Hill Country Author Series

Bryan Burrough gave a talk at the Georgetown Public Library on February 12. Photo by Abbey Archer

Bryan Burrough gave a talk at the Georgetown Public Library on February 12. Photo by Abbey Archer

Guns, Texas history explored at library author talk

Abbey Archer
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The Hill Country Author Series hosted Texas Monthly Editor at Large Bryan Burrough at the Georgetown Public Library to discuss his most recent book The Gunfighters: How Texas Made the West Wild. The non-fiction book covers the history of gun fighting in Texas between 1865 to 1901. Mr.
Lawrence Wright gave a talk followed by a Q&A as part of the Hill Country Author Series put on by the Friends of the Georgetown Library. Organizers said this event drew “the biggest crowd” that they have seen in a while. Photo by Abbey Archer

Lawrence Wright gave a talk followed by a Q&A as part of the Hill Country Author Series put on by the Friends of the Georgetown Library. Organizers said this event drew “the biggest crowd” that they have seen in a while. Photo by Abbey Archer

Texas politics seen through new lens in ‘Mr. Texas’

Abbey Archer
Monday, November 25, 2024
A Pulitzer Prize winning author Lawrence Wright discussed his 2023 novel Mr. Texas on November 14 as part of the Georgetown Public Library’s Hill Country Author Series. Mr. Wright currently lives in Austin and is a staff writer for the New Yorker.
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