This is my last post to the blog. I began writing about books here in 2010, and it's been a good ride. I want to thank all of you who shared these books and bookish events with me. I will be forever grateful.  ..read more

I reviewed Down Range (William Morrow) by sixth-generation Texan Taylor Moore for Lone Star Literary Life!  "The first in a planned series starring former Green Beret Garrett Kohl, Down Range is a military-style thriller set where the American West begins in the dramatic, isolated badlands of Texas canyon country. Synthesizing Tom Clancy and Reavis Z. Wortham’s Sonny Hawke, Moore stomps the pedal to the metal with a lead foot that never eases off—even when there’s a ninety-degree turn just ahead." Click here to read the entire review ..read more

Castro claims her ingredients from the fertile ground of South Texas Latinx cultures and conjures an original tale that insists upon the power of voices often ignored or silenced. The Queen of the Cicadas raises the tiny hairs on the back of your neck (“next time you hear that scratch or howl . . . it is not science in the room”) and inspires a restiveness I’m not sure I’m ready to name. Follow this link to Lone Star Literary Life to read the entire review ..read more

EL PASO SUNRISE & EL PASO SUNSET by Louis Bodnar Publisher: Morgan James Fiction Pub Date: September 24th, 2019 | January 5th, 2021 Pages: 292 | 238 Categories: Thriller / Terrorism / Conspiracy El Paso Sunrise From a Constitutional Republic to a Marxist Dictatorship led by a Muslim President in a Second American Civil War  "Kill him," the gravelly voice said on the speaker to the cream of the Russian and Muslim terrorist assassination squad infiltrating America from Canada and on their way to El Paso to kill lawyer Steven Vandorol.  Steven was leading the Texas prosecution ..read more

    RIVER, SING OUT BY JAMES WADE   Categories: Contemporary / Literary Fiction Rural Fiction / Crime Fiction / Coming-of-Age Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Blackstone Facebook  Twitter   Instagram Date of Publication: June 8, 2021 Number of Pages: 315 pages   “And through these ages untold, the river did act as the lifeblood of all those things alongside it.” Jonah Hargrove is celebrating his thirteenth birthday by avoiding his abusive father, when a girl named River stumbles into his yard, injured and alone. The teenager has stolen thousands of d ..read more

DEADLY BUSINESS BY ANITA DICKASON COVER REVEAL Anticipated Publication Date: July 3rd, 2021 Pages: 324 pages Categories: Suspense | Thriller | Crime Thriller A Texas Multi-Billion Dollar Lure! Following a tactical raid at an Oklahoma farm, a phone call sends U.S. Deputy Marshal Piper McKay rushing back to the East Texas cattle ranch where she grew up. Her grandmother, Jennie Layton, is near death from a crushed skull. When local authorities claim the cause of the injury was an accident, Piper isn’t convinced. Who wants Jennie dead and why? Is the reason connected to a dubious contract Pipe ..read more

Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of May 23-30, 2021, compiled by TexasBookLover exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life.   Special events this week include the annual Boldface writers conference, Copperfield's Books's yearly local-author fair, and the Lone Star Book Festival in Seguin. Most events are still online via Facebook Live, Instagram Live, Zoom, and other venues. For a complete calendar of bookish events in Texas this week, including special events, daily listings, and exhibits, visit the GO! Calendar at Lone Star Lit ..read more

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Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of May 16-23, 2021, compiled by TexasBookLover exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life.   Special events this week include Read Across Texas with the Texas Center for the Books and a manuscript auction at Heritage Dallas. Most events are still online via Facebook Live, Instagram Live, Zoom, and other venues. For a complete calendar of bookish events in Texas this week, including special events, daily listings, and exhibits, visit the GO! Calendar at Lone Star Lit ..read more

Bookish goings-on in Texas for the week of May 9-16, 2021, compiled by TexasBookLover exclusively for Lone Star Literary Life.   Special events this week include the first annual Southside Book Fair in San Antonio. Most events are still online via Facebook Live, Instagram Live, Zoom, and other venues. For a complete calendar of bookish events in Texas this week, including special events, daily listings, and exhibits, visit the GO! Calendar at Lone Star Lit ..read more