Books

April 15, 2025

Mystery? Crime? Antics? New YA book ‘Pride or Die’ is a coming-of-age whodunit comedy

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The children's book "Mistaco! A tale of tragedy y tortillas" is pictured surrounded by three breakfast tacos
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 26, 2025

‘This is going to be my magnum opus’: UT Austin student self-publishes first novel

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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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David Yeager sitting in front of a window with an image of a book cover for 10 to 25
October 1, 2024

‘Getting through’ to young people is not actually impossible

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Gangs of Zion book cover, graphic of the back of a person's head with a crown of buildings
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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The book cover for "The Devil Behind the Badge: The Horrifying Twelve Days of the Border Patrol Serial Killer" by Rick Jervis
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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Shelves of young adult books at a bookstore
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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A hand holds up a book with a black cover that reads "They Came for the Schools" in white letters
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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The cover of "Texas Secessionists Standoff" features the silhouette of a person in a cowboy hat carrying a gun. In the background is a red-tinted image of a law enforcement officer on horseback.
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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A blue hardcover book with the title "Texas, Being: A State of Poems"
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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A photo montage showing Carolyn Pfeiffer working with different stars and artists.
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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A man sits at a table, looking down at his hands. A sign on the table identifies him, reading "Howard Waldrop."
January 18, 2024

Remembering science fiction author Howard Waldrop

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A photo of the Space Shuttle Atlantis seen in orbit around a cloudy blue Earth, below.
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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The book cover of "Country of the Blind" is seen. It's a white cover with the title and author name in the middle. Illustrations of individuals using walking sticks, wheelchairs, seeing-eye dogs, and black glasses intersperse in the background engaged in various activities – walking, rollerblading and conversing with each other.
September 29, 2023

An immigrant to ‘The Country of the Blind’

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Lalena Fisher wears a yellow dress and smiles for the camera holding her large, square children's book.
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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The book cover for Mexikid is seen. It features a cartoon drawing of the author as a kid, surrounded animals and other motifs from the journey depicted in the book, including pop rocks candy, cacti, and a peso. A quote from a review at the top reads "poignant and laugh-out-loud funny."
September 7, 2023

‘Mexikid’ offers an illustrated view into a coming-of-age road trip story

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The cover for the book "After Botham" is seen, which shows a framed portrait of Botham Jean, a young Black man smiling in a suit and a pair of praying hands in the foreground. The nails of the hand are painted red, which suggests they may be those of Jean's sister, Allisa, who co-authored the book.
September 6, 2023

New memoir looks at Botham Jean the person, as remembered by his sister

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