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Texas ReadsGlenn Dromgoole >> archive 11.15.15   New series focuses on women in Texas history Texas A&M University Press has announced a new book series, Women in Texas History, sponsored by the Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation. “Books in the series,” write editors Nancy Baker Jones and Cynthia Beeman, “will focus on individual lives, events, and eras,…

Allende, Meacham, Benson at ticketed events this week at Austin’s BookPeople Many new books of Texas interest are out this month—and authors of several of them will make tour stops at BookPeople this week. Tickets for these high-demand events are available in the store, 603 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, 78703, (512) 472-5050, or at www.bookpeople.com.…

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Ann & Stephen Kaufman Jewish Book & Arts Fair, Houston, November 1 – 15 NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), November 1 – 30 Voces Americanas: Latino Literature in the United States, Wichita Falls, November 1 – December 1 George West Storyfest, George West, November 6 – 8 Austin Zine Fest, November 14 Houston History Book…

Praise for Carolyn Brown’s work “With a cast of characters that will leave readers grinning, Brown’s latest is delightful, humorous ‘chick lit’… Fun, fun and more fun is on hand in a story that wins a blue ribbon in both originality and wit.” —RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars “Fun, fresh and hilarious…The author showed that…

Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 11.15.15   New series focuses on women in Texas history Texas A&M University Press has announced a new book series, Women in Texas History, sponsored by the Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation. “Books in the series,” write editors Nancy Baker Jones and Cynthia Beeman, “will focus on individual lives, events, and eras, as…

Texas ReadsGlenn Dromgoole >> archive Visit the sites of Texas Ranger gunfights Texas Ranger historian Mike Cox is the author of Gunfights & Sites in Texas Ranger History (History Press, $21.99 paperback). “This book is the first of its kind,” he explains, “a guide to historic sites across the state with a Ranger connection —…

Writers’ League of Texas offers group write-ins throughout November This November, in partnership with Austin Community College’s Creative Writing Department, the Writers’ League of Texas will again offer an opportunity for Austin-area writers to come together and enjoy a group write-in experience throughout the month. Whether you are doing NaNoWriMo or just need a kick…

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,…