Five Minutes with Brooke Bentley: Houston native, sports journalist and published author
Raised in the Lone Star State, Brooke Bentley has a deep-rooted passion for sports. She recently spoke with Texas Lifestyle Magazine about how this influenced her career choices. From a childhood spent on the fields...
Give Mom a Literary Escape for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. We think moms everywhere deserve a little “me time” – curled up with a cup of coffee or glass of wine and a great book. It’s the perfect...
Texas Book Festival Promotes Joy of Reading
The 27th Annual Texas Book Festival kicks off this weekend, November 5-6, at the State Capitol in Austin. This free event strives to bring authors and readers together to inspire a love of reading. This...
Notebooks and Pencils and Masks, oh my: Tips for Heading Back to School Once Again
Every fall brings butterflies to kids’ stomachs. Back-to-School is never easy, but now that more and more schools are returning to physical classrooms, kids need to fully socialize for the first time in a...
#TXReads: Character Inspiration from Giants in Texas History and Literature
Mark Zvonkovic practiced law for 35 years at three multinational law firms in Houston and New York City. He has written three novels. His most recent, Belinda, a legal thriller, releases in June. Character...
Five Minutes With YA Author, Houston’s Jess Elle
Texan Jess Elle is a prolific Black author and advocate for marginalized voices in both publishing and her community. The Young Adult (YA) fantasy novelist recently released Book 2 in her New York Times bestselling...
Five Minutes With Author and Visual Storyteller Deborah Cole
Writer and visual storyteller Deborah Cole is on a personal mission. Her focus — diversity, equity and inclusion, specifically female empowerment. Not only is she a frequent speaker, Deborah Cole wears many hats as an...
Author of “The Wrong Woman,” Fort Worth’s Leanne Kale Sparks
After a brief career in criminal law, Fort Worth resident Leanne Kale Sparks is returning to her first love—writing about murder and mayhem. The backdrop of The Wrong Woman is the Rocky Mountains of Colorado,...
