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The Sowell Collection holds the papers of some of the country's most prominent writers on the natural world. Endowment Donation: www.give.ttu.edu/sowell-2023 Blog: https://thesowellcollection.wordpress.com
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The Sowell Family Collection in Literature Community & Nature @sowellcollection.bsky.social · Sep 19
We had a wonderful reading with @simmonsbuntin.bsky.social last night! Next up is @sgj.bsky.social on Oct 7 @5:30pm!
@texastechlib.bsky.social
Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #reading #writers #literature #community #nature #archives
sowellcollection.bsky.social
November is Native American Heritage Month and this Friday is Native American Heritage Day! Let's celebrate Indigenous history and culture!

#sowellcollection #nativeamericanheritagemonth #nativeamericanheritageday #literature #community #nature #archives
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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sgj.bsky.social
Honor it made this far. Thanks, y’all:
wylll.bsky.social Teo @wylll.bsky.social · 5h
Incredibly happy that Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @sgj.bsky.social has made it into the top 10 <3333
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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sgj.bsky.social
Wow, honored to have The Buffalo Hunter Hunter on NYT’s 100 Notable Books of 2025:
100 Notable Books of 2025
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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sgj.bsky.social
hey, on there with @blacktopkid.bsky.social, Grady, @natcassidy.bsky.social and—and no way can I actually list all the books/writers. but NPR can, does. anyway/also: my first time to be listed alongside Seamus Heaney? who knew that was even in the offing. want to read that Anaconda one, too:
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
sowellcollection.bsky.social
November is also National Novel Writing Month! Why don't you check out some of these Sowell Collection novels for inspiration?
#sowellcollection #nationalnovelwritingmonth #nanowrimo #bookrecommendations #literature #community #nature #archive #novels
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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swcscl.bsky.social
Just a little humor for your Thursday!

#southwestcollection #archives #history #specialcollections
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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sgj.bsky.social
hey, cool, made it to the ballot. open for voting, now through that top-ribbon at www.readinmag.com
blue with gold stars as background, and, in the foreground, a sort of digital Polaroid featuring The Buffalo Hunter Hunter on a wooden stool, as a Readin Awards 2025 finalist for best horror (traditionally published), then an urge to vote at readinmag.com.
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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sgj.bsky.social
wow, what an honor: the BHH audiobook made it to the top of both Horror and General for Audible's 2025. all credit goes to @simonaudio.bsky.social

www.audible.com/blog/article...

www.audible.com/ep/best-of-t...
Cover of the audiobook of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, with—in laurels—"Audible Best of the Year 2025 / Top 20"
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
sowellcollection.bsky.social
Thank you for all the submissions! Keep an eye on our social media for the finalists and winner announcements.
@terrainorg.bsky.social

#sowellcollection #sowellemergingwritersprize2026 #sowellcollection #nonfiction #manuscripts #literature #community #nature #writers #archives
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
sowellcollection.bsky.social
TOMORROW is the last day to submit your manuscripts! @terrainorg.bsky.social
Submit here: terrainorg.submittable.com/submit
#sowellemergingwritersprize2026 #sowellcollection #nonfiction #cfm #manuscripts #literature #community #nature #writers #archives
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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markstoll.bsky.social
Upcoming event! #capitalism #environment #consumerism #climatecrisis
Science by the Glass: Mark Stoll, "The Problem of Capitalism and the Environment," No. 17, 6pm, Nashwell Cafe, Ave. K, Lubbock, TX
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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titanbooks.bsky.social
We're so happy to see four of our horror books nominated in the opening round of the Goodreads Choice Awards 🎉

You can vote for your favourites now! ✨ tinyurl.com/2juys8a3

@sgj.bsky.social @chucktingle.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social @natcassidy.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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ttumusicarchive.bsky.social
Welcome to another #wildcardwednesday!

As we prepared to showcase our materials to students on campus, we came across #JesseGuitarTaylor’s business card collection. Below is a small portion Taylor's contacts.

For more on Taylor’s papers, visit the finding aid here: txarchives.org/ttusw/findin...
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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EXCEL SPREADSHEET, 1919 EDITION

This ledger comes from the Texas and Pacific Coal Company Records. The company was formed in 1888 by Colonel Robert Dickie Hunter, who also formed the company town of Thurber, TX.

#archives #southwestcollection #preservation #texasandpacificcoalcompany #Thurber
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social makes it onto Time Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2025!
"Jones’ chilling vampire Western is a retribution-fueled nightmare for readers with iron guts." Congratulations, Stephen and @sagapressbooks.bsky.social!
time.com/collections/...
'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter' Is on the 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Here's why it made the list
time.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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sgj.bsky.social
Whoah, cool:
igreggreene.bsky.social Greg Greene @igreggreene.bsky.social · 14d
THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social makes it onto Time Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2025!
"Jones’ chilling vampire Western is a retribution-fueled nightmare for readers with iron guts." Congratulations, Stephen and @sagapressbooks.bsky.social!
time.com/collections/...
'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter' Is on the 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Here's why it made the list
time.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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sgj.bsky.social
New story up:
reactorsff.bsky.social Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 14d
In a future where people can travel back in time and do anything they want without consequences, one disgruntled young man decides to visit his parents two years earlier.

"The Belle of the Ball" by @sgj.bsky.social is out now at Reactor!
Art by Leonardo Santamaria
Edited by @datlow.bsky.social
The Belle of the Ball - Reactor
In a future where people can travel back in time and do anything they want without consequences, one disgruntled young man decides to visit his parents two years earlier.
reactormag.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
sowellcollection.bsky.social
November is Memoir Writing Month! Here are some of the wonderful memoirs written by our authors.
#sowellcollection #memoirwritingmonth #memoir #literature #community #nature #archives
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
sowellcollection.bsky.social
This is the last week to submit your nonfiction manuscripts!
@terrainorg.bsky.social

terrainorg.submittable.com/submit

#sowellemergingwritersprize2026 #sowellcollection #nonfiction #cfm #manuscripts #literature #community #nature #writers #archives
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
sowellcollection.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone that attended our Virtual Reading Series! We had a great time with some wonderful authors and strengthening our community. Keep an eye out Spring 2026 for our next Reading Series!
#sowellcollection #Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #literature #community #nature #archives
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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For this month's Friday Faves, Assistant Archivist Weston Marshall highlights the Hal P. Spencer Papers. Spencer served in the U.S. Army at Hickman Field during WWII. After the war, he worked at Reese Air Force Base. txarchives.org/ttusw/findin...

#PearlHarbor #archives #southwestcollection #ww2
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
sowellcollection.bsky.social
The deadline for submissions is NEXT WEEK! Get your nonfiction manuscripts in by Nov 15th. @terrainorg.bsky.social
#sowellemergingwritersprize2026 #sowellcollection #nonfiction #cfm #manuscripts #literature #community
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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sgj.bsky.social
The El is so good:
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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TOMORROW @ 6PM!
Register Here: texastech.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#sowellcollection #Fall2025VirtualReadingSeries #virtualreading #reading #writers #poetry #literature #community #nature
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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sgj.bsky.social
Cool Buffalo Hunter Hunter discussion over on NYT's The Book Review podcast (guess, really, it's "wherever you get your podcasts"):
Book Club: Let's Talk About 'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter'
Podcast Episode · The Book Review · 10/31/2025 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM