Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of October 22-28, 2018: Special Events:
Friends of the Dallas Public Library Annual Gala, Oct 25
2018 Kirkus Awards Ceremony, Austin, Oct 25
National Black Book Festival, Houston, Oct 25-27
East Texas Rose Con, Tyler, Oct 26-28
Lit Crawl Austin, Oct 27
Texas Book Festival, Austin, Oct 27-28
Bloody Bacchanal (The Witchery's annual masquerade for charity), Galveston, Oct 27
Halloween ComicFest, various locations, Oct 27
ROCO Connections: Musical & Literary Ofrenda 2018, Houston, Oct 28
Ongoing Exhibits:
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
"Dawoud Bey: Forty Years in Harlem" photography exhibition (from the book Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply), Austin, August 29-December 8
Texas Writers exhibition, Fort Stockton, October 1-22
Traversing Dimensions: An Exploration of Diversity in Science Fiction, Austin, October 1-31
Finding Sophie Blackall Exhibition, Abilene, October 11-February 1
Monday, October 22:
Austin
ACL Live, an evening with poet and illustrator Rupi Kaur, 8PM
BookPeople, TIM MOHR speaking & signing Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall (in conversation with Ed Ward), 7PM
BookWoman, Donna Lipman discussing and signing Beyond Resistance: Coping with the Stress of the Trump Era, 7PM
Zilker Botanical Garden, Lynne and Jim Weber discussing and signing Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies, 7PM
ACL Live, an evening with poet and illustrator Rupi Kaur, 8PM
BookWoman, Donna Lipman discussing and signing Beyond Resistance: Coping with the Stress of the Trump Era, 7PM
Zilker Botanical Garden, Lynne and Jim Weber discussing and signing Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies, 7PM
Houston
Cullen Performance Hall, Inprint's Margarett Root Brown reading series presents Barbara Kingsolver discussing and reading Unsheltered, 7:30PM [ticketed event]Midtown Arts and Theatre Center Houston, Rice Architecture presents Sharing Lecture Series: Jack Self, architect, director of the REAL foundation, writer, and editor-in-chief of the Real Review, 7PM
Lewisville
B&N - Vista Ridge, playwright Don Zolidis signing his first novel, The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig, 7PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Mark Falkin reading and signing The Late Bloomer, 5PM
Tuesday, October 23:
Austin
Austin History Center, Meet the Author: Lori Duran discussing and signing Austin’s Travis Heights Neighborhood, 6:30PMBookPeople, MARIT WEISENBERG speaking & signing Select Few (in conversation with May Cobb), 7PM
Central Library, The Library Foundation & Texas Book Festival present Edward Carey: Little book launch and opening reception, 7PM
Dallas
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, 6th Annual Nancy Farina Lecture Series: Drew Sanders discusses his book, The Garden of Eden, 6:30PM
Hotel Crescent Court, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Sean Spicer discussing and signing The Briefing: Politics, Press and the President, 7PM
Interabang Books, Kimberly Whitman discussing and signing PARTIES AROUND A PUNCH BOWL, 4PM
Hotel Crescent Court, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Sean Spicer discussing and signing The Briefing: Politics, Press and the President, 7PM
Interabang Books, Kimberly Whitman discussing and signing PARTIES AROUND A PUNCH BOWL, 4PM
The Wild Detectives, David Graham discussing and signing The Last Car: Cruising in Mexico City, 7:30PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Neela Vaswani will discuss and sign THIS IS MY EYE, her book about a child's perspective in photography, 5PM
Brazos Bookstore, Doug Hershey discussing and signing ISRAEL RISING, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Doug Hershey discussing and signing ISRAEL RISING, 7PM
Katy Budget Books, USA Today bestselling author Grace Draven signs the first book in her new fantasy series, Phoenix Unbound, 6:30PM
The Post Oak at Uptown, The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation presents the 3rd annual Power of Literacy Luncheon with keynote speaker Laura Bush, 12PM
The Post Oak at Uptown, The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation presents the 3rd annual Power of Literacy Luncheon with keynote speaker Laura Bush, 12PM
San Antonio
Central Library, author Lorenzo Gomez, III, co-founder & CEO at Geekdom, discusses and signs The Cilantro Diaries, 6PM
Lions Field Center, Native Plant Society meeting featuring Andrew Sansom, author of Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 7PM
The Mix, PuroSlam featuring DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
St. Mary’s University, 2018 Community Reading Experience: former San Antonio Express News- columnist, local author and alumnus Cary Clack discussing and signing Clowns and Rats Scare Me, 6PM
San Marcos
Texas State, The Wittliff Collections hosts a reading and book signing with Pulitzer-nominated author Karen Russell, 3:30PM
Wednesday, October 24:
Austin
BookPeople, DYLAN THURAS speaking & signing The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid (moderated by Joe Hanson, P.h.D), 6PM
Dallas
David Sutherland (Dallas Design Center), Martyn Thompson signs Work Space: An Insight Into the Creative Heart and Interiors, 6PMBookPeople, DYLAN THURAS speaking & signing The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid (moderated by Joe Hanson, P.h.D), 6PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum, Censorship Session 2: the history of censorship, its current reach, and the reasons for its staying power, 7PM
Moody Performance Hall, Storytelling: Oral Fixation presents "The Best of Season 6," 7:30PM
Denton
UNT, Visiting Writers Series hosts Colin Barrett, 8PM
Fort Worth
TCU, 2018 Fogelson Honors Forum: An Evening with Cathy Davidson, author of Now You See It and The New Education, 7PM
Houston
Cafe Brasil, WITS presents a Youth Open Mic featuring a reading and Q&A by Jason Koo, 7:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, James Mustich discussing and signing 1000 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU DIE, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, James Mustich discussing and signing 1000 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU DIE, 7PM
Rice University, Israeli poet and writer Tehila Hakimi will read from and discuss her work and talk about work as a place of tension as well as inspiration in writing, 12PM
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Brazos Bookstore hosts Yuyi Morales reading and signing DREAMERS, 6PM
Wilchester Elementary School, Blue Willow Bookshop hosts Nathan Hale discussing and signing LAFAYETTE!, his newest graphic novel for young readers, 5PM
San Antonio
Wilchester Elementary School, Blue Willow Bookshop hosts Nathan Hale discussing and signing LAFAYETTE!, his newest graphic novel for young readers, 5PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Alice Rhea Mitchell & Sheryl K. Perry reading and signing Our Game and Scooter Mouse and the Teddy Bears, 5PM
Thursday, October 25:
Thursday, October 25:
Austin
ACC Highland Campus, Veterans' Voices: reading and discussion series (sponsored by Humanities Texas), 4PM
BookPeople, JEFF ABBOTT speaking & signing The Three Beths, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Storytelling: Testify presents "Demons," 7:30PM
Canyon
Burrowing Owl Books, Poetry Circle with the High Plains Poetry Society, 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, music critic and author Jessica Hopper as she presents her newest work, NIGHT MOVES, 7PM
Half Price Books Mothership, I Read YA Tour: Young Adult fiction authors Scott Westerfeld, Kody Keplinger, and Eliot Schrefer, 6PM
Heritage Auctions, 2018 October 25 Historical Manuscripts Grand Format Auction, all day
Parish Episcopal School- Midway Campus, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian and author, discussing and signing Presidents of War, 7PM
Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, an evening with Kate Bowler, New York Times best-selling author of the new memoir, Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved, 7PM
SMU, Gilbert Lecture: author Leslie Jamison will speak about the artistic and moral complexities of writing about other peoples’ lives, 6PM
BookPeople, JEFF ABBOTT speaking & signing The Three Beths, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Storytelling: Testify presents "Demons," 7:30PM
Canyon
Burrowing Owl Books, Poetry Circle with the High Plains Poetry Society, 7PM
Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, music critic and author Jessica Hopper as she presents her newest work, NIGHT MOVES, 7PM
Half Price Books Mothership, I Read YA Tour: Young Adult fiction authors Scott Westerfeld, Kody Keplinger, and Eliot Schrefer, 6PM
Heritage Auctions, 2018 October 25 Historical Manuscripts Grand Format Auction, all day
Parish Episcopal School- Midway Campus, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian and author, discussing and signing Presidents of War, 7PM
Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, an evening with Kate Bowler, New York Times best-selling author of the new memoir, Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved, 7PM
SMU, Gilbert Lecture: author Leslie Jamison will speak about the artistic and moral complexities of writing about other peoples’ lives, 6PM
SMU, Professors Doron Ben-Atar and Andrew Pessin, authors of Anti-Zionism on Campus: The University, Free Speech, and BDS, are the guest speakers of the 24th Ann & Nate Levine Lecture in Jewish Studies, 7:30PM
El Paso
B-17 Bombers Oyster Pub, Last Thursdays EP presents: The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 8PM
Houston
Ballroom at Bayou Place, Brazos Bookstore and the Houston Public Library host Walter Mosley reading and discussing John Woman, 7PM
El Paso
B-17 Bombers Oyster Pub, Last Thursdays EP presents: The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 8PM
Houston
Ballroom at Bayou Place, Brazos Bookstore and the Houston Public Library host Walter Mosley reading and discussing John Woman, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Nell Painter discussing and signing OLD IN ART SCHOOL, 7PM
Hogg Middle School, Blue Willow Bookshop hosts Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce talking about their new book, HURRICANE HEROES IN TEXAS, 5PM [SOLD OUT]
Murder By the Book, Michael Harvey will sign and discuss Pulse, 6:30PM
Poison Girl, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Michelle Orsi, Ryan Cal, and Jason Koo, 8:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Jay Wehnert discussing and signing Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars, 5PM
Kerrville
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, Mike Marvins discusses and signs The Texas Hill Country: A Photographic Adventure, ?
Poison Girl, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Michelle Orsi, Ryan Cal, and Jason Koo, 8:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Jay Wehnert discussing and signing Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars, 5PM
Kerrville
Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, Mike Marvins discusses and signs The Texas Hill Country: A Photographic Adventure, ?
Lubbock
Texas Tech, TTU Creative Writing presents a "Detention Nation" reading in conjunction with the School of Art, 7PM
Richardson
The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: "NaNoWriMo Prep" with Tex Thompson, 6:30PM
San Antonio
Trinity University, Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series: Gretchen C. Daily will discuss and sign her books with photographer Charles Katz, Jr., The Power of Trees and One Tree / Un árbol único, 7:30PMRichardson
The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: "NaNoWriMo Prep" with Tex Thompson, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Brandon Dion discussing and signing The Remote Generation, 5PM
Sugar Land
Arlington
UTA - Central Library, Friends of the UTA Library series: Marjorie Herrera reading, discussing, and signing When the Men Were Gone, 7:30PM
Austin
UTA - Central Library, Friends of the UTA Library series: Marjorie Herrera reading, discussing, and signing When the Men Were Gone, 7:30PM
Austin
B&N - Arboretum, Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff book signing with Myquillyn Smith, 7PM
Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Poetry: METAPHORICALLY CHALLENGED 5150, 7PM
Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Poetry: METAPHORICALLY CHALLENGED 5150, 7PM
Deep Vellum Books, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Cassia Hameline, Emily Riggert, Alex Temblador, and Dashaun Washington, 7PM
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents GNO's 50th Birthday Celebration, 7PM
Fort Worth
Ridglea Country Club, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian and author, discussing and signing Presidents of War, 11:30AM
Grapevine
Books-A-Million, Meet & Greet with Tucker Carlson signing Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, 4PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, I Read YA Event: Kody Keplinger, Eliot Schrefer, and Scott Westerfeld, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Reyna Grande discussing and signing A DREAM CALLED HOME, 7PM
Revention Music Center, Glenn Beck presents his new book, Addicted to Outrage, 8PM
Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Series, KAP Literary Series hosts a reading with Kim Barnes and Robert Wrigley, 7:30PM
San AntonioB&N - San Pedro, Guadalupe Garcia McCall and David Bowles signing All the Stars Denied and They Call Me Guero, respectively, 5PM
Brazos Bookstore, Reyna Grande discussing and signing A DREAM CALLED HOME, 7PM
Lawndale Art Center, Brazos Bookstore and Gulf Coast host Laura van den Berg reading and signing The Third Hotel (with Megan Peak), 7PM
Murder By the Book, Jeff Abbott will sign and discuss his newest stand-alone thriller, The Three Beths, and Lou Berney will sign and discuss November Road, 6:30PMRevention Music Center, Glenn Beck presents his new book, Addicted to Outrage, 8PM
Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Series, KAP Literary Series hosts a reading with Kim Barnes and Robert Wrigley, 7:30PM
San AntonioB&N - San Pedro, Guadalupe Garcia McCall and David Bowles signing All the Stars Denied and They Call Me Guero, respectively, 5PM
Saturday, October 27:
Austin
Half Price Books - S. Lamar, local author Deon Hogan will sell and sign his spiritual book, Sometimes Rain Will Show You Light, 1PM
Half Price Books - Southpark Meadows, local author Eros da Artiste will sell and sign his novel, I Choose Pain, 1PM
Malvern Books, launch of Alisar Eido’s new novel, Night Bound, with readings from Eido, Victoria Champion, and Brennan Utley, 7PM
Austin
Half Price Books - S. Lamar, local author Deon Hogan will sell and sign his spiritual book, Sometimes Rain Will Show You Light, 1PM
Half Price Books - Southpark Meadows, local author Eros da Artiste will sell and sign his novel, I Choose Pain, 1PM
Malvern Books, launch of Alisar Eido’s new novel, Night Bound, with readings from Eido, Victoria Champion, and Brennan Utley, 7PM
Dallas
Bath House Cultural Center, Storytelling: 15th Annual Ghost Tales at the Bath House for Adults, 7PM
Dallas Public Library, Death Becomes Us: A Celebration of the Dead, 2PM
Half Price Books Mothership, Halloween Spooktacular, 4PM
Interabang Books, Marie Unanue reading and signing THE ADVENTURES OF PHATTY & PAYASO, 1PM
Majestic Theatre, Glenn Beck presents his new book, Addicted to Outrage, 8PM
Pan African Connection Bookstore, talk the issues with author/activist Keven Powell, 7PM
The Writer's Garret, Workshop: "Be Heard: Strategies for Performing Written Text" with Aaron Glover, 1PM
El Paso
Memorial Park Library, Tumblewords Workshop: "The Masks of Samhain" with Victor Hernández, 12:45PM
Bath House Cultural Center, Storytelling: 15th Annual Ghost Tales at the Bath House for Adults, 7PM
Dallas Public Library, Death Becomes Us: A Celebration of the Dead, 2PM
Half Price Books Mothership, Halloween Spooktacular, 4PM
Interabang Books, Marie Unanue reading and signing THE ADVENTURES OF PHATTY & PAYASO, 1PM
Majestic Theatre, Glenn Beck presents his new book, Addicted to Outrage, 8PM
Pan African Connection Bookstore, talk the issues with author/activist Keven Powell, 7PM
The Writer's Garret, Workshop: "Be Heard: Strategies for Performing Written Text" with Aaron Glover, 1PM
El Paso
Memorial Park Library, Tumblewords Workshop: "The Masks of Samhain" with Victor Hernández, 12:45PM
Houston
Brazos Bookshop, poet Bao Phi reading from and signing THOUSAND STAR HOTEL, 3PM
Brazos Bookstore, Jeff Kripal and Elizabeth G. Krohn discussing and signing CHANGED IN A FLASH, 7PM
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Houston Museum of African American Culture, Poetry: Jen.e.sis: The Culture 12th Edition, 7PM
Houston Public Library, Author Bao Phi at the Living Room at HPL, 12PM
Hyatt Regency Houston, iWRITE Literacy Organization presents 9th Annual iWRITE Luncheon & Book Signing, 11AM
Murder By the Book, Mark Falkin will sign and discuss The Late Bloomer, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Trine Hahnemann discussing and signing Copenhagen Food: Stories, Tradition and Recipes, 1PM
Houston Museum of African American Culture, Poetry: Jen.e.sis: The Culture 12th Edition, 7PM
Houston Public Library, Author Bao Phi at the Living Room at HPL, 12PM
Hyatt Regency Houston, iWRITE Literacy Organization presents 9th Annual iWRITE Luncheon & Book Signing, 11AM
Murder By the Book, Mark Falkin will sign and discuss The Late Bloomer, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Trine Hahnemann discussing and signing Copenhagen Food: Stories, Tradition and Recipes, 1PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Thomas Kleven reading from and signing The Meaning of Life and Other Poems, 3PM
Writespace, Workshop: "Jumpstart Your Writing Using All Five Senses" with Andreana Binder, 9:30AM
Katy
Morton Ranch High School Performing Arts Center, Blue Willow Bookshop hosts Sarah J. Maas discussing her new novel, KINGDOM OF ASH, the final book in her Throne of Glass fantasy series, 7PM [SOLD OUT]
Writespace, Workshop: "Jumpstart Your Writing Using All Five Senses" with Andreana Binder, 9:30AM
Katy
Morton Ranch High School Performing Arts Center, Blue Willow Bookshop hosts Sarah J. Maas discussing her new novel, KINGDOM OF ASH, the final book in her Throne of Glass fantasy series, 7PM [SOLD OUT]
Kilgore
The Bookstore in Kilgore, May Cobb signing Big Woods and Mike Clifton signing The Janus Witch, 3PM
Round Rock
B&N - La Frontera, Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution book signing with Tucker Carlson, 9AM
San Antonio
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, Annual Halloween Bash, 11AM
B&N - San Pedro, Mick J. Prodger and Vito Cellini signing Cellini: Freedom Fighter, 2PM
Bihl Haus, "When the Politics Became Art: Willie Velasquez and the Creative Journey toward Democracy," a gallery talk by Barbara Renaud Gonzalez and signing for her new book on Willie Velasquez, Dear San Antonio, I'm Gone but Not Lost, 2PM
Hotel Emma, pitmaster Adrian Davila and Cowboy Barbecue: Fire & Smoke from the Original Texas Vaqueros, 11AM
The Twig Book Shop, Neela Vaswani signing This is My Eye, 11AM
Bihl Haus, "When the Politics Became Art: Willie Velasquez and the Creative Journey toward Democracy," a gallery talk by Barbara Renaud Gonzalez and signing for her new book on Willie Velasquez, Dear San Antonio, I'm Gone but Not Lost, 2PM
Hotel Emma, pitmaster Adrian Davila and Cowboy Barbecue: Fire & Smoke from the Original Texas Vaqueros, 11AM
The Twig Book Shop, Neela Vaswani signing This is My Eye, 11AM
Tyler
Sunday, October 28:
Austin
BookWoman, TORCH: A Reading with Shayla Lawson & Anastacia-Renee and open mic (hosted by Amanda Johnston), 1PM
BookWoman, TORCH: A Reading with Shayla Lawson & Anastacia-Renee and open mic (hosted by Amanda Johnston), 1PM
Malvern Books, Bat City Review SILKEN SAD UNCERTAIN: A Haunted Reading & Open Mic, 1PM
Malvern Books, an evening with poets Danielle Sellers and Traci Brimhall, 6:30PM
College Station
B&N, Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution book signing with Tucker Carlson, 4PM
Dallas
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author Carrie Houston will sell and sign her inspirational book, The Little Christmas Dog with A Big Purpose, and local author Karisma Thompson will sell and sign books from her Kloudsville children's book series, 1PM
The Writer's Garret, Workshop: "Revising Like an Editor" with Amber Helt, 1PM
El Paso
Literarity Book Shop, Philip Connors reads and signs A Song for the River, 3PM
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Scott Kelly discussing and signing INFINITE WONDER, 5PMThe Writer's Garret, Workshop: "Revising Like an Editor" with Amber Helt, 1PM
El Paso
Literarity Book Shop, Philip Connors reads and signs A Song for the River, 3PM
Houston
Inprint House, Tintero Project writing workshop featuring Zachary Caballero, 6PM
Murder By the Book, Daniel Mason will sign and discuss The Winter Soldier, 2PM
Writespace, Workshop: "Start Your Novel: Conquering the Freshman Fifteen (Pages!)" with Tex Thompson, 9:30AM
Katy
Books-A-Million, Meet & Greet with Tucker Carlson signing Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, 7PM
San Antonio
McNay Art Museum, The Collector’s Apprentice: A reading with bestselling author B.A. Shapiro, 3PM
Books-A-Million, Meet & Greet with Tucker Carlson signing Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, 7PM
San Antonio
McNay Art Museum, The Collector’s Apprentice: A reading with bestselling author B.A. Shapiro, 3PM
The Twig Book Shop, Melissa Aguirre and Natalie Holland discussing and signing The Innate Design and Scarred but Smarter, 12PM
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