Authors to note

• Chandler Baker | “Cutting Teeth” + “The Husbands”
• Edward Carey | “Little” + “The Iremonger Trilogy”
• Elizabeth Crook | “The Which Way Tree” + “Monday, Monday”
• J Muzacz | “ATX Urban Art”
• Tim O’Brien | “The Things They Carried” + “Going After Cacciato”
• Alicia Roth Wiegel | “Inverse Cowgirl”
• Lawrence Wright | “The Looming Tower” + “God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State”

• Stacey Abrams | “The Art of Desire” + “Rogue Justice”
• Michael Cunningham | “The Hours” + “A Home at the End of the World”
• Andrew Sean Greer | “Less” + “Less is Lost”
• Ling Ling Huang | “Natural Beauty”
• Abraham Verghese | “The Covenant of Water” + “Cutting for Stone”

• Ingrid Rojas Contreras | “The Man Who Could Move Clouds”
• Roxane Gay | “Bad Feminist” + “Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body”
• Walter Isaacson | “Elon Musk”
• Sarafina El-Badry Nance | “Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark”

• Kenny Gilbert | “Southern Cooking, Global Flavors”
• Amy Thielen | “The New Midwestern Table”

• Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton | “Black Chameleon” + “Newsworthy”
• Monica Youn | “From From” + “Blackacre”

• Vashti Harrison | “Hair Love” + “Big”
• Matt Mendez | “The Broke Hearts” + “Barely Missing Everything”
• Ali Hazelwood | “Check & Mate” + “Love, Theoretically”

Attend the fest

• Leanne Morgan: Just Getting Started | Friday, Sept. 15 | 7 p.m. | ACL Live, 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd., Austin | $35-$70 | The stand-up comedian’s extensive resume includes online special “So Yummy,” which has more than 50 million views on YouTube.
• Hershey Felder as “George Gershwin Alone” | Now-Sunday, Oct. 1 | Times vary | ZACH Theatre, 202 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin | $28-$100 | This one-man show chronicles the life and music of George Gershwin.

• Pecan Street Festival | Saturday, Sept. 16-Sunday, Sept. 17 | Times vary | Downtown Austin, 6th Street, Austin | Free | Shop from more than 300 artisans and food vendors at this biannual festival.
• Wyoming vs. Texas football | Saturday, Sept. 16 | 7 p.m. | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, 2139 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin | $100 | Cheer on the Longhorns fresh off of their big win against Alabama.
• Aly & AJ | Saturday, Sept. 16 | 8 p.m. | ACL Live, 310 W. Willie Nelson Blvd., Austin | $46-$122 | The sister-led, dream-rock duo behind “Potential Breakup Song” will perform for one night in Austin.

• Austin Museum Day | Sunday, Sept. 17 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Multiple locations, Austin | Free | The 26th annual Austin Museum Day opens up 40 museums for free in the ATX area.
• Sting | Sunday, Sept. 17 | 8-11 p.m. | The Moody Center, 2001 Robert Dedman Dr., Austin | $103-$2,000 | Don’t miss this iconic performance with Joe Sumner in ATX.

• ACL Music Fest attendees will be able to purchase cocktails and mocktails at new general admission bars this year. The festival also announced a new desserts area called ACL Sweets, which will house Holla Mode and Picolé, among others. (Austin American-Statesman + Eater Austin)

• Barton Springs restaurant El Alma will open a second location this year in the former Hyde Park Bar & Grill space at 4521 West Gate Blvd. The restaurant plans to add a new morning menu alongside its usual favorites. (Eater Austin)

• After 22 years in business, East Austin’s Wilder Wood Restaurant will close on Monday, Sept. 18 due to increasing operating costs. The restaurant has organized a GoFundMe to support staff during the transition. (CBS Austin)

• Local jeweler Kendra Scott will sell an exclusive line at Target, beginning Sunday, Oct. 22. The collection will include more than 200 products, updated quarterly, with most pieces costing $40 or less. (Austin Business Journal)

• The Texas Science & Natural History Museum — formerly the Texas Memorial Museum — will host a grand reopening after more than a year of renovations on Saturday, Sept. 23. Exhibits include full-sized dinosaur fossils and a Texas Wildlife Gallery. (KVUE)

• This Saturday, Sept. 16 is Mexican Independence Day, celebrating the country’s declaration of independence from Spain. Commemorate the occasion at Perreo Club & Friends or these five other local events. (Austin Vida)

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