I have found great happiness in meeting authors and photographing them,
like some folks enjoy seeing birds and taking photos of them.
All of these authors at one time were Texans.
Pinterest Page of Authors I Have Met and Photographed
What these authors have written...Katherine Center (Things You Save in a Fire, The Bodyguard, The Rom-Commers, and Happiness for Beginners)...John R. Erickson (Hank the Cowdog series)...Austin Kleon (Steal Like an Artist, Show Your Work)...Mary Karr (The Liar's Club, Cherry, Lit)...Rick Riordan (The Lightning Thief series)...Elizabeth McCracken (The Giant's House, Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry, and Bowlaway)...Kinky Friedman (Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola, and Armadillos & Old Lace)...Stephen Harrigan (The Gates of the Alamo, Remember Ben Clayton, and Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas)...Naomi Shihab Nye (Everything Comes Next and There is No Long Distance Now)...Chris Barton (Shark vs. Train and What Do You Do With a Voice Like That?)...Don Tate (It Jes' Happened, Ron's Big Mission, and Carter Reads the Newspaper)...Christina Soontornvat (The Last Mapmaker, All Thirteen, and A Wish in the Dark)...Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Mistress of Spices, Sister of My Heart, and One Amazing Thing)...Sandra Cisneros (The House on Mango Street, Woman Hollering Creek, and Caramelo)...Aaron Reynolds (Creepy Carrots and Nerdy Birdy).
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each Tuesday That Artsy Reader Girl assigns a topic and then post her top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join her and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.
Wow, you've met a lot of authors! I never met an author yet, and think I would be quite starstruck : )
ReplyDeleteOoh nice! Lots of new to me ones here! I did a road trip one summer to TX to meet a few authors. It was a mini multi author event and I knew I loved 3/4 or 4/5 and then two days before that event I saw another author who was in TX a few hours away. So it was one big long road trip but it was fun at least! Lol.
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Huge amount of them :D
ReplyDeleteWow! You've met them in real life that's such a great twist on this weeks TTT. You did really well as I know you said you found it difficult like me this week.
ReplyDeleteHow great that you've gotten to meet these Texas authors, Deb. I have not met any of them, but I've known about almost all of them. I have, however, met other Texas authors and enjoyed that a lot. And I've enjoyed very much meeting mystery authors at mystery book conferences. So fun to get to meet and chat with an author that you've genuinely loved their work.
ReplyDeleteIt’s cool you’ve met so many authors from Texas!
ReplyDeleteYou've met a ton of them! That's very cool!
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was that I never met a local author. But then I remembered meeting Elmore Leonard at a book store where he was signing books. But I think that’s it.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of authors! Most of the ones I've met I've only met because they were doing research in my library.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that's amazing! I've met a few indie and self-published authors at this Readers & Writers Festival that's held in Bali every year—most are from Australia but some from the US too. I think I've only met one popular/mainstream author but I'd love to meet many more one day (with Katherine Center on that list too)! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing, Deb! You've met so many. Thanks for sharing.
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how wonderful to have so many Texas authors that you've been able to meet. I talk about Georgia authors I've met on my post today - My TTT
ReplyDelete"Like some people enjoy seeing birds" - as an author, I find this incredibly endearing! To be in what I sincerely feel is the exalted company of birds is an honor for sure!
ReplyDeleteHow fun to meet so many authors.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great adventure, to meet authors and get to know them a bit!
ReplyDeleteI haven't met any of these authors, but I have read some of their books. I've been lucky to meet quite a few authors due to working in bookstores over the years. Some favorites are William Kent Krueger, Kent Haruf, Mary Doria Russell, Ted Kooser, Jill Ker Conway, Lorna Landvik, Ben Sherwood, Tosca Lee, and Kate Braestrup. I'm sure I've forgotten several! Oh, and my husband! :)
ReplyDeleteHow cool that you've met so many!! Isn't it interesting how multiple states "claim" an author? Sandra Cisneros is also claimed by Illinois and is on my list. [Susan Wittig Albert is claimed by both Texas (where she lives now) and Illinois, too. I've enjoyed some of her books.
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool and shows how many bookish events you attend. Rick Riordan, Elizabeth McCracken, and Naomi Shihab Nye...SQUEE!
ReplyDeleteI think it's so exciting that you had a chance to meet so many authors. I do hope they have author events around here someday.
ReplyDeleteIt's so fun to meet authors!
ReplyDeleteWow, you've met a lot of authors! I've only heard of a few of these. Katherine Center is definitely a favorite of mine :)
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That's quite a list of "meets" that you've racked up. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't know these are all Texans - very cool that you've met them all!
ReplyDeleteWow!! Love this Deb, and that is so amazing.. I have read about half of these authors and totally devoured their books!
ReplyDeleteIt’s so fun that you’ve been able to meet so many authors from your home state. I’m not familiar with these authors but I have read a book book by a Texas author - Teri Wilson.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely twist to the topic. You have met soooo many authors, incredible.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my post about German authors: https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/top-ten-tuesday-authors-or-books-by.html
This is a great post!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you have met so many authors from your home state. Deb. You know I had to find out what Kinky Friedman's real name was. No one would name their baby Kinky. I'm sure you know that is was Richard and he had quite the life.
ReplyDeleteYou have met so many authors! That's a fantastic list. The only one I'm very familiar with (in terms of having read almost all his books) is Rick Riordan.
ReplyDeleteIt is SO fun to meet authors! I have only met a few that live in my state, and I mention them on my blog :)
ReplyDeleteYou've met so many authors, I'm jealous! I've never met a single one! One day, hopefully.
ReplyDeleteThe only one I've read is Katherine Center. I love her books. I'll check the other authors out.
ReplyDeleteOops, I've read House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.
DeleteWhat an exciting time for you! Cisneros' books are wonderful! Nice to see what she looks like. Happy reading!
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