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Hall of Texas Authors
Authors and publishers represent a variety of genres. Their works include western novels, sports stories, religious works, humorous books, and romance stories. Whenever possible, links to the authors' homepages have been included. Titles highlighted in brown are linked to the item records in Abilene Public Library's site. As authors confirm, their information will be added.

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Participant
City
Titles / type of work
Joe Alcorta Abilene From Cotton Fields to College Professor
David S. Alkek Dallas The Self-Creating Universe
Janice F. Baca San Antonio

God's Healing Plan

Joe G. Bax Richards

The General and Monaville, Texas

David A. Bedford Ft. Worth

Angela 1: Starting Over, Lillana y el espejo y otros cuentos (Short Stories in Spanish)

Linda Pope Bingham Gainesville Chickadee Island; Thistledown; A Walk in the Woods; Between the Lines
Janet Boyanton DeSoto Alone and Alive, a Practical Guide for Dealing with the Death of Your Husband
Clifford R. Caldwell Mountain Home Texas Lawmen 1835-1899, The Good and the Bad; A Day’s Ride From Here, Vol. I, Mountain Homes, Texas; A Day’s Ride From Here, Vol. II, Noxville, Texas; John Simpson Chisum – The Cattle King of the Pecos Revisited; Dead Right, The Lincoln County War; Dead Right, The Lincoln County War
Deana Carmack Lawn Dragon Outside, ABC Critter Cafe
Howard Caver Ft. Worth Unhandcuffing God, Unhandcuffing God Study Guide, Unhandcuffing God II
Marnette Click Abilene How the Lord Has Lead Me
Peg Davis Lubbock Napoleon and Marigold; After the Storm - a Napoleon and Marigold Adventure; The Potter's Cat; The Greenhouse Cats; Sparky the Sparrow
Patrick Dearen Midland Crossing Rio Pecos
Rayzor Dent Dallas Vaulted Eagles
Elena Dorsey Abilene Discoveries, A Life Journey
Laura Eckroat Ft. Worth The Life of Bud
Russell Ferrell Red Oak Acrocanthosaurus – The Bones of Contention
Loretta Fulton Abilene Virginia Connally, M.D.: Trailblazing Physician, Woman of Faith
Patty Stowbridge Gough Abilene Gavin's Garden
Ranny Grady Monticello, KY Lou's Dirty Dozen; The Rookie
Ginny Greene Abilene The Harsh and the Heart – Celebrating the Military
Candace Hall Lubbock A Christmas Secret
Mitch Haynes Denton Hollywood Agent Provocateur
Stan Johnson Sweetwater Y' Reckon?
Sherri Knight Stephenville The Oldest Profession in Texas: Waco's Legal Red Light District
JoAn Watson Martin Baytown Inventing Chloe
Ross McSwain San Angelo Wornout Memories; See No Evil, Speak No Evil, A History of Mob Violence in the Texas Heartland, 1869-1904
Kinsy McVay Fort Worth There's a Gator Under My Bed!, Just Line Around
Wanda Middleton Abilene Best Foot Forward - A Basic Guide to Good Manners for Kids (or Grownups Who Need a Little Reminder)
Carol Morgan Lubbock Of Tapestry, Time and Tears
Dolores Mosser Lubbock A Train Story
Bill Neal Abilene Vengeance Is Mine: The Scandalous Love Triangle That Triggered the Boyce-Sneed Feud, From Guns to Gavels; Getting Away with Murder on the Texas Frontier; Sex, Murder and the Unwritten Law
Robert Norris Kerrville The Barrett Solution
Amanda Pettit Abilene

The Scribe's Daughter

James Pylant Stephenville The Oldest Profession in Texas: Waco's Legal Red Light District
Rita Rasco Abilene The Very Best of Happies; Mozzarella & the Mexican Fiesta; Dream as Big as Texas; I Don't Wanna' be a Witch; Mozzarella House Mouse Goes to School; Through Storms and Rainbows - a Journey of Faith
Cynthia Kay Rhodes Abilene Lucille Muhall, An Athlete of Her Time
Wallace Roark Brownwood Think Like an Octopus
Tina Roberts Plano

Dream Watchman – Quest for the Missing Talisman

Barbara Rollins Abilene The Harsh and the Heart - Celebrating the Military
Lynn Sheffield Simmons Argyle Sugar Lump, the Orphan Calf; Sugar Lump the Orphan Calf's Night Before Christmas ; Jack Crow Said Hello; Bo and the Christmas Bandit; Bo and the Missing Dogs; Bo and the Night Intruder; Bo and the Roaring Pines; Bo, the Famous Retriever; This Place is Argyle
Robert Sledge Abilene A People, a Place - The Story of Abilene, V. 2, The Modern City, 1940-2000
TCU Press Fort Worth TCU Press has traditionally published the history and literature of Texas and the American West. It has been praised for publishing regional fiction and for discovering and preserving local history.
Texas Star Trading Co. Abilene Texas Star Trading Co. offers an interesting selection of books by and about Texans. They also sell Texas music, Texas gifts and Texas gourmet.
Amanda M. Thrasher Fort Worth Mischief in the Mushroom Patch, A Fairy Match in the Mushroom Patch
Dwayne Towell Abilene C.L. Fallwell: The Old Man from the Country
Carol Ann Walt Rising Star

Cousins Camp; Aloha, Texas; Assisted Living; Dreaming in Italian; Unidentified Texas Objects; West Texas Classified

E.R. Walt Rising Star

The Hall Street Shoot-Out

Rose Williams Abilene Beginning Latin Christian Reader, Clay-Footed Superheroes; Gods and other Odd Creatures; Lighter Side of the Dark Ages; Cicero the Patriot; From Rome to Reformation; From Romulus to Romulus Augustulus; Once Upon the Tiber; Original Dysfunctional Family; Latin Quips at Your Fingertips; Tres Porculi; Which Way to the Vomitorium?; Young Romans; Aeneid
Denise Zanecchia Fort Worth Basics for Born-Again Believers

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