Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar Nov 19-25, 2018

Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of November 19-25, 2018: 

Ongoing Exhibits:

Literary Frontiers: Historical Fiction & the Creative Imagination, San Marcos, August 1-December 14

"Dawoud Bey: Forty Years in Harlem" photography exhibition (from the book Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply), Austin, August 29-December 8

Finding Sophie Blackall Exhibition, Abilene, October 11-February 1

Texas Writers (a Humanities Texas exhibition), Livingston, November 1-30

Monday, November 19:

Austin
BookPeople, GINGER JOHNSON, REBECCA CAPRARA, SEAN EASLEY, and SAMANTHA M. CLARK speaking & signing The Splintered Light, The Magic of Melwick Orchard, The Hotel Between, and The Boy, the Boat, and the Beast, respectively, 6:30PM

Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: David Grann, author of The White Darkness, 7:30PM

First United Methodist Church, An evening with Dr. Diana Butler Bass, author of Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks, 7:30PM

Houston

Blue Willow Bookshop, Jarrett Krosoczka will discuss and sign HEY KIDDO, his graphic novel for young adults, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Brandon Sanderson will sign and discuss Skyward, 6:30PM

Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: "Memoir Publishing" with Alice Parker, 7PM

San Antonio

The Twig Book Shop, Pete Gershon discussing and signing Collision: The Contemporary Art Scene in Houston, 1972-1985, 5PM

Tuesday, November 20:

Arlington
UTA, Maverick Speaker Series: Naomi Oreskes, author of The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change, 7:30PM

Austin

Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam Hosted by Peter Nevland, 7:15PM

El Paso
San Vicente Family Health Center, Arts and Health: "Sky, Sea and Sand" fine photography with a word performance reading provided by Tumblewords Project, 5:30PM

San Antonio

The Mix, PuroSlam presents PuroBattle: Vets vs Rookies, 9:30PM

Wednesday, November 21:

Houston

Write About Now, Wansgiving Potluck & Poetry Open Mic, 7:30PM

Thursday, November 22:

Happy Thanksgiving!  

Friday, November 23:

Dallas

Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents Black Friday Sale, 8PM

El Paso
Fahrenheit 180, Barbed Wire Open Mic Night, 8PM

Saturday, November 24:

Bee Cave
B&N - Hill Country Galleria, Author Signings: Recipes From A Daughter Of The World by Shama Verma, Every Christian's Call by Kevin Almond, and LaLa Feels Blah-La by Tela Kayne, 2PM

Canyon
Burrowing Owl Books, Jodi Thomas signing Mistletoe Miracles, 12PM

Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, E.R. Bills signing 100 Things to Do in Texas Before You Die, 2PM

Houston
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

Katy Budget Books, Annual Small Business Market, 9AM

Murder By the Book, Small Business Saturday with Guest Booksellers William Dylan Powell and S.C. Perkins, 1PM

Lubbock
B&N, The Texas Nutcracker book signing with Jennifer Coleman, 2PM

San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, Contributing author Jax Cortez signing Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think, Act & Be Happy, 1PM

Dead Tree Books, Meet the Author - Brenda Haire, 2PM

The Twig Book Shop, Debbie K. Lum reading and signing I Can Handle Him, 11AM

Sunday, November 25:

Dallas

Half Price Books Mother Ship, Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

San Antonio

The Twig Book Shop, Jason Salas signing The Sugar Skull Ghost Thief, 12PM