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<\/span><\/span>Lone Star Reviews<\/span>Michelle Newby, NBCC,<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

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<\/span><\/span><\/span>Texas Reads<\/span>Glenn Dromgoole<\/span><\/h1>\n

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New titles from popular Texas women novelists<\/h1>\n

Several of Texas\u2019s popular women novelists<\/span> have new titles on the market this fall.<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/span>Let\u2019s start with Sarah Bird\u2019s<\/span> intriguing novel, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen<\/span> (St. Martin\u2019s, $27.99 hardcover), a fictional treatment of a fascinating but little known character from history, Cathy Williams, who was born as a slave and fought with the Buffalo Soldiers, disguised as a man.<\/p>\n

Bird said she first heard about Williams in the 1970s but couldn\u2019t find out much information. Then, in 1988, when Bird was taking a childbirth class, the teacher gave her copies of Williams\u2019 enlistment and discharge papers. She first told the story as a screenplay, then turned it into a novel. The author\u2019s website is sarahbirdbooks.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Sandra Brown<\/span>, one of Texas\u2019 best-selling authors, is treating readers to her latest book, Tailspin<\/span> (Grand Central, $27 hardcover).<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/span>The lead characters are Rye Mallett, a fearless \u201cfreight dog\u201d pilot taking a mysterious cargo to its destination, and Dr. Brynn O\u2019Neal, a doctor who is conflicted on how to deal with this precious cargo when it arrives. While Tailspin is an adventure mystery thriller, it wouldn\u2019t be a Sandra Brown novel without a little love and lust thrown in. Read more at SandraBrown.net.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Jodi Thomas<\/span> returns to Crossroads, Texas, for her new holiday-themed romance novel and sixth in the Ransom Canyon series, Mistletoe Miracles<\/span> (Harlequin, $7.99 paperback). Thomas\u2019s many Texas fans will appreciate her new heartwarming, small-town Christmas tale involving three unlikely couples. For more, see Thomas\u2019s website, JodiThomas.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Prolific best-selling Texas author Susan Wittig Albert\u2019s<\/span> latest novel, The Darling Dahlias and the Poinsettia Puzzle<\/span> (Persevero Press, $25.95 hardcover), is an upbeat holiday mystery set in Darling, Alabama, in 1934. The story features the ladies of the Darling Dahlia garden club, the subject of a series of Albert novels, and she includes several holiday recipes from club members, such as pecan tassies, holiday bread pudding, and eggnog. Read more at SusanAlbert.com<\/span><\/a><\/span> or DarlingDahlias.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Abilene novelist Karen Witemeyer<\/span> sets her historical romance novel, More Than Meets the Eye<\/span> (Bethany House, $15.99 trade paperback) in Pecan Gap, Texas. The story involves an orphaned girl with mismatched eyes (one blue, one brown) and a man seeking justice against the criminal who destroyed his family.<\/p>\n

Witemeyer also has one of four novellas published in a new holiday collection from Bethany House, The Christmas Heirloom.<\/span> Her story is titled \u201cGift of the Heart.\u201d Read about Witemeyer\u2019s novels at karenwitemeyer.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The Long Paw of the Law<\/span> is Diane Kelly\u2019s<\/span> seventh novel in her delightful Paw Enforcement series featuring Fort Worth police officer Megan Luz, her K-9 partner Brigit, and firefighter boyfriend Seth (St. Martin\u2019s, $7.99 paperback). Megan and Brigit find themselves in a religious cult compound as they search for the identity of an abandoned baby. Check out Kelly\u2019s books at dianekelly.com<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Glenn Dromgoole<\/span>\u2019s most recent book is The Book Guy.<\/span> Contact him at g.dromgoole@suddenlink.net.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

>> <\/span>Check out his previous Texas Reads columns in Lone Star Lit<\/a><\/span>erary Life<\/span><\/h1>\n

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<\/span><\/span> Twig\u2019s Top Ten Bestsellers<\/h1>\n

September 2018<\/h1>\n

What are Texans reading these days, you ask? <\/span>Lone Star Lit\u2019s newest regular feature is a monthly list of trending titles at the <\/span>Twig Book Shop,<\/span><\/a><\/span> a leading independent bookseller in San Antonio. Click on any title for the Buy link. And we’ll also include a hotlink to related content in Lone Star Literary Life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bob Woodward,<\/span>Fear: Trump in the White House,<\/span><\/a><\/span> 978-1-501175513<\/span><\/p>\n

Mimi Swartz,<\/span>Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart,<\/span><\/a><\/span> 978-0-804138001<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Bird,<\/span>Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen,<\/span><\/a><\/span> 978-1-250193168<\/span><\/p>\n

Phil Knight,<\/span>Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike,<\/span><\/a><\/span> 978-1-501135929<\/span><\/p>\n

Chip Dameron,<\/span>Mornings with Dobie\u2019s Ghost,<\/span><\/a><\/span> 978-1-609405773<\/span><\/p>\n

HBR\u2019s 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness<\/span><\/a><\/span> 978-1-633694364<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrew Sean Greer,<\/span>Less,<\/span><\/a><\/span>978-0-31631613X<\/span><\/p>\n

Margaret Atwood,<\/span>The Handmaid\u2019s Tale,<\/span><\/a><\/span> 978-0-38549081X<\/span><\/p>\n

Yuval Noah Harari,<\/span>Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,<\/span><\/a><\/span> 978-0-062316117<\/span><\/p>\n

Kevin Kwan,<\/span>China Rich Girlfriend,<\/span><\/a><\/span> 978-0-804172064<\/span><\/p>\n

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11.4.2018\u00a0 Wide-ranging writer Sofia Grant tackles Texas history in latest historical novel, THE DAISY CHILDREN<\/h1>\n

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Sofia Grant, a.k.a. Sophie Littlefield, <\/span>had written more than two dozen books in many genres including YA, apocalyptic fiction, thriller, domestic suspense and women\u2019s fiction. But when she became interested in writing historical fiction, she decided a name change made sense since she would be writing for a new audience who might not be interested in her other books. Her latest book <\/span>The Daisy Children<\/span> is based on the 1937 New London, Texas, school explosion. She talked with Lone Star Lit via email about the novel and what brought her to this story.<\/span><\/p>\n

LONE STAR LITERARY LIFE: <\/span>Where were you born and raised, Sofia, and how would you describe your early life?<\/span><\/p>\n

SOFIA GRANT: <\/span>I was born in a small town in New Hampshire, but soon after my dad took a job teaching history at the University of Missouri, and the whole family moved to the Midwest. We were a household of readers; on any given day most of us could be found with our noses in books. My brother and sister and I were also roamers, and we were lucky to live at the edge of town with access to a forest and country lanes and abandoned houses \u2014 all great fodder for a developing story-maker.<\/p>\n

When did you first think about becoming a writer?<\/p>\n

I was around five years old and on our weekly trip to the library, I had been allowed to check out a children\u2019s book with chapters. This was an amazing revelation \u2014 that one might be allowed to tell a story as long as one could imagine it.<\/p>\n

So tell us about your novel The Daisy Children.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Daisy Children<\/span> follows four generations of women in a single family from an unthinkable tragedy through the present, and traces how decisions made decades ago affect those who come after. In 1937 an explosion at an East Texas school killed hundreds of children, and Caroline loses her only child. >>READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/a><\/span>Bookish Texas <\/span>event highlights\u00a0 11.4.2018<\/span>>> GO this week<\/span><\/a><\/span>Michelle Newby, Contributing Editor<\/span><\/h1>\n

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