LONE STAR LIT NOVEMBER TEXAS BOOKS PREVIEW Leaves and temperatures are falling (sometimes)! Whether you want to snuggle up with a charming romance, a chronicle of Texas history, a chilling mystery, or a crackling adventure, the Lone Star Lit November Texas Books Preview has a cornucopia of feast-worthy titles. READ ON! | WELCOME TO THE HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2023 | The Lone Star Lit Holiday Gift Guide feature is back with the best Texas-connected titles -- for readers of all ages -- to get or give! | We're launching with nearly seventy books to peruse and add to your lists for holiday giving, getting, or just gifting to yourself! Visit the WELCOME PAGE for an overview of all the titles so far. Over the next eight weeks, across all our platforms, we'll be giving readers a closer look at the featured titles and our Page Sponsors: The Twig Book Shop, The Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles, Stoney Creek Publishing, and Atmosphere Press. Their generous support helps make it possible for us to offer the HGG with flexible pricing. | WANT YOUR BOOK INCLUDED? Accepting submissions through mid-December! Because our mission is to support and promote Texas authors and Texas books, we're again 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. LEARN MORE | LONE STAR LISTENS Retro Interview with Bryan Washington Originally featured March 17, 2019. Houston's Bryan Washington on his debut story collection LOT: STORIES, "Bayou diaries," sacred spaces, and the global lingua franca READ MORE | BOOKISH TEXAS November 4-12, 2023 The only weekly, statewide calendar of Texas book events. SERIOUSLY. We're sharing over 220 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 | LONE STAR LIT FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT | Texas Book Festival 2023 Join over 300 authors at the largest book event in Texas! The 28th annual Texas Book Festival Weekend will take place on November 11-12 in and around the State Capitol in downtown Austin. The Festival Weekend is FREE and open to all, featuring more than 300 authors of the year’s best books across all ages and genres. There are ticketed sessions for authors Michael Cunningham, Roxane Gay, and Stacey Abrams. Ticketholders receive session and signing line access. WHEN:
Saturday, November 11, 11 am - 5 pm
Sunday, November 12, 10 am - 5 pm WHERE:
Downtown Austin along Congress Ave. and
E. 11th Street, in the State Capitol and select
nearby venues. View the map here! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Visit the following links for information on schedules, authors, parking, and more.
How to Attend/Parking
Schedule--categorized by audience and day with book genre filters available to help narrow your search
Ticketed Sessions
Book Signing Schedule
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Lit Crawl Free Cap Metro Day Passes:
Our partners at Cap Metro are offering Texas Book Festival goers free day passes! Click here to get yours. Pass requests close November 8. | 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
GOOD TALK. . . GOOD TALK by Ginny Andrews, through November 9, 2023. CONTINUING POP-UP BLOG-HOP
THE THIRD DAWN: FROM BETHLEHEM TO GOLGOTHA by Thomas J. Nichols, through November 22, 2023. UPCOMING BOOK BLOG TOUR
COURTING MISS EMMA by Linda Broday, beginning November 7, 2023. |  Learn More | COMING DECEMBER 2, 2023 The December 2023 Texas Books Preview Have a Texas-connected title publishing in December, 2023? Be sure to let us know by EOB Monday, November 27, 2023 so we can include your book.
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