Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar Dec 10-16, 2018

Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of December 10-16, 2018: 

Special Events:
Going Out of Business Sale:books, pamphlets & paper ephemera, Llano, December 13-14

Ongoing Exhibits:

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

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

30 Poems for the Tricentennial: A Poetic Legacy, San Antonio, December 3-April 25, 2019

Artful Books, Alpine, December 7-17

Monday, December 10:

Austin
Esther's Follies, Austin History Center hosts a fundraiser to for printing costs of Bill Leissner's forthcoming book, Austin Icons of the Eighties: Music, Theatre, Politics, 7PM

Dallas
Aaron Family JCC, Tal Keinan discussing and signing GOD IS IN THE CROWD: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY JUDAISM (in conversation with Rabbi Stefan Weinberg), 7PM

Pearland

Pearland Library, Meet Stephanie Wittels Wachs, author of Everything is Horrible and Wonderful, 6:30PM

Tuesday, December 11:

Austin

BookPeople, RYAN BEAUCHESNE & CRUSOE signing Crusoe the Worldly Wiener Dog: Further Adventures with the Celebrity Dachshund, 6PM [voucher required]

Flat Track Coffee, Chicon Street Poets host Living Room Lit | Spoken Word Open Mic + Mingle, 7:30PM

Home Slice Pizza, Austin Bat Cave presents Story Department: "Stranger Things," 7:30PM

LBJ Library, Author and historian Michael Beschloss will be speaking about his latest book, Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times, as well as reflecting on the life and legacy of President George H.W. Bush (moderated by LBJ Foundation President and CEO Mark K. Updegrove), 6PM

Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Wayne Henry, 7:15PM

Dallas
Hall of State at Fair Park, Dallas Historical Society Brown Bag Lecture: E.R. Bills discussing Texas Far & Wide, 12PM

The Wild Detectives, Reading Performance: Short Shorts and Tall Tales: Down the Chimney, Up in Smoke! with Isaac Banegas, Elizabeth Hamilton, Lindsey Lett, Taylor Lett, and Amber Noel, 7:30PM

Houston

The Junior League, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Max Boot discussing and signing The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right, 6:30PM

San Antonio

The Mix, PuroSlam, 9:30PM

Wednesday, December 12:

Boerne
Patrick Heath Public Library, Book Club Brunch with Sarah Bird, author of Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen, 11AM

Dallas
Sandaga 813, LitNight with Sanderia Faye, 7PM

The Wild Detectives, Inner Moonlight poetry featuring Trista Edwards and Bess Whitby, 7:30PM

Houston

Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Open Mic featuring Christopher Diaz , 7:30PM

Kaboom Books, Reading with Jane Chance and Stacy Nigliazzo, 7PM

The Menil, Jay Wehnert discussing and signing Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars, 7PM

River Oaks Bookstore, Ann Marie Sabath discussing and signing What Self-Made Millionaires Do That Most People Don’t: 52 Ways to Create Your Own Success, 5PM

San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, poet Linda Simone will read from and sign The River Will Save Us, 5:30PM

Sugar Land
B&N, Author Event: Greatest Adventure-Tony Piedra; H is for Harvey- Julie Beasley; Red Stocking Society-John "Ace" Passmore, 4:30PM

Thursday, December 13:

Austin
BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic featuring Amanda Johnston, 7:15PM

Malvern Books, Novel Night with Rachael Sparks & Tamar Ben-Ur, 7PM

Palmer Events Center, Donna Marie Miller signing The Broken Spoke: Austin’s Legendary Honky-Tonk, 6PM

Paramount Theatre, Storytelling: The Moth Mainstage, 8PM

Dallas

Deep Vellum Books, Feuding Fan Dancers with Leslie Zemeckis, 7PM

The Wild Detectives, Melania-Luisa Marte discussing her debut book of poetry, MELA, 7:30PM

Houston
River Oaks Bookstore, Sharon K. Connell discussing and signing Paths of Righteousness, 5PM

San Antonio

The Twig Book Shop, David Norman reading and signing South of Hannah, 5PM

Sugar Land
B&N, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM

B&N, Author Signing and Discussion: Bliss Finance by WenFang Bruchett, 4:30PM

Webster
B&N, Meet the Author: Misty Boyd, 5PM

Friday, December 14:

Alpine
West Texas National Bank, Texas Mountain Trail Writers: Becka Oliver and Michael Noll of the Writers' League of Texas present "The Craft & Business of Writing," 5:30PM

Austin
Malvern Books, I Scream Social Ugly Sweater Party, 7PM

Beaumont
Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Robert Craig Bunch signing The Art of Found Objects: Interviews with Texas Artists, 6PM

Dallas

Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam: Girls Night Out Masquerade Ball, 7:30PM
Mighty Fine Arts, Poets on X+ Feature and Open Mic with Griselda J Castillo, 8PM

Houston
River Oaks Bookstore, Donna Kacmar discussing and signing Victor Lundy: Artist Architect, 5PM

Saturday, December 15:

Austin

B&N - Arboretum, Meet author September Scott with special guest Margo Coates Huddleston, 10:30AM

BookPeople, Special Guest Story Time: Sonia Panigrahy will share her inspiring book, Nina the Neighborhood Ninja, 10:30AM

Malvern Books, Vanessa Couto Johnson presents her first full-length poetry collection, Pungent dins concentric, 7PM

Resistencia Bookstore, Lenguas Loc@s First Annual Reading!, 7PM

Twin Oaks Library, Austin Poetry Society Holiday Party and Open Mic, 1:30PM

Dallas

Deep Vellum Books, Cinestate Presents: HEADCHEESE: a special launch party and Q+A with Fangoria author Jess Hagemann, 7PM

El Paso

Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: Becka Oliver and Michael Noll of the Writers' League of Texas present "The Craft & Business of Writing," 12:45PM

Galveston

Galveston Bookshop, Susan P. Baker signing Murder and Madness, 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 Book, Co-author and editor J.E. Martin signs God's hand on My Shoulder, a biography of Joe Carl Martin, Jr., 2PM

Murder By the Book, Erica Wright will sign and discuss The Blue Kingfisher and give a presentation called "Where to Hide the Body: Starting a Mystery," 4:30PM

River Oaks Bookstore, Ronel Golden reading and signing Nicole, 3PM

Writespace, Workshop: "Scrivener 102" with Cassandra Rose Clarke, 9:30AM

Hurst
B&N - NE Mall, Bobbie Wygant signing Talking to the Stars: Bobbie Wygant's Seventy Years in Television, 1PM

McAllen
B&N - Palms Crossing, Meet The Author: Daniel E. Valdez, 12PM & 5PM

San Antonio
Dead Tree Books, Rachel Sparks signing Resistant, 2PM

The Twig Book Shop, Ken Roberts signing The Cedar Choppers: Life on the Edge of Nothing, 11AM

Sunday, December 16:
Austin
Malvern Books, an afternoon with Dorothy Ellis Barnett, who will read from her poetry and short stories, 1PM

Malvern, celebrate the launch of Love & Wages, Jim Trainer’s fifth full-length collection of poetry and prose, 4PM

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

Mansfield
Half Price Books, local spiritual author Diane Johnson will sell and sign copies of her 52-week devotional, Walking with God, 1PM

Richardson
The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: "Legal Issues for Writers with Mike Farris, 3PM

San Antonio

Dead Tree Books, Dead Tree Books, John C. Payne signing Three and Out, 12PM

The Twig Book Shop, Philip Mathis signing Goodbye Sky Harbor, 12PM