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Littles Storytime
Wednesdays @ 10am in the children's section
Sam's (Spooky) Bookshop Trivia Night
Thursday, October 31 @ 6:00PM
First Light Wine Night - OLD & NEW
Monday, October 14th @7:00PM
Chess Club
Wednesdays @ 5pm
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 5, 2024
Bat City Review: Issue 20 Launch
October 8, 2024
Katherine Packert Burke: Still Life
October 11, 2024
Catherine O'Connor: Dust Covered Lies
October 14, 2024
Wine Night: Old & New
October 15, 2024
Julio Lucero: Abuelita I Am Your Grandson
October 17, 2024
Queertowne Live! with KB Brookins & SG Huerta
October 20, 2024
Bookshop Biergarten w/ Zee's Wiener System
October 22, 2024
Justin Torres: Blackouts
October 24, 2024
Katie Anania: Out of Paper
October 27, 2024
Naomi Shihab Nye & Marion Winik: I Know About a Thousand Things
November 1, 2024
First Light Book Club: Intermezzo
November 4, 2024
Darius Atefat-Peckham: Book of Kin
November 7, 2024
José Ralat: American Tacos
November 9, 2024
Justine Doiron: Justine Cooks
November 12, 2024
Sarah Lewis: The Unseen Truth
PAST EVENTS
October 5, 2024
Bat City Review: Issue 20 Launch
October 4, 2024
First Light Book Club: Small Rain
October 3, 2024
Yuri Herrera: Season of the Swamp
October 2, 2024
Rick Jervis: The Devil Behind the Badge
September 26, 2024
Trivia Night
September 24, 2024
Intermezzo Release Party
September 22, 2024
Joe Yonan: Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking
September 21, 2024
Francis Collins: The Road to Wisdom
September 19, 2024
Plant-Based Happy Hour at Nixta Taqueria w/ Joe Yonan
September 18, 2024
Joey Fauerso: You Destroy Every Special Thing I Make
September 14, 2024
Bookshop Block Party
September 6, 2024
First Light Book Club: Same As It Ever Was
September 5, 2024
Meet Your Texas Reps
August 28, 2024
Sue Marriott & Ann Kelley: Secure Relating
August 24, 2024
Summer Movie Night: Clueless
August 20, 2024
Alina Grabowski: Women and Children First
August 18, 2024
Back to School Popsicle Social
August 16, 2024
Teacher Happy Hour
August 13, 2024
Brand & Design by the Book
August 2, 2024
First Light Book Club
July 28, 2024
Kids Summer Reading Adventure Party
July 27, 2024
Summer Movie Night: Dirty Dancing
July 17, 2024
Jean Jones: For Style That Endures
July 11, 2024
Edy Massih: Keep It Zesty
June 26, 2024
Sarah Hymanson & Sara Kramer: Kismet Cookbook
June 24, 2024
Jeff Nichols & Bryan Schutmaat: VANDALS
June 13, 2024
Greg Marshall: Leg
June 6, 2024
Kathryn E. O'Rourke & Ben Koush: Home Heat Money God
June 5, 2024
American Short Fiction: Spring Issue Launch Party
May 30, 2024
Jean Lin & Brooke Holm: What We Keep
May 23, 2024
Meet the Author: Virginia Miller Reeves
May 20, 2024
Colombe Schneck: Swimming in Paris
May 17, 2024
Megan Kimble: City Limits
May 2, 2024
Dr. Priya Nalkur: Stumbling Towards Inclusion
April 26, 2024
Jesse Griffiths: The Turkey Book
April 21, 2024
Creative Writing MFA Showcase
April 17, 2024
[SOLD OUT] Elise Loehnen: On Our Best Behavior
April 16, 2024
Kathleen Blackburn: Loose of Earth
March 15, 2024
Shain Shapiro: This Must Be the Place
March 13, 2024
Audrey Golden: I Thought I Heard You Speak
March 8, 2024
Frederick Luis Aldama: Through Fences
March 7, 2024
A Reading Life: Carrie Brownstein & Liz Lambert
February 16, 2024
Szilvia Molnar: The Nursery
February 10, 2024
Anna Bliss: Bonfire Night
February 6, 2024
Ben Fountain: Devil Makes Three
January 30, 2024
Brent Clifton Album Release Party
January 25, 2024
WILDSAM Magazine Launch
December 7, 2023
Sarah Wilson
November 20, 2023
Books & Design
November 18, 2023
Pop-Up Bookshop @ Justine's
November 12, 2023
Pictures of the Empty Page
November 12, 2023
Pop-Up Bookshop @ Meanwhile Brewing
November 11, 2023
Pop-Up Bookshop @ Lolo
November 2, 2023
William Abranowicz, Author of "Country Life"
October 20, 2023
Author Reading : Alex Auder
October 11, 2023
Author Reading: Loren Grush
September 12, 2023
Author Reading : Stephanie Saldana
June 10, 2023
Pop-Up Bookshop @ Hyde Park Ice Cream Social
April 29, 2023
Pop-Up Bookshop @ Flitch Coffee
April 1, 2023
Pop-Up Bookshop @ Tiny Grocer
March 18, 2023
Pop-Up Bookshop @ Texas Playboys v. The Parakeets
March 11, 2023
Pop-Up Bookshop @ Texas Playboys v. The Switch
February 25, 2023
Pop-Up Bookshop @ Saint Elmo Brewing Co.
February 11, 2023
Pop-Up Bookshop @ Figure 8 Coffee Purveyors
Hello Writers,
Near and Far
Interested in reading at First Light? We're always game to hear proposals for events! Give us an introduction to your book and a sense of what kind of turnout you might expect. We'd love to make something happen.
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