Fourth-generation Texan, writer, teacher, pastor, and father with roots deep in the San Marcos area. His fiction is shaped by Texas, faith, and a half century in Big Bend.
A river rider patrols the Rio Grande during a cattle quarantine. A Big Bend story of duty, trouble, and hard country.
“Original, exceptional, deftly crafted . . . an inherently fascinating and truly memorable read from start to finish.”
— James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review, Library Bookwatch, June 2026
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Texas Book Festival, November 14–15, 2026, in downtown Austin around the Texas State Capitol. Admission is free. TCU Press will have a table showcasing its latest books. Festival details will be updated here as they are announced.
October 6, 2026
David Layton Fleming joined host Priscilla Leder on Tuesday, October 6, for a live interview on Bookmarked, broadcast on KZSM 104.1 FM, San Marcos, Texas community radio, and streamed at kzsm.org. The conversation focused on his novel Days of the River Rider (TCU Press).
September 12, 2026
Bosque Ranch Live 2026 was a success, with TCU Press and The Western Word there to celebrate Western and Texas literature. Hosted each year by Taylor Sheridan at his ranch in Weatherford, Texas, the music and Western lifestyle festival also made room for books. Days of the River Rider, David Layton Fleming’s novel from TCU Press, was at the author table, part of that gathering of stories rooted in Texas and the West.
June 13, 2026
A signing for Days of the River Rider.
