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Each week Lone Star Literary profiles a newsmaker in Texas books and letters, including authors, booksellers, publishers. Kay Ellington has worked in management for a variety of media companies, including Gannett, Cox Communications, Knight-Ridder, and the New York Times Regional Group, from Texas to New York to California to the Southeast and back again to…

Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 8.13.2017   Hall of Fame catcher tells his remarkable story Longtime Texas Rangers catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez tells the story of his Hall of Fame baseball career in They Call Me Pudge: My Life Playing the Game I Love (with Jeff Sullivan, Triumph Books, $25.95 hardcover). Rodriguez grew up in a small…

Texas ReadsGlenn Dromgoole >> archive Small-town sheriff has another murder to solve Dead, to Begin With is the intriguing title of Bill Crider’s latest murder mystery starring Clearview sheriff Dan Rhodes (Minotaur Books, $25.99 hardcover). Crider always works in a murder, of course, to enliven the routine of a small-town sheriff’s other duties, such as…

Writers’ League of Texas announces winners and finalists of its 2016 book awards, Discovery Prize winners Honoring books published by texas authors in 2016 AUSTIN — The Writers’ League of Texas has announced the winners and finalists of the 2016 Writers’ League of Texas Book Awards, recognizing outstanding books of 2016, written by Texas authors,…

Texas Shakespeare Festival, Kilgore, June 29–July 30 The LaNana Creek Press Summer Letterpress and Book Art Intensive, Nacogdoches, July 8-August 5 Literary Non-Fiction Workshop, Archer City, July 23-30 Texas Authors Marketing Event, Houston, July 28-30 ArmadilloCon 39, Austin, August 4-6 East Texas Book Bash, Tyler, August 5 2017 Texas Christian Writers’ Conference, Houston, August 5…

Each week Lone Star Literary profiles a newsmaker in Texas books and letters, including authors, booksellers, publishers. Kay Ellington has worked in management for a variety of media companies, including Gannett, Cox Communications, Knight-Ridder, and the New York Times Regional Group, from Texas to New York to California to the Southeast and back again to…

Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 8.6.2017   Small-town sheriff has another murder to solve Dead, to Begin With is the intriguing title of Bill Crider’s latest murder mystery starring Clearview sheriff Dan Rhodes (Minotaur Books, $25.99 hardcover). Crider always works in a murder, of course, to enliven the routine of a small-town sheriff’s other duties, such as…

Contributing Editor FICTION Chad Cartwright Shock Paperback, 978-0-9975-4710-8, 2016; ebook 978-0-9975-4712-2, 2017 Life can knock us down hard and leave us writhing in defeat and self-pity. But, often, a wise relative, friend or mentor may help us stand up again and get back to normal living. But what if we get slammed down painfully a…

Texas Teen Book Festival announces 2017 lineup Young Adult book festival will Feature award-winning authors Francisco X. Stork, E. Lockhart, Adam Silvera, and More AUSTIN — The Texas Teen Book Festival has announced its 2017 lineup, featuring New York Times bestselling authors E. Lockhart, Francisco X. Stork, Adam Silvera, Stephanie Perkins, Zac Brewer, and more.…