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 11.10.2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Jewish Book & Arts Festival<\/span><\/a>, Houston, November 2-13<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

EDGE: The Texas Monthly Festival<\/span><\/a>, Dallas, November 8-10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fresh Fiction’s Readers & ‘ritas<\/span><\/a>, Allen, November 8-10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

10th Annual Wizard World Austin<\/span><\/a>, November 8-10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Writes in ATX<\/span><\/a>, Austin, November 9-10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Beaumont Comic Con<\/span><\/a>, November 9-10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

South Texas Book Festival<\/span><\/a>, McAllen, November 10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TCU 2019 Texas Book Award<\/span><\/a>, Fort Worth, November 14<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2019 WITS Gala<\/span><\/a>, Houston, November 14<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The 2019 Writing Workshop of Austin<\/span><\/span><\/a>, November 15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The 2019 Houston Writing Workshop<\/span><\/span><\/a>, November 16<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Yuyi Morales: So\u00f1adora<\/span><\/a>, Abilene, November 14-?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Texas Star Trading Co., <\/span><\/span>John Erickson signing Finding Hank: The Most-Often Asked Questions About Hank the Cowdog<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Yuen Yung discussing and signing The Blind Grind<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Jordan Zucker discussing and signing One Dish – Four Seasons<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>local author JM Buckler and Patty Conner, VP of programs at Hope Alliance, present “Writing as a Tool for Healing from Sexual Assault,”<\/span><\/a> 3:30PM<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>John Domini\u2019s reading and signing The Color Inside a Melon<\/em> (with special guest Lowell Mick White)<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: “Writing Between the Lines: Speculative Nonfiction” with Matthew Hefti<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patchouli Joe’s Books & Indulgences, <\/span><\/span>NaNoWriMo Writers’ Refuge<\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “<\/span><\/span>Event Poetry: Tracking Personal Revelation<\/span><\/a>” with Christopher Stephen Soden, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “<\/span><\/span>Scrivener 101<\/span><\/a>” with Blake Atwood, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Ervin Mendlovitz signing Galvestorm 1900: A Story of Twin Flames<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Wild Stallion Vineyards, <\/span><\/span>Aggie Authors <\/span><\/a>Event, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Jane Ko discussing and signing Koko’s Guide to Austin<\/em> (in conversation with Kana LiVolsi)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Austin Community College Creative Writing Department\u2019s Literary Coffeehouse, hosted by Charlotte Gullick, featuring Ehigbor Shultz<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Dallas Museum of Art, <\/span><\/span>Arts & Letters Live presents Tim O’Brien discussing Dad’s Maybe Book <\/em>(in conversation with Ben Fountain)<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>guidebook author and TV host Rick Steves presents a slideshow lecture titled “Travel as a Spiritual Act,”<\/span><\/a> 7:30PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Blue Willow Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>Eoin Colfer reading and signing his new book, The Fowl Twins<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Congregation Emanu El, <\/span><\/span>The Progressive Forum presents Karen Armstrong discussing her new book, The Lost Art of Scripture: Rescuing the Sacred Texts<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Stude Concert Hall, <\/span><\/span>Inprint’s Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents Elizabeth Gilbert discussing City of Girls<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM [ticketed event – SOLD OUT]<\/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 Reginald Dwayne Betts<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Southwest School of Art, <\/span><\/span>Visiting Artist Talk: <\/span><\/a>poet, scholar, and book artist Amaranth Borsuk, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>E. R. Bills discussing and signing The San Marcos 10: An Antiwar Protest in Texas<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Apergy, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council – Greater Houston presents Loren Steffy discussing and signing George P. Mitchell: Fracking, Sustainability, and an Unorthodox Quest to Save the Planet<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Front Street Books, <\/span><\/span>Sid Balman reading and signing Seventh Flag<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Flat Track <\/span><\/span>Coffee, <\/span><\/span>Living Room Lit Open Mic<\/span><\/a> with Chicon Street Poets, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Home Slice Pizza, Austin Bat Cave’s <\/span><\/span>Story Department: C<\/span><\/a>old Turkey, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hotel Ella, <\/span><\/span>Salon Series: Asher Price discussing and signing Earl Campbell: Yards After Contact<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lazarus Brewing Co., <\/span><\/span>LOGOS no. 16 featuring poets Nick Courtright and Kimbol Soques<\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UT – Belo New Media Center, <\/span><\/span><\/span>David Wallace-Wells discussing and signing The Uninhabitable Earth<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 3:30PM <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UT, Joynes Reading Room Literary Speaker Series: reception and Q&A with David Wallace, author of The Uninhabitable Earth<\/em><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Chocolate Secrets, <\/span><\/span>Sanderia Faye’s LitNight Reading Series<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hall of State at Fair Park, <\/span><\/span>Dallas Historical Society Brown Bag Lecture: Carmen Goldthwaite, author of Texas Dames: Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hotel Crescent Court, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council DFW presents Hampton Sides discussing and signing On Desperate Ground: The Epic Story of Chosin Reservoir \u2013 The Greatest Battle of the Korean War<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Black Orchid Lounge, <\/span><\/span>Barbed Wire Open Mic Series (BWOMS)<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/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

Asia Society Texas Center, <\/span><\/span>World Affairs Council – Greater Houston presents Michael O’Hanlon discussing and signing The Senkaku Paradox: Risking Great Power War Over Small Stakes<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Ashley Wurzbacher reading and signing Happy Like This<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lone Star College – N. Harris, <\/span><\/span>The Human Library 2019<\/span><\/a>, 9AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Vegas Tenold discussing and signing Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Warehouse Live, <\/span><\/span>The Moth StorySLAM presents “Gratitude,”<\/span><\/a> 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

North Richland Hills<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

North Richland Hills Library, <\/span><\/span>NaNoWriMo Writing Workshop: Publishing<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Lincoln Park, <\/span><\/span>Twisted Twenty-Six<\/span><\/em> (Stephanie Plum Series #26) book signing with Janet Evanovich<\/span><\/a>, 7PM [wristbanded event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interabang Books, <\/span><\/span>Writing <\/span><\/span><\/a>Workshops Dallas panel: “Demystifying the Writing and Publishing Process” with Alex Temblador, Kathleen Kent, A. Lee Martinez, and Brooke Fossey<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

SMU, <\/span><\/span>Book Talk by Prof. Lolita Buckner Inniss: The Princeton Fugitive Slave<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives, <\/span><\/span>Inner Moonlight Poetry Reading featuring Nomi Stone and Rose Skelton<\/span><\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Avant Garden, <\/span><\/span>Write About Now: Wansgiving Community Potluck & Free Poetry Open Mic<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>An Evening with novelists Hernan Diaz (In the Distance<\/em>) and Mark Haber<\/span><\/a> (Reinhardt’s Garden<\/em>), 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lone Star College – N. Harris, <\/span><\/span>The Human Library 2019<\/span><\/a>, 9AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Roka Akor, <\/span><\/span><\/span>Laurie Warren discussing and signing Wild World, Joyful Heart: Unlock Your Power to Create Health and Joy<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, <\/span><\/span>Blue Willow Bookshop presents Stephen Harrigan discussing and signing Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas<\/em> (in conversation with Judge Ken Wise)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Central Library, Slammin’ the Stacks<\/a>: poetry slam with emcee Andrea \u201cVocab\u201d Sanderson, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio College, <\/span><\/span>Lauren Markham, author of The Faraway Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life<\/em>, presents “Migration Stories, Migration Myths,” <\/span><\/a>7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Alyssa Banta discussing and signing The Texas Ranch Sisterhood<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>workshop: Book Repair I<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin Central Public Library, <\/span><\/span>BookPeople presents Jeffrey Rosen discussing and signing  Conversations with RBG<\/em> (in conversation with Clay Smith of Kirkus Reviews<\/em>)<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Austin History Center, <\/span><\/span>Dr. David B. Gracy discussing and signing A Man Absolutely Sure of Himself: Texan George Washington Littlefield<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookWoman, <\/span><\/span>Second Thursday <\/span><\/a>Open Mic featuring poet, playwright, and children\u2019s book author Nicole Cortichiato<\/span><\/a>, 7:15PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Harry Ransom Center, author Megan Cook presents The First First Folio: Editing Chaucer in Renaissance England<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, Novel Night with H. Claire Taylor (Jessica Christ: The Beginning<\/em>) and Jonathan Woods (Kiss the Devil Good Night<\/em>)<\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patrick Heath Public Library, <\/span><\/span><\/span>poets, writers, and artist contributors read from the anthology Through Layered Limestone<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Hilton Anatole, <\/span><\/span>Texas Women\u2019s Foundation 34th Annual Luncheon with keynote speaker Elaine Welteroth, author of More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

REvolution Cafe & Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Velvet: Black Future – An Afrofuturistic evening of aesthetics, music, poetry, live art, live imagination, dance, comedy, and storytelling<\/span><\/a>, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UTEP, <\/span><\/span>creative writing workshop: “A Wider View of Nature” with poet Lupe Mendez<\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

UTEP, <\/span><\/span>poetry reading with Lupe Mendez, author of Why I Am Like Tequila<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>Addie Tsai reading and signing Dear Twin<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>John Langmore discussing and signing Fault Lines: Portraits of East Austin<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N, <\/span><\/span>I Am Not Afraid, Surviving Type 1 Diabetes<\/em> book signing with Shelly M. Johnson<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/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 poet, scholar, and book artist Amaranth Borsuk<\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Baylor, <\/span><\/span>Texas Collection Fall 2019 Lecture: John S. Wilson, Rachel DeShong, and Sierra Wilson discussing and signing Mapping Texas: A Cartographic Journey 1561-1860<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Friday, November 15:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>workshop: Book Repair I<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Leanna Petronella reading and signing The Imaginary Age<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Fahrenheit 180, <\/span><\/span>Lupe Mendez poetry reading at BWOMS Open <\/span><\/a>Mic, 8PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Brazos Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>ER Bills discussing and signing The San Marcos 10: An Antiwar Protest in Texas<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Inprint House, <\/span><\/span>First Friday Poetry Series presents Anis Shivani<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spring Branch Middle School, <\/span><\/span>Blue Willow Bookshop presents Shannon Messenger discussing Legacy<\/em>, the eighth book in her Keeper of the Lost Cities series<\/span><\/a>, 5PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

UT Dallas, <\/span><\/span>Reunion Volume 9<\/span><\/em> launch party<\/span><\/a>, 6:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Angelo State, <\/span><\/span>Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush discussing Sisters First<\/em><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>Cliff Etheredge discussing and signing Flying With One Wing<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Community College – Highland, <\/span><\/span>Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “Character Driven and Intricately Plotted Mysteries” with Sherry Thomas<\/span><\/a>, 10AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Arboretum, <\/span><\/span>Donovan Boyd signing Clock Maintenance<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Brenda Marie Smith reading and signing If Darkness Takes Us<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Carver Branch Library, <\/span><\/span>Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring Sandi Horton<\/span><\/a>, 1:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Half Price Books – Southpark Meadows, <\/span><\/span>Cy Young signing his thriller, Deathload<\/em>, and his YA novel, Onions<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>Esteban Rodr\u00edguez launches his new poetry collection, Crash Course<\/em>, with readings from special guest ire\u2019ne lara silva<\/span><\/a>, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Samuel Lynne Galleries, David Yarrow book launch and exhibit opening reception: David Yarrow Photography: Americas Africa Antarctica Arctic Asia Europe<\/em><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Armijo Library, <\/span><\/span>Tumblewords Project workshop: “If You Bring Nothing to This Place but Your Carcass, Keep Out” with Gustavo Enriquez<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Leaves Book & Tea Shop, <\/span><\/span>Writing Workshop with Mike Baldwin<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaves Book & Tea Shop, <\/span><\/span>Panther City Review<\/span><\/em> Issue #4 launch party<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Galveston Bookshop, <\/span><\/span>E.R. Bills signing The San Marcos 10: An Antiwar Protest in Texas<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Lark & Owl Booksellers, <\/span><\/span>Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “On the Craft of Writing” with Edward Carey and Michael Noll<\/span><\/a>, 5:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Houston<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/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

Lawndale Art Center, Brazos Bookstore presents <\/span><\/span>An Evening with Flea and his new memoir, Acid for the Children<\/em><\/span><\/a> (<\/span><\/span><\/span>in conversation with Jagi Katial), 7PM [ticketed event – SOLD OUT]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, <\/span><\/span>Blue Willow Bookshop presents Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush in celebration of their first children\u2019s book, Sisters First<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 7PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder By the Book, <\/span><\/span>Tessa Arlen will sign and discuss Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders<\/em>, and Sara Rosett will sign and discuss Murder in Black Tie<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 4:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

River Oaks Bookstore, <\/span><\/span>William Dylan Powell discussing and signing Secret Houston: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: “More Than Just Hitting the Books: Researching 101” with Marian Szczepanski<\/span><\/a>, 9:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Writespace, <\/span><\/span>Workshop: “\u2018The Body Is and Is and Is:\u2019 Poetry of the Body” with Theodora Ziolkowski<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patchouli Joe’s Books & Indulgences, <\/span><\/span>Ron Franscell discussing his latest book, Alice & Gerald: A Homicidal Love Story<\/em>, as well as his other true crime books, followed by a book signing<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Palms Crossing, <\/span><\/span>Meet the Author: Sylvia Weaver Rivera<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span><\/span>Meet the Author: Ana A. Cavazos<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Palms Crossing, <\/span><\/span>Meet the Author: Rob Paulsen<\/span><\/a>, 7:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

New Braunfels<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Book Haus, <\/span><\/span>Joseph Brooks discussing and signing The Value of a Single Woman<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Port Neches<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fleur Fine Books, <\/span><\/span>author Merilyn Howton Marriott Meet & Greet Event<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Round Rock<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Baca Center, SCBWI-Austin: <\/span><\/span>Full Novel Workshop<\/span><\/a> with Cory Putman Oakes, Varsha Bajaj, Nikki Loftin and Jessica Lee Anderson, 8:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Memorial Branch Library, <\/span><\/span>explore spoken word poetry and creative writing with local award-winning writer and performer Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson<\/span><\/a>, 3PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tobin Center, author <\/span><\/span>Brian Kilmeade presents “America\u2014 Great From the Start<\/span><\/a>,” 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Twig Book Shop, <\/span><\/span>E. M. Johnson signing The Greatest Treasure Ever<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Half Price Books, <\/span><\/span>Lloyd Rosen signing Resurrection from Depression<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Town Square, <\/span><\/span>Randy Clark signing Authority from God<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B&N – Town Square, <\/span><\/span>Julia Yu signing Sweeter Without Sugar<\/span><\/a>, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17:<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Austin Book Arts Center, <\/span><\/span>workshop: Bookbinding for Artists<\/span><\/a>, 12PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Walt Gragg reading and signing The Chosen One<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

BookPeople, <\/span><\/span>Marc Grossberg reading and signing The Best People<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Malvern Books, <\/span><\/span>poet T.D. Walker reading and signing Small Waiting Objects<\/em>, with special guests August Huerta and Holly Lyn Walrath<\/span><\/a>, 1PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Fountains, <\/span><\/span>Shanna Sarsin signing Elephant, Bunnies, and a Headless Giraffe<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Leaves Book & Tea Shop, <\/span><\/span>an afternoon with DFW authors Mike Baldwin, Laurie Cockerell, Ben Connelly, and Elaine Fields Smith<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Frisco<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nB&N – Stonebriar, <\/span><\/span>Celebrate the launch of Sisters First<\/em> with Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush<\/span><\/a>, 11AM [wristbanded event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – NE Mall, <\/span><\/span>The Toll<\/span><\/em> (Arc of a Scythe Series #3) book signing with Neal Shusterman<\/span><\/a>, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Patchouli Joe’s Books & Indulgences, <\/span><\/span>NaNoWriMo Writers’ Refuge<\/span><\/a>, 11AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N, <\/span><\/span>Raider Power: Texas Tech’s Journey from Unranked to the Final Four<\/span><\/em> book signing with Chris Beard<\/span><\/a>, 12:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

B&N – Palms Crossing, <\/span><\/span>Meet the Author: Gail Rollo<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Keystone School, <\/span><\/span>The Twig Book Shop presents Brian Kilmeade and Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History<\/em><\/span><\/a>, 1PM [ticketed event]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

The Wittliff Collections, <\/span><\/span>Steven L. Davis discussing and signing The Essential J. Frank Dobie<\/em> with special guests Naomi Shihab Nye, John Phillip Santos, William Jack Sibley, Chip Dameron, and Dudley Dobie, Jr.<\/span><\/a>, 2PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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