Appearing in October

The publishers' practice of sending out authors to read at bookstores across the nation is by now an established one; for the publishers, reading and booksignings increase an author's visibility, though the real benefit of author events is the reader's. Author events (always free though the reader is often required to purchase a book at the store in order to have it signed) allow readers to meet their favorite authors, gain insight into how an author views his or her work, and -- particularly with Austin's wealth of authors -- see the local talent. Thus are listed below authors coming to Austin in October. (You'll want to verify times as the events and dates can change.) -- Claiborne K.H.Smith

Oct. 3
Sheneska Jackson, 5:30pm, Folktales

Oct. 3-5
Whole Life Expo, various authors, 335-4759

Oct. 4
Barbara Harwood, 3pm, Book People
Katharine Eliska Kimbriel, 5pm, Adventures in Crime & Space
Lynda Obst,1pm, Borders
Oliver Stone, 1pm, Barnes & Noble Arboretum
Laverne Harrell Clark, 4pm, B&N Arboretum

Oct. 6
Rick Bragg and Charles Fraizer, 7pm, Book People

Oct. 8
Harold Kushner, 7pm, Book People
Chris Raschka, 10:30am, Toad Hall
Jeff Shesol, 7pm, B&N Arboretum

Oct. 9
Jim Hightower, 7pm, Book People
Romulus Linney, 7:30pm, fourth floor of HRC building on UT campus

Oct. 10
Jim Hightower, 4pm, Waldenbooks, Lakeline Mall
Mark Leyner, 7pm, Book People
David Pogue, 7pm, B&N Arboertum
Raul Salinas, 7:30pm, B&N Westlake

Oct. 11
Peter Catalanotto, 1pm, Toad Hall
Carolyn Fink, 2pm, B&N Westlake
Drew and Cynthia Johnson, 11am, B&N Westlake
Jim McBride, 2pm, Book People

Oct. 12
Thomas Martin, 2pm, B&N Westlake
Matt Martinez, 3pm, Book People

Oct. 13
Michael Murphy, 7pm, Book People

Oct. 16
Jim Aylesworth, 10am, Toad Hall, and 4pm, Book People
Terry Kay, 7pm, Book People

Oct. 17
Patrick McManus, 2pm, Book People
Don Campbell, 7pm, Book People

Oct. 18
Elizabeth Crook, Stephen Harrigan, Larry Wright, and Joe Nick Patoski, 3pm, B&N Westlake
Drew and Cynthia Johnson, 1pm, Toad Hall
Mark Dempsey, 3pm, Book People
Dick "Night Train" Lane, 3pm, B&N Arboretum
Janet Martin, 5:45, Adventures in Crime & Space
Dana Singer, 7pm, Book People

Oct. 20
John Berendt, 7pm, Borders
Michael MacCambridge, 7pm, B&N Arboretum
James Twyman, 7pm, Book People

Oct. 21
Christopher Day, 7pm, Book People
Eric Rohman, 7pm, Book People
Brian L. Seaward, 7pm, B&N Arboretum

Oct. 22
Michael Beschloss, 8pm, Book People
Eric Rohman, 10am, Toad Hall

Oct. 23
Peter Jenkins, 7pm, Book People

Oct. 25
Alexandra Stoddard, 2pm, Book People

Oct. 27
Arthur Kent, 7pm, B&N Arboretum
George Schade, 7pm, Book People

Oct. 28
Joel Dyer, 7pm, Borders

Oct. 29
Sondra Locke, 7pm, Book People
James Redfield, 7pm, Borders

Oct. 30
Bruce Damer, 7pm, Borders
Michelle M. Weil, 7pm, B&N Arboretum
James Redfield, 7pm, Book People

Oct. 31
Kenneth Anger, tentative, Fringeware