{"id":672,"date":"2018-12-31T13:21:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=672"},"modified":"2018-12-31T13:21:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:21:35","slug":"lone-star-reviewsmichelle-newby-nbcc-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=672","title":{"rendered":"Lone Star ReviewsMichelle Newby, NBCC,"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\">\n<h1><span id=\"u165361\"><span id=\"u165362\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"58\" height=\"59\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/newby%2c%20michelle_headshot_sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165362_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165360\">Lone Star Reviews<\/span><span id=\"u165360-5\">Michelle Newby, NBCC,<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<h1 id=\"u165360-8\"><span id=\"u165360-7\">Contributing Editor<\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"pu165332-142\">\n<div id=\"u165332-142\">\n<p id=\"u165332-5\"><span id=\"u165354\"><span id=\"u165355\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"66\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/robbins%2c%20harvey%20penick_cover%20ts.jpg\"  id=\"u165355_img\" \/><\/span><\/span>BIOGRAPHY\/SPORTS<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-7\"><span>Kevin Roberts<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-11\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmhco.com\/shop\/books\/Harvey-Penick\/9780544148499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Harvey Penick: The Life and Wisdom of the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-13\">Houghton Mifflin Harcourt<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-15\">Hardcover, 978-0-544-14849-9 (ebook also available), 348 pgs., $28.00; April 5, 2016<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-17\">Reviewed by Si Dunn<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-21\"><span>No matter where on Earth you play golf,<\/span> Harvey Penick likely has had influence on how you pursue the game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-30\">Nearly twenty-five years after its first publication, <span>Harvey Penick\u2019s Little Red Book<\/span> remains the top-selling golf instruction book of all time. The <span id=\"u165332-26\">New York Times<\/span> once hailed it as \u201cthe golfer\u2019s equivalent of <span id=\"u165332-28\">The Elements of Style<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-34\"><span>Harvey Morrison Penick<\/span> (1904\u20131995) spent most of his life close to home in Austin, at the Austin Country Club\u2019s golf course. He started out there in 1912 as a young caddy and worked his way up to being named the country club\u2019s head professional golfer in 1923, a position he would hold until he \u201cretired\u201d in 1971.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-38\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/robbins%2c-harvey-penick_092516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>&gt;&gt;READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165332-47\"><span id=\"u165332-42\"><span id=\"u165336\"><span id=\"u165337\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"59\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/dromgoole%2c%20glenn_headshot2b.jpg\"  id=\"u165337_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165332-43\">Texas Reads<\/span><span id=\"u165332-46\">Glenn Dromgoole<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"u165332-55\"><span id=\"u165332-50\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/archive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&gt;&gt; archive<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"u165332-57\">Author relates history of Texas Prison Rodeo<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165332-62\"><span><span id=\"u165351\"><a href=\"https:\/\/untpress.unt.edu\/catalog\/3714\" id=\"u165352\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithLargeImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer float\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/roth%2c%20convict%20cowboys_cover%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165352_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/span><\/span><span>I never made it to the Texas Prison Rodeo in Huntsville,<\/span> but it was quite an event when I was growing up in Southeast Texas. My dad was a Baptist preacher and he thought our family had better things to do on Sundays than go to a rodeo.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-65\">The event, billed as the \u201cWorld\u2019s Fastest and Wildest Rodeo,\u201d started in 1931 and continued until 1986, staged on Sunday afternoons in October and drawing 30,000 spectators at its peak.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-73\"><span>Mitchel P. Roth,<\/span> a historian who teaches criminology and criminal justice at Sam Houston State University, has produced the first comprehensive history of the rodeo \u2014 <span><a href=\"https:\/\/untpress.unt.edu\/catalog\/3714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Convict Cowboys: The Untold History of the Texas Prison Rodeo<\/span><\/a><\/span> (University of North Texas Press, $32.95 hardcover). Thoroughly researched and compellingly written, the 436-page book deals with the history of the prison system in Texas as well as the rodeo itself and the many guest celebrities who performed there.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-79\"><span>Three teams, one season, too many commas: <\/span>Author <span>Nick Eatman<\/span> had written two books about Texas football \u2014 one on the Dallas Cowboys and a biography of former Baylor coach Art Briles. For his third book, he decided he would spend a season following three teams \u2014 a high school team, a college team, and a pro team. Quite an undertaking.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-86\"><span id=\"u165342\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/9780062433312\/friday-saturday-sunday-in-texas\" id=\"u165343\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"133\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/eatman%2c%20friday%2c%20saturday%2c%20sunday%20in%20texas_cover%20sm134x204.jpg\"  id=\"u165343_img\" \/><\/a><\/span>The result is <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/9780062433312\/friday-saturday-sunday-in-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Friday, Saturday, Sunday in Texas: A Year in the Life of Lone Star Football, From High School to College to the Cowboys<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Dey Street, $26.99 hardcover). The three teams Eatman selected to follow through the 2015 season were the Plano Wildcats, the Baylor Bears, and the Dallas Cowboys, all with very high hopes for the season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-89\">Things didn\u2019t quite work out for any of the teams. Plano, despite a highly touted running back, struggled. The Cowboys collapsed after quarterback Tony Romo broke his collarbone, twice. Baylor\u2019s championship dreams were dashed when its top two quarterbacks suffered season-ending injuries, and then the program\u2019s very existence was suddenly in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-92\">Even so, if you like football, Eatman\u2019s behind-the-scenes stories make interesting reading. Each chapter chronicles a week in the life of all three teams, beginning with high school on Fridays, college on Saturdays and pro on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-95\">However, I must add that Eatman and his editors at Dey Street, an imprint of mega publisher HarperCollins, allowed annoying comma mistakes to permeate the book \u2014 so many that when I read an advanced copy, I emailed the publicist and was assured they would be fixed in the final, edited version. They weren&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-97\">To cite just one example, and they are numerous: \u201cDuring the football season, the only time you might catch Dallas head coach, Jason Garrett, watching any television\u2026.\u201d Of course, there shouldn\u2019t be commas before and after Jason Garrett. If there had been a \u201cthe\u201d in front of \u201cDallas head coach,\u201d then the commas would be appropriate. Otherwise, it should read \u201cDallas head coach Jason Garrett\u201d without commas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-106\"><span id=\"u165332-100\">Glenn Dromgoole <\/span>is co-author of <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bible.acu.edu\/acupress\/pg.asp?ID=132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>101 Essential Texas Books.<\/span><\/a><\/span> Contact him at g.dromgoole@suddenlink.net.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165332-113\">&gt;&gt; <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/texas-reads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out his previous Texas Reads columns in Lone Star Lit<\/a><\/span>erary Life<\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"u165332-118\">Texas Book Festival lists full 2016 lineup<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165332-123\"><span id=\"u165339\"><span id=\"u165340\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer float\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/tbf2016_lineup%20montage%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165340_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span>AUSTIN \u2014 The Texas Book Festival is excited to host a lineup filled with nationally renowned presenters, including <span>Don DeLillo, Benjamin Alire S\u00e1enz, Diana Kennedy, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, Padma Lakshmi, Amor Towles, Francine Prose, Lawrence Wright, Phoebe Robinson, Jane Alexander, Robert Olen Butler, Jon Klassen, R.L. Stine,<\/span> and more. The 2016 TBF weekend takes place on November 5 and 6, spread throughout the grounds of the Texas State Capitol and along Austin\u2019s iconic Congress Avenue.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-130\">Award-winning authors are found throughout the TBF lineup, including literary legend Don DeLillo, an American novelist, playwright, and essayist well known for such acclaimed works as White Noise and Under-world, whose subjects range from television and sports to nuclear war and perfor-mance art. Co-presented by the TBF and the Harry Ransom Center, DeLillo will appear in conversation with author and screenwriter <span>Noah Hawley<\/span> about DeLillo\u2019s latest novel, <span>Zero K,<\/span> at the Festival.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-133\">\u201cWe are hosting some big marquee names this year, and it\u2019s exciting to see the trend of prominent artists\u2014actors, comedians, performance artists\u2014writing books,\u201d says Lois Kim, the Festival\u2019s executive director. \u201cBut one of the best things about our deep and diverse lineup is the opportunity for discovery. There is so much talent in this list, and we can\u2019t wait for people to dive in and find their next favorite author at the Festival, which is free to attend, thanks to the Festival\u2019s generous supporters and dedicated volunteer army.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165332-139\">A total of more than 280 writers, including chefs, actors, YouTube-stars, and more, are part of the 2016 Texas Book Festival lineup. One of the nation\u2019s premier literary events and longest-running book festivals in the country, the Festival continues to be free and open to the public thanks to sponsors and volunteers. Additionally, the Festival brings more than 40,000 attendees, live music, kids\u2019 activities, food trucks, book signings and sales, and 100 exhibitors all in and around the State Capitol over two full days. <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/news-briefs-092516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>&gt;&gt;READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"u165190-183\">\n<h1 id=\"u165190-5\"><span id=\"u165190\">LONE STAR LISTENS interviews\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span id=\"u165190-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/archive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u165190-2\">&gt;&gt; archive<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"u165190-7\"><span id=\"u165190-6\">Kay Ellington, Editor and Publisher<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"u165190-13\">9.25.2016\u00a0 Texas Book Festival executive director <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/jonah-lisa---stephen-dyer-081416.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lois Kim<\/a><\/span> on connecting books, readers, and authors<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165190-17\"><span id=\"u165191\"><span id=\"u165192\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/kim%2c%20lois%2c%20lone%20star%20listens_montage%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165192_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-22\"><span>Entering its third decade, the Texas Book Festival<\/span> <span id=\"u165190-21\">connects authors and readers through experiences that celebrate the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination. This year, the Festival will host nearly 300 authors, and it regularly attracts more than 40,000 attendees to the grounds and environs of the state capitol building in Austin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-25\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Executive director Lois Kim and her team oversee this massive undertaking each year, and she took time Friday evening via email to share a bit about herself, the Festival, and what\u2019s in store for this year\u2019s event Nov. 5 and 6.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-30\"><span>LONE STAR LITERARY LIFE:<\/span> <span id=\"u165190-29\">Lois, How long have you lived in Texas, and what brought you to the Lone Star state?<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-34\"><span>LOIS KIM:<\/span> Just over twenty-three years. I moved to Austin in the very hot summer of 1993 to start graduate school in the English literature program at UT Austin and never left.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-37\">What surprised you about the state when you arrived here?<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-45\">I had never been to Texas before I moved here. I was surprised by how addicting it was to say <span id=\"u165190-40\">y\u2019all<\/span> and how natural it felt for a Korean-American northerner to just adopt it as my own, along with everything else Austinites take as a birthright: authenticity and good queso. <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/lois-kim-092516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>&gt;&gt;READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-49\"><span id=\"u165268\"><span id=\"u165269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/dottedline380.jpg\"  id=\"u165269_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165190-51\">Texas&#8217;s only statewide, weekly calendar of book events<\/h1>\n<p>      <span id=\"u165190-52\">Bookish Texas<\/span><span id=\"u165190-55\"> event highlights\u00a0 9.25.2016 <br \/><\/span><span id=\"u165190-58\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/go.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u165190-56\">&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"u165190-59\"> GO this week\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span id=\"u165190-60\">Michelle Newby, Contributing Editor<\/span><span id=\"u165190-61\"><span id=\"u165230\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"accordionu165231wrapper\"><span id=\"accordionu165231\"><span id=\"accordionu165231_position_content\"><span id=\"u165258\"><span id=\"u165259-4\"><span>FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS IN TEXAS THIS WEEK: Bryan\/College Station, Waco, Boerne, Lockhart, Austin, Houston<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165236\"><span id=\"u165237-4\"><span>AUSTIN\u00a0 Tues., Sept. 27\u00a0 BookPeople, Bestselling Author &#038; journalist S.C. GWYNNE speaking &#038;signing The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football, 7PM [ticket required]<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165232\"><span id=\"u165235-4\"><span>AUSTIN\u00a0\u00a0 Tues., Sept. 27\u00a0 Malvern Books, Francois Pointeau hosts Malvern&#8217;s Multi-Verse reading series featuring poets from the Barrio Writers program, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165255\"><span id=\"u165257-4\"><span>COLLEGE STATION\u00a0 Tues., Sept. 27\u00a0\u00a0 Texas A&#038;M University-Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, Pivotal U.S. Elections: American Democracy at Issue panel with authors\/scholars H. W. Brands, Katherine R. Unterman, George C. Edwards III, and Terry Anderson, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165240\"><span id=\"u165242-8\"><span>DALLAS\u00a0 Wed., Sept. 28, Deep Vellum Books, happy hour reading, book signing, and celebration with Ananda Devi, author of Eve Out of Her Ruins, 4PM<\/span><span>ALSO Wed., Sept. 28, The Wild Detectives,\u00a0 Devi reads and signs Eve Out of Her Ruins (with Will Evans of Deep Vellum Publishing), 7:30PM<\/span><span>ALSO Thurs., Sept. 29, AT UT-Dallas, Devi lectures from Eve Out of Her Ruins, 5PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165249\"><span id=\"u165251-5\"><span>HOUSTON Thurs., Sept. 29, <span id=\"u165251-2\">Poison Girl, Poison Pen Reading Series 10th Anniversary Reading featuring Mat Johnson, Adrienne Perry &#038; Rob Wilder, 8:30PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165252\"><span id=\"u165254-4\"><span>AUSTIN\u00a0 Fri., Sept. 30, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema-South Lamar, Texas Teen Book Festival screens The Outsiders with Penguin Teen authors Sabaa Tahir, David Arnold, and Ren\u00e9e Ahdieh, 6:30PM 1\u20133PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165243\"><span id=\"u165244-4\"><span>AUSTIN\u00a0 Fri., Sept. 30, Malvern Books, International Translation Day Celebration with a reading featuring renowned translators Kurt Heinzelman, Liliana Valenzuela, and Jamey Gambrell, 7PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165246\"><span id=\"u165247-4\"><span>HOUSTON\u00a0 Fri., Sept. 30, University of Houston Downtown &#8211; Academic Building, Three acclaimed authors\u2014Luis J. Rodr\u00edguez, Javier O. Huerta, and Henry A. J. Ramos\u2014will speak at the Latino Young Men and Boys in Search of Justice: A My Brother\u2019s Keeper Forum (Presented by Arte P\u00fablico Press), 8AM<\/span><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165262\"><span id=\"u165263-4\"><span>FORT WORTH\u00a0 Sat., Oct. 1, The Last Word Bookstore, launch of Panther City Review, 4PM<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span>      <\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-75\"><span><span id=\"u165197\"><span id=\"u165198\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/dottedline380.jpg\"  id=\"u165198_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165190-77\">News Briefs 9.25.16<\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"u165190-79\">Lone Star Literary&#8217;s Tour of Texas, Fall 2016<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165190-85\"><span>What more ideal place could there be to sign our Paragraph Ranch<\/span> novels \u2014 and copies of <span>Literary Texas<\/span> \u2014 than the amazing Paragraphs on Padre Island bookstore at the beach? Below, Lone Star Lit&#8217;s Kay Ellington (left) and Barbara Brannon were greeted by a full house of bookfans \u2014 and the two bookstore canines as a welcoming committee.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-88\"><span id=\"u165271\"><span id=\"u165272\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/spi%20paragraphs%2015583.jpg\"  id=\"u165272_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u165221\"><span id=\"u165222\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"174\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/spi%20paragraphs%2015581.jpg\"  id=\"u165222_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-91\"><span id=\"u165227\"><span id=\"u165228\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"122\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/spi%20paragraphs%2015579.jpg\"  id=\"u165228_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-102\">Stop in and say hi to owner Griff Magnan (left) next time you&#8217;re on vacation at SPI. Griff and Joni will hook you up with beach reads, Texas fiction and nonfiction, children&#8217;s books, games, and a delicious cup of coffee. <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/news-briefs-092516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>&gt;&gt;READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-106\"><span id=\"u165209\"><span id=\"u165210\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/spi%20paragraphs%2015580.jpg\"  id=\"u165210_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165190-112\">Texas Institute of Letters taps Mora for Lifetime Achievement Award<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165190-116\"><span id=\"u165203\"><span id=\"u165204\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer float\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/mora%2c%20pat_photo%20provided.jpg\"  id=\"u165204_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span>Author Pat Mora has been named the winner<\/span> of the Texas Institute of Letters\u2019 prestigious Lon Tinkle Award for Lifetime Achievement. This is the highest honor given by the TIL, which was established in 1936 to recognize distinctive literary achievement. The award will be presented to Mora at the TIL\u2019s annual banquet, set for April 8, 2017, in El Paso.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-122\">\u201cPat Mora is one of the most beloved and acclaimed writers from Texas,\u201d TIL President Steve Davis said. \u201cIt was a joyful occasion when the TIL council voted unanimously to honor Pat with this award.\u201d. <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/news-briefs-092516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>&gt;&gt;READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165190-130\">Texas Center for the Book Letters About Literature Contest entries due Dec. 2 for grades 9\u201312<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165190-134\"><span>The Texas Center for the Book<\/span> has announced the 2016 Letters About Literature Contest for students in grades 4 through 12. Prizes include a trip to the 2107 Texas Library Association Annual Conference in San Antonio and a trip to the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-137\">Here are some simple guidelines.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-143\">READ: Select a fiction or nonfiction book, a poem or play you have read and about which you have strong feelings. (Sorry, no song lyrics!) It might be a book that helped you through a difficult time or it might be a book that simply touched your heart or inspired you.\u00a0 <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/news-briefs-092516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>&gt;&gt;READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165190-150\">Sixth annual Dobie Dichos set for Nov. 4 in Oakville<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165190-154\"><span id=\"u165212\"><span id=\"u165213\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/logo_dobiedichos.jpg\"  id=\"u165213_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><span>On Friday evening, Nov. 4, <\/span>the smell of simmering chili and freshly baked pan de campo will once again fill the air as visitors converge on historic Oakville for the 6th annual Dobie Dichos: Campfires, Chili con Carne, and the Words of J. Frank Dobie event.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-160\">A group of renowned journalists, authors, and storytellers have delved into the works of Texas author J. Frank Dobie and selected stories and other Dobie writings to share beside the campfire at this unique event that takes place on the grounds of the Historic Oakville Jail, under the old hanging tree.\u00a0 <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/news-briefs-092516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>&gt;&gt;READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165190-166\">Fort Worth&#8217;s Art on the Boulevard set, Oct. 1<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165190-171\"><span id=\"u165206\"><span id=\"u165207\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/lit%20event%20in%20fort%20worth%20sept%202016_art%20sm191x239.jpg\"  id=\"u165207_img\" \/><\/span><\/span>FORT WORTH\u2014<span>Art on the Boulevard is proud to present its fifth annual Art &#038; Words Collaborative Show,<\/span> to run October 1-8, 2016 with a reception and reading from 6:30-9:30 PM on Saturday, October 1.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165190-178\">The Art &#038; Words Show will feature twelve writers and twelve visual artists responding to one another\u2019s work. Each writer and each artist originally submitted one of their works in March of 2016. Each writer then chose a piece of visual art from those submitted to use as inspiration for a second story or poem, and vice versa with each visual artist choosing a poem or short story to use as inspiration for a second visual work. The resulting show consists of all 24 pairings of art and words for a total of 48 works displayed.  <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/news-briefs-092516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>&gt;&gt;READ MORE<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"pu165380\">            <a href=\"http:\/\/utpress.utexas.edu\/index.php\/books\/conine-republic-of-football\" id=\"u165380\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithLargeImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/utpress%20repoffootball%20220%20x%20220%20op3.jpg\"  id=\"u165380_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/a>                  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgeweststoryfest.org\/\" id=\"u165384\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithLargeImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/george%20west%20storyfest%202016%20ad%20300%20x220%20v2.jpg\"  id=\"u165384_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/a>            <\/p>\n<div id=\"pu165280-307\">\n<div id=\"u165280-307\">\n<h1 id=\"u165280-14\"><span><span id=\"u165293\"><span id=\"u165294\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"79\" height=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/texas%20rwb_art.png\"  id=\"u165294_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>WHERE IN TEXAS?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-61\">Don&#8217;t miss a reading or a good read!<a href=\"http:\/\/mad.ly\/signups\/118741\/join\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span>Sign up for our FREE weekly <br \/>e-newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-68\"><span id=\"u165308\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarpublicity.com\/\" id=\"u165309\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithMediumImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/lonestarbookblogtours%20sm.png\"  id=\"u165309_img\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-72\">COMING UP ON TOUR: NONFICTION<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-75\"><span id=\"u165311\"><span id=\"u165312\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/musemeche%2c%20catherine%2c%20hurt%2c%20blog%20tour_montage%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165312_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-77\">Hurt by Dr. Catherine Musemenche<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-79\">Visit with Dr. Musemenche September 28\u2013October 12<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-81\">9\/28 Review Forgotten Winds<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-83\">9\/29 Guest Post #1 Missus Gonzo<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-85\">9\/30 Excerpt #1 It&#8217;s a Jenn World<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-87\">10\/1 Review StoreyBook Reviews<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-89\">10\/2 Promo Blogging for the Love of Authors and Their Books<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-91\">10\/3 Author Interview #1 All for the Love of the Word<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-93\">10\/4 Review My Book Fix Blog<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-95\">10\/5 Guest Post #2 Byers Editing Reviews &#038; Blog<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-97\">10\/6 Excerpt #2 Syd Savvy<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-99\">10\/7 Review Reading By Moonlight<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-101\">10\/8 Author Interview #2 Kara The Redhead<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-103\">10\/9 Promo A Novel Reality<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-105\">10\/10 Review Country Girl Bookaholic<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-107\">10\/11 Guest Post #3 The Page Unbound<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-109\">10\/12 Review Hall Ways Blog<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-113\">COMING UP ON TOUR: FICTION<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-116\"><span id=\"u165326\"><span id=\"u165327\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/cander%2c%20chris%2c%20whisper%20hollow_blog%20tour%20montage%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165327_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-118\">Whisper Hollow by Chris Cander<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-120\">Visit with Chris September 26\u2013October 5<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-122\">9\/26 Author Interview 1 The Page Unbound<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-124\">9\/27 Review Byers Editing Reviews &#038; Blog<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-126\">9\/28 Video Guest Post Texas Book Lover<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-128\">9\/29 Author Interview 2 Forgotten Winds<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-130\">9\/30 Review Country Girl Bookaholic<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-132\">10\/1 Excerpt Kara The Redhead<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-134\">10\/2 Promo A Novel Reality<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-136\">10\/3 Review Book Chase<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-138\">10\/4 Author Interview 3 Chapter Break Book Blog<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-140\">10\/5 Review Missus Gonzo<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-144\">COMING UP ON TOUR: FICTION<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-147\"><span id=\"u165287\"><span id=\"u165288\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/malone%2c%20susan%20mary%2c%20i%20just%20came%20here%20to%20dance_blog%20tour%20montage%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165288_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-149\">I Just Came Here to Dance by Susan Mary Malone<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-151\">Visit with Susan September 26\u2013October 5<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-153\">9\/26 Promo Hall Ways Blog<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-155\">9\/27 Guest Post Country Girl Bookaholic<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-157\">9\/28 Review My Book Fix Blog<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-159\">9\/29 Excerpt Reading By Moonlight<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-161\">9\/30 Review StoreyBook Reviews<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-163\">10\/1 Promo Byers Editing Reviews &#038; Blog<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-165\">10\/2 Review The Page Unbound<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-167\">10\/3 Author Interview Texas Book Lover<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-169\">10\/4 Review The Librarian Talks<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-171\">10\/5 Promo Books and Broomsticks<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-175\">CONTINUING ON TOUR: FICTION<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-178\"><span id=\"u165302\"><span id=\"u165303\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/gordon%2c%20alexia%2c%20lone%20star%20listens_montage%20sm2.jpg\"  id=\"u165303_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-180\">Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-182\">Visit with Alexia through September 29<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-184\">9\/25 Promo Kara The Redhead<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-186\">9\/26 Review StoreyBook Reviews<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-188\">9\/27 Author Interview #2 The Crazy Booksellers<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-190\">9\/28 Guest Post #2 The Librarian Talks<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-192\">9\/29 Review Margie&#8217;s Must Reads<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-196\">CONTINUING ON TOUR: FUN!<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-199\"><span id=\"u165284\"><span id=\"u165285\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/bridges%2c%20annette%2c%20oh%2c%20how%20the%20years%20fly%20by_blog%20tour%20montage%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165285_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-201\">Oh, How the Years Fly By by Annette Bridges; illustrated by Lesley Vernon<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-203\">Visit with Annette through September 26<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-205\">9\/25 Promo Country Girl Bookaholic<\/p>\n<p id=\"u165280-207\">9\/26 Review Chapter Break Book Blog<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-211\">RECENTLY ON TOUR: FICTION<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-214\"><span id=\"u165320\"><span id=\"u165321\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/puig%2c%20yvonne%20georgina%2c%20a%20wife%20of%20noble%20character_blog%20tour%20montage%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165321_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-218\">A Wife of Noble Character <br \/>by Yvonne Georgina Puig<\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-222\">RECENTLY ON TOUR: FICTION<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-225\"><span id=\"u165305\"><span id=\"u165306\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/burlison%2c%20brett%2c%20riverside_blog%20tour%20montage%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165306_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-227\">Riverside by Brett Burlison<\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-231\">RECENTLY ON TOUR: NONFICTION<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u165280-234\"><span id=\"u165290\"><span id=\"u165291\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/conine%2c%20chad%2c%20the%20republic%20of%20football_blog%20tour%20montage%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u165291_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u165280-238\">The Republic of Football<br \/>by Chad S. 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