Monday Roundup: June 8 - 14

Bookish events in Texas for the week of June 8 - 14, 2015:

Special Events:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition, Austin, February 10 - July 6

Humanities Texas Special Exhibition: Shakespeare, Longview, May 15 - July 25

4th Annual Children's Art and Literacy Festival, Abilene, June 11 - 13

Monday, June 8:
Austin

BookPeople, Comedian and The Moth host DAVID CRABBspeaking & signing Bad Kid: A Memoir, 7PM

Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Nelson DeMille to discuss and sign Radiant Angel, 7PM

Fort Worth
Stage West Theatre, Community Mic Night with storytellers Phyllis Cicero, Desiree Fultz, and Justin Flowers, and poet Brian Patrick McCarthy, 7PM

Tuesday, June 9:

Austin
BookPeople, Music Journalist EVIE NAGY in conversation with AMY GENTRY about Devo's Freedom of Choice (33 1/3), 7PM

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

Dallas
Horchow Auditorium, DMA Arts & Letters Live: Fashioning Our Identities - Editors Sheila Heti, Leanne Shapton and Lela Rose discuss Women in Clothes, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam, 8PM

Houston
Warehouse Live, Houston Moth StorySLAM: Backfired, 7:30PM

Richardson
Canyon Creek Country Club, Taylor Stevens will discuss her works, 7PM 

Wednesday, June 10:

Austin
BookPeople, Award-Winning Author VENDELA VIDA in conversation with AMANDA EYRE WARD about Vida's novel, The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty, 7PM

Malvern Books, Raw Paw reading featuring Elizabeth Bayou-Grace Lewis, Charlotte Gullick, and Nathan Brown, 7PM

Dallas

Park Cities Club, Dr. Fiona Hill discusses Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin, 12PM

Frisco

B&N - Stonebriar Mall, Boldly Bookish: Bloomsbury's YA Tour with Trish Doller, A.C. Gaughen, Emery Lord and Tiffany Schmidt, 7PM

Houston

Blue Willow Bookshop, Bengie Molina will meet and greet fans as he signs copies of his book, MOLINA, 7PM

Brazos Bookstore, Mark Falkin reads and signs CONTRACT CITY, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Joseph Finder will sign and discuss The Fixer, 6:30PM

Thursday, June 11:

Allen
Allen Public Library, Howard Means will discuss Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story, 7:30PM

Austin
BookPeople, Former State Health Services COO RANDY FRITZ speaking & signing Hail of Fire: A Man and His Family, 7PM

BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic featuring poet ire'ne lara silva, 7:15PM

Malvern Books, Novel Night with Christopher Brown & Kelly Hitchcock, 7PM

Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Robin McLean will present her short story collection Reptile House , 7:30PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Clark Davis reads and signs IT STARTS WITH TROUBLE, 7PM

The Houston Club, Marks Hinton presents Historic Houston Streets, 6PM

Murder By the Book, Laurell K. Hamilton will discuss her newest Anita Blake novel, Dead Ice, 6:30PM

Irving

Irving Public Library - West Branch, Behind the Hero: Young Adult Author Panel with Jeramey Kraatz, Lee Bacon, Katherine Catmull and Kelsey Macke + book signing, 7PM

Round Rock
The Book Spot, Polly Holyoke signs Neptune Challenge, 12PM

Friday, June 12:

Austin

BookPeople, Release Party!!!! Austin YA Author CHANDLER BAKER speaking & signing her new YA novel, Alive, 7PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Summer of Shakespeare: The Sonnets, 6PM

Warehouse Live, The Sweet Spot - erotic poetry (among other things), 9:30PM

Irving

Irving Arts Center, A New Deal for the Nursery: Golden Books Lecture by author Leonard Marcus, 1PM

Keller
Keller Public Library, Keller Reads: One Book, One City - Richard Russo will discuss Empire Falls, 3PM

Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club, Keller Reads: One Book, One City - Richard Russo will discuss Empire Falls (ticketed event), 6PM

Lubbock
Leftwich Park, Poetry in the Park, 5PM

Saturday, June 13:

Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Ron Bates Signing How to Survive Middle School and Monster Bots, 2PM

BookPeople, Bestselling Author JUDY BLUME in conversation with Sarah Pitre about Blume's new novel for adults, In the Unlikely Event, 4PM

Half Price Books - North Lamar, Carla Burks will sell and sign her memoir Parents Without Rights Can Still Fight, 1PM

Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged, 7PM

Dallas

B&N - Lincoln Park, R. Gaines Baty signs Champion of the Barrio The Legacy of Coach Buryl Baty, 2PM

B&N - Preston/Royal, Tim Scott Signs Ben Hogan: The Myths Everyone Knows, the Man No One Knew, 2PM

Dallas Public Library - Bookmarks, Reading and Q&A with Michelle Staubach Grimes, author of Where is Pidge?, 10:30AM

Galveston

Galveston Bookshop, Bill O’Neal signs Texas Gunslingers, 2PM

Garland

B&N - Firewheel Mall, Dave Burchett Signs Stay: Lessons My Dogs Taught Me about Life, Loss, and Grace, 1PM

Highland Village

B&N, Kelly Lavender signs Beautiful Evil Winter, 1PM

Houston

B&N - Houston Champions, Houston Astros J.R. Richard signs Still Throwing Heat: Strikeouts, the Streets, and a Second Chance, 1PM

B&N - West Oaks Village, Emem Uko signs Facade, 1PM

Blue Willow Bookshop, Jennifer Mathieu will discuss and sign her new YA novel, DEVOTED, 2PM

George R Brown Convention Center, Texas Black Expo Authors Showcase, 4PM

Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, Cara Skinner will sell and sign her historical fiction novel General Houston’s Little Spy, 1PM

Katy Budget Books, evening with two local paranormal authors: Charlayne Denney and Linda Nightingale (cosplay optional), 5PM

Murder By the Book, Mark Pryor will sign and discuss The Reluctant Matador, 4:30PM

River Oaks Bookstore, Ron Boehm reads and signs The Boys on Cherry Street, 4PM

West Ave (at River Oaks), Book Signing (in conjunction with Rodrigue: Houston art exhibit) with Houstonian and Rodrigue collector Don Sanders and the artist’s son and co-author Jacques Rodrigue features Rodrigue: The Sanders Collection, 10AM

Hurst
B&N - NE Mall, Gwendolyn S. McNutt signs Angels Never Die A true story of love, loss, and faith, 2PM

Lubbock

B&N, Are We There Yeti? book signing by Kerry Morris, 2PM

Nacogdoches
SFASU Early Childhood Research Center, SFA Barrio Writers Literary Reading, 5PM

Pasadena
B&N - Fairway Market, Father's Day Author Event, 2PM

San Antonio

B&N - La Cantera, Teen Read Panel: Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Deebs, Emily McKay, Mari Mancusi and Sherry Thomas, 2PM

B&N - San Pedro, Book Launch: The Great and Mighty Nikko by Xavier Garza, 1:30PM

The Twig Book Shop, Clark Davis in conversation with John Phillip Santos about It Starts With Trouble, 7PM

South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, book signing, discussion and reception with Mike Hancock, author of Fallen, 1PM

Southlake
B&N - Towne Square, D.L. Tracey Signing Tales from the Tables: A Wicked Funny Look from the Waiter's Side of the Tables, 11:00AM

The Woodlands
B&N - Woodlands Mall, David Paitson signs Chill Factor: How a Minor League Hockey Team Changed a City Forever, 2PM

Sunday, June 14:

Austin
BookPeople, YA Authors Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs speaking & signing Powerless, 12PM

Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents "Train Wreck Adventures," 3PM

Dallas
Half Price Books - Mother Ship, Fictionistas: Taking Down Bad Guys - Henery Press authors Gretchen Archer, Susan M. Boyer, Phoebe Fox, Kendel Lynn, Julie Mulhern, Diane Vallere and Nancy G. West will have a Q&A and book signing, 1PM

San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Sam Davis signs Ryan Revisited, 11AM