{"id":933,"date":"2018-12-31T14:46:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=933"},"modified":"2018-12-31T14:46:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:46:02","slug":"special-events-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=933","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u256803-21\">\n<li id=\"u256803-5\"><span id=\"u256803-3\">The Writer&#8217;s Garret &#8220;Beyond 21 Celebration,&#8221;<\/span> Dallas, May 5-7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-8\"><span id=\"u256803-6\">10th Annual DFW Writers Conference,<\/span> Dallas, May 6-7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-11\"><span id=\"u256803-9\">2nd Annual SMU Faculty Book Fest,<\/span> Dallas, May 9<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-14\"><span id=\"u256803-12\">Comicpalooza 2017,<\/span> Houston, May 12-14<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-17\"><span id=\"u256803-15\">40th Annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championship,<\/span> Austin, May 13<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-20\"><span id=\"u256803-18\">2nd Annual ACFW DFW May Mini-Conference &#8211; Fueling Up Your Fiction, <\/span>Arlington, May 13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u256803-24\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u256803-46\">\n<li id=\"u256803-27\"><span id=\"u256803-25\">Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, <\/span>Austin, February 6\u2013July 16<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-30\"><span id=\"u256803-28\">The Lost Generation: World War I Poetry, <\/span><span id=\"u256803-29\">Denton, January 17\u2013May 11<\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-33\"><span id=\"u256803-31\">Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites,<\/span> Fort Worth, January 21\u2013May 7<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-36\"><span id=\"u256803-34\">The Human Experience: From Texas to the World<\/span> literacy initiative, Houston, January 18\u2013May 18<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-39\"><span id=\"u256803-37\">Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition,<\/span> San Marcos, February 15\u2013July 1<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-42\"><span id=\"u256803-40\">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=\"u256803-45\"><span id=\"u256803-43\">Texas Writers Exhibition, <\/span>Fredericksburg, May 1-31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u256803-49\">Sunday, May 7<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u256803-51\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-66\">\n<li id=\"u256803-53\">Austin Books &#038; Comics, James Venhaus signs Night Owl Society #1, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-55\">BookPeople, DONNA MARIE MILLER speaking &#038; signing The Broken Spoke: Austin&#8217;s Legendary Honky-Tonk, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-57\">BookPeople, ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT speaking &#038; signing City of Miracles, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-59\">BookWoman, Grow Happy with authors Jon Lasser &#038; Sage Lasser-Foster: An Interactive Reading, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-61\">Malvern Books, Analecta 43 Release Party, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-63\">Malvern Books, Hothouse Literary Journal Release Party, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-65\">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=\"u256803-69\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-76\">\n<li id=\"u256803-71\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, George Arnold signs Tragedy of the Commons, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-73\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letter Live hosts Scott Westerfeld discussing and signing The Spill Zone, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-75\">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=\"u256803-79\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-82\">\n<li id=\"u256803-81\">The Dock Bookshop, The Dock Bookshop 9th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Fundraiser, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-85\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-88\">\n<li id=\"u256803-87\">Half Price Books &#8211; Montrose, Raymond Arroyo signing Will Wilder: The Lost Staff of Wonders, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u256803-91\">\n<li id=\"u256803-90\">MaryScott Hagle\u2019s historic Heights home, WITS fundraiser: Poetry Concert with internationally acclaimed youth poets from the Meta-Four Houston team, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-94\">Richmond<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-97\">\n<li id=\"u256803-96\">George Memorial Library, Graphic Novel Day featuring special guest appearances and book signings by popular graphic novelists Falynn Koch, Dave Roman, and Ru Xu, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-100\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-109\">\n<li id=\"u256803-102\">South Texas Museum of Popular Culture, Join Laredo-born artist-musician-writer Salvador Macias for a round of poetry from el corazon followed by a set by accordion master Santiago Jimenez, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-106\">The Twig Book Shop, K Wendt reads and signs Emma&#8217;s Journey, 11AM<br \/><span id=\"u256813\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/christine-granados-fight-man-other-stories-we-tell-our-children\" id=\"u256814\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20050717b.jpg\"  id=\"u256814_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-108\">The Twig Book Shop, Christine Granados reads and signs Fight Like a Man &#038; Other Stories We Tell Our Children, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u256803-112\">Monday, May 8<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u256803-114\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-119\">\n<li id=\"u256803-116\">BookPeople, STEPHANIE DANLER speaking &#038; signing Sweetbitter, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-118\">BookWoman, Ginger McKnight-Chavers reads and signs In the Heart of Texas, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-122\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-129\">\n<li id=\"u256803-124\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents Sandra Cisneros discussing and signing A House of My Own: Stories from My Life, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-126\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle discuss and sign Driving Miss Norma: One Family&#8217;s Journey Saying &#8220;Yes&#8221; to Living, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-128\">The Wild Detectives, David Hicks will read and sign White Plains, and David Hopkins will read and sign We Miss All the Great Parties, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-132\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-137\">\n<li id=\"u256803-134\">Alley Theatre, Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents COLM T\u00d3IB\u00cdN discussing and signing House of Names, 7:30PM [sold out; access live stream here: houstonpublicmedia.org\/inprint)<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-136\">Murder By the Book, Mary Kay Andrews will sign and discuss The Beach House Cookbook, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-140\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-143\">\n<li id=\"u256803-142\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, The Black Witch book signing with Laurie Forest, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u256803-146\">Tuesday, May 9<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u256803-148\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-161\">\n<li id=\"u256803-150\">The Austin History Center, an evening book discussion and signing with Eddie Wilson and Jesse Sublett, authors of Armadillo World Headquarters: A Memoir, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-152\">BookPeople, COLM T\u00d3IB\u00cdN speaking &#038; signing House of Names, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-154\">Malvern Books, An Evening with Novelists Natalia Sylvester, David Hicks &#038; Charlotte Gullick, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-156\">Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Team Back House, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-158\">Cedar Hill<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-160\">Zula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers Group meeting featuring Dan Smith, author of The Bankhead Highway in Texas, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-164\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-171\">\n<li id=\"u256803-166\">Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors LIVE!: Stuart Isacoff discusses and signs When the World Stopped to Listen: The Van Cliburn Story, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-168\">The Wild Detectives, Women Galore Literary Festival: Jessa Crispin reads and discusses Why I\u2019m Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-170\">Winspear Opera House, #hearhere Reading Series presents Garrison Keillor and Stories from Lake Wobegon, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-174\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-177\">\n<li id=\"u256803-176\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and open mic!, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-180\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-189\">\n<li id=\"u256803-182\">Brazos Bookstore, John Boles discusses and signs JEFFERSON: ARCHITECT OF AMERICAN LIBERTY, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-184\">Burke Baker Planetarium, HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series: Dr. Anurag Agrawal discusses and signs Monarchs and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant, and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-186\">Houston Maritime Museum, HMM History Lecture Series: &#8220;The First Texas Navy, 1835-1837&#8221; presented by award-winning author James P. Bevill, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-188\">Museum of Fine Arts, MFAH \/ Kinder Institute Forum Lecture featuring Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in an American City, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-192\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-195\">\n<li id=\"u256803-194\">South Irving Library, Join local YA authors Julie Murphy (Ramona Blue) and Jeramey Kraatz (Space Runners: The Moon Platoon) for a joint book launch party, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-198\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-201\">\n<li id=\"u256803-200\">Texas Tech, Creative Writing Program Reading Series hosts poet Chen Chen reading and signing When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-204\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-211\">\n<li id=\"u256803-208\">The Korova, PuroSlam!, 10PM<br \/><span id=\"u256807\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/walt-gragg-red-line\" id=\"u256808\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"61\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20050917.jpg\"  id=\"u256808_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-210\">The Twig Book Shop, Walt Gragg reads and signs The Red Line, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u256803-214\">Wednesday, May 10<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u256803-216\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-219\">\n<li id=\"u256803-218\">BookPeople, CORY DOCTOROW speaking &#038; signing Walkaway, 7PM [ticket required]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-222\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-225\">\n<li id=\"u256803-224\">Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, Willard Spiegelman discusses and signs If You See Something, Say Something: A Writer Looks at Art, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-228\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-231\">\n<li id=\"u256803-230\">Denton South Branch Library, Professor&#8217;s Corner: A Literary Discussion Group featuring Poems by Texas Poet Laureate Walt McDonald, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-234\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-243\">\n<li id=\"u256803-236\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-238\">Brazos Bookstore, David Hicks reads and signs WHITE PLAINS, and Melissa Studdard reads and signs I ATE THE COSMOS FOR BREAKFAST, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-240\">Houston Chronicle offices, Houston Public Library Quarterly Reading Series: a talk by Alexandra Zapruder, author of Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-242\">Murder By the Book, Ace Atkins will sign and discuss Robert B. Parker&#8217;s Little White Lies, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u256803-246\">Thursday, May 11<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u256803-248\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-257\">\n<li id=\"u256803-250\">BookPeople, JESSA CRISPIN speaking &#038; signing Why I Am Not A Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-252\">BookWoman, Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic featuring Martha K. Grant, hosted by Cindy Huyser, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-254\">Malvern Books, Novel Night with Glen Pourciau &#038; Greg Levin, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-256\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-260\">Burnet<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-263\">\n<li id=\"u256803-262\">Burnet Library, Coffee Talks hosts Ben Rehder, author of the Blanco County mystery series, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-266\">College Station<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-269\">\n<li id=\"u256803-268\">George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Library Issues Forum: Retired Colonel Albert J. Nahas discusses and signs Warriors Remembered, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-272\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-277\">\n<li id=\"u256803-274\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, Photo Meet and Greet with Ian Harding, author of Odd Birds, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-276\">The Kessler Theater, Wordspace Dallas presents an evening with author Dan Savage, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-280\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-285\">\n<li id=\"u256803-282\">Brazos Bookstore, Cory Doctorow reads and signs WALKAWAY, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-284\">Museum of Fine Arts, Iconoclast Poetry Performance &#038; They Say Book Release, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-288\">New Braunfels<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-291\">\n<li id=\"u256803-290\">New Braunfels Public Library, Book &#038; Author Luncheon: Robert Flatt (Healing Art), Chris Bridge (Read to Me, Same Heart, Spring is Coming), and Mica Mosbacher (Racing Forward), 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-294\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-298\">\n<li id=\"u256803-297\"><span id=\"u256819\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/kenneth-bennight-truth-shall-make-you-dead-nacho-perez-detective-story\" id=\"u256820\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"61\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20051117.jpg\"  id=\"u256820_img\" \/><\/a><\/span>The Twig Book Shop, Kenneth Bennight reads and signs The Truth Shall Make You Dead, A Nacho Perez Detective Story, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u256803-301\">Friday, May 12<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u256803-303\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-308\">\n<li id=\"u256803-305\">BookPeople, GRAEME SIMSION speaking &#038; signing The Best of Adam Sharp, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-307\">Malvern Books, poet Chen Chen launches When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities (with Jennifer Whalen, Tom\u00e1s Morin &#038; Katelin Kelly), 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-311\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-318\">\n<li id=\"u256803-313\">Deep Vellum Books, White Rock Zine Machine Reading Flight #4: MakeShift PhotoRama &#8211; Significance Imposed, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-315\">Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam: Rage Tench send off to Paris to compete in the International Poetryslamworldcup Slampo\u00e9sie!, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-317\">Lucky Dog Books &#8211; Oak Cliff, Poets On X+ with Opalina Salas and Carlos Salas, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-321\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-326\">\n<li id=\"u256803-323\">Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Sheryl Sandberg, author of Option B, in conversation with Dr. Mike Feinberg, 7PM [sold out]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-325\">Murder By the Book, Jayne Ann Krentz will sign and discuss The Girl Who Knew Two Much, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-329\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-332\">\n<li id=\"u256803-331\">Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink Reading Series featuring Sheila Black, Ariana Brown, and Lisha Garcia, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u256803-335\">Saturday, May 13<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u256803-337\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-348\">\n<li id=\"u256803-339\">Austin Community College &#8211; Highland, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: &#8220;On The Hero&#8217;s Journey: Discovering Plot, Character, and Meaning for Your Novel&#8221; with Greg Garrett, 9AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-341\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Story time: Amy Jackson reading Cassandra and the Night Sky, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-343\">BookPeople, RACHEL HELLMAN, JENNIFER BERTRAND, VALERIA FULMAN, SUSAN STUTZ &#038; PAULA BIXEL speaking &#038; signing Nasty Women Project: Voices from the Resistance, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-345\">BookPeople, ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH speaking &#038; signing My Italian Bulldozer, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-347\">Whole Earth Provision Company, Meet the Author: Carolyn Boyd discusses and signs The White Shaman Mural, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-351\">Canyon<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-354\">\n<li id=\"u256803-353\">Canyon Gallery &#038; Visitor Center in Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Dr. Ann Coberley &#038; Andy Clouse sign TEXAS: Places of the Heart, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-357\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-364\">\n<li id=\"u256803-359\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown reads and signs My Savaged Heart, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-361\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Joanne Skartsiaris signs Dance Like You Mean It, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-363\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, Chelsea Mueller discusses and signs Borrowed Souls, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-367\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-370\">\n<li id=\"u256803-369\">B&#038;N &#8211; Fountains at Farah, Author Signing Marisela Garza reads and signs Rebekitalocks and The Three Penas, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-373\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-376\">\n<li id=\"u256803-375\">Galveston Bookshop, Harold Raley signs his collection of essays, Points of Light, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-379\">Harker Heights<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-382\">\n<li id=\"u256803-381\">B&#038;N, Thomas &#8220;Jerry&#8221; Curtis signs Under the Cover of Light: The Extraordinary Story of USAF COL Thomas &#8220;Jerry&#8221; Curtis&#8217;s 7 1\/2 -Year Captivity in North Vietnam, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-385\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-414\">\n<li id=\"u256803-387\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Caroline Leech discusses and signs Wait For Me, and Jennifer Park discusses and signs The Shadows We Know by Heart, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-389\">Brazos Bookstore, Pantsuit Nation at Brazos Bookstore!, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-391\">Half Price Books &#8211; Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays. Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-393\">Inprint House, Tintero Projects No Ban, No Wall: Women Writers Unite poetry workshop with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-395\">Inprint House, Tintero Projects No Ban, No Wall: Women Writers Unite poetry reading, Q&#038;A, and book signing with Cristina Martinez, Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros, and Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-397\">Murder By the Book, Carrie Patel will sign and discuss The Song of the Dead, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-399\">Murder By the Book, Walt Gragg will sign and discuss his debut thriller, The Red Line, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-403\">Rec Room HTX, What It\u2019s Like Project presents VOXIS: a night of spoken word and acoustic musical performances dedicated to the removal of stigma surrounding mental illness, 7PM<br \/><span id=\"u256804\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riveroaksbookstore.com\/cal-01.htm\" id=\"u256805\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"58\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/river%20oaks%20event%20ad%20051317.jpg\"  id=\"u256805_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-405\">River Oaks Bookstore, Paul A. Mattingly, Jr. discusses and signs From Orange to Singapore: A Shipyard Builds a Legacy, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-407\">William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art, The Texas Aesthetic XI: The Summer Soiree Series featuring Of Texas Rivers &#038; Texas Art by William Reaves and Andy Sansom, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-409\">Lubbock<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-411\">B&#038;N, Once in a Blue Moon book signing with Vicki Covington, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-413\">B&#038;N, Nowhere Near: Short Stories book signing with Teddy Jones, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-417\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-420\">\n<li id=\"u256803-419\"><span id=\"u256803-418\">Barnes &#038; Noble, South Plains Mall, Vicki Covington signing Once in a Blue Moon, 1:30 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-423\">Midland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-426\">\n<li id=\"u256803-425\">B&#038;N, Patsy Aguirre signs Simple Parables, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-429\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-440\">\n<li id=\"u256803-433\">Gemini Ink, Poetry Workshop: Demons, Diaspora &#038; Magic with Ariana Brown, 10AM<br \/><span id=\"u256816\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/bob-doerr-caffeine-can-kill\" id=\"u256817\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20051317a.jpg\"  id=\"u256817_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-437\">The Twig Book Shop, Bob Doerr reads and signs Caffeine Can Kill, 11AM<br \/><span id=\"u256810\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/melissa-urtiaga-trained-book-about-trusting-god\" id=\"u256811\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20051317b.jpg\"  id=\"u256811_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-439\">The Twig Book Shop, Melissa Urtiaga discusses and signs Trained Up: A Book about Trusting God, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-443\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-446\">\n<li id=\"u256803-445\">Half Price Books, local author Albert J. Nahas will sell and sign Warriors Remembered &#8211; Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home (Vietnam Memorials from 50 States), 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-449\">Webster<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-454\">\n<li id=\"u256803-451\">B&#038;N &#8211; Baybrook II, Gulf Coast Poets meeting featuring Carrie Kornacki, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-453\">B&#038;N &#8211; Baybrook II, Zari Reede signs Daisy Dukes &#8216;n Cowboy Boots, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-457\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-460\">\n<li id=\"u256803-459\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, Mark Miller signs Always a Tiger: Keep Movin&#8217; Forward, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u256803-463\">Sunday, May 14<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u256803-465\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-472\">\n<li id=\"u256803-467\">BookPeople, Contributors of PANTSUIT NATION speaking &#038; signing, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-469\">Malvern Books, Mother\u2019s Day Reading with Revolution Writing Workshop, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u256803-471\">Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents &#8220;Othering &#038; Mothering&#8221;, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-475\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u256803-478\">\n<li id=\"u256803-477\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, all day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u256803-482\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Writer&#8217;s Garret &#8220;Beyond 21 Celebration,&#8221; Dallas, May 5-7 10th Annual DFW Writers Conference, Dallas, May 6-7 2nd Annual SMU Faculty Book Fest, Dallas, May 9 Comicpalooza 2017, Houston, May 12-14 40th Annual O. 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