{"id":971,"date":"2018-12-31T15:01:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T15:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=971"},"modified":"2018-12-31T15:01:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T15:01:17","slug":"special-events-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=971","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u274610-12\">\n<li id=\"u274610-5\"><span id=\"u274610-3\">Teen Slam Camp,<\/span> Dallas, June 12-16<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-8\"><span id=\"u274610-6\">Kate Forsyth Cactus &#038; Kangaroos Readerathon and Writers Intensive,<\/span> Dallas and Richardson, June 16-17<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-11\"><span id=\"u274610-9\">Inspirational New Writer&#8217;s Event, <\/span>San Antonio, June 17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u274610-15\">Ongoing Exhibits<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"u274610-31\">\n<li id=\"u274610-18\"><span id=\"u274610-16\">Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, <\/span>Austin, February 6\u2013July 16<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-21\"><span id=\"u274610-19\">Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition,<\/span> San Marcos, February 15\u2013July 1<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-24\"><span id=\"u274610-22\">Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art,<\/span> Austin, June 5\u2013August 13<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-27\"><span id=\"u274610-25\">Print Houston 2017,<\/span> June 5\u2013July 3<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-30\"><span id=\"u274610-28\">Illustrator of the Century Garth Williams,<\/span> Abilene, June 8\u2013September 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u274610-34\">Sunday, June 11<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u274610-36\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-45\">\n<li id=\"u274610-38\">4th Tap Brewing Cooperative, Revel Unclassified presents &#8220;Such Wild Love&#8221; with poet Alan Berecka, 12:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-40\">BookPeople, PAIGE BOWERS speaking &#038; signing The General&#8217;s Niece, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-42\">BookPeople, CHELSEA MUELLER speaking &#038; signing Borrowed Souls, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-44\">Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents &#8220;Freedom Reimaged,&#8221; 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-48\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-51\">\n<li id=\"u274610-50\">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=\"u274610-54\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-57\">\n<li id=\"u274610-56\">Brazos Bookstore, Bryan Vartabedian discusses and signs LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER TWO, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-60\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-65\">\n<li id=\"u274610-64\">The Twig Book Shop, Laura Reagan signs How to Raise Respectful Parents, 11AM <br \/><span id=\"u274611\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/laura-reagan-how-raise-respectful-parents\" id=\"u274612\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"56\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20061117.jpg\"  id=\"u274612_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u274610-68\">Monday, June 12<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u274610-70\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-75\">\n<li id=\"u274610-72\">BookPeople, CARA BLACK speaking &#038; signing Murder in Saint-Germain, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-74\">The University Co-op, Five-time Olympic medalist Sanya Richards-Ross will sign her new book, Chasing Grace, 2:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-78\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-83\">\n<li id=\"u274610-80\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Sarah Dessen will discuss and sign her new novel, ONCE AND FOR ALL, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-82\">Brazos Bookstore, Haroon Moghul discusses and signs HOW TO BE A MUSLIM: AN AMERICAN STORY (in conversation with Dina Kesbeh, founder of MuslimVox), 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u274610-86\">Tuesday, June 13<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u274610-88\">Abilene<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-91\">\n<li id=\"u274610-90\">Abilene Public Library &#8211; Main, Young Audiences: Storyteller Bernadette Nason, 10:45AM &#038; 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-94\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-101\">\n<li id=\"u274610-96\">BookPeople, DAVID SEDARIS speaking &#038; signing Theft By Finding, and Ariel Levy speaking &#038; signing The Rules Do Not Apply, 7PM [TICKET REQUIRED]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-98\">BookWoman, Olga Campos Benz reading and signing It\u2019s News to Me: A Novel, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-100\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Mr. Dave, the 2017 Austin Slam Grand Slam Champion, 8:15PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-104\">Cedar Hill<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-107\">\n<li id=\"u274610-106\">Zula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers Group Authors Round Table with LeRee Bryant, Michelle Stimpson, and James Gaskin, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-110\">Colorado City<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-113\">\n<li id=\"u274610-112\">Mitchell County Public Library, Dana Glossbrenner will discuss and sign The Lark and Women Behind Stained Glass, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-116\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-119\">\n<li id=\"u274610-118\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live hosts Jonathan Safran Foer discussing and signing Here I Am (in conversation with Will Evans of Deep Vellum Publishing and Cinestate), 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-122\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-125\">\n<li id=\"u274610-124\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and open mic!, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-128\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-131\">\n<li id=\"u274610-130\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar, Once and for All book signing with Sarah Dressen, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-134\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-141\">\n<li id=\"u274610-136\">Brazos Bookstore, poet Gina Ferrara reading from and signing FITTING THE SIXTH FINGER, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-138\">Fix Coffeebar, Poetry Fix featuring Mary Wemple &#038; Chuck Wemple, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-140\">Houston Maritime Museum, HMM History Lecture Series: Paul Matt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-144\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-147\">\n<li id=\"u274610-146\">The Korova, PuroSlam!, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u274610-150\">Wednesday, June 14<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u274610-152\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-159\">\n<li id=\"u274610-154\">B&#038;N &#8211; Arboretum, Author Storytime with Lori Kline reading Almost a Minyan, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-156\">BookPeople, JP SEARS speaking &#038; signing How To Be Ultra Spiritual, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-158\">Chez Zee American Bistro, Author Series featuring Jim George, 6:15PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-162\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-165\">\n<li id=\"u274610-164\">Crescent Club, DFW World Affairs Council hosts William Hogeland discussing and signing Autumn of the Black Snake: The Creation of the U.S. Army and the Invasion That Opened the West, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-168\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-171\">\n<li id=\"u274610-170\">Denton South Branch Library, Professor&#8217;s Corner: A Literary Discussion Group featuring Poems by Texas Poet Laureate Jan Seale, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-174\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-185\">\n<li id=\"u274610-176\">Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-178\">Brazos Bookstore, SJ Sindu reading and signing MARRIAGE OF A THOUSAND LIES, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-180\">Breakfast Klub, Patricia Bernstein discusses and signs Ten Dollars to Hate, ?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-182\">Katy Budget Books, Story time: Maria Ashworth reads her new book, Tommy James, The Littlest Cowboy In Reckon, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-184\">Murder By the Book, Joseph Finder will sign and discuss The Switch, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-188\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-191\">\n<li id=\"u274610-190\">San Antonio Public Library &#8211; Forest Hills, Amy Stone discusses and signs Cornyation: San Antonio&#8217;s Outrageous Fiesta Tradition, 6 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u274610-194\">Thursday, June 15<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u274610-196\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-203\">\n<li id=\"u274610-198\">BookPeople, DAVE WEIGEL speaking &#038; signing The Show that Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock, 7P<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-200\">BookPeople, WRITERS&#8217; LEAGUE OF TEXAS presents &#8220;Practice Makes Pitch Perfect&#8221; with Lance Fitzgerald and Becka Oliver, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-202\">Mr. Catfish &#038; More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-206\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-215\">\n<li id=\"u274610-208\">Deep Vellum Books, Author Event with Kate Forsyth, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-210\">Half Price Books Mothership, lawyer, motivational speaker, and author Brian Cuban will discuss and sign copies of his memoir, The Addicted Lawyer: Tales of The Bar, Booze, Blow and Redemption, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-212\">SMU, Workshop: &#8220;How to Self-Publish Your Book &#8212; Economically, Quickly, and Professionally&#8221; with Len Bourland, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-214\">The Wild Detectives, Amelia Gray will read from and sign Isadora (in discussion with Amanda Preston), 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-218\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-221\">\n<li id=\"u274610-220\">River Oaks Bookstore, Randy Guttenberger discusses and signs Managing Your Crazy Self! Turning your Turbulence into Tranquility, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-224\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-227\">\n<li id=\"u274610-226\">South Irving Library, Out of This World YA Author Panel with Kendare Blake (Three Dark Crowns), Roshani Chokshi (A Crown of Wishes), Stephanie Garber (Caraval), Tricia Levenseller (Daughter of the Pirate King), Alex London (Proxy), and Kayla Olson (The Sandcastle Empire), 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-230\">McKinney<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-233\">\n<li id=\"u274610-232\">Collin County Higher Education Center, DFW World Affairs Council hosts William Hogeland discussing and signing The Creation of the U.S. Army and the Invasion That Opened the West, 11:45AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u274610-236\">Friday, June 16<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u274610-238\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-241\">\n<li id=\"u274610-240\">BookPeople, ANDREA PETERSEN speaking &#038; signing On Edge (in conversation with Rachel Silverman), 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-244\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-247\">\n<li id=\"u274610-246\">Deep Vellum Books, Pandora&#8217;s Box Poetry Reading Series featuring Nathan Brown, Greg Brownderville, and Sophia Terazawa, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-250\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-253\">\n<li id=\"u274610-252\">Houston Community College Central &#8211; Gallery, Wendy McGrath will give a poetry reading in conjunction with PrintHouston 2017, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u274610-256\">Saturday, June 17<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u274610-258\">Arlington<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-261\">\n<li id=\"u274610-260\">Flying Fish Restaurant, Workshop: &#8220;Becoming a Better Self-Editor&#8221; with Special Guest Blake Atwood, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-264\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-271\">\n<li id=\"u274610-266\">BookPeople, SJ SINDU speaking &#038; signing Marriage of a Thousand Lies, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-268\">Half Price Books &#8211; North Lamar, local author Bruce Henderson will sell and sign his techno-thriller White Pages, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-270\">Malvern Books, launch party and concert to kick off the 2017 REVEL Solstice Festival: A Blank Canvas, a 17-event interactive chamber music, visual art, and poetry series: Award-winning poet Carrie Fountain reading her original work (with the acclaimed Bel Cuore Quartet), 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-274\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-277\">\n<li id=\"u274610-276\">The Writer&#8217;s Garret, Workshop: &#8220;The Poetry Masterclass: Getting Serious&#8221; with 2013-14 Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-280\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-283\">\n<li id=\"u274610-282\">Denton North Branch Library, Family Chess Challenge: Alexey Root, U.S. women&#8217;s chess champion, will play 10 chess players simultaneously, and anyone who can win against her gets a free copy of her new book, Prepare With Chess Strategy, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-286\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-289\">\n<li id=\"u274610-288\">El Paso Public Library &#8211; Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project workshop: &#8220;Never Such Innocence Again&#8221; with Kit Wren, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-292\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-295\">\n<li id=\"u274610-294\">The Last Word Bookstore, Fort Worth Writer&#8217;s Boot Camp workshop: &#8220;Writing Your Artist Biography&#8221; with Rachel Pilcher, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-298\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-311\">\n<li id=\"u274610-300\">Brazos Bookstore, Kayla Olson reads and signs SANDCASTLE EMPIRE (in conversation with Joy Preble), 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-302\">Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, Clayton Library Lecture Series &#038; World War I centennial commemoration: Andrew Carroll launches his new book, MY FELLOW SOLDIERS: General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-304\">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=\"u274610-308\">River Oaks Bookstore, John B. Boles discusses and signs Jefferson: Architect of American Liberty, 3PM<br \/><span id=\"u274614\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riveroaksbookstore.com\/cal-01.htm\" id=\"u274615\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"54\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/river%20oaks%20event%20ad%20061717.jpg\"  id=\"u274615_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-310\">William Reaves | Sarah Foltz Fine Art, The Texas Aesthetic XI: The Summer Soiree Series featuring Why the Raven Calls the Canyon: Off the Grid in Big Bend Country by E. Dan Klepper, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-314\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-317\">\n<li id=\"u274610-316\">B&#038;N, The Adventures of George Pitts: An Inmate with the Birdman of Alcatraz book signing with George Pitts, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-320\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-323\">\n<li id=\"u274610-322\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston &#038; Park, Liana LeFey reads and signs Scandal of the Season, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-326\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-331\">\n<li id=\"u274610-330\">The Twig Book Shop, Adria Andresen signs The Bunny Weaver, 11AM<br \/><span id=\"u274617\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetwig.com\/event\/adria-andresen-bunny-weaver\" id=\"u274618\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"54\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/twig%20event%20ad%20061717.jpg\"  id=\"u274618_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-334\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-339\">\n<li id=\"u274610-336\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Michelle Stewart signs My Dad Is: Words From a Small Child with Big Faith, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u274610-338\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, The Illuminati: The Secret Society That Hijacked the World book signing with Jim Marrs, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u274610-342\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-345\">\n<li id=\"u274610-344\">Half Price Books, local author Ta&#8217;Nitra Robinson will sell and sign The 187 School Day Challenge: For the Elementary Student, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u274610-348\">Sunday, June 18<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u274610-350\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u274610-353\">\n<li id=\"u274610-352\">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=\"u274610-356\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teen Slam Camp, Dallas, June 12-16 Kate Forsyth Cactus &#038; Kangaroos Readerathon and Writers Intensive, Dallas and Richardson, June 16-17 Inspirational New Writer&#8217;s Event, San Antonio, June 17 Ongoing Exhibits Stories to Tell: Selections from the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, February 6\u2013July 16 Sandra Cisneros: A House of Her Own Exhibition, San Marcos, February 15\u2013July [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/971\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}