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July 17, 2025
From boom to bust: Experts warn of global depopulation crisis ahead
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July 15, 2025
The ArnieTex cookbook is out and making us hungry
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July 2, 2025
‘Artists always find a way’: Book explores challenges faced by women pursuing creative lives
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June 30, 2025
‘The Purifying Knife’ traces the history of the eugenics movement in Texas
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June 20, 2025
Waco police chief hopes to inspire young girls to join the force with children’s book ‘The Me I See’
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February 26, 2025
‘This is going to be my magnum opus’: UT Austin student self-publishes first novel
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June 17, 2025
‘Disconnected’ details how call center employees fought for unionized jobs
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June 16, 2025
‘Make Your Mark’: New book reveals how seven presidents shaped the nation through character
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June 12, 2025
‘The kids are at the center’: How the Children’s Art and Literacy Festival has grown in Abilene
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June 12, 2025
‘Creativity is a superpower that every child has’: Storyteller Matt Phelan on nurturing imagination
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June 11, 2025
‘Detained’ recounts firsthand experience of migrant held at Tornillo detention facility
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June 11, 2025
The mystery of Boerne’s ancient Bible: Who brought it there?
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June 4, 2025
Debut novel ‘The Slip’ takes readers back to Austin in the early 2000s to solve a mystery
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June 3, 2025
Why 19th-century Texas was at the center of a notorious era of violence by gun
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May 14, 2025
This book club has been reading the same book for 12 years. They’re not even close to done.
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May 13, 2025
New book ‘Freedom Season’ offers a different perspective on the 1960s and now
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May 6, 2025
‘Melting Point’ delves into the little-known history of the search for a Jewish homeland in Texas
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May 1, 2025
A new platter of cookbooks lets home chefs unleash Tex-Mex flavors
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May 1, 2025
Rethinking medications in a time of change
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April 30, 2025
New book examines the crimes of a Houston serial killer and the efforts to ID his victims
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April 24, 2025
New novel ‘The Bright Years’ by Sarah Damoff explores family challenges, redemption
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April 22, 2025
‘Futbolista,’ a new adult contemporary queer romance, debuts with a kick
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April 15, 2025
Mystery? Crime? Antics? New YA book ‘Pride or Die’ is a coming-of-age whodunit comedy
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April 2, 2025
New children’s book ‘Mistaco’ gives families ‘a fun way to share their mistakes together’
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March 27, 2025
Genre-blending debut novel ‘The Wretched and Undone’ mixes Southern Gothic with Texas Western
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March 25, 2025
Graphic novel memoir ‘Weirdo’ is ‘the nerdy kid’s’ guide for self-love and confidence
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March 21, 2025
Vegan Mexican cookbook ‘Comida Casera’ aims to shatter myths associated with plant-based meals
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March 14, 2025
Retired NASA astronaut shows readers the power of ‘Embracing Infinite Possibilities’
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March 5, 2025
‘Voices of the Rio Grande Valley’ uplifts stories from the people of an often-overlooked region
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March 5, 2025
Is the publishing industry turning the page on nonfiction paperbacks?
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February 28, 2025
New book draws from wider perspectives to highlight Texas’ unique history
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February 11, 2025
Is the EV transition inevitable?
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February 11, 2025
Commentary: ‘Selena: A Little Golden Book Biography’ brings the icon’s story to a new generation
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October 28, 2024
‘There’s Always This Year’ goes beyond the bounds of basketball
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January 7, 2025
New book traces the eventful life of Bill Hobby
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November 29, 2024
Need to buy holiday gifts? Texas booksellers have recommendations for you
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November 19, 2024
‘Hearts of Fire and Snow’ retells famous Mexican myth as a modern love story for teens
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November 18, 2024
First Black-owned bookstore in Farmers Branch closes doors after months of harassment
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November 13, 2024
Ex-Austinite reflects on the transformation and stagnation of Texas’ capital city in new book
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November 11, 2024
Book explores high hopes for psychedelics as mental health treatments
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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 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
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