Book Notes: ‘Legacy’ book heads list of new arrivals

By Glenn Dromgoole              Jay Moore tells the story of the Dodge Jones Foundation and the generous family who made it possible in his handsome new coffee-table book, Legacy. It’s already a hot seller at Texas Star Trading Company ($40, with proceeds benefiting the Abilene Heritage Square project), and Jay ...
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Book Notes: Popular Abilene Authors Working On New Books

Popular Abilene authors have new books due this fall  By Glenn Dromgoole Hey, Jay Moore, Sandi Mathur, and Charlie Russell fans: Three of Abilene’s most popular authors have books scheduled to come out this fall. Abilene history virtuoso Jay Moore has written a history/biography of the Dodge Jones Foundation and ...
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Book Notes 8.10.20: History in Haiku, Jodi Thomas’ new novel

By Glenn Dromgoole This is probably the weirdest book on American history I have ever read. And the most creative, too. J.W. Brands, a distinguished author and professor at the University of Texas, has compiled the history of the U.S. three lines – 17 syllables – at a time. He’s ...
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Book Notes 8.6.20: Sharron Ann Sibley tells her rags-to-riches story

By Glenn Dromgoole Sharron Ann Sibley, a high school beauty queen who expected to live a happy life as a wife and mother, pulls no punches in her autobiography titled Men, Money & Gypsy Blood: A Memoir of Love, Survival, and My Rise to Wall Street ($24.95 paperback). Unlike most ...
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Book Notes – Three New Debut Novels

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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Book Notes: Molly Ivins & Stevie Ray (6.25.20)

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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