Becka Oliver, Executive Director This Is My Body by Cameron Dezen Hammon Lookout Books October 27, 2019 This Is My Body is an honest and compelling memoir, an exploration of the author’s evolving faith coupled with a candid look at her marriage as she and her husband find themselves growing apart.
Michael Noll, Program Director Ain’t Nobody Nobody by Heather Harper Ellett Polis Books September 24, 2019 As someone who grew up on a farm outside a small town, I can be awfully critical of novels set in such places. So many of them miss what I feel to be essential
Becka Oliver, Executive Director Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke Mulholland Books September 5, 2019 I was lucky enough to read Attica Locke’s debut novel, Black Water Rising, in manuscript form more than ten years ago. Scenes from that wonderful book – which was set in Houston and went on to
“We have a midnight to dawn poetry marathon that is quite popular with poets who can tolerate sleep deprivation.” — Ronald J. Jorgenson Happy April, everyone! As you no doubt know, April is National Poetry month, and that means the annual Austin International Poetry Festival (AIPF) is almost here! AIPF
The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook Published in February 2018 by Little, Brown and Company Reviewed by Amanda Moore In the middle of the night on a small farm in rural Texas, a young girl is attacked by a panther
The Midnight Man by David Eric Tomlinson Published in January 2017 by Gallery Books Reviewed by K.L. Romo In his debut novel, The Midnight Man, David Eric Tomlinson weaves basketball, law enforcement, self-realization, and the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building into
Bloodlines by Melissa del Bosque Published in September 2017 by Ecco Reviewed by Mary Pritchard In this suspenseful nonfiction book, Melissa del Bosque details the true story of a Mexican drug cartel and the FBI’s pursuit. In December 2009, a young Special
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“Texas is all about surprises, and our indie lit scene reflects that in the best possible way.” -Benjamin Rybeck What a wonderful month we’ve had of Celebrating Texas Independents! From Odessa, to San Antonio, to Austin, and Dallas, we’ve so enjoyed meeting our great literary state’s wonderful writers and readers, as
