* THU, SEPT 14: BookPeople presents a special reading of Atoms, Bombs and
Eskimo Kisses: A Memoir of Father and Son. Neither biography nor
autobiography, it is the story of Emilio and Claudio Segr�, who worked
on the Los Alamos project. Claudio’s wife and son will read from the book,
7pm… Award-winning poet Li-Young Lee (The Winged Seed) will read at
the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, 4th floor auditorium
7:30pm…
* FRI, SEPT 15: Marc Brockman, author of How to Find an Expert, will
be at Barnes & Noble for a seminar/booksigning, 7-9pm…
* SAT, SEPT 16: Attention, Texana fans! John Cypher, author of Bob
Kleberg and the King Ranch, will appear at Barnes & Noble 4-6pm for a
booksigning…
* WED, SEPT 20: Jan Brett, author of Armadillo Rodeo, will be at Toad Hall
for a booksigning, 11am-1pm… Andrew Sullivan, editor of The New
Republic and author of Virtually Normal, will be at Liberty Books,
6pm, for a reading and booksigning. At 7:30pm, Sullivan will then appear at the
UT Texas Union, Chicano Culture Room… Author Joe R. Lansdale of Nacogdoches
will appear at Adventures in Space & Crime bookstore, 7-9pm. Lansdale’s
latest novel is The Two-Bear Mambo and his last, Mucho Mojo, is
now in paperback… Cafezino’s Do The Write Thing series host Tim Bingham
reading, 7:30pm. Open mike follows…
* THU, SEPT 21: Noted Texas author Stephen Harrigan will speak at a meeting
of the Austin Writers’ League at First Unitarian Church, 7pm. Harrigan is the
author of Comanche Midnight and Aransas, and is currently at work
on a novel about the Alamo… Award-winning photographer/essayist Laurence
Parent will present a slide show and discussion from his latest book,
Texas, 7:30pm at BookPeople…
– Margaret Moser “Post Scripts” is for author appearance and booksignings; deadline is two
weeks before issue date. Mail to: The Austin Chronicle, PO Box 49066,
Austin,TX 78765; fax 458-6910.
This article appears in September 15 • 1995 and September 15 • 1995 (Cover).