What’s Going on in the Austin Book Community June 9th – June 15th

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What’s Going on in the Austin Book World June 9th — June 15th

 

The heat and humidity is in full effect, and the literary events in Austin are flourishing. There are several speakings and signings of new books from remarkable authors including Justin Cronin and Sebastian Junger. There are also some wonderful opportunities for storytimes with the kids, including BookPeople’s Tiny Tails To You Petting Zoo Storytime. Here’s what’s going on this week in the Austin Book Community:

Thursday, June 9th (7 PM) @ Malvern Books, enjoy Novel Night with authors Donna Dechen Birdwell and Chris Rogers.
Thursday, June 9th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, debut author Katie Chase is holding a speaking & signing of her book Man & Wife: Stories.
Thursday, June 9th (7:15 PM) @ Book Woman, join Book Woman for Second Thursday Poetry Open Mic featuring Liza-Wolff Francis.
Friday, June 10th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, join BookPeople for MysteryPeople Presents: J. Todd Scott & CJ Howell. The authors will host a speaking and signing of their new mystery novels The Far Empty & The Hundred Mile View.
Friday, June 10th (7 PM) @ Malvern Books, enjoy a Summer Reading by Writers from S. Kirk Walsh’s Fiction Workshop.
Saturday, June 11th (11:30 AM) @ BookPeople, bring the kids out for Being Unique is the Jam Storytime. Readings will include Giraffes Can’t Dance and other stories celebrating individuality.
Saturday, June 11th (6 PM) @ BookPeople, enjoy a speaking & signing of The City of Mirrors by New York Times Bestselling Author Justin Cronin.
Saturday, June 11th (6 PM) @ Malvern Books, join Malvern Books for The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged, an Inclusive Open for Writers, Performers, and Acoustic Musicians.
Sunday, June 12th (2 PM) @ BookPeople, join BookPeople for this weeks second MysteryPeople Presents: Around the World With Crime, investigating mystery novels from around the world.
Sunday, June 12th (4 PM) @ BookPeople, take a trip down memory lane with BookPeople’s Required Reading Revisited Book Club – Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nozario.
Sunday, June 12th (4 PM) @ Malvern Books, join Malvern Books for the Austin Writer’s Roulette, featuring a line-up of a writers performing their original written works.
Sunday, June 12th (3:30 PM) @ Book Woman, enjoy Betsy Lafae Presents Intuition 101. Betsy gives a quick crash course on trusting yourself and listening to your own inner guidance system.
Monday, June 13th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, join bestselling author Sebastian Junger of War and The Perfect Storm in conversation with Wallace D. Lawson and Hector Garcia about his new book Tribe, examining PTSD and other challenges veterans face returning home.
Tuesday, June 14th (10:30 AM) @ BookPeople, bring the kids out for Father Knows Best Storytime featuring a reading from Knuffle Bunny and other stories celebrating fatherdom, just in time for father’s day.
Tuesday, June 14th (7 PM) @ BookPeople, join author Whitney Terrell for a speaking & signing of his new bookThe Good Lieutenant .
Tuesday, June 14th (7 PM) @ Malvern Books, join Malvern for An Evening Jung Young Moon, who will be reading from his new novel, Vaseline Buddha, translated from Korean by Yewon Jung.
Wednesday, June 15th (10:30 AM) @BookPeople, enjoy Tiny Tails To You Petting Zoo Storytime, This storytime will include stories featuring adorable animals along with real live cute creatures in store.
Wednsesday, June 15th (7 PM) @BookPeople, join writers Benamin Rybek and Drew Nellins Smith for a speaking and signing of their new books The Sadness,  and The Arcade. 
Wednsesday, June 15th (7 PM) @Malvern Books, enjoy An Evening with Bill Shaw & Frank R. Southers. Bill Shaw will be launching his new book Conspiracy II, While author Frank R. Souther’s will be reading from his most recent novel, Senator White.

Upcoming Events and Classes at The Writing Barn:

Write On! A Workshop with Molly Schulman
Spend an evening with professional editor (formally of The Friedrich Agency) Molly Schulman to discuss how to persevere through the latter stages of the writing process–editing, submitting, and ultimately publishing!–with professionalism, patience and above all, personality.
Whether you’re in the stages of getting editorial feedback, perfecting your pitch, researching agents, or triumphantly (and often, terrifyingly!) getting your manuscript onto the desks of publishing professionals, it can be an overwhelming and daunting process. But it can be creative, and inspiring, too! Join Molly as she provides strategies, tips and tactics on how to maintain stamina and sanity as you get nearer to your goal of publication.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a page of original writing–an excerpt from a book/book proposal, query letter, synopsis, etc–and any advance questions.
Week in Residency with Kristen Paige Madonia: 
Don’t miss studying with the author who Judy Blume, herself, says is… “a remarkable young novelist. Her writing is luminous, her voice original. What a thrill to discover this talented writer.”
As one of the newest, largest, and most diverse genres in the industry, it is often difficult to define Young Adult Lit; through the examination and discussion of craft techniques, this class will explore successful tools used to create the unique tone and momentum found in YA.