• Voces Americanas: Latino Literature in the United States, a Humanities Texas exhibit, Fort Worth, September 15-October 15
• Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing, Austin, June 19-January 22
• The Alchemy of Mind and Spirit: Intersections of Science and Poetry, Austin, September 26-January 13

Special Events

• Houston Poetry Fest, October 7-9
• Kimbilio Litfest, Dallas, October 13
• Texas Writers’ Workshop, Archer City, October 13-16
• Dallas Comic Con Fan Expo, Irving, October 14-16
• 4th Annual International Literature Festival, Houston, October 15-16

Sunday, October 9

Austin

• BookPeople, DANIELLE WALKER speaking & signing Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations, 1PM
• BookPeople, Illustrator CHRISTOPHER LOCKE speaking & signing Draw Like This! How Anyone Can See the World Like an Artist – And Capture It on Paper, 5PM
• Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette presents “Fear of Being Swallowed,” 4PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Len Bourland signs Normal’s Just a Cycle on a Washing Machine: A Memoir, 2PM
• Half Price Books Mothership Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!
• The Wild Detectives, Derrick C. Brown reads from and signs Uh-Oh. The Collected Poetry, Stories and Erotic Sass of Derrick C. Brown, 7:30PM

Houston

• Writespace, Workshop: Personal Essay and Memoir with Mark Dostert, 3PM
• San Antonio
• B&N – Bandera Pointe, Patrick Kelly signs Hill Country Greed, 2PM

Monday, October 10

Austin

• BookPeople, Photographer, Screenwriter, & Author BILL WITTLIFF speaking & signing The Devil’s Sinkhole, 7PM
• Half Price Books – North Lamar, local author James Harriss will sell and sign his war novel Another Such Victory: An American Fable, 1PM
• Zach Theatre, Oral Fixation presents “Out From Under The Rug: True Life Tales Of Abortion,” 8PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar Mall, The School for Good and Evil: Ever Never Handbook book signing with Soman Chainani, 6PM

Houston

• Brazos Bookstore, David Cay Johnston discusses and signs THE MAKING OF DONALD TRUMP, 7PM

Irving

• National Scouting Museum, Big Read 2016 Event: a discussion of culturally relevant literature with Dr. Rene Saldana Jr., author of The Jumping Tree, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Scott Brown discusses and signs Active Peace: A Mindful Path to a Nonviolent World, 6PM

Tuesday, October 11

Austin

• BookPeople, Historian & Bestselling Author HW BRANDS speaking & signing The General vs. The President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War, 7PM
• Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Cedar Hill

• Zula Bryant Wylie Library, Dallas Area Writers’ Group meeting featuring author Victor McGlothin, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Lincoln Park, Love Your Life, Not Theirs: 7 Money Habits for Living the Life You Want book signing with Rachel Cruze, 7PM
• The Wild Detectives, Kay Honeyman reads and signs Interference, 7PM

Fort Worth

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

Houston

• Asia Society Texas Center, Philippe Le Corre discusses and signs China’s Offensive in Europe, 7PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Astronaut Mike Massimino will discuss and sign his new book, SPACEMAN, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, John Pipkin reads and signs THE BLIND ASTRONOMER’S DAUGHTER, 7PM
• Houston Maritime Museum, HMM History Lecture by Louis F. Aulbach, author of Buffalo Bayou, An Echo of Houston’s Wilderness Beginnings, 7PM
• La Playa, Houston Poetry Fest Satellite Event: Bucky Rea’s Poetry, Music & Dance Invisible Lines, 7PM
• Murder By the Book, Charlaine Harris will sign and discuss All the Little Liars, her first Aurora Teagarden mystery in 13 years, 6:30PM

Missouri City

• Off the Vine Bistro, Off 6 Reading Series featuring award-winning multi-genre author Debbie Frontiera, 7PM

San Antonio

• The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM
• The Twig Book Shop, Paulette Jiles reads and signs News of the World, 6PM

San Marcos

• TSU – Alkek Library, Center for the Study of the Southwest presents a lecture, Q&A, and book signing with Dr. John Francis Burke, author of Building Bridges, Not Walls, 5:30PM

Wednesday, October 12

Austin

• Austin Community College – Riverside, Carlos Nicolas Flores reads and discusses Sex as a Political Condition, 7PM
• BookPeople, LAUREN OLIVER & KENDARE BLAKE speaking & signing Replica & Three Dark Crowns, 7PM

Dallas

• Hotel Crescent Court, Philippe Le Corre discusses and signs China’s Offensive in Europe, 6:30PM
• SMU – Hughes Trigg Theater, Hispanic Heritage Month at SMU presents Sonia Nazario, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Enrique’s Journey, 6PM
• The Wild Detectives, First Hearings: Wordspace Dallas hosts Carol J. Adams, author of The Carol J. Adams Reader: Writing Conversations 1995-2015, in conversation with Dallas artist Pamela Nelson, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

• TCU – Moudy North, Live Oak Reading Series featuring former Louisiana poet laureate DARRELL BOURQUE, 6:30PM

Houston

• Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:15PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Lily Hoang discusses and signs A BESTIARY, 7PM
• Houston Museum of Natural Science, HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series: Tullis Onstot discusses and signs Deep Life: The Hunt for Hidden Biology of Earth, Mars, and Beyond, 6:30PM
• Murder By the Book, Fiona Davis will sign and discuss her debut novel, The Dollhouse, 6:30PM

Huntsville

• Sam Houston State University, Chris Lynch discusses and signs Irreversible, 2PM

Nacogdoches

• Stephen F. Austin State University, Kashmir Maryam – Muslim Spoken Word Poet, 7PM

Thursday, October 13

Austin

• BookPeople, BRIT BENNETT speaking & signing The Mothers, 7PM
• BookWoman, Second Thursday Open Mic Poetry featuring Loueva Smith, 7:15PM
• Malvern Books, Novel Night with Emily McKay & Carl Vick, 7PM
• Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM

Dallas

• Aaron Family Jewish Community Center, Gavriel Savit discusses and signs Anna and the Swallow Man, 7PM
• B&N – Lincoln Park, Winter Storms book signing with Elin Hilderbrand, 7PM
• Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, , 7PM
• Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live! Series presents H.W. Brands discussing and signing The General vs The President, 7PM
• SMU-McFarlin Auditorium, Common Reading Public Lecture: Bryan Stevenson discusses Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, 4:30PM
• SMU-McFarlin Auditorium, Jones Day Lecture, part of the Tate Lecture Series: Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, 8PM

Frisco

• B&N – Stonebriar Mall, Lauren Oliver and Kendare Blake sign Replica and Three Dark Crowns, 7PM

Garland

• B&N – Firewheel Mall, Reavis Wortham signs Unraveled, 6:30PM

Houston

• Architecture Center Houston (ArCH), “Houston: A Historical Narrative” with Jim Parsons, author of Fair Park Deco, 6PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Bae Suah and Deborah Smith read and sign A GREATER MUSIC, 7PM
• El Rincón Social, Multimedia artist Pablo Gimenez-Zapiola presents Eastext: Transforming The East End Into A Moving Canvas For Poetry Projections, 6:40PM
• Houston Country Club, The Gutenberg Dinner benefiting The Printing Museum, 6:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, William Guest discusses and signs Places You Want to Go, 5PM

McAllen

• McAllen Public Library, David Bowles will read from and sign copies of his latest collection of dark legends, GHOSTS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, 7PM

Midland

• B&N, Love Your Life, Not Theirs: 7 Money Habits for Living the Life You Want book signing with Rachel Cruze, 12PM

San Marcos

• TSU – Alkek Library, Wittliff Collections presents a visiting writers series reading with Julia Pierpont, 3:30PM

Friday, October 14

Arlington

• UTA – Central Library, Anshel Brusilow discusses and signs Shoot the Conductor, 7:30PM

Austin

• BookPeople, Photographer CARLI DAVIDSON speaking & signing Lick Dogs & Lick Cats, 7PM
• BookWoman, reading and signing for Catherine Musemeche’s new book, Hurt: The Inspiring, Untold Story of Trauma Care, 7PM
• Genuine Joe Coffeehouse, Lacey Schmidt discusses Catch to Release at a Sapphic Reading Group meeting, 7PM
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, David Todd and Jonathan Ogren discuss and sign The Texas Landscape Project: Nature and People, 12 & 2PM

Dallas

• Crow Collection of Asian Art, Bae Suah reads, discusses, and signs Recitation, 7PM
• Deep Vellum Books, Bae Suah reads and signs Recitation & A Greater Music, 12PM
• Deep Vellum Books, Dark Moon Poetry Reading and Performance, 6:30PM
• Lucky Dog Books – Oak Cliff, Poets on X+ Hosted by Opalina Salas and Carlos Salas, 8PM

El Paso

• B&N – Fountains at Farah, Come Meet and Greet Susie Salom, local author of Kyle Finds Her Way, 6PM

Houston

• B&N-River Oaks, Winter Storms book signing with Elin Hilderbrand, 7PM
• Brazos Bookstore, Brit Bennett reads and signs THE MOTHERS, 7PM
• Rudyard’s Pub, Gulf Coast reading series featuring Lisa Olstein, Henk Rossouw, Corey Campbell & Jennifer Staff Johnson, 7PM

Humble

• B&N – Deerbrook Mall, Author George Arnold signs Pharaoh’s Follies: Kits of the CIA, 4PM

• Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, visiting writers series presents a reading with Julia Pierpont, 7:30PM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Barbara Dean Hendricks discusses and signs The Building Arts of South Texas: Stories of Endangered Building Arts & the Craftsmen Who Keep Them Alive, 6PM

Saturday, October 15

Austin

• Austin Community College-Highland, Writers’ League of Texas workshop: “The Architecture of a Scene: How to Craft a Vivid Scene from Beginning to End” with Chaitali Sen, 9AM
• Austin Public Library – Yarborough, Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring former Texas Poet Laureate Karla K. Morton, 1:30PM
• B&N – Lakeline Crossing, Catherine Musemeche, M.D. discusses and signs Hurt: The Inspiring, Untold Story of Trauma Care, 2PM
• BookPeople, author DEBORAH KADAIR THOMAS Storytime Reading: Cemetery Jamboree, 11:30AM
• BookPeople, New York Times Bestselling Author BOX BROWN In Conversation w/Austin Kleon speaking & signing Tetris: The Games People Play, 3PM
• Half Price Books – North Lamar, local author Bridgette Billingsley will sell and sign her Christian living book Girl Frenz: Women’s Devotional in the Midst of a Storm, 1PM
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Stephan L. Hatch, Kelly C. Umphres, and A. Jenét Ardoin sign Field Guide to Texas Grasses, and Jeff and Mary O. Parker sign Explore Texas: A Nature Travel Guide, 1PM
• Malvern Books, Short Stories by Texas Authors Vol. 2 Book Launch, 1PM
• Malvern Books, L.E. Kinzie Book Launch of Ignite: Poems, 7PM

Dallas

• B&N – Preston/Royal, Dr. Brian King signs The Laughing Cure: Emotional and Physical Healing, 1PM
• B&N – Prestonwood, Local Children’s Author Marci Peschke signs Kylie Jean: Gymnastics Queen, 12PM
• Half Price Books Mother Ship, Kay Honeyman will discuss and sign her new YA novel Interference, 2PM

Denton

• B&N – Golden Triangle Mall, Images of America: North Texas State Fair and Rodeo book signing with Nanci Monroe Kimmey and Georgia Kemp Caraway, 2PM

El Paso

• B&N – Sunland Park, Paranormal Specialist Ken Hudnall signs Haunted Hotels, 11AM
• Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop with Azucena Domínguez: “A Toast to Life,” 12:45PM

Galveston

• Galveston Bookshop, Mark Lardas signs The Battleship Texas, 2PM

Houston

• B&N – River Oaks, Minerva Perez signs I Gotta Story, My 30 Years in TV News, 2PM
• Blue Willow Bookshop, Jim Cole will discuss and sign his novel, NEVER CRY AGAIN, 3PM
• Murder By the Book, Ashley Weaver will sign and discuss A Most Novel Revenge, 4:30PM
• River Oaks Bookstore, Jayme Lynn Blaschke discusses and signs Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse, 3PM
• Tacos My Way, Book release party: The Seven Yards of Sorrow by David E. Cowen and A Warm Place to Self-Destruct by Weasel Patterson, 5PM
• The Printing Museum, Introduction to Modern Book Collecting, 9AM
• The Printing Museum, Advanced Topics in Book Collecting, 1PM
• Writespace, Workshop: Personal Essay with Leslie Contreras Schwartz, 9:30AM

Humble

• B&N – Deerbrook Mall, Author George Arnold signs Pharaoh’s Follies: Kits of the CIA, 11AM

Killeen

• Black World Books, GRAND OPENING!, 12PM

Marble Falls

• Falls on the Colorado Museum, meet and greet with visiting historian Melvin C. Johnson, author of Polygamy on the Pedernales: Lyman Wight’s Mormon Villages in Antebellum Texas, 1845-1858, 10AM

Plano

• B&N – Preston/Park, The Hostesses discussion and signing with John Gardner, 2PM

San Antonio

• Gemini Ink, workshop: Redefining Reality: The Art of Short Fiction with Jen Knox, 10AM
• The Twig Book Shop, Special celebrity book signing with Kimberly J. Brown from Halloweentown: Poppin’s Pumpkin Patch Parade, 10AM

South Padre Island

• Paragraphs on Padre, Rickey E. Pittman, storyteller, author, and folksinger, reads and signs Rio Grande Valley ABC, 1PM

Southlake

• B&N, George Dalton signs copies of his books, 1PM

Spring

• Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Poets Northwest Fall Poetry Workshop with Laurie Kolp and Terry Jude Miller, 9:30AM

Sunday, October 16

Austin

• BookPeople, NICK SELUK speaking & signing Heart and Brain: Gut Instincts, 3PM
• BookWoman, Elizabeth Cunningham book signing for Murder at the Rummage Sale, 3PM

Dallas

• Half Price Books Mothership Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!

Houston

• Asia Society Texas Center, Gulf Coast Reads present Authors & Asia: The Train to Crystal City with Jan Jarboe Russell, 3PM

Humble

• B&N – Deerbrook Mall, Author George Arnold signs Pharaoh’s Follies: Kits of the CIA, 11AM

San Antonio

• The Twig Book Shop, Richard Arnold reads and signs Separated by the War, 11AM
• The Twig Book Shop, Lisa Avery reads from and signs poetry collection Beautifully Naked. At Last., 3PM

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