HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n NOVEMBER 7, 2021-JANUARY 1, 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It only happens once a year \u2014 the Lone Star Lit Holiday Gift Guide! Browse our wide selection of Fiction<\/a>, Nonfiction<\/a>, and Books for Young Readers<\/a>, and visit our Sponsor sites to find the perfect books for every reader on your holiday list (yourself included).<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n We’re accepting submissions for the 2021 Guide through December 15, 2021. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Any title by a Texas author or any book with a Texas connection, traditionally published or otherwise, is welcome.*<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span>Are you a publisher, publicist, or an author with a large catalog of titles? Page Sponsor opportunities also available. Inquire at Publicity@LoneStarLiterary.com<\/a> <\/u>for details & pricing. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>TOP<\/p>\n Whether you seek urban fantasy or western humor,<\/strong><\/p>\n you’ll find plenty of book escapes in the Fiction Listings<\/a>: <\/strong><\/p>\n (<\/a>FICTION updated 12\/15\/2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Alex Wilde series by H.K. Jacobs<\/p>\n Alexandra and the Awful, Awkward, No Fun, Truly Bad Dates <\/em>by Rebekah Manley <\/p>\n Alfie Carter<\/em> by B.J. Mayo<\/p>\n An Honorable Place by Henry Taylor Millard<\/p>\n The Annalisse series by Marlene Bell<\/p>\n Apache Lance: Franciscan Cross <\/em>by Florence Byham Weinberg<\/p>\n The Bean to Bar Mysteries Series by Amber Royer<\/p>\n Before the Alamo: A Tejana’s Story <\/em>by Florence Byham Weinberg<\/p>\n The Big Empty <\/em>by Loren C. Steffy<\/p>\n Break Bone Fever <\/em>by Mary Rae and Wanda Venters<\/p>\n Carpe Diem Chronicles by Maida Malby<\/p>\n The Conquest of the Veil series by Michael Scott Clifton<\/p>\n The Covey Jencks Mysteries series by Shelton R. Williams<\/p>\n The Cowboy’s Christmas Star <\/em>by Vickie Phelps<\/p>\n Crude Ambition <\/em>by Patricia Hunt Holmes<\/p>\n The Cuts That Cure <\/em>by Arthur Herbert<\/p>\n Diaries of an Urban Panther series by Amanda Arista<\/p>\n The El Paso series by Louis Bodnar<\/p>\n First Herd to Abilene <\/em>by Preston Lewis<\/p>\n Forgive the Trespassers <\/em>by Vickie Phelps<\/p>\n Gone to Dallas: The Storekeeper 1856-1861<\/em> by Laurie Moore-Moore<\/p>\n Hold Your Breath…Breathe <\/em>by Todd Michael Gent<\/p>\n If a Butterfly Series <\/em>by Michael Sirois<\/p>\n I’ve Been Watching You <\/em>by Angela Johnson<\/p>\n The Jackson’s Ponds series by Teddy Jones<\/p>\n The Janus Witch <\/em>by Michael Scott Clifton<\/p>\n Kiss Me Before Flight <\/em>by Thia Finn<\/p>\n Lone Star Legends series by Linda Broday<\/p>\n The Merci Lanard Files series by Amanda Arista<\/p>\n Mountain Laurel Christmas by Jan Sikes<\/p>\n No Names to be Given<\/em> by Julia Brewer Daily<\/p>\n Odd Birds by Severo Perez<\/em><\/p>\n Operation Navajo <\/em>by Anita Dickason<\/p>\n River, Sing Out <\/em>by James Wade<\/p>\n The Sparrows of Montenegro <\/em>by BJ Mayo<\/p>\n Trace of Doubt <\/em>by DiAnn Mills<\/p>\n Under the Texas Mistletoe <\/em>by Karen Witemeyer<\/p>\n Unveiling Beulah <\/em>by Dana Wayne<\/p>\n Valley of Promise series by Linda Brooks Davis<\/p>\n The Wilbarger County series by Dianne Smithwick-Braden<\/p>\n The Women of Rock Creek series by Linda Brooks Davis<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Find out what women want or learn about Texas pioneer<\/strong><\/p>\n cemeteries in the wide variety of Nonfiction Listings<\/a>: <\/strong><\/p>\n (<\/a><\/strong><\/em>NONFICTION <\/strong>updated 12\/15\/2021)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 101 Things Women Want from Their Men <\/em>by Annette Bridges<\/p>\n An Airline Pilot’s Life <\/em>by Chris Manno<\/p>\n Creatrix Rising <\/em>by Stephanie Raffelock<\/p>\n Death of a Texas Ranger <\/em>by Cynthia Leal Massey<\/p>\n Helotes, Where the Texas Hill Country Begins <\/em>by Cynthia Leal Massey<\/p>\n Inclined Elders <\/em>by Ramona Oliver<\/p>\n The Last Trial of T. Bone Pickens <\/em>by Chrysta Castenada and Loren Steffy<\/p>\n NPE* A Story Guide for Unexpected DNA Discoveries <\/em>by Leeanne R. Hay<\/p>\n Not Yet <\/em>by Sonja Rose Klein<\/p>\n Postcards from Lonnie <\/em>by Lisa Johnson Savoring the Camino de Santiago <\/em>by Julie Connor<\/p>\n To Be Human — Always<\/em> by Tiffany Sunday<\/p>\n What Lies Beneath: Texas Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards <\/em>by Cynthia Leal Massey<\/p>\n <\/p>\n True tales, folktales, and teen tales<\/strong><\/p>\n are among <\/strong>the Books for Young Readers Listings<\/a>: <\/strong><\/p>\n (<\/a><\/em>BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS updated 11\/29\/2021)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Baby with Three Families, Two Countries, and One Promise: An International Adoption Story <\/em>by Julie Gianelloni Connor<\/p>\n Boo’s Shoes <\/em>by Sybrina Durant<\/p>\n Cleo Can Tie a Bow <\/em>by Sybrina Durant<\/p>\n Edison Jones and the Anti-Grav Elevator <\/em>by Michael Scott Clifton<\/p>\n Einstein’s Compass <\/em>by Grace Blair<\/p>\n Four-Toed Farting Troll <\/em>by Lavelle Carlson<\/p>\n Four Legged Heroes: The Mama Magina Stories <\/em>by Mary Virginia McCormick Pittman<\/p>\n Mia and Nattie: One Great Team <\/em>by Marlene M. Bell<\/p>\n Once Upon a Camel <\/em>by Kathi Appelt<\/p>\n SandyBoy and the Christmas Blizzard (A SandyBoy Adventure) <\/em>by Cindi Flow<\/p>\n The Treasure Hunt Club <\/em>by Michael Scott Clifton<\/p>\n <\/p>\n =======<\/p>\n Want your book or series included? Click here for details and pay-what-you-can pricing.<\/a><\/p>\n Would you or your bookish business like to be a page sponsor? Email Publicity@LoneStarLiterary.com<\/a> for details and rates.<\/p>\n *Books which do not serve the interests of a wide, general readership, (such as pornography), books espousing hate speech, or books espousing extreme political or religious positions, are not eligible for the holiday gift guide.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n RETURN TO TOP<\/a><\/p>\n The Holiday Gift Guide offers great ideas for the bookish people on your holiday list<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1407,1083,813,830,1408],"class_list":["post-2646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-booklists","tag-holidaygiftguide","tag-lone-star-literary-life","tag-lonestarliterarycom","tag-tbr"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/fiction_0.png\")
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