BOOK EVENTS
SUNDAY
Jeffery Tracey Sr.: Author will sign “A Family Reunited,” 1-4 p.m., Kroger, 3245 FM 518, Pearland; 281-485-6014.
Juliana Gray: Author — who also writes as Beatriz Williams — will discuss and sign “A Strange Scottish Shore,” 2 p.m., Murder By The Book, 2342 Bissonnet; 713-524-8597 or murderbooks.com.
Barbara Rachner: Author will sign “Power Parenting,” 2-6 p.m., Kroger, 16400 El Camino Real; 281-286-2540. Paula Lavigne and Mark
Schlabach: Authors will discuss and sign “Violated,” 5 p.m., Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet; 713-523-0701 or brazosbookstore.com.
MONDAY
Charlaine Harris: Author will discuss and sign “Sleep Like a Baby,” 6:30 p.m., Murder By The Book.
Santiago Gamboa: Author will discuss and sign “Return to the Dark Valley,” 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore.
TUESDAY
Soman Chainani: Author will discuss and sign “Quests for Glory” and other books, 5 p.m., Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial; 281-497-8675 or bluewillowbookshop.com. Bullet journaling: Workshop will teach hand lettering and review the basics of bullet journaling, 6:30 p.m., Brazos Bookstore. Thomas Mullen and T. Jefferson Parker: Mullen will discuss and sign “Lightning Men,” and Parker will discuss and sign “The Room of White Fire,” 6:30 p.m., Murder By The Book.
WEDNESDAY
Katherine Applegate: Author will discuss and sign “Wishtree,” 5 p.m., Blue Willow Bookshop.
Fiona Davis: Author will discuss and sign “The Address,” 6:30 p.m., Murder By The Book. Lenora Chu: Author will discuss and sign “Little Soldiers,” 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore.
THURSDAY
Connie Parks: Author will sign “The Secret Place,” 10 a.m.3 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; Kroger, 6200 Texas 6, Missouri City; 281-208-1737. James Garrison: Author will sign “QL4,” 5-7 p.m., River Oaks Bookstore, 3270 Westheimer; 713 520-0061 or riveroaksbookstore.com. Todd Moss: Author will discuss and sign “The Shadow List,” 6:30 p.m., Murder By The Book. Banned Books Week: Texas authors and librarians will read excerpts from their favorite challenged or banned books, 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore. Iconoclast Sessions: Poetry event features Outspoken Bean and Marlon “Marley” Lizama, 7-9 p.m., St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 5501 Main; stpaulshouston.org/events.
FRIDAY
Deborah K. Frontiera and Mary Wright: Frontiera will sign “Living on Sisu” and other titles, and Wright will sign “Grandma Spoils Me” and other titles, 3-7 p.m. and 10 a.m.3 p.m. Saturday, Kroger, 22150 Westheimer Parkway, Katy; 281828-8880. Dolores Mitchell: Author will sign “Why Am I Here?” and other titles, 3-7 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. Saturday, 24401 Brazos Town Crossing, Rosenberg; 281-232-1230. Elizabeth Moreno: Author will sign “Sancho the Silly Billy Goat” and other titles, 3-7 p.m. and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Kroger, 1550 Grand Parkway, Katy; 281-693-0603. Paul Tastad: Author will sign “Belly Full of Laughs” and “More Belly Full of Laughs,” 3-7 p.m. and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Kroger, 13133 Veterans Memorial; 281-440-0522.
SATURDAY
P.F. Karlin: Author will sign “Shattered Fate” and “Destiny Reborn,” 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Kroger, 151 N. Friendswood, Friendswood; 281-992-0380. Janet Shawgo: Author will sign “Archidamus” and other titles, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Kroger, 5730 Seawall Blvd., Galveston; 409741-8580. Jennifer Mathieu: Author will discuss and sign “Moxie,” 11 a.m., Blue Willow Bookshop. Houston LibroFEST: Book and arts festival highlights Latino writers and culture with food, music, readings and more, noon-4 p.m., Carnegie Neighborhood Library and Center for Learning, 1050 Quitman; artepublicopress.com. Danielle Schaaf: Author will sign “Holy Bones, Limbo, and Jesus in My Cheetos: Catholics Believe the Darndest Things!”, noon-8 p.m., Fall Festival and Market, St. Martha Catholic Church, 4301 Woodridge Parkway, Porter; stmartha.com. Harlan Coben: Author will discuss and sign “Don’t Let Go,” 1 p.m., Murder By The Book. Elliott Turner: Author will sign “The Night of the Virgin,” 2-4 p.m., Galveston Bookshop, 317 23rd St., Galveston; 409-750-8200 or galvestonbookshop.com. Dr. Quinta: Author will sign “From Antarctica to Zimbabwe: How I Hit the Reset Button on My Life,” 3-5 p.m., River Oaks Bookstore.
Michael Chabon: Author will discuss “Moonglow,” 7:30 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Ave. Tickets start at $16.99 and include a paperback copy of the book; purchase at Brazos Bookstore or brazosbookstore. com.