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5925 Burnet Rd
Austin,TX
512-215-2539

Open Daily
10 am-6 pm

Upcoming Events

October Events

Recurring Monthly Book Clubs, Writers Groups, and Hobby Groups:
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  • Local Author Book Club: Meetup will be Oct 4 at 1 pm with author Sarah Cypher discussing The Skin And Its Girl. No RSVP needed.
    • October book is When Dealing With Dragons by Dana Swift. That Meetup will be Nov 1 at 1 pm.​
  • Book Club: Mockingjay Saturdays at Birdhouse: Revisit the entire Hunger Games series ahead of the new Sunrise on the Reaping movie!
  • Queer Poetry Open Mic Night: Thursday, Oct 15, 6:30 pm
  • Inkdrop Lit Writer's Group: Sunday, Oct 11, 10:30 am-12 pm
  • Commonplace Lit Discussion Group: Time/Date TBD
    • RSVP Link TBD​
  • Queer Tarot Meetup: Saturday, October 24 at 3-4 pm
    • No RSVP needed​
  • Reading To Resistance Quarterly Book Club: Sunday, Oct 18 at 2-4 pm
Author Events, Signings, Story Times, and other Community Events
  • Saturday, October 3rd at 1-3 pm
  • Drew Edwards: Halloween Man Signing Table
  • No RSVP needed
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  • Tuesday, October 6 at 6:30 pm
  • Libba Bray: Radio Free Texas Book Launch
    • With Dana Swift​
  • RSVP Here
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  • Friday, October 9 at 6:30 pm
  • Candace Buford: Rival High #1
  • In Conversation with Varian Johnson
  • RSVP Here
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  • Saturday, October 10 at 11 am
  • Kari Lavelle: What Butt? BUTT-A-PALOOZA!
  • Story Time with author Kari Lavelle celebrating the launch of the first Butt Or Face Board Book, and featuring excerpts from and signing of all SIX Butt Or Face books!
  • Free RSVP Here
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  • Sunday, October 11th at 11 am: Chef Mika Leon cookbook signing for Cuban Soul at Pink Flamingo Food Court
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  • Sunday, October 18th at 6 pm
  • The Librarians Film Screening and Q&A with Gretchen Pruett, past president of the Texas Library Association and retired director of the New Braunfels Public Library
  • Sponsored by Parker and Scott
  • RSVP Here (Seating is limited! RSVP is free but required)
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  • Saturday, October 24th at 11 am
  • SPECIAL Banned Books Story Time with Canine Companions Therapy Dog Colby!
  • As always, Students Against Censorship will lead the kids in a craft following the story
  • RSVP Here
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November Events

Recurring Monthly Book Clubs, Writers Groups, and Hobby Groups:
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  • Local Author Book Club: Meetup will be Nov 1 at 1 pm with author Dana Swift discussing When Dealing With Dragons. No RSVP needed.
    • November book is The Slip by Lucas Schaefer. That Meetup will be Dec 6 at 1 pm.​
  • Book Club: Mockingjay Saturdays at Birdhouse: Revisit the entire Hunger Games series ahead of the new Sunrise on the Reaping movie!
  • Queer Poetry Open Mic Night: Tuesday, Nov 17, 6:30 pm
  • Inkdrop Lit Writer's Group: Sunday, Nov 8, 10:30 am-12 pm
Author Events, Signings, Story Times, and other Community Events
  • Friday, November 6 at 6:30 pm
  • Abigail Ransom: My Daily Ransom
  • RSVP Here
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  • Saturday, November 7 at 11 am
  • Sue Young: Courageous Cowgirls book launch and story time
  • RSVP Here
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  • Saturday, November 7 at 6:30 pm
  • Krista Xiomara: My First Breath reading and launch event
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  • Thursday, November 12 at 6:30 pm
  • Susan Pickover and Alyson Mosquera Dutemple: Marvelous Freaks of Nature Austin Book Launch
  • RSVP Here
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  • Saturday and Sunday November 14-15
  • Texas Book Festival - downtown!
  • We will be vending in the vendor tents and Abby will be moderating a panel with authors Jen St. Jude and Cindy Pham
  • We hope to see you there! The store is also open all weekend!
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  • Sunday, November 29: Santa Claus at Birdhouse! 
  • 10:30 am-12:30 pm
  • Free, No RSVP needed

Book Clubs

Mockingjay Saturdays

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2026 Local Authors Book Club

  • Join us in reading books by Austin and San Antonio-based authors you may not have had the chance to read before! The list for August through November is below! No RSVP needed. Just purchase the book from us (if you need it!) and then join us at the couches for the meetup! The authors always join us and it is a casual and lively discussion :)
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