Special Events:
Love Libros, El Paso, September 15 - October 15
Art & Words Collaborative Show, Fort Worth, September 27 - October 4
Confederate Reunion Grounds - Mexia, In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez, September 27 - November 30
Georgetown Poetry Festival, Georgetown, October 3 - 5
Zine Fest Houston, October 4
Monday, September 29:
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Tyler Whitesides Janitors Book 4 Release Party: Janitors #4 Strike of the Sweepers, 7PM
BookPeople, Acclaimed Dallas Author Merritt Tierce speaking & signing Love Me Back, 7PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar Mall, Ellen Hopkins: Rumble, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Carolyn Kneese & John DeMers - BRAGGING RIGHTS: THE DALLAS-HOUSTON RIVALRY, 7PM
Tuesday, September 30:
Austin
Bookwoman, Reading & Signing with Keri Hummingbird Lawnsby: Awakening To Me, 7PM
LBJ Library, Michael Morton will discuss Getting Life: An Innocent Man’s 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace with Barry Scheck and a book-signing will precede the program,
Bookwoman, Reading & Signing with Keri Hummingbird Lawnsby: Awakening To Me, 7PM
LBJ Library, Michael Morton will discuss Getting Life: An Innocent Man’s 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace with Barry Scheck and a book-signing will precede the program,
Dallas
Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, Exonerated: A Brief and Dangerous Freedom Book Signing and Presentation with Joyce King, 6:30PM
Doubletree Dallas Campbell Centre, The ONE Thing Book Tour, 6:30PM
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live: Kathy Reichs will discuss Bones Never Lie, 6PM
Frisco
Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, Exonerated: A Brief and Dangerous Freedom Book Signing and Presentation with Joyce King, 6:30PM
Doubletree Dallas Campbell Centre, The ONE Thing Book Tour, 6:30PM
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live: Kathy Reichs will discuss Bones Never Lie, 6PM
Frisco
Blue Willow Bookshop, Ellen Hopkins will discuss and sign RUMBLE, her newest novel for young adults, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Marie-Theresa Hernandez - THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE AND THE CONVERSOS, 7PM
Costa's Elixer Lounge, Houston Poetry Slam: Poetry in Reverse, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Marie-Theresa Hernandez - THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE AND THE CONVERSOS, 7PM
Costa's Elixer Lounge, Houston Poetry Slam: Poetry in Reverse, 7PM
San Antonio
B&N, San Pedro, Sun Poets' Society Open Mic Poetry, 7PM
Gemini Ink, Earth Talks brings the community together to look at selected texts and ask essential questions. The series is facilitated by poet Mobi Warren and Paul Martin. Lectures by Melissa Kwasny, and Laurence Gonzales. Dramatic readings by actress Rachel Hollon, 6:30PM
Southtown 101, Puro Poetry Slam!, 9:30PM
Wednesday, October 1:
Austin
Austin Books & Comics, Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe Signing - Meet Yumi Sakugawa, 4PM
BookPeople, Acclaimed Author Tracey Laird speaking & signing Austin City Limits: A History, 7PMAustin Books & Comics, Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One with the Universe Signing - Meet Yumi Sakugawa, 4PM
UT Poetry Center, The Bagley Wright Lecture Series in Poetry: "Meaningfulness and Homesickness" with Timothy Donnelly, 7PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Tyler Whitesides will discuss and sign STRIKE OF THE SWEEPERS, his newest novel in the JANITORS series for kids, 5PM
Tootsies, Cat Lady Chic - Book Signing, 6PM
North Richland Hills
North Richland Hills Public Library, Dr. Kathy Reichs Author Speaking Event and Book Signing, 12PM
Round Rock
B&N - La Frontera, Ellen Hopkins: Rumble, 7PM
San Antonio
University of the Incarnate Word, Lecture: Hispanic Literature in San Antonio in the 1920s, 12PM
Thursday, October 2:
Arlington
University of Texas at Arlington- Nedderman Hall, David Rogers will talk about his new book, "Writing Better Essays," and about the writing program he directs, 7PM
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Danielle Walker Book Discussion and Signing Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Meals Made Simple: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes to Make Anytime, 7PM
BookPeople, Acclaimed Author Simon Winchester speaking & signing The Men Who United the States, 7PM
St. Edward’s Univ, Carrie Fountain reads and signs from her second poetry collection, Instant Winner, 7:30PM
Dallas
First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Norman Rockwell historian Jane Allen Petrick will speak on her enlightening narrative, "Hidden in Plain Sight: The Other People in Norman Rockwell’s America," 7PM
Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live: S. C. Gwynne Presents Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson, 7PM
Wordspace, In Salon with new writers Peter Anderson and Alex Lemon, 7 PM [this event is held in a private home, RSVP required]Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live: S. C. Gwynne Presents Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson, 7PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Tracey Laird - AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: A HISTORY, 7PM
Cotton Exchange Bar & Lounge, Jim Bevilln presents The Paper Republic: The Struggle for Money, Credit and Independence in the Republic of Texas, 7AM
Houston Museum of Natural Science, Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Joe Holley, The Purse Bearer: A Novel of Love, Lust and Texas Politics, 5PM
Cotton Exchange Bar & Lounge, Jim Bevilln presents The Paper Republic: The Struggle for Money, Credit and Independence in the Republic of Texas, 7AM
Houston Museum of Natural Science, Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Joe Holley, The Purse Bearer: A Novel of Love, Lust and Texas Politics, 5PM
Friday, October 3:
Austin
BookPeople, Austin Author Mary Lowry speaking & signing Wildfire, 7PM
Malvern Books, An Evening with Timothy Donnelly & Cecily Parks, 7PM
Mexitas Mexican Food Restaurant, Salmon Rojo Rising: a fundraiser featuring Leticia Rodriguez and Tony Diaz of Librotraficante
Fort Worth
Kimbell Art Museum, Artful Readings: How to Live: Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer, by Sarah Bakewell, 5:30PM
GarlandKimbell Art Museum, Artful Readings: How to Live: Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer, by Sarah Bakewell, 5:30PM
B&N - Firewheel Mall, George Arnold Signs His Newest Book Kremlin Kerfuffle: Koshki of the CIA, 4PM
Houston
B&N - River Oaks, author signing and discussion with Carolyn Kneese and John DeMers: Bragging Rights - The Dallas-Houston Rivalry, 6:30PM
Costa's Elixir Lounge, Pubic Poetry presents Hot Poets & All That Jazz with Joseph Machado, Melissa Studdard, Oscar Pena and Teresa Juarez, 8PM
Katy Budget Books, Lin Weeks Wilder signs her medical mystery The Fragrance Shed by a Violet, 6PM
Rudyard's, Gulf Coast Reading Series: October 2014, 7PM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Poets on Padre: “Lavando La Dirty Laundry” Discussion, Book signing and reception with authors, Natalia Trevino, Kathie Hoerth, Edward Vidaurre and Julieta Corpus, 7PM
B&N - River Oaks, author signing and discussion with Carolyn Kneese and John DeMers: Bragging Rights - The Dallas-Houston Rivalry, 6:30PM
Costa's Elixir Lounge, Pubic Poetry presents Hot Poets & All That Jazz with Joseph Machado, Melissa Studdard, Oscar Pena and Teresa Juarez, 8PM
Katy Budget Books, Lin Weeks Wilder signs her medical mystery The Fragrance Shed by a Violet, 6PM
Rudyard's, Gulf Coast Reading Series: October 2014, 7PM
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre, Poets on Padre: “Lavando La Dirty Laundry” Discussion, Book signing and reception with authors, Natalia Trevino, Kathie Hoerth, Edward Vidaurre and Julieta Corpus, 7PM
Saturday, October 4:
Amarillo
B&N, Isabella's Libretto By Kimberly Cross Teter, 10:30AM
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Meet and Greet Book-Signing With Natalia Sylvester Chasing the Sun A Novel, 2PM
B&N, Isabella's Libretto By Kimberly Cross Teter, 10:30AM
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Meet and Greet Book-Signing With Natalia Sylvester Chasing the Sun A Novel, 2PM
Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, Carmen Goldthwaite to Sign Texas Ranch Women: Three Centuries of Mettle and Moxie, 3PM
B&N - Lincoln Park, Carmen Goldthwaite to Sign Texas Ranch Women: Three Centuries of Mettle and Moxie, 3PM
Fort Worth
B&N - Hulen, Meet Local Author D.D. Ayres as she signs Irresistible Force, 1PM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, George Arnold Signs His Newest Book Kremlin Kerfuffle: Koshki of the CIA, 10AM
B&N - Hulen, Meet Local Author D.D. Ayres as she signs Irresistible Force, 1PM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, George Arnold Signs His Newest Book Kremlin Kerfuffle: Koshki of the CIA, 10AM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Danielle Walker will meet and greet fans as she signs her new cookbook, DANIELLE WALKER’S AGAINST ALL GRAIN: MEALS MADE SIMPLE, 2PM
Katy Budget Books, Patti Greene signs her young adult devotional God, It's Me, 1PM
Murder By the Book, Deborah Coonts will sign and discuss Lucky Catch, 4:30PM
Lockhart
Frances Marshall Enchanting Garden, Evening with the Authors fundraiser for the Dr. Eugene Clark Library of Lockhart featuring Cynthia Beeman, Sarah Bird, Elizabeth Crook, Doug Dorst, Rob Harrell, Paulette Jiles, Varian Johnson, Elizabeth McCracken, James Magnuson, Dan Utley, Stephen Yanoff & CF Yetman, 6PM
Round Rock
Half Price Books, Brad Stutzman will sell and sign his new book, Melancholy Paradise: Reflections on a Lifetime of Love, Loss, Laughter, and Friends Made Along the Way, 11:30AM
San Antonio
Murder By the Book, Deborah Coonts will sign and discuss Lucky Catch, 4:30PM
Lockhart
Frances Marshall Enchanting Garden, Evening with the Authors fundraiser for the Dr. Eugene Clark Library of Lockhart featuring Cynthia Beeman, Sarah Bird, Elizabeth Crook, Doug Dorst, Rob Harrell, Paulette Jiles, Varian Johnson, Elizabeth McCracken, James Magnuson, Dan Utley, Stephen Yanoff & CF Yetman, 6PM
Round Rock
Half Price Books, Brad Stutzman will sell and sign his new book, Melancholy Paradise: Reflections on a Lifetime of Love, Loss, Laughter, and Friends Made Along the Way, 11:30AM
San Antonio
South Padre Island
Paragraphs on Padre Boulevard, “Heart of the Storm” & “Heart of Fire” Discussion, Book signing and reception with romance author, Karen Kinna, 1PM
Webster
B&N - Baybrook, Gulf Coast Poets present the 2014 Poetry Out of Bounds, 1PM
Sunday, October 5:
Austin
Sunday, October 5:
Austin
Malvern Books, An Afternoon with Scott Wiggerman, Elizabeth Raby & Joyce Gullickson, 2PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Danielle Walker will sign and discuss her book Against All Grain: Meals Made Simple, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats will read from his National Book Award longlisted debut novel, WOLF IN WHITE VAN, 7PM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, George Arnold Signs His Newest Book Kremlin Kerfuffle: Koshki of the CIA, 10AM
Mesquite
Paperbacks Plus, Tracy Lawson book signing, 3PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Danielle Walker will sign and discuss her book Against All Grain: Meals Made Simple, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats will read from his National Book Award longlisted debut novel, WOLF IN WHITE VAN, 7PM
Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, George Arnold Signs His Newest Book Kremlin Kerfuffle: Koshki of the CIA, 10AM
Mesquite
Paperbacks Plus, Tracy Lawson book signing, 3PM