• Lubbock Comic Con, Lubbock, Aug. 29–30
• Voces Americanas: Latino Literature in the United States (a Humanities Texas exhibit), San Antonio, September 1 – October 8
• Amazing Houston Comic Con, September 4 – 6
• Big Bend Comic Con, Alpine, September 5
• David (Shannon) Goes to the Museum exhibit, Abilene, National Children’s Center for Illustrated Literature, through September 25

Sunday, Aug. 30

Apparently everyone is fatigued from back-to-school. Please read quietly among yourselves.

Monday, Aug. 31

Austin

• BookPeople, MysteryPeople Presents Bestselling Author SUE GRAFTON speaking and signing X, 7PM

Houston

• Blue Willow Bookshop, Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson will discuss and sign their new picture book, LEO: A GHOST STORY, 5PM

The Woodlands

• The John Cooper School, World Affairs Council of Houston’s The Woodlands Series presents: General Stanley McChrystal discussing and signing his new book, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, 7PM

Tuesday, Sept. 1

Austin

• BookPeople, COREY TAYLOR of Slipknot and RANDY BLYTHE of Lamb of God signing You’re Making Me Hate You: A Cantankerous Look at the Common Misconception That Humans Have Any Common Sense Left AND Dark Days: A Memoir, 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM
• Westminster Manor, Austin Poetry Caravan Reading, 7PM
• Whip In, Owen Egerton’s One Page Salon with Neal Pollack, Marc Savlov, Bernadette Nason, Joleen Jernigan, Jason Myers and Tracey Zee, 7PM

Fort Worth

The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM

Houston

• Architecture Center Houston, Authors in Architecture: Donna Kacmar discusses and signs BIG Little House: Small Houses Designed by Architects, 5:30PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Ferrante Fever: celebrate the release of Elena Ferrante’s THE STORY OF THE LOST CHILD with Italian food, drinks, music, and readings, 6PM
• Hyatt Regency Houston, World Affairs Council of Houston presents: General Stanley McChrystal discussing and signing his new book, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, 12PM

San Antonio

• The Korova, PuroSlam!, 10PM

Wednesday, Sept. 2

Amarillo

• KAMR TV Studio 4 Interview, Jodi Thomas Talks Ransom Canyon, Wed, September 2, 4– 5 pm

Austin

• BookPeoople, Meet and Greet With JENN MCALLISTER (aka JennXPenn) Youtube Star, Actress and Author of Really Professional Internet Person, 6PM
• BookPeople, Professor and Dylan fan DAVID GAINES speaking and signing In Dylan Town: A Fan’s Life, 8PM
• BookWoman, O Wow: Discovering Your Ultimate Orgasm with author Jenny Block, 7PM
• Bullock Museum, High Noon Talk: Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez discusses of her new book, Texas Mexican Americans and Postwar Civil Rights, 12PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Leah Lax discusses and signs Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home, 7PM

San Antonio

• San Antonio Public Library Foundation, Great Books Series presents Shakespeare Plays with an opening lecture by author Dr. Douglas Bruster, 7:30PM

Thursday, Sept. 3

Austin

• BookPeople, Bestselling Author and Newbery Honoree INGRID LAW speaking and signing Switch, 7PM
• Soma Vida Health and Wellness Center, Author and world travel expert Russell Eric Dobda will share his travels to 24 countries on a shoestring budget, 7PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, Kristin Anderson discusses and signs Modern Misogyny: Anti-Feminism in a Post-Feminist Era, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Cynthia S. Levesque reads and signs Backcut, 6PM

Friday, Sept. 4

Austin

• BookPeople, University of Texas Professor JAVIER AUYERO and panelists speak about and sign Invisible Austin: Life and Labor in an American City, 7PM
• Brave New Books, Unspoken: Voluntaryist open mic for speakers, thinkers and artists!, 7PM

Fort Worth

• The Dock Bookshop, Tawana Williams signs UNArmed but Dangerous, 7PM

Houston

• Inprint House, First Friday Poetry Reading with Vanessa Zimmer-Powell, 8:30PMMurder By the Book, Deanna Raybourn will sign and discuss her newest release, A Curious Beginning and Anna Lee Huber will sign and discuss A Study in Death, 6:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, R Gaines Baty discusses and signs Champion of the Barrio: The Legacy of Coach Buryl Baty, 5PM

Saturday, Sept. 5

Austin

• ESB-Mexican American Cultural Center, Flor de Nopal Literary Festival workshops with Wade Martin and Vincent Cooper, 2PM
• St. Edward’s University, Writers’ League of Texas workshop with author Katherine Catmull, “He Said She Said: Dialogue is All About Conflict”, 9AM

Dallas

• Dallas Public Library, Dallas Zine Party Panel And Workshop with Randy Guthmiller of SHAPE Zines, Anastasia (Stacy) Kirages of the art zine Modernizm and organizer of Houston Zine Fest, David LaBounty, editor and publisher of Workers Write! and The First Line, Sarah Welch of Mystic Multiples and current resident at UT Dallas’ Centraltrak, and Sandra Dalavadros of Cemetery Sisters, 3PM
• El Paso
• Memorial Park Public Library, a Tumblewords Project workshop: “Muze of the Moment” with Richie Marrufo (director of the Barbed Wire Open Mic Series), 12:45PM

Houston

• Katy Budget Books, Book Recommendations Luncheon – UnRequired Reading Edition, 12PM
• McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, JKS Communications offers “Burn Through Your Story”, a writing workshop with Jonesborough National Storytelling Festival teller-in-residence, Minton Sparks, 11:30AM
• Writespace, “Dialogue: Let Your Characters’ Words Bring Your Story to Life”, a workshop with author and anthology editor, KJ Russell, 9:30AM

Hurst

• B&N – NE Mall, Book Signing With Mystery Author Laurie Moore: Dawn of the Deb: A Debutante Detective Mystery, 1PM

Pearland

• B&N, Author signing with Tekesha Hubbard: The Summer Hook Up, 1PM

Plano

• B&N – Creekwalk Village, Women’s Advocate Sahar Paz, reads and signs Find Your Voice, 5PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Marcus Valdespino reads and signs White Boy Confessions, 11AM

Southlake

• B&N – Town Square, Trent Brown III Signing 3T Chronicles: Talbert the Chef, 11:30AM

Sunday, Sept. 6

Dallas

• The Wild Detectives, the inaugural DALLAS ZINE PARTY!, 1PM

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