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My new review for Lone Star Literary Life: WHO KILLED THESE GIRLS?: COLD CASE: THE YOGURT SHOP MURDERS (Alfred A. Knopf) by Austinite Beverly Lowry. This is intelligent, harrowing, atmospheric true...
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Review: EL PASO by Winston Groom
Decades after the publication of Forrest Gump, Winston Groom is back with El Paso: A Novel (W. W. Norton & Company), historical fiction set during the Mexican Revolution of 1916. My Lone Star...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 12/12-18
Bookish events in Texas for the week of December 12-18, 2016: Ongoing Exhibits:The Alchemy of Mind and Spirit: Intersections of Science and Poetry, Austin, September 26-January 13Xu Bing: Book from the...
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Review: PLUM CREEK by W.W. McNeal
I reviewedPlum Creek: A Novel (TCU Press) by W.W. McNeal for Lone Star Literary Life! This is an impressive debut novel from the original Texan, and already into it's second printing. Check it...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 12/19-25
Bookish events in Texas for the week of December 19-25, 2016: Ongoing Exhibits:The Alchemy of Mind and Spirit: Intersections of Science and Poetry, Austin, September 26-January 13Xu Bing: Book from the...
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Review: THE MAGNOLIA STORY by Chip & Joanna Gaines
I reviewedThe Magnolia Story (W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson) by Chip and Joanna Gaines for Lone Star Literary Life! This memoir is sweet and inspiring, as expected, but also surprisingly...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 12/26-1/1
Bookish events in Texas for the week of December 26, 2016-January 1, 2017: Special Events:Kwanzaa at The Dock, Fort Worth, Dec 26-Jan 1Ongoing Exhibits:The Alchemy of Mind and Spirit: Intersections of...
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Excerpt & Giveaway: OF BULLETINS AND BOOZE by Bob Horton
OF BULLETINS AND BOOZE A NEWSMAN'S STORY OF RECOVERYbyBob HortonGenre: Journalism / MemoirPublisher: Texas Tech University PressDate of Publication: March, 2017Number of Pages: 284Scroll down for...
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Review: PRETTY PAPER by Willie Nelson
I reviewedPretty Paper: A Christmas Tale (Blue Rider Press) by Willie Nelson for Lone Star Literary Life. Check out the seasonal serendipity from Zen Willie.FICTIONWillie Nelson (with David Ritz)Pretty...
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Happy new year, y'all! Wishing everyone health, happiness, success, meaning, and lots of great books in 2017.
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 1/2-1/8
Bookish events in Texas for the week of January 2-8, 2017: Ongoing Exhibits:The Alchemy of Mind and Spirit: Intersections of Science and Poetry, Austin, September 26-January 13Xu Bing: Book from the...
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Review: COURAGE TO SOAR by Simone Biles
I reviewedCourage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance (Zondervan) by Simone Biles (with a foreword by Mary Lou Retton) for Lone Star Literary Life. I enjoyed this one. We get a tangible sense...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR January 9-15
Bookish events in Texas for the week of January 9-15, 2017: Special Events:Pulpwood Queen Girlfriend Weekend, Nacogdoches, January 12-15Austin Book, Paper and Photo Show, January 13-14North Richland...
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Review: CORRESPONDENCE IN D MINOR by James R. Dennis
PoetryJames R. DennisCorrespondence in D MinorStephen F. Austin State University PressPaperback, 978-1-62288-168-0, 72 pgs., $24.00August 2016 “Correspondence,” according to Merriam-Webster:late Middle...
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Review: STRONG COLD DEAD by Jon Land
I reviewedStrong Cold Dead: A Caitlin Strong Novel (Forge Books) by Jon Land for Lone Star Literary Life. This is the eighth installment in this series, an audaciously spirited mystery/suspense, with a...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 1/16-22!
Bookish events in Texas for the week of January 16-22, 2017: Special Events:12th Annual MLK Symposium, Dallas, January 16The Tom Bird Method Retreat: Write Your Book In A Weekend, Houston, January...
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Review: BLUE TEXAS by Max Krochmal
I reviewedBlue Texas: The Making of a Multiracial Democratic Coalition in the Civil Rights Era (University of North Carolina Press) by Texas Christian University assistant professor of history Max...
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