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 10.20.2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Local Author Showcase<\/span><\/a>, Carthage, October 21<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unblock: A Retreat for Writers<\/span><\/a>, Wimberley, October 21-24<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3rd Annual Teachers, Write! Workshop<\/span><\/a>, Houston, October 22-23<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond Biographies \u2013 Writing Educational Fiction & Nonfiction Picture Books Of All Kinds<\/span><\/a>, Austin, October 22-25<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Heritage Auctions<\/span><\/a>: Historical Manuscripts, Dallas, October 23<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio Express-News<\/span><\/em> Book & Author Luncheon<\/span><\/a>, October 23<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

26th Annual Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference<\/span><\/a>, October 24-31<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Voice & Vision: 4th Annual Texas Authors Celebration<\/span><\/a>, Austin, October 24<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Inkstravaganza Gala: Empowering Young Voices<\/span><\/a>, San Antonio, October 24<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

National Black Book Festival<\/span><\/a>, Houston, October 24-26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Border Regional Library Association 2019 Fall Conference<\/span><\/a>, El Paso, October 25-26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Jump Start that Novel Writing Retreat<\/span><\/a>, Burton, October 25-27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Book Festival<\/span><\/a>, Austin, October 26-27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Lit Crawl<\/span><\/a>, October 26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Delightfully Dirty in Dallas<\/span><\/a>, October 26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2019 Writers Conference of Dallas<\/span><\/a>, October 26<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Buns and Roses Romance Tea for Literacy<\/span><\/a>, Richardson, October 27<\/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

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

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Bethany Hegedus and Tonya Engel reading and signing Rise! From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM [kids event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Mark Barr reading and signing Watershed<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Preston\/Royal, <\/span><\/span>Deanna King signing Gracie’s Stories<\/em> and Twist of Fate<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Dallas native Perry Cockerell signing his historical novel, Tatiana’s War<\/em>, and Dallas native YA thriller author Paul Slavonik signing Legacy Drive<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UT Dallas, <\/span><\/span>Burton C. Einspruch Holocaust Lecture Series presents Dr. Mark Roseman, author of Lives Reclaimed: A Story of Rescue and Resistance in Nazi Germany<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>Backyard Story Night-Dallas Edition presents “Bones,”<\/span><\/a> 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Literarity Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Daniel Chac\u00f3n reading and signing Kafka in a Skirt: Stories From the Wall<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Inprint House, <\/span><\/span>Tintero Projects presents taller de escritura con Mauricio Patr\u00f3n Rivera<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: “How to Finish Strong” with Dr. Cynthia Childress<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>David Mizejewski discussing and signing National Wildlife Federation(r) Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 21:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Charlie Gilkey discussing and signing Start Finishing<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bufalina, Austin Bat Cave presents “<\/span><\/span>The Pie Who Loved Me<\/span><\/a>” with Lara Prescott, author of The Secrets We Kept<\/em>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Lincoln Park, <\/span><\/span>Nerves of Steel: How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge<\/span><\/em> book signing with <\/span><\/a>Captain Tammie Jo Shults<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UNT, <\/span><\/span>Terry Thorsen discussing and signing Phantom in the Sky: A Marine’s Back Seat View of the Vietnam War<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>editor Michael Bracken and contributors Chuck Brownman, James A. Hearn, Scott Montgomery, Graham Powell, William Dylan Powell, Mark Troy, and Bev Vincent reading and signing The Eyes of Texas: Private Eyes from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Maud Marks Library, <\/span><\/span>VIP Arts Houston Noir Writing Workshops<\/span><\/a>, 6:45PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: “<\/span><\/span>Delivering on Promises<\/span><\/a>” with Jaye Wells, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Mockingbird Branch Library, <\/span><\/span>Telling Tall Tales with the Mesquite Storytellers<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>H.W. Brands discussing and signing Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Native <\/span><\/span>Hostel, <\/span><\/span>Austin Poetry Slam Hosted by Christopher Mi<\/span><\/a>chael, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live presents Ruta Sepetys and The Fountains of Silence<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span>Jung Young Moon reading and signing Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River<\/em> (in conversation w\/David Searcy<\/span><\/a>), 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/em> bestselling-author Lisa Wingate and award-winning journalist Judy Christie discussing and signing Before and After<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, book release symposium: <\/span><\/span>luncheon, panels, and evening keynote with editors and subjects of The Last Card: Inside George W. Bush\u2019s Decision to Surge in Iraq<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11:30AM [RSVP required]<\/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>Cameron Dezen Hammon discussing and signing This Is My Body<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mongoose v. Cobra Bar, <\/span><\/span>Fady Joudah and William Virgil Davis present Firsts: 100 Years of Yale Younger Poets<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Texas State – Alkek Library, <\/span><\/span>film screening, panel discussion, and book signing with <\/span>Ben Masters, author of <\/span>The River and The Wall<\/span><\/em><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fabled Bookshop & Cafe, <\/span><\/span>Marjorie Lewis reading and signing When the Men Were Gone<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>W. Bruce Cameron reading and signing A Dog’s Promise<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions presents “Fly As I Dare<\/a>,” 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>award-winning author James Haley reading and signing the latest installment of his Captain Putnam naval saga, The Devil in Paradise<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, CANCELED. <\/span><\/span>H.W. Brands discussing and signing Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council – DFW presents Marie Arana discussing and signing Silver, Sword & Stone<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Timothy Egan discussing and signing A Pilgrimage to Eternity<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston Maritime Museum, <\/span><\/span>author Dr. Stephen Curley presents “In Search of Jean Lafitte: Legends, Lies, and Other Truths,”<\/span><\/a> 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Baldwin Boettcher Library, <\/span><\/span>VIP Arts Houston Noir Writing Workshops<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Market Street Outdoor Stage, <\/span><\/span>ARTFEEL: poetry reading with Dede Fox, Poet Laureate of Montgomery County, Texas<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UT Arlington, <\/span><\/span>Maverick Speakers Series: Dr. Jackson Katz, <\/span><\/a>author of Man Enough: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and the Politics of Presidential Masculinity<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Christopher Long discussing Jacques and Jacqueline Groag: Two Hidden Figures of the Viennese Modern Movement<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Vincent Cooper launches his new poetry collection, Zarzamora <\/em>(with Claudia Delfina Cardona and Laura Villareal)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions presents “Fly As I Dare<\/a>,” 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

WTAMU, <\/span><\/span>Center for the Study of the American West Garry L. Nall lecture series presents Jos\u00e9 E. Lim\u00f3n and \u201cStreets of Laredo,\u201d<\/span><\/a> 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Aaron Family JCC, CANCELED <\/span><\/span>Lynda Loigman discussing and signing The Wartime Sisters<\/em> and Ren\u00e9e Rosen discussing and signing Park Avenue Summer<\/em> (in conversation with Andrea Peskind Katz)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span>Cameron Dezen Hammon discussing and signing This Is My Body<\/em> (in conversation with Sarah Hepola<\/span><\/a>), 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, <\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live presents John Grisham and The Guardians<\/em> (in conversation with Talmage Boston)<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hotel Crescent Court, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council – DFW presents Secretary Richard Stengel discussing and signing Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation and What We Can Do About It<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, CANCELED <\/span><\/span>Clara Parkes discussing and signing Vanishing Fleece<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

South Dallas Cultural Center, Wordspace Dallas presents “African Diaspora \u2013 New Dialogues” featuring writer Lillian-Yvonne Bertram<\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Commonplace Books, Marc Grossberg reading and signing The Best People<\/em>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Asia Society Texas, <\/span><\/span>Jason DeParle discussing and signing A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5:45PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>H.W. Brands discussing and signing Dreams of El Dorado<\/em><\/span><\/a>: A History of the American West<\/span><\/span><\/em>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Shaun Hamill reading and signing A Cosmology of Monsters<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Barbie O’Connor reading and signing Virgin at Sonoma<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

United Way, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council – Greater Houston presents Marie Arana discussing and signing Silver, Sword and Stone: Three Crucibles in the Latin American Story<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Maud Marks Library, <\/span><\/span>WITS Gulf Coast Reads writing workshop<\/span><\/a>, 4:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas Tech, <\/span><\/span>TTU Creative Writing Reading Series presents Jaquira D\u00edaz, author of Ordinary Girls: A Memoir<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Barshop JCC, <\/span><\/span>New York Times<\/span><\/em> bestselling-author R.J. Palacio presents White Bird<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trinity University, <\/span><\/span>Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima presents Migrant Crossings<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Ben Longoria reading and signing The Forest Around the Hill<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

University of Houston, <\/span><\/span>American Book Review<\/span><\/em> Reading Series presents A. Van Jordan<\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

University of Texas at Arlington, <\/span><\/span>Friends of the Libraries presents mystery author Roger Broom<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Central Library, <\/span><\/span>The Library Foundation presents APL After Dark: Spooky Scary<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>I Scream Social Reading & Open Mic: Halloween Edition<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Monkeywrench Books, <\/span><\/span>Monster Mash: A Halloween Bash<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The North Door, Storytelling: BedPost Confessions presents “Fly As I Dare<\/a>,” 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Townsend, <\/span><\/span>Vera Bank presents “Stories from the Road” featuring Oliver Steck and Dave Scher<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Deep Vellum Books, <\/span><\/span>Pegasus Reading Series featuring Nancy Naomi Carlson, Heather Myers, Rosse Skelton, Jennifer Sperry Steinorth<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Heroes Lounge, <\/span><\/span>Dallas Poetry Slam presents Finger Snaps & Laugh Tracks<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fahrenheit 180, Barbed Wire Series Open Mic Night<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Ruta Sepetys reading and signing The Fountains of Silence<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>David Miklos presents Countenance<\/em>, and Isabel Zapata presents Empty Pool<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cullen Performance Hall, Brazos Bookstore presents <\/span><\/span>The Book of Gutsy Women<\/span><\/em>: An Evening with Hillary Rodham Clinton & Chelsea Clinton<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM [ticketed event – SOLD OUT]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rudyard’s Pub, Write About Now hosts <\/span><\/span>the Official Buddy Wakefield book release<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unity of Houston, <\/span><\/span>an evening with Deepak Chopra, author of The Metahuman<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Muddy Water Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>2nd Annual Zombie Crawl<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Confluence Park, <\/span><\/span>Gemini Ink presents Parabola: A Community Reading Series<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Franky Diablos, PuroSlam Roadshow<\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>Bookbinding<\/span><\/a>, 9AM [CPE for teachers]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Cepeda Branch Library, <\/span><\/span>Halloween storytelling with Rick Davis<\/span><\/a>: <\/span><\/span>Ghost stories from folklore<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books – Southpark Meadows, <\/span><\/span>Bill Benitez signing Relationship: Notes on Love, Mutual Respect, Boundaries, Marriage, and Divorce<\/em>, The Handyman\u2019s Guide to Profit<\/em>, Woodworking Simplified<\/em>, and How to Self Publish Books to Sell or Generate Leads<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Christopher Carmona reading and signing El Rinche: The Ghost Ranger of the Rio Grande<\/em>, and Juan P. Carmona discussing and signing The Alton Bus Crash<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Nico’s Comics and Games,<\/span> Halloween ComicFest<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Preston\/Royal, Malessia J. Poe signing Are You a Repeat of Your Generation?<\/em><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Armijo Library, <\/span><\/span>Tumblewords Project workshop: “The Prose and Poetry of Ambrose Bierce”<\/span><\/a> with David Evans, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Hulen, <\/span><\/span>Robert D. Jacobus discussing and signing Black Man in the Huddle: Stories from the Integration of Texas Football<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaves Books & Tea Shop, <\/span><\/span>2nd Annual Harry Potter Read Aloud<\/span><\/a>, 9AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UNT – Health Science Center, <\/span><\/span>SCBWI-North Texas presents an Expert Speaker Panel of Published Authors and Illustrators<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Galveston Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Ervin Mendlovitz signing GalveStorm 1900: A Story of Twin Flames<\/em> and The Voices of the Descendants<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Scottish Rite Cathedral, <\/span><\/span>The Witches’ Ball 2019<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>An evening of poetry with Kristin Dykstra and Reina Maria Rodriguez<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books – Clear Lake, <\/span><\/span>Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release,<\/span><\/a> while supplies last<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Marmion Park, <\/span><\/span>Houston Storytellers Guild presents “Skyline Screamers: Ghost Tales Under the Stars<\/span><\/a>,” 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Ann Bradley reading and signing Ruth’s Odyssey<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Marc Grossberg reading and signing The Best People<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: “Intro to Memoir Writing” with Pat Baldwin<\/span><\/a>, 9:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: “Personal Essay: Investigating the Self” with Alex Wukman<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Josey Books, <\/span><\/span>Josey Books & Records 1-Year Birthday Cel<\/span><\/a>ebration, all day<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Gemini Ink, <\/span><\/span>“My House But Not My House: Surrealist Poetry & the Imagination”: A Master Class with Laura Eve Engel<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Diane Paddison signing Work, Love, Pray and Be Refreshed<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Town Square, Devri Walls signing Venators: Promises Forged<\/em><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Town Square, <\/span><\/span>Lisa Hennessy signing Knit, Pray, Share<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – First Colony, <\/span><\/span>Rachael Tamayo signing Break My Bones<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

575 Pizzeria – Hillside, <\/span><\/span>Haiku Death Match<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>TORCH Poetry Reading: Lauren K. Alleyne presents her new collection, Honeyfish<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>a conversation with visiting translator Rosalind Harvey about her latest work, Juan Pablo Villalobos\u2019s The Other Side<\/em><\/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 Camel Crazy: A Quest for Miracles in the Mysterious World of Camels<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books Mother Ship, <\/span><\/span>Dallas-native children’s author Leah Santa Maria signing her Christmas book, Always The Most Wonderful Time of the Year<\/em>, and Dallas-native Danna Joyce Williams signing her Christian fiction book, Rest For The Weary: Shelter From The Storm<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Inprint House, <\/span><\/span>Tintero Projects presents taller de escritura con Ana Emilia F\u00e9lker<\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: “In Search Of . . . The Elusive Lyric Essay” with Catherine Vance<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Josey Books, <\/span><\/span>Josey Books & Records 1-Year Birthday Cel<\/span><\/a>ebration, all day<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books, <\/span><\/span>Texas-native author Doris Bell Lang signing True Heart Forgiveness: Learning to Forgive Yourself and Others & Find True Freedom<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Northwoods, <\/span><\/span>C.A. Clark signing The Oath<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>David L. Peche discussing and signing San Antonio’s Historic Hotels<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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