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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar October 15-21

Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of October 15-21, 2018: 

Special Events:
Inkstravagaza Gala: The Writers Life, San Antonio, October 18

Teachers, Write! Workshop for Language Arts Teachers, Houston, October 18-19

Texas Grand Slam Poetry Festival, Bryan, October 18-20

West Texas Book Festival, Abilene, October 18-20

Indiepalooza, Houston, October 19-20

The Dallas Area Writers Group (DAWG) Presents“Write to Publish: Climbing Toward Success!”, DeSoto, October 20

Mid-Cities Teen Book Fest, North Richland Hills, October 20

Fort Worth BookFest, October 20

EPCC Literary Fiesta, El Paso, October 20

San Anto Zine Fest, October 20

13th annual Buns & Roses Romance Tea for Literacy, Richardson, October 21

Ongoing Exhibits:


"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

Monday, October 15:
Austin
The Baltimore Book of the Dead, 7PM

UT - Joynes Reading Room, a reading of fiction by LENI ZUMAS, 7PM

Beaumont
Sunrise Records, Houston Rap Tapes book launch, 7PM

Dallas
Interabang Books, Iman Mahoui & Sajjad Shah discussing and signing MUSLIMS OF THE WORLD, 7PM

Houston
Archway Gallery, Gulf Coast presents An Evening with Three Irish Poets: Conor O'Callaghan, Elaine Feeney, and Jessica Traynor, 6:30PM

Brazos Bookstore, Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera reading and signing WHAT IF IT’S US, 7PM

Richardson
Richardson Public Library, Writers Guild of Texas workshop: "Fire Up Action Scenes" with Scott Bell, 7PM

Tuesday, October 16:
Austin
BookPeople, DEBORAH HARKNESS speaking & signing Time's Convert, 7PM [ticketed event]

Spiderhouse Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam featuring Xavier CoolKid, 7:15PM

Canyon
WTAMU - Cornette Library, WTAMU Faculty Poetry Reading, 7PM

Dallas
Deep Vellum Books, Houston Rap Tapes book signing, 7PM

Interabang Books, Gary Myers discussing and signing HOW ’BOUT THEM COWBOYS?, 7PM

Klyde Warren Park, The Wild Detectives' Locals Only Book Club hosts Harry Hunsicker and The Devil's Country, 6PM

SMU, Tate Lecture Series with Jon Meacham, 8PM [ticketed event - SOLD OUT]

Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Ófeigur Sigurðsson reading and signing ÖRÆFI: THE WASTELAND, 7PM

Christ Church Cathedral, Brazos Bookstore presents Ron Chernow discussing and reading from Grant, 7:30PM [ticketed event]

Murder By the Book, Joe Ide will sign and discuss Wrecked, 6:30PM

Stages Repertory Theatre, Tintero Projects Open Mic and reading featuring Hugo E. Rodriguez, 7PM

San Antonio
The Mix, PuroSlam featuring DJ Donnie Dee, 9:30PM

Wednesday, October 17:
Austin
BookPeople, VERNE LUNDQUIST speaking & signing Play by Play: Calling the Wildest Games in Sports—from SEC Football to College Basketball, the Masters and More, 7PM

Chez Zee American Bistro, Chez Zee Author Series with Sarah Bird discussing her new book, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen, 6PM

Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, How 'Bout Them Cowboys?: Gary Myers and Ed Werder in conversation, 7PM

Interabang Books, Tui Snyder & ER Bills discussing and signing 100 THINGS TO DO IN DFW/TEXAS BEFORE YOU DIE, 7PM

The Wild Detectives, Meet author Victor Prince as he presents his book The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain, 5:30PM

UT - Dallas, Ófeigur Sigurðsson, author of Öræfi: The Wasteland, in conversation with Shelby Vincent, 7PM

Houston
Avant Garden, Write about Now , 7:30PM

River Oaks Bookstore, M. Laura Nasi, MD discussing and signing Cancer as a Wake-Up Call: An Oncologist's Integrative Approach to What You Can Do to Become Whole Again and Alejandro Chaoul discussing and signing Tibetan Yoga for Health & Well-Being: The Science and Practice of Healing Your Body, Energy, and Mind, 5PM

University of Houston - MD Anderson Library, Poetry & Prose, 5:30PM

Plano
B&N - Legacy West, Master Sommelier wine tasting and book signing With Melissa Monosoff, 6PM

Congregation Anshai Torah, Dallas Jewish Bookfest presents Mohammed Al Samawi discussing and signing The Fox Hunt, 7PM

Round Rock
Piranha Records, Houston Rap Tapes in-store, 7PM

San Antonio
Trinity U - Fiesta Room, Poetry and Politics: An Evening With Remi Kanazi, 7PM

Thursday, October 18:
Austin
BookPeople, WRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS presents "The Craft of Great Mysteries and Thrillers," 7PM

BookWoman, Ellen Rozman speaking and signing Full of Shit, 7PM

First Baptist Church, ANNE LAMOTT speaking and signing Almost Everything: Notes on Hope, 7PM [ticketed event - SOLD OUT]

Harry Ransom Center, Michael Ondaatje presents selections from Warlight, 6PM

Corpus Christi
PRODUCE®, Houston Rap Tapes book launch, 7PM
Dallas
Aaron Family JCC, Dallas Jewish Bookfest presents Mitch Albom discussing and signing The Next Person You Meet in Heaven, 7PM

B&N - Lincoln Park, Play by Play: Calling the Wildest Games in Sports-From SEC Football to College Basketball, The Masters, and More book signing with Verne Lundquist, 7PM
Deep Vellum Books, Ófeigur Sigurðsson reading and signing The Wasteland (with David Searcy), 7PM

SMU, The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World: Robert Kagan, Washington Post columnist and author, 5:30PM

El Paso
Literarity Bookshop, Kim Schweidel signs Folly Cove, 5PM

Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Kim Sagwa reading and signing MINA, 7PM

Lawndale Art Center, a reading with poet and Guggenheim Fellow Ange Mlinko, 7PM

River Oaks Bookstore, an evening of enlightenment and delight when Louisiana poets Bessie Senette and Clare L. Martin read their works, 5PM

Westchester Academy, Blue Willow Books hosts award-winning author Markus Zusak discussing and signing BRIDGE OF CLAY, 7PM [ticketed event]

Midland
George W. Bush Childhood Home, Laura Bush Literacy Program Reading Event, 4:30PM

San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Char Miller discussing and signing San Antonio: A Tricentennial History, 5PM

Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Frank Cole signing The Eternity Elixir, 6PM

Sugar Land
B&N - First Colony, Story time with local author Maria Ashworth, 10AM

Friday, October 19:
Alpine
Front Street Books, Lonn Taylor signing Marfa for the Perplexed, 6PM

Austin
All Saints Episcopal Church, Bailey Lectures: award-winning author James K. A. Smith speaks on "Augustine our Contemporary: Ancient Wisdom for a Secular Age," 7PM

BookPeople, ÓFEIGER SIGURDSSON speaking & signing Öraefi: The Wasteland, 7PM

Malvern Books, An Evening with poets Valerie Wallace, Simone Muench, and Katy Chrisler, 7:00PM

Dallas
Heroes Lounge, Dallas Poetry Slam presents Girls Night Out, 8PM

Interabang Books, Elliot Ackerman reading and signing WAITING FOR EDEN, 7PM

Jazz Becuzz Art Center, “OFF THE TOP OF THE DOME” poetry series, 8PM

Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Houston Poetry Fest Closing Celebration: Robin Davidson & Houston’s Favorite Poems, 7PM

Lawndale Art Center, Gulf Coast Reading Series featuring Jamel Brinkley, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Charles Belfoure will sign and discuss The Fallen Architect, 6:30PM

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Brazos Bookstore presents Anne Lamott reading from her new book, ALMOST EVERYTHING: NOTES ON HOPE, 7PM [ticketed event]

Writespace, Women's Voices Open Mic, 7PM

Marfa
Marfa Book Company, Houston Rap Tapes with Lance Scott Walker, 7PM
San Antonio
B&N - San Pedro, Gary Myers discussing and signing How 'Bout Them Cowboys?, 6PM
The Twig Book Shop, Hawes Spencer discussing and signing Summer of Hate: Charlottesville, USA, 5PM

Saturday, October 20:
Austin
ACC - Highland, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "Tackling the Problem of Memory in Memoir" with Rachel Starnes, 10AM
All Saints Episcopal Church, Bailey Lectures: award-winning author James K. A. Smith speaks on "Augustine our Contemporary: Ancient Wisdom for a Secular Age," 9AM
BookPeople, A SPOOKY STORY CELEBRATION with authors Kat Shepherd and Nikki Loftin (Writing workshop & activities geared toward families and kids ages 8-12 to celebrate all things spooky!), 10:30AM

BookPeople, JON LASSER & SAGE FOSTER-LASSER speaking & signing Grow Grateful, 2PM

BookPeople, MEREDITH LEE speaking & signing Digging Up the Dead, 6PM

BookWoman, Poetry Launch: with the dogstar as my witness by John Fry, 6PM

Malvern Books, an evening of enlightenment when Louisiana poets Bessie Senette and Clare L. Martin and Austin poet Robert Okaji share their work, 7PM

Twin Oaks Library, Austin Poetry Society meeting featuring haiku with Agnes Eva Savich, 1:30PM

Boerne
Patrick Heath Public Library, UTSA's Daniel Gelo and Christopher Wickham discuss their book, Comanches and Germans on the Texas Frontier, 10:30AM

College Station
Half Price Books, local author Erica Dubois will sell and sign her semi-autobiographical novel, The Glass Mask: Monsters Lurk Beneath, 12PM

Dallas
Half Price Books Mother Ship, longtime Dallas Morning News sports writer and columnist Matt Wixon will sell and sign his novel, Fourth Down In Texas, 1PM

Interabang Books, Beth Vrabel reading and signing THE RECKLESS CLUB, 1PM

Interabang Books, Dotty Griffith discussing and signing ULTIMATE TORTILLA PRESS COOKBOOK, 7PM

The Writer's Garret, "Ekphrasis: Poetic Response to Visual Art" with Logen Cure, 1PM

El Paso
Memorial Park Library, Tumblewords Workshop: "Stories from The Pocketbook Monologues" with Juba the Griot aka Sarah Addison, 12:45PM

Houston
Blue Willow Bookshop, Crystal Allen will discuss and sign her new novel for children, THE MAGNIFICENT MYA TIBBS: MYA IN THE MIDDLE, 1PM

Brazos Bookshop, Elliot Ackerman reading and signing WAITING FOR EDEN, 7PM

Half Price Books - Clear Lake, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release, while supplies last

Murder By the Book, Julie Maloney will sign and discuss A Matter of Chance, 1PM

Murder By the Book, Amy Stewart will sign and discuss her novel Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit, 4:30PM

River Oaks Bookstore, Gary Myers discussing and signing How 'bout Them Cowboys? Inside the Huddle with the Stars and Legends of America's Team, 3PM

Writespace, Workshop: "Scrivener 101" with Cassandra Rose Clarke, 9:30AM

Writespace, Workshop: "Writing the Immigrant Experience" with Onyinye Ihezukwu, 1PM

Lubbock
B&N, Kurt Caswell will be signing Laika's Window, 2PM

Plano
B&N - Preston/Park, Haunted Plano book signing with Mary Jacobs, 2PM

San Antonio
Avenida Guadalupe, Poetry: Una Noche En La Gloria celebrates 10 years of showcasing contemporary art in the cultural zone, 7:30PM

B&N - San Pedro, Billy M. Copeland signing Growing Up Lucky: A Young Magician's Travels in the American Civil War, 4PM

Bihl Haus, Poetry Reading by Anthony The Poet in conjunction with the "American History Does Not Begin with the White Man: Indigenous Themes in the Work of Mel Casas" exhibition, 2PM

Friends of Sound Records, Houston Rap Tapes book launch, 6PM

The Historic Wong Grocery Company Building, Save the Butter Tubs global release party with Brenda Haire, 4PM

The Twig Book Shop, R. L. Toalson signing The Colors of the Rain, 11AM

Sonora
Sutton County Library, Writers' League of Texas presents Texas Writes with Nan Cuba and Donna M. Johnson, 10AM

Southlake
B&N - Town Square, Pamela Taylor signing Second Son, 1PM

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

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
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, ?


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