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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…

Dan Jenkins, legendary sportswriter, Texas icon, and bestselling novelist, dies at 89

Mar 8, 2019

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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

Texas Senate passes teacher pay raise, adds librarians

Mar 5, 2019

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Texas Senate passes teacher pay raise, adds librarians

BOOKISH TEXAS FOR THE WEEK OF 03.03.2019

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The most comprehensive listing of book and author events, festivals, readings, lectures, and signings in the Lone Star State

LOST CHILDREN ARCHIVE by Valeria Luiselli

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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.

March Texas Books Preview

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A preview of Texas books publishing this month

Texas Reads: Writers profile early Texas ranch women

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Writers profile early Texas ranch women

A Tender Hope by Amanda Cabot

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Genre: Historical Romance / Inspirational Publisher: Revell Date of Publication: March 5, 2019 Number of Pages: 352 ABOUT THE BOOK: As far as Thea Michener is concerned, it’s time for a change. With her husband murdered and her much-anticipated baby stillborn, there is nothing left for her in Ladreville. Having accepted a position as…

Live Wire by Pamela Fagan Hutchins

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