Sharing the love of stories to ignite the human spirit. Where book lovers and literary minds come together.

Sharing the love of stories to ignite the human spirit. Where book lovers and literary minds come together.

Explore What’s Next

UPDATE: date change to TUESDAY OCTOBER 6th

Book Club

Tuesday, October 6th at 7:00 p.m.

Led by Dr. Larry Allums

One Drop of Water. Thousands of Years of Stories.

What connects an ancient king, a Victorian scholar, and a modern child? Elif Shafak crafts an extraordinary novel where water carries memory across centuries and continents. — please, join us for an exciting in-person discussion of There Are Rivers in the Sky.

Lisa See

Wednesday October 7th at 6:00 PM

At the University of Texas at Dallas

Join New York Times bestselling author Lisa See for a captivating conversation about her latest novel, Daughters of the Sun and Moon - the story of three Chinese women who manage to survive and eventually thrive despite all odds.

Reading in Public

At the Nasher Sculpture Center

Sunday, October 11th at 11:30 AM

Bring Your Own Book. Find Your Spot. Get Lost in a Story.

Escape into an hour of quiet reading surrounded by leafy trees, beautiful sculptures, and the peaceful magic of the Nasher Garden.

Connect with Authors

Dallas deserves world-class literary culture. Our live author conversations bring acclaimed and emerging voices to the city for evenings of probing, unscripted dialogue. Come ready with questions.

Past & Present on the Page

The classics reward slow, careful reading. So does the best contemporary fiction. Our group discussions bring both together, honoring the masters while staying fiercely alert to the writers defining literature right now.

Every Timezone Welcome

The Dallas Literary Society goes global. Join our online author conversations from anywhere in the world. Same brilliant writers. Same probing questions. Just you, your screen, and a book worth talking about.