Lone Star Literary Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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A Master of Djinn
P. Djèlí Clark
TODAY, 12:30PM CDT! via Instagram LIVE, @texasbookfest, Literary Lunch Break: historian and author P. Djèlí Clark presents A MASTER OF DJINN, moderated by @austinbatcave Executive Director @richardzsantos.Link up on #LoneStarLit https://t.co/ylYbNaeUeB #weeklygo #literarytexas https://t.co/Ac7oQ3B0LZ
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Valentine
Elizabeth Wetmore
"In precise, stark language, Wetmore conjures menace and ironic, acerbic humor in this dazzling debut." VALENTINE by Elizabeth Wetmore ( @HarperCollins) is one of our #BestOfTexas 2020 books. Read @txbooklover’s #BookReview on #LoneStarLit. #TexasAuthor https://t.co/DIYcHmn8SU https://t.co/0GYobPEDNq
Paperback, 2021
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Taste: A Book of Small Bites
Jehanne Dubrow
TASTE: A BOOK OF SMALL BITES (@ColumbiaUP) by @JehanneIDubrow is a collection of “captivating, engrossing, and thought-provoking essays.” Read @Manno_Books full #LoneStarReview on #LoneStarLit. #LiteraryTexas #TexasReaders #TexasAuthos https://t.co/YxGT4ocLOT https://t.co/hwghpw0TWi
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Important, poignant, unvarnished, and gritty collection @Manno_Books #bookreviews BETWEEN CERTAIN DEATH AND A POSSIBLE FUTURE (@Arsenalpulp), edited by @mbsycamore, for #LoneStarLit. #Anthology #LiteraryTexas #NewRelease Read more: https://www.lonestarliterary.com/content/lone-star-review-between-certain-death-and-possible-future https://t.co/Yio6bRAqVN
Paperback, 2021
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Charleston Conundrum
Stacy Wilder
CHARLESTON CONUNDRUM by Stacy Wilder on #LoneStarLit Book #BlogTour with #signedcopy #giveaway! #cozymystery #TexasAuthor #LizAdamsMystery https://lonestarbookblogtours.wordpress.com/2022/04/27/charleston-conundrum-by-stacy-wilder/
Paperback, 2022
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Roxy Letters
Mary Pauline Lowry
"Perfect for anyone who loves a provocative, spirited tale that is nothing short of outrageous." THE ROXY LETTERS ( @simonschuster ) by @MaryPLowry is one of our #BestOfTexas 2020 books. Read @RuthieJonesTX's #BookReview on #LoneStarLit. #literarytexas https://t.co/6csuxzZWtZ
Paperback, 2021
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Devil Takes You Home
Gabino Iglesias
NEW #LoneStarLit AUG #texasbooks PREVIEW #bookreview THE LAST KARANKAWAS @henryholtbooks @kimrgarza #Excerpt THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME @mulhollandbooks @gabino_iglesias #TexasReads @authormaryalford @VannettaChapman @bethwiseman #BlogTour @LiseDigger MORE https://t.co/3F0a2h5kWm https://t.co/xHzJ470Prs
Paperback, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hearts Unbroken
Cynthia Leitich Smith
For #ThrowbackThursday, we go back to November, 2020, and our #LoneStarListens interview with @CynLeitichSmith on Heartdrum, Hearts Unbroken, and being the change. Read more on #LoneStarLit. #LiteraryTexas #TexasReaders #TexasAuthors https://t.co/Ks09xvbdjj https://t.co/HRwtctlx4l
Paperback, 2020
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Murder's Legacy: One Man's Life is About to Change
H. Ian Wachstein
Secrets that defy time. A motive for murder? MURDER'S LEGACY by @anita_dickason on #LoneStarLit #CoverReveal & #PreOrder #BookBlitz + #Win a #ToriWintersMystery tote bag & personalized coffee mug! #mystery #TexasAuthor #GranburyTX #TexasMystery https://t.co/fGsz8OMOFc
Paperback, 2014
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dovetails in Tall Grass
Samantha Specks
"Houston writer Samantha Specks’s smoothly written debut novel is engaging, eye-opening historical fiction." Read @grumblecore #LoneStarReview of DOVETAILS IN TALL GRASS (@GoSparkPress) on #LoneStarLit. Cc @FSBAssociates #LiteraryTexas #mustread https://www.lonestarliterary.com/content/lone-star-review-dovetails-tall-grass
Paperback, 2021
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book