Literary Locals Meme

I saw this monthly meme over at J. Kaye's Book Blog. It is hosted by Tif at Tif Talks Books and is a wonderful idea!

Tif says:

Many of us are aware of the popular authors from Stephen King to Toni Morrison to James Patterson and more; however, what about those local authors that do not receive as much PR as the big-named ones that have movies made out of their books? I have a special place in my heart for these "little" authors and wanted to give them a bit more kudos for their work! So, I thought . . . "Why not start a "little" monthly meme or challenge highlighting our local authors?!?!" And, here we are!!

On the last day of every month, I will post a reminder here on this blog. I encourage all my readers to post links to their reviews on these reminder posts or if you do not have a blog, feel free to post reviews in the comment section itself. As for the guidelines, I've posted a few below:

• Local Authors Defined: Authors that you can find in either your hometown or homestate, or the equivalent if you are not in the States.
• Home Defined: Your hometown or homestate can be either past or present, meaning you can use your current location or anywhere you have ever lived.
• Type of Books: The books can be children's picture books to adult novels and everything in between.
• Literary Local Icon: Feel free to copy and paste my little icon for the meme/challenge on your own blog and proudly support those local authors!!

If you are interested in participating, please post a comment on this post with a link to your blog and I will keep a running list here. If you have any questions, just let me know. Thanks!

One of my goals with this blog is to support the West Texas Writers -- my local writers' group. Can't wait to take part in this meme!

(At this point - I'm on a plane headed to Chicago. Please excuse my delayed responses while I find my suitcases and get the laptop hooked back up!)