Bookish events in Texas for the week of October 9-15, 2017:
Special Events:
Friends of the Dallas Public Library gala, October 12
Texas Grand Slam Poetry Festival, Bryan/College Station, October 12-14
Lone Star Storytelling Festival 2017, Frisco, October 13-14
Houston Poetry Fest, October 13-15
Indiepalooza, Houston, October 13-15
Special Events:
Friends of the Dallas Public Library gala, October 12
Texas Grand Slam Poetry Festival, Bryan/College Station, October 12-14
Lone Star Storytelling Festival 2017, Frisco, October 13-14
Houston Poetry Fest, October 13-15
Indiepalooza, Houston, October 13-15
1st Annual Fort Worth BookFest, October 14
Boerne Book & Arts Fest, October 14
Indie Author Day, Dallas, October 14
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature 20th Anniversary Gala, Abilene, October 14
9th Annual El Paso Community College Literary Fiesta, October 14
Boerne Book & Arts Fest, October 14
Indie Author Day, Dallas, October 14
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature 20th Anniversary Gala, Abilene, October 14
9th Annual El Paso Community College Literary Fiesta, October 14
Writers in the Field, Mansfield, October 14-15
Ongoing Exhibits:
Bonfire of Liberties: Censorship of the Humanities (a Humanities Texas exhibition), Keene, September 18-October 13
Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America (a Humanities Texas exhibition), Midland, October 1-December 1
BookPeople, VAL BRAINS speaking & signing Hexes for the Modern Age, 7PM
Malvern Books, Austin Community College Literary Coffeehouse: Reading & Open Mic featuring poet/screenwriter Annar Verold, 7PM
Dallas
Jones Day, World Affairs Council DFW hosts Dr. Robert H. Latiff discussing and signing Future War: Preparing for the New Global Battlefield, 6:30PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State - Austin Hall, Poetry & Prose Reading, book signing, and reception with Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, author of Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge, 6PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Kate Silvas discusses and signs You Are Not Alone: A Book of Hope for Parents Dealing With Reactive Attachment Disorder, 5PM
Tuesday, October 10:
HoustonBlue Willow Bookshop, Chris Barton will discuss and sign his newest picture books for children, 5PM
Congregation Emanu El, Preservation Houston’s History in Print author series presents Jim Parsons and David Bushdiscussing their new book, DFW Deco: Modernistic Architecture of North Texas, 6:30PM
Half Price Books - Cypress Creek, Carolyn Ketchum signing Everyday Ketogenic Kitchen, 7PM
Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Eric Metaxas will discuss and sign his newest book, MARTIN LUTHER, 7PM
Warehouse Live, Houston Moth StorySLAM: "Creepy," 7:30PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Jeremi Suri discusses and signs THE IMPOSSIBLE PRESIDENCY, 7PM
Center for the Healing of Racism, a dialogue about Tears We Cannot Stop with author Dr. Eric Dyson, 12PM
MATCH Houston, RDA/RSA Fall 2017 Lecture Series: "Pliable" with fashion designer Yeohlee Teng, author of Yeohlee: Work, 7PM
Thursday, October 12:
The Twig Book Shop, Roger Hodge discusses and signs Texas Blood: Seven Generations Among the Outlaws, Ranchers, Indians, Missionaries, Soldiers, and Smugglers of the Borderlands, 6PM
San Marcos
Texas State University - Alkek Library, The Wittliff Collections presents a reading, discussion, and book signing with Philipp Meyer, author of The Son, 3:30PM
Sugar Land
DiverseWorks, The Printing Museum letterpress workshop: "Print to Empower," 1PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Kaboom Books, Sound, Readings, Art, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Laura Elvebak will sign and discuss The Past Never Dies, 4:30PM
Writespace, Workshop: "From the Page to the Stage: How to Read Your Writing Aloud" with Cynthia Childress, 9:30AM
Half Price Books Mothership, retired decorated combat cavalry soldier and local author Tank Gunner will sell and sign his books Prompts and Prompts, Too, and local author Wayne Peterson will sell and sign his sci-fi book Canopy of Hope,1PM
The Mix Co-Working Space, Writing Workshop Dallas Seminar: "How To Network Like A B.O.S.S." with Whitney Davis, 3PM
Ongoing Exhibits:
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature 20th Anniversary Exhibition: Celebrating 20 Years of Art, Abilene, September 14-October 28
Fact, Fiction, and the New World: The Role of Books in the Making of America (a Humanities Texas exhibition), Midland, October 1-December 1
Monday, October 9:
Austin
Austin Public Library - Manchaca, "Fall Into Doodling" with Carin Channing, MSW, author of 365 Days of Doodling, 6:30PMBookPeople, VAL BRAINS speaking & signing Hexes for the Modern Age, 7PM
Malvern Books, Austin Community College Literary Coffeehouse: Reading & Open Mic featuring poet/screenwriter Annar Verold, 7PM
Dallas
Jones Day, World Affairs Council DFW hosts Dr. Robert H. Latiff discussing and signing Future War: Preparing for the New Global Battlefield, 6:30PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State - Austin Hall, Hispanic Heritage Month: "Building Literary Community" craft talk with author Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, 3:30PM
Sam Houston State - Austin Hall, Hispanic Heritage Month Poetry Slam hosted by Let's Get Loud!, 5PM
Sam Houston State - Austin Hall, Hispanic Heritage Month Poetry Slam hosted by Let's Get Loud!, 5PM
Sam Houston State - Austin Hall, Poetry & Prose Reading, book signing, and reception with Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, author of Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge, 6PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Kate Silvas discusses and signs You Are Not Alone: A Book of Hope for Parents Dealing With Reactive Attachment Disorder, 5PM
Tuesday, October 10:
Alpine
Sul Ross University - Wildenthal Memorial Library, Sarah Cortez will be reading from and discussing her latest book, Vanishing Points: Poems and Photographs of Texas Roadside Memorials, 2PM
Austin
Sul Ross University - Wildenthal Memorial Library, Sarah Cortez will be reading from and discussing her latest book, Vanishing Points: Poems and Photographs of Texas Roadside Memorials, 2PM
Austin
BookPeople, MARIT WEISENBERG speaking & signing Select (in conversation with Amanda Eyre Ward), 7PM
Bullock Museum, "Bootlegging in the Borderlands" panel discussion with George Díaz, author of the award-winning Border Contraband: A History of Smuggling across the Rio Grande, and Joseph Locke, author of Making the Bible Belt: Texas Prohibitionists and the Politicization of Southern Religion, 7PM
Bullock Museum, "Bootlegging in the Borderlands" panel discussion with George Díaz, author of the award-winning Border Contraband: A History of Smuggling across the Rio Grande, and Joseph Locke, author of Making the Bible Belt: Texas Prohibitionists and the Politicization of Southern Religion, 7PM
Home Slice Pizza, Austin Bat Cave Story Department: "Witch Hunt" featuring Sxott Rogers-Crutchfield, Rudy Ramirez, and Austin Morgan, 8PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Christopher Michael (hosted by Tova Charles), 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Christopher Michael (hosted by Tova Charles), 7PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Melanie Shankle discusses and signs Church of the Small Things: The Million Little Pieces That Make Up a Life, 7PM
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Friends of the SMU Libraries present Roger D. Hodge discussing and signing TEXAS BLOOD, 7PM
Interabang Books, Writers’ League of Texas panel discussion: How to Turn a Mess of Pages Into A Book with Sanderia Faye, Sarah Hepola, Jeramey Kraatz, and Michael Merschel, 7PM
Latino Cultural Center, Bárbara Renaud González discusses and signs Las Nalgas de JLo/JLo’s Booty: The Best & Most Notorious Calumnas & Other Writings by the First Chicana Columnist in Texas 1995-2005, 7:30PM
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Friends of the SMU Libraries present Roger D. Hodge discussing and signing TEXAS BLOOD, 7PM
Interabang Books, Writers’ League of Texas panel discussion: How to Turn a Mess of Pages Into A Book with Sanderia Faye, Sarah Hepola, Jeramey Kraatz, and Michael Merschel, 7PM
Latino Cultural Center, Bárbara Renaud González discusses and signs Las Nalgas de JLo/JLo’s Booty: The Best & Most Notorious Calumnas & Other Writings by the First Chicana Columnist in Texas 1995-2005, 7:30PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Ridley Pearson signs Lock and Key: The Downward Spiral, 5:30PM
Houston
Congregation Emanu El, Preservation Houston’s History in Print author series presents Jim Parsons and David Bushdiscussing their new book, DFW Deco: Modernistic Architecture of North Texas, 6:30PM
Half Price Books - Cypress Creek, Carolyn Ketchum signing Everyday Ketogenic Kitchen, 7PM
Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Eric Metaxas will discuss and sign his newest book, MARTIN LUTHER, 7PM
Warehouse Live, Houston Moth StorySLAM: "Creepy," 7:30PM
Irving
South Irving Library, YA author Rae Carson (The Girl of Fire and Thorns series, Gold Seer Trilogy) meets fans and discusses and signs her books, 7PM
San Antonio
San Antonio
The Korova, PuroSlam featuring nationally recognized slam-poets Brennan Defrisco & Wil Gibson ( with DJ Donnie Dee), 9:30PM
San Antonio Museum of Art, Worth Repeating presents "Because How I Am", an evening of storytelling, 7PM
Tahoka
City-County Library, Tea & Tales Series: Jodi Thomas, author of A Christmas Affair, 10AM
Tyler
UT - Cowan Center, Distinguished Lecture series presents Greg Gutfeld, New York Times best-selling author of How To Be Right: The Art of Being Persuasively Correct, 7:30PM
Universal City
Universal City Public Library, Writing for Life Series: Martha Miller, author of Times New Roman: How We Quit Our Jobs, Gave Away Our Stuff & Moved to Italy, 6:30PM
Wednesday, October 11:
Arlington
UTA - Bluebonnet Ballroom, CAAS October Power Hour Lecture: "Mapping Legacies of Colonialism in Paris Noir Fiction" with Dr. Laila Amine, 12PM
Austin
San Antonio Museum of Art, Worth Repeating presents "Because How I Am", an evening of storytelling, 7PM
Tahoka
City-County Library, Tea & Tales Series: Jodi Thomas, author of A Christmas Affair, 10AM
Tyler
UT - Cowan Center, Distinguished Lecture series presents Greg Gutfeld, New York Times best-selling author of How To Be Right: The Art of Being Persuasively Correct, 7:30PM
Universal City
Universal City Public Library, Writing for Life Series: Martha Miller, author of Times New Roman: How We Quit Our Jobs, Gave Away Our Stuff & Moved to Italy, 6:30PM
Wednesday, October 11:
Arlington
UTA - Bluebonnet Ballroom, CAAS October Power Hour Lecture: "Mapping Legacies of Colonialism in Paris Noir Fiction" with Dr. Laila Amine, 12PM
Austin
BookPeople, ROGER D HODGE speaking & signing Texas Blood: Seven Generations Among the Outlaws, Ranchers, Indians, Missionaries, Soldiers, and Smugglers of the Borderlands, 7PM [ticketed event]
Dallas
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live hosts New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast discussing her new graphic memoir, Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York, 7:30PM
Interabang Books, Samantha Mabry reads and signs ALL THE WIND IN THE WORLD, 7PM
El Paso
UTEP Library, Dr. Keith Polette reading from The New World, 6PM
Interabang Books, Samantha Mabry reads and signs ALL THE WIND IN THE WORLD, 7PM
El Paso
UTEP Library, Dr. Keith Polette reading from The New World, 6PM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, Fall Educator Appreciation Days: Grit in the Classroom Workshop with Laila Sanguras, 7PM
Houston
Center for the Healing of Racism, a dialogue about Tears We Cannot Stop with author Dr. Eric Dyson, 12PM
MATCH Houston, RDA/RSA Fall 2017 Lecture Series: "Pliable" with fashion designer Yeohlee Teng, author of Yeohlee: Work, 7PM
North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills Public Library, Behind the Book with Alice Hoffman, author of The Rules of Magic, 1PM [ticketed lunch at 12PM]Plano
Haggard Library, Alice Hoffman reads and signs The Rules of Magic, 7PM [ticketed reception at 6PM]
Thursday, October 12:
Austin
BookPeople, ALICE HOFFMAN speaking & signing Rules of Magic, 7PM [ticketed event]
BookWoman, Poetry Open Mic featuring Huston-Tillotson Showcase (hosted by Cindy Huyser), 7PM
BookWoman, Poetry Open Mic featuring Huston-Tillotson Showcase (hosted by Cindy Huyser), 7PM
Malvern Books, Novel Night: Scott Semegran reads from Sammie & Budgie, and A. K. Fagan reads from Worldwalker, 7PM
Mitte Carriage House, Writers' League of Texas Intensive: "Make a Long Story Short: Writing a Novel Synopsis" with Jo Whittemore, 6PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Chicon Street Poets present CSP 2017 Anthology Ball, 7PM
UT - Avaya Auditorium, Michener Center or Writers reading series presents poet Major Jackson, winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award, 7:30PM
Mitte Carriage House, Writers' League of Texas Intensive: "Make a Long Story Short: Writing a Novel Synopsis" with Jo Whittemore, 6PM
Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Chicon Street Poets present CSP 2017 Anthology Ball, 7PM
UT - Avaya Auditorium, Michener Center or Writers reading series presents poet Major Jackson, winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award, 7:30PM
Brownsville
UTRGV - Clark Gallery, 2017 riverSedge Release Reading and Reception celebrating 40 years of publication, 6PMCanyon
West Texas A&M, Distinguished Lecture Series: "Languages of Displacement / The Displacements of Language" with Latina poets Emmy Perez, Jennifer Tamayo, and Iliana Rocha, 6PMDallas
Interabang Books, Misty Keasler discusses and signs HAUNT, 7PM
Meadows Museum, Spanish poet José Ignacio Foronda will read works from Escrito en el aire, 6:30PM [Spanish event]
Museum of Biblical Art, Art House Dallas’ 7 Year Anniversary Celebration: A LIGHT IN THE CITY, 6PM
Houston
Meadows Museum, Spanish poet José Ignacio Foronda will read works from Escrito en el aire, 6:30PM [Spanish event]
Museum of Biblical Art, Art House Dallas’ 7 Year Anniversary Celebration: A LIGHT IN THE CITY, 6PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Amy Stewart reads and signs MISS KOPP’S MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS, 7PM
Center for the Healing of Racism, a dialogue about Tears We Cannot Stop with author Dr. Eric Dyson, 12PM
MECA, Savannah Blue Arts & Outreach presents Black Lines Poetry featuring Christopher Diaz and Erica Nicole, 7PM
Center for the Healing of Racism, a dialogue about Tears We Cannot Stop with author Dr. Eric Dyson, 12PM
MECA, Savannah Blue Arts & Outreach presents Black Lines Poetry featuring Christopher Diaz and Erica Nicole, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Amy Stewart will sign Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions, 5PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Apple Gidley reads and signs Fireburn, 5PM
The Rothko Chapel, Art and Incarceration: Poetry, Theatre and Music in and about Captivity, 7PM
Irving
Valley Ranch Library, Newbery Honor-winning author Kirby Larson discusses and signs her novels about life in Montana, 7PM
Midland
Blakemore Planetarium, Business of Art Lecture Series: An Evening with Art Spiegelman, author of Maus, and Françoise Mouly, author of Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See, 7:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Apple Gidley reads and signs Fireburn, 5PM
The Rothko Chapel, Art and Incarceration: Poetry, Theatre and Music in and about Captivity, 7PM
Irving
Valley Ranch Library, Newbery Honor-winning author Kirby Larson discusses and signs her novels about life in Montana, 7PM
Midland
Blakemore Planetarium, Business of Art Lecture Series: An Evening with Art Spiegelman, author of Maus, and Françoise Mouly, author of Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See, 7:30PM
Odessa
Trinity University, Latinx Heritage Month: award-winning playwright Virginia Grise reads from Your Healing is Killing Me, 5:30PMThe Twig Book Shop, Roger Hodge discusses and signs Texas Blood: Seven Generations Among the Outlaws, Ranchers, Indians, Missionaries, Soldiers, and Smugglers of the Borderlands, 6PM
San Marcos
Texas State University - Alkek Library, The Wittliff Collections presents a reading, discussion, and book signing with Philipp Meyer, author of The Son, 3:30PM
B&N - First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM
Tyler
UT Library, Human Library, 9AM
Friday, October 13:
Arlington
UTA - Central Library, Dr. David LeFevor presents "Traversing Cuba: Reflections on Writing History and Making Images," 7:30PM
Austin
Tyler
UT Library, Human Library, 9AM
Friday, October 13:
Arlington
UTA - Central Library, Dr. David LeFevor presents "Traversing Cuba: Reflections on Writing History and Making Images," 7:30PM
Austin
BookPeople, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus speaking & signing A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions, 7PM
Lewis Carnegie Gallery, Bat City Review Friday the 13th reading with Jessica Hincapie, Ally Glass-Katz, Julie Howd, Rachel Heng, and Danny Ruiz, 6PM [costumes HIGHLY recommended]
Resistencia Books, Rios de la Luz reads and signs Itzá (featuring Gabino Iglesias), 6PM
Space 24 Twenty, No. 1 New York Times bestselling-poet Rupi Kaur will have a spoken word performance featuring The Sun and Her Flowers, her long-awaited second collection of poetry, 7PM
Lewis Carnegie Gallery, Bat City Review Friday the 13th reading with Jessica Hincapie, Ally Glass-Katz, Julie Howd, Rachel Heng, and Danny Ruiz, 6PM [costumes HIGHLY recommended]
Resistencia Books, Rios de la Luz reads and signs Itzá (featuring Gabino Iglesias), 6PM
Space 24 Twenty, No. 1 New York Times bestselling-poet Rupi Kaur will have a spoken word performance featuring The Sun and Her Flowers, her long-awaited second collection of poetry, 7PM
Benbrook
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents The GNO Show with Godj Boladi, 8PM
Interabang Books, Peter V. Brett reads and signs THE CORE: BOOK FIVE OF THE DEMON CYCLE, 7PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Editor Stephen M. Sloan signs Tattooed on My Soul, 6PM
Houston
San Antonio
La Botanica, chifladazine volume 3 release party featuring poets Natasha Hernandez, Marilyse V. Figueroa, Samuel Coronado, and Rios de la Luz, 8PM
The Twig Book Shop, Bernadette Nason reads and signs Tea in Tripoli, 5PM
Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink reading featuring Nicole Marie Moore, Nakita Reddic-McClure, and Todd Wright, 6:30PM
Saturday, October 14:
Austin
Interabang Books, Peter V. Brett reads and signs THE CORE: BOOK FIVE OF THE DEMON CYCLE, 7PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Editor Stephen M. Sloan signs Tattooed on My Soul, 6PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Roger Hodge discusses and signs Texas Blood: Seven Generations Among the Outlaws, Ranchers, Indians, Missionaries, Soldiers, and Smugglers of the Borderlands, 7PM
Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, reading, discussion, and book signing with Philipp Meyer, author of The Son, 7:30PM
Laredo
Texas A&M International University - Student Center, "Reading the Globe: Russia" with Lev Golinkin, author of A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir, 3PM
Marble Falls
Marble Falls Public Library, Luncheon with Margie Crisp, author of The Nueces River: Río Escondido, followed by a Q&A and book signing, 11:30AM
Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, reading, discussion, and book signing with Philipp Meyer, author of The Son, 7:30PM
Laredo
Texas A&M International University - Student Center, "Reading the Globe: Russia" with Lev Golinkin, author of A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir, 3PM
Marble Falls
Marble Falls Public Library, Luncheon with Margie Crisp, author of The Nueces River: Río Escondido, followed by a Q&A and book signing, 11:30AM
San Antonio
La Botanica, chifladazine volume 3 release party featuring poets Natasha Hernandez, Marilyse V. Figueroa, Samuel Coronado, and Rios de la Luz, 8PM
The Twig Book Shop, Bernadette Nason reads and signs Tea in Tripoli, 5PM
Viva Tacoland, Gemini Ink reading featuring Nicole Marie Moore, Nakita Reddic-McClure, and Todd Wright, 6:30PM
Saturday, October 14:
Austin
Austin Community College - Highland, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Crafting Nonlinear Narratives" with Varian Johnson, 9AM
BookPeople, CHELSEY CLAMMER speaking and signing Circadian, and TATIANA RYCKMAN speaking & signing I Don't Think of You Until I Do, 6PM
Dallas
BookPeople, CHELSEY CLAMMER speaking and signing Circadian, and TATIANA RYCKMAN speaking & signing I Don't Think of You Until I Do, 6PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus discusses and signs A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions, 3PM
SMU - Mack Ballroom, Telling Our Stories: Women of Color and the Power of Narratives, 1PM
SMU - Mack Ballroom, Telling Our Stories: Women of Color and the Power of Narratives, 1PM
The Writers Garret, Workshop: "Terrible Poetry: Editing and Revising Your Work" with Logen Cure, 12PM
Denton
B&N - Golden Triangle, Local Author Krystal Granzow signing and story time: Maddy Lou and Mack at the State Fair of Texas, 1PM
Dripping Springs
Sententia Vera Cultural Hub, Emerging Voices series presents Barbara Frances, author of LIKE I USED TO DANCE, 10:30AM
El Paso
Denton
B&N - Golden Triangle, Local Author Krystal Granzow signing and story time: Maddy Lou and Mack at the State Fair of Texas, 1PM
Dripping Springs
Sententia Vera Cultural Hub, Emerging Voices series presents Barbara Frances, author of LIKE I USED TO DANCE, 10:30AM
El Paso
El Paso Public Library - Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: "No Things but in Ideas: Writing that Dares to Think" with Ann Birch, 12:45PM
Fort Worth
Half Price Books - Ridgmar/Westover Village, local author Hope Veroneau will sell and sign her fantasy book Ayanna, 1PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Coauthor George Wier signs Long Fall from Heaven, 3PM
Hearne
Crossroads Bookshop, Joy Jones and Jim Nelson will sign Billy Love: A Pebble in the Sand, 2PM
Houston
B&N - Westheimer Crossing, Former NFL Houston Texan Wade Smith signs Smitty Tackles Bullying, 12PMFort Worth
Half Price Books - Ridgmar/Westover Village, local author Hope Veroneau will sell and sign her fantasy book Ayanna, 1PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Coauthor George Wier signs Long Fall from Heaven, 3PM
Hearne
Crossroads Bookshop, Joy Jones and Jim Nelson will sign Billy Love: A Pebble in the Sand, 2PM
Houston
DiverseWorks, The Printing Museum letterpress workshop: "Print to Empower," 1PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Kaboom Books, Sound, Readings, Art, 7PM
Murder By the Book, Laura Elvebak will sign and discuss The Past Never Dies, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore,Marsha Miller reads and signs Elena Finds Her BFF , 3PM
Writespace, Workshop: "From the Page to the Stage: How to Read Your Writing Aloud" with Cynthia Childress, 9:30AM
Laredo
Laredo Public Library, "Reading the Globe: Russia" with Lev Golinkin, author of A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir, 9:30AM
Plano
B&N - Creekwalk Village, Fabiana Elisa Martinez signs 12 Random Words/12 Palabras al Azar, 2PM
Laredo Public Library, "Reading the Globe: Russia" with Lev Golinkin, author of A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir, 9:30AM
Plano
B&N - Creekwalk Village, Fabiana Elisa Martinez signs 12 Random Words/12 Palabras al Azar, 2PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Terry Corrao signs Father Daughter, 11AM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Ray Pekowski signing Lessons of an Entrepreneur, 1PM
Sugar Land
Half Price Books, local author Raquel Helm will sell and sign The Love Experience: The Poetry Journal, 1PM
Waco
Jones Theatre - Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, Society for Photographic Education Conference lecture by Charlotte Cotton, author of The Photograph as Contemporary Art, 6PM
Sunday, October 15:
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Ray Pekowski signing Lessons of an Entrepreneur, 1PM
Sugar Land
Half Price Books, local author Raquel Helm will sell and sign The Love Experience: The Poetry Journal, 1PM
Waco
Jones Theatre - Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center, Society for Photographic Education Conference lecture by Charlotte Cotton, author of The Photograph as Contemporary Art, 6PM
Sunday, October 15:
Austin
BookPeople, CHAD CONINE speaking & signing Texas Sports: Unforgettable Stories for Every Day of the Year, 2PM
Malvern Books, Kurt Heinzelman’s reads from his new book of poetry, Whatever You May Say, with Danielle Sellers, 4PM
Resistencia Books, Virginia Grise reads and signs Your Healing Is Killing Me, 5PM
Dallas
Malvern Books, Kurt Heinzelman’s reads from his new book of poetry, Whatever You May Say, with Danielle Sellers, 4PM
Resistencia Books, Virginia Grise reads and signs Your Healing Is Killing Me, 5PM
Dallas
The Mix Co-Working Space, Writing Workshop Dallas Seminar: "How To Network Like A B.O.S.S." with Whitney Davis, 3PM
Houston
Rudyard's Pub, Public Poetry's PM Show: open auditions, 2PM
Writespace, Workshop: "How to Start a Story-and Finish It!" with Jason Aydelotte, 3PM
Rudyard's Pub, Public Poetry's PM Show: open auditions, 2PM
Writespace, Workshop: "How to Start a Story-and Finish It!" with Jason Aydelotte, 3PM
Irving
Valley Ranch Library, Cowboys Never Quit: Western Author Panel with Johnny Boggs and Clay Reynolds, 2PM
Killeen
Black World Books, One-Year Anniversary At Black World Books, 1PM
Killeen
Black World Books, One-Year Anniversary At Black World Books, 1PM