Special Events:
Lone Star Storytelling Festival, Frisco, October 12-13
Houston Poetry Fest 2018, October 12-14
Indie Author Day 2018, Dallas, October 13
Tweens Read 2018, South Houston, October 13
North Texas Book & Map Show, Fort Worth, October 13-14
Permian Basin Writer's Workshop, Midland, October 13-14
Writers in the Field: Chapter Two, Venus, October 13-14
Ongoing Exhibits:
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
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
Central Presbyterian Church, KWAME ALEXANDER speaking and signing Swing, 7PM [ticketed event]
Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Lauren Oliver will appear in conversation with author Liara Tamani to discuss and sign BROKEN THINGS, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Cyrus Farivar discussing and signing HABEAS DATA, 7PM
University of Houston, The School of Art presents a talk by Caroline Jones, professor of art history at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of The Global Work of Art: World’s Fairs, Biennials, and the Aesthetics of Experience, 6:30PM
Hurst
B&N - NE Mall, Dry B&N Exclusive Edition signing with Neal Shusterman, 7PM
San Antonio
Central Library, Joel Salcido will discuss and sign The Spirit of Tequila, 6PM [includes a tequila tasting--attendees must be 21 years old and bring a valid state-issued picture ID]
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 8:
Austin
BookPeople, ERIN GIBSON speaking & signing Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death, 7PM
BookPeople, ERIN GIBSON speaking & signing Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death, 7PM
Malvern Books, Austin Community College Creative Writing Department’s Literary Coffeehouse: featured reader Rachel Starnes, author of The War at Home, followed by an open mic, 7PM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: Creative Writing Crash Course for Kids (Ages 8-12), 9Am
Dallas
Interabang Books, Samantha Mabry will discuss and sign ALL THE WIND IN THE WORLD and Nova Ren Suma will discuss and sign A ROOM AWAY FROM THE WOLVES, 7PMThe Writing Barn, Workshop: Creative Writing Crash Course for Kids (Ages 8-12), 9Am
Dallas
Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Cyrus Farivar discussing and signing HABEAS DATA, 7PM
University of Houston, The School of Art presents a talk by Caroline Jones, professor of art history at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of The Global Work of Art: World’s Fairs, Biennials, and the Aesthetics of Experience, 6:30PM
Hurst
B&N - NE Mall, Dry B&N Exclusive Edition signing with Neal Shusterman, 7PM
San Antonio
Tuesday, October 9:
Amarillo
Amarillo Civic Center, A Celebration of Extraordinary Minds featuring author and actor Henry Winkler, 6:30PM
Austin
BookPeople, REAVIS WORTHAM speaking and signing Gold Dust and MELISSA LENHARDT speaking and signing Heresy, 7PMAmarillo Civic Center, A Celebration of Extraordinary Minds featuring author and actor Henry Winkler, 6:30PM
Austin
Flat Track Coffee, Living Room Lit: Spoken Word Open Mic + Mingle with Chicon Street Poets, 7:30PM
Malvern Books, celebrate the launch of Yuki Tanaka’s poetry collection Séance in Daylight, winner of the 2018 Frost Place Chapbook Competition, 7PM
Red Salmon Arts, Voces Latinas en Tejas: Una Noche with Jasminne Méndez, author of Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e: Personal Essays and Poetry, and Natalia Sylvester, author of Everyone Knows You Go Home, 7PM
Red Salmon Arts, Voces Latinas en Tejas: Una Noche with Jasminne Méndez, author of Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e: Personal Essays and Poetry, and Natalia Sylvester, author of Everyone Knows You Go Home, 7PM
Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Jackson Neal, 7:15PM
Cedar Hill
Zula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers Group meeting with Jim Donovan of Jim Donovan Literary, 7PM
Dallas
Aaron Family JCC, Dallas Jewish Bookfest presents Alexandra Zapruder, author Twenty-six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film, 7PMInterabang Books, Erin Gibson will discuss and sign FEMINASTY, 7PM
Klyde Warren Park, The Wild Detectives' Locals Only Book Club hosts Harry Hunsicker and The Devil's Country, 6PM
The Wild Detectives, a wine- and literature-fueled bacchanal for book lovers with Rachael Small, Director of Publicity at Europa, and Terrie Akers, Director of Marketing at Other Press, 7:30PM
Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Dry B&N Exclusive Edition book signing with Neal Shusterman, 7PM
Houston
Blue Willow Bookstore, Marjorie Herrera Lewis will discuss and sign her novel WHEN THE MEN WERE GONE, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Lacy Johnson discussing and signing THE RECKONINGS, 7PM
Cafe Brasil, Houston Poetry Fest LGBTQ Pride & Poetry Open Mic, 6:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Lacy Johnson discussing and signing THE RECKONINGS, 7PM
Cafe Brasil, Houston Poetry Fest LGBTQ Pride & Poetry Open Mic, 6:30PM
Murder By the Book, Charlaine Harris will sign and discuss An Easy Death, 6:30PM
Warehouse Live, The Moth StorySLAM presents "Disguises," 7:30PM
Midland
Centennial Library, Project Literacy author visit with Mac Barnett and Extra Yarn, 4:30PM
San Antonio
Warehouse Live, The Moth StorySLAM presents "Disguises," 7:30PM
Midland
Centennial Library, Project Literacy author visit with Mac Barnett and Extra Yarn, 4:30PM
San Antonio
The Mix, PuroSlam featuring DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
Spring
Houston Area Advanced Research Center, the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston and the The Woodlands Series host Bob Spitz discussing and signing Reagan: An American Journey, 6:30PM
Wednesday, October 10:
Spring
Houston Area Advanced Research Center, the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston and the The Woodlands Series host Bob Spitz discussing and signing Reagan: An American Journey, 6:30PM
Wednesday, October 10:
Interabang Books, Linda Meyers will discuss and sign THE TELL, 7PM
Sandaga, LitNight with Sanderia Faye, 7PM
The Wild Detectives, Inner Moonlight poetry series featuring poets Nadia Wolnisty and Paul Koniecki’s recent book, You Gotta Let It Go Before It Takes You Over (a brief open mic will follow), 7:30PM
Houston
Houston
Avant Garden, Write about Now's LatinX Mic: An Xtraordinary Night of Poetry featuring Analicia Sotelo, 7:30PM
Brazos Bookstore, Intellect U Well: "Civil Rights Journeys" with authors Lisa M. Corrigan, Vincent J. Intondi, and Max Krochmal, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Intellect U Well: "Civil Rights Journeys" with authors Lisa M. Corrigan, Vincent J. Intondi, and Max Krochmal, 7PM
United Way of Greater Houston, the World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Bob Spitz discussing and signing Reagan: An American Journey, 6:30PM
Irving
South Irving Library, The Darkdeep Tour featuring Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs, 6PM
Midland
Centennial Library, Project Literacy author visit with Nathan Hale and Hazardous Tales: Lafayette, 4:30PM
Richardson
The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas: "How to Start a Career in Journalism" with Cyrus Farivar, 6:30PM
San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Ira Sukrungruang and Mobi Warren Gemini Ink Reading, 6PM
Thursday, October 11:
Deep Vellum Books, Writing Workshops Dallas MFA Panel, 7:30PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Fangoria magazine staff writer Preston Fassel will discuss and sign copies of his debut horror novel, Our Lady of the Inferno, 7PM
Blue Willow Bookshop, tea with Kate Morton discussing her new novel, THE CLOCKMAKER'S DAUGHTER, 1PMThe Twig Book Shop, Ira Sukrungruang and Mobi Warren Gemini Ink Reading, 6PM
Thursday, October 11:
Abilene
BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic featuring Laura Van Prooyen, 7:15PM
Malvern Books, Novel Night: political science Professor Roy Casagranda will launch his new novel, The Blood Throne of Caria, 7PM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: Creating Your Poetic Altar with Leticia Urieta, 6:30PM
Cypress
Lone Star College Bookstore, Open mic night and poetry slam, 5:30PM
Dallas
Malvern Books, Novel Night: political science Professor Roy Casagranda will launch his new novel, The Blood Throne of Caria, 7PM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: Creating Your Poetic Altar with Leticia Urieta, 6:30PM
Cypress
Lone Star College Bookstore, Open mic night and poetry slam, 5:30PM
Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, Fangoria magazine staff writer Preston Fassel will discuss and sign copies of his debut horror novel, Our Lady of the Inferno, 7PM
Brazos Bookstore, Ramachandra Guha discussing and signing GANDHI: THE YEARS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, 7PM
Jewish Community Center, 46th Annual Ann and Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Festival Sneak Preview Night, 7:30PM
Murder By the Book, Aaron Mahnke will sign and discuss The World of Lore: Dreadful Places, 6:30PM
Huntsville
Sam Houston State, SHSU Common Reader Keynote with Dan Rather, author of What Unites Us, 2PM [for current SHSU faculty, staff & students - ticketed event]
Lubbock
Texas Tech, TTU Creative Writing Reading Series featuring poet and translator Curtis Bauer, 7:30PM
Midland
Centennial Library, Project Literacy author visit with Katherine Applegate and The One and Only Ivan, 4:30PM
San Antonio
Palo Alto College, National Coming Out Day and Poetry Open Mic, 11AM
Sugar Land
B&N - First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM
Victoria
UH - Victoria, the American Book Review reading series hosts writer and journalist Amitava Kumar, 11AM
Weslaco
Mayor Joe V. Sanchez Public Library of Weslaco, The Storybook Garden hosts Diana López to talk about her latest book, LUCKY LUNA, 6:30PM
Victoria
UH - Victoria, the American Book Review reading series hosts writer and journalist Amitava Kumar, 11AM
Weslaco
Mayor Joe V. Sanchez Public Library of Weslaco, The Storybook Garden hosts Diana López to talk about her latest book, LUCKY LUNA, 6:30PM
Friday, October 12:
Abilene
NCCIL, Luncheon with Sophie Blackall: Enjoy a meal with Sophie while surrounded by her artwork in the NCCIL gallery, 11:30AM [ticketed event]
NCCIL, Luncheon with Sophie Blackall: Enjoy a meal with Sophie while surrounded by her artwork in the NCCIL gallery, 11:30AM [ticketed event]
Austin
BookPeople, CAROL J. ADAMS speaking & signing Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time, 7PM
Texas Capitol Visitors Center, Andrew Sansom, Rusty Yates and David K Langford discuss and sign Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 1:30PM
Dallas
Texas Capitol Visitors Center, Andrew Sansom, Rusty Yates and David K Langford discuss and sign Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 1:30PM
Dallas
Interabang Books, Nancy Borowick will discuss and sign THE FAMILY IMPRINT, 7PM
Mighty Fine Arts, Poets on X+ Feature and Open Mic: Brian Cox, 8PM
Houston
Christ Church Cathedral, Mitch Albom reading and discussing THE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, 7:30PM [ticketed event]
San Antonio
Trinity U - Holt Ctr, "A Writer's Journey": An Evening with Translator and Poet Ellen Doré Watson, 6:30PM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Laura Hughes signing Choose Zoe, 5PM
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Laura Hughes signing Choose Zoe, 5PM
Saturday, October 13:
Austin
ACC - Highland, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Final Pages, Final Paragraphs: Crafting the Right Ending for Fiction" with Chaitali Sen, 10AMBookPeople, author guest story time with Susan Kralovansky reading The Book that Jake Borrowed, 10:30AM
Half Price Books - S. Lamar, local author Catherine Hillin will sell and sign her YA fantasy, The Orphan's Code, 1PM
Inside Books Project, Monkeywrench Books presents the Fifteen for Halloween to Save the Anarchy Dream Team!, 6PM
Malvern Books, celebrate the recent launch of Rachel Heng’s debut novel, Suicide Club: A Novel About Living, 7PM
Dallas
Pan African Connection, Kimesha Coleman discussing and signing her new book, Pretty On Pretty Off, 5PM
El Paso
Memorial Park Library, Tumblewords Workshop: "Outside the Box" with Eternity Wauls, 12:45PM
Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Lance Scott Walker signing Houston Rap Tapes, 12PM
Galveston Bookshop, Jan Johnson signing Unforgettable Galveston Characters, 3PM
Houston
Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
Murder By the Book, Lindsay Emory will sign and discuss The Royal Runaway and DiAnn Mills will sign and discuss Burden of Proof, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Russell J. Sanders reading and signing You Can't Tell by Looking, 5PM
Writespace, Workshop: "Enliven Your Writing with Imagery" with Allegra Hyde, 1PM
Murder By the Book, Lindsay Emory will sign and discuss The Royal Runaway and DiAnn Mills will sign and discuss Burden of Proof, 4:30PM
River Oaks Bookstore, Russell J. Sanders reading and signing You Can't Tell by Looking, 5PM
Writespace, Workshop: "Enliven Your Writing with Imagery" with Allegra Hyde, 1PM
Hunt
The Hunt Store, Mike Marvins at The Hunt Store as he discusses his book, "The Texas Hill Country: A Photographic Adventure, ?Irving
South Irving Library, Unexpected Texas Historic Cemeteries and Bucket List Day Trips of North Texas with author and travel blogger Tui Snider, 2PM
Olton
Olton Are Library, Writers' League of Texas presents Texas Writes with authors Jennifer duBois and David Eric Tomlinson, 1PM
Pflugerville
Wild Magnolias, NeoSoul Poetry Slam featuring Teresa Johnson, 6PM
Richardson
Chocolate Angel, Fresh Fiction Afternoon Tea with Lorraine Heath, 3:30PM
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, Diane Huth signing Reinvent Your Career, 4PM
Barshop JCC, 2018-19 Author & Speaker Series: Four-time Emmy winner Mike Reiss, author of Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons, 7:30PM
Pure Juice - Stone Oak, Reasonable Insanity - A Dr. Olivia C. Maxwell Novel book signing and meet & greet with author Cynthia Freeman Gibbs, 10AM
Barshop JCC, 2018-19 Author & Speaker Series: Four-time Emmy winner Mike Reiss, author of Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons, 7:30PM
Pure Juice - Stone Oak, Reasonable Insanity - A Dr. Olivia C. Maxwell Novel book signing and meet & greet with author Cynthia Freeman Gibbs, 10AM
Trinity U - Holt Ctr, Writing Workshop with Ellen Doré Watson, 10AM
The Twig Book Shop, Ken Roberts signing The Cedar Choppers: Life on the Edge of Nothing, 11AM
Southlake
Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Kevin Almond signing Every Christian's Call, 1PM
Tyler
Austin
BookPeople, DON ZOLIDIS speaking & signing The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig, 2PM
BookWoman, Reading & Fundraiser: Kallisto Gaia Press, 4PM
BookPeople, DON ZOLIDIS speaking & signing The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig, 2PM
BookWoman, Reading & Fundraiser: Kallisto Gaia Press, 4PM
Malvern Books, Amber Elby releases her new novel, Double Double Toil, the sequel to Cauldron’s Bubble, 2PM
Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette present "Otherworldly Intrigues," 4PM
The Writing Barn, Workshop: Sentence-Level Strategies for Big Story Problems, 3PM
Dallas
The Writing Barn, Workshop: Sentence-Level Strategies for Big Story Problems, 3PM
Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live hosts Caroline Fraser, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning historical biography Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, 3PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author Blaise Ramsay will sell and sign her fantasy romance novel, Blessing of Luna, and local author Sean Wright will sell and sign his children's book series Mary & Jerry Canary, 1PM
Interabang Books, Deedie Runkel discussing and signing SCONE BY SCONE, 2PM
Denton
Toms Daiquiri, American Literary Review Graduate Student Reading, 6PM
Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author Blaise Ramsay will sell and sign her fantasy romance novel, Blessing of Luna, and local author Sean Wright will sell and sign his children's book series Mary & Jerry Canary, 1PM
Interabang Books, Deedie Runkel discussing and signing SCONE BY SCONE, 2PM
Denton
Toms Daiquiri, American Literary Review Graduate Student Reading, 6PM
El Paso
Literarity Book Shop, The Women of Smeltertown – A Presentation, Discussion & Signing, 3PM
Houston
Inprint Houston, Tintero Projects: Fall Writing Workshop Series featuring Natasha Carrizosa, 6PM
Last Concert Cafe, TZ Press presents the Fall Shindig, 7PM
Richardson
The Drawing Board, "Writing Workshops Dallas: 9 Keys to Dynamic Storytelling" with Mike Farris, 3PM
San Antonio
Landa Library, Author Visit: Martha Miller discussing and signing Times New Roman: How We Quit Our Jobs, Gave Away Our Stuff, and Moved to Italy, 3PM
Trinity U - Taylor Hall, Hugh Fitzsimons, a third-generation rancher from Dimmit County, Texas, discussing and signing A Rock between Two Rivers: Fracturing a Texas Family Ranch, 2PM
The Twig Book Shop, Edward Alderette signing An Alzheimer's Journey, 12PM
Woodlawn Theatre, Voices of Recovery Public Reading with participants from Gemini Ink's Writers in Communities two-day workshop for cancer survivors, family and friends, 6:30PM
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