Monday Roundup! July 28 - August 3

Bookish events in Texas for the week of July 28 - August 3, 2014:

Special Events:

Texas Writers Exhibition, Montgomery County Memorial Library, August 1 - 31

Writer's League of Texas 2014 Summer Writing Retreat, Sul Ross State University, August 3 - 7

Monday, July 28:
Austin

Bookpeople, MysteryPeople Presents Bestselling Author ACE ATKINS speaking & signing The Forsaken, 7PM

Houston
Murder By the Book, Wendy Corsi Staub will sign and discuss The Perfect Stranger, 6:30PM

Tuesday, July 29:

Austin
BookPeople, Houston Author LACY JOHNSON speaking & signing The Other Side: A Memoir, 7PM

Spider House Cafe & Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Every Tuesday night at Spiderhouse, poetry, score cards and cash prizes come together for an evening of competitive art.

Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Chris Tomlinson:Tomlinson Hill The Remarkable Story of Two Families who Share the Tomlinson Name - One White, One Black, 7PM

Houston
Murder By the Book, Ilona Andrews will sign and discuss the newest Kate Daniels novel, Magic Breaks, 6:30PM

San Antonio

B&N, San Pedro, Sun Poets' Society Open Mic Poetry, 7PM

Wednesday, July 30:

Austin

BookPeople, Acclaimed Debut Author EDAN LEPUCKI speaking & signing California, 7PM

Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Anna Badkhen and The World is a Carpet: Four Seasons in an Afghan Village, 7PM

Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Chris Tomlinson - TOMLINSON HILL, 7PM

San Antonio
Liberty Bar, Book Swap Happy Hour with Gemini Ink, 5PM

Thursday, July 31:

Austin
Bookwoman, Andrew Martin Reading & Signing Reflections of a Loving Partner: Caregiving at the End of Life, 7PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Carolyn Dahl & Carolyn Florek - THE PAINTED DOOR OPENED, 7PM

Friday, August 1:

Houston
B&N - Westheimer Crossing, Phaedra Parks signing Secrets of the Southern Belle How to Be Nice, Work Hard, Look Pretty, Have Fun, and Never Have an Off Moment, 7PM

Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading: Billie Duncan, 8:30PM

San Antonio 
The Twig Book Shop, Diana Lopez Reading from her book for young adults, Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel, 6:30PM

Saturday, August 2:
Arlington
B&N - The Parks Mall, Patti Foster Author Signing Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering From Traumatic Brain Injuries: 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work, 1PM

Austin

BookPeople, Young Adult Author KATE ST. CLAIR speaking & signing Spelled, 4PM

Garland

B&N - Firewheel Mall, Reavis Z. Wortham Signing His Newest Book Vengeance is Mine A Red River Mystery, 1PM

Houston
B&N - Westheimer Crossing, romance authors C.L. Wilson, Kerrelyn Sparks, Gerry Bartlett and More, 2PM

Katy Budget Books, Mike Shackleford Holt signs Tasha: The Canine Angel Who Saved My Life, 1PM

Hurst
B&N - North East Mall, Arianne 'Tex' Thompson: One Night in Sixes, 3PM

McAllen
B&N, Meet Local Author: Jaime Perez - The Vacant Space, 3PM

San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, Creating Heroes and Villains Discussion with Best-selling author and Marvel writer David Liss and Stoker Award winner Joe McKinney, 1PM

Gemini Ink, Go Local with Diana Lopez, 10AM

The Twig Book Shop, Bill White - America's Fiscal Constitution: Its Triumph and Collapse, 3PM

Viva! Bookstore, Book Signing and Lecture: Return of Sophia Mother of the Universe with Author Nancy Oates, 1PM

South Padre Island

Paragraphs on Padre Boulevard, Literary Mercado, 1PM

Sunday, August 3:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Reading, Q&A and Signing With Ilona Andrews: Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels Series #7), 3PM

Monkeywrench Books, Rise Up Texas General Assembly, 4PM