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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 5th Annual Author Showcase, Winnsboro, November 7 McAllen…

Colleen Hoover, a native of in Sulphur Springs, Texas, is the author of eleven New York Times bestselling novels. She self-published her first novel, Slammed, in 2012. Five months later it debuted on the New York Times best-seller list. Colleen has since signed with Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. Her next novel,…

Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 11.8.15   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 —…

Texas ReadsGlenn Dromgoole >> archive Photographs relate history of Texas politics Chuck Bailey offers an informative and easy-to-read pictorial history of Texas politics in his new coffee-table book, Picturing Texas Politics: A Photographic History from Sam Houston to Rick Perry (University of Texas Press, $45 hardcover). The book, which includes 268 black-and-white photos, is divided…

Sachse Public Library prepares for NaNoWriMo That recurring dream of walking across the stage and accepting the National Book Award for the novel you wrote in just one month could actually happen, says Sachse Library manager Mignon Morse. “It’s possible,” she said. “There just may be that exceptional writer out there.” The Sachse Public Library…

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,…

The Edgar Allan Poe Victorian Festival (OkPoeberfest), Dallas, October 3–31 Gabriel García Márquez: His Life and Legacy Symposium, Austin, Oct. 28 – 30 East Texas Christian Writers Conference, Marshall, October 30 – 31 International Literature Festival, Houston, October 30 – 31 Wizard World Comic Con, Austin, October 30 – 31 Halloween ComicFest 2015, Houston, October…

Award-winning author Reavis Z. Wortham was born in Paris, Texas, but lives in Dallas. He graduated with a B.S in industry and technology from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M, Commerce). Upon graduation, he began a teaching career in Garland. Wortham received a master’s in education from ETSU and after ten years in the…

Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 11.1.15   Photographs relate history of Texas politics Chuck Bailey offers an informative and easy-to-read pictorial history of Texas politics in his new coffee-table book, Picturing Texas Politics: A Photographic History from Sam Houston to Rick Perry (University of Texas Press, $45 hardcover). The book, which includes 268 black-and-white photos, is divided…

Texas ReadsGlenn Dromgoole >> archive Diane Kelly keeps two series going Romantic mystery author Diane Kelly has expanded her entertaining Tara Holloway and Paw Enforcement series with two new titles. And, I’m happy to report, more are on the way. Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli (St. Martin’s, $7.99 paperback) is the ninth book featuring…