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Review: RULE OF CAPTURE by Chris Brown
I reviewedRule of Capture (Harper Voyager) by Austin's Chris Brown for Lone Star Literary Life! Y'all, this novel is unputdownable. Brown has taken all the dissonant noise and distilled it, then...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar August 19-25, 2019
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of August 19-25, 2019 compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life by Texas Book Lover.SPECIAL EVENTS:Hub City Comic Con, Lubbock, August 23-2516th Annual...
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Excerpt & Giveaway: THE BIRD BOYS by Lisa Sandlin
THE BIRD BOYSA Delpha Wade andTom Phelan MysterybyLISA SANDLIN Genre: Gentle Noir / Mystery / Women SleuthsPublisher: Cinco Puntos Press Facebook TwitterDate of Publication: August 20, 2019Number of...
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Excerpt & Giveaway: ROUNDING HOME by Sarah Swindell
ROUNDING HOMEbySARAH SWINDELL Genre: Memoir / Family / AutismDate of Publication: August 2, 2019Number of Pages: 256Scroll down for giveaway!In 1991, twenty-one-year-old Sarah, the recently divorced...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar August 26-September 1, 2019
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of August 26 - September 1, 2019 compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life by Texas Book Lover.SPECIAL EVENTS:Russian Cultural Center 9th Annual Book...
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Review: FATAL STRIKE by DiAnn Mills
DiAnn Mills's newest novel, Fatal Strike (Tyndale House Publishers), hit shelves next week! I reviewed it for Lone Star Literary Life. "As is Mills's trademark, Fatal Strike is clean, contemporary,...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar September 2-8, 2019
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of September 2-8, 2019 compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life by Texas Book Lover.SPECIAL EVENTS:Latinidades: A Festival of Solo Shows, Dallas, August...
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Author Interview & Giveaway: FATAL STRIKE by DiAnn Mills
FATAL STRIKEbyDiANN MILLSGenre: Romantic Suspense / Clean Romance / ChristianPublisher: Tyndale House PublishersDate of Publication: September 3, 2019Number of Pages: 400Scroll down for...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar September 9-15, 2019
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of September 9-15, 2019 compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life by Texas Book Lover. SPECIAL EVENTS:Texas Word Wrangler, Giddings, September 12-14The...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar September 16-22, 2019
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of September 16-22, 2019 compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life by Texas Book Lover. SPECIAL EVENTS:Big Texas Comicon, San Antonio, September...
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Review: TO SQUEEZE A PRAIRIE DOG
I reviewed To Squeeze a Prairie Dog: An American Novel (Mutt Press) by Austin's Scott Semegran for Lone Star Literary Life. Semegran lures you in with a combination of sardonic wit and slapstick...
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Banned Books Week 2019
Banned Books Week 2019 is September 22-28. Go here for Texas events, books banned in Texas prisons, and the latest report on book bans and challenges in Texas schools.Thanks to the ALA for the poster.
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar September 23-29, 2019
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of September 23-29, 2019 compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life by Texas Book Lover. SPECIAL EVENTS:Banned Books Week 2019, nationwide, September...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2019
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of September 30-October 6, 2019 compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life by Texas Book Lover. SPECIAL EVENTS:38th Annual American Journalism Historians...
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Author Interview & Giveaway: Kathi Appelt, ANGEL THIEVES
ANGEL THIEVESbyKATHI APPELTYoung Adult / Magical Realism / Historical / ContemporaryPublisher: Atheneum / Caitlyn Dlouhy BooksDate of Publication: March 12, 2019Number of Pages: 336Scroll down for the...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar Oct. 7-13, 2019
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of October 7-13, 2019 compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life by Texas Book Lover. SPECIAL EVENTS:Texas Design Week Dallas, October 7-1125th Annual...
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Review: AIN'T NOBODY NOBODY
I reviewed Ain't Nobody Nobody (Polis Books) by Dallas's Heather Harper Ellett for Lone Star Literary Life. "Full of sharply drawn characters and deeply rooted in the East Texas Piney Woods, Ain’t...
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Excerpt & Giveaway: JOURNEY OF THE PALE BEAR
JOURNEY OFTHE PALE BEARbySUSAN FLETCHERMiddle Grade / Medieval Historical Fiction(grades 3-7)Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksDate of Publication: October 2, 2018Paperback: October 1, 2019Number...
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Monday Roundup: Texas Literary Calendar Oct 14-20, 2019
Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of October 14-20, 2019 compiled exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life by Texas Book Lover. SPECIAL EVENTS:Illustration Art Signature Auction, Dallas, October...
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Giveaway: BEYOND THE HORIZON
BEYOND THE HORIZONbyELLA CAREYHistorical Fiction / FriendshipPublisher: Lake Union PublishingDate of Publication: October 15, 2019Number of Pages: 326Scroll down for the giveaway!From the author of The...
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