• 13th annual Buns & Roses Romance Tea for Literacy, Richardson, October 21
• Friends of the Dallas Public Library Annual Gala, Oct 25
• 2018 Kirkus Awards Ceremony, Austin, Oct 25
• National Black Book Festival, Houston, Oct 25-27
• East Texas Rose Con, Tyler, Oct 26-28
• Lit Crawl Austin, Oct 27
• Texas Book Festival, Austin, Oct 27-28
• Bloody Bacchanal (The Witchery’s annual masquerade for charity), Galveston, Oct. 28
• Halloween ComicFest, various locations, Oct 28
• ROCO Connections: Musical & Literary Ofrenda 2018, Houston, Oct 28

Ongoing Exhibits

• Literary Frontiers: Historical Fiction & the Creative Imagination, San Marcos, August 1-December 14
• “Dawoud Bey: Forty Years in Harlem” photography exhibition (from the book Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply), Austin, August 29-December 8
• The Texas Liberator: Witness to the Holocaust exhibition (from the book The Texas Liberators: Veteran Narratives from World War II), Houston, September 7-October 28
• Texas Writers exhibition, Fort Stockton, October 1-22
• Traversing Dimensions: An Exploration of Diversity in Science Fiction, Austin, October 1-31
• Finding Sophie Blackall Exhibition, Abilene, October 11-February 1

Sunday, October 21

Austin

• B&N – Arboretum, Gary Myers discussing and signing How ‘Bout Them Cowboys?, 12PM
• BookPeople, TERRY H. WATKINS speaking & signing Darling Girl, 2PM
• BookPeople, W.F. STRONG speaking & signing Stories From Texas: Some of Them Are True, 5PM
• Malvern Books, an afternoon with authors A. R. Ashworth, K. P. Gresham, and Helen Foster sharing excerpts from recent novels, 3PM
• Texas French Bread, Eat Your Words with Austin Bat Cave, 6PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author Donna Renay Patrick will sell and sign her inspirational book, At All Times: Devotionals for Praise and Worship to Empower You for Daily Living, and local author Robert A. Kittrell will sell and sign his western novel, Sundown Over Texas, 1PM
• Interabang Books, Mark Falkin reading and signing THE LATE BLOOMER, 2PM
• Majestic Theatre, an evening with poet and illustrator Rupi Kaur, 8PM
• The Writer’s Garret, “Reflecting Real Diversity in Your Writing” with Richard J. Gonzales, 1PM

El Paso

• Literarity Bookshop, Homelands – A Conversation with Author Alfredo Corchado, 2PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Lance Scott Walker discussing and signing HOUSTON RAP TAPES, 5PM
• Inprint Houston, Tintero Projects: Fall Writing Workshop Series featuring Leslie Contreras-Schwartz, 6PM

Richardson

• The Drawing Board, “Writing Workshops Dallas: , 3PM
• Hyatt Regency North Dallas, Buns and Roses Romance Tea with Jodi Thomas, 2PM

San Marcos

• The Wittliff Collections, book release event featuring Bill Wittliff’s Devil’s Fork, 2PM

Stonewall

• Becker Vineyards, Mike Marvins discussing and signing The Texas Hill Country: A Photographic Adventure, ?

Monday, October 22

Austin

• ACL Live, an evening with poet and illustrator Rupi Kaur, 8PM
• BookPeople, TIM MOHR speaking & signing Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall (in conversation with Ed Ward), 7PM
• BookWoman, Donna Lipman discussing and signing Beyond Resistance: Coping with the Stress of the Trump Era, 7PM
• Zilker Botanical Garden, Lynne and Jim Weber discussing and signing Native Host Plants for Texas Butterflies, 7PM

Houston

• Cullen Performance Hall, Inprint’s Margarett Root Brown reading series presents Barbara Kingsolver discussing and reading Unsheltered, 7:30PM [ticketed event]
• Midtown Arts and Theatre Center Houston, Rice Architecture presents Sharing Lecture Series: Jack Self, architect, director of the REAL foundation, writer, and editor-in-chief of the Real Review, 7PM

Lewisville

• B&N – Vista Ridge, playwright Don Zolidis signing his first novel, The Seven Torments of Amy and Craig, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Mark Falkin reading and signing The Late Bloomer, 5PM

Tuesday, October 23

Austin

• Austin History Center, Meet the Author: Lori Duran discussing and signing Austin’s Travis Heights Neighborhood, 6:30PM
• BookPeople, MARIT WEISENBERG speaking & signing Select Few (in conversation with May Cobb), 7PM
• Central Library, The Library Foundation & Texas Book Festival present Edward Carey: Little book launch and opening reception, 7PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Rage, 7:15PM

Dallas

• Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, 6th Annual Nancy Farina Lecture Series: Drew Sanders discusses his book, The Garden of Eden, 6:30PM
• Hotel Crescent Court, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Sean Spicer discussing and signing The Briefing: Politics, Press and the President, 7PM
• Interabang Books, Kimberly Whitman discussing and signing PARTIES AROUND A PUNCH BOWL, 4PM
• The Wild Detectives, David Graham discussing and signing The Last Car: Cruising in Mexico City, 7:30PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Neela Vaswani will discuss and sign THIS IS MY EYE, her book about a child’s perspective in photography, 5PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Doug Hershey discussing and signing ISRAEL RISING, 7PM
• Katy Budget Books, USA Today bestselling author Grace Draven signs the first book in her new fantasy series, Phoenix Unbound, 6:30PM
• The Post Oak at Uptown, The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation presents the 3rd annual Power of Literacy Luncheon with keynote speaker Laura Bush, 12PM

San Antonio

• Central Library, author Lorenzo Gomez, III, co-founder & CEO at Geekdom, discusses and signs The Cilantro Diaries, 6PM
• Lions Field Center, Native Plant Society meeting featuring Andrew Sansom, author of Seasons at Selah: The Legacy of Bamberger Ranch Preserve, 7PM
• The Mix, PuroSlam featuring DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM
• St. Mary’s University, 2018 Community Reading Experience: former San Antonio Express News- columnist, local author and alumnus Cary Clack discussing and signing Clowns and Rats Scare Me, 6PM

San Marcos

• Texas State, The Wittliff Collections hosts a reading and book signing with Pulitzer-nominated author Karen Russell, 3:30PM

Wednesday, October 24

Austin

• BookPeople, DYLAN THURAS speaking & signing The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid (moderated by Joe Hanson, P.h.D), 6PM

Dallas

• David Sutherland (Dallas Design Center), Martyn Thompson signs Work Space: An Insight Into the Creative Heart and Interiors, 6PM
• Deep Vellum, Censorship Session 2: the history of censorship, its current reach, and the reasons for its staying power, 7PM
• Moody Performance Hall, Storytelling: Oral Fixation presents “The Best of Season 6,” 7:30PM
• The Wild Detectives, Louisa Hall discussing and signing Trinity (moderated by Karen Olsson), 7:30PM

Denton

• UNT, Visiting Writers Series hosts Colin Barrett, 8PM

Fort Worth

• TCU, 2018 Fogelson Honors Forum: An Evening with Cathy Davidson, author of Now You See It and The New Education, 7PM

Houston

• Cafe Brasil, WITS presents a Youth Open Mic featuring a reading and Q&A by Jason Koo, 7:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, James Mustich discussing and signing 1000 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU DIE, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, an evening of refreshments and a peek at Penguin Random House’s upcoming season with sales reps Brian Contine, Liz Sullivan, and Emily Smolarek (All preview titles will be 20% off), 6:30PM
• Rice University, Israeli poet and writer Tehila Hakimi will read from and discuss her work and talk about work as a place of tension as well as inspiration in writing, 12PM
• St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Brazos Bookstore hosts Yuyi Morales reading and signing DREAMERS, 6PM
• Wilchester Elementary School, Blue Willow Bookshop hosts Nathan Hale discussing and signing LAFAYETTE!, his newest graphic novel for young readers, 5PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Alice Rhea Mitchell & Sheryl K. Perry reading and signing Our Game and Scooter Mouse and the Teddy Bears, 5PM

Thursday, October 25

Austin

• ACC Highland Campus, Veterans’ Voices: reading and discussion series (sponsored by Humanities Texas), 4PM
• BookPeople, JEFF ABBOTT speaking & signing The Three Beths, 7PM
• Spiderhouse Ballroom, Storytelling: Testify presents “Demons,” 7:30PM

Canyon

• Burrowing Owl Books, Poetry Circle with the High Plains Poetry Society, 7PM

Dallas

• Deep Vellum Books, music critic and author Jessica Hopper as she presents her newest work, NIGHT MOVES, 7PM
• Half Price Books Mothership, I Read YA Tour: Young Adult fiction authors Scott Westerfeld, Kody Keplinger, and Eliot Schrefer, 6PM
• Heritage Auctions, 2018 October 25 Historical Manuscripts Grand Format Auction, all day
• Parish Episcopal School- Midway Campus, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian and author, discussing and signing Presidents of War, 7PM
• Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, an evening with Kate Bowler, New York Times best-selling author of the new memoir, Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved, 7PM
• SMU, Gilbert Lecture: author Leslie Jamison will speak about the artistic and moral complexities of writing about other peoples’ lives, 6PM
• SMU, Professors Doron Ben-Atar and Andrew Pessin, authors of Anti-Zionism on Campus: The University, Free Speech, and BDS, are the guest speakers of the 24th Ann & Nate Levine Lecture in Jewish Studies, 7:30PM

El Paso

• B-17 Bombers Oyster Pub, Last Thursdays EP presents: The Barbed Wire Open Mic Series, 8PM

Houston

• Ballroom at Bayou Place, Brazos Bookstore and the Houston Public Library host Walter Mosley reading and discussing John Woman, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Nell Painter discussing and signing OLD IN ART SCHOOL, 7PM
• Hogg Middle School, Blue Willow Bookshop hosts Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce talking about their new book, HURRICANE HEROES IN TEXAS, 5PM [SOLD OUT]
• Murder By the Book, Michael Harvey will sign and discuss Pulse, 6:30PM
• Poison Girl, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Michelle Orsi, Ryan Cal, and Jason Koo, 8:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Jay Wehnert discussing and signing Outsider Art in Texas: Lone Stars, 5PM

Kerrville

• Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, Mike Marvins discusses and signs The Texas Hill Country: A Photographic Adventure, ?

Lubbock

• Texas Tech, TTU Creative Writing presents a “Detention Nation” reading in conjunction with the School of Art, 7PM

Richardson

• The Drawing Board, Writing Workshops Dallas seminar: “NaNoWriMo Prep” with Tex Thompson, 6:30PM

San Antonio

• Trinity University, Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series: Gretchen C. Daily will discuss and sign her books with photographer Charles Katz, Jr., The Power of Trees and One Tree / Un árbol único, 7:30PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Brandon Dion discussing and signing The Remote Generation, 5PM

Sugar Land

• B&N – First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM

Friday, October 26

Arlington

• UTA – Central Library, Friends of the UTA Library series: Marjorie Herrera reading, discussing, and signing When the Men Were Gone, 7:30PM

Austin

• B&N – Arboretum, Cozy Minimalist Home: More Style, Less Stuff book signing with Myquillyn Smith, 7PM
• Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Poetry: METAPHORICALLY CHALLENGED 5150, 7PM
• Malvern Books, I Scream Social Anthology release party, 7:00PM

Dallas

• Bath House Cultural Center, Storytelling: 15th Annual Ghost Tales at the Bath House for Adults, 7PM
• Deep Vellum Books, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Cassia Hameline, Emily Riggert, Alex Temblador, and Dashaun Washington, 7PM
• Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents GNO’s 50th Birthday Celebration, 7PM

Fort Worth

• Ridglea Country Club, World Affairs Council of DFW hosts Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian and author, discussing and signing Presidents of War, 11:30AM

Grapevine

• Books-A-Million, Meet & Greet with Tucker Carlson signing Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, 4PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, I Read YA Event: Kody Keplinger, Eliot Schrefer, and Scott Westerfeld, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Reyna Grande discussing and signing A DREAM CALLED HOME, 7PM
• Lawndale Art Center, Brazos Bookstore and Gulf Coast host Laura van den Berg reading and signing The Third Hotel (with Megan Peak), 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Jeff Abbott will sign and discuss his newest stand-alone thriller, The Three Beths, and Lou Berney will sign and discuss November Road, 6:30PM
• Revention Music Center, Glenn Beck presents his new book, Addicted to Outrage, 8PM

• Katherine Anne Porter Literary Series, KAP Literary Series hosts a reading with Kim Barnes and Robert Wrigley, 7:30PM

San Antonio

• B&N – San Pedro, Guadalupe Garcia McCall and David Bowles signing All the Stars Denied and They Call Me Guero, respectively, 5PM

Saturday, October 27

Austin

• Half Price Books – S. Lamar, local author Deon Hogan will sell and sign his spiritual book, Sometimes Rain Will Show You Light, 1PM
• Half Price Books – Southpark Meadows, local author Eros da Artiste will sell and sign his novel, I Choose Pain, 1PM
• Malvern Books, launch of Alisar Eido’s new novel, Night Bound, with readings from Eido, Victoria Champion, and Brennan Utley, 7PM

Dallas

• Bath House Cultural Center, Storytelling: 15th Annual Ghost Tales at the Bath House for Adults, 7PM
• Dallas Public Library, Death Becomes Us: A Celebration of the Dead, 2PM
• Half Price Books Mothership, Halloween Spooktacular, 4PM
• Interabang Books, Marie Unanue reading and signing THE ADVENTURES OF PHATTY & PAYASO, 1PM
• Majestic Theatre, Glenn Beck presents his new book, Addicted to Outrage, 8PM
• Pan African Connection Bookstore, talk the issues with author/activist Keven Powell, 7PM
• The Writer’s Garret, Workshop: “Be Heard: Strategies for Performing Written Text” with Aaron Glover, 1PM

El Paso

• Memorial Park Library, Tumblewords Workshop: “The Masks of Samhain” with Victor Hernández, 12:45PM

Fort Worth

• Monkey & Dog Books, Halloween in Four Acts, 10:30AM

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, Jonathan Feigen signing 100 Things Rockets Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, 1PM
• Brazos Bookshop, poet Bao Phi reading from and signing THOUSAND STAR HOTEL, 3PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Jeff Kripal and Elizabeth G. Krohn discussing and signing CHANGED IN A FLASH, 7PM
• Half Price Books – Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last
• Houston Museum of African American Culture, Poetry: Jen.e.sis: The Culture 12th Edition, 7PM
• Houston Public Library, Author Bao Phi at the Living Room at HPL, 12PM
• Hyatt Regency Houston, iWRITE Literacy Organization presents 9th Annual iWRITE Luncheon & Book Signing, 11AM
• Murder By the Book, Mark Falkin will sign and discuss The Late Bloomer, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Trine Hahnemann discussing and signing Copenhagen Food: Stories, Tradition and Recipes, 1PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Thomas Kleven reading from and signing The Meaning of Life and Other Poems, 3PM
• Writespace, Workshop: “Jumpstart Your Writing Using All Five Senses” with Andreana Binder, 9:30AM

• Morton Ranch High School Performing Arts Center, Blue Willow Bookshop hosts Sarah J. Maas discussing her new novel, KINGDOM OF ASH, the final book in her Throne of Glass fantasy series, 7PM [SOLD OUT]

Kilgore

• The Bookstore in Kilgore, May Cobb signing Big Woods and Mike Clifton signing The Janus Witch, 3PM

Round Rock

• B&N – La Frontera, Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution book signing with Tucker Carlson, 9AM

San Antonio

• B&N – San Pedro, Annual Halloween Bash, 11AM
• B&N – San Pedro, Mick J. Prodger and Vito Cellini signing Cellini: Freedom Fighter, 2PM
• Bihl Haus, “When the Politics Became Art: Willie Velasquez and the Creative Journey toward Democracy,” a gallery talk by Barbara Renaud Gonzalez and signing for her new book on Willie Velasquez, Dear San Antonio, I’m Gone but Not Lost, 2PM
• Hotel Emma, pitmaster Adrian Davila and Cowboy Barbecue: Fire & Smoke from the Original Texas Vaqueros, 11AM
• The Twig Book Shop, Neela Vaswani signing This is My Eye, 11AM

Tyler

• B&N, Jan F. Whitaker signing Power Words: How to Live Successful in a Challenging World; Revitalizing Inspirational Thought Conditioners, 2PM

Sunday, October 28

Austin

• BookWoman, TORCH: A Reading with Shayla Lawson & Anastacia-Renee and open mic (hosted by Amanda Johnston), 1PM
• Malvern Books, Bat City Review SILKEN SAD UNCERTAIN: A Haunted Reading & Open Mic, 1PM
• Malvern Books, an evening with poets Danielle Sellers and Traci Brimhall, 6:30PM

College Station

• B&N, Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution book signing with Tucker Carlson, 4PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mother Ship, local author Carrie Houston will sell and sign her inspirational book, The Little Christmas Dog with A Big Purpose, and local author Karisma Thompson will sell and sign books from her Kloudsville children’s book series, 1PM
• The Writer’s Garret, Workshop: “Revising Like an Editor” with Amber Helt, 1PM

El Paso

• Literarity Book Shop, Philip Connors reads and signs A Song for the River, 3PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Scott Kelly discussing and signing INFINITE WONDER, 5PM
• Inprint House, Tintero Project writing workshop featuring Zachary Caballero, 6PM
• Murder By the Book, Daniel Mason will sign and discuss The Winter Soldier, 2PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Jeffery Tracey, Sr. discussing and signing Brainwashed by Foster Parents, 3PM
• Writespace, Workshop: “Start Your Novel: Conquering the Freshman Fifteen (Pages!)” with Tex Thompson, 9:30AM

• Books-A-Million, Meet & Greet with Tucker Carlson signing Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, 7PM

San Antonio

• McNay Art Museum, The Collector’s Apprentice: A reading with bestselling author B.A. Shapiro, 3PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Melissa Aguirre and Natalie Holland discussing and signing The Innate Design and Scarred but Smarter, 12PM

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