{"id":546,"date":"2018-12-31T12:44:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T12:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=546"},"modified":"2018-12-31T12:44:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T12:44:50","slug":"special-events-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u127323-6\">\n<li id=\"u127323-5\"><span id=\"u127323-3\">Boldface: A Conference for Emerging Writers, <\/span><span id=\"u127323-4\">Houston, May 23-27<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u127323-9\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u127323-16\">\n<li id=\"u127323-12\"><span id=\"u127323-10\">Shakespeare in Print and Performance, <\/span><span id=\"u127323-11\">Austin, December 21 &#8211; May 29<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-15\"><span id=\"u127323-13\">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<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u127323-19\">Sunday, May 22<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u127323-21\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-26\">\n<li id=\"u127323-23\">BookPeople, YA Novelists SAMANTHA MABRY &#038; JOY PREBLE speaking &#038; signing A Fierce and Subtle Poison and It Wasn&#8217;t Always Like This, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-25\">Malvern Books, an afternoon with poets Brandon Lamson and Brian Nicolet, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-29\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-34\">\n<li id=\"u127323-31\">Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live!: Dr. Buzz Aldrin presents No Dream is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-33\">Horchow Auditorium, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents Drew Daywalt and The Day the Crayons Came Home, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-37\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-40\">\n<li id=\"u127323-39\">B&#038;N &#8211; Golden Triangle Mall, Meet Jet Arnett, author of the &#8216;Miracles and Murder&#8217; Series, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-43\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-46\">\n<li id=\"u127323-45\">Half Price Books &#8211; Ridgmar, Governor Greg Abbott will sign Broken But Unbowed: The Fight to Fix a Broken America, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-49\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-52\">\n<li id=\"u127323-51\">B&#038;N &#8211; Creekwalk Village, Governor Greg Abbott signs Broken but Unbowed, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-55\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-58\">\n<li id=\"u127323-57\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Jenny Martin signing Marked, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-61\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-64\">\n<li id=\"u127323-63\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony Mall, Lindsey Scholl signing The Advocate Trilogy and Cindy Wu signing Our Global Families: Christians Embracing Common Identity in a Changing World, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-67\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-70\">\n<li id=\"u127323-69\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, Mike Sasser signs Simple, Inexpensive, and Painless Weight Loss, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u127323-73\">Monday, May 23<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u127323-75\">Abilene<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-78\">\n<li id=\"u127323-77\">Hastings, Governor Greg Abbott will sign Broken but Unbowed, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-81\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-84\">\n<li id=\"u127323-83\">BookPeople, Comedian, Writer and Musician DAVE HILLspeaking &#038; signing Dave Hill Doesn&#8217;t Live Here Anymore, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-87\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-92\">\n<li id=\"u127323-89\">Sixth Floor Museum, David Pietrusza discusses 1960&#8211;LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-91\">The Wild Detectives, Stephen Graham Jones reading and signing Mongrels, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-95\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-98\">\n<li id=\"u127323-97\">Brazos Bookstore, Dominic Walsh discussing and signing DOMINIC WALSH DANCE THEATER, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-101\">San Angelo<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-104\">\n<li id=\"u127323-103\">Hastings, Governor Greg Abbott will sign Broken but Unbowed, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u127323-107\">Tuesday, May 24<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u127323-109\">Amarillo<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-112\">\n<li id=\"u127323-111\">B&#038;N, Governor Greg Abbott will sign Broken but Unbowed, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-115\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-124\">\n<li id=\"u127323-117\">BookPeople, Writer and Professor RAJ RAGHUNATHAN in conversation with JESSICA AGNEESSENS and signing If You&#8217;re So Smart, Then Why Aren&#8217;t You Happy?, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-119\">BookWoman, Poetry workshop with Jennifer Hudgens, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-121\">BookWoman, Poetry Reading with Jennifer Hudgens &#038; Ty Davis, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-123\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-127\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-134\">\n<li id=\"u127323-129\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, True Reagan: What Made Ronald Reagan Great and Why It Matters book signing with James Rosebush, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-131\">Lucky Dog Books &#8211; Oak Cliff, SOUP&#8217;S ON: STONE SOUP SHOWCASE with the Writer&#8217;s Garret and Jolee Davis, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-133\">The Wild Detectives, Fabiana Elsa Martinez bilingual reading and signing 12 Random Words \/ 12 Palabras al Azar, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-137\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-140\">\n<li id=\"u127323-139\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-143\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-146\">\n<li id=\"u127323-145\">Brazos Bookstore, Anis Shivani reading from and signing SORAYA: SONNETS, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-149\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-152\">\n<li id=\"u127323-151\">Hastings, Governor Greg Abbott will sign Broken but Unbowed, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-155\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-158\">\n<li id=\"u127323-157\">Hastings, Governor Greg Abbott will sign Broken but Unbowed, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-161\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-166\">\n<li id=\"u127323-163\">Guadalupe Theater, Ana Castillo discusses and reads from her new memoir Black Dove, followed by Q&#038;A, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-165\">The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-169\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-172\">\n<li id=\"u127323-171\">Lone Star College, Houston Advanced Research Center inaugural People and Nature Speaker Series: Professor Michael E. Webber discusses and signs Thirst for Power: Energy, Water and Human Survival, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u127323-175\">Wednesday, May 25<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u127323-177\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-186\">\n<li id=\"u127323-179\">Austin Public Library &#8211; Terrazas, Aural Literature: local authors reading their work, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-181\">BookPeople, TV Host and Barbecue Expert STEVEN RAICHLEN talks Project Smoke with local legend Aaron Franklin (book signing by both to follow), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-183\">BookWoman, Ana Castillo reading and signing Black Dove, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-185\">The Writing Barn, Words and Wine with Carin Channing &#038; Typewriter Rodeo, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-189\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-192\">\n<li id=\"u127323-191\">Kettle Arts Gallery, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Leslie Marie Aguilar, Courtney Craggett and Jennifer Whalen, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-195\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-200\">\n<li id=\"u127323-197\">Brazos Bookstore, Cecilia Garcia Aker discussing and signing THE INSPIRING LIFE OF TEXAN HECTOR P. GARCIA, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-199\">Murder By the Book, Steve Hamilton will sign and discuss The Second Life of Nick Mason, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-203\">Round Rock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-206\">\n<li id=\"u127323-205\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Frontera, Governor Greg Abbott will sign Broken but Unbowed, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-209\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-212\">\n<li id=\"u127323-211\">The Twig Book Shop, Samantha Mabry reads and signs A Fierce and Subtle Poison, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u127323-215\">Thursday, May 26<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u127323-217\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-224\">\n<li id=\"u127323-219\">BookPeople, Kombucha Kamp Creators HANNAH CRUM &#038; ALEX LAGORY speaking &#038; signing The Big Book of Kombucha: Brewing, Flavoring, and Enjoying the Health Benefits of Fermented Tea, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-221\">Malvern Books, W. Joe\u2019s Poetry Corner, 7:PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-223\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-227\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-236\">\n<li id=\"u127323-229\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Melissa de la Cruz will share fun activities and her new book RETURN TO THE ISLE OF THE LOST: A Descendants Novel, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-231\">Brazos Bookstore, Justin Cronin reading and signing THE CITY OF MIRRORS, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-233\">Murder By the Book, Justin Cronin will read from The City of Mirrors, 7:00PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-235\">Under the Volcano, Justin Cronin signing, 7:30 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-239\">McAllen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-242\">\n<li id=\"u127323-241\">R Communications, Governor Greg Abbott will sign Broken but Unbowed, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-245\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-248\">\n<li id=\"u127323-247\">Half Price Books &#8211; Huebner, local author Frank L. Goldstein, Ph.D., Col. USAF (Ret.) will sell and sign The Last Reunion: A Salute to The Jimmy Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u127323-251\">Friday, May 27<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u127323-253\">Amarillo<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-256\">\n<li id=\"u127323-255\">B&#038;N, Travels with Harley book signing with Christopher Holshek, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-259\">Corpus Christi<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-262\">\n<li id=\"u127323-261\">Half Price Books, Governor Greg Abbott will sign his new book, Broken But Unbowed: The Fight to Fix a Broken America, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-265\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-268\">\n<li id=\"u127323-267\">Half Price Books Flagship, Colin Campbell and his dog George will discuss and sign Free Days With George: Learning Life\u2019s Little Lessons from One Very Big Dog, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-271\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-274\">\n<li id=\"u127323-273\">B&#038;N &#8211; Fountains at Farah, Rosie Rivera signing My Broken Pieces, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-277\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-280\">\n<li id=\"u127323-279\">Brazos Bookstore, Leslie Contreras Schwartz reading from and signing FUEGO, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-283\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-286\">\n<li id=\"u127323-285\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, Dr. Vincent Di Maio and Ron Franscell discuss and sign Morgue: A Life in Death, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-289\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-292\">\n<li id=\"u127323-291\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Rick Marcum signing West Texas Crude, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-295\">Victoria<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-298\">\n<li id=\"u127323-297\">Hastings, Governor Greg Abbott will sign Broken but Unbowed, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u127323-301\">Saturday, May 28<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u127323-303\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-306\">\n<li id=\"u127323-305\">Half Price Books &#8211; Lincoln Square, local author Diane Lindmark will sell and sign her romance books, including, Safe Haven, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-309\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-318\">\n<li id=\"u127323-311\">Half Price Books &#8211; North Lamar, local author Crystin Goodwin will sell and sign her The Blessings of Myrillia series, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-313\">Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of The Beatest State in the Union, a new anthology of Texas Beat writers, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-315\">The North Door, Austin Poetry Society Annual Awards Ceremony, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-317\">St. Edward&#8217;s University, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: &#8220;Writing Funny: A Short Course on Humor&#8221; with Greg Garrett, 9AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-321\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-328\">\n<li id=\"u127323-323\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Kenny White Signs WHAT GOD DID, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-325\">Lucky Dog Books &#8211; Lochwood, THE SHUT UP, I LOVE YOU TOUR with poets Ty Davis &#038; Jennifer E. Hudgens + workshop, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-327\">The Wild Detectives, Bonehouse Poetry Reading, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-331\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-334\">\n<li id=\"u127323-333\">B&#038;N, Meet author of West Texas Crude, Rick Marcum, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-337\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-342\">\n<li id=\"u127323-339\">B&#038;N &#8211; Sunland Park, local author Duke Charles will sign People of the Horse, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-341\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop with Richie David Marrufo: &#8220;Beatboxing Bodhisattva: Breathing Between the Lines,&#8221; 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-345\">Highland Village<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-348\">\n<li id=\"u127323-347\">B&#038;N, Meet authors Claire Legrand and Katherine Catmull, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-351\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-362\">\n<li id=\"u127323-353\">B&#038;N &#8211; River Oaks, , 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-355\">Half Price Books &#8211; Westheimer\/Montrose, local author Rebecca Gurnsey will sell and sign her Christian fiction novel, Saving Vera, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-357\">Katy Budget Books, Lauricia Matuska signs her fantasy The Healer&#8217;s Rune, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-359\">Murder By the Book, Patrick Hemstreet will sign and discuss The God Wave, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-361\">River Oaks Bookstore, Joy Jones discusses and signs The Last Madam: A Legend of the Texas Chicken Ranch, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-365\">Lewisville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-368\">\n<li id=\"u127323-367\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vista Ridge, Rick Marcum signing West Texas Crude, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-371\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-374\">\n<li id=\"u127323-373\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Park, Karen Harrington signing Mayday, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-377\">South Padre Island<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-380\">\n<li id=\"u127323-379\">Paragraphs on Padre, Matt Wolthoff reading and signing The West Texas Pilgrimage, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-383\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-386\">\n<li id=\"u127323-385\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, Marchella Wells signing Rising from the Ashes, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u127323-389\">Sunday, May 29<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u127323-391\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-394\">\n<li id=\"u127323-393\">BookWoman, Gail Folkins reading and signing Light in the Trees, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-397\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-400\">\n<li id=\"u127323-399\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Rick Marcum signs West Texas Crude, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-403\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-408\">\n<li id=\"u127323-405\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer, Brian McTaggart signing 100 Things Astros Fans Should Know &#038; Do Before They Die, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u127323-407\">Brazos Bookstore, Colin Campbell discussing and signing FREE DAYS WITH GEORGE, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-411\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u127323-414\">\n<li id=\"u127323-413\">The Twig Book Shop, The Love Letter Library Presents the Great Love Drop, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u127323-417\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boldface: A Conference for Emerging Writers, Houston, May 23-27 Ongoing Exhibits Shakespeare in Print and Performance, Austin, December 21 &#8211; 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