School has started in North Texas, and autumn’s
literary events are coming as fast as the falling leaves already littering my
lawn. The literary leaves are heaped so high, I’ll take two posts to blog about
them, starting with today’s events:
August 25: (Yes, that’s today!) This year’s SMU Reads
book is Emily St. John Mandel’s bestseller, Station Eleven, dealing with the
aftermath of fictional pandemic. Don’t let the subject scare you away from
today’s panel discussion about emergency preparedness, followed by book
discussions, a pop-up performance of King Lear (yes, there’s a connection), and
culminating in the September 9 visit by Mandel at Southern Methodist
University. See the Dallas Public Library for events, and be sure to reserve a free seat for Mandel's appearance September 9.
August 25: Monthly script reading by Dallas Screenwriters Association. Only members may have their scripts read by
local actors, but anyone’s welcome to drop in for a free listen, at 7 p.m., in
the community room of Half Price Books, 5803 East Northwest Highway, Dallas.
Event repeats the last Tuesday (usually) of each month.
August 28 - 29: The Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair and Arts Festival, with most events at the African American Museum at Fair Park, 3536 Grand
Avenue, Dallas. Events Friday (August 28), including the Tulisoma Heart and
Soul tour, are free but require reservations. Events Saturday (August 29) are
free, with no reservation required, beginning with the 10 a.m. Art Smart
workshop on preparing children to learn. Author readings, entertainment, and
discussions, continue through 4:20 p.m. Saturday. While you’re there, take
advantage of the museum’s free admission to check out the galleries on black
arts and culture in Dallas.
August 30: Don’t forget to contact points@dallasnews.com to reserve a seat
for a free forum 2-4 p.m. at University of Texas at Dallas to discuss the Dallas Morning News Points Summer Book Club. This year's book is Being Mortal: Medicine and what
Matters in the End, by Atul Gawande. A blog discussion is currently in
progress.
August 31: Tickets for Richardson Reads One Book
available at the first floor information desk of the Richardson Public Library, 900 Civic Center Drive, Richardson, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Free tickets are
available for Richardson residents, but maybe a friend who lives there can snag
you a ticket to hear author Laura McBride discuss this year’s book, We Are
Called To Rise. McBride will appear September 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Richardson
High School, 1250 Beltline Road.
September 9: For SMU Reads, Emily St. John Mandel discusses
her bestseller, Station Eleven, at McFarlin Auditorium, 6405 Boaz Lane, in
Dallas. Free, but be sure you’ve RSVP’d for a reservation.
September 10: Deadline for the Young Author’s short
story contest of fantasy/science fiction convention FenCon. No fee to enter, for authors in grades 3-12.
September 13: Dallas Arts & Letters Live continues its 2015 season with R.L.Stine and Marc Brown, author/illustrators of
The Little Shop of Monsters, September 13 at 4 p.m. Horchow Auditorium, Dallas
Museum of Art, 1717 North Harwood, Dallas. Tickets for the presentation are $20
for the public, $15 for DMA members, $10 for students and children (under age
5).
September 15: Richardson Reads One Book: We Are Called
to Rise, by Laura McBride. Author reading 7:30 p.m. at Richardson High School,
1250 Belt Line Road in Richardson. Did you remember to get your free tickets?
(Next Tuesday: Wordcraft continues its preview of
autumn 2015’s literary events in North Texas)
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