LONE STAR INDIE REVIEW WHERE THE MEAN GIRLS GO: THE COMPLICATED AND HURTFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WOMEN by Laura Downey Hill From the review: Hill explores the impact some women have on interpersonal relationships, the quality of life in a community or business environment, and the character development of our girls. READ MORE | LONE EXCERPT CRAVING BEAUTY by Jennifer Silverwood From the excerpt: "A wiser person would have stayed put. But the beast had not harmed her...yet. And Vynasha needed answers." READ MORE | TEXAS READS Mystery Anita Dickason shares two new dark romantic mysteries to get you in the Halloween spirit. READ MORE | LONE STAR LIT'S HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE, 2023 Now accepting submissions! The Lone Star Lit Holiday Gift Guide feature returns November 4th with the best Texas-connected titles -- both for giving and getting -- for readers of all ages. Want your book included? Because our mission is to support and promote Texas authors and Texas books, for the fourth year in a row, we're offering the Holiday Gift Guide with Pay-What-You-Can pricing. Any title by a Texas author or any book with a Texas connection, traditionally published or otherwise, is welcome. Are you a publisher, publicist, or author with a large catalog of titles? Email us at Publicity@LoneStarLiterary.com to find out about Page Sponsor opportunities. LEARN MORE | LONE STAR BOOK BLOG TOURS ON TOUR THIS WEEK Our Lone Star Book Blog Tours reach more than 100,000 visitors every month with author interviews, book reviews, giveaways, promotions, guest posts, book trailers, and more. CONTINUING BOOK BLOG TOUR FINDING COMFORT by Kimberly Fish, through November 2, 2023. UPCOMING POP-UP BLOG-HOP THE THIRD DAWN: FROM BETHLEHEM TO GOLGOTHA by Thomas J. Nichols, beginning October 30, 2023. UPCOMING BOOK BLOG TOUR GOOD TALK. . . GOOD TALK by Ginny Andrews, beginning October 31, 2023. VISIT THE TOUR PAGE FOR SCHEDULES, LINKS, & FREE BOOKS | BOOKISH TEXAS October 28 - November 5, 2023 The only weekly, statewide calendar of Texas book events. SERIOUSLY. We're sharing over 180 events, special events, and exhibitions (plus story times) this week, like we do every week, just fer grins. Please help keep us and LSLL readers in the loop by sending forthcoming events to us at: Events@LoneStarLiterary.com. PLAN YOUR WEEK | In Case You Missed It OCTOBER TEXAS BOOKS PREVIEW As we wait for the weather to catch up with the calendar, prepare for fall with October’s Texas-connected titles. While awaiting resplendent trees and cooler temps, fall into a cozy mystery or apocalyptic thriller, introspective poetry or enlightening nonfiction, or just laugh away the heat with a side-splitting comedy. Whichever your whim, find your next great read with Lone Star Lit! READ ON! | Learn More | COMING NOVEMBER 4, 2023 The November 2023 Texas Books Preview Have a Texas-connected title publishing in November, 2023? Be sure to let us know by EOB Monday, October 30, 2023 so we can include your book. Email Publicity@LoneStarLiterary.com. Listings are always free, but you can Boost your title to get even more coverage for as little as $10. LEARN MORE | ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE If you haven't already done it, then CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE, for subscriber-only content and to never miss a bookish-Texas thing. --Bookish News about the Texas literary scene, including from the Texas Institute of Letters. --The Twig Book Shop's October Roundup roundup --Video Spotlights of the latest book trailers, including Manning Wolfe's Dead by Proxy. --Bookish Humor created exclusively for Lone Star Lit by Chris Manno. ALWAYS ON OUR WEBSITE -- Our Writers' Groups, Texas Bookstores, and Book Clubs in Texas pages list hundreds of writers' groups, writers' organizations, booksellers, and book clubs hyperlinked to their websites, and conveniently listed by city. You're welcome! (Your group or bookstore missing? Email us at Info@LoneStarLiterary.com and we'll get your group added.) DID YOU KNOW We're on Goodreads, where you can check out our READ and TO-READ shelves. Lone Star's Proof & Polish Shop is taking submissions. We're booking 2023 full Lone Star Book Blog Tours for December dates, with select November/December dates for blitzes. | Lone Star Literary Life is a participant in affiliate programs, which allows us to earn commissions when our readers purchase books using our links. Lone Star Literary Life is a publication of Hall Ways Bookworks. Thanks for subscribing! Info@LoneStarLiterary.com | |