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Sachse Public Library prepares for NaNoWriMo National Novel Writing Month starts Nov. 1, ends Nov. 30 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…

The Edgar Allan Poe Victorian Festival (OkPoeberfest), Dallas, October 3–31 Dallas Comic Con Fan Days, October 16 – 19 Zine Fest Houston, October 17 Lit Crawl Austin, October 17 Texas Book Festival, Austin, October 17 – 18 National Black Book Festival, Houston, October 22 – 24 ReadFest Houston, October 22 – 24 Sunday, Oct. 18…

Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 10.25.15   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…

Texas ReadsGlenn Dromgoole >> archiveA behind-the-scenes look at Texas high school football If you really like high school football, let me recommend one of the best books I’ve read on the subject. Gray Levy, a former high school football coach in Nevada, spent five months in 2012 going behind the scenes with 11 successful Texas…

IT’S TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL WEEK! 20th ANNIVERSARY TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL, 2015 300 authors coming to Texas Book Festival Oct. 17-18 20th anniversary lineup to feature Margaret Atwood, Taye Diggs, Nick Flynn, Linda Gray, Daniel Handler, Gary Hart, Chuck Palahniuk, and more AUSTIN—A record 300 authors are coming to the 2015 Texas Book Festival, Oct. 17…

The Edgar Allan Poe Victorian Festival (OkPoeberfest), Dallas, October 3–31 Houston Poetry Festival, October 9 – 11 RT Readers & Writers Roundup, League City, October 10 – 11 Dallas Comic Con Fan Days, October 16 – 19 Zine Fest Houston, October 17 Lit Crawl Austin, October 17 Texas Book Festival, Austin, October 17 – 18…

Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 10.18.15   A behind-the-scenes look at Texas high school football If you really like high school football, let me recommend one of the best books I’ve read on the subject. Gray Levy, a former high school football coach in Nevada, spent five months in 2012 going behind the scenes with 11 successful…

Lone Star ReviewsMichelle Newby, NBCC, Contributing Editor Texas ReadsGlenn Dromgoole >> archiveNew Wingate novel weaves intriguing family saga Lisa Wingate’s new novel, The Sea Keeper’s Daughters (Tyndale House, $19.99 hardcover, $14.99 paperback) revolves around family secrets that gradually come to the surface. Whitney Monroe owns two restaurants in Michigan that are in financial trouble because…

Pulitzer winner Geraldine Brooks featured at Friends of the Dallas Public Library gala Oct. 13; organization to honor Bob Mong Geraldine Brooks, the journalist and author whose 2006 book March won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, will be the featured speaker at the Friends of the Dallas Public Library annual gala on October 13. Her…

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,…