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3 excellent debut novels by Abilene writers By Glenn Dromgoole I’ve read three first novels by three Abilene writers this year, and I have to tell you that I have enjoyed – and heartily recommend – all three. Earlier this year I reviewed The Arms of God by Leslie Hammond ...
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Molly Ivins quotes, Stevie Ray photos  By Glenn Dromgoole Fans who appreciated – and miss — the witty, irreverent prose of liberal Texas columnist Molly Ivins, who died in 2007, can revisit some of her best lines in a compact little collection, Molly Ivins: She DID Say That (Great Texas Line ...
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By Glenn Dromgoole As bad as the COVID-19 pandemic has been, it barely compares to the coronavirus outbreak depicted in best-selling Texas author (and former Abilenian) Lawrence Wright’s new novel, The End of October. The principal character, revered epidemiologist Henry Parsons, finds himself on the other side of the world, ...
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Abilene elementary School teacher and author Matt Roemisch wrote a children’s book while stuck at home during the pandemic, Ask Someone Grumpy to Read You This Book ($7.99 paperback). It’s a rhyming children’s book, but he tells children not to read it by themselves. “You must ask someone grumpy to ...
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By Glenn Dromgoole Here are some Texas books I’ve been reading while sheltering at home during the  pandemic. Lisa Wingate: In The Book of Lost Friends, Lisa Wingate weaves the stories of two young women more than a century apart: a teen-age former slave searching for her family in 1875, and a first-year ...
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The prolific cookbook publisher, Gooseberry Patch, has included recipes from three Abilene residents in its All-Time-Favorite Recipes from Texas Cooks, a very approachable and affordable hardback, spiral-bound cookbook for just $13.95. Many of the 175 recipes are covered in a half page or one page and seem pretty easy to ...
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