{"id":926,"date":"2018-12-31T14:44:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=926"},"modified":"2018-12-31T14:44:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:44:18","slug":"special-events-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=926","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u253124-30\">\n<li id=\"u253124-5\"><span id=\"u253124-3\">10th Annual Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival,<\/span> McAllen, April 27-30<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-8\"><span id=\"u253124-6\">Dionysia 2017 &#8211; The Houston Book of the Dead: How to Live,<\/span> April 27-30<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-11\"><span id=\"u253124-9\">Houston Writer&#8217;s Guild Annual Spring Conference,<\/span> April 28-30<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-14\"><span id=\"u253124-12\">El d\u00eda de los ni\u00f1os, El d\u00eda de los libros, <\/span>statewide, April 30<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-17\"><span id=\"u253124-15\">The Writer&#8217;s Garret &#8220;Beyond 21 Celebration,&#8221;<\/span> Dallas, May 5-7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-20\"><span id=\"u253124-18\">Gulf Coast Indie Book Fair,<\/span> Houston, May 6<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-23\"><span id=\"u253124-21\">Free Comic Book Day,<\/span> statewide, May 6<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-26\"><span id=\"u253124-24\">8th Annual Books Alive! Children&#8217;s Book Celebration,<\/span> Houston, May 6<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-29\"><span id=\"u253124-27\">10th Annual DFW Writers Conference,<\/span> Dallas, May 6-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u253124-33\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u253124-58\">\n<li id=\"u253124-36\"><span id=\"u253124-34\">Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, <\/span>Austin, February 6\u2013July 16<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-39\"><span id=\"u253124-37\">The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, <\/span><span id=\"u253124-38\">Denton, January 17\u2013May 11<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-42\"><span id=\"u253124-40\">Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites,<\/span> Fort Worth, January 21\u2013May 7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-45\"><span id=\"u253124-43\">The Human Experience: From Texas to the World<\/span> literacy initiative, Houston, January 18\u2013May 18<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-48\"><span id=\"u253124-46\">Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition,<\/span> San Marcos, February 15\u2013July 1<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-51\"><span id=\"u253124-49\">Everyday People: The Art of James E. Ransome <\/span>(a National Center for Children&#8217;s Illustrated Literature exhibition), Abilene, March 9-May 8<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-54\"><span id=\"u253124-52\">Poet-Trees on Buffalo Bayou,<\/span> Houston, April 1-30<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-57\"><span id=\"u253124-55\">Texas Writers Exhibition, <\/span>Fredericksburg, May 1-31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u253124-61\">Sunday, April 30<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u253124-63\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-72\">\n<li id=\"u253124-65\">BookPeople, JEN SINCERO speaking &#038; signing You are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-67\">Malvern Books, Poets Resist: The First 100 Days, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-69\">Malvern Books, An Afternoon with poets Steve McCaffery &#038; Karen Mac Cormack, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-71\">Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Amy Jackson reads and signs Cassandra and the Night Sky, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-75\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-84\">\n<li id=\"u253124-77\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Jon Lasser Signs His Children&#8217;s Book Grow Happy, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-79\">Half Price Books Mothership, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-81\">The Wild Detectives, kickoff for Women Galore, the feminist literary arts festival, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-83\">Writer&#8217;s Garret, Workshop: &#8220;Strategies in Writing the First Ten Pages&#8221; with Weina Dai Randel, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-87\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-92\">\n<li id=\"u253124-89\">Katy Budget Books, Terri Majors signs Hitch Your Wagon to a Star, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-91\">Murder By the Book, John Sandford will sign and discuss the latest Lucas Davenport book, Golden Prey, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-95\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-108\">\n<li id=\"u253124-97\">Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, Stone In the Stream: Haiku walk and writing, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-101\">SAY Si, Voices and Vibes featuring Amanda Flores, 11AM<br \/><span id=\"u253125\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/tracey-mash-morning-glories\" id=\"u253126\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20043017a.jpg\"  id=\"u253126_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-105\">The Twig Book Shop, Tracey Mash discusses and signs Morning Glories, 11AM<br \/><span id=\"u253128\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/dr-vernon-james-child-waiting\" id=\"u253129\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20043017b.jpg\"  id=\"u253129_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-107\">The Twig Book Shop, Dr. Vernon James discusses and signs A Child is Waiting, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-111\">San Marcos<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-114\">\n<li id=\"u253124-113\">TSU Alkek Library, The Wittliff Collections presents a Sandra Cisneros reading, interview, and book signing, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u253124-117\">Monday, May 1<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u253124-119\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-124\">\n<li id=\"u253124-121\">BookPeople, RICHARD ROTHSTEIN speaking &#038; signing The Color of Law, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-123\">BookWoman, An Evening of Queer Memoir with Sam Peterson &#038; Paige Schilt, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-127\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-130\">\n<li id=\"u253124-129\">Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing &#038; Visual Arts, a conversation with Dr. Beck Weathers, author of Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-133\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-138\">\n<li id=\"u253124-135\">Brazos Bookstore, Kristen Radtke discusses and signs IMAGINE WANTING ONLY THIS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-137\">University of Houston, Bassem Youssef, author of Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring, presents \u2019The Joke is Mightier Than the Sword,\u2019 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u253124-141\">Tuesday, May 2<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u253124-143\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-150\">\n<li id=\"u253124-145\">BookPeople, MICHAEL FRY speaking &#038; signing How to be a Supervillain, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-147\">Malvern Books, Echo Literary Magazine Launch, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-149\">Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring SC Says &#038; NEW SHIT Slam, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-153\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-162\">\n<li id=\"u253124-155\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Becky Wade signs True to You, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-157\">Parish Episcopal School \u2013 Midway Campus, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Adam Roberts discussing and signing Superfast Primetime Ultimate Nation, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-159\">SMU, Tate Lecture Series hosts Alan Alda, actor and author of If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating (Relating to and Communicating with Others), 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-161\">The Wild Detectives, Women Galore Festival: Chris Kraus, author of Aliens &#038; Anorexia, Where Art Belongs, and I Love Dick, will read selected texts and participate in a brief discussion moderated by Ann Friedman, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-165\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-168\">\n<li id=\"u253124-167\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and open mic!, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-171\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-178\">\n<li id=\"u253124-173\">Brazos Bookstore, Voices Breaking Boundaries celebration for the release of BORDERLINES VOL. THREE, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-175\">Fix Coffeebar, Poetry Fix featuring Savannah Blue &#038; Winston Derden, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-177\">University of Houston, The Power of Political Satire: A Conversation with Bassem Youssef (Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring) and J\u00f2n Gnarr (The Outlaw), 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-181\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-184\">\n<li id=\"u253124-183\">The Korova, PuroSlam!, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u253124-187\">Wednesday, May 3<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u253124-189\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-200\">\n<li id=\"u253124-191\">BookPeople, JEFF GUINN speaking &#038; signing The Road to Jonestown, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-193\">BookWoman, Lyn Coffin &#038; Transcendental Zero Press present This Green Life: New &#038; Selected Poems\/The Adventures of a Boy Named Piccolo, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-195\">Bullock History Museum, High Noon Talk: Caroline Gnagy will discuss Texas Jailhouse Music: A Prison Band History, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-197\">Chez Zee American Bistro, Author-Speaker series featuring David Eric Tomlinson, 6:15PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-199\">Malvern Books, ACC Creative Writing Literary Release Party for The Rio Review, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-203\">Conroe<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-206\">\n<li id=\"u253124-205\">Lone Star College, SWIRL Literary &#038; Arts Journal Unveiling Party, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-209\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-214\">\n<li id=\"u253124-211\">Latino Cultural Center, an evening of poetry, music, conversation, and book signing with Natalia Toledo Paz, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-213\">The Wild Detectives, Women Galore Festival: Join journalist Ann Friedman for a conversation about online criticism, gender, and media, followed by a Q&#038;A with Sara Button, editor of The Dentonite, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-217\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-220\">\n<li id=\"u253124-219\">Stonebriar Country Club, DFW World Affairs Council hosts Adam Roberts discussing and signing Superfast Primetime Ultimate Nation, 7:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-223\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-228\">\n<li id=\"u253124-225\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-227\">St. Paul\u2019s United Methodist Church, an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winner Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Gene, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-231\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-234\">\n<li id=\"u253124-233\">Rebar, Kinyo Poetry Live: &#8220;Changeless,&#8221; 8:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u253124-237\">Thursday, May 4<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u253124-239\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-248\">\n<li id=\"u253124-241\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Brian Smith signs The Birth of a Brand, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-243\">BookPeople, LEMONY SNICKET and LISA BROWN speaking &#038; signing Goldfish Ghost, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-245\">Malvern Books, Fantastical Fictions Presents: Book Discussion with Rebecca Schwarz, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-247\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-251\">Bryan<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-254\">\n<li id=\"u253124-253\">Grand Stafford Theater, Rob Clark launch party for Live From Aggieland, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-257\">Conroe<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-260\">\n<li id=\"u253124-259\">Lone Star College, Writer in Performance Walt Whitman Birthday Celebration featuring Zachary Turpin, the graduate student who discovered the lost novel by Walt Whitman, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-263\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-268\">\n<li id=\"u253124-265\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Son of Bum: Lessons My Dad Taught Me About Football and Life book signing with Wade Phillips, 7PM [wristband required]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-267\">The Wild Detectives, Women Galore Festival: Shay Youngblood will read an excerpt from her novel in progress, Widows of America, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-271\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-274\">\n<li id=\"u253124-273\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar, TBH: 51 True Story Collabs book signing with Hunter March, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-277\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-290\">\n<li id=\"u253124-279\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Gail Carson Levine will discuss and sign her newest novel THE LOST KINGDOM OF BAMARRE, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-281\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Rachel Cohn will be in conversation with Jennifer Mathieu as she discusses and signs KILL ALL HAPPIES, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-283\">Brazos Bookstore, Cindy Wang discusses and signs LITERARY YARNS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-285\">Murder By the Book, Jeff Guinn will sign and discuss The Road to Jonestown, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-287\">River Oaks Bookstore, Lyn Coffin reads and signs This Green Life: New and Selected, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-289\">Spring Branch Memorial Branch Library, Free Comic Book Day presents a meet &#038; greet and book signing with Dave Roman, author of the Astronaut Academy series, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-293\">Kingwood<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-296\">\n<li id=\"u253124-295\">Lone Star College, Writers Speakers and Ideas: Ramiro Martinez discusses They Call Me Ranger Ray: From the UT Tower Sniper to Corruption in South Texas, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-299\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-302\">\n<li id=\"u253124-301\">The Guadalupe Theater, Autograph Series Free Public Reading Featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u253124-305\">Friday, May 5<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u253124-307\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-312\">\n<li id=\"u253124-309\">BookPeople, ELIZABETH WEIN speaking &#038; signing The Pearl Thief, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-311\">Malvern Books, Pterod\u00e1ctilo Presents: Poetry &#038; Ptamale Party, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-315\">Beaumont<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-318\">\n<li id=\"u253124-317\">B&#038;N &#8211; Parkdale, Son of Bum: Lessons My Dad Taught Me About Football and Life book signing with Wade Phillips, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-321\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-326\">\n<li id=\"u253124-323\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-325\">Deep Vellum Books, an evening of poetry and conversation with poets Bruce Bond and Cyrus Cassells, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-329\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-334\">\n<li id=\"u253124-331\">Brazos Bookstore, Kathryn Scoblick discusses and signs DITCH THE DIETS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-333\">Inprint House, First Friday Reading Series featuring Anis Shivani, 8:30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-337\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-340\">\n<li id=\"u253124-339\">Texas Tech University Press Bookstore, As part of First Friday Art Trail, Bob Horton will sign Of Bulletins and Booze: A Newsman&#8217;s Story of Recovery, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-343\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-346\">\n<li id=\"u253124-345\">The McNay Leeper Auditorium, Autograph Ticketed Author Luncheon\/Colloquium Featuring U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-349\">San Benito<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-352\">\n<li id=\"u253124-351\">The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, B\u00e1rbara Renaud Gonz\u00e1lez reads from Las Nalgas de JLo\/JLo&#8217;s Booty: The Best &#038; Most Notorious Calumnas &#038; Other Writings by the First Chicana Columnist in Texas 1995-2005, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u253124-355\">Saturday, May 6<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u253124-357\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-364\">\n<li id=\"u253124-359\">BookPeople, CAROLINE LEECH speaking and signing Wait For Me, and JENNIFER PARK speaking &#038; signing The Shadows We Know by Heart, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-361\">Malvern Books, An Evening with poets Charles Alexander, Ash Smith &#038; Ken Jacobs, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-363\">St. Edward&#8217;s University, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: &#8220;How to Conceive and Structure Personal Essays&#8221; with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-367\">Bellaire<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-370\">\n<li id=\"u253124-369\">Southwest Presbyterian Church, Houston Writers House workshops: &#8220;How to Write a Short Story in One Day&#8221; and &#8220;How to Publish a Book&#8221; with Marianne Dyson, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-373\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-384\">\n<li id=\"u253124-375\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Will Wilder #2: The Lost Staff of Wonders book signing with Raymond Arroyo, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-377\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-379\">Dallas Public Library &#8211; North Oak Cliff, Charolette Washington reads The Champ&#8217;s Great Fight, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-381\">The Wild Detectives, Sady Doyle will be reading from her book Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock, and Fear . . . and Why, 12:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-383\">The Writer&#8217;s Garret, Workshop: &#8220;Power of Voice, Power of Place&#8221; with Mong-Lan, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-387\">Garland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-390\">\n<li id=\"u253124-389\">B&#038;N &#8211; Firewheel, Dave Burchett Discusses and signs Waking Up Slowly, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-393\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-406\">\n<li id=\"u253124-395\">B&#038;N &#8211; River Oaks, Son of Bum: Lessons My Dad Taught Me About Football and Life book signing with Wade Phillips, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-397\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer, Local author Ambit Welder signing The Case of the Barille Blood, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-399\">Brazos Bookstore, DF Brown poetry reading, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-401\">Murder By the Book, Sara Rosett will sign and discuss the newest Ellie Avery mystery, Mother&#8217;s Day, Muffins and Murder, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-403\">River Oaks Bookstore, Guest editor Sandi Stromberg and featured poets read from Untameable City: Poems on the Nature of Houston, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-405\">Writespace, Spring Open House, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-409\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-412\">\n<li id=\"u253124-411\">B&#038;N, Mary Jo Saavedra signs Caregiving 101: A Practical Guide to Later Life Planning, Care and Wellbeing, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-415\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-418\">\n<li id=\"u253124-417\">B&#038;N &#8211; Creekwalk, Guest Author Rosie Pova reads If I Weren&#8217;t With You at storytime, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-421\">Port Neches<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-424\">\n<li id=\"u253124-423\">Fleur Fine Books, Andrea&#8217; Porter Meet &#038; Greet and Book Signing of Second Chance at Love, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-427\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-430\">\n<li id=\"u253124-429\">The Twig Book Shop, Michael Kihntopf discusses and signs Wars Without End, Battles Without Winners, France to Petrograd March 1918-December 1920, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-433\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-436\">\n<li id=\"u253124-435\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Steve Copling book signing Sage Alexander and the Hall of Nightmares, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u253124-442\">\n<li id=\"u253124-441\">B&#038;N, Kantorbury Tails book signing with Anna Schuster Kantor, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u253124-445\">Sunday, May 7<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u253124-447\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-462\">\n<li id=\"u253124-449\">Austin Books &#038; Comics, James Venhaus signs Night Owl Society #1, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-451\">BookPeople, DONNA MARIE MILLER speaking &#038; signing The Broken Spoke: Austin&#8217;s Legendary Honky-Tonk, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-453\">BookPeople, ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT speaking &#038; signing City of Miracles, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-455\">BookWoman, Grow Happy with authors Jon Lasser &#038; Sage Lasser-Foster: An Interactive Reading, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-457\">Malvern Books, Analecta 43 Release Party, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-459\">Malvern Books, Hothouse Literary Journal Release Party, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-461\">The Writing Barn, Workshop: &#8220;Sticking the Landing: How to End Your Novel&#8221; with Sara Kocek, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-465\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-472\">\n<li id=\"u253124-467\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-469\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letter Live hosts Scott Westerfeld discussing and signing The Spill Zone, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u253124-471\">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=\"u253124-475\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-478\">\n<li id=\"u253124-477\">The Dock Bookshop, The Dock Bookshop 9th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Fundraiser, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u253124-481\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u253124-484\">\n<li id=\"u253124-483\">Half Price Books &#8211; 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