Bookish events in Texas for the week of May 25 - 31, 2015: Special Events:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition, Austin, February 10 - July 6
Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare, Longview, May 15 - July 25
ComicPalooza, Houston, May 22 - 25
Fan Expo Dallas, May 29 - 31
Monday, May 25:
Memorial Day Holiday
Austin
BookPeople, Author & Historian H.W. BRANDS speaking & signing Reagan: The Life, 7PM
Museum of Human Achievement, Everything Was Furry & Nothing Hurt - A Covered With Fur Launch Party, 7PM
Spider House Cafe & Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
Dallas Public Library - Preston Royal Branch, Sally Rodriguez, author of White Rock Lake Revisited, presents Little Known Histories and Scandals of the Dallas Parks, 12PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Scott Ian, musician, actor and founding member of the thrash metal band Anthrax, will discuss and sign his memoir I’m the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax, 7PM
BookPeople, Author & Historian H.W. BRANDS speaking & signing Reagan: The Life, 7PM
Museum of Human Achievement, Everything Was Furry & Nothing Hurt - A Covered With Fur Launch Party, 7PM
Spider House Cafe & Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
Dallas
Dallas Public Library - Preston Royal Branch, Sally Rodriguez, author of White Rock Lake Revisited, presents Little Known Histories and Scandals of the Dallas Parks, 12PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Scott Ian, musician, actor and founding member of the thrash metal band Anthrax, will discuss and sign his memoir I’m the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Mark Falkin will be presenting and signing his new novel Contract City, 7:30PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam, 8PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar Mall, Nate Ball signs Alien in My Pocket #5 Ohm vs. Amp, 5PM
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam, 8PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar Mall, Nate Ball signs Alien in My Pocket #5 Ohm vs. Amp, 5PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Mat Johnson reads and signs LOVING DAY, 7PMMurder By the Book, Mary Kay Andrews will sign and discuss Beach Town, 6:30PM
Wednesday, May 27:
Austin
Austin Public Library, Austin Public Library presents: Aural Literature, 7PM
BookPeople, Debut Novelist KARIM DIMECHKIE speaking & signing Lifted by the Great Nothing, 7PM
The Writing Barn, Words and Wine with Carrie Fountain, 7:30PM
Dallas
Kettle Art, Pegasus Reading Series: Cloward, Hardwick, Molberg, Tierce, 7PM
Austin Public Library, Austin Public Library presents: Aural Literature, 7PM
BookPeople, Debut Novelist KARIM DIMECHKIE speaking & signing Lifted by the Great Nothing, 7PM
The Writing Barn, Words and Wine with Carrie Fountain, 7:30PM
Dallas
Kettle Art, Pegasus Reading Series: Cloward, Hardwick, Molberg, Tierce, 7PM
Visit Addison, Evan Osnos discusses Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China, 6:30PM
Fort Worth
TCU - J. M. Moudy Building, Frank D. Welch will be signing copies of his new memoir, On Becoming an Architect, 6PM
Houston
Thursday, May 28:
Austin
BookPeople, Travel & Food Writer KRISTY TURNER speaking & signing But I Could Never Go Vegan!: 125 Recipes That Prove You Can Live Without Cheese, It's Not All Rabbit Food, and Your Friends Will Still Come Over for Dinner, 7PM
Malvern Books, W. Joe’s Poetry Corner, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Testify ATX presents a collection of stories about times of change, 7:30PM
Dallas
SMU - DeGolyer Library, A Throttled Peacock: Observations on the Old World: lecture and book signing with C.W. Smith, 7PM
BookPeople, Travel & Food Writer KRISTY TURNER speaking & signing But I Could Never Go Vegan!: 125 Recipes That Prove You Can Live Without Cheese, It's Not All Rabbit Food, and Your Friends Will Still Come Over for Dinner, 7PM
Malvern Books, W. Joe’s Poetry Corner, 7PM
Spider House Ballroom, Testify ATX presents a collection of stories about times of change, 7:30PM
Dallas
SMU - DeGolyer Library, A Throttled Peacock: Observations on the Old World: lecture and book signing with C.W. Smith, 7PM
Friday, May 29:
Austin
BookPeople, LOCAL AUTHOR NIGHT - Bennett Easton & Monica F. Anderson, 7PM
Dallas
Park City Club, Dominic Tierney (How We Fight: Crusades, Quagmires, and the American Way of War) will discuss “The American Way of War: Why We Struggle and How We Can Start Winning Again,” 12PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar Mall, Lindsay Cummings signs The Death Code (Murder Complex Series #2), 7PM
Houston
Dallas
Park City Club, Dominic Tierney (How We Fight: Crusades, Quagmires, and the American Way of War) will discuss “The American Way of War: Why We Struggle and How We Can Start Winning Again,” 12PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar Mall, Lindsay Cummings signs The Death Code (Murder Complex Series #2), 7PM
Houston
B&N - Town & Country, Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein, the Stars of TLC's The Little Couple, sign Life Is Short (No Pun Intended) Love, Laughter, and Learning to Enjoy Every Moment, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Luke Jacob reads and signs A HOLE IN THE LIGHT, 7PM
Midland
B&N, Author Frank Romano signs Love and Terror in the Middle East, 4PM
San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, Sagebrush Review Release Party and Reading, 7PM
Saturday, May 30:
Brazos Bookstore, Luke Jacob reads and signs A HOLE IN THE LIGHT, 7PM
Midland
B&N, Author Frank Romano signs Love and Terror in the Middle East, 4PM
San Antonio
B&N - La Cantera, Sagebrush Review Release Party and Reading, 7PM
Saturday, May 30:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Walter Conley Barthell signs PEP Talk- A Primer For The New (Or Not So New) Manager Or Coach, 2PM
BookPeople, Summer Road Trip Release Party with Liz Garton Scanlon & Margo Rabb, 2PM
BookPeople, Bestselling Author NEAL STEPHENSON speaking & signing Seveneves, 7PM
grayDUCK Gallery, Fun Party with Desiree Morales, John Mortara & Sam Sax, 8PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, Jesse Sublett, local author and frontman to the legendary Austin punk band “The Skunks,” will sell and sign his new true crime book 1960s Austin Gangsters, 1PM
Resistencia Bookstore, Reading with Tim Z. Hernandez, Laurie Ann Guerrero, Dan Vera, Emmy Pérez, and ire’ne lara silva, 5PM
Spider House Ballroom, BedPost Confessions presents The Poetry Show, 8PM
Fort WorthB&N - Arboretum, Walter Conley Barthell signs PEP Talk- A Primer For The New (Or Not So New) Manager Or Coach, 2PM
BookPeople, Summer Road Trip Release Party with Liz Garton Scanlon & Margo Rabb, 2PM
BookPeople, Bestselling Author NEAL STEPHENSON speaking & signing Seveneves, 7PM
grayDUCK Gallery, Fun Party with Desiree Morales, John Mortara & Sam Sax, 8PM
Half Price Books - North Lamar, Jesse Sublett, local author and frontman to the legendary Austin punk band “The Skunks,” will sell and sign his new true crime book 1960s Austin Gangsters, 1PM
Resistencia Bookstore, Reading with Tim Z. Hernandez, Laurie Ann Guerrero, Dan Vera, Emmy Pérez, and ire’ne lara silva, 5PM
Spider House Ballroom, BedPost Confessions presents The Poetry Show, 8PM
Half Price Books - Hulen, Brandie Wiley will sell and sign her children’s book Three Magic Words, 1PM
Half Price Books - Ridgmar, Angela Wills will sell and sign her biographical book My Little Piece of Sunshine: Bryanna Faith’s Story, 1PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar Mall, Mike Rodriguez signs Finding Your WHY Discover Your Life's Purpose, 2PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Joseph R. Pellerin reads and signs Galveston’s Tree Carvings, 3PM
Houston
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Joseph R. Pellerin reads and signs Galveston’s Tree Carvings, 3PM
Houston
B&N - Westheimer, George Clinton, as he signs his memoir, Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin Kinda Hard On You?, 4PM
Murder By the Book, Lindsday Cummings will sign and discuss The Murder Complex 2: The Death Code, 4:30PM
Mesquite
Half Price Books, James Howell will sign Countdown to Atomgeddon, 1PM
Tyler
Austin
Antone's Record Shop, Alan Schaefer will sign Homegrown, 3PM
B&N - Lakeline, Mandy Levy signs Calorie Accounting, 6PM
BookPeople, Popular Blogger JIA JIANG speaking & signing Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection, 1PM
Malvern Books, An Afternoon with Angela Genusa & Stephen McLaughlin, 2PM
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Chef Aaron Franklin signs Franklin Barbecue - A Meat Smoking Manifesto + MEAT, 5PM
El Paso
Eloise, Huizache release party with Dagoberto Gilb, Denise Chavez, Tim Z. Hernandez and Yasmin Ramirez, 4PM
Jefferson
First United Methodist Church, Mitchel Whitington will present his book 23 A Country Preacher, His Grandson, And A Devotional That Will Change Your Life, 9:45AM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, dual book launch for After the Gazebo by Jen Knox and the new poetry chapbook, A Liquid Bird Inside the Night by Alexandra Van De Kamp, 5PM
Antone's Record Shop, Alan Schaefer will sign Homegrown, 3PM
B&N - Lakeline, Mandy Levy signs Calorie Accounting, 6PM
BookPeople, Popular Blogger JIA JIANG speaking & signing Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection, 1PM
Malvern Books, An Afternoon with Angela Genusa & Stephen McLaughlin, 2PM
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Chef Aaron Franklin signs Franklin Barbecue - A Meat Smoking Manifesto + MEAT, 5PM
El Paso
Eloise, Huizache release party with Dagoberto Gilb, Denise Chavez, Tim Z. Hernandez and Yasmin Ramirez, 4PM
Jefferson
First United Methodist Church, Mitchel Whitington will present his book 23 A Country Preacher, His Grandson, And A Devotional That Will Change Your Life, 9:45AM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, dual book launch for After the Gazebo by Jen Knox and the new poetry chapbook, A Liquid Bird Inside the Night by Alexandra Van De Kamp, 5PM
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