What if the truth about your past was hidden in a world no one else could see? When sixteen-year-old Hannah Sumpter moves from Chicago to the mysterious town of Avalon, Missouri, she's just hoping for a fresh start after the heartbreaking disappearance of her sister, Caroline. But strange dreams, eerie encounters, and unexpected friendships reveal...

Join us for an evening of poetry with some of our most celebrated local poets, Viscount Dunrossil Andrew Morrison, James Dennis and Josh Robbins.

In Petals of My Bones, Emily M. Meier explores concepts of mortality, love, and self-fulfillment. Through poetry, Meier creates speakers who perceive their lives and world through images, feeling, and movement.

An Evening of San Antonio Authors with Gretchen Rose, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Kimberly Garza Join us at The Twig Book Shop for an engaging evening with three celebrated San Antonio authors. Featured writers include Gretchen Rose (The Jingu Magical Garden), beloved poet and author Naomi Shihab Nye (The Tiny Journalist), and UTSA professor Kimberly Garza (The Last Karankawas). Guests are invited to...

Welcome to the Paradise Motel is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing set in Florida. Quick-tempered Beatrice Bright has carved out a niche for herself as a small-town reporter for the Paradise Post. Unfortunately, the biggest news in her tiny beach town is that her old rival, Ben Constant, is moving back and bringing his depressingly...

Celebrate New Books This Year 2025 - 2026, featuring poetry from San Antonio Poet Laureate Eddie Vega and poet / author Alex Salinas.

An Evening of Poetry with Mark Heinlein, Antonia Murguia, and Don Mathis. About Everything We Call Ordinary: Written in a workingman’s voice, Everything We Call Ordinary navigates the common and uncommon occasions along a seemingly commonplace journey. It examines the highwire act required to balance our search for meaning in our contemporary world, with the banal, often exhaustive...

Linda and Cip Balles, authors of Dougie the Three-Legged Dog will be at the shop signing books and talking with customers.

Enjoy an evening of poetry and fellowship as National Poetry Month kicks off with New Books This Year (NBTY) 2025-2026. Local treasures Natalia Trevino, Lisha Garcia and Cyra Dumitru will starts the month off right. Make plans to spend an evening at The Twig. Natalia Trevino's book: The Road Back Two years for two thousand dollars....