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Texas Told'em is a collection of short stories that focus upon gambling, edited by Laurie Champion and introduced by the world's most famous poker player, Doyle Brunson.  Now available.

 

 

 

Master storyteller Terry Dalrymple captures his readers in the opening scene and keeps their attention through the entire tale. This is the second edition of a popular book for young readers. More

 

 

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Texas Soundtrack, edited by Terry Dalrymple. In their own ways, the stories in Texas Soundtrack are as musical as the songs that inspired them, each with its own rhythm, its own beat, its own insights into Texas people and Texas places. They resonate in the mind long after you read them.  More

 

 

Siren Songs from the Heart of Austin, by Andrew Geyer, consists of twenty-two first person pieces that are interwoven through settings, characters,  themes, imagery, and plot to tell the story of people living in Austin, Texas. More

  

Into the Thicket, by H. Palmer Hall, is a collection of stories many of which are interconnected.

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The Last Will and Testament of Rosetta Sugars Tramble by Myra Mclarey

     This is an extrordinary novel by the author of Water from the Well. Read a review

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A finalist for the 2010 Jesse Jones Fiction Award from the Texas Institute of Letters

   "Jim Sanderson’s latest collection is a thrill-ride through the amusement park of love, complete with metaphoric barkers, roller coasters, freaks, and amorous tunnels. It is a place where desire and practicality fight for the best seats and biggest prizes. But love proves ephemeral, and all rides ultimately end—and when they do, we realize, as Sanderson knows, it is indeed a small world after all." —Jerry Bradley, Author of The Importance of Elsewhere

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NEW The Road to Roma and Other Stories by Dave Kuhne. Dave Kuhne tells Texas stories the way someone might break open a particular vintage wine only for the worthy. If you've ever wondered what the stories are on the average luminaries you pass with a fleeting glimpse out your car window, here they are. —Cynthia Shearer, author of The Wonder Book of Air

  

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Dixie Fish by Andrew Geyer,

cover art by Eric Beverly.

Phebe Davidson says the novel "is by turns rollicking, heart-wrenching, and terrifying. It’s the sort of character-driven roller coaster that can change the way folks look at things–like the world they live in and how they might survive."

 

 

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Dolph’s Team by Jim Sanderson

Nearer James Lee Burke than Joe Lansdale,  Sanderson's Dolph’s Team is part border-town mystery and part road trip, reminiscent of Lonesome Dove. Read a review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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