Hey Austinites! If you find yourself with free time on your hands this week, don’t waste it! Instead, use it to attend one of the many great Literary Events happening in the greater Austin Area. If you’re interested in YA, Poetry, Crime Fiction, or how to write in general, this week has something for the book lover in everyone. Don’t miss out on any of The Writing Barn classes either!
Lit City:
What’s Going on in the Austin Book World Jan. 28th – Feb. 3rd
Thursday, Jan. 28 (7 PM) @ The University of Texas at Austin, listen to a poetry reading by Mathew Rohrer, author of A HUMMOCK IN THE MALOOKAS, SATELLITE, A GREEN LIGHT, and more.
Thursday, Jan. 28 (7 PM) @ BookPeople, come and welcome best-selling young adult author Kiera Cass and her newest book, The Siren, a story of an Ocean Siren who dares to breach the surface in search of love.
Thursday, Jan. 28 (7 PM – 8 PM) @ Malvern Books, enjoy readings and Q&A at W. Joe’s Poetry Corner with this month’s guest, Allyson Whipple.
Saturday, Jan. 30 (9 AM – 12 PM) @ ACC Highland Campus, join master
instructor Charlotte Gullick and special guest instructor Stephanie Noll on “How to Workshop Your Writing.” Register now, spots are filling up fast!
Saturday, Jan. 30 (5 PM) @ BookPeople, listen to one of MysteryPeople’s favorite authors Reed Farrel Coleman speak about his newest book, Where It Hurts.
Monday, Feb. 1 (7 PM) @ BookPeople, join Terry Shames, Scott Frank, and Josh Stallings speaking and signing The Necessary Murder of Nonie Blake, Shaker, and Young Americans. If crime fiction makes your heart beat fast, this event is definitely for you!
Tuesday, Feb. 2 (7 PM) @ BookPeople, help the Austin Lit Community welcome back Marshall Ryan Maresca and hear about his second book, The Alchemy of Chaos, in his best-selling Maradaine Constabulary series.
Wednesday, Feb. 3 (7 PM) @ BookPeople, come listen to Stephen Harrigan speak on his newest novel, A Friend of Mr. Lincoln. Harrigan is the author of nine books of fiction and non-fiction, as well as a long time writer for Texas Monthly.
Upcoming Events and Classes at The Writing Barn
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In Six Weeks to Success, we’ll break down and analyze the books of some of America’s great commercial novelists— from writers of legal thrillers to romance novelists to mystery writers and more—to learn how they made their books addictingly readable.