What’s Going on in the Austin Book World July 14th – July 20th

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What’s Going on in the Austin Book World July 14th — July 20th

Summer is flying by, and there are some great literary events this week. There are several opportunities for book club discussions, speaking & signings for new books, and also some wonderful opportunities for storytimes with the kids. Here’s what’s going on this week in the Austin Book Community:

Thursday, July 14th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of The Season by debut authors Jonah Lisa Dyer & Stephen Dyer.The Season is a YA modern retelling of Pride & Prejudice set in the Dallas debutante scene.
Thursday, July 14th (7:15 PM) @ Book Woman, enjoy Second Thursday Open Mic Poetry: Featuring Diane Walker and Allyson Whipple.
Thursday, July 14th (7 PM) @ Malvern Books, enjoy Novel Night with Myra McIlvain & Elizabeth Thomas.
Friday, July 15th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of The Nazi Hunters by award-winning journalist Andrew Nagorski.
Saturday, July 16th (11:30 AM) @ BookPeople, bring the kids out for Splish Splash Storytime! The reading will be Peppa Goes Swimming.
Saturday, July 16th (3 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of The Innocents, a Southern crime novel by New York Times Best Selling Author Ace Atkins.
Sunday, July 16th (3 PM) @ Malvern Books, join the Indie Authors at Malvern Books, for a reading from each of these three authors.
Sunday, July 17th (2 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk by musician John Doe.
Monday, July 18th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, join BookPeople for the Ludicrous Speed Book Club. This month’s book is The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie.
Tuesday, July 19th (1 PM) @ BookPeople, join BookPeople for the Murder in the Afternoon Book Club. This Month’s mystery is Dead Point by Peter Temple.
Tuesday, July 19th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, join BookPeople for The Nightmare Factory Book Club. This Month’s spook is A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay.
Wednesday, July 20th (10:30 AM) @ BookPeople, bring the kids out for Tiny Tails To You Storytime! BookPeople will have a collection of “Tiny Tails” for the kids to play with.
Wednesday, July 20th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of Imprudence by New York Times Best Selling Author Gail Carriger.

Upcoming Events and Classes at The Writing Barn:

6 Week Class: Perfecting the Picture Book | *North Austin Satellite Location

Join us for Perfecting the Picture Book I  at a satellite North Austin location, taught by Carmen Oliver. Past Perfecting the Picture Book I and II students, have gone on to sign with top agents and garner picture book contracts! This deep study and analysis of structure and form paves the way for all that is to come.Classes will be Thursday evenings from 7 to 9pm at 7703 N. Lamar, Suite 337 (in the offices of Girls With Pens)  on 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, and 8/11
Finding Voice: The Language of Memoir with Sarah Smarsh

The most riveting memoirs are the ones in which we can hear the author speaking in an unmistakable voice, often with a rhythm and vernacular specific to the story’s place and time. Even if you didn’t grow up in the segregated South (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou), the impoverished lanes of Limerick (Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt), or an east-Texas oil town in the 1960s (The Liars’ Club, Mary Karr), your language carries the signature of a unique life. In this era of Internet memes, forces of linguistic homogenization might pull us away from our own voices. Through readings, writing prompts and discussion we’ll uncover the aspect of writing that can be both essential to craft and uncomfortable to let shine.
Doodling for Writers & Those Who Aspire to Write with Carin Channing, LCSW
Join The Writing Barn in this group session, where we’ll use our visual tools (NO art experience or skill necessary! We love stick figures!) to explore our writer archetypes, our ideal reader, our fears and creative blocks, and our visions for ourselves as we traverse the Hero’s Journey of writing!
Using prompts from my forthcoming book, 365 Days of Doodling (Discovering the Joys of Being Creative Everyday), you are sure to come away from this class with more creative freedom and satisfaction than when you arrived.
Many times, what I’ve envisioned in a doodle has come forth, including my first book, How Dare You Make a Book? that was born right here at The Writing Barn! What will your doodles spark? Let’s find out!