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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 1/23-29
Bookish events in Texas for the week of January 23-29, 2017: Special Events:Dallas Public Library Book Sale, January 27-29Traces of Texas Slavery Symposium, Austin, January 27-28YAK (Young Adult...
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Review: INTERFERENCE by Kay Honeyman
I reviewedInterference (Arthur A. Levine Books) by Kay Honeyman for Lone Star Literary Life. This YA fiction coming-of-age-as-a-fish-out-of-water story should be required reading for politicians with...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 1/30-2/5
Bookish events in Texas for the week of January 30-February 5, 2017: Special Events:Starving Poets: Poetic House Party (Anniversary & Reunion Weekend), Houston, February 3-4Writing the City:...
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Review: THE OLD & THE LOST by Glenn Blake
I reviewed The Old and the Lost: Collected Stories (Johns Hopkins University Press) by Glenn Blake for Lone Star Literary Life. Set in the Old South of Southeast Texas, these tales are spare yet...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 2/6-12!
Bookish events in Texas for the week of February 6-12, 2017: Special Events:ConDFW XVI, February 10-12Black History Month Writer’s Showcase, Cedar Hill, February 11-12Houston Authors Bash, February...
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Review: THE DIME by Kathleen Kent
I reviewedThe Dime (Mulholland Books) by Dallas's own Kathleen Kent for Lone Star Literary Life. This thriller is a successful departure for the best-selling writer of historical fiction. The fast pace...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 2/13-19
Bookish events in Texas for the week of February 13-19, 2017: Special Events:Teen Bookfest By the Bay, Corpus Christi, February 18Inprint Poets & Writers Ball, Houston, February 18Lady Bird Johnson...
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Announcing LONE STAR LISTENS: TEXAS AUTHORS ON WRITING & PUBLISHING
Lone Star Listens compilation available Aug. 1, for readers, fans, and writers everywhereThe present generation of Texas authors is the most diverse ever in gender, age, and ethnicity, and in subject...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 2/20-26
Bookish events in Texas for the week of February 20-26, 2017: Special Events:Texas Medal of Arts Awards, Austin, February 21-22Johnson City Library 9th Annual Writers Conference, February 22Symposium:...
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BULLETINS FROM DALLAS: Author Interview
BULLETINS FROM DALLASReporting the JFK Assassination byBILL SANDERSON Genre: Biography / Journalism Publisher: Skyhorse PublishingDate of Publication: November 1, 2016Number of Pages: 280Scroll down...
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Review: NORTE by Edmundo Paz Soldán
I reviewedNorte (University of Chicago Press) by Edmundo Paz Soldán, translated from the Spanish by Valerie Miles, for Lone Star Literary Life. This English translation of a story of displaced people...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 2/27-3/5
Bookish events in Texas for the week of February 27-March 5, 2017: Special Events:FESTIBA, Festival of International Books & Arts, Edinburg and Brownsville, February 27-March 5North Texas Teen Book...
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Review: SEEING TEXAS HISTORY: THE BOB BULLOCK TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM
I reviewedSeeing Texas History: The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum (University of Texas Press), edited by the museum's director Victoria Ramirez, for Lone Star Literary Life. Bob Bullock would...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 3/6-12
Bookish events in Texas for the week of March 6-12, 2017: Special Events:Writefest: A Festival for Emerging Writers, Houston, March 6-1212th Annual Book & Author Luncheon, Bulverde, March...
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Review: THE GOOD DAUGHTER by Alexandra Burt
I reviewedThe Good Daughter (Berkley Publishing Group) by Texas's Alexandra Burt for Lone Star Literary Life. This East Texas Gothic blend of mystery, suspense, and the paranormal had me listening more...
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2017 Texas Top 10 Bookish Destinations on the radio!
JUST IN TIME FOR SPRING BREAK: I'll discuss Lone Star Literary Life's Texas Top Ten Bookish Destinations for 2017 on Texas Standard! Listen Monday, March 13, starting at 10 am. Check your area's...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR March 13-19
Bookish events in Texas for the week of March 13-19, 2017: Special Events:2017 Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS), Dallas, March 15-18The Beall Poetry Festival, Waco, March 15-17Ongoing...
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Video Guest Post: FOY ON THE ROAD TO LOST
FOY:ON THE ROADTO LOSTbyGORDON ATKINSON Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: Material Media LLCFacebook I TwitterDate of Publication: March 1, 2017Number of Pages: 194Scroll down for Giveaway!Gordon...
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Review: THE INEXPLICABLE LOGIC OF MY LIFE by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
I reviewed The Inexplicable Logic of My Life (Clarion Books) by El Paso's Benjamin Alire Sáenz for Lone Star Literary Life. This is a heartwarming coming-of-age story in which Sáenz inhabits Sally on...
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LONE STAR LITERARY LIFE on the radio with TEXAS STANDARD
In case y'all missed the "Texas Standard" broadcast, you can listen to me talk about Lone Star Literary Life's TOP TEN TEXAS BOOKISH DESTINATIONS here:...
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