{"id":1393,"date":"2018-12-31T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2018-12-31T17:00:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T17:00:35","slug":"7-29-18-news-briefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1393","title":{"rendered":"7.29.18 News Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"u397649-5\"><span id=\"u397650\"><span id=\"u397651\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/dottedline380.jpg\"  id=\"u397651_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u397649-7\">Inprint Houston announces 2018\u201319 authors for its Margarett Root Brown Reading Series<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u397649-11\"><span id=\"u397875\"><span id=\"u397867\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/inprint%20houston%202018%2c%20montage%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u397867_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u397649-15\"><span>On Monday, July 23, Houston\u2019s creative writing organization Inprint<\/span> announced authors for its Margarett Root Brown Reading Series\u2019 2018\u201319 season during a special happy hour at Night Heron.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397649-27\">The new season kicks off September 24 with <span>Esi Edugyan,<\/span> author of Half-<span>Blood Blues,<\/span> which was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and <span>Meg Wolitzer,<\/span> whose newest <span id=\"u397649-24\">New York Times<\/span> best-selling novel is <span>The Female Persuasion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u397649-38\">Inprint will also present two events in its Cool Brains! Series for younger readers. <span>Sylvia Acevedo,<\/span> Girl Scouts of the USA CEO and a rocket scientist, will read from her memoir, <span>Path to the Stars,<\/span> on September 16 at the Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School. Newbery Honor winner <span>Jason Reynolds<\/span> will read from <span>Lu, (Track Book 4) <\/span>on November 4.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397649-41\">The complete schedule for the 2018\u201319 season is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u397649-80\">\n<li id=\"u397649-47\">September 24: <span>Esi Edugyan<\/span> and <span>Meg Wolitzer<\/span> at Cullen Performance Hall, University of Houston<\/li>\n<li id=\"u397649-51\">October 22: <span>Barbara Kingsolver<\/span> at Cullen Performance Hall<\/li>\n<li id=\"u397649-57\">November 12: <span>Jonathan Lethem <\/span>and <span>Gary Shteyngart<\/span> at Cullen Performance Hall<\/li>\n<li id=\"u397649-61\">January 14: <span>Claudia Rankine<\/span> at Stude Concert Hall, Rice University<\/li>\n<li id=\"u397649-67\">February 26: <span>Valeria Luiselli<\/span> and <span>Tommy Orange<\/span> at Stude Concert Hall<\/li>\n<li id=\"u397649-73\">March 25: <span>Carmen Gim\u00e9nez Smith<\/span> and <span>Fady Joudah<\/span> at Stude Concert Hall<\/li>\n<li id=\"u397649-79\">April 22: <span>Tayari Jones<\/span> and <span>Richard Powers<\/span> at Stude Concert Hall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u397649-83\">Inprint season tickets go on sale August 1.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397649-86\">(Compiled from media reports)<\/p>\n<div id=\"u397634-120\">\n<h1 id=\"u397634-5\">4th Annual Permian Basin Writers\u2019 Workshop set for Oct. 13-14<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u397634-9\"><span>Now in its fourth year, the Permian Basin Writers\u2019 Workshop<\/span> annual event will feature writing coaches, agents, and publishers from around the country, October 13-14, 2018.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-12\">The two-day workshop event will be held in Midland, at the Marie Hall Academic Building at Midland College.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-19\">The workshop will feature ten speakers, including <span>Margie Lawson, Christie Craig, Manning Wolfe, David Farland, Reavis Z. Wortham, Kristen Marten, Stephen Graham Jones, Donna M. Johnson, B. Alan Bourgeois<\/span> and <span>Arlene Gale<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-22\">Twenty-one workshop topics will be covered, including deep editing techniques, character building, writing a thriller, how to launch your writing career quickly and marketing, renegade style.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-25\">The Permian Basin Writers\u2019 Workshop is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is organized by the Permian Basin Bookies in collaboration Midland College.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-31\">For more information, visit <span><a href=\"https:\/\/permianbasinwritersworkshop.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u397634-28\">www.permianbasinwritersworkshop.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-34\">(Information from organization\u2019s press release)<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-38\"><span id=\"u397638\"><span id=\"u397639\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/dottedline380.jpg\"  id=\"u397639_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u397634-40\">Texas Sports Hall of Fame to hold second annual Book Festival August 11<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u397634-43\">WACO \u2014 The Texas Sports Hall of Fame has announced its second annual book festival for August 11, 2018, starting at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-46\">Presented by Waco City Cable Channel, the festival will feature authors and athletes from across the state.\u00a0 A limited number of VIP tickets are available (email jay.black@tshof.org to reserve). VIP ticket holders are entitled to preferred seating and signed book drawings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-49\"><span id=\"u397641\"><span id=\"u397642\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/tshof%202nd%20annual%20festival_art%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u397642_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-52\">Featured authors include:<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-58\">\u2022 <span>John A. Wood<\/span>, <span>Beyond the Ballpark: The Honorable, Immoral, and Eccentric Lives of Baseball Legends<\/span> (Rowman &#038; Littlefield)<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-64\">\u2022 <span>Michael Hurd,<\/span> <span>Thursday Night Lights: The Story of Black High School Football in Texas<\/span> (University of Texas Press)<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-70\">\u2022 <span>T.G. Webb<\/span>, <span>Battle of the Brazos: A Texas Football Rivalry, A Riot and a Murder<\/span> (Texas A&#038;M University Press)<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-76\">\u2022 <span>Chad Conine,<\/span> <span>Texas Sports: Unforgettable Stories for Every Day of the Year<\/span> (University of Texas Press)<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-82\">\u2022 <span>Jon Peters<\/span>, <span>When Life Grabs You by the Baseballs: Finding Happiness in Life\u2019s Changeups<\/span> (Author Academy Elite)<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-88\">\u2022 <span>Dr. Jorge Iber<\/span>, <span>More Than Just Peloteros: Sport and U.S. Latino Communities <\/span>(Texas Tech University Press)<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-91\">\u201cPart of the mission of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame is to promote literacy and scholarship through Texas sports history. We are excited to bring in top writers from around the state. Many of the books deal with important issues like race relations and how athletics have impacted integration,\u201d said Jay Black, TSHOF vice president of operations.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-94\">The format of the festival will be broken down into one-hour slots, during which each of the authors will have the option to present their work and have time for a Q&#038;A session. There will be tables set up in the Red McCombs Great Hall, where the authors will have book signings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-96\">The festival will be hosted at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-103\">For more information about the book festival or the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, visit <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tshof.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u397634-99\">tshof.org<\/span><\/a><\/span> or call 254-756-1633.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u397634-106\">About the Texas Sports Hall of Fame<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u397634-108\">The Texas Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Waco, Texas, chronicles the heroes and legends of Lone Star State sports at all levels, including high school standouts, Olympians and professionals. Established in 1993, the organization\u2019s mission is to preserve the legacies of all inductees and the history of sports in Texas to educate and inspire guess of all ages. Home to over 300 Texas Legends, the museum the Texas Tennis Museum and Hall of Fame and Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-111\">(Information from organization\u2019s press release)<\/p>\n<p id=\"u397634-117\"><span id=\"u397644\"><span id=\"u397645\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/dottedline380.jpg\"  id=\"u397645_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inprint Houston announces 2018\u201319 authors for its Margarett Root Brown Reading Series On Monday, July 23, Houston\u2019s creative writing organization Inprint announced authors for its Margarett Root Brown Reading Series\u2019 2018\u201319 season during a special happy hour at Night Heron. 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