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November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This Saturday, 11/15, at @thetwigbookshop.bsky.social in #SanAntonio is a tribute to the late Norma Schreiner, in honor of her new autobiography about her time on the #YORanch with Charles Schreiner III. Details: thetwig.com/event/2025-1...
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
@waterloorecords.bsky.social hosts TAMARA SAVIANO for a book signing with live musical performance by JACK BARKSDALE Thursday, 11/13 at 5pm! Saviano will discuss her remarkable three-decade career as a journalist, historian, #Grammywinning producer, filmmaker, & artist emissary in #Americanamusic.
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We have four authors on the program for the 2025 @savetxhistory Symposium in Austin at the @bullockmuseum! For more information and to register: bit.ly/47B3AZ9
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#texashistory #historybooks #texashistorians
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Is there a better way to spend a #Texas afternoon than outdoors on a trail & then relaxing with a cold one? This new guide presents 24 hiking itineraries throughout the #LoneStarState, each coupled with an outstanding independent brewery. bit.ly/4hI4YOc

#texashikes #texasbreweries #hikingguide
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Mexican Army’s activity in the #TexasRevolution is well documented but often hidden away. Many documents were shelved in the back rooms of museums & libraries scattered across Spain, Mexico, & the US. Few documents have been translated into English--until now. bit.ly/47EiYUQ
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In 1977, Norma Schreiner dropped by the Austin office of TX house member Jim Nugent. He bellowed, ‘Norma, come in here. There’s someone I want you to meet.’” So began the tempestuous yet good-natured relationship between Norma & "Charlie Three," scion of the historic ranching family. bit.ly/492ri39
October 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Editor Cordelia E. Barrera presents a new offering from the #wittliffcollections literary series featuring a mix of #poems, #stories, & #essays from well-known & emerging writers examining women's connections to, interactions with, & negotiations of nature, landscapes, & borderlands.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Olivia Aguilar, #MillerWorleyCenterfortheEnvironment director & #environmentalstudies professor, shares cuentos (stories) from @latinooutdoors.bsky.social members & weaves in her own narrative to provide a rich description of what being a #Latine outdoors means in their own words.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Robert Lee Melcher served as a #USArmy major in #WWII from 1943-1945, earning a #BronzeStar. Highlighting the strong #GermanTexan perspective of a loyal American fighting against his ancestral homeland, his story comes to life via letters, memorabilia, & memories from his daughter. bit.ly/3VviISv
September 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Central Texas is booming—from population to business to infrastructure. This new book explores what this growth means & how we can sustain it. A must-read for anyone invested in the future of Texas! bit.ly/3K9ZAH6

#AustinSanAntonio #TexasGrowth #SmartGrowth #UrbanPlanning #EconomicDevelopment
September 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"Mighty fine and a great big Western howdy, all you buckaroos and buckarettes!" Riders In The Sky are here in town tonight for the first of two highly anticipated shows and an official book launch! www.opastickets.org/riders-in-th...
September 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
On 8/20, music experts & hosts of Back to the Country on #WORTFM Bill & Bobbie Malone were interviewed by award-winning journalist #DougMoe at #MysteryToMeBooks in Madison, WI. They'll be in town 9/10-11 for the #TheRidersInTheSky shows presented by #TAMU #OPAS!

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September 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In 1920, women wearing #yellowroses stood shoulder to shoulder in Tennessee, awaiting the #19thamendment ratification. Meg Griffiths & Frances Jakubek present works by 106 contemporary female #photographers providing a multifaceted perspective on progress & what remains to be done. bit.ly/4813ITF
September 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Rereleased on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast about new books on the #AmericanWest is a FANTASTIC interview of Amy Von Lintel & Bonnie Roos about the pivotal role #AmarilloTX played in the #abstractexpressionist movement in America. Listen here:
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August 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Former #AggieCorps member James Griffin III signs copies of his history of the Corps uniform at the #CollegeStation Barnes & Noble on 8/30/2025! Book is sponsored by the Centennial Series of the @aggienetwork.bsky.social. Come get your SIGNED copy! Book info: bit.ly/4n54ByR
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#TAMU #AggieCorps
August 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
SPECIAL EVENT! 2nd Gen #Aggie & former #CorpsofCadets company A-1 member James Griffin III will sign copies of his photographic history of the Corps uniform INSIDE the Sanders Corps of Cadets center here at #TAMU on Friday, 8/29, at 2:30 pm! Come get your signed copy! Book info: bit.ly/45HQp7O
August 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
How often do we pass by moths under a porch light without giving them a second glance? Yet moths, far more plentiful than butterflies, often emerge just as beautiful as #butterflies. Presented here is original research on 100 #Texasmoth species by #JohnTveten. Book info: bit.ly/4oBiC95
August 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In the tradition of Helen MacDonald’s 𝘝𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 or Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, these essays engage human & non-human perspectives, providing multiple entry points into a deeper appreciation of the interwoven nature of our complex, beautiful world. bit.ly/4m5jNMw

#booksky #nature
August 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#GulfCoast states have been slow to recognize alarming trends in coastal destabilization & more. Decorated #oceanographer John B. Anderson's new book from the #HarteResearchInstitute book series, presents critical data & in-depth analyses to help change that. bit.ly/44ZjJ9z

#conservation #climate
July 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Based on #fieldwork of distinguished #Texasnaturalist & photographer #JohnTveten (1934–2009), Book of #TexasMoths is a testament to systemic observation of the #naturalworld. Gary & Kathy Adams Clark, friends & proteges of Tveten, present his documentation of 100 Texas moth species. bit.ly/45O1xBT
July 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What can our 8.7 million “more-than-human” neighbors teach us about life? #Wildernessguide, traveler, & explorer Bridget A. Lyons shares stories from Alaska to Honduras full of observation, scientific research, & wonder to help us understand how we are all entwined together. bit.ly/4kXPE12
June 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Calling all #Americana fans! Part memoir, part oral history, @tsaviano.bsky.social’s new book unfolds both her story & the story of country music’s bohemian cousin from her unique perspectives as a journalist, historian, #Grammy-winning #musicproducer, filmmaker, & artist emissary. bit.ly/4dQi6it
June 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Authors Bobbie and Bill Malone & #ridersinthesky had a phenomenal event at @parnassusbooks.bsky.social in Nashville, TN, on May 27! Lots of attendees, lots of books, & lots of music & fun!

In #Texas? Stay tuned for news about more events coming this way!

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#westernmusic
June 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Dan Young, the Archeology Steward of Erath County appointed by the #TexasHistoricalCommission, presents a comprehensive look at people & environments along the #BosqueRiver in #NorthCentralTexas spanning the #Pleistocene to the time of the #Comanche in the 18th & 19th centuries. bit.ly/3T2d2hi
May 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM