena Dom\u00ednguez, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-258\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-261\">\n<li id=\"u122101-260\">The Dock Bookshop, The Dock Bookshop 8th Anniversary Celebration &#038; Fundraiser, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-264\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-277\">\n<li id=\"u122101-266\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer, Cara Skinner signs General Houston&#8217;s Little Spy, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-268\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Pat Miller will share and sign her new picture book, THE HOLE STORY OF THE DOUGHNUT, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-270\">Houston Public Library &#8211; Central, Public Poetry celebrates its 5th anniversary with poets Emmy P\u00e9rez, Conor Bracken, Emily Bludworth de Barrios and Brandon Lampson, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-272\">Katy Budget Books, Wendy Isaac Bergin signs Threshold of Eden and The Piper&#8217;s Story, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-274\">Murder By the Book, Ace Atkins will sign and discuss Robert B. Parker&#8217;s Slow Burn, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-276\">Writespace, Workshop: Jumpstart Your Writing with Holly Walrath, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-280\">Hurst<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-283\">\n<li id=\"u122101-282\">B&#038;N &#8211; North East Mall, The Step: One&#8217;s Woman&#8217;s Journey to Finding her Own Happiness and Success During the Apollo Space Program book signing with Martha Lemasters, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-286\">Pearland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-289\">\n<li id=\"u122101-288\">B&#038;N, Paula King-Harper signs Prosperous Living, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-292\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-297\">\n<li id=\"u122101-294\">Gemini Ink, Reading Deeply\/Writing Deeply: Talking Back to the Gods workshop with Veronica Golos, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-296\">The Twig Book Shop, Linda Brooks reads and signs The Calling of Ella McFarland, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-300\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-309\">\n<li id=\"u122101-302\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Loiacono Literary Agency Presents a Collaborative Author Signing with Kathleen M. Rodgers, Drema Berkheimer and Jan Morrill, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-304\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Illuminae book signing with Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-306\">The Woodlands<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-308\">Lone Star College &#8211; Montgomery, Annual Walt Whitman Birthday Celebration, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u122101-312\">Sunday, May 8<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u122101-314\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u122101-321\">\n<li id=\"u122101-316\">BookPeople, Award-winning YA Authors AMIE KAUFMAN &#038; JAY KRISTOFF speaking and signing Illuminae, and Local YA Author AMY TINTERA speaking &#038; signing Ruined, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-318\">Malvern Books, Mother\u2019s Day Reading with Revolution Writing Workshop, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u122101-320\">Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents &#8220;Saying the Magic Words,&#8221; 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u122101-324\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston Writers Guild Annual Conference, April 29 &#8211; May 1 Children&#8217;s Book Week, May 2 &#8211; 8 Gulf Coast Indie Book Fair, Houston, May 7 39th Annual O. 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