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METRO | Tom Zigal’s gripping post-Katrina novel wins state’s top literary award

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

By Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | April 9, 2014 AUSTIN — Austin novelist Thomas Zigal has won the prestigious Jesse Jones award for fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters for his highly-acclaimed novel about post-Katrina New Orleans, … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged Austin Writers, Authors, Books, Fiction, Jesse Jones Award, Katrina, Literature, Many Rivers to Cross, Metro Bloggers, New Orleans, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Texas Institute of Letters, Texas Literature, Thomas Zigal, Thorne Dreyer | 3 Comments

RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Award-Winning Novelist and Screenwriter Stephen Harrigan

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Noted Texas writer Stephen Harrigan in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, September 6, 2013. Photos by Roger Baker / The Rag Blog. Rag Radio podcast: Award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and journalist Stephen Harrigan The author of the New … Continue reading →

Posted in RagBlog | Tagged Interview, John Graves, Novelists, Podcast, Rag Bloggers, Rag Radio, Screenwriters, Stephen Harrigan, Texas History, Texas Literature, Texas Monthly, Thorne Dreyer | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Texas Literature

METRO | Tom Zigal’s gripping post-Katrina novel wins state’s top literary award

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