• Picture Book Retreat for Authors & Illustrators, Temple, September 14-16
• 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

Sunday, September 16

Austin

• BookPeople, Great American Reads discussion kickoff show, 1PM
• BookPeople, REED FARREL COLEMAN speaking & signing Robert B. Parker’s Colorblind, 5PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books – Mother Ship, local author Steve Kravetz will sell and sign his novel, A Marijuana Man: A Dealer’s Diary, 1PM
• The Wild Detectives, Backyard Story Night: Dallas Edition, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Shelley Johannes presents BEATRICE ZINKER, UPSIDE DOWN THINKER, 3PM
• Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School, Inprint Cool Brains! series presents Sylvia Acevedo, author of Path to the Stars, 3PM
• Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Wyatt McSpadden signing TEXAS BBQ: Small Town to Downtown, 1PM

Richardson

• The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “Time Flies: Managing the Passage of Time on the Page” with Amber Royer, 3PM

San Antonio

• Dead Tree Books, R.W. Beckett signing his poetry collection, Soliloquy, 2PM
• Landa Library, Author Visit: Gabriela Gonzalez, PhD, presents Redeeming La Raza: Transborder Modernity, Race, Respectability, and Rights, 3PM
• The Twig Book Shop, 2019 Texas Poetry Calendar at The Twig, 6PM

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

* * * * *