Plano Literary Arts Events

Tuesday, Apr 3 7:00p
Living Legends Conference Center, Plano
This year’s Book in Common is Soft Spots: A Marine’s Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder by Clint Van Winkle.

Sunday, Apr 22 7:30p
McFarlin Auditorium, Dallas
Back again with new and unpublished material, David Sedaris returns for his fourth consecutive year with Arts & Letters Live.

Wednesday, Apr 4 7:00p
Preston Ridge Campus Conference Center, Frisco
The 2011-12 Book-in-Common is Soft Spots: A Marine’s Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder by Clint Van Winkle.

Friday, Feb 24 7:30p
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
Jeffrey Eugenides was catapulted into the literary spotlight with his first novel, The Virgin Suicides (made into a movie by director Sofia Coppola), and a decade later garnered a Pulitzer Prize for his novel,

Friday, June 15 10:00a
Josey Ranch Lake Library, Carrollton
Carrollton Friends of the Library Book Sale

Tuesday, May 15 7:30p
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
John Irving has created a body of fiction of extraordinary range, moving with ease from romance to fairytale to thriller.

Thursday, Apr 5 1:00p
Central Park Campus Conference Center, McKinney
The 2011-12 Book-in-Common program will place its focus on the experiences of the country’s veterans – on and off the battlefield.

Tuesday, Apr 10 7:30p
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
Best-selling absurdist novelist Christopher Moore blends art and humor in his forthcoming book, Sacré Bleu.

Tuesday, Mar 20 7:30p
First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, Dallas
Presented in partnership with KERA. Sarah Vowell makes both readers and listeners laugh out loud with her wry, comic observations on everything from politics to pop culture.

Friday, Mar 16 7:00p
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
Laura Numeroff wrote the #1 New York Times bestselling If You Give a Mouse a Cookie that began a series loved by children, parents and educators.