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Excerpt & Giveaway: WHAT LIES BELOW by Barbara Taylor Sissel
WHAT LIES BELOWbyBarbara Taylor SisselGenre: Contemporary Mystery / Literary SuspensePublisher: Lake Union PublishingDate of Publication: May 15, 2018Number of Pages: 334 Scroll down for the...
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Review: THE SEASONS OF MY MOTHER by Marcia Gay Harden
I reviewed The Seasons of My Mother: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers (Atria Books) by Marcia Gay Harden for Lone Star Literary Life. "By turns gentle and fierce, elegiac and exuberant, The...
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Excerpt: SINS OF THE YOUNGER SONS by Jan Reid
SINS OF THEYOUNGER SONSbyJAN REIDGenre: Literary Fiction / Romance / Spy / ThrillerPublisher: Texas Christian University Press Facebook InstagramPublication Date: February 28, 2018Number of Pages:...
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Giveaway & Character Interview: Jailhouse Interview with Clyde Barrow from...
DAM NATION Bonnie and Clyde #2byCLARK HAYS AND KATHLEEN McFALLGenre: Historical / Alternative History / Romance Publisher:Pumpjack Press on FacebookDate of Publication: March 24, 2018Number of Pages:...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR May 21-27, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of May 21-27, 2018: Special Events:New Ideas 2: A Festival of New Plays, Dallas, May 18-26Elena Gallego Rare Books Pop-up Shop, San Antonio, May 19-June...
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Giveaway & Guest Post: Eliza Maxwell, author of THE WIDOW'S WATCHER
THE WIDOW'S WATCHERbyELIZA MAXWELLGenre: Literary Fiction/Gothic Publisher: Lake Union PressDate of Publication: March 29, 2018Number of Pages: 286Scroll down for the giveaway!From Eliza Maxwell, the...
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Review: A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE VAMPIRE UPRISING by Raymond A. Villareal
I reviewedA People's History of the Vampire Uprising: A Novel (Mulholland Books) by San Antonio attorney Raymond A. Villareal for Lone Star Literary Life. I had high hopes for this one, y'all, but...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR May 28-June 3, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of May 28-June 3, 2018: Special Events:Elena Gallego Rare Books Pop-up Shop, San Antonio, May 19-June 3Ongoing Exhibits:Routine Fables, Houston, May 25-July...
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IN MEMORIAM
Patriotism means loving your country enough to gaze at it with eyes wide open, to appreciate and celebrate the good, and to examine that which must be improved with honesty and introspection. Then you...
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Review: THE TEXAS LIBERATORS: VETERAN NARRATIVES OF WORLD WAR II
I reviewedThe Texas Liberators: Veteran Narratives from World War II (Texas Tech University Press), edited by Aliza Wong, for Lone Star Literary Life. "The importance of witnessing, the necessity of...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR June 4-10, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of June 4-10, 2018: Special Events:West Texas Writers' Academy, Canyon, June 4-8Children's Art & Literature Festival, Abilene, June 7-9North Texas Council of...
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Review: HOW TO WALK AWAY by Katherine Center
I I reviewed Katherine Center's new novel, How to Walk Away (St. Martin's Press), for Lone Star Literary Life! "As is Center’s specialty, How to Walk Away is sweet without the sap, an uplifting,...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR June 11-17, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of June 11-17, 2018: Special Events:Southern Fried Poetry Slam, San Antonio, June 12-17Greater Austin Comic Con, June 16-17Ongoing Exhibits:Routine Fables,...
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Review: WIRE MOTHER MONKEY BABY by Rob Reynolds
I reviewedWire Mother Monkey Baby: A Novel (Outpost19) by Austin's Rob Reynolds for Lone Star Literary Life. It's a mixed review but Reynolds has tons of promise. I look forward to his next...
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2017 PEN Southwest Book Award Winners
PEN Texas announcee the winners of the 2017 Southwest Book Awards on June 11, 2018. The winners in each category receive a $500 prize.Hollow: A Novel(Soft Skull Press) by Austin's Owen Egerton has won...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR June 18-24, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of June 18-24, 2018: Special Events:Meet Valley Authors Night, McAllen, June 2212th Annual Austin African American Book Festival, June 23Ongoing Exhibits:Routine...
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Texas Camel Corps in AUTHENTIC TEXAS magazine
Y'all, I have an article in the Summer 2018 issue of Authentic Texas magazine! Check out my friend Doug Baum, owner of the Texas Camel Corps.
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Review: GODDESS OF ANARCHY by Jacqueline Jones
I reviewed Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical (Basic Books) by UT Austin professor of history Jacqueline Jones for Lone Star Literary Life. "Goddess of Anarchy is...
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Excerpt & Giveaway: CINCO DE MURDER by Rebecca Adler
CINCO DE MURDERA Taste of Texas Mystery, #3byRebecca AdlerGenre: Texas Cozy MysteryDate of Publication: April 3, 2018Publisher: BerkleyNumber of Pages: 304Scroll down for the giveaway!Tex-Mex waitress...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR June 25-July 1, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of June 25-July 1, 2018:Special Events:33rd Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 28-July 29Writers' League of Texas Agents & Editors Conference, Austin,...
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