Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar for September 17-23, 2018

Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of September 17-23, 2018: 

Special Events:
Writers' Feast 2018, Dallas, September 21

SCBWI North Texas 2018 Keep On Truckin' Conference, Addison, September 21-22

FenCon XV, Irving, September 21-23

Wizard World Comic Con, Austin, September 21-23

McKinney Square Book Festival, September 22

Literary Frontiers Author Event, San Marcos, September 23

Ongoing Exhibits:

Oliver Jeffers: 15 Years of Picturing Books, Abilene, June 7-September 30

Literary Frontiers: Historical Fiction & the Creative Imagination, San Marcos, August 1-December 14

"Dawoud Bey: Forty Years in Harlem" photography exhibition (from the book Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply), Austin, August 29-December 8

The Texas Liberator: Witness to the Holocaust exhibition (from the book The Texas Liberators: Veteran Narratives from World War II), Houston, September 7-October 28

Monday, September 17:

Austin
BookPeople, CLEMENTINE FORD speaking & signing Fight Like A Girl (with The Feminist Action Project and Bossbabes ATX), 7PM

Butterfly Bar, Austin Bat Cave will present its inaugural Buzzed Spelling Bee for Adults, a fundraising event to benefit ABC’s writing programs, 7PM

Malvern Books, an evening with punk icon Dave Dictor, who will read from his memoir, MDC: Memoir from a Damaged Civilization, and play an acoustic set, 6PM

Dallas
Interabang Books, Sylvia Acevedo reading and signing PATH TO THE STARS, 7PM

Meso Maya, Fresh Fiction hosts dinner with Kristan Higgins and her new book, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT, 7PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Bethany McLean discussing and signing SAUDI AMERICA, 7PM

Petroleum Club of Houston, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents Bethany McLean discussing and signing Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World, 11:30AM

Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: "Plot from Character" with Tex Thompson, 7PM

Tuesday, September 18:

Austin

BookPeople, JAMES FREY speaking & signing Katerina, 7PM

Hotel Ella, Hotel Ella Salon Series: Sandy Carson will discuss his photography book, We Were There, 6PM

Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Layla Crawford, 7:15PM

Dallas

Half Price Books Mother Ship, Kristan Higgins will discuss and sign her new novel, Good Luck With That, 7PM

Houston

Blue Willow Bookstore, Bob Shea will discuss and sign his new picture book, CRASH, SPLASH, OR MOO!, 5PM

Brazos Bookstore, Guadalupe Nettel reading and signing AFTER THE WINTER, 7PM

Stages Repertory Theatre, Tintero Projects open mic & featured reader, 7PM

Irving

South Irving Library, Tessa Gratton & Natalie C. Parker: YA Author Event, 7PM

West Irving Library, Andra Watkins Author Event: Hard to Die and I Am Number 13, 6:30PM

Richardson
Aboca's, Friends of the Richardson Public Library Annual Dinner Featuring Kathleen Kent, 6PM

San Antonio

B&N - San Pedro,  R. L. Toalson reading and signing The Colors of the Rain, 7PM

Central Library, San Antonio Book Festival presents Get Lit with Mimi Swartz, author of Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart, 5:30PM

The Mix, PuroSlam featuring DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM

Texas Lutheran University, Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist, 7:30PM

Spring

HARC, Petroleum Club of Houston, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents Bethany McLean discussing and signing Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World, 6:30PM

Wednesday, September 19:

Austin
BookPeople, SARAH SMARSH speaking & signing Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth (in conversation with Rose Cahalan of the Texas Observer), 7PM

Chez Zee American Bistro, Chez Zee Author Series - Felicia Bond, 6PM

Harry Ransom Center, Poetry on the Plaza: Actors From The London Stage, 12PM

Malvern Books, seventh Austin edition of the Why There Are Words reading series, 7PM

Dallas

B&N - Lincoln Park, Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World book signing with Bethany McLean, 7PM

Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam hosts El Jefe - Teaching Artist/Touring Poet, 7PM

Interabang Books, Mary Kubica reading and signing WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT, 7PM

Denton

Recycled Books, Open mic night, 6PM

Houston

Avant Garden, Write about Now presents 1,2,3 Minute Poetry Slam + Lino Anunciacion Book Release Show, 7:30PM

Murder By the Book, Craig Johnson will sign and discuss Depth of Winter, 6:30PM

Spring Forest Middle School, Marie Lu will discuss and sign her new novel WILDCARD, 7PM [ticketed event]

University of Houston - MD Anderson Library, Poetry & Prose reading series, 5:30PM

Richardson
Richardson High School Auditorium, Richardson Reads One Book Author Event: Dave Eggers will discuss and sign The Circle, 7:30PM

San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Arnold LeUnes discussing and signing Okie Boy; Texas Aggie and Sentimental Journey Home I (1965 to 2018): Stamping Out Ignorance in Aggieland: One Professor's Memories and Reflections, 5PM

Thursday, September 20:

Arlington
UTA - Library Mall, UTA Human Library, 12PM

Austin

B&N - Arboretum, Lani Sarem signing Handbook for Mortals, 6PM

BookPeople, Writers' League of Texas presents "The Craft and Business of Short Stories," 7PM

Central Library, BETHANY MCLEAN speaking & signing Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World (in conversation with Alex Hannaford), 7PM [ticketed event]

Dallas

Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: Sarah Bird presents Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen, 7:30PM

Deep Vellum Books, Richard J. Gonzales discussing and signing Raza Rising: Chicanos in North Texas, 7PM

Half Price Books Mother Ship, author of the Longmire series, Craig Johnson, will discuss and sign Depth of Winter, 7PM

Hotel Crescent Court, World Affairs Council of DFW presents David Sanger, national security correspondent for The New York Times, discussing and signing The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age, 6:30PM

Interabang Books, Andrew Gross reading annd signing BUTTON MAN, 7PM

SMU - McCord Auditorium, Will Hitchcock discusses his latest book, Age of Eisenhower: America and the World of the 1950s, 6PM

Houston

B&N - River Oaks, Story time featuring Julie Beasley reading and signing H is For Harvey, 11AM

Blue Willow Bookshop, Sarah Smarsh will discuss and sign her memoir, HEARTLAND, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Mary Kubica will sign and discuss When The Lights Go Out, and Mindy Mejia will sign and discuss Leave No Trace, 6:30PM

Laredo

Border Heritage Museum, John A. Adams Jr. will offer a presentation and book signing of Murder and Intrigue on the Mexican Border: Governor Colquitt, President Wilson, and the Vergara Affair, 6PM

Nacogdoches

The Bosslight, Lone Star Lawless with Texas writers Scott Montgomery, V.P. Chandler, George Wier, Laura Oles, Kathy Waller, and Alexandra Burt, 6:30PM

San Antonio
St. Philip's College, President's Lecture Series: Hidden Figures author, Margot Lee Shetterly, 11AM

The Twig Book Shop, Jeremi Suri discussing and signing The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office, 5PM

Sugar Land

B&N - First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM

Friday, September 21:

Austin

BookPeople, DARDEN SMITH speaking & signing The Habit of Noticing: Using Creativity to Make a Life (and a Living), 7PM

Resistencia Books, On Writing, Performance, and Resistance: A Café Libro Open Mic with Jasmine C. Bell, 7:30PM

Texas Union Theater, KUT 90.5 presents ATXplained Live Storytelling, 7PM

Boerne

Patrick Heath Public Library, Poets for Peace: An evening of poetry, 6PM

Dallas
SMU - Prothro Hall, 2nd Annual SMU Maguire Chair Symposium: Stanley Hauerwas discusses his new book, The Character of Virtue: Letters to a Godson, 12PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Sarah Viren discussing and signing MINE, 7PM

Lawndale Art Center, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Lacy M. Johnson, Theodora Bishop, Will Burns, and Chelsea B. DesAutels, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Andrew Gross will sign and discuss Button Man, 6:30PM

Spring
The Club at Carlton Woods, St. Jude Friends & Family of The Woodlands present Book & Brunch! with Coach Bill Courtney, 10:30AM

Saturday, September 22:

Austin

BookPeople, SCOTT VON DOVIAK speaking and signing Charlesgate Confidential, and EDWIN HILL speaking & signing Little Comfort, 6PM

Half Price Books - N. Lamar, local author Therone Shellman will sell and sign Third Eye Awakening, Part III, 1PM

Hat Creek Burger Company, Texas Book Festival's first "Books and Breakfast" event will feature Austin-based children's author Cate Berry, 8:30AM

Malvern Books, meet and greet with author Lacey Schmidt, hosted by the Sapphic Reading Group, 7PM

Dallas

B&N - Lincoln Park, Ryan Serhant, costar on Bravo’s hit show "Million Dollar Listing New York" and the star of "Sell It Like Serhant," signing Sell It Like Serhant: How to Sell More, Earn More, and Become the Ultimate Sales Machine, 2PM

Deep Vellum Books, Sarah Viren discussing and signing her new book of essay, Mine, with writer Kendra Green as they discuss essays, place, and Texas, 7PM

Half Price Books Mother Ship, Anna Todd will discuss and sign her latest romance, The Brightest Stars, 3PM

Trade Mart Grand Pavillion at Dallas Market Center, Sally Field presents her new memoir, IN PIECES, 7PM

Denton
Tom's Daiquiri, literary event with the staff of American Literary Review: Rapid Fire, 6PM

El Paso

Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: "Falling into Winter" with Mónica Gómez, 12:45PM

Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Kimber Fountain signing Galveston’s Red Light District: A History of the Line, 2PM

Greenville

The Wind, the Willows Bookstore, C Derick Miller book signing, 10AM

Houston

Blue Willow Bookshop, Texas poets read from and sign the 2019 Texas Poetry Calendar, 4PM

Brazos Bookstore, Special Story Time with Sara Mitchell, 10:30AM

Brazos Bookstore, Mike Brooks discussing and signing TECH GENERATION, 7PM

Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

Kaboom Books, An Evening of Poetry, Music & Art with Mong-Lan, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Joseph M. Schreiber will sign and discuss Ghosts of the Mid-Country, 4:30PM

River Oaks Bookstore, Nicole L. Gilmore discussing and signing The Five Steps to a Journey of Healing: A Guide to Overcoming the Events of the Past, 3PM

San Antonio

B&N - San Pedro, Author and illustrator Carolyn Dee Flores with Special Guest Carmen Tafolla presents The Amazing Watercolor Fish, 2PM

Central Library, David Bowles discussing and signing Myths of Mexico: Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky, 3PM

Gemini Ink, Literary Café: “Pitch Frenzy” with seasoned literary agent Ann Collette, 10AM

La Botánica, release party for NWA Zine: How Do You Feel, 7PM

The Twig Book Shop, Scott Evans signing The Caribbean Prisoner, 11AM

Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Eva Fulton book signing Welcome to My People Garden: A Look at Relationships Through the Perspective of the Parable of the Sower, 1PM

Sunday, September 23:

Austin
BookPeople, NGOZI UKAZU speaking & signing Check, Please!: #Hockey, 2PM

Independence Brewing Company, Tacos of Texas #DocuSeries Launch Party (from the book of the same title), 5PM

Malvern Books, Texas State MFA faculty reading with Cyrus Cassells, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Debra Monroe, 1PM

Dallas

Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author Mark Stuertz will sell and sign Secret Dallas: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure, and local author Michelle Rene will sell and sign Hour Glass, 1PM

Fort Worth
Monkey and Dog Books, author signing with Josh Funk, 1PM

Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond book signing with Mark Brallier, 2PM

Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Rachel Toalson reading and signing THE COLORS OF THE RAIN, 2PM

Brazos Bookstore, Arjun Singh Sethi discussing and signing AMERICAN HATE: SURVIVORS SPEAK OUT, 5PM

Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Pete Gershon launches Collision: The Contemporary Art Scene in Houston, 1972-1985 with a short presentation, panel discussion and book signing with several featured artists, and a group photo opportunity for Houston artists from the era in Glassell’s atrium, TBA

Hobby Center, Michael Smerconish presents Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right: American Life in Columns, 7PM

Writespace, Workshop: "Writing Etiquette 101" with Joy Preble, 3PM

Richardson
The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: "What Editors Want: How to Submit Everything from Short Stories to Novels" with David LaBounty of Blue Cubicle Press, 3PM