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Hoover,&#8221; 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-60\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-67\">\n<li id=\"u426778-62\">Dallas Museum of Art, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents National Book Award-winner Elaine Pagels discussing Why Religion? A Personal Story (moderated by author and journalist Rena Pederson), 2:30PM [ticketed event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-64\">Half Price Books Mother Ship, Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-66\">Interabang Books, Mike Curato reading and signing MERRY CHRISTMAS LITTLE ELLIOT, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-70\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-73\">\n<li id=\"u426778-72\">Brazos Bookstore, Dr. Irene Guenther with Robert Cremins discussing and signing POSTCARDS FROM THE TRENCHES, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-76\">Richardson<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-79\">\n<li id=\"u426778-78\">The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: &#8220;Claiming Your Territory: Fiction or Memoir?&#8221; with Eden Elieff, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-82\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-89\">\n<li id=\"u426778-84\">B&#038;N &#8211; San Pedro, Daniel Valdez discussing and signing Hands-On Learning, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-86\">Maverick Carter House, Voices de la Luna Celebrates poet Aline Carter, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-88\">The Twig Book Shop, Samantha M. Clark &#038; Jennifer Ziegler reading and signing The Boy, the Boat, and the Beast and Revenge of the Teacher&#8217;s Pet, respectively, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u426778-92\">Monday, November 12<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u426778-94\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-99\">\n<li id=\"u426778-96\">Half Price Books &#8211; N. Lamar, former Dallas Cowboys beat writer and Dallas Morning News sportswriting staffer Marjorie Herrera Lewis will discuss and sign her debut historical novel, When the Men Were Gone, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-98\">Malvern Books, Austin Community College Literary Coffeehouse: Reading &#038; Open Mic, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-102\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-107\">\n<li id=\"u426778-104\">Interabang, Ann\u00e9 Kouri Hughes MY LIFE WITH TOM HUGHES, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-106\">Majestic Theatre, Levar Burton Reads, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-110\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-115\">\n<li id=\"u426778-112\">Brazos Bookstore, Barkley Thompson discussing and signing IN THE MIDST OF THE CITY, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-114\">Cullen Performance Hall, Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents Jonathan Lethem (The Feral Detective) and Gary Shteyngart (Lake Success), 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-118\">Levelland<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-121\">\n<li id=\"u426778-120\">South Plains College Library, Jodi Thomas speaking and signing Mistletoe Miracles, 2PM and 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-124\">Tomball<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-127\">\n<li id=\"u426778-126\">Lone Star College, New Yorker and Esquire fiction writer Antonya Nelson: Author Reading plus Q&#038;A and Book Signing, 12:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-130\">Webster<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-133\">\n<li id=\"u426778-132\">B&#038;N &#8211; Baybrook, Meet the Author: Marvin Tyson, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u426778-136\">Tuesday, November 13<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u426778-138\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-155\">\n<li id=\"u426778-140\">Blanton Museum, Town Hall: The Future of Libraries, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-142\">BookPeople, CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL speaking &#038; signing Milk Street: Tuesday Nights: More than 200 Simple Weeknight Suppers that Deliver Bold Flavor, Fast, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-144\">Chez Zee American Bistro, Chez Zee Author Series featuring Gay Gaddis, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-146\">Flat Track Coffee, Living Room Lit | Spoken Word Open Mic + Mingle with Chicon Street Poets, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-148\">Home Slice Pizza, Austin Bat Cave&#8217;s Story Department :: This Land is Your Land, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-150\">Malvern Books, launch of the English translation of local Iranian poet Roja Chamankar\u2019s poetry collection, Dying in a Mother Tongue, translated by Blake Atwood, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-152\">Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Candy and Melania Luisa, 7:15PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-154\">Yarborough Branch Library, Great Promise for American Indians Reading &#038; Performance, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-158\">Cedar Hill<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-161\">\n<li id=\"u426778-160\">Zula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers Group meeting featuring New York Times bestselling author Victor McGlothin, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-164\">Cedar Park<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-167\">\n<li id=\"u426778-166\">Half Price Books, Sean Shapiro book signing 100 Things Stars Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-170\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-175\">\n<li id=\"u426778-172\">Interabang Books, Juliana McCarthy THE STARS WITHIN YOU, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-174\">SMU &#8211; Fondren Library, Andrew Dowdy presents Wanderer on the American Frontier: The Travels of John Maley, 1803-1813, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-178\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-181\">\n<li id=\"u426778-180\">The Black Orchid Lounge, Barbed Wire Open Mic Night, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-184\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-199\">\n<li id=\"u426778-186\">Brazos Bookstore, Anna Moschovakis reading and signing ELEANOR, OR THE REJECTION OF THE PROGRESS OF LOVE, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-188\">Half Price Books &#8211; North Oaks, former Dallas Cowboys beat writer and Dallas Morning News sportswriting staffer Marjorie Herrera Lewis will discuss and sign her debut historical novel, When the Men Were Gone, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-190\">Katy Budget Books, Author Signing: Shelley Shepard Gray, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-192\">Lone Star College, Read UP! &#8211; Tara Westover, Author Visit and Book Signing, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-194\">Murder By the Book, Mark E. Green will sign and discuss Warrior&#8217;s Code 001, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-196\">River Oaks Bookstore, J.A. Zarifian reading and signing Once Upon a Mouse, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-198\">Warehouse Live, The Moth StorySLAM presents &#8220;Beginnings,&#8221; 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-202\">Richardson<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-205\">\n<li id=\"u426778-204\">Alamo Drafthouse, singer-songwriter Brianna Ruelas will share her story about what inspired her to write her book, Performing Artist Pathway: Navigate the Highs and Lows On Your Music Journey, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-208\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-215\">\n<li id=\"u426778-210\">The Mix, PuroSlam featuring DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-212\">Trinity, Stieren Arts Enrichment Series: Kathleen Higgins, author of The Music between Us: Is Music a Universal Language? and The Music of our Lives, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-214\">UTSA, Veterans&#8217; Voices in San Antonio, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u426778-218\">Wednesday, November 14<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u426778-220\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-229\">\n<li id=\"u426778-222\">Austin Central Public Library, LIANE MORIARTY speaking &#038; signing Nine Perfect Strangers, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-224\">BookPeople, EMIKO JEAN, REBECCA SCHAEFFER, ROBIN LAFEVERS &#038; MEGAN SHEPHERD speaking &#038; signing Empress of All Seasons, Not Even Bones, Grave Mercy, and Grim Lovelies, respectively, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-226\">Bullock Museum, Sarah Bird will have a conversation with Michael Hurd on her new book, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-228\">Malvern Books, Free Minds Presents an evening with the Fall 2018 Writing Workshop, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-232\">College Station<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-235\">\n<li id=\"u426778-234\">Half Price Books, former Dallas Cowboys beat writer and Dallas Morning News sportswriting staffer Marjorie Herrera Lewis will discuss and sign her debut historical novel, When the Men Were Gone, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-238\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-251\">\n<li id=\"u426778-240\">Belo Mansion, Aberg Center for Literacy presents Legacy of Literacy Breakfast, 7:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-242\">Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, Censorship Session 3: Banned Books, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-244\">Interabang Books, Lisa Joy Mitchell SACRED AND DELICIOUS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-246\">Sandaga 813, LitNight with Sanderia Faye, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-248\">SMU, Arts &#038; Letters Live presents Ina Garten, host of &#8220;Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics,&#8221; discussing her newest cookbook, Cook Like a Pro, 7:30PM [ticketed event &#8211; SOLD OUT]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-250\">The Wild Detectives, Inner Moonlight Poetry: Paige Qui\u00f1ones and Megan Peak, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-254\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-257\">\n<li id=\"u426778-256\">Literarity Book Shop, Eileen Myles Reads evolution with special guest Rosa Alcal\u00e1, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-260\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-275\">\n<li id=\"u426778-262\">Brazos Bookstore, Christopher Kimball discussing and signing MILK STREET: TUESDAY NIGHTS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-264\">Junior League, World Affairs Council of Greater Houston hosts Michael Beschloss discussing and signing Presidents of War, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-266\">Katy Budget Books, Author Signing and Donation Drive with Ann Braden, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-268\">Rice Cinema, Brazos Bookstore hosts Karina Longworth discussing and signing SEDUCTION: SEX, LIES, AND STARDOM IN HOWARD HUGHES\u2019 HOLLYWOOD, and introducing the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-270\">Rice U, Christof Spieler will discuss and sign his new book, Trains, Buses, People: An Opinionated Atlas of U.S. Transit, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-272\">UH &#8211; MD Anderson Library, Poetry &#038; Prose featuring Robin Davidson and Tony Diaz, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-274\">Write About Now, Poetry Slam featuring Masterpiece, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-278\">North Richland Hills<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-281\">\n<li id=\"u426778-280\">North Richland Hills Library, Behind the Book with author Susan Orlean, 1PM [ticketed reception 12PM]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-284\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-287\">\n<li id=\"u426778-286\">Haggard Library, Susan Orlean discussing and signing The Library Book, 7PM [ticketed reception 6PM]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-290\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-293\">\n<li id=\"u426778-292\">The Twig Book Shop, Gretchen Rose reading and signing Dancing With the Devil, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u426778-296\">Thursday, November 15<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u426778-298\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-307\">\n<li id=\"u426778-300\">BookPeople, WRITERS&#8217; LEAGUE OF TEXAS presents &#8220;Writing about Faith,&#8221; 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-302\">BookPeople, EDWARD BURGER speaking &#038; signing Making Up Your Own Mind: Thinking Effective Through Creative Puzzle-Solving, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-304\">Harry Ransom Center, A Literary Vision with Bloomsbury founder Nigel Newton, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-306\">UT, Michener Center for Writers presents a reading with former Poet Laureate of the U.S., Robert Hass, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-310\">Corpus Christi<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-313\">\n<li id=\"u426778-312\">Half Price Books, former Dallas Cowboys beat writer and Dallas Morning News sportswriting staffer Marjorie Herrera Lewis will discuss and sign her debut historical novel, When the Men Were Gone, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-316\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-323\">\n<li id=\"u426778-318\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Nine Perfect Strangers book signing with Liane Moriarty, 7PM [wristbanded event]<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-320\">Interabang Books, poet Rachel Cobb reading from and signing MISTRAL, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-322\">The Wild Detectives, Pete Geherson discussing and signing Collision: The Contemporary Art Scene in Houston 1972-1985, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-326\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-335\">\n<li id=\"u426778-328\">Brazos Bookstore, Lisa Papademetriou reading and signing THE DREAMWAY, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-330\">Murder By the Book, Erin Lindsey will sign and discuss Murder on Millionaires&#8217; Row, and Sara Rosett will sign and discuss Murder at Archly Manor, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-332\">River Oaks Bookstore, E.R. Bills discussing and signing 100 Things to Do in Texas Before You Die, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-334\">Smith Library, Talk with Camille Acker, author of Training School for Negro Girls, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-338\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-341\">\n<li id=\"u426778-340\">Icehouse Building at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, LHUCA Literary Series featuring visiting writer Vievee Francis, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-344\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-349\">\n<li id=\"u426778-346\">Culture Commons Gallery, Thirty Poems for the Tricentennial, A Poetic Legacy Exhibit, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-348\">Twig Book Shop, poet Roja Chamankar reading from and signing Dying in a Mother Tongue, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-352\">San Marcos<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-357\">\n<li id=\"u426778-354\">St. Philip&#8217;s College, Distinguished Speaker Series: David Wood, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-356\">Texas State, Wittliff Collections Reading Series featuring Marie Howe, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-360\">Sugar Land<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-363\">\n<li id=\"u426778-362\">B&#038;N &#8211; First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-366\">Victoria<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-369\">\n<li id=\"u426778-368\">UH, American Book Review reading series featuring Don Lee, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u426778-372\">Friday, November 16<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u426778-374\">Alpine<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-377\">\n<li id=\"u426778-376\">Front Street Books, Dr. A. Michael Powell discussing and signing Flowering Plants, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-380\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-387\">\n<li id=\"u426778-382\">BookPeople, RADHA AGRAWAL speaking &#038; signing Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life (with Bossbabes ATX), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-384\">Harry Ransom Center, Poetry on the Plaza: World War I Poetry, 12PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-386\">Malvern Books, Borderless: Conversations on Art, Action, and Justice with Chaitali Sen and Jack Kaulfus, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-390\">Bridge City<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-393\">\n<li id=\"u426778-392\">Bridge City Public Library, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: Texas Writes with Christie Craig and Michael Hall, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-396\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-403\">\n<li id=\"u426778-398\">Heroes Lounge, Gladiator Slam 2018, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-400\">UT Dallas, Reunion Volume 8 Launch Party, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-402\">The Wild Detectives, Maya Rao discussing and signing Great American Outpost, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-406\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-409\">\n<li id=\"u426778-408\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar, Flashback (B&#038;N Exclusive Edition) book signing with Shannon Messenger, 7PM [wristbanded event]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-412\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-421\">\n<li id=\"u426778-414\">Brazos Bookstore, poet Rachel Cobb reading from and signing MISTRAL, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-416\">Lawndale Art Center, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Hanif Abdurraqib, Cait Weiss Orcutt, Devereux Fortuna, and Matthew Krajniak, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-418\">Murder By the Book, Kristina Perez will sign and discuss Sweet Black Waves, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-420\">River Oaks Bookstore, Alicia Gaspar de Alba reading and signing The Curse of the Gypsy: Ten Stories and a Novella, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u426778-427\">\n<li id=\"u426778-426\">Katherine Ann Porter Literary Center, KAP Reading Series featuring Marie Howe, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-430\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-433\">\n<li id=\"u426778-432\">Viva Tacoland, A Night of Poetry from Finishing Line Press featuring Natalia Trevi\u00f1o, with Alexandra van de Kamp &#038; Tyler Julian, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u426778-436\">Saturday, November 17<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u426778-438\">Alpine<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-441\">\n<li id=\"u426778-440\">Front Street Books, Mystery author Reavis Wortham, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-444\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-461\">\n<li id=\"u426778-446\">BookPeople, A very special story time with LIBBY BABOTT-KLEIN reading &#038; signing Baby Feminists, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-448\">BookPeople, BELLA LaVEY speaking &#038; signing Fetish Girl: A Memoir of Sex, Domination, and Motherhood, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-450\">BookPeople, KAYLA OLSON speaking &#038; signing This Splintered Silence, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-452\">Long Center, The Long Center presents A Conversation with Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-454\">Malvern Books, the launch of Sara Bawany\u2019s (W)holehearted: A collection of poetry and prose, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-456\">St. Edward&#8217;s University, Writers&#8217; League of Texas workshop: &#8220;Curiosity Killed the Cat: Developing Characters through Their Core Values&#8221; with Jess Hagemann, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-458\">Twin Oaks Library, Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring Allyson Whipple, 1:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-460\">uncommon OBJECTS, Jay Wehnert discussing and signing Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-464\">Beaumont<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-467\">\n<li id=\"u426778-466\">RC Miller Memorial Library, The Business of Writing with Writers&#8217; League of Texas, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-470\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-473\">\n<li id=\"u426778-472\">The Bearded Monk, American Literary Review reading, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-476\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-479\">\n<li id=\"u426778-478\">Memorial Park Library, Tumblewords Workshop: &#8220;Outside the Box Part 2&#8221; with Eternity Wauls, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-482\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-485\">\n<li id=\"u426778-484\">Monkey &#038; Dog Books, Allison F. Speer book signing, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-488\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-491\">\n<li id=\"u426778-490\">Box Garden at Legacy Hall, B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar hosts performance and book signing with Why Don&#8217;t We: In the Limelight, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-494\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-497\">\n<li id=\"u426778-496\">Galveston Bookshop, Jo Adams McAuley signing Winds of Change, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-500\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-523\">\n<li id=\"u426778-502\">B&#038;N &#8211; Champions, Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me book signing with Charlamagne Tha God, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-504\">B&#038;N &#8211; River Oaks, Adriane Doherty reading and signing ABC Texas, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-506\">Brazos Bookstore, A Special Story Time with Dennis Arrowsmith, author of The Armadillo&#8217;s Dream, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-508\">Brazos Bookstore, Jessica Wilbanks discussing and signing WHEN I SPOKE IN TONGUES, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-510\">Collier Regional Library, Talk with Duncan Tonatiuh, author of Undocumented: A Worker&#8217;s Story, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-512\">Half Price Books &#8211; Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-514\">Kaboom Books, Finishing Line Press Writers&#8217; Showcase, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-516\">Katy Budget Books, YA Signing: Lucia DiStefano and Mike Mullin, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-518\">Murder By the Book, Jeffrey Eaton will sign and discuss Murder Becomes Mayfair, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-520\">River Oaks Bookstore, Sneed B. Collard III discussing and signing Warblers &#038; Woodpeckers: A Father-Son Big Year of Birding, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-522\">Writespace, Workshop: &#8220;What Writers Need to Know about Contacting Agents and Editors&#8221; with Katharine Shilcutt, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-526\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-533\">\n<li id=\"u426778-528\">Dead Tree Books, Meet the Author &#8211; Bob Holt, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-530\">Mercury Project, When Love Ends, Be The Water &#8211; Book Release &#038; Art Exhibition, 8PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u426778-532\">The Twig Book Shop, Jennifer Coleman and Wade Dillon signing The Texas Nutcracker, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u426778-536\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-539\">\n<li id=\"u426778-538\">B&#038;N &#8211; Woodlands Mall, author signing: Alligator Jazz, 11:30AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u426778-542\">Sunday, November 18<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u426778-544\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u426778-553\">\n<li id=\"u426778-546\">BookPeople, JACK W. 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