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2018 PubWest Book Design Awards
PubWest has announced the 2018 Book Design Award winners! Congratulations are in order for Trinity University Press whose The Spirit of Tequilaby Joel Salcido (author), Paul Salopek (foreword), and...
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Review: HAP & HAZARD AND THE END OF THE WORLD by Diane DeSanders
I reviewed Hap & Hazard and the End of the World: A Novel (Bellevue Literary Press) by Diane DeSanders for Lone Star Literary Life. "This is not a romanticized version of childhood, though the...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS BOOKISH CALENDAR July 2-8, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of July 2-8, 2018:Special Events:8th Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Exhibition & Competition for American Bookbinding, Dallas, June 8-July 1333rd Texas...
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The 4th of July: On Revolution, or A Work in Progress
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of Americahen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which...
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Review: OLD BUILDINGS IN NORTH TEXAS by Jen Waldo
I reviewedOld Buildings in North Texas (Arcadia Books) by Marble Falls's Jen Waldo for Lone Star Literary Life. Y'all, imagine if your cocaine addiction gave you a heart attack, sent you to rehab, back...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR July 9-15, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of July 9-15, 2018: Special Events:8th Helen Warren DeGolyer Triennial Exhibition & Competition for American Bookbinding, Dallas, June 8-July 1333rd Texas...
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Review: TEN CULTURES, TWENTY LIVES: REFUGEE LIFE STORIES by Daina Jurika-Owen
I reviewed Ten Cultures, Twenty Lives: Refugee Life Stories (Amaya Books) by Abilene's Daina Jurika-Owen for Lone Star Literary Life. It’s a great introduction for the curious or concerned about...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS BOOKISH EVENTS July 16-22, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of July 16-22, 2018: Special Events:33rd Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 28-July 29Barrio Writers Summer Workshop, Pflugerville, July 16-21Celebration...
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Interview: Shawn Smucker, author of THE EDGE OF OVER THERE
THE EDGEOF OVER THEREThe Day the Angels Fell, Book 2bySHAWN SMUCKER Genre: Young Adult FictionPublisher: RevellDate of Publication: July 3, 2018Number of Pages: 384Scroll down for Giveaway!The...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Bookish Calendar for July 23-29, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of July 23-29, 2018: Special Events:33rd Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 28-July 29Macondo Writers Workshop, San Antonio, July 25-28The Texas...
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Review: TICKER: THE QUEST TO CREATE AN ARTIFICIAL HEART by Mimi Swartz
I reviewed Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart (Crown Publishing Group) by Houston's Mimi Swartz for Lone Star Literary Life. Swartz has impeccably woven science, history, biography, and...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS LITERARY CALENDAR July 30-August 5, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of July 30-August 5, 2018: Special Events:Texas Writers' League Summer Writing Retreat, Nacogdoches July 29-August 340th Annual Armadillo Con, Austin, August...
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Review: EMERGENCY CONTACT by Mary H.K. Choi
I reviewed Emergency Contact (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) by Mary H.K. Choi for Lone Star Literary Life. This YA novel is a compulsively readable debut—tender and awkward, sweet and...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS BOOKISH EVENTS for August 6-12, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of August 6-12, 2018: Special Events:Harry Potter LeakyCon, Dallas, August 10-12Texas Sports Hall of Fame 2nd Annual Book Festival, Waco, August 113rd Annual...
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Monday Roundup: TEXAS BOOKISH CALENDAR August 13-19, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of August 13-19, 2018: Special Events:3rd Annual Literary Libations Week: a Lit Crawl Austin fundraiser, Austin, August 12-15Ongoing Exhibits:Oliver Jeffers: 15...
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Book trailer & giveaway: THAT ONE MOMENT by Patty Wiseman
THAT ONE MOMENTbyPATTY WISEMAN Genre: Fiction / Romantic SuspenseDate of Publication: May 8, 2017Number of Pages: 258Scroll down for Giveaway!Ricki Sheridan traveled a long way to seek refuge at Wolf...
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Review: PRESIDIO by Randy Kennedy
I reviewed Presidio: A Novel (Touchstone) by Texas Panhandle native Randy Kennedy for Lone Star Literary Life. This one got the nod from Larry McMurtry, a thing rarely seen.LITERARY...
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2017 Writers' League of Texas Book Awards
The Writers' League of Texas has announced their 2017 Texas Book Award winners, finalists, and Discovery Prize winners!FictionWinner: SPOILS by Brian Van ReetFinalists: DISASTERS IN THE FIRST WORLD by...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar August 20-26, 2018
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of August 20-26, 2018: Special Events:Book Drive for Houston Area Unaccompanied Minors presents Book Drive Benefit & Celebration, August 22Friends of the...
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Excerpt: THE GRAND DUKE FROM BOYS RANCH
THE GRAND DUKE FROM BOYS RANCHEUGENIA AND HUGH M. STEWART '26 SERIESbyBILL SARPALIUSforeword by Bill Hobby Genre: Memoir / Texana / Politics / Eastern European HistoryPublisher: Texas A&M...
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