Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR August 29-September 4

Bookish events in Texas for the week of August 29-September 4, 2016: 

Ongoing Exhibits:

Xu Bing: Book from the Sky, a meditation on the nature of language, by celebrated Chinese artist Xu Bing, Austin, June 19-January 22

Monday, August 29:

Austin
BookPeople, Counselor & Author JAMES MERCER speaking & signing Secrets & Shame: Dear Oprah Diaries, 7PM

Bullock Museum, "Land and Legacy: Preserving Natural Texas" panel discussion with historian Neel Baumgardner, Douglas Brinkley, author of Rightful Heritage, and Laura Huffman director for The Nature Conservancy in Texas, 7PM

Houston
Brazos Bookstore, Ross Ritchell reads and signs THE KNIFE, 7PM

San Antonio

The Twig Book Shop, Tom Walker reads and signs A Day in the Life, 6PM

Tuesday, August 30:

Austin

Spider House Ballroom, Austin Poetry Slam, 8PM

Dallas
Old Parkland - Pecan Room, Talmage Boston presents Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents, 6:30PM

Fort Worth

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

San Angelo
Tom Green County Library, Dana Glossbrenner will sign The Lark during the 6th annual San Angelo Genealogical and Historical Society Fair, 6:30PM

San Antonio

The Korova, PuroSlam with DJ Donnie Dee, 10PM

Wednesday, August 31:

Austin
Austin Public Library - Terrazas, Aural Literature: The Re-Integration Project: a writing and art collaboration for Texas Veterans, 7PM

Dallas
SMU Tower Center, Dr. Jing Vivian Zhan, author of Fiscal Transfer and Local Public Expenditure: Theories, Empirics, and Policy Suggestions, presents "Sun & Star: The Resource Curse in China", 1PM

Houston

Avant Garden, Write About Now Poetry Slam, 7:15PM

Thursday, September 1:

Austin
BookPeople, LIZ KAY speaking & signing Monsters: A Love Story (in conversation with Jill Essbaum), 7PM

Mr. Catfish & More, NeoSoul Poetry ATX, 8PM

Dallas
B&N - Lincoln Park, 2 Chairs: The Secret That Changes Everything book signing with Beau Beaudine, 7PM

Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Club, Talmage Boston presents Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents, 11:30AM

Dallas
The Wild Detectives, Desde el Tintero reading with Juan Alvarez, Kristha Archila�Giri, Biviana Mar�n McAfee, and Noemi Mechali, 7:30PM [Spanish event]

McKinney

El Dorado Country Club, Talmage Boston presents Cross-Examining History: A Lawyer Gets Answers From the Experts About Our Presidents, 4:30PM

Friday, September 2:

Austin
BookPeople, K.P. GRESHAM speaking & signing Three Days at Wrigley Field, 7PM

Houston

Inprint House, First Fridays Poetry Series featuring Gary Rosin, 8:30PM

Saturday, September 3:

Austin

BookPeople, Special story time: Pura Belpr� Honor Award-Winning Illustrator ANGELA DOMINGUEZ reading & signing Marta! Big & Small, 11:30AM

St. Edward's University, Writers' League of Texas Workshop: "Twisting Facts into Stories: Reality in Fiction and Nonfiction" with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, 10AM

Beaumont
B&N, Belle Manuel signing Fire: The Elemental Series, 2PM

College Station
B&N - Robert Shearer signs Port Sullivan, 2PM

MSC Bookstore, Jayme Blaschke signs Inside the Chicken Ranch, 12PM

Dallas

B&N - Lincoln Park, Beth Bowland to sign Polaris, 3PM

Frisco

B&N - Stonebriar, Book Signing With Mike Rodriguez: Think BIG, 2PM

Houston

Half Price Books - North Oaks, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day

Houston Public Library - Johnson, Public Poetry Reading Series featuring Carolyn Dahl, Vincent �BlackBluez� Johnson, Paul Klinger, and Varsha Saraiya-Shah, 2PM

Lake Dallas
VFW Post 10460, Adam Kokesh speaking and signing Freedom!, 7:30PM

Plano
B&N - Creekwalk, Mark Pryor reads and signs The Paris Librarian, 4PM

Round Rock

Half Price Books, Local Author Saturdays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day

Southlake
B&N, Adam Gellert Book signing: Activation, 2PM

The Woodlands

B&N, Matthew Minson signs Prepare to Defend Yourself - How to Age Gracefully and Escape with Your Dignity, 2PM

Sunday, September 4:

Austin
BookPeople, Local Author JENNIFER RUSTGI & Local Illustrator ASHLEY WHITE speaking & signing A Moon of My Own, 2PM

Brave New Books, Adam Kokesh speaking and signing Freedom!, 7:30PM

Recycled Reads, Open mic poetry, 3:30PM

Dallas

B&N - Preston/Royal, John Schmutz signs "The Bloody Fifth"-The 5th Texas Infantry Regiment, 1PM

Half Price Books Mothership, local author Sunday: meet local authors and get your books signed!

Mansfield
Half Price Books, Local Author Sundays: Meet local Indie authors and pick up their latest release!, all day

Mineral Wells
Lake Mineral Wells State Park, Join David Owens, park interpreter and cowboy poet, for Cross Timbers cowboy poetry and stories, 8PM