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TUESDAYS, November 11 & 18, 5:30 PM (San Antonio)
In connection with this fall's Dramatic Reader's Theater,
Gemini Ink's Writers in Communities program teams up
with the Witte Museum to present a creative writing
workshop for families to explore South Texas history
and their own family stories as a part of that history.
Organized around the La Cultura Trasciende Fronteras
exhibit and Gene and Susan Flores' sculpture, Jacal
for South Texas, workshop facilitators Carmen Tafolla
and Mary Margaret Amberson will lead parents and children
in a fun and creative workshop, as they take a meaningful
look at their South Texas roots. Free and open to the
public. To register, call 210.734.9673.
THURSDAY, November 13, 7 PM (Austin)
Janice Law signs Capitol Cat and Watch Dog Unite
Lady Freedoms at Barnes & Noble Sunset Valley,
5601 Brodie Lane. For more information, call 512.899.3370.
SATURDAY, November 15, 2 PM (Plano)
DeAnn Daley Holcomb signs her fiction romance novel,
Family Secrets, at Borders Bookstore, 1601 Preston
Road, at the corner of Preston and Park. For more information,
visit De Ann's Web
site.
SATURDAY, November 15, 11 AM (Austin)
Emma Virjan reads and signs Nacho the Party Puppy
at a special Storytime at Barnes & Noble Sunset
Valley, 5601 Brodie Lane. For more information, call
512.899.3370.
SATURDAY, November 15, 11 AM (Austin)
Barbara Wagner signs Longhorn Lingo at Barnes
& Noble Sunset Valley, 5601 Brodie Lane. For more
information, call 512.899.3370.
SATURDAY, November 15, 2 PM (Austin)
Janice and Tom Shefelman read and sign I, Vivaldi
at Barnes & Noble Sunset Valley, 5601 Brodie Lane.
For more information, call 512.899.3370.
MONDAY, November 17, 7 - 8:30 PM (Richardson)
Rachel Caine, author of more than 25 books, will
be the speaker at the Writers' Guild of Texas meeting
at the Richardson Public Library, 900 Civic Center Dr.,
Basement Room. The topic is "Ever Dream of Giving
up Your Day Job and Becoming a Novelist?" WGT meetings
are free and open to the public. For more information,
visit Writers'
Guild of Texas.
TUESDAY, November 18, 7 PM (Austin)
The Women's Book Group meets at Barnes & Noble Sunset
Valley, 5601 Brodie Lane to discuss this month's title,
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. For more
information, call 512.899.3370.
TUESDAY, November 18, 7:30 PM (Austin)
The Mystery Book Group meets at at Barnes & Noble
Sunset Valley, 5601 Brodie Lane to discuss this month's
title, The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett.
For more information, call 512.899.3370.
TUESDAY, December 18, 7 PM (Cedar Park)
The Hill Country Writers' League meets at ACC Cypress
Creek. For more information, please contact Tammy
Maté.
WEDNESDAY, November 19, 7:30 PM (Austin)
The Contemporary Literature Book Group meets at Barnes
& Noble Sunset Valley, 5601 Brodie Lane to discuss
this month's title, The Power of One by Bryce
Courtenay. For more information, call 512.899.3370.
TUESDAY, November 20, 7 PM (Cedar Park)
The Hill Country Writers' League meets at ACC Cypress
Creek. For more information, please contact Tammy
Maté.
THURSDAY, November 20, 1 PM (Austin)
The Spirituality Book Group meets at Barnes & Noble
Sunset Valley, 5601 Brodie Lane to discuss Dark Nights
of the Soul by Thomas Moore. For more information,
call 512.899.3370.
FRIDAY, November 21, 7 PM (Austin)
BORDERLANDS: Texas Poetry Review launches issue # 31
edited by Deb Akers at BookWoman Bookstore, 5501 A-105
N. Lamar Blvd. (512-472-2785) Featured readers include:
Christopher Cessac, Dale Cottingham, Ralph Hausser,
Zara Houshmand, Del Marie Rogers, Robert Wynne, Eric
James Cruz, George Klawitter and others. Light refreshments
will be served.
SATURDAY, November 22, 2 PM (Austin)
PJ Hoover signs The Emerald Tablet and Stacy Nyikos
signs Dragon Wishes at Barnes & Noble Sunset
Valley, 5601 Brodie Lane. For more information, call
512.899.3370.
SUNDAY, November 23, 4 PM
Barnes & Noble Sunset Valley, in conjunction with
Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, hosts a new monthly
poetry event - Fourth Sunday: A Community of Poets.
This month's event will feature Texan poets with their
favorite regional poems. The event will be hosted by
Dave Parsons, noted poet and author of Editing Sky and
Color of Mourning. For more information, call 512.899.3370.
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