{"id":319,"date":"2018-12-31T11:45:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=319"},"modified":"2018-12-31T11:45:39","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:45:39","slug":"special-events-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=319","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u47841-27\">\n<li id=\"u47841-8\"><span id=\"u47841-6\">The Edgar Allan Poe Victorian Festival<\/span> (OkPoeberfest), Dallas, October 3\u201331<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-11\"><span id=\"u47841-9\">Houston Poetry Festival,<\/span> October 9 &#8211; 11<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-14\"><span id=\"u47841-12\">RT Readers &#038; Writers Roundup,<\/span> League City, October 10 &#8211; 11<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-17\"><span id=\"u47841-15\">Dallas Comic Con Fan Days,<\/span> October 16 &#8211; 19<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-20\"><span id=\"u47841-18\">Zine Fest Houston,<\/span> October 17<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-23\"><span id=\"u47841-21\">Lit Crawl Austin, <\/span>October 17<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-26\"><span id=\"u47841-24\">Texas Book Festival, <\/span>Austin, October 17 &#8211; 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u47841-30\">Sunday, Oct. 11<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u47841-32\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-37\">\n<li id=\"u47841-34\">Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Gretchen Riley signs Famous Trees of Texas, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-36\">Malvern Books, Austin Writers Roulette: &#8220;Things Under the Bed,&#8221; 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-40\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-45\">\n<li id=\"u47841-42\">Chapelwood Methodist Church, Robert Westheimer presents When God Calls, How Do You Answer? Becoming a Spiritual Entrepreneur, 8:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-44\">Murder By the Book, Kyle Mills will sign and discuss The Survivor, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u47841-51\">\n<li id=\"u47841-50\">Morton Ranch High School, Rick Riordan\u2019s MAGNUS CHASE Tour, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-54\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-57\">\n<li id=\"u47841-56\">Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, breakfast with a some of the writers of Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina\/o LGBT Activism, 10AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-60\">San Marcos<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-65\">\n<li id=\"u47841-62\">Wake the Dead, Persona Literary Magazine launch party, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-64\">The Wittliff Collection, A celebration of writing by sisters ELIZABETH CROOK and NOEL CROOK, who will read from each other\u2019s works rather than their own + plus reception &#038; book signing, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u47841-68\">Monday, Oct. 12<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u47841-70\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-73\">\n<li id=\"u47841-72\">BookPeople, Bestselling Author CRISTIN O&#8217;KEEFE APTOWICZ speaking &#038; signing Dr. Mutter&#8217;s Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-76\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-85\">\n<li id=\"u47841-78\">Culp Associates, Pierre Frey, Inspiring Interiors Book Signing With Patrick Frey, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-80\">King of Glory Lutheran Church, From \u2018No Bows!\u2019 to Genes and Atoms: An Author\u2019s Journey with Shirley Smith Duke, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-82\">Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy\u2019s 14th Annual Celebration of Reading Dallas\/Fort Worth with Harlan Coben, Dana Perino, Jodi Picoult, Scott Simon and Markus Zusak, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-84\">The Wild Detectives, FINDING YOUR VOICE \u2013 WOMEN OF THE SPOKEN WORD WORKSHOP with Candy of Dallas Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-88\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-91\">\n<li id=\"u47841-90\">Rice University &#8211; Stude Concert Hall, Inprint&#8217;s Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents Sandra Cisneros with her new memoir, A House of My Own, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-94\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-97\">\n<li id=\"u47841-96\">Palo Alto College, Opening Ceremony &#038; Indigenous Blessing for American Indian\/Heritage Month with San Antonio Poet Laureate Laurie Ann Guerrero, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u47841-100\">Tuesday, Oct. 13<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u47841-102\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-113\">\n<li id=\"u47841-104\">BookPeople, Bestselling Children&#8217;s Authors JAMES &#038; KIMBERLY DEAN speaking &#038; signing Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-106\">BookPeople, Bestselling Cartoonist GAVIN AUNG THAN speaking &#038; signing Zen Pencils Volume 2: Dream the Impossible Dream, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-108\">Hole in the Wall, Bat City Review presents: Austin Rodenbiker, Alex Cronis, Hannah Anderson &#038; Jennifer Whalen, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-110\">Malvern Books, Raw Paw Presents: Alien Zine Reading with David Jewell, Josh Boyd, and special guests, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-112\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-116\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-123\">\n<li id=\"u47841-118\">Dallas Center for Architecture, John Comazzi lectures from and signs Balthazar Korab: Architect of Photography, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-120\">The Room on Main, Friends of the Dallas Public Library annual gala featuring Geraldine Brooks and honoring Bob Mong, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-122\">The Wild Detectives, Danish Author Naja Marie Aidt will sign, read and present her new novel Rock, Paper, Scissors, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-126\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-129\">\n<li id=\"u47841-128\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-132\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-135\">\n<li id=\"u47841-134\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar, Stuart Gibbs signs Big Game, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-138\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-145\">\n<li id=\"u47841-140\">Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Joey Brackner and Amy Kurlander discuss and sign Texas Clay, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-142\">Brazos Bookstore, Colin Winnette reads and signs HAINTS STAY &#038; Sarah Gerard reads and signs BINARY STAR, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-144\">River Oaks Bookstore, Mica Mosbacher&#8217;s launch party for Racing Forward, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-148\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-151\">\n<li id=\"u47841-150\">The Korova, PuroSlam! with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-154\">San Marcos<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-157\">\n<li id=\"u47841-156\">Wittliff Collections, Ben Fountain book sale and signing, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u47841-160\">Wednesday, Oct. 14<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u47841-162\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-167\">\n<li id=\"u47841-164\">BookPeoople, New York Times Bestselling Austin Author S.C. GWYNNE speaking &#038; signing Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-166\">grayDUCK Gallery, Fun Party presents a reading by poets Ben Fama and Julie Kantor, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-170\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-175\">\n<li id=\"u47841-172\">SMU McCord Auditorium, Greg Downs lectures from and signs After Appomattox: Military Occupation and the Ends of War, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-174\">The Wild Detectives, Wordspace Dallas First Hearings: Sarah Gerard and Colin Winnette, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-178\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-181\">\n<li id=\"u47841-180\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar, John Flanagan signs Tournament of Gorlan, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-184\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-197\">\n<li id=\"u47841-186\">B&#038;N &#8211; Westheimer, Nuestra Palabra Presents: Judge Lupe Salinas signing U.S Latinos and Criminal Injustice, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-188\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Lincoln Peirce will discuss and sign his new book for kids, BIG NATE: WELCOME TO MY WORLD, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-190\">Brazos Bookstore, Naja Marie Aidt reads and signs ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-192\">Houston Museum of Natural Science, HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series: Dr. Beth Shapiro presents How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction followed by a book signing, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-194\">Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Rice Design Alliance (RDA) Fall 2015 Lecture Series: Mark Linder presents Nothing Less Than Literal: Architecture after Minimalism and IMAGES? Precisely!, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-196\">Sparrow Bar + Cookshop, Night WrITers session: youth performance poetry by Meta-Four Houston and a writing workshop with a WITS writer + wine, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-200\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-203\">\n<li id=\"u47841-202\">Viva! Bookstore, Voices de la Luna Monthly Meeting with featured reader, Bryce Milligan, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-206\">Tyler<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-209\">\n<li id=\"u47841-208\">B&#038;N, Melissa Hood signs Memoirs Of An ADHD Kid, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u47841-212\">Thursday, Oct. 15<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u47841-214\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-223\">\n<li id=\"u47841-216\">Avaya Auditorium, the Michener Center for Writers reading series presents former US Poet Laureate Charles Wright, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-218\">BookPeople, Musician &#038; Author KRISTIN HERSH in conversation with Joe Gross of the Austin American-Statesman about Don&#8217;t Suck, Don&#8217;t Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-220\">BookPeople, Writers&#8217; League of Texas THIRD THURSDAY PANEL: &#8220;Write Fright Night! Dealing with Spine-Tingling Writerly Anxieties&#8221; with Anne Bustard, Greg Levin, Jason Neulander, and Amy Tintera, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-222\">Lake Travis Community Library, Keija Parssinen will read from and sign The Unraveling of Mercy Louis, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-226\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-235\">\n<li id=\"u47841-228\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Fleur de Force signs The Glam Guide, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-230\">SMU, Kimbilio Litfest: five African-American fiction and poetry authors read excerpts from their upcoming novels, sign books and answer audience questions, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-232\">SMU McCord Auditorium, Dr. Evan Thomas lectures from and signs Being Nixon: A Man Divided, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-234\">The Wild Detectives, Maggie Messitt will be signing and reading The Rainy Season, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-238\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-241\">\n<li id=\"u47841-240\">University of North Texas, reading and book signing by Kathleen Graber presented by the UNT Visiting Writers Series, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-244\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-247\">\n<li id=\"u47841-246\">B&#038;N &#8211; Fountains at Farah, R. Gaines Baty signs Champion of the Barrio, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-250\">Frisco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-255\">\n<li id=\"u47841-252\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar, James and Kimberly Dean sign Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues, 5PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-254\">B&#038;N &#8211; Stonebriar, Douglas D. Box signs Cutter Frisco: Growing Up on the Original Southfork Ranch, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-258\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-267\">\n<li id=\"u47841-260\">Brazos Bookstore, Casey Schwartz discusses and signs IN THE MIND FIELDS, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-262\">Gulf Coast Gala with keynote speaker Adrian Matejka, ?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-264\">Murder By the Book, Tasha Alexander will sign and discuss The Adventuress, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-266\">River Oaks Bookstore, David K. Langford discusses and signs Fog at Hillingdon, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-270\">McKinney<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-273\">\n<li id=\"u47841-272\">McKinney Performing Arts Center, Rhythms of Pen and Brush featuring Richard Blanco, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-276\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-281\">\n<li id=\"u47841-278\">La Fonda on Main, Cappy Lawton and Chris Waters Dunn will celebrate the launch of their new cookbook, Enchiladas: Aztec to Tex-Mex, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-280\">The Twig Book Shop, Deborah A. Harris &#038; Patti Giuffre discuss and sign Taking the Heat Women Chefs and Gender Inequality in the Professional Kitchen, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u47841-284\">Friday, Oct. 16<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u47841-286\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-295\">\n<li id=\"u47841-288\">BookPeople, Author &#038; Artist MARY LAURA PHILPOTT Happy Hour &#038; Signing Penguins with People Problems, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-290\">Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, Celebrates the Release of the 5th Issue of HUIZACHE: The Magazine of Latino Literature, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-292\">Four Seasons, First Edition Literary Gala of the Texas Book Festival, 7PM [sold out], followed by the after-party, 9:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-294\">Waterloo Records &#038; Video, Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses performs and signs her new memoir, Don&#8217;t Suck, Don&#8217;t Die, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-298\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-301\">\n<li id=\"u47841-300\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Shay Mitchell signs Bliss, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-304\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-309\">\n<li id=\"u47841-306\">Brazos Bookstore, Sloane Crosley reads and signs THE CLASP, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-308\">Murder By the Book, Manuel Ramos will sign and discuss The Skull of Pancho Villa and Other Stories, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-312\">McAllen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-315\">\n<li id=\"u47841-314\">B&#038;N &#8211; Palms Crossing, Book signing: Colors of the Wind: The Story of Blind Artist and Champion Runner George Mendoza by J.L. Powers, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-318\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-323\">\n<li id=\"u47841-320\">Half Price Books &#8211; Huebner, Andy Peloquin will sell and sign Blade the Destroyer: The Last Bucelarii Book I, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-322\">The Twig Book Shop, Gemini Ink presents Carrie Fountain and David Liss poetry reading, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u47841-326\">Saturday, Oct. 17<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u47841-328\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-333\">\n<li id=\"u47841-330\">Bullock Museum, Book it, Texas! presents Scott Zesch discussing his book, The Captured: A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-332\">Half Price Books &#8211; S Lamar, cartoonist Eddy Decker will sell and sign his new book Far-Out!: The 8th Grade, 12PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-336\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-343\">\n<li id=\"u47841-338\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, Dr. Michael Weisberg discusses and signs The Hospitalist, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-340\">Dallas Public Library &#8211; Bookmarks, Jane O&#8217;Connor will sign her &#8220;Fancy Nancy&#8221; book series + a performance of &#8220;Fancy Nancy the Musical,&#8221; crafts &#038; costume contest, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-342\">Half Price Books Mothership, Brian M. Cohen M.D. will sell and sign his medical memoir By Her Side: Standing by Your Partner Through Breast Cancer Therapy, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-346\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-353\">\n<li id=\"u47841-348\">B&#038;N &#8211; Sunland Park, Ken Hudnall signs his supernatural histories of El Paso, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-350\">Books are GEMS, Margarita Griego will read and discuss No Bees in My Trees, 10:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-352\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop &#8220;Swallowing the Pits: Finding Beauty and Sensuality in Unlikely Ways&#8221; with Sarah Walker, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-356\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-359\">\n<li id=\"u47841-358\">Galveston Bookshop, Ellen Mansoor Collier signs Vamps, Villains and Vaudeville, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-362\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-373\">\n<li id=\"u47841-364\">Blue Willow Bookshop, Sara Joiner will discuss and sign her debut book for kids, AFTER THE ASHES, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-366\">Murder By the Book, Jeff Guinn will sign and discuss Buffalo Trail and Reavis Wortham will sign and discuss Dark Places, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-368\">Inprint House, Speak!Poet Featuring Anis Shivani and Chris Wise, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-370\">Murder By the Book, Jaime Lee Moyer will sign and discuss Against a Brightening Sky, 4:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-372\">River Oaks Bookstore, Ken Bailey reads and signs Dancing with Baptists, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-376\">McAllen<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-379\">\n<li id=\"u47841-378\">B&#038;N &#8211; Palms Crossing, Book signing: It&#8217;s Too Windy by Patty York Raymond, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-382\">Plano<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-385\">\n<li id=\"u47841-384\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Park, K.M. Roberson &#8211; The Hagen Family Secret book signing, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-388\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-397\">\n<li id=\"u47841-390\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, SARA Meeting and Jolene Navarro Signing, 9:30AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-392\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, Angel of Winter signing, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-394\">Gemini Ink, &#8220;Fear of the Bad Poem: Open the Door to New Writing Possibilities&#8221; workshop with Carrie Fountain, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-396\">The Twig Book Shop, Kenneth Hafertepe discusses and signs A Guide to the Historic Buildings Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-400\">Southlake<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-405\">\n<li id=\"u47841-402\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Local Author Deanna Scott signing Tiaras and Pink Frosting, 11AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-404\">B&#038;N &#8211; Town Square, Local Author Donna Ann Weitzman signing Cinderella Has Cellulite, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-408\">Weslaco<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-411\">\n<li id=\"u47841-410\">The Storybook Garden, Victoria Moreno reads and signs ARBEZ: THE FRIENDLY ZEBRA, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u47841-414\">Sunday, Oct. 18<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u47841-416\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-421\">\n<li id=\"u47841-418\">Half Price Books &#8211; N. Lamar, cartoonist Eddy Decker will sell and sign his new book Far-Out!: The 8th Grade, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-420\">Texas Center for the Book, Kickoff Celebration with Pat Mora, Sarah Bird, and Carmen Lomas Garza, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-424\">Bedford<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-427\">\n<li id=\"u47841-426\">Half Price Books, local author George Dalton will sell and sign his Westerns, A Collision of Dreams and Holding on to the Dream, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-430\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-435\">\n<li id=\"u47841-432\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Shirley Palmer to discuss and sign 12 Words: Think It, Feel It, Do It, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-434\">B&#038;N &#8211; Preston\/Royal, MaryTherese Grabowski signs America by George! and Liberty on the Loose in the White House, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-438\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-445\">\n<li id=\"u47841-440\">Cactus Music, Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses performs and signs her new memoir Don&#8217;t Suck, Don&#8217;t Die, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-442\">Johnston Middle School, Inprint Houston presents Cool Brains! with Stephan Pastis, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u47841-444\">Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Tale-ing through Time: Jewish Storytelling in \u201cRoman Vishniac Rediscovered\u201d presented by storyteller Rabbi Dan Gordon, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-448\">Mansfield<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-451\">\n<li id=\"u47841-450\">Half Price Books, Mary Ann Poll will sell and sign her books from the Alaska Iconoclast Mystery series, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-454\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-457\">\n<li id=\"u47841-456\">University of Incarnate Word, Azar Nafisi will speak, sign books, and read from her latest work, The Republic of Imagination, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u47841-460\">Tyler<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u47841-463\">\n<li id=\"u47841-462\">B&#038;N, K.M. 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