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LONE STAR REVIEW

All Things Left Wild by James Wade

From Chris Manno's review:

"Wade’s writerly skill is topnotch and white hot in the visual, visceral quality of his description that breathes the landscape to life as a major character in the story."

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LONE STAR PREVIEW

June Texas Books Preview

We repeat: What IS going on in Houston? (This month the city gets its own category.)

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LONE STAR EXCEPT

The Museum of Whales You Will Never See And Other Excursions to Iceland’s Most Unusual Museums

by A. Kendra Greene

from "Arrival"

"And anyway it doesn’t have to flood; it could spew ash. Maybe the crops die, maybe the sheep are poisoned, maybe you breathe through a washcloth and famine sparks the French Revolution.”

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TEXAS READS RETRO

with Glenn Dromgoole

We've taken a dive into the Lone Star archives to bring back two Glenn's write-up of two books "that take grilling to the next level."
(originally published May 5, 2019)

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BOOKISH TEXAS

FOR THE WEEK OF 05.31.2020

Whether it's publishing with PePcon or writing with Pipkin, this week and every week (as long as social distancing lasts), we have the most comprehensive listing of bookish goings-on[line] including book and author events, festivals, storytimes, readings, workshops, and lectures in the Lone Star State.
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this week, there are two in-person author events)

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KIDS' SUMMER READS

Coming June 7th!

The Lone Star Lit Kids' Summer Reads feature returns with the best books for young -- or young-at-heart -- readers.

Want your book included? Because our mission is to support and promote Texas authors and Texas books, we're offering the Kids' Summer Reads with Pay-What-You-Can pricing.

We'd rather provide a variety of high quality books for our readers' perusal than a few select titles that only a select-few could afford to market.

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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.

UPCOMING TOURS:
The Outlaw's Daughter by Margaret Brownley

VISIT THE TOUR PAGES FOR SCHEDULES, LINKS, & FREE BOOKS

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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BOOKISH NEWS from around the Great State including a Texas literary award roundup, six San Antonio students win the AWP Carter Poetry Contest, and Texas loses two indies due to COVID-19.

PLUS
-- The Lone Star Lit Kids' Summer Reads feature is coming, June 7-August 1, 2020. To be sure your book is included, email Publicity@LoneStarLiterary.com.
-- We've updated our Writers' Groups and Texas Bookstores pages with hundreds of writers' groups, writers' organizations, and booksellers, 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 open for business.
We're booking 2020 Lone Star Book Blog Tours for select September dates and later.

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