Bree Barton will discuss Heart of Thorns at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 at Interabang Books, 10720 Preston Road, Dallas.
Mimi Swartz will present Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart in conversation with Skip Hollandsworth (The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14 at Interabang Books.
Sandra Brown will sign and discuss Tailspin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14 at Half Price Books, 5803 E. Northwest Highway, Dallas. $25; includes copy of the book. bit.ly/DMNSandraBrown.
John Neal Phillips will discuss Running with Bonnie and Clyde: The Ten Fast Years of Ralph Fults at noon Tuesday, Aug. 14 at The Hall of State at Fair Park, 3939 Grand Ave., Dallas.
Jessica Honegger will discuss Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15 at Brake and Clutch Warehouse, 3601 Main St., Dallas. $25; includes a copy of the book. bit.ly/DMNImperfectCourage.
Kassia St. Clair will discuss The Secret Lives of Color at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at Interabang Books.
Skip Hollandsworth will discuss The Midnight Assassin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 at the Allen Public Library, 300 N. Allen Drive.
Illustrator Erin McGuire will read from Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at CityLine Plaza, 1251 State St., Richardson.
Suzanne Crowley will discuss Finding Esme at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at Interabang Books.
Bob Ford (Black Cat 2-1: The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew) will speak at noon Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Honoring our Nation's Heroes event, which begins at 10 a.m., at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave., Dallas.
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