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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 6/19-25
Bookish events in Texas for the week of June 19-25, 2017: Special Events:11th Annual African American Book Festival, Austin, June 24Dallas Author Expo, The Colony, June 24Ongoing Exhibits:Stories to...
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Review: LAS NALGAS DE JLO by Bárbara Renaud González
'Daughter of a Mexican mother and a Tejano father, González “tried to share the conversations [her] community was having around the kitchen table.”'I reviewed Las Nalgas de JLo/JLo’s Booty: The Best...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 6/26-7/2
Bookish events in Texas for the week of June 26-July 2, 2017: Special Events:2017 National Federation of State Poetry Societies Convention, Fort Worth, June 29-July 2Writers' League of Texas Agents...
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THE ELDRIDGE CONSPIRACY BOOK 4: Don Winn's Inspiration Scrapbook & Giveaway
THE ELDRIDGE CONSPIRACYSir Kaye the Boy Knight, Book 4byDon M. Winn Genre: Children’s Chapter Book / Adventure / MedievalPublisher: Progressive Rising Phoenix PressDate of Publication: June 16,...
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Review: HAWKE'S PREY by Reavis Z. Wortham
"The Syrian students have been ostensibly studying literature, so the go-signal is, fittingly, Something Wicked This Way Comes. Namely, themselves."I reviewedHawke's Prey: A Sonny Hawke Thriller...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 7/3-9
Bookish events in Texas for the week of July 3-9, 2017: Special Events:Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 29-July 30The LaNana Creek Press Summer Letterpress and Book Art Intensive, Nacogdoches,...
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Excerpt & Giveaway: BADLANDS by Melissa Lenhardt
BADLANDSSawbones, Book 3byMELISSA LENHARDT!!NEW RELEASE!! Genre: Historical / Western / Action-Adventure / RomancePublisher: RedhookDate of Publication: June 27, 2017Number of Pages: 416Outlander...
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Review: SHAME THE STARS by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
I reviewedShame the Stars (Tu Books) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall for Lone Star Literary Life! This is fine YA historical fiction set in South Texas in 1915 when the Mexican Revolution spilled over the...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 7/10-16
Bookish events in Texas for the week of July 10-16, 2017: Special Events:Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 29-July 30The LaNana Creek Press Summer Letterpress and Book Art Intensive,...
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Review: THE LIGHTS by Brian McGreevy
I reviewedThe Lights: A Novel (Rare Bird Lit) by Brian McGreevy for Lone Star Literary Life. This is satisfying literary fiction from a Michener Fellow whose brain co-created AMC's The Son (from...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 7/17-23
Bookish events in Texas for the week of July 17-23, 2017: Special Events:Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 29-July 30The LaNana Creek Press Summer Letterpress and Book Art Intensive,...
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Review: LEGENDS AND LORE OF THE TEXAS CAPITOL by Mike Cox
I reviewedLegends and Lore of the Texas Capitol (The History Press) by Mike Cox for Lone Star Literary Life. 'Cause the Texas lege is special, and they're in session.TEXAS HISTORY/POLITICSMike...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 7/24-30
Bookish events in Texas for the week of July 24-30, 2017: Special Events:Texas Authors Marketing Event, Houston, July 28-302nd Annual Dallas Public Library Local Authors Book Fair, July 29Texas Latino...
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Review: BLAME by Jeff Abbott
I reviewedBlame: A Thriller (Grand Central Publishing) by Austin's Jeff Abbott for Lone Star Literary Life. This is smart, page-turning suspense. Abbott has all of the mad skills.MYSTERY/THRILLERJeff...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar 7/31-8/6
Bookish events in Texas for the week of July 31-August 6, 2017: Special Events:ArmadilloCon 39, Austin, August 4-6East Texas Book Bash, Tyler, August 52017 Texas Christian Writers' Conference, Houston,...
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Character Interview: COMFORT PLANS by Kimberly Fish
COMFORT PLANSbyKIMBERLY FISH Genre: Contemporary Women's FictionDate of Publication: May 23, 2017Number of Pages: 320Scroll down for giveaway! Colette Sheridan is being remodeled. As a San Antonio...
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Review: BEFORE THE RAIN FALLS by Camille Di Maio
I reviewedBefore the Rain Falls (Amazon Publishing) by Camille Di Maio for Lone Star Literary Life. This historical mystery is uneven, but Di Maio has potential.MYSTERY/HISTORICAL FICTIONCamille Di...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR 8/7-13
Bookish events in Texas for the week of August 7-13, 2017: Special Events:1st Annual Marfa Poetry Festival, August 9-13Friends of the Dallas Public Library Book Sale, August 11-13Grow-A-Reader...
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2016 Writers’ League of Texas Book Awards
The Writers’ League of Texas has announced the winners and finalists of the 2016 Writers’ League of Texas Book Awards, recognizing outstanding books of 2016, written by Texas authors, in five...
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Review: BADLANDS by Melissa Lenhardt
I reviewedBadlands (Redhook) by Frisco's Melissa Lenhardt for Lone Star Literary Life. Badlands is the final installment in Lenhardt's genre-busting feminist-thriller-Western series that began with...
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