What’s Going on in the Austin Book World Apr. 21st – Apr. 27th

The year of 2016 is flying by! We are already nearing the end of April, and with it, an incredible line–up of authors and poets. Don’t miss out on the multiple book release parties, poetry readings, and publishing seminars this week. Here’s what’s going on in the Austin Book Community:

Thursday, Apr. 21st (7 PM) @ Malvern Books, enjoy diving into the depths of James Joyce’s greatest, weirdest, and most notorious masterpiece with Finnegans Wake Reading Group.

Thursday, Apr. 21st (7 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy poet and actress Amber Tamblyn speaking and signing Dark Sparkler. 

Friday, Apr. 22nd (7 PM) @ Malvern Books, enjoy the monthly I Scream Social reading series, featuring young women poets and fiction writers from the Austin community.

Saturday, Apr. 23rd (1130 AM) @ BookPeople, enjoy A Midsummer Night’s Dream Storytime! Come and celebrate the birthday of William Shakespeare!

Saturday, Apr. 23rd (10 – 12 PM) @ Frank Nursing Building, #104 University of Incarnate Word, enjoy a round table discussion about PATHS TO PUBLICATION with agent Minju Chang (BookStop Literary) and author/lawyer Aimee Bissonette.

Sunday, Apr. 24th (2 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy bestselling authors Kathi Appelt and Janet Fox speaking and signing Maybe a Fox and The Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle. 

Sunday, Apr. 24th (2 PM) @ Malvern books, enjoy the release of The Dark Side of the Cross, a mystery novel by James S. Parker.

Tuesday, Apr. 26th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy The Raven King Release Party with the Forever YA Book Club!

Tuesday, Apr. 26th (7 PM) @ Book Woman, enjoy In the Mind of Revenge Workshop with local authors Stephanie Noll and Liv Hadden. 

Wednesday, Apr. 27th (1030 AM) @ BookPeople, enjoy the Preposterous Puppet Show Players Storytime! featuring The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf. 

Upcoming Events and Classes at The Writing Barn

Serving Story: The Art of Fiction Writing with Bestselling Novelist and Television Producer Stephanie Storey:

After working as a television and film producer in Los Angeles for fifteen years, Stephanie Storey used her
Hollywood storytelling skills to turn her debut novel, *Oil and Marble*, into a runaway hit, garnering a glowing New York Times review and selling out of her first printing within the first week of publication. In this class, Storey will teach you how to harness the power of story so you can write fiction that will catch the eye of agents, editors, publishers, and the media.

6 Week Class: Picture Book Nonfiction: Style & Substance:

We are adding to our successful picture book offerings adding a NEW class on Picture Book Nonfiction. This broad category of the growing picture book market includes picture book biographies, work for hire projects, texts centering on the natural world, science and more.Over the course of the 6 weeks, 4 weeks will be spent on the study of picture book biographies and each student will choose a subject, research, and draft a picture book biography during the class. The picture book biographies will be workshopped in the last class, allowing for ample time to shape the manuscripts.