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NALAC announces 43 grants to Latinx artists & organizations
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) announced 43 NALAC Fund for the Arts grants today. Totaling $267,000, the awards provide funding to 26 Latinx artists and collectives and 17 Latinx arts organizations in 13 states and Puerto Rico.
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NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR 2018 AWARDS
New York, NY (March 14, 2019)—Tonight, at the New School in New York, the National Book Critics Circle announced the recipients of its book awards for publishing year 2018. The winners include nonfiction recipient Steve Coll for Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan (Penguin Press), Mary Ann Gwinn says, “Told with empathy for…
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Dan Jenkins, legendary sportswriter, Texas icon, and bestselling novelist, dies at 89
Fort Worth’s beloved Dan Jenkins, a legendary sportswriter and Texas icon who wrote twenty-three books, including the runaway bestseller Semi-Tough, died Thursday. He was 89. Related Articles: Dallas Morning News Sports Illustrated
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Texas Senate passes teacher pay raise, adds librarians
Texas Senate passes teacher pay raise, adds librarians
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BOOKISH TEXAS FOR THE WEEK OF 03.03.2019
The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State
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LOST CHILDREN ARCHIVE by Valeria Luiselli
A family — a man and a woman, both documentarians working with sound (“We accumulated hours of tape of people speaking, telling stories, pausing, telling lies, praying, hesitating, confessing, breathing.”), and a boy, ten, and a girl, five — leave their New York apartment on a cross-country road trip.
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Dallas Mystery Writers invites Lone Star Lit to monthly meeting
The Dallas Mystery Writers group meets the first Saturday of every month.
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Writespace Houston names first fellows
Beginning in 2019, as part of Writespace’s commitment to encourage and support new voices, every year they will award Emerging Writer Fellowships to two exceptionally talented writers selected from the Houston community.