What's On - Week of Aug 10

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Bookstore Romance Day is August 15th! There are a ton of good sales & romance-themed events happening at bookstores all around the city. 

  • Virtual Events: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/bookstore-romance-day-2026-4859517
  • In Person Events: 
    • RomCom Movie Marathon! Mossrose Bookshop. Popcorn, snacks, and great sales on romance titles. Learn more on Instagram @mossrosebookshop
    • Champagne & shopping at Good on Paper, featuring Blind Date with a Book AND Blind Date with an Audiobook, Handmade bookmark popup with vivelaplume.studio, Floral book bouquets, Special pre order opportunities, In-store deals on romance titles, and Special editions galore. Learn more at goodonpaperbooks.com
    • Free damages & ARCs at Blue Willow Bookshop, plus A ONE-DAY ONLY 15% off Pre-Order Special on hand-selected titles, sticker vendors, heart-shaped sticky note tradition: Guide others to their next great read by placing a heart-shaped sticky note on your favorite books on our shelves, A letter writing station - send a loved one (a partner, a friend, a familly member) a card and they will mail it for you!
    • Author Signing: Cindy Ta 2- 4 PM, 10 - 2 PM bookish tattoos and vendor popups. X&O Books (Cypress). Learn more at xo-books.com
    • Author Talk: Tiye, 2- 3 PM, Book Readers Venue (Humble). Learn more on Instagram @thebookreadersvenue
    • Romance Author Speed Dating, 7 - 9 PM, Books by the Bay (La Porte). Learn more on Instagram @booksbythebaytx
    • Author Signing: Kristian Le'Chelle, Mockingbird Books, 1 - 3 PM. Learn more on Facebook

Romance not your thing? Check out the Bedrock City Mini Comic Con on Saturday, August 15, at 12:00 PM at Bad Astronaut Brewing Co. This will be a relaxed gathering for comic book fans and local creators. Learn more on Eventbrite

Monday Aug 10

Movie Night: Hot Fuzz. Hosted by Buchanans Plants at River Oaks Theatre. First showing 7:15pm and a Second Showing at 10:15pm. Second Showing guests will be entered in a raffle for a chance to win a BNP gift card, 6” Peace Lily, and Merch! Learn more on Instagram @buchanansplants

Needlepoint 101, Hosted by Stitched & Sorted at Mockingbird Books (Katy), $60, 6 PM, RSVP required. Learn more on Facebook

Tuesday Aug 11

Author Signing: Katt Andrews, No cover, 11 AM, Gilded Page (Friendswood). Learn more at thegildedpagelitloungetx.com

Network & Nourish: David Landry of Class Bookstore will be one of three presenters. Eldorado Ballroom, 11:30 - 1 PM. Learn more on Instagram @houblackchamber

Stitch & Bitch, 6 - 8 PM, Free, Brazos Bookstore (77005). Learn more at brazosbookstore.com

Sip & Knit Gathering, 6 - 8 PM, Drop of the Creator. No cover, bring your own project. Learn more on Instagram @dropofthecreator

Montrose Town Hall, Basket Books, 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Learn more at basket-books.com

Lecture Series: Everything you learned about dinosaurs is wrong, with paleontologist James Edward Washington III, 6 PM, Patterson Park. Learn more on Instagram @after5society

Wednesday Aug 12

Storytime: A Dinosaur Named Fish with author Alexandra Fuentes, 10 AM, The Peddler's Pack Book Co (Tomball). Learn more on Facebook

Brick Lit: Legos & Audiobook Party, Kindred Stories (77004), 6:30 PM, Tickets start at $10. Learn more at kindredstorieshtx.com

Main Character Reset Manifesting Class, 12 - 2 PM, $25, Dreamers Books & Culture, learn more on Instagram @dreamers.bookstore

New Moon Yoga with Sound Bath & Live Music, $20 minimum, Orange Show Foundation, 7:30 - 9 PM. Learn more on instagram @theorangeshow

Thursday Aug 13

Book Signing & Author Talk with Local Writer Rasheed Abou-Elsamh. Good on Paper Books. 7:30 PM. Free, books for purchase. Learn more at goodonpaperbooks.com

AUTHOR TALK: Coloring With Coco: Passport to Paradise with Andrea Ballo, Kindred Stories (77004), 7 PM, Tickets start at $7. Learn more at kindredstorieshtx.com

Adult Book Fair. 5 - 9 PM. Hosted by PlotTwist Books at The Duke. Learn more on Instagram @plottwistbooks_htx

Sprayed Edges Class, 6:30 PM, $60, X&O Books (Cypress). Learn more and get tickets at xo-books.com

WAIT LIST ONLY: Crochet & Cocktails: Spiderweb Coasters, $40, 6 - 8 PM, hosted by Little Lemon Stitches at LIT Bookbar (Richmond). Learn more at litbookbar.com

Friday Aug 14

Author Signing: Mary Williams, 1 PM, Half Price Books Humble, Learn more at hpb.com

Procraftinators Club, $5, 6 - 8 PM, Hosted by Whimsical Wonders at Brazos Bookstore. Learn more at Brazosbookstore.com

Stitch & Bitch, hosted by The Mahogany Project at Sew Great. Free, 5- 8 PM. Learn more on Instagram @themahoganyprojectinc

Mixers & Elixers: Latin Night, Houston Museum of Natural Science, 21+ Only, tickets start at $35. Learn more and get tickets at hmns.org

Ladies' Night, Free entry, come hang out 6 - 8 PM at Katy Budget Books. Learn more at katybooks.com 

Author Event: Kemper Donovan, 6:30 PM, no cover, books for purchase, Murder by the Book. Learn more at murderbooks.com

Saturday Aug 15

SOLD OUT: BookNik...

The Bookish Edit, no cover - shopping event, 11 - 5 PM, hosted by A Houston Market at Post HTX. Learn more on Instagram @ahoustonmarket

Sound Bath: Prioritizing Peace, The Commons at Hermann Park, Free, 8 - 9 AM. Learn more on Instagram @hermannpark

Liberation Summer Discussion Series w/ The Texas Black Migrant Ecosystem, Free - RSVP Required, Kindred Stories (77004), 6 PM, learn more and register at kindredstorieshtx.com

Bedrock City Mini Comic Con 12:00 PM at Bad Astronaut Brewing Co. This will be a relaxed gathering for comic book fans and local creators. Learn more on Eventbrite

Sunday Aug 16

Poetry Lounge Sunday, Henke & Pillot, Tickets start at $12. Learn more at poetryloungelive.com

Sound Bath in the Cistern, 10 AM, hosted by Union is Creation at the Buffalo Bayou Water Works, $20. Learn more at buffalobayou.org

Paste Paper Workshop, Red Bird Press, $60, 1 - 4 PM. Take home a handmade journal. Learn more on Instagram @redbirdpress.htx

Book Party at Black Hole, Bring a book to read and chat! No cover. Learn more on Instagram @playfulthinkinevents

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