Your only statewide calendar of bookish events in Texas<\/p>\n

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Bookish Texas \u2022 Events Around the State<\/h1>\n

The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State<\/em><\/h3>\n

Don’t see your book or literary event here? Email Events@lonestarliterary.com<\/a><\/u> <\/u>with your complete info two weeks in advance of the issue in which your event is scheduled, and we’ll include it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bookish goings-on in Texas<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

by<\/span> Texas Book Lover<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

FOR THE WEEK OF 09.29.2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SPECIAL EVENTS:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

American Christian Fiction Writers Annual Conference<\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, September 26-29<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Monster-Con<\/span><\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, September 28-29<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

38th Annual American Journalism Historians Association National Convention<\/span><\/a>, Dallas, October 3-5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SCBWI – North Texas Fall Retreat<\/span><\/a>, Waxahachie, October 4-6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Waco WORDFEST<\/span><\/a>, October 4-6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

West Texas Book Festival<\/span><\/a>, Abilene, October 4-6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Boerne Book & Arts Festival<\/span><\/a>, October 5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston Loves Books: An Indie Romance Book Binge<\/span><\/a>, October 5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Red River County Public Library\u2019s Author Showcase<\/span><\/a>, Clarksville, October 5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Anto Zine Fest 2019<\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, October 5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston Indiepalooza<\/span><\/a>, October 5-6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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EXHIBITS:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Time and Place for Everything: Peter Brown<\/span><\/a>, Abilene, June 6-November 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations<\/span><\/a>, Midland, July 5-October 5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Essential J. Frank Dobie<\/span><\/a>, San Marcos, through December 1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Modernist Networks: The Annette Campbell-White Collection<\/span><\/a>, Austin, August 24-January 5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Humanities Texas exhibit: <\/span><\/span>Shakespeare<\/span><\/a>, Austin, September 1-October 1 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Paul Tough discussing and signing The Years That Matter Most<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>Marion Winik reading and signing The Big Book of the Dead,<\/span><\/a> 2:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Amber Elby reading and signing Trouble Fires Burn, with special guest author Carol Beth Anderson<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>International Translation Day: Jennifer Rose Davis discussing her new translation of Edmond Rostand\u2019s Cyrano De Bergerac, plus the presentation of the Harvie Jordan fedora to Austin Area Translators & Interpreters member of the year<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Preston\/Royal, <\/span><\/span>Meet the authors of Brain Damaged: Two-Minute Warning for Parents<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Dallas-native poet Sara Bawany signing (W)holehearted, and Dallas-native poet Linda Ann Suddarth signing The Hidden Wilderness<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>Backyard Storytelling Night<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM [submit your story <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/a>]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

El Paso<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Literarity Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Sergio Troncoso reading and signing A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s Son<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fort Worth<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Central Library, <\/span><\/span>Banned Books Film Series: To Kill a Mockingbird<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Vanderbilt Square, <\/span><\/span>Freddy Cruz signing When America Fell Silent<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Attica Locke reading and signing Heaven, My Home<\/span><\/a>, 5PM [happy hour 4PM]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Inprint Cool Brains! Series presents Meg Medina and Merci Su\u00e1rez Changes Gears (with the bilingual Inprint Poetry Buskers and Jasminne Mendez of Tintero Projects)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Kyle Mills reading and signing Lethal Agent<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mansfield<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books, <\/span><\/span>children’s and suspense author Deanna King signing her children\u2019s book, Gracie’s Stories, as well as her suspense novel, Twist of Fate<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Richardson<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “<\/span><\/span>How to Write Flash Fiction<\/span><\/a>” with Eden Elieff, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Raymond Caballero discussing and signing McCarthyism vs. Clinton Jencks (in conversation with Mayor Steve Adler)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cleburne<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cleburne Public Library, <\/span><\/span>Julie Kibler reading and signing Home for Erring and Outcast Girls<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

First United Methodist Church, <\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live presents Kristin Hanna, author of The Great Alone (in conversation with author Kathleen Kent)<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Philip Boehm discussing and signing his new translation of Darkness At Noon (in conversation with Christian Emden)<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meadow Wood Elementary School, <\/span><\/span>Blue Willow Bookshop presents Max Brallier reading and signing The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade<\/span><\/a>, 5PM [kids event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Irving<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

South Library, <\/span><\/span>Dear Sweet Pea launch party<\/span><\/a> with Julie Murphy, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Southwest School of Art, <\/span><\/span><\/span>San Antonio Poet Laureate Octavio Quintanilla discusses his exhibit, “FRONTEXTOS,”<\/span><\/span><\/a> 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

University of the Incarnate Word, <\/span><\/span>“Borders and Identity”: a discussion with Norma Elia Cant\u00fa, author of Caba\u00f1uelas<\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Max Brallier <\/span><\/a>reading and signing The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade<\/span><\/a>, 6PM [kids event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>Soul Notes II: <\/span><\/a>poetry and sound meditation<\/span><\/span> with g’beda Tonya Lyles<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bullock Museum, <\/span><\/span>a conversation between Stephen Harrigan and Dan Rather about Harrigan’s new book, Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Central Presbyterian Church, <\/span><\/span>BookPeople presents Jacqueline Woodson discussing Red at the Bone (in conversation with Maya Smart)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books – Southpark Meadows, <\/span><\/span>YA author Cy Young signing Death Load Onions<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lazarus Brewing Co., <\/span><\/span>LOGOS no. 15 featuring poets Victoria Prescott and Chucky BLK<\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Native Hostel, <\/span><\/span>Austin Poetry Slam<\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The North Door, <\/span><\/span>6th anniversary of Owen Egerton’s One Page Salon<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas Museum of Art, Arts & Letters Live: <\/span><\/span>Casey Gerald presents There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books, <\/span><\/span>Syfy science columnist and sci-fi author Wil McCarthy discussing and signing Antediluvian<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hotel Crescent Court, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council of DFW presents Josh Campbell discussing and signing Code Name Crossfire Hurricane: The FBI Today<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UT Dallas, <\/span><\/span>EODIAH Fellow Talks with Kent Boyer (Ekphrastic Poetry and Abstract Expressionism: \u201cWhy I Am Not A Painter\u201d by Frank O\u2019Hara 1956) and Eman Al-Habashneh (A Relentless Quest for Identity)<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fort Worth<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Dock Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Poetry Open Mic<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Fierce Reads Fall 2019 Tour: Sara Faring (The Tenth Girl), – L.L. McKinney [A Dream So Dark (The Nightmare Verse Book 2)], <\/em>Margaret Owen (The Merciful Crow), and Katie Rose Pool (There Will Come a Darkness)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Menil Collection, <\/span><\/span>Book Launch and Discussion: Cy Twombly, Treatise on the Veil, 1970<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Central Library, <\/span><\/span>Meet the Poet: Chibbi Ordu\u00f1a, member of PuroSlam and founder of Laredo Border Slam<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mix, PuroSlam featuring DJ Donnie Dee<\/a>, 9:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Raymond Caballero discussing and signing McCarthyism vs. Clinton Jencks (in conversation with San Antonio Express-News columnist Elaine Ayala<\/span><\/a>), 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Witte Museum, <\/span><\/span>the DoSeum presents the 10th Annual Outside the Lunchbox Luncheon featuring keynote speaker Dr. Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World<\/span><\/a>, 11:30AM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Josh Campbell discussing and signing Crossfire Hurricane<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bullock Museum, <\/span><\/span>High Noon Talks: Mary S. Black discussing Secrets in the Dirt: Uncovering the Ancient People of Gault<\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>an evening with Austin-based poet Usha Akella (in conversation with Chaitali Sen)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>New York Times bestselling author Max Brallier reading and signing The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade<\/span><\/a>, 6PM [sold out]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU,<\/span><\/span> a lecture by Arthur C. Brooks, author of Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Sammons Lecture in Media Ethics With Gretchen Carlson, author of Be Fierce and Getting Real<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Denton<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

University of North Texas, <\/span><\/span>UNT Visiting Writers Series presents Laird Hunt<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Amegy Bank Tower, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council of Greater Houston presents Fatima Bhutto discussing and signing New Kings of the World: Dispatches from Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM [Use code “WAC10” for $10 off your ticket.]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Avant Garden, Write About Now <\/span><\/span>Poetry Slam featuring April Neal<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>Brazos Bookstore presents Kristin Hannah discussing The Great Alone (<\/span>in conversation with Katherine Center)<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>David Rosenfelt reading and signing the newest Andy Carpenter novel, Dachshund Through the Snow<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, <\/span><\/span>Chicanas Read the Poetry of Healing<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Igo Library, <\/span><\/span>Igo Mystery Club Author Event with Susana K. Marsch<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Naomi Klein discussing and signing On Fire (in conversation with Andrea Valdez of the Texas Observer)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Canyon<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WTAMU, <\/span><\/span>Poetry Reading: \u201cLanguage, Literature and Loss\u201d with Jenn Givhan and Vanessa Ang\u00e9lica Villareal<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Anjelika Dallas Theater 7, <\/span><\/span>Dallas Videofest’s Docufest presents a screening of the new Flannery O’Connor documentary, Flannery<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>poet Joe Milazzo presents From Being Things, To Equalities In All<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Leslie Jamison discussing and signing Make It Scream, Make It Burn<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Heather Harper Ellett reading and signing Ain’t Nobody Nobody<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Brendan and Timothy McNulty signing The Meanest Man in Congress<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lubbock<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Tech, <\/span><\/span>TTU Creative Writing Reading Series presents poet francine j. harris<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Victoria<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

University of Houston, <\/span><\/span>American Book Review Reading Series presents Christine Hume<\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Waco<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, <\/span><\/span>a Q&A with Jeremy Everett, author of I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alpine<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Front Street Books, <\/span><\/span>Jerry Lackey presents the Pioneers of Texas\u2019 Frontier series<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, Augusten Burroughs discussing and signing Toil & Trouble<\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>Loving, Grieving & Surviving: Poetry of Community & Mental Health<\/span><\/a> with Jen Yanez-Alaniz, Carmen Tafolla, Jen Mendoza, ire’ne lara silva and Ilza Garcia, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Boerne<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tusculum Brewing Company, <\/span><\/span>cocktail reception with Stephen Harrigan<\/span><\/a>, author of Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas, 6PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>John Eisenberg discussing and signing The League<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, <\/span><\/span>a conversation with Anne Farris Rosen, co-author of Deep South Dispatch<\/span><\/a>, 1:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

El Paso<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Fountains at Farah, Lani Sarem signing Handbook for Mortals<\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Mark Haber reading and signing Reinhardt’s Garden<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Green, WITS <\/span><\/span>Youth Performance Poetry Session<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM [kids event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Raymond Khoury reading and signing Empire of Lies<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UTSA, <\/span><\/span>Creative Writing Reading Series presents Oscar C\u00e1sares, author of Where We Come From<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tyler<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books, <\/span><\/span>Hugo Award winning writer Timothy Zahn discussing and signing Thrawn: Treason<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Public Library, Badgerdog young authors reading<\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books – Southpark Meadows, <\/span><\/span>Texas-native and children’s author Shannon Mokry signing The Little Purple Porcupine and Saving Gardenia<\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>celebrate the launch of Stephanie Goehring\u2019s chapbook, from The Water [Inaudible], as well as Malvern\u2019s sixth birthday<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Edward’s U, <\/span><\/span>Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Throw More Stones: How to Build Your Character Through Conflict” with Samantha M. Clark<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Central Library, <\/span><\/span>“A Haunting at the Central Library”: Linda Anthony Hill, author of The Anchor is the Key<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The House of Rebirth, <\/span><\/span>Velvet: The Rebirth – An Intimate Performance Series & Benefit<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Muslim women author panel featuring Sara Bawany [(W)holehearted], Afshan Malik (Pieces), and Tayyaba Syed (The Blessed Bananas)<\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/a> 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Denton<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Bearded Monk, American Literary Review<\/em> <\/span><\/span>Lightning Round Reading<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

El Paso<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Armijo Library, <\/span><\/span>Tumblewords Project workshop: “Writing Flash Fiction and Non-Fiction to Build Longer Narrative Books” with Lex Williford<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galveston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Galveston Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Chris O\u2019Shea Roper and Tom Linton signing Legacy of the Early Gulf Coast Cowboys<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Ava Morgyn launches her new YA novel, Resurrection Girls<\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Eddie Jackson discussing and signing his new cookbook, Game-Day Eats<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Book Scene, <\/span><\/span>Freddy Cruz signing When America Fell Silent<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Discovery Green, WITS <\/span><\/span>Young Writers Workshop<\/span><\/a>, 10:30AM [kids event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Freed Montrose Library, <\/span><\/span>Public Poetry Library Reading Series featuring Daniel Carrington, Dede Fox, Gabrielle Langley, and Jasminne Mendez<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kaboom Books, <\/span><\/span>Escritores Cronopios Houston presents “Letras de oto\u00f1o,”<\/span><\/a> 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Moody Center, <\/span><\/span>Inprint’s Poetry Buskers at Moonlight at the Moody<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: “What We Talk About When We Talk about Clich\u00e9s” with Matthew Hefti<\/span><\/a>, 9:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: “Micro Essay” with Justin Jannise<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Midland<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Centennial Library, a performance and book signing with John Erickson, author of the Hank the Cowdog series, 10:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Haley Memorial Library, <\/span><\/span>Annual Fall Storytelling Gathering<\/span><\/a>, all day<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dead Tree Books, <\/span><\/span>Reynaldo Garay signing When Eagles Fly<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Ed Crowell signing Barton Creek<\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Southlake<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Town Square, <\/span><\/span>Jeff Morris signing Legion Rising<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sugar Land<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Sharon Hanzik signing Raccoons Don’t Use Spoons<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 2PM [kids event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Waco<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, <\/span><\/span>Celebrate the grand opening of Fabled Bookshop & Cafe with books, treats, and special activities<\/span><\/a>, all day<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Webster<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N, <\/span><\/span>2019 Poetry Out of Bounds: a kick-off event for the Houston Poetry Fest featuring Melissa Studdard, many of the festival\u2019s juried poets, and poets from across Texas<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Woodlands<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N, <\/span><\/span>Lost Restaurants of Houston book signing with Paul Galvani<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yoakum<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Carl and Mary Welhausen Library, <\/span><\/span>Writer’s League of Texas workshop: “Texas Writes” with Stacey Swann and Jessica Wilbanks<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, Kallisto Gaia Press Read-a-Thon Celebration<\/a><\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/a> 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>The Lion & the Pirate inclusive open mic<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dallas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

First United Methodist Church, <\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live: Ann Patchett presents The Dutch House<\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Horror Author Panel: a special All Hallows author panel with four local horror\/fantasy authors signing their works<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Frisco<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Stonebriar, <\/span><\/span>A Tale of Magic…(B&N Exclusive Edition)<\/span><\/a> book signing with Chris Colfer, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Inprint House, <\/span><\/span>Taller de escritura con Raquel Abend Van Dalen (with Tintero Projects)<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mansfield<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books, <\/span><\/span>Local Author Sundays: meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release<\/span><\/a>, while supplies last<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Michael Earney signing The A to Z Book of Wildflowers<\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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