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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition, Austin, February 10–July 6, 2015 Armadillo Rising: Austin’s Music Scene in the 1970s, Wittliff Collection, Texas State University, San Marcos, February 9 – July 3, 2015 Austin Author Affair, May 22–24 ComicPalooza, Houston, May 22–25 RT (fka Romantic Times) Booklovers Convention, Dallas, May 12–17 Sunday, May 17 Austin BookPeople, We…

Sarah Bird is the author of nine novels, including Above the East China Sea, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2014 (paperback, Penguin, April 28, 2015). She has been selected for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great Writers series; a Dobie-Paisano Fellowship; New York Public Library’s 25 Books to Remember list; Magazine Reader’s Prize; People…

Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 5.24.15   Schoolgirl picks Hank Williams to be her pen pal Dear Hank Williams (Henry Holt, $16.99 hardcover) is the latest young adult novel by Amarillo author Kimberly Willis Holt. Holt won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature in 1999 with When Zachary Beaver Came to Town that was made…

Texas ReadsGlenn Dromgoole >> archive Successful Houston trial lawyer profiled in new Hardy title Michael Lee Lanning, author of more than twenty books, has written an interesting biography about high-profile Houston/Galveston trial lawyer Tony Buzbee. Tony Buzbee: Defining Moments (John M. Hardy Publishing, $28.95 hardcover) focuses primarily on Buzbee’s success in winning multi-million–dollar verdicts or…

Backus retires as Texas A&M Press Director, Davies assumes post Charles Backus, Texas A&M University Press’s Edward R. Campbell Press Director, retired from that position effective May 17. Backus came to Texas A&M in the fall of 1999, following previous assignments as director of the university presses at Vanderbilt (1993–1999) and Syracuse (1987–1993). He began…

Memorial Day is nearly here — and with it plans for rest, relaxation, travel, and a good book. What Texas reads will be going in your carry-on or beach bag? What new Texas books, or classics, have you been dying to crack open, whether in print, on your e-reader, or via audiobook? Let the staff…

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Exhibition, Austin, February 10–July 6, 2015 Armadillo Rising: Austin’s Music Scene in the 1970s, Wittliff Collection, Texas State University, San Marcos, February 9 – July 3, 2015 RT (fka Romantic Times) Booklovers Convention, Dallas, May 12 – 17 Sunday, May 10 MOTHER’S DAY Austin Malvern Books, Mother’s Day Reading with Revolution…

Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole 5.17.15   Successful Houston trial lawyer profiled Michael Lee Lanning, author of more than twenty books, has written an interesting biography about high-profile Houston/Galveston trial lawyer Tony Buzbee. Tony Buzbee: Defining Moments (John M. Hardy Publishing, $28.95 hardcover) focuses primarily on Buzbee’s success in winning multi-million–dollar verdicts or settlements for his clients.…

Best Texas Beach Reads & Travel Books Lone Star Literary staff Memorial Day is nearly here — and with it plans for rest, relaxation, travel, and a good book. What Texas reads will be going in your carry-on or beach bag? Let the staff of Lone Star Lit make your choices easier, with genres from…