Name: Behind the Book: Texas Edition with Elizabeth Crook
Start: 2025-10-16T13:00:00-05:00
Location: North Richland Hills Library

Behind the Book: Texas Edition with Elizabeth Crook
Thursday, October 16 • 1:00 PM
Join us at the NRH Library for an engaging discussion with Elizabeth Crook, an award-winning Texas novelist, about her most recent book, The Madstone. This free event will include a discussion and Q&A with the author, followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event through Half Price Books.
Lunch Reception with the Author - 12:00 PM
Enjoy a special lunch reception hosted by the Friends of the NRH Library. Tickets to the reception cost $30 and include a copy of The Madstone, a light lunch, and reserved seating at the public event at 1:00 PM. Space is limited; registration is required.
Tickets can be purchased online through the Friends of the NRH Library website or by cash/check at the front desk of the Library.
https://friendsofthenrhlibrary.wildapricot.org/event-6338239
ABOUT THE BOOK
The Madstone is a thrilling and beautifully rendered story about a pregnant young mother, her child, and the frontier tradesman who helps them flee vengeful outlaws, sharing a hazardous and defining journey that will forever bind them together. With its vivid characters and expansive canvas, The Madstone calls to mind Lonesome Dove and News of the World.
The Houston Chronicle described The Madstone as “tender, violent, funny, and, like just about everything Crook writes, drenched in Texas history—not the mythological kind, but a deeply researched dive into largely forgotten details and dark corners.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elizabeth Crook is the author of six novels, including The Which Way Tree; The Night Journal, which received the Spur Award from Western Writers of America; and Monday, Monday, a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year. She is also the recipient of the Texas Book Festival’s prestigious Texas Writer Award, the Lon Tinkle Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Texas Institute of Letters, and the Texas Medal of Arts Award from the Texas Cultural Trust.