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Lone Star Literary’s Tour of Texas, Fall 2016<\/h1>\n

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<\/a><\/span>The Labor Day holiday week<\/span> provides a great opportunity for literary travel in the Lone Star State. Above, Lone Star Lit editors Kay Ellington<\/span> (above, left) and Barbara Brannon<\/span> (center) paid a visit to Carlos Guajardo<\/span> (back, left) and Andr\u00e9s de la Casa-Huertas San Mart\u00edn<\/span> (right) of The Wild Detectives,<\/span> located in the trendy Bishop Arts District of Oak Cliff\/Dallas.<\/p>\n

The Wild Detectives hosts an intriguing series of readings several nights a week and serves up, as the T-shirt reads, \u201cBooks\/Booze \u2014 It Doesn’t Have to Be A Choice.\u201d Refreshment for the body and the mind make the Wild Detectives a top destination if you don\u2019t live in the area \u2014 and a favorite haunt if you do.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Second annual Permian Basin Writers’ Workshop slated for Midland Sept. 16\u201318<\/h1>\n

The Permian Basin Writers’ Workshop <\/span>returns to Midland this fall, with a diverse lineup of presenters, speakers, agents, editors, and authors. The event kicks off Friday evening, Sept. 16, 7:30\u20138:30 p.m. at Midland’s historic Yucca Theatre and continues throughout Saturday and Sunday on the campus of Midland College.<\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/span>Author and journalist ReShonda Tate Billingsley<\/span> will give a keynote presentation Friday evening, \u201cWhen Words Leave the Page,\u201d as part of a program featuring refreshments and author performances.<\/p>\n

Billingsley is the national bestselling author of more than forty books. She writes adult and teen fiction as well as nonfiction. Several of her books have been optioned for movies, including her sophomore novel, Let the Church Say Amen,<\/span> directed by actress Regina King, and produced by TD Jakes and Queen Latifah. Billingsley made her on-screen movie debut in the film, which aired in August 2015 and was one of BET\u2019s highest rated original programs. TV One recently released the TV version of her book The Secret She Kept<\/span> on July 10, 2016 and will be airing The Devil is a Lie<\/span> in fall 2016.<\/p>\n

Billingsley is also publisher, with Victoria Christopher Murray, <\/span>of the new imprint Brown Girl Books.<\/p>\n

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Other presenters include editors and agents Jennifer Canzoneri, Katie Morford, Mark Falkin, Tricia V. Skinner<\/span> \u2014 all authors in their own right. Kay Ellington<\/span> and Barbara Brannon<\/span> of Lone Star Literary Life and coauthors of the Paragraph Ranch series of West Texas novels will talk about aspects of the writing craft and the publishing industry. Poet Sawnie Morris; <\/span>novelist and nonfiction author Jimmy Patterson;<\/span> romance novelist Laura Drake;<\/span> novelist Maria V. Snyder;<\/span> and novelist Amy Williams<\/span> round out the workshop’s programming.<\/p>\n

Registration is open now at www.permianbasinwritersworkshop.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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DFW LITerary SoulFEST slated for Sat. Sept. 10 at the Dock Bookshop in Fort Worth<\/h1>\n

DFWLS is a celebration of books,<\/span> reading, community and culture consisting of storytelling and author panels infused with music, poetry and arts. Refreshments will be provided. Free family event. Special guests Include Zane, Laura Freeman, Rickie Clark, Keith Thomas Walker, and more, Sat., Sept. 10, 2016 from 2-8p at The Dock Bookshop, 6637 Meadowbrook Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76112.\u00a0 www.thedockbookshop.com<\/p>\n

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2-4p Young Readers<\/p>\n

4-6p Adult Readers<\/p>\n

6-8p Tribute to Book Clubs<\/p>\n

and enjoy the sweet, soulful Sounds of DJ Oke<\/p>\n

For more information, visit https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1194653477265546\/<\/p>\n

(Information from Facebook event page)<\/p>\n

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Meacham to receive A. C. Greene Award at 16th annual West Texas Book Festival, Sept. 19-24, Abilene<\/h1>\n

Leila Meacham, the national New York Times best-selling author<\/span> of Roses, Tumbleweeds, Somerset, Titans,<\/span> and more will be the featured keynote speaker Sat., Sept. 24, at the West Texas Book Festival and will be recognized as this year\u2019s A.C. Greene award winner. The A.C. Greene award is presented annually to a distinguished Texas author for lifetime achievement. The award is named for author, columnist, and Abilene native A.C. Greene.<\/p>\n

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The sixteenth annual festival, September 19-24, 2016, will also feature panels with the following authors:<\/p>\n