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Texas Writes at the Burkburnett Library in Burkburrnett, TX

February 1, 2020 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST

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Texas Writes is a statewide program that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of presentations and panel discussions.

Each event is free and open to the public.

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Featured Presenter(s)

Kathleen Kent is a New York Times bestselling author and an Edgar Award Nominee for her contemporary crime trilogy, The Dime, The Burn and The Pledge.  Ms. Kent is also the author of three award-winning historical novels, The Heretic’s DaughterThe Traitor’s Wife, and The Outcasts.  Her newest novel, Black Wolf, an international spy thriller, was published February 2023 and has received glowing reviews in both the US and the UK.  She has written short stories and essays for D Magazine, Texas Monthly and LitHub, and has been published in the crime anthology Dallas Noir.   In March 2020 she was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters for her contribution to Texas literature.
 
Jeramey Kraatz is the author of The Cloak Society and Space Runners series from HarperChildrens, the latter of which was recently added to the Texas Library Association's 2019 Lone Star reading list. He is also a Script Supervisor at Funimation Entertainment where he has adapted hundreds of anime episodes and films for English-speaking audiences, includes scripts for blockbuster franchises like Dragon Ball Super and My Hero Academia (currently on Cartoon Network). He's a graduate of the MFA Writing Program at Columbia University, and lives in Texas with, predictably, two cats.

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Date:
February 1, 2020
Time:
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST
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Burkburnett Library
215 E. 4th Street
Burkburnett, TX 76354 United States
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