UPCOMING
A GRACIOUS NEIGHBOR Launch
Hosted by Brazos Bookstore
Multi-media presentation, conversation with Cameron Dezen Hammon, Q&A, signing
- Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022
- Location: Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, 6221 Main St., Houston, TX 77030
- Program Time: 7:00 pm CDT
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ONLINE CLASS: CREATING REALITY IN FICTION
The Loft Literary Center
- Date: TBD
- Location: Online (please register for sign-in info)
- Program Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM CST
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PAST
ONLINE CLASS: CREATING REALITY IN FICTION
The Loft Literary Center
- Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021
- Location: Online (please register for sign-in info)
- Program Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM CST
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WASHINGTON ISLAND LITERARY FESTIVAL
Guest speaker
- Date: September 16-19, 2021
- Location: Door County, Wisconsin
- Program Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM CST
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JENNIFER ROSNER: THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS
Appearing in conversation with novelist Jennifer Rosner
- Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2020
- Location: Zoom (please register for sign-in info)
- Program Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM
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PETER GEYE: NORTHERNMOST
Appearing in conversation with novelist Peter Geye
- Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2020
- Location: Zoom (please register for sign-in info)
- Program Time: 7:30 – 8:30 PM
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URBAN PATHS WALKING BOOK CLUB
Guest author
- Date: Monday, January 6, 2020
- Location: Buffalo Bayou Park Visitors’ Center, 105 Sabine St, Houston, TX 77007
- Program Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
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CONVERSATIONS FROM A PAGE
Featured reader
- Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2019
- Location: 6619 Belmont St, Houston TX 77005
- Program Time: 9:15 – 11:15 AM
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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
Guest bookseller
- Date: Saturday, November 30, 2019
- Location: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 2:00 – 6:00 PM
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ASHLEY WURZBACHER: HAPPY LIKE THIS
Appearing in conversation with National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” author Ashley Wurzbacher
- Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
- Location: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 6:30 – 7:30 PM
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ELIZABETH GILBERT: INPRINT MARGARET ROOT BROWN READING SERIES
On-stage interview with the bestselling author of City of Girls
- Date: Monday, November 11, 2019
- Location: University of Houston Cullen Performance Hall, 4300 University Dr, Houston, TX 77004
- Program Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
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TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL
Panelist: “Pianos Keys and Film Reels: The Art Object as Plot Device”
- Date: Saturday, October 26, 2019
- Location: Texas State Capitol grounds, 1100 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
- Program Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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WRITE ON, DOOR COUNTY
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
- Date: Saturday, October 12, 2019
- Location: 4441 Bay Shore Dr., Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
- Program Time: 3:00 – 6:00 PM
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KEPLER’S BOOKS
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
In conversation with David Eagleman, author of Sum: Forty Tales of the Afterlife
- Date: Friday, August 16, 2019
- Location: 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025
- Program Time: 7:30 – 8:30 PM
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INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY
Guest bookseller
- Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019
- Location: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
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TABLES OF CONTENT
Featured as one of “Top Ten Haute Young Authors”
- Date: Saturday, March 30, 2019
- Location: Fondren Library, Centennial Reading Room, 6414 Robert S Hyer Ln, Dallas, TX 75205
- Program Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- Tickets and information
THE SLANT READING SERIES
Featured reader
With Mark Haber and Deborah Mouton
- Date: Monday, March 18, 2019
- Location: St. Mark’s Houston, 3816 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, Texas 77025
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
In conversation with Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers
- Date: Friday, March 15, 2019
- Location: 5233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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POISON PEN READING SERIES
Reading (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
- Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019
- Location: Poison Girl Cocktail Lounge, 1641 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77006
- Program Time: 8:30 PM
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SKYLIGHT BOOKS
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
In conversation with Helga Kasimoff, of the Kasimoff Piano Company (the oldest Blüthner dealer in the USA)
- Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2019
- Location: 1818 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
- Program Time: 7:30 PM
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LITERATURE LOVERS’ NIGHT OUT, hosted by Valley Bookseller
Ticketed author talk with Anissa Gray, Wendy Webb and Allen Eskens
- Date: Thursday, February 21, 2019
- Location: Community Thread, 2300 Orleans St. W., Stillwater, MN 55082
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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LITERATURE LOVERS’ NIGHT OUT, hosted by Excelsior Bay Books: CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
Ticketed author talk with Anissa Gray, Wendy Webb and Allen Eskens
- Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
- Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 322 2nd St., Excelsior, MN 55331
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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MAGERS & QUINN
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
In conversation with Peter Geye, author of Wintering
- Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
- Location: 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis MN 55408
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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BLUE WILLOW BOOKSHOP
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
- Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019
- Location: 14532 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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McNALLY JACKSON BOOKS
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
- Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019
- Location: 52 Prince St, New York, NY 10012
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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ODYSSEY BOOKSHOP
First Edition Club discussion (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
- Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2019
- Location: 9 College St., South Hadley, MA 01075
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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POLITICS & PROSE
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
- Date: Sunday, February 3, 2019
- Location: 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
- Program Time: 1:00 PM
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PARNASSUS BOOKS
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
- Date: Friday, February 1, 2019
- Location: 3900 Hillsboro Pike #14, Nashville, TN 37215
- Program Time: 6:30 PM
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SQUARE BOOKS (Thacker Mountain Radio)
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
Featuring piano performance by Price Walden
- Date: Thursday, January 31, 2019
- Location: 129 Courthouse Square, Oxford, MS 38655
- Program Time: 6:00 PM
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LEMURIA BOOKS
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
In conversation with Chris’s Knopf editor, Gary Fisketjon
- Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2019
- Location: 4465 N Hwy 55, Jackson, MS 39206
- Program Time: 5:00 PM
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PAGE & PALETTE
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
- Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2019
- Location: 32 S. Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532
- Program Time: 6:00 PM
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INTERABANG
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
- Date: Thursday, January 24, 2019
- Location: 10720 Preston Rd #1009B, Dallas, TX 75230
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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BOOKPEOPLE
Reading, Q&A, signing (THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO)
In conversation with Becka Oliver, Executive Director of the Writer’s League of Texas
- Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2019
- Location: 603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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THE WEIGHT OF A PIANO Launch
Hosted by Brazos Bookstore
Multi-media presentation, Q&A, signing
- Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
- Location: Christ Church Cathedral Social Hall, 1117 Texas St, Houston, TX 77002
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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WiVLA MONTHLY MEETING
Featured speaker
- Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2018
- Location: Archway Gallery, 2305 Dunlavy St., Houston, TX 77006
- Program Time: 5:45 PM
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PAULA MCLAIN: LOVE AND RUIN
Appearing in conversation with New York Times bestseller author Paula McLain
- Date: Friday, May 18, 2018
- Location: Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, 6221 Main St, Houston, TX 77030
- Program Time: 7:30 PM
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The Writer’s Field Guide to the Craft of Fiction
Craft talk with author Michael Noll
- Date: Thursday, March 22, 2018
- Location: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM
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WRITERS LEAGUE OF TEXAS PANEL DISCUSSION
Panelist (“How to Turn a Mess of Pages into A Book”)
- Date: Friday, October 6, 2017
- Location: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
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BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2017: #RESIST
Guest reader
- Date: Thursday, September 28, 2017
- Location: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
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THE SLANT READING SERIES
Featured reader
- Date: Thursday, September 7, 2017
- Location: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3816 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, Texas 77025
- Program Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
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2017 AGENTS & EDITORS CONFERENCE (Writers’ League of Texas)
Panelist, speaker
- Date: Friday, June 30, 2017 and Saturday, July 1, 2017
- Location: Hyatt Regency Austin, 208 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704
- Program Time: 12:00 – 2:00 PM
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INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY
Guest bookseller
- Date: Saturday, April 29, 2017
- Location: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 12:00 – 2:00 PM
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DOSTYK AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Writer-in-Residence
- Date: January 23-26, 2017
- Location: Atyrau, Kazakhstan
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AN EVENING WITH SHARON OLDS
Appearing in conversation with Pulitzer Prize winning poet Sharon Olds
- Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
- Location: Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002
- Program Time: 7:30 PM
- Website
- Purchase Tickets
BELLAIRE LIBRARY 65th ANNIVERSARY
Featured author
- Date: Thursday, October 20, 2016
- Location: Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002
- Program Time: 7:30 PM
- Website
- Purchase Tickets
HARVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Reading and signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2016
- Location: 3733 Turnberry Circle, Bellaire, TX 77025
- Program Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
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ROALD DAHL’S 100th BIRTHDAY PARTY
Guest reader
- Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016
- Location: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time:10:30 AM
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THE SADNESS LAUNCH
Appearing in conversation with THE SADNESS author, Ben Rybeck
- Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2016
- Location: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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BOLDFACE CONFERENCE
Panel discussion on revision
- Date: Friday, May 27, 2016
- Location: University of Houston Honors College
- Program Time: 1:45 PM
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MENILFEST
Reading and signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Saturday, May 7, 2016
- Location: The Menil Collection, 1533 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006
- Program Time: 1:00 – 1:30 PM
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SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL
Guest speaker
- Date: Monday, April 25, 2016
- Location: 6410 Woodway, Houston, TX 77057
- Program Time: 11:30 AM
BELLAIRE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Reading and signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Thursday, December 10, 2015
- Location: 5111 Jessamine, Bellaire, Texas 77401
- Program Time: 3:45 – 4:30 PM
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MARK TWAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Reading and signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015
- Location: 7500 Braes Blvd, Houston, TX 77025
- Program Time: 5:00 PM
FULL MOON FESTIVAL
Launch of the Colonial Park Little Free Library
Reading (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Friday, October 23, 2015
- Location: 4130 Byron St, West University Place, TX 77005
- Program Time: 5:30 PM
HUNTERS CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Reading (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015
- Location: 10650 Beinhorn Rd, Houston Texas 77024
- Program Time: 1:00 PM
2015 PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST AWARDS
Keynote speaker
- Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015
- Location: Children’s Museum of Houston
- Program Time: 9:00 AM
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INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY @ BRAZOS BOOKSTORE
Author-Contestant, Houston’s Ultimate Literary Showdown
- Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015
- Location: 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 6:30 PM
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COMMON GOOD BOOKS
Reading, Q&A, signing
In conversation with Peter Geye, author of THE LIGHTHOUSE ROAD (WHISPER HOLLOW)
- Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015
- Location: 38 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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MAGERS & QUINN BOOKSELLERS
Reading, Q&A, signing (WHISPER HOLLOW)
- Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
- Location: 3038 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
- Website
BLUE WILLOW BOOKSHOP
Reading, Q&A, signing (WHISPER HOLLOW)
- Date: Monday, April 13, 2015
- Location: 14532 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
- Website
BOOKPEOPLE
Reading, Q&A, signing (WHISPER HOLLOW)
Conversation led by members of the Writer’s League of Texas
- Date: Monday, March 30, 2015
- Location: 603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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MALAPROP’S BOOKSTORE
Joint reading, interview, Q&A, and signing with Charles Baxter, author of THERE’S SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO DO (WHISPER HOLLOW)
- Date: Friday, March 27, 2015
- Location: 55 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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PAGE & PALETTE
Format: “Read It & Eat” – luncheon (available for $10), reading, Q&A, signing (WHISPER HOLLOW)
- Date: Thursday, March 26, 2015
- Location: 32 S. Section Street, Fairhope, AL 36532
- Program Time: 12:00 PM
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BRAZOS BOOKSTORE
WHISPER HOLLOW release party, reading, Q&A, signing
- Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
- Location: 2421 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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TWIG BOOKSHOP
Reading, Q&A, signing (WHISPER HOLLOW)
- Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
- Location: 306 Pearl Parkway, Suite 106, San Antonio, TX 78215
- Program Time: 7:00 PM
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TWITTER
Live Twitter chat
- Date: Tuesday, March 17, 4-5pm
- Hashtag: #CandidCander
- Participants: @chriscander | @brazosboosktore | @otherpress
RIVER OAKS ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR
Reading, signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: February 20, 2015
- Location: ROE, 2008 Kirby Drive, Houston, TX 77019
- Program Time: 5:30 PM
TRAFTON BOOK FAIR
Reading, signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: February 13, 2015
- Location: Barnes & Noble, 3003 W Holcombe Blvd, Vanderbilt Square, Houston, TX 77025
- Program Time: 2:00 PM
WINTER INSTITUTE 2015
American Booksellers Association’s annual conference
- Date: February 8-11, 2015
- Location: Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
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WEST UNIVERSITY ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR
Reading, signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 and Wednesday, November 19, 2014
- Location: Barnes & Noble, 3003 W Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77025
- Program Time: 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM
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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL BOOK FAIR
Reading, signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
- Location: Barnes & Noble, 3003 W Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77025
- Program Time: 8:30 AM until 10:30 AM
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DECK THE SHELVES
Reception, signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Monday, November 3, 2014
- Location: Bright Sky Press, 2365 Rice Blvd #202, Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM
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RIVER OAKS BOOKSTORE
Reading, signing (11 STORIES)
- Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2013
- Location: River Oaks Bookstore, 3270 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77098
- Program Time: 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM
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ST. MICHAEL’S SCHOOL BOOK FAIR
Reading, signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2014
- Location: St. Michael’s School, 1833 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056
- Program Time: 5:00 PM
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOOK FESTIVAL
Signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Saturday, February 15, 2014
- Location: Lone Star College – Montgomery, 3200 College Park Dr., Conroe, TX 77385
- Program Time: 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM
- Website
WEST UNIVERSITY ELEMENTARY BOOK FAIR
Reading, signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
- Location: Barnes & Noble, 3003 W Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77025
- Program Time: 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM
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RIVER OAKS BOOKSTORE
Reception, signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Saturday, November 21, 2013
- Location: River Oaks Bookstore, 3270 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77098
- Program Time: 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM
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BRAZOS BOOKSTORE
11 STORIES release party, reading, Q&A, signing
- Date: Saturday, November 9, 2013
- Location: Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX 77005
- Program Time: 11:30 AM until 12:30 AM
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TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL
Reading, signing (THE WORD BURGLAR)
- Date: Sunday, October 27, 2013
- Location: HEB Tent
- Program Time: 11:45 AM until 12:30 PM
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- Date: Sunday, October 27, 2013
- Location: Bright Sky Press Tent
- Program Time: 12:45 PM until 1:15 PM