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2020 Books by Austinites

Take a look at all these wonderfully talented Austin authors and illustrators with books coming out this year! Picture Books RAD!, by Anne Bustard, ill. by Daniel Wiseman (Abrams, May 2020). PERKIN’S PERFECT PURPLE, by Debbie Dunn, ill. by Tami…
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Why I Teach

Next week, Shelli Cornelison and I begin our fourth collaboration as teachers of our six-week short fiction workshop. Writers will share and revise as many stories as we can possibly read and critique during that time. Each time we teach,…
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Laugh with the Moon by Shana Burg

This week, my friend Shana Burg, author of A THOUSAND NEVER EVERS, launched her second book called LAUGH WITH THE MOON. Please welcome this new book into our lives. Here is a trailer about the book: If you want to…
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Let’s Go Rambling

My friend and author Kelly Bennett and illustrator Terri Murphy are launching their brand new book ONE DAY I WENT RAMBLING  today. Folks all over the web are helping launch this book with a blog tour. I have not held…
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Good Book News

    Tomorrow at Book People at 2 pm, my friend and fellow Austin author Greg Leitich Smith is launching his book CHRONAL ENGINE (Clarion). I am so excited for Greg. Book birthdays are as big a deal human birthdays.…
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A Gift from Sara Hickman

So I opened up my mail queue recently and there was a gift from Sara Hickman. A song from her newest cd The Best of Times. As Texas State Musician of the Year, Sara has dedicated her energy  to raising…
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