{"id":622,"date":"2018-12-31T13:07:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=622"},"modified":"2018-12-31T13:07:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:07:18","slug":"special-events-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=622","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u151221-17\">\n<li id=\"u151221-5\"><span id=\"u151221-3\">Friends of the Plano Library Book Sale,<\/span> Plano, August 5-7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-8\"><span id=\"u151221-6\">The Writer&#8217;s Garret 21st Birthday Celebration,<\/span> Dallas, August 5-7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-11\"><span id=\"u151221-9\">2016 Author Roundup,<\/span> Fort Worth, August 13<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-16\"><span id=\"u151221-12\">186th Annual 2nd Time Ever BookPeople Nation Carnival of Books!,<\/span> Austin, August 13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u151221-19\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u151221-23\">\n<li id=\"u151221-22\"><span id=\"u151221-20\">Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing,<\/span> Austin, June 19-January 22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u151221-26\">Sunday, August 7<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u151221-28\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-33\">\n<li id=\"u151221-30\">Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Christopher Carmona\u2019s debut short story collection The Road to Llorona Park, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-32\">Recycled Reads, Open Mic Poetry, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-36\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-39\">\n<li id=\"u151221-38\">The Wild Detectives, Beyond Your Backyard Story Night, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-42\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-45\">\n<li id=\"u151221-44\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer Crossing, F. Qasim ibn Ali Khan signs General Order No. 5: The Redemption of a Muslim American Patriot, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-48\">Mansfield<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-51\">\n<li id=\"u151221-50\">Half Price Books, local author Jeannie Ruth will sell and sign Something of Value, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u151221-54\">Monday, August 8<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u151221-56\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-59\">\n<li id=\"u151221-58\">Brazos Bookstore, Yvonne Georgina Puig reading and signing A WIFE OF NOBLE CHARACTER, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u151221-62\">Tuesday, August 9<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u151221-64\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-69\">\n<li id=\"u151221-66\">Home Slice Pizza, Austin Bat Cave&#8217;s Story Department presents Black Lives Matter, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-68\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-72\">Cedar Hill<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-75\">\n<li id=\"u151221-74\">Zula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers Group featuring Anita Dickason, Self-Publishing Consultant and Author, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-78\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-81\">\n<li id=\"u151221-80\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-84\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-91\">\n<li id=\"u151221-86\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town &#038; Country, It Ends with Us book signing with Colleen Hoover, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-88\">Brazos Bookstore, an evening in translation with esteemed literary translator Philip Boehm and Brazos\u2019 own translation guru Mark Haber, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-90\">Warehouse Live, Houston Moth StorySLAM: Heat, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-94\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-97\">\n<li id=\"u151221-96\">The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u151221-100\">Wednesday, August 10<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u151221-102\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-107\">\n<li id=\"u151221-104\">HOST Publications, APLFF presents: The Poetics of Memory, a Badgerdog workshop with Claire Bowman, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-106\">Malvern Books, Twenty Girls to Envy Me book launch with Marcela Sulak &#038; Marian Schwartz, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-110\">College Station<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-113\">\n<li id=\"u151221-112\">Southwood Community Center, Brazos Writers meeting featuring Rebecca Nolen, author of Deadly Thyme, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-116\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-121\">\n<li id=\"u151221-118\">Dallas Public Library &#8211; Lake Dallas Branch, Bailey and David R. Hardiman will sign Bailey\u2019s Remarkable Plan, 11:45AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-120\">Half Price Books Mothership, New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover will discuss and sign her new novel It Ends With Us, 7PM [PASS REQUIRED]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-124\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-127\">\n<li id=\"u151221-126\">Houston Museum of Natural Science, HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series: The Art of Risk: The New Science of Courage, Caution, and Chance by Kayt Sukel + book signing, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u151221-130\">Thursday, August 11<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u151221-132\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-141\">\n<li id=\"u151221-134\">BookPeople, Debut novelist YVONNE GEORGINA PUIG speaking &#038; signing A Wife of Noble Character, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-136\">BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic Poetry with Valentine Pierce, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-138\">Malvern Books, Novel Night with Marcia Feldt &#038; D. Ellis Phelps, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-140\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-144\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-149\">\n<li id=\"u151221-146\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Sisters Adrienne &#038; Stephanie Vendetti will discuss their book HOW TO BE A REDHEAD + goodie bags and a chance to get your hair styled by stylists from Paul Mitchell, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-148\">Brazos Bookstore, Marcela Sulak (translator) reads and signs TWENTY GIRLS TO ENVY ME, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u151221-155\">\n<li id=\"u151221-154\">Rusk Public Library, Writers&#8217; League of Texas presents Texas Writes with Greg Garrett and Debra Winegarten, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u151221-158\">Friday, August 12<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u151221-160\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-165\">\n<li id=\"u151221-162\">BookPeople, Co-Founders of howtobearedhead.com ADRIENNE &#038; STEPHANIE VENDETTI speaking &#038; signing How to be a Redhead: A Guide to Beauty, Skincare, Hair Care, Fashion and Confidence From the Sisters Who Started the Red Hair Revolution, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-164\">Resistencia Books, The Feminist Bookstore Movement reading &#038; book signing with Kristen Hogan, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-168\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-171\">\n<li id=\"u151221-170\">Lucky Dog Books &#8211; Oak Cliff, POETS ON X+ hosted by Opalina Salas and Carlos Salas, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-174\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-177\">\n<li id=\"u151221-176\">Brazos Bookstore, Erika Jo Brown\u2019s Inprint memoir class student reading, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-180\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-183\">\n<li id=\"u151221-182\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Way of the Reaper: My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper book signing with Nicholas Irving, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u151221-186\">Saturday, August 13<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u151221-188\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-195\">\n<li id=\"u151221-190\">Malvern Books, power rangers but poetry : a reading with Elijah Pearson, alli simone defeo, EE Jarvie, and EVIL MTN, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-192\">Texas State Library and Archives Commission, SCBWI Monthly Meeting &#8211; From Critique Partners to Collaborators with Don Tate and Chris Barton, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-194\">The Writing Barn, workshop: Emotional Engagement: World Building with author Katherine Catmull (Fiction and Nonfiction), 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-198\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-207\">\n<li id=\"u151221-200\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Adrian Clark to sign Protect Yourself at All Times: A Guide for Professional Boxers, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-202\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Virginia Prodan signs Saving My Assassin, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-204\">Deep Vellum Books, Erica Mena will read from Featherbone and Will Evans will read from Fardwor, Russia!, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-206\">Lavendou Bistro, Fresh Fiction presents afternoon tea with Susan Wiggs, New York Times best-selling author of Family Tree, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-210\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-213\">\n<li id=\"u151221-212\">B&#038;N &#8211; Golden Triangle, Photographer Jack Knox signing Texas: Ghost Towns, Gas Stations and a 20-Foot Cowboy, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-216\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-221\">\n<li id=\"u151221-218\">B&#038;N &#8211; Fountains at Farah, Meet and Greet: graphic novelist and artist Raul Gonzalez, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-220\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop with Gene Keller: Waiting for a Blue Moon, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-224\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-227\">\n<li id=\"u151221-226\">Galveston Bookshop, E. Barry Gray will sign Greetings from Galveston, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-230\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-239\">\n<li id=\"u151221-232\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer, Eddie Rose signing signing A Torn Rose, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-234\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Clint Hill and his coauthor Lisa McCubbin will discuss their new book FIVE PRESIDENTS: MY EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY WITH EISENHOWER, KENNEDY, JOHNSON, NIXON AND FORD, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-236\">Murder By the Book, Diane Vallere will sign and discuss Silk Stalkings, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-238\">Writespace, Workshop: Outlining: Simple Plans for Great Stories with Kyle Russell, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-242\">Round Rock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-245\">\n<li id=\"u151221-244\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Frontera, Way of the Reaper: My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper book signing with Nicholas Irving, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-248\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-251\">\n<li id=\"u151221-250\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, Pablo De Leon signing Limitless, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-254\">South Padre Island<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-257\">\n<li id=\"u151221-256\">Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author &#8211; Patty York Raymond: It&#8217;s Too Windy!, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u151221-265\">\n<li id=\"u151221-262\">Enrichment Training &#038; Counseling Solutions, Gritos: On Finding the Sources of Our Voices writing workshop led by ire&#8217;ne lara silva, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-264\">Rufi&#8217;s Cocina, Waco Poets Society presents a reading by ire&#8217;ne lara silva, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u151221-268\">Sunday, August 14<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u151221-270\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-277\">\n<li id=\"u151221-272\">Austin Public Library &#8211; Yarborough, Sisters In Crime: guest speaker Diane Vallere, International Vice President of Sisters in Crime and author of Silk Stalkings, presents a program on \u201cHow to Write a Mystery,&#8221; 2:15PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-274\">BookWoman, Poetry Reading with Leslie Contreras Schwartz and ire&#8217;ne lara silva, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u151221-276\">Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents \u201cNew Unwritten Rules,&#8221; 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-280\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-283\">\n<li id=\"u151221-282\">Half Price Books Mothership, local author Sunday: meet local authors and get your books signed!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-286\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-289\">\n<li id=\"u151221-288\">Murder By the Book, Mark Pryor will sign and discuss The Paris Librarian, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-292\">Mansfield<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-295\">\n<li id=\"u151221-294\">Half Price Books, local author Charles Norman will sell and sign The Fire in the Rock, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-298\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u151221-301\">\n<li id=\"u151221-300\">The Twig Book Shop, Jasmine Melvin reads and signs The Adventures of Jazzy and Bobby, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u151221-304\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends of the Plano Library Book Sale, Plano, August 5-7 The Writer&#8217;s Garret 21st Birthday Celebration, Dallas, August 5-7 2016 Author Roundup, Fort Worth, August 13 186th Annual 2nd Time Ever BookPeople Nation Carnival of Books!, Austin, August 13 Ongoing Exhibits Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}