LONE STAR REVIEW THE LAST OUTLAWS: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang by Tom Clavin From Si Dunn's review: “The Last Outlaws is fascinating and entertaining reading from beginning to end.” READ MORE | LONE STAR LIT'S HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2023 We're just getting started with the 2023 Lone Star Lit Holiday Gift Guide and a bevy of books just begging to be bought. Pop over to the Welcome Page to see all 73 (so far) books by title, then visit the Books for Young Readers (children's, middle grade, and young adult), Adult Fiction, and Adult Nonfiction pages. Don't forget to click the Sponsors links, too. | 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. Got a backlist title? Bring it on. Not-yet-released? No problem. Any pub date is fine. LEARN MORE | TEXAS WRITES with DiAnn Mills Trekking Through the Writerly Life "Our mission, if we accept the challenge, is to transfer our emotions into the lives of our characters." GET THE WRITING TIPS | 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 COURTING MISS EMMA by Linda Broday, through November 16, 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 THE OXYGEN FARMER by Colin Holmes, beginning November 13, 2023. VISIT THE TOUR PAGE FOR SCHEDULES, LINKS, & FREE BOOKS | BOOKISH TEXAS November 11 - November 19, 2023 The only weekly, statewide calendar of Texas book events. SERIOUSLY. We're sharing over 210 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 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! | 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. 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 our semi-regular Texas Authors' Awards Roundup. --The Twig Book Shop's NEW November Roundup roundup --Video Spotlights of the latest book trailers, including Linda Broday's Courting Miss Emma. --Bookish Humor created exclusively for Lone Star Lit by Chris Manno. ALWAYS ON OUR WEBSITE -- Our Writers' and Storytellers' 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 Lone Star Book Blog Tours for March 2024 dates and later, with select February 2024 dates for a la carte reviews and book 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 | |