Bookish events in Texas for the week of August 18 - 24, 2014:

Special Events:
Literary Inspirations: The Art of Carl Köhler, Houston Central Library, July 28 - September 19, 2014

Texas Writers Exhibition, Montgomery County Memorial Library, August 1 -31

Gonzales County Jail Museum and THMD Visitor Center, Voces Americanas: Latino Literature in the United States Exhibition, August 4 - 29

Monday, August 18:
Austin

Bookpeople, New York Times Bestselling Author HAMPTON SIDES speaking and signing In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette, 7PM

Beaumont
B&N, Come join local veteran and father of fallen Marine Carson George for a signing of his new book Forever 22, 6PM

Tuesday, August 19:

Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Drew Karpyshyn Discussing and Signing The Scorched Earth, 7PM

Monkeywrench Books, Collective Meeting, 8PM

Spider House Cafe & Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Every Tuesday night at Spiderhouse, poetry, score cards and cash prizes come together for an evening of competitive art.

Dallas
The Writer's Garret, "Getting Your Work Published" with Joe Milazzo, 7PM

San Antonio

B&N, San Pedro, Sun Poets' Society Open Mic Poetry, 7PM

Viva! Bookstore, Telling Our Cuentos: Journaling as a Pathway to Poetry, 1PM

Wednesday, August 20:

Austin

BookPeople, Actress & Author TERRI APPLE speaking & signing I'm 35, My Eggs Are Rotting, How's Your Sperm?, 7PM

Malvern Books, An Evening with Samuel Snoek-Brown & Zoë Miller, 7PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Summer of Proust: Brazos Book Group, 7PM

San Antonio

Thursday, August 21:

Austin
BookPeople, Texas Writers' League Third Thursday Panel:"Coming of Age: Writing for Teens and Tweens", 7PM

Cedar Hill
B&N, Tim Brown: The Making of a Man How Men and Boys Honor God and Live with Integrity, 7PM

Houston

Houston Public Library - Central, World Cafe: The Heart of Houston: Lessons in Servant Leadership, 6PM

Friday, August 22:

Austin
The Belmont, ACE's Back to School Fundraiser, 8PM

BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Texas Author Ed Kurtz speaking & signing The Forty-Two, 7PM

Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged, 7PM

Saturday, August 23:

Amarillo
B&N - West Gate Mall, A.G. Howard: Unhinged Splintered Book Two, 2PM

Austin

B&N - Arboretum, Meet and Greet Book Signing With Stephen Dean - Historic Dance Halls of East Central Texas (Images of America Series), 2PM

Bookwoman, Poetry reading with May-Lan Tan and Elizabeth Mikesch, 7PM

Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Kisha Simmons: Texas and the City The Journey Less Traveled, 3PM

El Paso

B&N - Fountains at Farah, DeWayne Freeman Author Signing 4 S's of a Committed Leader, 2PM

Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, a book signing with Richard S. Hall Lighthouses, Lightships, & Beacons of Texas:A Comprehensive Field Guide, 3PM

Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, Release Event for Author Jaye Wells' Cursed Moon Cursed Moon, 3PM

Houston

Harris County Public Library - Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch, Local Author Celebration, 10AM

Last Concert Cafe, Summer Shindig 2014 presented by Transcendent Zero Press, 6PM

Murder by the Book, Ed Lin will sign and discuss Ghost Month, 4:30PM

Lewisville
B&N - Vista Ridge Village, New & Local Writer's Showcase, 1PM

McAllen
B&N, Meet the Author: Kimberly Langley signing Free From the Inside Out, 3PM

Plano

B&N - Creekwalk Village, Meet Author Rosa Walston Latimer: Harvey Houses of Texas Historic Hospitality from the Gulf Coast to the Panhandle, 2PM

San Antonio

The Twig Book Shop, Valerie Massey Goree, Colors of Deceit, 11AM

The Twig Book Shop, Celina Villagarcia, Pulp, 3PM

Viva! Bookstore, Meet the Author and Book Signing: One-of-a-Kind Judge The Honorable Hippo Garcia The People's Judge by San Antonio author Joan Cook Carabin, 1PM

South Padre Island