Texas Star Trading Blog

Penny Klostermann will sign copies of Merry Christmas, Dear Mars from 4-6 p.m. at Texas Star, with readings at 4:30 and 5:15 p.m ...
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Abilene author’s children’s book stresses the importance of education By Glenn Dromgoole         Abilene author Elayne Palmer draws on her experience as a teacher living in the Middle East to write a children’s book, Jameel’s Plan, about a boy in a refugee camp who is distraught when the soldiers close ...
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Penny Klostermann takes Santa to Mars  By Glenn Dromgoole              Abilene’s nationally acclaimed children’s author Penny Parker Klostermann has done it again! Her new book, Merry Christmas, Dear Mars, is sure to be a hit as she takes the familiar cadence of “The Night Before Christmas” all the way to ...
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Sheila Quinn (Delony), who grew up in West Texas and formerly taught at Abilene Christian University, has written her first novel, So Long As It’s Wonderful. We will be hosting her for a book signing on Tuesday, July 16, from noon to 2 p.m. The novel, set in Eastern New ...
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Be sure to stop by our store the week of July 22-27 ... you can spin the wheel for a gift! We'll be having a ribbon cutting and refreshments at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 22, so we invite you to stop by then, as well ...
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Saturday, April 27, from 1-3 p.m. we’ll be featuring Abilene author Jim Quinnett and his debut novel, Memories Time Can’t Heal – a gritty, first-hand, no-holds-barred narrative based on the author’s personal experiences in the Vietnam war. ($14.99 paperback) April 27 is also Independent Bookstore Day, so we hope you’ll ...
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