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Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 6.12.16   Texas books make good gifts for dear old dad Father’s Day is just around the corner, so I have gone back and pulled together some Texas books that I’ve written about in the last year or so that might make good gifts for dear old dad. One of the best…

Kay Ellington, Editor and Publisher 6.5.16  CALF brings author/illustrator Mark Teague to Abilene for a dino-mite week We’re taking a break from interviews this week to bring you some of the best in children’s books, authors, and events . . . so we’ll return with our regularly scheduled feature next Sunday. In the meantime, here’s…

Coming up June 10-12, 2016, hundreds of authors will appear at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide for B-Fest™, a three-day event celebrating the best books for teens. This will be the biggest weekend of author events in B&N history, plus trivia, sweepstakes, giveaways (while supplies last), and more. Participants will the first to sample upcoming…

Lone Star Book Reviews of Texas books appear weekly at LoneStarLiterary.com At the time this book was published, Christopher Molleda served in the very law enforcement agency mentioned in this book. On October 15, 2015, he completed fifteen years with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher has had duties as a jailer, bailiff, patrolman, and…

Michelle Newby is contributing editor at Lone Star Literary Life, reviewer for Foreword Reviews, freelance writer, member of the National Book Critics Circle, and blogger at www.TexasBookLover.com. Her reviews appear or are forthcoming in Pleiades Magazine, Rain Taxi, World Literature Today, South85 Journal, The Review Review, Concho River Review, Monkeybicycle, Mosaic Literary Magazine, Atticus Review,…

sponsored by Blue Wilow Bookshop About Blue Willow Books: We opened our doors in October 1996 as a neighborhood bookshop with outreach throughout the Houston area. We are located in the West Memorial area on Memorial Drive,  and we welcome you to come browse our shelves for books, games, puzzles, stationery, and more. We sell…

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Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 6.5.16   Frank Hamer profiled in action-packed biography In the first paragraph of his thoroughly researched, well-written and action-packed biography of legendary Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, author John Boessenecker boldly states: “He was the greatest American lawman of the twentieth century.” That’s quite a claim. Whether or not that’s true, Boessenecker, who…

Lone Star ReviewsMichelle Newby, NBCC, Contributing Editor Texas ReadsGlenn Dromgoole >> archiveSports, celebrity photos featured in new book This isn’t a Texas book per se, but it was published by the University of Texas Press and includes pictures of several Texans, so I’m going to mention it here anyway. Relentless: The Stories behind the Photographs…

Abilene’s Children’s Art and Literacy Festival lauds books across the city June 9-11 Celebrating the work of Mark Teague, illustrator of the How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You? book series, Abilene’s Children’s Art and Literacy Festival includes a parade, dramatic readings of Teague’s books, costumed characters, art activities, animals, magic shows, balloons and more…