• TEDx Sugar Land, August 26

Ongoing Exhibits

• Illustrator of the Century Garth Williams, Abilene, June 8–September 1
• George Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio, San Antonio, June 23-September 4
• In His Own Words: The Life and Work of César Chávez (a Humanities Texas exhibit), Plano, August 7-September 15

Sunday, August 20

Austin

• 4th Tap Brewing Co-Op, 2017 REVEL SOLSTICE FESTIVAL: “TODAY MY LIFE IS MINE” with poet Usha Akella and music by Z3, 12:30PM
• Malvern Books, Martin Perlman reads and signs Thinks Out Loud, 2PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author Erin Pace will sell and sign Carried: A Story of Faith, Hope, and Love, and local author Quinnie Nichols will sell and sign Queenish: Embracing the Empowerment of Women, 1PM
• The Texas Theatre, Brandon Harris discusses and signs Making Rent in Bed-Stuy: A Memoir of Trying to Make it in New York City (preceded by a screening of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing), 3PM

El Paso

• The Glasbox, FrontEra slam poetry workshop: “The Rabbit Hole,” 7PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar, Spotlight on Local Author: Dan Herod signs Nuggets of Truth, 2PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Mark Pryor will sign and discuss The Sorbonne Affair, 2PM

Monday, August 21

Austin

• Dozen Street, “On Which An Evening Alights” with Chicon Street Poets and Lit City Press, 7PM

Richardson

• Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: “Marketing, Renegade Style” with B. Alan Bourgeois, 7PM

Tuesday, August 22

Austin

• BookPeople, DUNCAN JONES speaking and signing The Zebra Just Couldn’t Decide, 6PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam hosted by Christopher Michael, 7PM

Dallas

• Haynes and Boone, LLP, World Affairs Council Dallas Fort Worth’s Global Forum hosts Dr. David Priess, author of The President’s Book of Secrets: The Untold Story of Intelligence Briefings to America’s Presidents from Kennedy to Obama, 6PM
• Interabang Books, YA Book Club: Chandler Baker will read and sign This Is Not the End, and Samantha Mabry will read and sign All the Wind in the World, 7PM

El Paso

• The Black Orchid Lounge, Open Mic featuring Of Two Minds and Las Americas Fundraiser Show, 8PM

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM

Houston

• Black Labrador, Houston Writers House social featuring author Kathleen M. Rodgers, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• The Korova, Puroslam with DJ Donnie Dee!, 9:30PM

Wednesday, August 23

Austin

• BookPeople, MICHAEL CORCORDAN speaking and signing All Over the Map, 7PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:30PM

San Antonio

• Trinity University – Laurie Auditorium, Reading TUgether Lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winner Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, 6PM

Thursday, August 24

Austin

• BookPeople, AMY L. STONE speaking and signing Cornyation: San Antonio’s Outrageous Fiesta Tradition, 7PM
• Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Ready or Not!: 150+ Make-Ahead, Make-Over, and Make-Now Recipes by Nom Nom Paleo book signing with Michelle Tam, 7PM
• Deep Vellum Books, Dallas chapter of the Nonfiction Authors Association meeting featuring “NETWORKING 101 FOR WRITERS” with WHITNEY DAVIS, LITERARY MANAGER, 7PM
• Half Price Books Mothership, Andrew Gross reads and signs Saboteur, 7PM
• Interabang Books, Jan Reid reads and signs Sins of the Younger Sons, 7PM
• SMU – McFarlin, Points Summer Book Club 2017 presents an evening with Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit In the American City, 6PM

El Paso

• 501 Bar & Bistro, FrontEra Poetry Slam, 7PM

Houston

• Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Words & Art: Reading featuring Houston-based authors and poets sharing new works inspired by the exhibition “A Better Yesterday”, 6:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Christopher Brown will sign and discuss Tropic of Kansas, Patrick Hemstreet will sign and discuss The God Peak, and Marina Lostetter will sign and discuss Noumenon, 6:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Melissa Algood reads and signs Everything That Counts, 4PM

Sugar Land

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

Friday, August 25

Austin

• BookPeople, MICHELLE TAM speaking and signing READY OR NOT! (with Edible Austin curated tastings), 7PM [TICKET REQUIRED]
• Malvern Books, I Scream Social reading series featuring young women writers from the Austin community, 7PM

Houston

• Murder By the Book, Andrew Gross will sign and discuss Saboteur, 6:30PM

Lubbock

• B&N, Just Juliet book signing with Charlotte Reagan, 7PM

Saturday, August 26

Austin

• B&N – Arboretum, Mike Cox signs Legends & Lore of the Texas Capitol, 2PM
• BookPeople, MARK PRYOR speaking and signing The Sorbonne Affair, JAMES ZISKIN speaking and signing Cast the First Stone, and PJ TRACY speaking & signing Nothing Stays Buried, 6PM

Corpus Christi

• B&N, local author Andy Purvis signs This Close to Greatness, 1PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, SLAM! Vol. 1 book discussion and signing with Pamela Ribon, Veronica, and members of the Dallas Derby Devils, 6PM
• B&N – Preston/Royal, Melissa Cynova discusses and signs Kitchen Table Tarot: Pull Up a Chair, Shuffle the Cards, and Let’s Talk Tarot, 2PM

El Paso

• B&N – Fountains at Farah, Deep In The Shadows book signing with Hipolito Acosta, 1PM
• El Paso Public Library – Memorial Park, Tumblewords Project Workshop: “Restoring Silence” with Kit Wren, 12:45PM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel Mall, Eddie Morrison and Bill Keith discuss and sign They Call Me Eddie Morrison: Cherokee National Treasure, 2PM

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, Joan Murray signs I MUST Pray, 2PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Michelle Tam will sign her new cookbook, READY OR NOT!, the newest in her NOM NOM PALEO series, 1PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, annual Texas Poetry Calendar reading!, 4PM
• Half Price Books – Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
• River Oaks Bookstore, John Young reads and signs The Chapel, 3PM
• Writespace, Workshop: “Writing for Magazines” with Katharine Shilcutt, 9:30AM

Hurst

• B&N – North East Mall, Success in the Face of Change book signing with Paige Whitmire, 1PM

Lubbock

• B&N, Bob Horton signs Of Bulletins and Booze: A Newsman’s Story of Recovery, 1PM

Plano

• B&N – Creekwalk Village, Plano pastor Derrick Smith discusses and signs When Your Christianity Renders You Ineffective, 2PM

San Antonio

• Dead Tree Books, Kevin Price signs Ideas of Illusion, 4PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Max Knight signs Palo Duro and Silver Taps, 11AM
  

Sugar Land

• Half Price Books, local author Sonya Hurst will sell and sign Prayers that Open the Portals of Heaven, 1PM

Sunday, August 27

Austin

• UT – Stark Center for Physical Culture, Don Tate launches his new book, STRONG AS SANDOW: HOW EUGEN SANDOW BECAME THE STRONGEST MAN ON EARTH, 3PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Brent Blonigan signs There are No Silver Bullets: My Family, My Depression, 2PM
• Half Price Books Mother Ship, local authors Steven Dean and Danial Darrouzet will sell and sign Truth Connections: An Understanding of a Course in Miracles and Stories From the Tin Box: Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, respectively, 1PM
• The Mix Co-Working Space, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “How to Self-Edit: 50 Essential Tips for Honing Every Manuscript” with Blake Atwood, 3PM

Frisco

• Frisco Public Library, SISTERS IN CRIME NORTH DALLAS meeting featuring “ACT IIb | Saggy Middles” with J. Suzanne Frank, 2PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Paula Lavigne and Mark Schlabach discuss and sign VIOLATED, 5PM

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