{"id":330,"date":"2018-12-31T11:48:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=330"},"modified":"2018-12-31T11:48:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T11:48:29","slug":"special-events-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=330","title":{"rendered":"Special Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<ul id=\"u45894-9\">\n<li id=\"u45894-8\"><span id=\"u45894-6\">The Edgar Allan Poe Victorian Festival<\/span> (OkPoeberfest), Dallas, October 3\u201331<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u45894-34\">\n<li id=\"u45894-12\"><span id=\"u45894-10\">Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez: His Life and Legacy Symposium,<\/span> Austin, Oct. 28 \u2013 30<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-15\"><span id=\"u45894-13\">East Texas Christian Writers Conference<\/span>, Marshall, October 30 &#8211; 31<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-18\"><span id=\"u45894-16\">International Literature Festival, <\/span>Houston, October 30 &#8211; 31<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-21\"><span id=\"u45894-19\">Wizard World Comic Con, <\/span>Austin, October 30 &#8211; 31<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-24\"><span id=\"u45894-22\">Halloween ComicFest 2015,<\/span> Houston, October 31<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-27\"><span id=\"u45894-25\">Ann &#038; Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book &#038; Arts Fair,<\/span> Houston, November 1 &#8211; 15<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-30\"><span id=\"u45894-28\">NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month),<\/span> November 1 &#8211; 30<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-33\"><span id=\"u45894-31\">Voces Americanas: Latino Literature in the United States,<\/span> Wichita Falls, November 1 &#8211; December 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u45894-37\">Sunday, Oct. 25<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u45894-39\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-48\">\n<li id=\"u45894-41\">BookPeople, Special Sunday Afternoon Storytime! LIZ GARTON SCANLON &#038; SUSAN KRALOVANSKY reading &#038; signing In the Canyon (Scanlon) &#038; Twelve Cowboys Ropin&#8217; (Kralovansky), 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-43\">BookPeople, Poet &#038; Visual Artist ANIS MOJGANI speaking &#038; signing The Pocketknife Bible: The Poems and Art of Anis Mojgani, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-45\">Malvern Books, E. Kristin Anderson Book Launch for Pray, Pray, Pray: Poems I wrote to Prince in the middle of the night, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-47\">One to One Bar, Come party with Jackie Venson and the Austin Bat Cave! Grab food and drink, listen to music, and get a chance to hear the next generation of writer\u2019s read their work! All proceeds benefit Austin Bat Cave\u2019s free children\u2019s writing program, 4PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-51\">Galveston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-54\">\n<li id=\"u45894-53\">1892 Bishop&#8217;s Place, Kenneth Hafertepe lectures from and signs A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-57\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-62\">\n<li id=\"u45894-59\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signing Beijing Ding-a-Ling: Mao of the CIA, 10AM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-61\">Community Artists&#8217; Collective, The Healing of a Broken Spirit &#8211; Book Signing with author Akua Fayette, 1PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-65\">Irving<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-68\">\n<li id=\"u45894-67\">Irving Public Library: Valley Ranch, Author Workshop with Amanda Arista, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u45894-71\">Monday, Oct. 26<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u45894-73\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-76\">\n<li id=\"u45894-75\">BookPeople, Austin Playwright &#038; Debut Novelist KIRK LYNN speaking &#038; signing Rules for Werewolves, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-79\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-82\">\n<li id=\"u45894-81\">UT Dallas, Elizabeth Harris reading and discussion of Tristano Dies, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-85\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-92\">\n<li id=\"u45894-87\">Brazos Bookstore, Richard Ford discusses and signs LET ME BE FRANK WITH YOU, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-89\">Houston Museum of Natural Science Distinguished Lecture Series: Marilyn Johnson discusses and signs Lives in Ruins: Archeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-91\">Murder By the Book, Charlie Lovett will sign and discuss The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u45894-95\">Tuesday, Oct. 27<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u45894-97\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-106\">\n<li id=\"u45894-99\">BookPeople, Bestselling Author RICHARD FORD speaking &#038; signing Let Me Be Frank With You, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-101\">Cheer Up Charlie&#8217;s, Everything Is Bigger presents: Josh Denslow, Amaris Diaz, Monica Teresa Ortiz, Heather Christle &#038; Boone Graham, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-103\">Malvern Books, An Evening with Jasmina Te\u0161anovi\u0107 &#038; Bruce Sterling, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-105\">Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-109\">Duncanville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-112\">\n<li id=\"u45894-111\">Duncanville Public Library, Richard L. Mabry, M.D. will discuss and sign Miracle Drug, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-115\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-118\">\n<li id=\"u45894-117\">The Dock Bookshop, Fort Worth Poetry Slam and Open Mic, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-121\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-132\">\n<li id=\"u45894-123\">Brazos Bookstore, Gabe Klein discusses and signs START-UP CITY, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-125\">Houston Museum of Natural Science, HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series: , 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-127\">Katy Budget Books, Happy Hallow-Teen Event with Gena Showalter, Kady Cross, and Amy Lukavics + costume contest and snacks, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-129\">Lawndale Art Center, 28th Annual Dia de los Muertas: ROCO Connections: Musical and Literary Ofrenda, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-131\">Legacy Lounge &#8211; UH, Glass Mountain presents the HalloReading,7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-135\">Lewisville<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-138\">\n<li id=\"u45894-137\">B&#038;N &#8211; Vista Ridge, 20-Year Anniversary Celebration!, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-141\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-144\">\n<li id=\"u45894-143\">Mahon Library, Michelle Newby presents &#8220;How to Get Your Book Reviewed&#8221; to the Caprock Writers&#8217; Alliance, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-147\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-150\">\n<li id=\"u45894-149\">The Korova, PuroSlam! with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-153\">The Woodlands<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-156\">\n<li id=\"u45894-155\">B&#038;N, The Last Ever After (B&#038;N Exclusive Edition) book signing with Soman Chainani, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u45894-159\">Wednesday, Oct. 28<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u45894-161\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-170\">\n<li id=\"u45894-163\">Badlands Austin, Release party for The Monsters Who Loved Me, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-165\">BookPeoople, YA Halloween Horror: GENA SHOWALTER, AMY LUKAVICS, KADY CROSSspeaking &#038; signing Alice in Zombieland, Daughters Unto Devils, and Sisters of Blood and Spirit + prizes (costumes encouraged), 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-167\">grayDUCK Gallery, Fields presents: Disparate Elements No. 2 with Fernando A. Flores, Ji Yoon Lee, Jenn Shapland, and Tom\u00e1s Q. Mor\u00edn, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-169\">St. Edwards University, Marcia Kinsey Visiting Writers Series presents Dinaw Mengestu, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-173\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-176\">\n<li id=\"u45894-175\">Kettle Arts Gallery, Pegasus Reading Series featuring Joe Milazzo, Jill Talbot, and Kathleen Winter, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-179\">Denton<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-182\">\n<li id=\"u45894-181\">University of North Texas, UNT Visiting Writers Series presents a reading and book signing by Claire Vaye Watkins, 8PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-185\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-192\">\n<li id=\"u45894-187\">Brazos Bookstore, Kirk Lynn discusses and signs RULES FOR WEREWOLVES, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-189\">Holocaust Museum Houston, Richard Breitman lectures from FDR and the Jews, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-191\">Murder By the Book, Lisa Scottoline will sign and discuss Corrupted, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u45894-195\">Thursday, Oct. 29<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u45894-197\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-202\">\n<li id=\"u45894-199\">BookPeople, Professor\/Writer\/Organizer ROBERT JENSEN speaking &#038; signing Plain Radical: Living, Loving and Learning to Leave the Planet Gracefully, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-201\">Textile, Reading Between the Wines fundraiser for Literacy Coalition of Central Texas, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-205\">Brenham<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-208\">\n<li id=\"u45894-207\">Unity Theatre, 7th Annual The Washington County Read: meet Ron Rozelle who will read from My Boys and Girls are in There, 5:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-211\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-218\">\n<li id=\"u45894-213\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, Days of our Lives 50 Years book signing by cast members, 6:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-215\">Highland Park United Methodist Church, Authors Live!: James Kaplan presents and signs Sinatra: The Chairman, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-217\">Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, TASCHEN Editor Nina Wiener moderates a discussion between J. Michael Lennon and Lawrence Schiller, contributors to the new book, Norman Mailer. JFK. Superman Comes to the Supermarket, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-221\">Deer Park<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-224\">\n<li id=\"u45894-223\">Deer Park Public Library, Vicki Schreiber-Howard will discuss and sign The Deer Park, Texas Hauntings, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-227\">Fredericksburg<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-230\">\n<li id=\"u45894-229\">Jackson Fine Art &#038; Antiques Gallery, David K. Langford presents Fog at Hillingdon, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-233\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-238\">\n<li id=\"u45894-235\">Poison Girl Bar, Poison Pen Reading Series featuring Kathleen Winter, 8:30PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-237\">River Oaks Bookstore, Angela Williams discusses and signs Hush Now, Baby, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-241\">Lubbock<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-244\">\n<li id=\"u45894-243\">Texas Tech English Auditorium, Creative Writing Program Reading Series presents Merritt Tierce, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-247\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-250\">\n<li id=\"u45894-249\">Pearl Stable, Gemini Ink&#8217;s Inkstravaganza Gala honoring author Dr. Coleen Grissom, 6PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-253\">San Marcos<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-256\">\n<li id=\"u45894-255\">The Wittliff, Texas State presents: Lydia Davis, 3:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u45894-259\">Friday, Oct. 30<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u45894-261\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-264\">\n<li id=\"u45894-263\">Malvern Books, Chaitali Sen Book Launch for The Pathless Sky, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-267\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-270\">\n<li id=\"u45894-269\">Bath House Cultural Center, storytelling for teens and adults: Ghosts, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-273\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-276\">\n<li id=\"u45894-275\">The Grooovy Smoothie Caf\u00e9, ForWord Volume III Chapbook release party, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-279\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-286\">\n<li id=\"u45894-281\">Brazos Bookstore, The Gulf Coast Reading Series, 7PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-283\">Katy Budget Books, C. C. Hunter discusses and signs Unspoken, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-285\">Writespace, Frightspace Open Mic &#038; Contest, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"u45894-292\">\n<li id=\"u45894-291\">Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, Texas State presents: Lydia Davis, 7:30PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-295\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-298\">\n<li id=\"u45894-297\">B&#038;N &#8211; Northwoods, Halloween Author Signing: Demonic Visions Horror Tales, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u45894-301\">Saturday, Oct. 31\u00a0 HALLOWEEN<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u45894-303\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-314\">\n<li id=\"u45894-305\">Austin Playhouse, Halloween Storytelling with Bernadette Nason, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-307\">BookPeople, HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY! with actor and children&#8217;s author JASON SEGEL speaking &#038; signing Nightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic, 3PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-309\">Brave New Books, ZOMBIE COSTUME BALL! with author Jim Marrs, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-311\">Half Price Books &#8211; S Lamar, local author Garry White will sell and sign his memoir My Quest to Be a Single Dad: Thirty-Plus Years Trying to Adopt, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-313\">St. Edward&#8217;s University, Texas Writers&#8217; League Workshop &#8211; &#8220;Characters Who Don&#8217;t Play Well With Others: Crafting Credible Antagonists&#8221; with Marian Szczepanski, 9AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-317\">Bellaire<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-320\">\n<li id=\"u45894-319\">Bellaire City Library, Gulf Coast Reads 2015: Houston author and historian Doug Weiskopf discusses &#8220;Trains, Transportation and the Galveston Storm&#8221;, 3PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-323\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-328\">\n<li id=\"u45894-325\">Bath House Cultural Center, storytelling for children: Ghosts, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-327\">Bath House Cultural Center, storytelling for teens and adults: Ghosts, 7PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-331\">El Paso<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-334\">\n<li id=\"u45894-333\">Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: Day of the Dead\/ D\u00eda de los Muertos with Raquel Mejia, 12:45PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-337\">Fort Worth<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-340\">\n<li id=\"u45894-339\">Half Price Books &#8211; Ridgmar, spirit photographer Michael Graves will sell and sign his photo-journal, Ghosts: Revelations, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-343\">Houston<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-348\">\n<li id=\"u45894-345\">Brazos Bookstore, The Caterpillar\u2019s Costume Ball: costumes, prizes, games, food, potions, and Etc, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-347\">Half Price Books &#8211; Montrose, Sindrice Hill will sell and sign Darkness of an Angel, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-351\">San Antonio<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-356\">\n<li id=\"u45894-353\">B&#038;N &#8211; La Cantera, Xavier Garza Spooky Storytime and Signing, 2PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-355\">The Twig Book Shop, Ronnie Stich presents Creepy Friends, 11AM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 id=\"u45894-359\">Sunday, Nov. 1\u00a0 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u45894-361\">Austin<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-370\">\n<li id=\"u45894-363\">BookPeople, Bestselling Author JACK GANTOS speaking &#038; signing The Trouble in Me, 1PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-365\">BookWoman, Feminine Inquiry Fall Issue: Release, Readings, and Open Mic, 4PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-367\">Central Presbyterian Church, BookPeople Presents Author, Actress and Rock Star CARRIE BROWNSTEIN in conversation with Liz Lambert about Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl, 6PM<\/li>\n<li id=\"u45894-369\">Resistencia Bookstore, Day of the Dead Reading and Fundraiser, 5PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-373\">Dallas<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u45894-376\">\n<li id=\"u45894-375\">B&#038;N &#8211; Lincoln Park, The Barnes &#038; Noble Cookie Bake-Off!: Top 75 Recipes from Around the Country book signing with the contest finalist, 2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u45894-379\">* * * * *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edgar Allan Poe Victorian Festival (OkPoeberfest), Dallas, October 3\u201331 Gabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez: His Life and Legacy Symposium, Austin, Oct. 28 \u2013 30 East Texas Christian Writers Conference, Marshall, October 30 &#8211; 31 International Literature Festival, Houston, October 30 &#8211; 31 Wizard World Comic Con, Austin, October 30 &#8211; 31 Halloween ComicFest 2015, Houston, October [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/330\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}