Kinky Friedman, the provocative and flamboyant Texas satirist, humorist, and singer, has passed away at the age of 7912. Let’s take a moment to remember this remarkable individual who left an indelible mark on Texas culture and beyond. Kinky Friedman’s Legacy Born in...
Alibi by Lynda La Plante, Zaffre – The Unforgettable Legal Thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama.
Thunderclap by Laura Cumming, Scribner – A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
The 2024 Writer's League of Texas Manuscript Contest, has extended the submissions deadline from July 1 to July 15, 2024. Have you been working hard on an unpublished manuscript that’s finally ready to see the light of day? Are you looking for some constructive...
Smith headlines Chicago’s Printers Row Lit Fest (Chicago) May 30, 2024—Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith has been named the recipient of Chicago’s 2024 Harold Washington Literary Award. She will accept this prestigious award on...
The Indie Bestseller List – Based on reporting from hundreds of independent bookstores across the United States.
Romance Writers of America filed for bankruptcy in Houston on Wednesday, May 31, 2024, citing declining membership and payment agreements with hotels to host its annual conference. According to the filing, RWA membership has declined from approximately 10,000 members...
If you are looking for a modern thriller full of heroes and villains, Born In A Storm is a wonderful choice. Following the now famous ‘Tick-Tack’ UFO incident, navy pilot, Lieutenant Mackenzie (Mack) James, encounters another UFO over the Pacific Ocean. Mack watched...
Shanghai, Joseph Kanon, Scribner – In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest setting yet: pre-World War II Shanghai, where glamour and squalor exist side by side and murder is just a cost of doing business.
When the Sea Came Alive, Garrett M. Graff, Avid Reader Press – From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Watergate comes the most up-to-date and complete account of D-Day
