BOOK EVENTS
MONDAY
Josefine Klougart: Author will discuss and sign “One of Us Is Sleeping,” 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet; 713523-0701 or brazosbookstore.com.
TUESDAY
Rodrigo Toscano and Charles
Alexander: Poets will read their work as part of the Failure to Identify and Tintero reading series, 7-8:30 p.m., Kaboom Books, 3116 Houston Ave.; 713869-7600 or kaboombooks.com.
Ananda Devi: Author will discuss and sign “Eve Out of Her Ruins,” 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore.
WEDNESDAY
Ridley Pearson: Author will discuss and sign “Lock and Key: The Initiation,” 5 p.m., Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial; 281-497-8675 or bluewillowbookshop.com. William Kent Krueger: Author will discuss and sign “Manitou Canyon,” 6:30 p.m., Murder By The Book, 2342 Bissonnet; 713524-8597, or toll free 888-4242842 or murderbooks.com.
Douglas Brinkley: Author (and Rice history professor) will discuss “The Books That Shaped My World,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Fondren Library, Rice University, 6100 Main; events. rice.edu.
THURSDAY
Chris Holmes: Poet will sign “Just Another Black Voice,” 4-6 p.m., River Oaks Bookstore, 3270 Westheimer; 713 5200061 or riveroaksbookstore. com. FRIDAY Luis J. Rodriguez, Javier O. Huerta, and Henry A. J.
Ramos: Authors will speak at the “Latino Young Men and Boys in Search of Justice” forum, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., University of Houston-Downtown auditorium, 1 Main; 713-7432846. René Colato Laínez: Author will read “Mamá the Alien/ Mamá la Extraterreste,” 1:30 p.m., Henington-Alief Regional Library, 7979 S. Kirkwood; 713-743-2999. George Arnold: Author will sign “Pharaoh’s Follies: Kits of the CIA Adventures in Egypt,” 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 2030 W. Gray; 713-522-8571. Banned Books, Banned Lives: A Celebration of All
Voices: Texas authors and librarians will acknowledge Banned Books Week by reading excerpts from their favorite banned and challenged books, 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore.
SATURDAY
Book sale: Friends of the Missouri City Branch Library’s fall fundraiser offers gently used books, DVDs, audio books and CDs, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Missouri City Branch Library, 1530 Texas Parkway, Missouri City; 281-2382100. George Arnold: Author will sign “Pharaoh’s Follies: Kits of the CIA Adventures in Egypt,” 11 a.m., Barnes & Noble, 2030 W. Gray; 713-522-8571. LibroFEST: Hispanic Heritage Month celebration will feature author Julissa Arce, author Javier O. Huerta, children’s author Rene Colato Lainez, attorney Gracie Saenz and author (and former legislator) Díana Dávila Martínez, 1-5 p.m., Central Library Plaza, Houston Public Library, 500 McKinney; houstonlibrary.org. Monte Akers and Nathan
Akers: Authors will sign “Tower Sniper: The Terror of America’s First Active Shooter on Campus,” 2-4 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands; 281-465-8744. Public Poetry: Reading series features poets Emmy Pérez, Brandon Lampson, David Leftwich and Choonwha Moon, 2-4 p.m., Carnegie Neighborhood Library, 1050 Quitman; 832-393-1720 or houstonlibrary.org. Jacory Wiley: Author will sign “Vision to Dream,” 3-5 p.m., River Oaks Bookstore. William Dylan Powell: Author will discuss and sign “Untimely Demise: A Miscellany of Murder,” 4:30 p.m., Murder By The Book.