LONE STAR LIT JULY '23 TEXAS BOOKS PREVIEW July arrives with an explosion of summer reads.
Texas authors light up your TBR lists with tantalizing titles to tickle your funny bone, tempt your wanderlust, and treat you to sweet romance. Whether you are reading with the grandkids or enjoying some me-time on the beach, Lone Star Lit has the reads you need. READ MORE | LONE STAR LISTENS Retro Interview with Chris Barton Originally featured September, 2018 Chris Barton Takes a Leap of Faith: encouraging children’s natural gifts, the joys of collaborating with a gifted illustrator, what the late Honorable Barbara Jordan might say in 2018 READ MORE | LONE STAR LIT EVENT SPOTLIGHT | Join your hosts, Jeanne Baker Guy and Stephanie Raffelock, in the charming setting of Fredericksburg, Texas, and give yourself to a new vision of creative strength, courage, and personal wisdom. Come to this retreat to find out who you already are. Connect with your creative self and rediscover that creativity through: | ~Insightful writing prompts
~Self-reflection
~Deep listening
~Meaningful conversations | Enjoy some unstructured leisure and renewal time, too. Make new friends, walk in nature, or shop in the charming town of Fredericksburg, Texas. There are limited spaces available, and they’ll soon be gone. Register by July 25 to grab the Early Bird Rate!
$349 (members) / $409 (non-members) | BOOKISH TEXAS July 1-9, 2023 The only weekly, statewide calendar of Texas book events. SERIOUSLY. We're sharing over 90 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 2023 Kids' Summer Reads To kick off July, we are highlighting our Kids' Summer Reads magnificent MIDDLE GRADE selections. Browse these or any of the nearly fifty fiction and nonfiction books for young readers (and those young-at-heart). Check back often as new books are added through the end of July. Want your book added or to gift an author with a listing? Contact us at Publicity@LoneStarLiterary.com for details about our pay-what-you-can pricing. | 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
Dreams of Arcadia by Brian Porter. Through July 6, 2023. CONTINUING POP-UP BLOG-HOP
Whiskey on Our Shoes by Tonya Preece. Through July 14, 2023. UPCOMING BOOK BLOG TOUR
And They Danced by Tiffany Seitz. Begins July 5, 2023. VISIT THE TOUR PAGE FOR SCHEDULES, LINKS, & FREE BOOKS |  Learn More | COMING JULY 29, 2023 The August 2023 Texas Books Preview Have a Texas-connected title publishing in August, 2023? Be sure to let us know by EOB Monday, July 24, 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 | Lone Star Literary Life is a participant in the Indiebound Affiliate Program, 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!
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