The Texas Library Association Annual Conference is next week and we’re so excited to meet everyone! The conference takes place in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and LEE & LOW will be Booth #2724!
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Guadalupe García McCall: The History That’s Not in Textbooks
This week, in acknowledgement of Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we are offering a series of blog posts that look at pieces of history that have been hidden, silenced, altered, or swept under the rug. Today we share author Guadalupe García McCall’s reflections on her discovery of a startling piece of Texas history. This piece was originally published as the Author’s Note in her new novel, Shame the Stars. Continue reading
Come Meet LEE & LOW BOOKS at TLA 2016!
The Texas Library Association Annual Conference is next week and we’re so excited to meet everyone! The conference takes place in the George R. Brown Convention Center and LEE & LOW will be Booth #1746!
See below for our signing schedule as well as a few other events that our authors and illustrators will be participating in: Continue reading
What does Juneteenth Celebrate?
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas and more generally the emancipation of African American slaves throughout the Confederate South.