Loren Steffy

What does a lost story of a crooked tree have to do with Father's Day? open.substack.com/pub/wordmines/… #FathersDay #books #shipwrecks @TAMUPress

Everyone loves Orwell. Should they? open.substack.com/pub/wordmines/… #Orwell #nonfiction #politics #totalitarianism #1984 @PublishingCreek

30 years ago, I got a call that would send me to Oklahoma City to cover the aftermath of one of the worst incidents of domestic terrorism. I'm still trying to process it. open.substack.com/pub/wordmines/… #OklahomaCitybombing #terrorism #journalism

BREAKING: Nearly a dozen international students at Texas A&M have had their legal statuses terminated. The number is increasing daily, with the latest termination reportedly happening this morning. thebatt.com/news/trump-adm…

Open for business at the TSHA annual conference in Houston!

What better way to celebrate Texas Independence Day than to host a discussion about Jack Woodville London's wonderful new book, Dangerous Latitudes, a spy thriller set in the days of the Republic of Texas. Hope you can join us! #texas #atx #atxevents #books #history @LoneStarLit

On the heels of a couple of big energy industry acquisitions, @HoustonMatters asked my why mergers matter. I discuss the good and the bad starting at 9;13. houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows… #mergers #energy #layoffs #jobs #economy @PublishingCreek

“This is going to raise the cost of goods in a lot of different ways.” My discussion of tariffs, mass deportation and Texas with the @TexasStandard.  texasstandard.org/stories/trump-…  @PublishingCreek @TexasMonthly #tariffs #massdeportation #immigration

Trump's policies of tariffs and mass deportations may kneecap 2 key legs of Texas's robust economy: low taxes and cheap, abundant labor. Why aren't state or business leaders speaking up? texasmonthly.com/news-politics/… #tariffs #economy #immigration @PublishingCreek @TexasMonthly

Home insurance in Texas is now among the most expensive in the country, according to a Houston Chronicle review of U.S. Census survey data. houstonchronicle.com/projects/home-…

This is not an easy book to read, but it’s an important one. I felt privileged peer review it. Pleased it’s now available. It shows the devastating impact of school shootings on communities and how trauma lingers. nytimes.com/2024/11/04/boo… @PublishingCreek @TAMUPress #gunviolence

Watch out Glinda and Elphaba. The Woodlands: The Movie is on its way. (No singing, though...) Very excited to be involved in this project. houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/w…. #wicked #film #documentary #thewoodlands @TAMUPress @BruceCTough @NeldaLBlair @SilverRockProd @PublishingCreek

Looking for a great gift, or simply haven't gotten around to reading one of my books? Well, they're all 50% today only. Go to tamupress.com and use the code EARLY at checkout. #newbooks #booksale @TAMUPress @PublishingCreek

It wasn't always easy being in high school when there was a university next door texasmonthly.com/arts-entertain… @TexasMonthly @PublishingCreek @A&M_UT_Rivalry

Signing books last night at the Wimberley Art Crawl, surrounded by great artwork from local artists. Thanks to Suzanne Oliver of the 220 Fine Art Gallery for a great evening. #Texasauthor #booksigning #Wimberley @PublishingCreek

Central Texas peeps: As part of Nov's Wimberley Art Crawl gallerytrail.com/artcrawl, I'll be signing copies of my books at the A22 Fine Art Galley 220gallery.com, in the heart of the Wimbleplex, at 5 p.m. #newbooks #TexasAuthor #booksignings #Wimberley @PublishingCreek

The billionaire-owned Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post have refused to endorse presidential candidates in this election. In both cases, the owners made the decision. In journalism we have a word for that: cowardice. houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo… @HoustonChron @wapo @latimes

Will Kamala Harris try to ban fracking? Why the answer doesn't really matter. houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo… @HoustonChron  #fracking #energy #kamalaharris #election

Made my annual pilgrimage to Townie Books in Crested Butte CO. As usual, I took their recs on a couple of things. They've never steered me wrong. towniebookscb.indielite.org #newbooks #indiebookstores #summerreads @PublishingCreek

TravisPoling did a piece in the @EastWilco Insider about the gentrification of Taylor as a major semiconductor maker moves to town. He does a nice job of tying in the themes of the Big Empty. eastwilcoinsider.com/article/266,co… #texasauthor #BigEmpty @BeeracrossTX @PublishingCreek