{"id":834,"date":"2018-12-31T14:13:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=834"},"modified":"2018-12-31T14:13:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:13:54","slug":"special-events-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=834","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u216605-23\">\n<li id=\"u216605-5\"><span id=\"u216605-3\">ConDFW XVI,<\/span> February 10-12<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-8\"><span id=\"u216605-6\">Black History Month Writer\u2019s Showcase,<\/span> Cedar Hill, February 11-12<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-11\"><span id=\"u216605-9\">Houston Authors Bash,<\/span> February 11-12<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-14\"><span id=\"u216605-12\">Teen Bookfest By the Bay,<\/span> Corpus Christi, February 18<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-17\"><span id=\"u216605-15\">Inprint Poets &#038; Writers Ball, <\/span>Houston, February 18<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-22\"><span id=\"u216605-18\">Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Children\u2019s Book Fair,<\/span> Austin, February 18-19<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u216605-25\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u216605-41\">\n<li id=\"u216605-28\"><span id=\"u216605-26\">Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, <\/span>Austin, February 6\u2013July 16<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-31\"><span id=\"u216605-29\">The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, <\/span><span id=\"u216605-30\">Denton, January 17-May 11<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-34\"><span id=\"u216605-32\">Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites,<\/span> Fort Worth, January 21-May 7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-37\"><span id=\"u216605-35\">The Human Experience: From Texas to the World<\/span> literacy initiative, Houston, January 18-May 18<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-40\"><span id=\"u216605-38\">Of Texas Rivers &#038; Texas Art<\/span> (an exhibition from the book of the same title), San Angelo, February 16-April 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u216605-44\">Sunday, February 12<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u216605-46\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-55\">\n<li id=\"u216605-48\">4th Tap Brewing Co-op, Revel Unclassified Sunday Brunch: musicians, writers, and artists will collaborate to tell stories through music, spoken word, and visual art, 12:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-50\">BookPeople, DEBBIE PEARSON speaking &#038; signing The Blueprint to Age Your Way, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-52\">Half Price Books &#8211; North Lamar, local author Rudy Leeman will sell and sign For Everything a Season: A Historical Novel of an Immigrant Family, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-54\">Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents &#8220;Romance and Other Patriarchal Fantasies,&#8221; 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-58\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-65\">\n<li id=\"u216605-60\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, M.J. Dougherty discusses and signs Life Lessons from a Total Failure, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-62\">Dallas Public Library &#8211; North Oak Cliff Branch, lecture with Dr. Kendall Brown, author of Quiet Beauty: The Japanese Gardens of North America (followed by a guided tour of the Japanese garden in Kidd Springs Park), 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-64\">Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-68\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-73\">\n<li id=\"u216605-70\">Brazilian Arts Foundation Cultural Center, \u201cPablo Neruda and Flamenco Rhythms\u201d \u2013 An afternoon of music and poetry with Randy Cordero and Reyes Ramirez, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-72\">Murder By the Book, Sophie Jordan will sign and discuss her newest novel Rise of Fire, and Lily Blackwood will sign and discuss The Rebel of Clan Kincaid, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-76\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-87\">\n<li id=\"u216605-78\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, February Sunday Storytime: Guest Author H. Rick Goff, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-80\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, Valentine&#8217;s Day Romance Author Panel with San Antonio Romance Authors Writer&#8217;s Organization members Jolene Navarro, Lynn Lorenz, Sasha Summers, Camille Di Maio and Teri Wilson, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-84\"><span id=\"u216612\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/jim-may-trail-guide-crooked-heart-stories-and-reflections-lifes-journey\" id=\"u216613\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20021117.jpg\"  id=\"u216613_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-86\">The Twig Book Shop, Jim May will discuss and sign Trail Guide for a Crooked Heart: Stories and Reflections for Life&#8217;s Journey, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u216605-90\">Monday, February 13<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u216605-92\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-95\">\n<li id=\"u216605-94\">King of Glory Lutheran Church, a talk with Janice Holden, author of The Handbook of Near-Death Experiences: Thirty Years of Investigation, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-98\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-103\">\n<li id=\"u216605-100\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Sarah Jio will discuss and sign ALWAYS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-102\">Brazos Bookstore, Chase Untermeyer will discuss and sign ZENITH, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-106\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-109\">\n<li id=\"u216605-108\">Irving Public Library: Valley Ranch, a theatrical evening with romance author Eloisa James, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-112\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-115\">\n<li id=\"u216605-114\">Jandro&#8217;s Garden Patio, Wat Dat Mouf Do Erotic Poetry Slam, 8:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u216605-118\">Tuesday, February 14<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u216605-120\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-127\">\n<li id=\"u216605-122\">Austin Public Library &#8211; Windsor Park, Stephen Harrigan will discuss A Friend of Mr. Lincoln, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-124\">BookPeople, KATIE KITAMURA speaking &#038; signing A Separation (In Conversation With Antonio Ruiz-Camacho), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-126\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Kevin W. Burke, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-130\">Cedar Hill<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-133\">\n<li id=\"u216605-132\">Zula Bryant Wylie Library, &#8220;Romance 101: Adding Romance to Your Story&#8221;: Dallas Area Writers Group meeting with Amanda Arista, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-136\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-143\">\n<li id=\"u216605-138\">AT&#038;T Performing Arts Center, #HearHere lecture series presents Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour, ?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-140\">Hyatt Regency Dallas, &#8220;Learning to Lead in the New Washington&#8221; with former Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates, author of A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-142\">The Wild Detectives, Spiderweb Salon Love You: POETRY! MUSIC! ART! ZINES! BOOKS! COFFEE! BEER! LOVE!, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-146\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-149\">\n<li id=\"u216605-148\">The Dock Bookshop, Power of Love: An Evening of Poetry, Spoken Word and Music, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-152\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-155\">\n<li id=\"u216605-154\">Murder By the Book, Mark Greaney will sign and discuss Gunmetal Gray, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-158\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-161\">\n<li id=\"u216605-160\">La Madeleine, Fresh Fiction presents breakfast with romance author Eloisa James, 9AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-164\">San Angelo<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-167\">\n<li id=\"u216605-166\">First Place, San Angelo Writers Club meeting featuring Mike Thompson, author of Wolf Point, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-170\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-173\">\n<li id=\"u216605-172\">The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-176\">South Padre Island<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-179\">\n<li id=\"u216605-178\">Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: local author Susan LeMiles presents &#8220;Shenanigans on the Rio Grande,&#8221; 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u216605-182\">Wednesday, February 15<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u216605-184\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-191\">\n<li id=\"u216605-186\">Austin Public Library &#8211; Manchaca Road, Workshop: The Power of Memoir: Bringing your life stories to the world with author Sharon Lippincott, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-188\">BookPeople, K.J. HOWE speaking &#038; signing The Freedom Broker (In Conversation With JEFF ABBOTT), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-190\">Malvern Books, An Evening with poets Bruce Willard &#038; Joe Brundidge, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-194\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-197\">\n<li id=\"u216605-196\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents Chris Bohjalian discussing and signing The Sleepwalker, and Katie Kitamura reading and signing A Separation, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-200\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-203\">\n<li id=\"u216605-202\">TCU &#8211; Moudy North, Live Oak Reading Series featuring Johnny Simons, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-206\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-217\">\n<li id=\"u216605-208\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-210\">Cullen Theater, a rare and historic evening with Holocaust survivor and humanitarian Eva Schloss, step-sister of Anne Frank and author of After Auschwitz: A story of heartbreak and survival by the stepsister of Anne Frank, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-212\">Houston Museum of Natural Science, HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series with Melvin Konner, author of Women After All (followed by book signing), 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-214\">Lone Star College &#8211; North Harris, Book Discussion with author and professor Mignette Dorsey &#8211; Speak Truth to Power: The Story of Charles Patrick, a Civil Rights Pioneer, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-216\">Murder By the Book, Ian Rankin will sign and discuss Rather Be The Devil, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-220\">Killeen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-223\">\n<li id=\"u216605-222\">TYKU, Marlon Powe launches his new book Writing With a Broken Pen, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-226\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-233\">\n<li id=\"u216605-228\">Rebar, Kinyo Poetry Live: &#8220;My SAless,&#8221; 8:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-230\">San Antonio Public Library &#8211; Encino, Jan Jarboe Russell will discuss The Train to Crystal City, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-232\">Trinity University, Douglas Brinkley will discuss and sign Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u216605-236\">Thursday, February 16<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u216605-238\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-241\">\n<li id=\"u216605-240\">UTA College Park Center, Maverick Speakers series presents Kevin O&#8217;Leary, author of Cold Hard Truth: On Business, Money &#038; Life. 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-244\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-255\">\n<li id=\"u216605-246\">BookPeople, IAN RANKIN speaking &#038; signing Rather Be The Devil, 7P<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-248\">BookPeople, Writers&#8217; League of Texas Third Thursday: How to Unite, Ignite, and Get It Right: Writing about Social Justice with Nan Cuba, Vive Griffith, Alejandro Puyana, and Daniel Oppenheimer, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-250\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-252\">Recycled Reads, Workshop: The Power of Memoir: Bringing your life stories to the world with author Sharon Lippincott, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-254\">UT &#8211; Avaya Auditorium, Michener Center presents an evening with visiting writer-in-residence Margot Livesey, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-258\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-263\">\n<li id=\"u216605-260\">Hotel Crescent Court, Richard N. Haass will discuss and sign A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-262\">The Wild Detectives, Dave Romanelli discusses and signs Happy Is the New Healthy, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-266\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-269\">\n<li id=\"u216605-268\">501 Bar &#038; Bistro, Frontera Poetry Slam featuring Soularae, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-272\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-283\">\n<li id=\"u216605-274\">Brazos Bookstore, Harriet Lerner will discuss and sign WHY WON\u2019T YOU APOLOGIZE?, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-276\">The Heritage Society, Jerry &#038; Marvy Finger Lecture Series with Raul A. Ramos, author of Recovering the Hispanic History of Texas, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-278\">Holocaust Museum Houston, Dr. Lori Flores will discuss and sign Grounds for Dreaming: Mexican Americans, Mexican Immigrants and the California Farmworker Movement, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-280\">Murder By the Book, Charles Todd will sign and discuss Racing the Devil, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-282\">RockStar Art Gallery, Open house, reception, art, music, and poetry with Vena Ashley, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-286\">Lindale<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-289\">\n<li id=\"u216605-288\">Lillie Russell Memorial Library, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with Jeramey Kraatz and Liz Garton Scanlon, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-292\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-295\">\n<li id=\"u216605-294\">San Antonio Public Library &#8211; Central, Jan Jarboe Russell will discuss The Train to Crystal City, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-298\">Tomball<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-301\">\n<li id=\"u216605-300\">Lone Star College, 2016 Texas State Poet Laureate, Laurie Ann Guerrero, will be reading her works, answer questions, and signing books, 12:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-304\">Victoria<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-307\">\n<li id=\"u216605-306\">University of Houston, American Book Review reading series presents Vivian Gornick, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u216605-310\">Friday, February 17<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u216605-312\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-315\">\n<li id=\"u216605-314\">UTA Central Library, ANDR\u00c9S RES\u00c9NDEZ will discuss and sign The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-318\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-321\">\n<li id=\"u216605-320\">BookPeople, JOEL BERG speaking &#038; signing America, We Need to Talk, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-324\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-329\">\n<li id=\"u216605-326\">Deep Vellum Books, Pandora&#8217;s Box Poetry Group featuring Opalina Salas, Joaqu\u00edn Zihuatanejo, and Gabe Mamola, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-328\">Heroes Lounge, WordSpaceDallas and Dallas Poetry Slam present Featured Reader Readers with Melania-luisa, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-332\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-341\">\n<li id=\"u216605-334\">Brazos Bookstore, David Romanelli will discuss and sign HAPPY IS THE NEW HEALTHY, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-336\">Murder By the Book, Alexandra Burt will sign and discuss The Good Daughter, and Hester Young will sign and discuss her debut novel, The Shimmering Road, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-338\">Rudyard&#8217;s Pub, Gulf Coast Journal reading series featuring Tim Z. Hernandez, Charlotte Wyatt, Rhianna Brandt, and Matthew Salesses, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-340\">University of Houston &#8211; Central Campus, UH Ethics in Science Lecture Series with Theodore M. Porter, author of The Unknown History of Human Heredity, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-344\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-347\">\n<li id=\"u216605-346\">B&#038;N, David Bryant Perkins discusses and signs Hitler&#8217;s Astrologer, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-350\">South Padre Island<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-353\">\n<li id=\"u216605-352\">Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: Mary \u201cNorski\u201d Gorball discusses and signs Where My Dolly Lives, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u216605-356\">Saturday, February 18<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u216605-358\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-371\">\n<li id=\"u216605-360\">Austin Community College &#8211; Highland, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: &#8220;The Craft of Short Fiction: Telling the Story with Fewer Words and More Punch&#8221; with Lindsey Lane, 9AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-362\">Austin Public Library &#8211; Windsor Park, Spoken word poetry with Ebony Stewart, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-364\">Austin Public Library &#8211; Yarborough, Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring Anne McCrady, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-366\">BookPeople, SARAH PINBOROUGH speaking &#038; signing Behind Her Eyes, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-368\">Half Price Books &#8211; North Lamar, local author Cynthia Flynn will sell and sign her new Christian living book God, the Financial Genius, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-370\">Sharp Noggin, Workshop: Legacy Writing I: The Memoir and the Autobiography, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-374\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-381\">\n<li id=\"u216605-376\">African American Museum, The Texas Writers&#8217; Workshop, ?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-378\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, E.R. Bills signs Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-380\">Margo Jones Theatre, Lyn Liric: A poet&#8217;s tribute to Nina Simone, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-384\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-387\">\n<li id=\"u216605-386\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: Nancy Lorenza Green presents Inspirational Voices: Langston Hughes, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-390\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-399\">\n<li id=\"u216605-392\">Half Price Books &#8211; Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-394\">Murder By the Book, Charles Cumming will sign and discuss The Divided Spy, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-396\">University of St. Thomas, Duo La Note Bleue: Powers of Music, a lecture-recital with Marcelo Zigaran, author of Powers of Music, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-398\">Writespace, Workshop: Introduction to the Writing Life with Elizabeth White Olsen, 9:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-402\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-405\">\n<li id=\"u216605-404\">Susie&#8217;s South (S\/40) Forty Confections, Join Jaden and McKinley Evans at the book signing and reading of Jaden&#8217;s books, The Rain and The Magical Block Tower, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-408\">Port Neches<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-411\">\n<li id=\"u216605-410\">Fleur Fine Books, Steven Brust Meet &#038; Greet and Book Signing, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-414\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-426\">\n<li id=\"u216605-416\">B&#038;N &#8211; Bandera Pointe, Pamela Humphrey signs The Blue Reboza and Finding Clair, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-418\">Red Balloon Bookshop, local author Mary Losure launches Isaac the Alchemist: Secrets of Isaac Newton Reveal&#8217;d, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-420\">San Antonio Public Library &#8211; Igo, San Antonio Romance Authors meeting featuring Cathy Maxwell, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-423\"><span id=\"u216609\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/sharon-falk-one-time-i-went-grammys\" id=\"u216610\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"51\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20021817.jpg\"  id=\"u216610_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-425\">The Twig Book Shop, Sharon Falk reads and signs One Time I Went to Grammy&#8217;s, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-429\">South Padre Island<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-432\">\n<li id=\"u216605-431\">Paragraphs on Padre Boulevard, discussion and book signing with rodeo historian and author Gail Hughbanks Woerner, 1\u20133 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-435\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-438\">\n<li id=\"u216605-437\">Half Price Books \u2013 Sugar Land, Rosalie King will be signing and promoting her book \u201cDeadly Transformation,\u201d 1-3 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-441\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-444\">\n<li id=\"u216605-443\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, Zeola Jackson signs Lizzy The Bear Has Feelings Too!, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u216605-447\">Sunday, February 19<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u216605-449\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-460\">\n<li id=\"u216605-451\">4th Tap Brewing Co-op, Revel Unclassified Sunday Brunch: musicians, writers, and artists will collaborate to tell stories through music, spoken word, and visual art, 12:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-453\">Austin History Center, discussion and book signing with the editors of Celebrating the Rag: Austin&#8217;s Iconic Underground Newspaper, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-455\">BookPeople, Poet FRANCES SCHENKKAN speaking &#038; signing Mr. Stevens&#8217; Secretary, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-457\">Half Price Books &#8211; North Lamar, local author Heather Schwartz will sell and sign Darkness Falls, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-459\">Malvern Books, An Afternoon with poets Ginny Wiehardt, Julie Poole &#038; Drea Brown, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-463\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-472\">\n<li id=\"u216605-465\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Dr. Brian King signs The Laughing Cure, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-467\">Deep Vellum Books, Author Visit: Joel Berg discusses and signs America, We Need to Talk: A Self-Help Book for the Nation, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-469\">Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day<\/li>\n<li id=\"u216605-471\">Omni Dallas Hotel at Park West, Jane Austen Society of North Texas meeting with Dr. Gillian Dow, author of Chawton House Library, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-475\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-478\">\n<li id=\"u216605-477\">Murder By the Book, Sarah Pinborough will sign and discuss Behind Her Eyes, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-481\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-484\">\n<li id=\"u216605-483\">Irving Public Library: South, African American Read-In 2017: One World, Many Tales with Varian Johnson, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u216605-487\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u216605-497\">\n<li id=\"u216605-489\">B&#038;N &#8211; 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