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Lunch with Tom Selleck
Gayla Gardner, Trina Silva, and Leisa Holland-Nelson Bowman

Gayla Gardner, Trina Silva, and Leisa Holland-Nelson Bowman (Photo: Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation)

Maggie Austin, Sandra Shenkir, Deborah Dunkum, and Ginger Blanton

Maggie Austin, Sandra Shenkir, Deborah Dunkum, and Ginger Blanton (Photo: Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation)

Gayla Gardner, Trina SilvaLeisa Holland-Nelson BowmanMaggie Austin, Sandra Shenkir, Deborah Dunkum, and Ginger Blanton attended the author/speaker announcement for the upcoming Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s 10th annual Power of Literacy luncheon. The Foundation revealed that bestselling author and Hollywood legend Tom Selleck will be the featured speaker at the event on Oct. 24 at The Post Oak Hotel. Hosted by the Foundation’s Ladies for Literacy Guild and chaired by Betty Hrncir and Sidney Faust, the annual luncheon will support childhood and community-based literacy programs in Houston. Selleck will discuss his 2024 memoir, You Never Know, that details his rise to fame and friendships with Hollywood A-listers. For more information about tickets and table sponsorships, visit barbarabushhouston.org/luncheon.

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Angie Frederickson is a writer and stay-at-home mom. When those worlds collide, she has been known to hide from her children in order to meet writing deadlines.

Gayla Gardner, Trina Silva, and Leisa Holland-Nelson Bowman

Gayla Gardner, Trina Silva, and Leisa Holland-Nelson Bowman (Photo: Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation)

Maggie Austin, Sandra Shenkir, Deborah Dunkum, and Ginger Blanton

Maggie Austin, Sandra Shenkir, Deborah Dunkum, and Ginger Blanton (Photo: Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation)