Monday Roundup: October 19 - 25

Bookish events in Texas for the week of October 19 - 25, 2015: 

Special Events:
The Edgar Allan Poe Victorian Festival (OkPoeberfest), Dallas, October 3 - 31

National Black Book Festival, Houston, October 22 - 24

ReadFest Houston, October 22 - 24

Monday, October 19:
Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Wordspace Dallas First Hearings: Zach Dodson reads and signs Bats of the Republic, 7PM

Haltom City
Haltom City Public Library, tales of ghost haunts and hunts presented by Brandy Herr, author of Haunted Granbury, 6:30PM

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, An Evening of Poetry: Nick Flynn, Rachel Eliza Griffiths & Gregory Pardlo, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Bonnie MacBird will sign and discuss Art in the Blood, 6:30PM

Irving
Irving Public Library - South, Middle Grade Mania with four children's authors: Polly Holyoke (The Neptune Challenge), Jennifer Ziegler (Revenge of the Angels), Jeramey Kraatz (The Cloak Society) & Kate Hannigan (The Detective's Assistant), 7PM

San Antonio
The Twig Book Shop, Jeff Guinn reads and signs Buffalo Trail: A Novel of the American West, 6PM

Waco
B&N, A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties book signing with Dr Ben Carson, 7:30PM

Tuesday, October 20:

Austin
BookPeople, Grammy Award-Winning Musician ELVIS COSTELLO in conversation with Evan Smith about Costello's new book, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink, 7PM

Malvern Books, An Evening with Reginald Gibbons & Michael Anania, 7PM

Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, 100 Deadly Skills: The SEAL Operative's Guide to Eluding Pursuers, Evading Capture, and Surviving Any Dangerous Situation book signing by Clint Emerson, 7PM

Crow Collection of Asian Art, Susan Bauer-Wu lectures from and signs Mindfulness Matters: Beyond the Hype, 6PM

Dallas Public Library - Lakewood, local author and storyteller Rose-Mary Rumbley�s presentation, �The History of Traveling Around Dallas,� 2PM

Half Price Books Mother Ship, Middle-Grade Books: Five Authors in Discussion with Kate Hannigan (The Detective�s Assistant, Cupcake Cousins series),Karen Harrington (Sure Signs of Crazy, Courage for Beginners), Polly Holyoke (The Neptune Project, The Neptune Challenge), Jeramey Kraatz (The Cloak Society trilogy) and Jennifer Ziegler (Revenge of the Flower Girl, Revenge of the Angels), 6:30PM

The Wild Detectives, Kaylie Jones presents Anger Meridian and Jason Carney presents Starve the Vulture, 7:30PM

Fort Worth

B&N - Hulen Center, A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties book signing by Dr Ben Carson, 11:30AM

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

Houston

Brazos Bookstore, Margaret Dean Lazarus discusses and signs LEAVING ORBIT, 7PM

Houston Museum of Natural Science, HMNS Distinguished Lecture Series: Dr. Zahi Hawass lectures from and signs Pyramids: Treasures, Mysteries, and New Discoveries in Egypt, 6:30PM

San Antonio

The Korova, PuroSlam! with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM

Wichita Falls
Hastings Entertainment, Dr Ben Carson will sign A More Perfect Union: What We the People Can Do to Reclaim Our Constitutional Liberties, 7:30PM

Wednesday, October 21:

Austin
BookPeoople, Novelist & Poet MATT BELL speaking & signing Scrapper, 7PM

Malvern Books, Patrick Ryan Frank Book Launch for The Opposite of People, 7PM

Dallas

B&N - Lincoln Park, Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson book signing by S.C. Gwynne, 7PM

Dallas City Performance Hall, Oral Fixation presents "In the Doghouse," 8PM

Jewish Community Center of Dallas, book discussion about Henna House with author Nomi Eve, 7PM

The Wild Detectives, Sofia Segovia reads, discusses, and signs El Murmullo de las Abejas, 7:30PM

Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, All American Boys book signing by Jason Reynolds, 7PM

Houston
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Rice Design Alliance (RDA) Fall 2015 Lecture Series: Jimenez Lai lectures from Citizens of No Place, 6PM

Thursday, October 22:

Austin

BookPeople, Debut Novelist GARTH RISK HALLBERG speaking & signing City on Fire, 7PM

Malvern Books, Susan Signe Morrison Book Launch for Grendel�s Mother: The Saga of the Wyrd-Wife, 7PM

Harry Ransom Center, Roy Foster, author of Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland 1890�1923, presents "'Hearts With One Purpose Alone': W. B. Yeats and the Irish Revolution," 7PM 

UT Fine Arts Library, "Crosstalk" faculty book reading, 6PM

Dallas

St. Michael�s Woman�s Exchange, Kimberly Schlegel Whitman will sign Monograms for the Home, 1PM

UT Dallas Galerstein Women's Center, Debra Winegarten will be giving a talk on Ann Richards, as well as signing books on Oveta Culp Hobby, 5:30PM

The Wild Detectives, Wordspace Dallas First Hearings: Sanderia Faye reads, discusses, and signs The Mourner's Bench, 7PM

Fort Worth

Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest, Wordslingers Author Series 2015 presents Taylor Stevens, 6:30PM

Houston

Asia Society Texas Center, Dr. Ahmed Afzal presents Lone Star Muslims: Post 9/11 South Asian Muslim Experience in Texas, 12PM

Blue Willow Bookshop, Gitty Daneshvari will discuss and sign her new book for kids, THE LEAGUE OF UNEXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, 5PM

Lucia's Garden, Martina E. Faulkner presents What If..? How to Create the Life You Want Using the Power of Possibility, 6PM

St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Women and Poetry ... From Across the Divide: an evening of poetry featuring Houston�s Poet Laureate,Dr. Robin Davidson, and performance poet Jasmmine Mendez, 7PM

Kaufman
First Assembly of God Church, Friends of the Kaufman County Library 15th annual Book and Author Luncheon with S.C. Gwynne and Reavis Z. Wortham, 11AM

San Antonio

San Antonio College, Canto Mundo Poetry Reading and Reception with Texas State Poet Laureate Carmen Tafolla and San Antonio Poet Laureate Laurie Ann Guerrero, 6:30PM

Friday, October 23:

Austin

BookPeople, Bestselling Author AUSTIN KLEON speaking & signing The Steal Like an Artist Journal: A Notebook for Creative Kleptomaniacs,7PM

Malvern Books, I Scream Social Halloween Edition with Layne Ransom, Stephanie Goehring, and Abbey Mei Otis, 7PM

College Station
B&N, R. Gaines Baty signs Champion of the Barrio, 2:30PM

Dallas

Edgemere, Ann Romney will discuss In This Together: My Story, 1:30PM

Heroes, Dallas Poetry Slam with Rachel McKibbens, 8PM

Houston

B&N - Copperfield, The Barnes & Noble Cookie Bake-Off!: Top 75 Recipes from Around the Country with finalist Becky Schenk, 4PM

B&N - Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signing Beijing Ding-a-Ling: Mao of the CIA, 4PM

Brazos Bookstore, Jonathan Moody reads from and signs OLYMPIC BUTTER GOLD & Kyle Dargan reads from and signs HONEST ENGINE, 7PM

Half Price Books - Westheimer/Montrose, LaDreka Vaughn will sell and sign her children�s book Adventures of the J.E.T.S.: Mug of War, 5PM

Houston Public Library - Central, Youth ages 11 to 15 are invited to experience Houston Public Library's first ever Scream-In and Haunted Library Ghost Walk at the historic (and haunted) Julia Ideson Building!, 6PM

Kyle
Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center, HALLOWEEN THEMED MFA POETRY + FICTION READING, 7:30PM

Plano
B&N - Creekwalk Village, Derek Haas signs A Different Lie, 6PM

Wimberley
Wimberley Community Center, Terry Thompson-Anderson cooking demonstration & tasting followed by a book signing, 1PM

Saturday, October 24:

Austin

ACC Highland Campus, Writers' League of Texas workshop: "How to Write a Hollywood Screenplay" with Owen Egerton, 10AM

BookPeople, Flannery O'Connor Award Winner DEBRA MONROE speaking & signing My Unsentimental Education, 7PM

BookWoman, Politics and Poetry- featuring Kyle Dargan & Amanda Johnston, 5:30PM

Half Price Books - S Lamar, local author Victoria McGuire will sell and sign her memoir It Should Not Hurt to be a Wife, 1PM

Malvern Books, The Lion & The Pirate Unplugged inclusive open mic, 7PM

SafePlace, Austin Poetry Caravan reading, 10:30AM [women only, please]

Westlake Performing Arts Center, An Evening With BRIAN SELZNICK In Celebration of his New Novel, The Marvels, 6PM

Cedar Park
Half Price Books, author Boots Brizendine will sell and sign Grandma Thoughts, 1PM

College Station
B&N, Doreen Murphy Book Signing and Meet and Greet, 4PM

Dallas

B&N - Preston/Royal, Melissa Hood signs Memoirs of an ADHD Mind: God was a Genius in the Way He Made Me, 2PM

Half Price Books Mother Ship, C.A. Griggs will sell and sign Left Turn: Do-overs in Life are Possible, 1PM

Lucky Dog Books, Kim Batchelor signs The Island of Lost Children, 10AM

The Reading Room, Annual Book Swap: free book trades, micro readings, beer and conversation, 2PM

El Paso

B&N - Fountains at Farah, Albert Balesh signing A Bachelor Party for Odysseus, 2PM

B&N - Sunland Park, The Last Warriors signing with Larry Baron, 2PM

Memorial Park Public Library, Tumblewords Project workshop: Azucena Dom�nguez presents "Say It to Me," 12:45PM

Fort Worth

B&N - Hulen Center, Local Author Jeffrey E. Sterling, M.D. signing Behind the Curtain: A Peek at Life from within the ER, 1PM

The Dock, visit with author Omar Tyree, 3PM

Half Price Books - Ridgmar, local author James Howell will sell and sign his book, Countdown to Atomgeddon: The Race to Build the First Atomic Bomb, 1PM

Frisco
B&N - Stonebriar, Ziglar Showcase Speaker: Mike Rodriguez signs Break Your Routines to Fix Your Life, 2PM

Galveston
Galveston Bookshop, Dr. Melanie Wallace signs The Bolivar Peninsula, 12PM

Galveston Bookshop, William Merrell signs Henry Sampson and the Great Galveston Storm, 2PM

Garland
B&N - Firewheel Mall, Reavis Z. Wortham signs Dark Places, a Red River Mystery, 1PM

Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie Main Library, Tui Snider (Paranormal Texas) will discuss �Haunted Hotspots of DFW�, 2PM

Houston
B&N - River Oaks, Author Signing Karen Pugh and Linda Fagala: Destiny Reborn, 2PM

B&N - Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signing Beijing Ding-a-Ling: Mao of the CIA, 10AM

B&N - Vanderbilt Square, James Glassman signing The Houstorian Dictionary, 2PM

Blue Willow Bookshop, Jenny McKissack will discuss and sign her book for teens, SANCTUARY, 11AM

Brazos Bookstore, Eileen Myles reads from and signs I MUST BE LIVING TWICE, 7PM

Marmion Park, the Houston Storytellers Guild presents Skyline Screamers: Ghost Tales Under the Stars, 7PM

Murder By the Book, Ashley Weaver will sign and discuss Death Wears a Mask, 1PM

Murder By the Book, Dean "Miranda" James will sign and discuss Dead With The Wind, 4:30PM

Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Writespace presents Art + Writing - Photography/Memory: Capturing the Ethereal with Elizabeth White-Olsen, 2PM

River Oaks Bookstore, Jim Bernhard discusses and signs Final Chapters: How Famous Authors Died, 4PM

Hurst
B&N - NE Mall, Book Signing With Catherine Musemeche, M.D.: Small, 2PM

Marfa
Marfa Book Company, Natalie Diaz reads and signs When My Brother Was an Aztec, 6PM

McAllen
B&N - Palms Crossing, Meet the Author: Lucia Capaccione, Ph.D.: The Creative Journal, 2PM

Round Rock

Half Price Books, Don Forrester will sell and sign his inspirational autobiography More Than Enough, 1PM

San Antonio

B&N - San Pedro, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Possible! Contributor Jax Cortez Discussion and Signing, 2PM

Half Price Books - Huebner, local author Jesse Brown will sell and sign his Horror book Prophecies of Fiction, Volume I, 2PM

Half Price Books - N Central, Andy Peloquin will sell and sign Blade the Destroyer: The Last Bucelarii Book I, 1PM

The Twig Book Shop, Victor Alvarez discusses and signs The Huntsman, 6PM

Southlake

B&N - Town Square, Local Author George Dalton Book Signing: Holding Onto the Dream, 3PM

The Woodlands

B&N, Robert Shearer signs Swift, 2PM

Sunday, October 25:

Austin
BookPeople, Special Sunday Afternoon Storytime! LIZ GARTON SCANLON & SUSAN KRALOVANSKY reading & signing In the Canyon (Scanlon) & Twelve Cowboys Ropin' (Kralovansky), 2PM

BookPeople, Poet & Visual Artist ANIS MOJGANI speaking & signing The Pocketknife Bible: The Poems and Art of Anis Mojgani, 6PM

Malvern Books, E. Kristin Anderson Book Launch for Pray, Pray, Pray: Poems I wrote to Prince in the middle of the night, 4PM

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�s read their work! All proceeds benefit Austin Bat Cave�s free children�s writing program, 4PM

Galveston
1892 Bishop's Place, Kenneth Hafertepe lectures from and signs A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, 1PM

Houston

B&N - Vanderbilt Square, George Arnold signing Beijing Ding-a-Ling: Mao of the CIA, 10AM

Community Artists' Collective, The Healing of a Broken Spirit - Book Signing with author Akua Fayette, 1PM

Irving
Irving Public Library: Valley Ranch, Author Workshop with Amanda Arista, 2PM