{"id":841,"date":"2018-12-31T14:16:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=841"},"modified":"2018-12-31T14:16:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:16:52","slug":"major-book-events-by-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=841","title":{"rendered":"MAJOR BOOK EVENTS BY MONTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"u218646-5\">Use this calendar of recurring events and cultural emphases in Texas and those other states to plan ahead in your bookish life. We&#8217;ll add dates for each year as we learn of them.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u218646-8\">January<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218646-19\">\n<li id=\"u218646-10\">National Book Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-12\">National Book Week (third full week of January)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-14\">Book Publishers Day (Jan. 16 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-16\">Pulpwood Queen&#8217;s Girlfriend Weekend (Nacogdoches, Jan. 12-15, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-18\">Austin Book, Paper, &#038; Photo Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218646-22\">February<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218646-31\">\n<li id=\"u218646-24\">Black History Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-26\">Lone Star Literary Life Birthday (Feb. 2 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-28\">ConDFW (Fort Worth) February 10-12, 2017<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-30\">Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering (Alpine, February 24 and 25, 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218646-34\">March<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218646-45\">\n<li id=\"u218646-36\">Women&#8217;s History Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-38\">Freedom of Information Day (March 16 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-40\">Children&#8217;s Picture Book Day (March 28 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-42\">North Texas Teen Book Festival (Irving, March 4, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-44\">Lone Star Literary Life&#8217;s Top Ten Texas Bookish Destinations (March 5 and March 12, 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218646-48\">April<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218646-79\">\n<li id=\"u218646-50\">National Poetry Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-52\">D.E.A.R., &#8220;Drop Everything and Read&#8221; Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-54\">National Library Week (April 9\u201315, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-56\">International Children&#8217;s Book Day (April 2 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-58\">Children&#8217;s Book Day, El d\u00eda de los ni\u00f1os\/El d\u00eda de los libros (D\u00eda) (April 30 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-60\">World Book Day (Shakespeare&#8217;s birthday, April 23 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-62\">Bayou City Book Festival (Friendwood, April 3-8, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-64\">Austin International Poetry Festival (April 6-9, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-66\">Books in the Basin (Odessa, April)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-68\">Poetry at Round Top (April 21\u201323, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-70\">NETWO Spring Conference<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-72\">Houston Writers&#8217; Guild Conference<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-74\">San Antonio Book Festival (Sat, April 8, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-76\">Texas Institute of Letters Annual Meeting (April\u00a0 8, 2017, El Paso)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-78\">West Texas Trail Writers (Fort Davis, April 29, 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u218646-95\">\n<li id=\"u218646-84\">Texas Writers Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-86\">Children&#8217;s Book Week (May)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-88\">National Independent Bookstore Day (April)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-90\">BookExpo America (New York, May 31\u2013June 2, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-92\">O. Henry Pun-off (Austin)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-94\">Dallas-Fort Worth Writers Conference (Dallas, May 6-7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u218646-117\">\n<li id=\"u218646-100\">GLBT Books Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-104\">Bloomsday (James Joyce&#8217;s <span id=\"u218646-102\">Ulysses,<\/span> June 16 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-106\">CALF (Children&#8217;s Art &#038; Literacy Festival), Abilene (June 8-10, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-108\">Western Writers of America Convention (Kansas City, MO, June 21-24, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-110\">Writers&#8217; League of Texas Agents &#038; Editors Conference (Austin, June 30-July 2, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-112\">Annual Austin African-American Book Festival (June)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-114\">International Christian Retail Show (June)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-116\">Lone Star Literary Life&#8217;s Second Annual Readers\u2019 Choice Top Ten Texas Bookstores (June 4 and June 11, 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u218646-125\">\n<li id=\"u218646-122\">Writers&#8217; League of Texas Summer Writing Retreat, Alpine (July)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-124\">Macondo Writers\u2019 Workshop (San Antonio, July)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218646-128\">August<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218646-138\">\n<li id=\"u218646-133\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etxbookfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East Texas Book Fest<\/a><\/span> (Tyler, August)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-135\">Flor de Nopal Literary Festival, Austin<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-137\">Texas Christian Writers\u2019 Conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218646-141\">September<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218646-154\">\n<li id=\"u218646-143\">Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15\u2013Oct. 15 annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-145\">Banned Books Week (last week of September annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-147\">National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, Lubbock (second weekend in September annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-149\">Permian Basin Writers&#8217; Workshop, Midland<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-151\">West Texas Book Festival,\u00a0 Abilene (September)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-153\">NF 4 NF: Nonfiction for New Folks Writing Conference for Nonfiction Children&#8217;s Writers (Rosenberg, September)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218646-157\">October<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218646-170\">\n<li id=\"u218646-159\">LGBT History Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-161\">National Friends of Libraries Week (late October annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-163\">Teen Read Week (third week of October annually)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-165\">Texas Teen Book Festival, Austin (Sat., Oct. 7, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-167\">Houston LibroFEST, October<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-169\">North Texas Book &#038; Paper Show (Grapevine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218646-173\">November<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218646-184\">\n<li id=\"u218646-175\">Native American Heritage Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-177\">National Novel Writing Month<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-179\">University Press Week (November)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-181\">Texas Book Festival (Austin, Nov. 4\u20135, 2017)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218646-183\">Shop Small: Small Business Saturday (November)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218646-187\">December<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218646-190\">\n<li id=\"u218646-189\">World AIDS Day (Dec. 1 annually)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"u218626-571\">\n<h1 id=\"u218626-2\">Special Events<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218626-50\">\n<li id=\"u218626-5\"><span id=\"u218626-3\">Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Children\u2019s Book Fair,<\/span> Austin, February 18-19<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-8\"><span id=\"u218626-6\">Texas Medal of Arts Awards, <\/span>Austin, February 21-2<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-11\"><span id=\"u218626-9\">Johnson City Library 9th Annual Writers Conference,<\/span> February 22<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-14\"><span id=\"u218626-12\">Symposium: THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION OF 1917: A CENTENNIAL VIEW,<\/span> Dallas, February 22-23<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-17\"><span id=\"u218626-15\">People&#8217;s Poetry Festival,<\/span> Corpus Christi, February 23-25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-20\"><span id=\"u218626-18\">Wild Wicked Weekend,<\/span> San Antonio, February 23-25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-23\"><span id=\"u218626-21\">NAACS Tejas Foco 2017,<\/span> Bryan, February 24<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-26\"><span id=\"u218626-24\">Artists Writings on Materials and Techniques: EODIAH Symposium,<\/span> Dallas, February 24-25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-29\"><span id=\"u218626-27\">31st Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering, <\/span>Alpine, February 24-25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-32\"><span id=\"u218626-30\">Poetry Out Loud Texas State Finals, <\/span>Austin, February 25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-35\"><span id=\"u218626-33\">2nd Annual Southwest Regional Slam,<\/span> Austin, February 25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-38\"><span id=\"u218626-36\">SCBWI Austin Book Marketing Boot Camp,<\/span> Round Rock, February 25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-41\"><span id=\"u218626-39\">Speer Memorial Library Book Festival, <\/span>Mission, February 25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-44\"><span id=\"u218626-42\">WordWyse 2nd Annual Marketing Workshop for Authors, <\/span>Mount Vernon, February 25<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-49\"><span id=\"u218626-45\">One Day Jewish University,<\/span> Dallas, February 26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218626-52\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u218626-71\">\n<li id=\"u218626-55\"><span id=\"u218626-53\">Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, <\/span>Austin, February 6\u2013July 16<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-58\"><span id=\"u218626-56\">The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, <\/span><span id=\"u218626-57\">Denton, January 17-May 11<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-61\"><span id=\"u218626-59\">Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites,<\/span> Fort Worth, January 21-May 7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-64\"><span id=\"u218626-62\">The Human Experience: From Texas to the World<\/span> literacy initiative, Houston, January 18-May 18<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-67\"><span id=\"u218626-65\">Of Texas Rivers &#038; Texas Art<\/span> (an exhibition from the book of the same title), San Angelo, February 16-April 9<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-70\"><span id=\"u218626-68\">Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition,<\/span> San Marcos, February 15-July 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218626-74\">Sunday, February 19<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u218626-76\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-87\">\n<li id=\"u218626-78\">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=\"u218626-80\">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=\"u218626-82\">BookPeople, Poet FRANCES SCHENKKAN speaking &#038; signing Mr. Stevens&#8217; Secretary, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-84\">Half Price Books &#8211; North Lamar, local author Heather Schwartz will sell and sign Darkness Falls, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-86\">Malvern Books, An Afternoon with poets Ginny Wiehardt, Julie Poole &#038; Drea Brown, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-90\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-99\">\n<li id=\"u218626-92\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Dr. Brian King signs The Laughing Cure, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-94\">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=\"u218626-96\">Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-98\">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=\"u218626-102\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-105\">\n<li id=\"u218626-104\">Murder By the Book, Sarah Pinborough will sign and discuss Behind Her Eyes, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-108\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-111\">\n<li id=\"u218626-110\">Irving Public Library: South, African American Read-In 2017: One World, Many Tales with Varian Johnson, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-114\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-124\">\n<li id=\"u218626-116\">B&#038;N &#8211; Bandera Pointe, Author Signing: From the Barrio to the Board Room with Dr. Laura Nobles Banks-Reed, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-118\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, February Sunday Storytime: Guest Joy Fisher Hein, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-121\"><span id=\"u218627\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/charles-parish-groom-wore-white-socks\" id=\"u218628\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20021917.jpg\"  id=\"u218628_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-123\">The Twig Book Shop, Charles Parish discusses and signs The Groom Wore White Socks, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218626-127\">Monday, February 20\u00a0 PRESIDENTS DAY<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u218626-129\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-134\">\n<li id=\"u218626-131\">BookPeople, Write Like An Animal Workshop with Terri Farley, author of Phantom Stallion, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-133\">Dozen Street, Chicon Street Poets featuring Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi + plus Haiku challenge and open mic, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-137\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-140\">\n<li id=\"u218626-139\">Lone Star College &#8211; Greenpoint Center, 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<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-143\">Huntsville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-146\">\n<li id=\"u218626-145\">County Museum\/Gibbs-Powell House, Gary Pinkerton discusses and signs Trammels Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-149\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-152\">\n<li id=\"u218626-151\">Irving Public Library &#8211; East Branch, Multicultural Stories with the five-time Texas State Storytelling Champion, Decee Cornish, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-155\">Richardson<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-158\">\n<li id=\"u218626-157\">Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: &#8220;Romance Fiction: What It Is, What It Isn&#8217;t, and Why Writers Need to Know&#8221; presented by Virginia Boylan, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218626-161\">Tuesday, February 21<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u218626-163\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-168\">\n<li id=\"u218626-165\">BookPeople, ALEXANDRA BURT speaking &#038; signing The Good Daughter, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-167\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam hosted by Jomar Valentin, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-171\">College Station<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-174\">\n<li id=\"u218626-173\">George Bush Presidential Library &#038; Museum, Presidents Day with Kate Andersen Brower, author of The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House and First Women: The Grace and Power of America\u2019s Modern First Ladies, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-177\">Cuero<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-180\">\n<li id=\"u218626-179\">GVEC boardroom, Mary O. Parker and Jeff Parker discuss Explore Texas: A Nature Travel Guide, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-183\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-188\">\n<li id=\"u218626-185\">Crescent Club, DFW World Affairs Council presents Geneive Abdo, author of The New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi&#8217;a-Sunni Divide, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-187\">The Wild Detectives, Joe Lansdale reads and signs Rusty Puppy, and Kathleen Kent reads and signs The Dime, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-191\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-194\">\n<li id=\"u218626-193\">The Black Orchid Lounge, Barbed Wire Open Mic Series featuring Rachel Marie, 2016 Frontera Poetry Slam Champion, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-197\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-200\">\n<li id=\"u218626-199\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and open mic!, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-203\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-214\">\n<li id=\"u218626-205\">Brazos Bookstore, Amanda Eyre Ward reads and signs THE NEARNESS OF YOU, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-207\">Houston Maritime Museum, HMM History Lecture presents Chase Untermeyer as he discusses his book Inside Reagan\u2019s Navy, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-209\">Murder By the Book, Tracee de Hahn will sign and discuss Swiss Vendetta, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-211\">Obsidian Theater, The Shout: Matters of the Heart with poets Lupe Mendez and Gerald Cedillo, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-213\">Rothko Chapel, Poetry: Through the Spoken Word: Reflections on the Sacred Concept of the Divine with Willis, Aliki, and Tony Barnstone, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-217\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-220\">\n<li id=\"u218626-219\">The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-223\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-226\">\n<li id=\"u218626-225\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Center, Terri Farley reads and signs Wild at Heart: Mustangs and the Young People Fighting to Save Them, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218626-229\">Wednesday, February 22<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u218626-231\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-234\">\n<li id=\"u218626-233\">UTA Central Library, Dr. Robert Jensen will discuss his book The End of Patriarchy, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-237\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-242\">\n<li id=\"u218626-239\">Austin Public Library &#8211; Terrazas, Aural Literature: Local writers read their own work aloud for the public, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-241\">BookPeople, AMANDA EYRE WARD speaking &#038; signing The Nearness of You, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-245\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-250\">\n<li id=\"u218626-247\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, The Legend of Zelda: Art &#038; Artifacts book signing with Zelda Link, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-249\">Kettle Arts Gallery, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Sara Henning, Fowzia Karimi, and Robin Turner, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-253\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-266\">\n<li id=\"u218626-255\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-257\">Brazos Bookstore, Karl Jacoby discusses and signs THE STRANGE CAREER OF WILLIAM ELLIS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-259\">Burke Baker Planetarium, HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series presents Dr. Priya Natarajan discussing and signing Mapping the Heavens, The Radical Scientific Ideas That Reveal the Cosmos, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-261\">Congregation Beth Israel, St\u00e9phane Gerson discusses and signs DISASTER FALLS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-263\">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, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-265\">Murder By the Book, Joe Lansdale reads and signs Rusty Puppy, and Kathleen Kent reads and signs The Dime, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-269\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-272\">\n<li id=\"u218626-271\">Rebar, Kinyo Poetry Live: &#8220;Spursless,&#8221; 8:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218626-275\">Thursday, February 23<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u218626-277\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-280\">\n<li id=\"u218626-279\">UTA Central Library, Eyewitness to Chaos: Personal Accounts of the Intervention in Haiti, 1994 public lecture and book signing by Walter Kretchik, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-283\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-292\">\n<li id=\"u218626-285\">BookPeople, Joe Lansdale speaking and signing Rusty Puppy, and Kathleen Kent speaking and signing The Dime, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-287\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-289\">Paramount Theatre, Snap Judgment Live! storytelling, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-291\">Texas State Library &#038; Archives, an evening with best-selling author Ben Fountain in correlation with the Texas Center for the Book&#8217;s Read Across Texas: The Veteran Experience, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-295\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-302\">\n<li id=\"u218626-297\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Pearl Harbor survivor Lt. Jim Downing signs The Other Side of Infamy, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-299\">SMU &#8211; Fondren Library, Texas Man of Letters: Bill Wittliff\/Virgil Musick Exhibit, Panel Discussion, and Book Signing, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-301\">SMU &#8211; McCord Auditorium, Gilbert Lecture Series presents Heather Houser, author of Ecosickness in Contemporary U.S. Fiction: Environment and Affect, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-305\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-308\">\n<li id=\"u218626-307\">Tarrant County College, Max Krochmal discusses and signs Blue Texas, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-311\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-322\">\n<li id=\"u218626-313\">Brazos Bookstore, Ann Christensen discusses and signs SEPARATION SCENES, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-315\">Cristo Rey Jesuit, Space City Preliminary Slam, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-317\">Cullen Theater, Brilliant Lectures Series presents a conversation with Harry Belafonte, author of My Song: A Memoir of Art, Race, and Defiance, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-319\">River Oaks Bookstore, Louise Riofrio discusses and signs Speed of Light, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-321\">University of Houston &#8211; Clear Lake (Art Gallery), UHCL Writing Center will host a public night of flash fiction and poetry, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-325\">Huntsville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-328\">\n<li id=\"u218626-327\">Sam Houston State, 2017 Black History Month lecture series presents Jakobi Williams, author of From the Bullet to the Ballot: The Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and Racial Coalition Politics in Chicago, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-331\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-334\">\n<li id=\"u218626-333\">Texas Tech University, Creative Writing Program Reading Series presents poet Bob Holman, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-337\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-340\">\n<li id=\"u218626-339\">Carmens de la Calle, A Very Jazzy Gemini Ink Black History Month Celebration featuring readings by special guests with live music by The Rene Saenz Jazz Trio, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-343\">San Marcos<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-346\">\n<li id=\"u218626-345\">TSU &#8211; Alkek Library, The Wittliff Collections reading series presents Elisa Albert, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-349\">South Padre Island<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-352\">\n<li id=\"u218626-351\">South Padre Island Community Center, local author and historian Steve Hathcock discusses local history, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218626-355\">Friday, February 24<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u218626-357\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-362\">\n<li id=\"u218626-359\">BookPeople, Restaurateur TOM GILLILAND and Chef MIGUEL RAVAGO speaking &#038; signing Fonda San Miguel: Forty years of Food &#038; Art, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-361\">Malvern Books, I Scream Social Reading Series: Galentine\u2019s Day, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-365\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-372\">\n<li id=\"u218626-367\">Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam: Glowetry Night, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-369\">UT Dallas, Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology Lecture Series: The Power of Science Fiction with Nnedi Okorafor, author of Binti: Home, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-371\">Warwick Melrose Hotel, Elliot Ackerman discusses and signs Dark at the Crossing, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-375\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-382\">\n<li id=\"u218626-377\">B&#038;N &#8211; River Oaks, The Legend of Zelda: Art &#038; Artifacts book signing with Zelda Link, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-379\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer, Elise Kova signing Alchemists of Loom, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-381\">Brazos Bookstore, Krishna Dronamraju discusses and signs POPULARIZING SCIENCE, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u218626-388\">\n<li id=\"u218626-387\">Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, KAP reading series presents Elisa Albert, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-391\">McKinney<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-394\">\n<li id=\"u218626-393\">Eldorado Country Club, Elliot Ackerman discusses and signs Dark at the Crossing, 11:45AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-397\">Port Neches<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-400\">\n<li id=\"u218626-399\">Fleur Fine Books, Doneane Beckcom signs Eat, Drink and Be Merry through Menopause, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218626-403\">Saturday, February 25<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u218626-405\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-412\">\n<li id=\"u218626-407\">BookPeople, NATALIE GRIGSON speaking &#038; signing Just Call Me Is: An Introduction to Mindfulness, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-409\">BookPeople, Musician &#038; Songwriter JOHN DARNIELLE speaking &#038; signing Universal Harvester, 6PM [TICKET REQUIRED]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-411\">St. Edward&#8217;s University, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: &#8220;Succeeding in the Current Self-Publishing Market&#8221; with Deanna Roy, 9AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-415\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-426\">\n<li id=\"u218626-417\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Colin Cahoon signs The Man With the Black Box, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-419\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents Jessi Klein, author of You&#8217;ll Grow Out of It, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-421\">Half Price Books Mothership, New York Times bestselling author and Fox News Channel\u2019s chief political anchor Bret Baier will sign copies of Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower\u2019s Final Mission, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-423\">The Wild Detectives, Elliot Ackerman discusses and signs Dark at the Crossing with Ben Fountain, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-425\">The Writer&#8217;s Garret, Workshop: Flash Fiction, Postcard Essays, and Micro Prose: Exploring Short Forms with A. Kendra Greene, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-429\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-432\">\n<li id=\"u218626-431\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: Nancy Lorenza Green presents Inspirational Voices: Junot Diaz, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-435\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-438\">\n<li id=\"u218626-437\">Monkey &#038; Dog Books, Rosalind Bunn will sign Thunder and a Lightning Bug Named Lou, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-441\">Granbury<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-444\">\n<li id=\"u218626-443\">Hood County Library, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with Meg Gardiner and Susan Wittig Albert, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-447\">Harker Heights<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-450\">\n<li id=\"u218626-449\">B&#038;N, Beyond the Quest to Become a Physician: Insightful and Inspirational Tales of Parenting, Perseverance, and Pediatrics book signing with Dr. Robert Burke, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-453\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-462\">\n<li id=\"u218626-455\">B&#038;N &#8211; River Oaks, Houston Soups and Sips cookbook signing with Erin Hicks, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-457\">Brazos Bookstore, Ursula Werner reads and signs THE GOOD AT HEART, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-459\">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=\"u218626-461\">Writespace, Workshop: The Power of Point of View with Joy Preble, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-465\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-468\">\n<li id=\"u218626-467\">North Lake College &#8211; Central, DFW Writers Workshop: The Three Elements of a Powerful Narrative with Shawn Scarber, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-471\">Lewisville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-474\">\n<li id=\"u218626-473\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vista Ridge, Closure: A Novel book signing with Neil A. White, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-477\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-480\">\n<li id=\"u218626-479\">B&#038;N, Marcy McKay signs Pennies From Burger Heaven, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-483\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-486\">\n<li id=\"u218626-485\">B&#038;N, Joseph A. Willis signs Teaching Lessons: Creating a Cultural Infrastructure for Great School, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-489\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-492\">\n<li id=\"u218626-491\">B&#038;N &#8211; Creekwalk Village, By Signs and Symbols book presentation and signing With Dr. Paul Clark, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-495\">Port Neches<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-498\">\n<li id=\"u218626-497\">Fleur Fine Books, Gail Cawley Showalter signs Living, Learning, Loving, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-501\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<p id=\"u218626-504\"><span id=\"u218633\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/bruce-henderson-white-pages\" id=\"u218634\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20022517.jpg\"  id=\"u218634_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-507\">\n<li id=\"u218626-506\">The Twig Book Shop, Bruce Henderson discusses and signs White Pages, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-510\">South Padre Island<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-513\">\n<li id=\"u218626-512\">Paragraphs on Padre, Meet the Author Series: Sue Boggio discusses and signs Long Night Moon, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-516\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-519\">\n<li id=\"u218626-518\">Half Price Books, Darrellon Prince will sign Princess Grace and the Pincushion Gang, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u218626-522\">Sunday, February 26<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u218626-524\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-531\">\n<li id=\"u218626-526\">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=\"u218626-528\">BookPeople, JON LASSER &#038; SAGE FOSTER-LASSER speaking &#038; signing Grow Happy, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-530\">Malvern Books, poet G F Harper launches Savage Yard with Jenna Martin Opperman and Jim Trainer, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-534\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-543\">\n<li id=\"u218626-536\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Yvette Grove Reads and signs Lily&#8217;s Deliciously Different Day, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-538\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents Adam Gidwitz, author of The Inquisitor\u2019s Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-540\">Deep Vellum Books, Dark Moon Poetry, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-542\">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=\"u218626-546\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-549\">\n<li id=\"u218626-548\">Frisco Public Library, Sisters in Crime North Dallas workshop: &#8220;Writing Powerful Emotions&#8221; presented by Kathleen Baldwin, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-552\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-560\">\n<li id=\"u218626-554\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, February Sunday Storytime: Guest Author Shanalee Sharboneau, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-557\"><span id=\"u218630\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/rick-goff-gorilla-ridin-half-hot-dog\" id=\"u218631\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20022617.jpg\"  id=\"u218631_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u218626-559\">The Twig Book Shop, Rick Goff reads and signs A Gorilla Ridin&#8217; on a Half a Hot Dog, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-563\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u218626-566\">\n<li id=\"u218626-565\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower&#8217;s Final Mission book signing with Britt Baier, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u218626-569\">* * * * *<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use this calendar of recurring events and cultural emphases in Texas and those other states to plan ahead in your bookish life. 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