Houston Indie Book Festival

The festival features more than 30 vendors from literary outlets like Inprint, Nuestra Palabra, Effing Press, Gulf Coast Magazine, NanoFictionand Kaboom Books and includes raffles and readings on the hour from local writers such as David MacLean, Hayan Charara and Glenn Shaheen. “We all sort of interact with one another throughout the year,” Bishop says, “but there is no real event that brings us all together to say, ‘Look, we are sort of the literary identity of Houston.’” 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Domy Books, 1709 Westheimer. For information, call 713-523-3669 or visit www.domystore.com. Free.
Sun., May 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 2009