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Books
November 8, 2024
‘Goodnight, West Texas’ introduces young children to the sights and history of the state’s most remote region
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November 7, 2024
‘What would happen if language went away?’ Novel ‘The Naming Song’ explores a new world
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November 5, 2024
‘A Natural History of Empty Lots’ details a journey to live next to wild spaces within city limits
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November 1, 2024
‘The Fall of Roe’ chronicles the last decade of Roe v. Wade
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October 29, 2024
How Texas courts view privacy and what that means for abortion cases and beyond
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October 28, 2024
‘There’s Always This Year’ goes beyond the bounds of basketball
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October 23, 2024
‘These kids are just kids’: ‘American Teenager’ spotlights the lives of transgender teens
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October 16, 2024
‘This is a book about borders’: ‘The Witches of El Paso’ reflects on magic and coming of age
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October 10, 2024
New book celebrates Nanci Griffith’s songwriting legacy
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October 2, 2024
Addressing widespread mistrust, ‘Blind Spots’ tackles modern medicine’s mistakes
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October 1, 2024
‘Getting through’ to young people is not actually impossible
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October 1, 2024
In ‘The Gangs of Zion,’ El Paso cop Ron Stallworth fights crime in Mormon country
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September 26, 2024
Yes to ‘Mein Kampf.’ No to ‘The Color Purple.’ Which books are banned in Texas prisons?
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September 26, 2024
Llano Library book ban case could overturn longtime First Amendment precedent
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September 25, 2024
New book explores what it means to be brave and your own hero
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September 24, 2024
Shifts in African American religious affiliation may impact this fall’s presidential election
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September 24, 2024
‘America First’ examines Roosevelt & Lindbergh’s opposing views on the US entering WWII
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September 19, 2024
The Texas Book Festival lineup is out. Check out some of the titles we’ve had on the show.
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September 17, 2024
‘Frontera Madre(hood)’ examines the different aspects of motherhood on the southern border
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September 5, 2024
New novel ‘Freedom is a Feast’ weaves through complexities surrounding Venezuelan history
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August 22, 2024
‘The Long Ride Home’: New photo book spotlights Black cowboys in contemporary America
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August 20, 2024
More than sports: How our great stadiums reflect the history of politics and protest
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August 16, 2024
‘Desire to Serve’ highlights the defining, and lesser-known, achievements of Eddie Bernice Johnson
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August 5, 2024
‘Devil Behind the Badge’ explores 2018 murders in Laredo by a Border Patrol agent
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July 30, 2024
New book documents four decades in a Dallas neighborhood
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July 23, 2024
‘Exploring the human heart’: Author of ‘The World After Alice’ delves into family, loss and music
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July 18, 2024
New book brings together stories illustrating what it means to be ‘Native Texan’
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July 17, 2024
The New York Times picked the top 100 books of the century. These Texas authors made the list.
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July 17, 2024
‘We all need a hero’: Meet the mom-and-son duo championing disability representation
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July 12, 2024
‘Inside the Well’ traces ripples after the rescue of Midland’s Baby Jessica
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July 5, 2024
New book sheds light on how one lawman shaped policy, and perception, of the southern border
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July 5, 2024
New book says lean into your ‘Outsider Advantage’ in business
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July 4, 2024
Ready for a gripping read this summer? These book recommendations will help.
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June 28, 2024
A daughter’s memoir offers a window into the impact of ‘forever chemicals’
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June 25, 2024
His father was convicted of his mother’s murder. 40 years later, he’s telling his own side of the story
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June 24, 2024
‘Home, Heat, Money, God’ tells a story of 20th century Texas through its architecture
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June 21, 2024
‘Chuco Punk’ amplifies the voices of El Paso’s DIY music scene
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June 19, 2024
Tucked away for 40 years, these Juneteenth rodeo photos ride once more
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June 18, 2024
‘We Were Illegal’ author looks into Texas history by diving into her family’s own
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May 16, 2024
Southlake Carroll schools made headlines for partisan clashes in 2021. This book examines why.
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May 15, 2024
Considering launching a family business? This book might help
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July 14, 2022
Author Andrea Mosqueda on representation for queer youth in the Rio Grande Valley
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May 14, 2024
‘We Were the Universe’ explores relationships and grief in a Dallas suburb
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May 7, 2024
New book ranks Rick Perry among Texas’ most notable governors
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February 28, 2020
Lyla Lee writes the kinds of books she wanted to read when she was a kid
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May 3, 2024
‘I wrote the book of my heart’: Texas YA author’s debut novel weaves magical narrative of hope
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April 30, 2024
New book digs into what happened during deadly Texas secessionist standoff 27 years ago
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April 29, 2024
New book chronicles the history of Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic
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April 23, 2024
Mariachi music, young love and grief weave together for South Texas teen in ‘Canto Contigo’
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April 19, 2024
How a Dallas bookstore is tackling book deserts and encouraging a culture of reading
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April 18, 2024
Federal appeals court upholds block on Texas law restricting ‘explicit’ books
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April 17, 2024
A new book encourages Texans to rethink urban highways
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April 10, 2024
‘Texas, Being’ explores the state’s real and emotional landscapes in poetry
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April 9, 2024
Dallas’ elusive ‘King of Diamonds’ jewel thief is subject of new book
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April 1, 2024
Two decades later, photographer James Evans revisits his book ‘Big Bend Pictures’
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March 21, 2024
Carolyn Pfeiffer was there for some of the greatest moments in cinema and (almost) music
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March 18, 2024
‘Unmasking the Klansman’ tells story of white supremacist who posed as Cherokee author
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February 13, 2024
‘The book is doing its spirit work’: Sandra Cisneros wonders how she got so lucky
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January 18, 2024
Remembering science fiction author Howard Waldrop
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January 16, 2024
New book tracks NASA’s Space Shuttle program – perhaps its ‘most important’ era thus far
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January 1, 2024
Want to read more books in 2024? We’ve got some suggestions for you.
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December 19, 2023
‘Narcas’ author: Women are more involved in drug cartels than we think
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December 18, 2023
Tyler Campbell talks overcoming adversity, shares another side of his famous father
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December 15, 2023
Charlie Alcorn has the newest Texas road novel — and it’s about football, too
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December 13, 2023
‘My Grief Is Not Like Yours’ details the challenges of life after tragedy
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December 12, 2023
How the story of Kathy Leissner Whitman shows link between mass shootings and domestic violence
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December 6, 2023
Have a question about Texas? The answer’s in the almanac
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November 24, 2023
Buying books as gifts this holiday season? Texas Standard is here to help
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November 17, 2023
Children’s book ‘Big’ explores the impact words can have on young minds
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November 16, 2023
Exploring ‘All That Rises’ and the literary heritage of the Texas-Mexico border
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November 8, 2023
Want to get into reading romance? We asked NYT bestselling author Ali Hazelwood for some tips
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November 6, 2023
Award-winning author Elizabeth Crook takes readers though the Texas frontier in ‘The Madstone’
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October 25, 2023
Commentary: On censorship
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October 24, 2023
‘Cemetery Birding’ highlights why hobbyists are flocking to cemeteries across Texas
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October 19, 2023
‘Valley Of Shadows’ mixes classic Western with magical realism for a memorable tale
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October 12, 2023
Texas state parks’ history celebrated in centennial book
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October 5, 2023
‘If somebody is in trouble, you help’: Author Luis Alberto Urrea recounts his mother’s WWII story in new novel
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September 29, 2023
An immigrant to ‘The Country of the Blind’
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September 26, 2023
This Texas children’s book author is making math fun with infographics
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September 26, 2023
A battle over what is obscene and what is censorship continues at Midland libraries
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September 7, 2023
‘Mexikid’ offers an illustrated view into a coming-of-age road trip story
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September 6, 2023
New memoir looks at Botham Jean the person, as remembered by his sister
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August 29, 2023
Texas author LaToya Watkins pulls from her box of characters in ‘Holler, Child’
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August 28, 2023
New book chronicles the story of two Texas conscientious objector combat medics in Vietnam
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August 23, 2023
Book highlights the first Black families that settled in North Texas after emancipation
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August 9, 2023
‘Ode to Hip-Hop’ reflects on the genre’s journey from the underground to the mainstream
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August 3, 2023
The historical accuracy of ‘Lonesome Dove’
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July 31, 2023
YA book centers around a queer San Antonio love story
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July 27, 2023
‘Unconstitutionally vague’: A group of booksellers is taking Texas to court over HB 900
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July 27, 2023
How to make money from your old comic collection
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July 18, 2023
New book ‘Astros and Asterisks’ delves into 2017 sign-stealing scandal
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July 13, 2023
New book examines the TV sitcom’s role in queer liberation – from ‘Bewitched’ to ‘Modern Family’
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July 5, 2023
New book gives bird’s-eye view of the secrets and lore surrounding owls
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June 26, 2023
Tim Hagerty’s ‘Tales From the Dugout’ chronicles minor league baseball’s peculiar moments
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June 22, 2023
Celebrate Pride Month with these LGBTQ+ books with a Texas edge
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June 21, 2023
New YA novel revisits Wendy Davis’ abortion filibuster through the eyes of a teenage boy
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June 20, 2023
New book explores Houston’s ongoing battle against water amid unchecked growth
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June 19, 2023
New novel ‘Night Wherever We Go’ centers on the collective defiance of six enslaved women in Texas
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June 16, 2023
Cormac McCarthy’s deep Texas ties: ‘For him, it was a whole new world’
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June 12, 2023
‘Evan and His Dog’ join Abilene’s Storybook Garden for children’s literacy festival
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