2022 Lubbock Book Festival

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Across
  1. 2. In which YA series does Chris Mullen bring excitement and adventure to his readers?
  2. 3. What is the name of Jacqueline E. Smith's three-legged black cat?
  3. 8. Jared Kitchens writes which genre of fiction?
  4. 11. In Sterling Chaney's children's book, Dave decides to get a pet. What type of pet does he get?
  5. 13. A.G. Howards first debuted with what book?
  6. 18. Wendi Threlkeld's debut middle grade novel is titled _____ Whinnies.
  7. 19. GiGi Cheng's poetry book is called The Train to _____.
  8. 20. Aileen's first book in her Alpha Girls series is ___ Alpha.
  9. 22. This book by James Stoddard won the Compton Crook Award for best fantasy by a new novelist and was nominated for several other awards.
  10. 25. Lance Stanford writes comics and children's books, when he's not at work on his podcast, The Night _____.
  11. 26. Jane Little Botkin has won numerous awards, including two prestigious ____ from the Western Writers of America.
  12. 29. Brand Chaser is the first book in Randi Samuelson-Brown's new series, with this as its first installment.
  13. 30. Brian DiNuzzo writes which type of prose?
  14. 31. Ben H. English writes historical books about which U.S. state?
  15. 33. Karin McCay writes endearing children's books centered around which character?
  16. 35. Mahogany Latreese wrote the ____ Journeys series.
  17. 39. Tommie McBrayer wrote a devotional studies titled Day-By-Day with _____.
  18. 41. Who wrote the Bible study Write Them on Your Heart?
  19. 42. Linda Broday writes this flavor of historical romance.
  20. 43. Will Brandon's mystery is called The ____ Hunt: A Tale of the Texas Badlands
  21. 45. Ben Donley's metaphysical novel.
  22. 48. KJ Waters uses what natural disaster as the power to fuel her time-traveling exploits?
  23. 50. Rick Treon won the PenCraft Award for Literary Excellence in what genre for his work, Deep Background?
  24. 51. Brandi Willis Schreiber's memoir is about her personal search with which biblical figure?
  25. 52. Jordan Reed's first book is called The Wizard's ____.
  26. 53. Daniel García Ordaz is also known as The Poet _____.
Down
  1. 1. The bad boys in Shannon Myers' Silence Phoenix romance books ride this type of vehicle.
  2. 4. Jefferson Marshall hopes to inspire a love for nature through his books, and writes about the Texas State _____.
  3. 5. FOURTYNINETH enjoys writing companion guides for ______ and Dragons.
  4. 6. Which Disney franchise does Emmy award winning former TV news producer and author Mari Mancusi write in?
  5. 7. Thomas D. Mooney wrote about this form of entertainment in his novel, The Lubbock Way.
  6. 9. Dianne Smithwich-Braden likes to season her mysteries with romance, ____, and a touch of humor.
  7. 10. S.J. Dahlstrom hopes to motivate his middle grade readers to "Be ____" in his Wilder Good books.
  8. 11. This is author Natalie Bright's home state, where she sets most of her stories.
  9. 12. Aside from writing, Jame Doucette is also in the ____ business.
  10. 13. M.E. Carter writes this flavor of romance.
  11. 14. Kerry Chávez's children's book focus on the adventures of what animal?
  12. 15. Teddy Jones received what medal prize in the Faulkner-Wisdom competition in 2015 for her short fiction?
  13. 16. The name of Dr. Norman Shulman's stepson, for whom he wrote this book to connect with him after deciding to enlist.
  14. 17. ER Bills co-created this annual anthology of Texas horror writing.
  15. 21. Eliza Lainn's first book series includes two charming, but dead, _____.
  16. 23. Kim Hunt Harris is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author for her cozies mysteries full of laugh-out-loud ____.
  17. 24. One of Keith West's stories includes the spine-tingling Farmhouse of the ____.
  18. 27. Thomas Nichols used to work with this city department before becoming an award-winning novelist.
  19. 28. Larissa Gail writes what type of fiction?
  20. 32. Andrew J Brandt reached #1 on what book selling platform?
  21. 34. Laura Drake's first novel, The Sweet Spot, was a double-finalist and then won the 2014 Romance Writers of America ____ award.
  22. 36. What is the title of the first book in Dan-Dwayne Spencer's The Ushering series?
  23. 37. Alice Liles writes what type of prose?
  24. 38. What is the second book in Max McNabb's Beloved Captive Tribology?
  25. 40. Who wrote the Papaw Chronicles?
  26. 44. Mary Andrews writes in her series, the ____ Chronicles.
  27. 45. Debut author Patrick Hanford writes in this genre.
  28. 46. The title of Neal Abbott's black and white book.
  29. 47. Dr. Dryan Hotchkins wrote a book titled My Black is Exhausted: Forever in Pursuit of a Racist-free World Where ___ Don't Exist.
  30. 49. Which state does New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones live in?