THE LONE STAR LIT
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
NOVEMBER 8, 2020-JANUARY 2, 2021
It only happens once a year — the Lone Star Lit Holiday Gift Guide! Browse our wide selection of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Books for Young Readers, and visit our Sponsor sites to find the perfect books for every reader on your holiday list (yourself included).
We're now accepting submissions for the 2020 Guide.
Any title by a Texas author or any book with a Texas connection, traditionally published or otherwise, is welcome.*
Whether you seek paranormal mystery or political humor,
you'll find plenty of book escapes in the Fiction Listings:
A Christmas Tale for Little Women by Linda Brooks Davis
A Long Way Home by Myra Hargrave McIlvain
A u 7 9: A Tracker Novel by Anita Dickason
Airborne by DiAnn Mills
All In by L.K. Simonds
Bear by Van Allen
The Black-Marketer's Daughter by Suman Mallick
Candy-Coated Mysteries by Nancy Coco
Carpe Diem Chronicles by Maida Malby
Comfort Foods, Comfort Plans, & Comfort Songs by Kimberly Fish
The Covey Jencks Series by Shelton Williams
Death in the Time of Pancho Villa by Sandra Marshall
Dragonfly by Leila Meacham
East of Texas, West of Hell by Rod Davis
The Eleventh Virgin by Dorothy Day (New Edition Introduced by Sage Webb)
The Flying Cutterbucks by Kathleen Rodgers
Forgotten Boxes by Becki Willis
Galveston Jazz Age Mystery Series by Ellen Mansoor Collier
Ghostly Interference by Jan Sikes
Grime Pays Mystery Series by Tricia L. Sanders
House of the Rising Sun by Richard Cox
The Illusion of Leaving by Jeannette Brown
In the Weeds: A Substitute's Story by Ruthie Robinson
Into the Sunset: The Women by Doris Rangel
Jackson's Pond, Texas--The Series by Teddy Jones
The Light Catcher Murders by Jo Cassie McCrae
Love and Other Misunderstandings by Sage Webb
Low Water Crossing by Dana Glossbrenner
The Memoirs of H.H. Lomax by Preston Lewis
Messing with Texas: Three Full Novels by Jim Sanderson
Mirrors Don't Lie Mystery Series by Becki Willis
Operation Navajo: A Tracker Novel by Anita Dickason
The Republic of Jack by Jeffrey Kerr
Safe Delivery by Jim Sanderson
Saving Irene by Judy Alter
Searching for Pilar by Patricia Hunt Holmes
The Seasons Mystery Series by Maryann Miller
Silver Hollow (Borderlands Saga #1) by Jennifer Silverwood
The Square Root of Texas by Rob Witherspoon
Stork Bite by L. K. Simonds
Strong from the Heart by Jon Land
The Texicans Series by Parris Afton Bonds
To Save the Golden-Cheeked Warbler by Philip Beck
The Venturi Effect by Sage Webb
When the Light Returned to Main Street by Jeff Hampton
From social media survival to cemetery symbols, there is a wide variety of Nonfiction Listings:
6 Feet Under Texas: Unique, Famous, & Historic Graves in the Lone Star State by Tui Snider
A Biscuit for Your Shoe: A Memoir of County Line, a Texas Freedom Colony by Beatrice Upshaw
A Delightful Little Book On Aging by Stephanie Raffelock
A Social Media Survival Guide: How to Use the Most Popular Platforms and Protect Your Privacy by Melody Karle
At Close Range: A Memoir of Tragedy and Advocacy by Leesa Ross
Be the Hero and Rescue Yourself: Creating the Inner Courage to Wear Your Own Cape by Kelly Fuhlman
Ely Air Lines: Select Stories from 10 Years of a Weekly Column, Volumes 1 & 2, by Mike Ely and Linda Street-Ely
Expressive Interiors: Designing an Inviting Home by Sarah Eilers and Sandra Lucas
The Friendship Diet: Clean Out Your Fridge, Get Real With Yourself, and Fill Your Life With Meaningful Relationships That Last by Sheri Jacobs.
The Gulag P-Pa Diaries: A Bittersweet Memoir of Grand-Parenting by Preston Lewis
Men, Money and Gypsy Blood by Sharron Ann Sibley
One Man's Christmas by Leon Hale
Out There: Essays from the Lower Big Bend by Ben English
Pandemia and Other Poems by Edward Vidaurre
Ridin' Ropin' & Jumpin' Over Cars: The Biography of Virginia Reger -- A True Rodeo Star by Elaine Fields Smith
Santa Claus Bank Robbery: A True Crime Saga in Texas by Tui Snider
Savoring the Camino de Santiago: It's the Pilgrimage, Not the Hike by Julie Gianelloni Connor
The Second Battle of the Alamo by Judy Alter
There Are Herbs In My Chocolate by Amber and Jacob Royer
Understanding Cemetery Symbols: A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards by Tui Snider
What? And Give Up Show Business? by James Hampton
When to Act and When to Refrain: A Lifetime of Learning the Science and Art of Medicine by Marvin J. Stone
Where Girls' Basketball Rules: The Panhandle and South Plains by Dr. Rickey Harman
Animals, angels, and amazing yarn
are among the Books for Young Readers Listings:
A Dog's Day Series by Catherine Stier
A Little Spark by Chris Parsons
Adam Names the Animals by Beth Wyndham
Arthur Zarr's Amazing Art Car by Cathey Nickell
Better Angels by Sadie Keller with Michael McCaul
Bun E. Learns to Count in French | Bun E. apprend à compter by Cynthia Wildridge
Cleo Can Tie A Bow: A Rabbit and Fox Story by Sybrina Durant
The Dead Club Series by Manuel Ruiz
The Election Books Series by Catherine Stier
Hound Dawg by Patricia Vermillion
If I Were A Park Ranger by Catherine Stier
Mia and Nattie: One Great Team! by Marlene M. Bell
Nacho's Nachos by Sandra Nickel
Pudge and Prejudice by Allison Pittman
Stuck by Diane Windsor
Texas Chili? Oh My! and ¿Chili Texano? ¡Ay Dios! by Patricia Vermillion
Yazzy's Amazing Yarn by Cathey Nickell
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*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.