Books

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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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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June 6, 2023

New book explores 50 most influential Texans from over the past half century

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May 22, 2023

The ‘fires, floods, explosions and bloodshed’ that make Texas whiskey what it is today

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May 10, 2023

‘You Will Never Be One of Us,’ shows how a small town teacher’s fight in 1975 is relevant today

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May 4, 2023

‘A universal thing we’re all going to go through’: Texas author explores mourning, grief in new book

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April 25, 2023

South Texas folk tales inspire latest book from Corpus Christi author Diana López

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April 24, 2023

Deconstructing the ‘myth of the broke millennial’

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April 21, 2023

New book celebrates the natural diversity of the Texas Hill Country

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April 5, 2023

New book digs deeper into tragedy of six children killed by their adoptive parents

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March 24, 2023

New anthology reimagines the works of William Shakespeare in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands

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March 14, 2023

A Houston doctor discusses how to fix the healthcare system for the uninsured

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March 2, 2023

Indie bookstores are booming in North Texas – and a Grapevine store is the latest edition

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A row of books are seen with their spines facing up.
March 1, 2023

Why the federal government blocked the merger of two book publishers

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February 7, 2023

New book examines the significance of Lawrence v. Texas, which paved the way for LGBTQ+ rights

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January 31, 2023

30 years after the siege at Mount Carmel in Waco, can we learn from what happened?

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January 27, 2023

Turning every page: Exploring the relationship between Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

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January 20, 2023

New book highlights experience of Arab asylum seekers basing their cases on their gender or sexuality

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January 19, 2023

‘Vitamina C for Cultura’ preschool book shares Mexican-American language and imagery lacking in the genre

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January 12, 2023

Historians fact-check our country’s foundational stories in ‘Myth America’

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January 10, 2023

Losing focus? A new book explores our shrinking attention spans and how to improve them

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December 23, 2022

New book explores the link between mental health and metabolic conditions

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November 28, 2022

A vaquero’s life and sometimes last moments, chronicled in new book of art, prose and poetry

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November 25, 2022

Texas Standard for Nov. 25, 2022: A literary look back at the year so far

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November 18, 2022

‘The right person to break that ceiling’: New biography honors legacy of sportscaster Phyllis George

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November 16, 2022

Wendi Aarons embraces middle age and her life in Texas

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November 14, 2022

Texas Monthly serves up a cookbook as varied as the state’s cuisine

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November 3, 2022

‘Undocumented Motherhood’ explores family separation, challenges in healthcare access

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October 24, 2022

New book goes back to the roots to understand current revolution in Black country music

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October 13, 2022

‘It was a lot of fun because we had each other’: Musician Margo Price writes about lean times on the way up in new memoir

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October 12, 2022

‘Yonderings’ may be the best travel guide for Big Bend

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October 11, 2022

New book highlights stories of unknown professional baseball players

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October 10, 2022

New book draws attention to struggles facing boys and men

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October 4, 2022

‘I’ve seen a ghost, but I don’t believe in ghosts’: Texas author’s new story collection aims to leave readers haunted

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A photo of the inside of a small bar with piñatas hanging from the ceiling and memorabilia covering the walls. Three people are gathered around the counter as a bartender helps them.
September 26, 2022

New book highlights 12 Texas dive bars – and distinguishes them from dumps

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a three-story concrete and glass office building
September 16, 2022

The rise of YouTube: From scruffy startup to world domination

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September 15, 2022

‘Where Wonder Grows’ is a journey through the magic of grandma’s backyard

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September 12, 2022

Is ‘rewilding’ the future of conservation?

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September 8, 2022

Mary Beth Rogers reflects on serving under Ann Richards, the importance of representation, and hope

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A hardcover copy of the book "The Third Reconstruction" rests against a backdrop of potted flowers. The cover of the book is dark blue with a red fist image on it.
September 6, 2022

Historian: America’s ‘Third Reconstruction’ has brought not just heartbreak but hope

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A photo of the hardcover book on a pink and blue striped background. The book cover shows to young people casually holding hands.
August 31, 2022

Why this Texas author wrote a book about a bisexual Chicano teen he’s sure will be banned

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a photo of the hardcover book "Perish" by LaToya Watkins. The book is lying on a colorful quilt. The book cover includes an image of a tree with sprawling branches and roots.
August 23, 2022

LaToya Watkins’ first novel ‘Perish’ is rooted in Texas and inspired by stories that haunted her

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August 16, 2022

The ‘Secret City’: How homophobia shaped national politics during the Cold War

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August 3, 2022

What the success of Texans Kyler Murray and Patrick Mahomes says about football – and America

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People in a radio studio, seated for an interview
August 2, 2022

New book ‘Rag Radio Interviews’ showcases voices from era of underground newspapers – and beyond

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July 26, 2022

New book ‘More City Than Water’ maps out the different tolls flooding takes on communities in Houston

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July 19, 2022

In new book, San Antonio native explains ‘how Sikh wisdom can transform your life’

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July 14, 2022

Author Andrea Mosqueda on representation for queer youth in the Rio Grande Valley

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July 12, 2022

New memoir ‘My Boy Will Die of Sorrow’ aims to challenge how immigration is viewed in the U.S.

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June 23, 2022

New book from Texas author and coach asks: What does it really mean to be tough?

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June 22, 2022

Texas State alumna debuts children’s book ‘celebrating the love of San Marcos’

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A wide-shot photo shows criss-crossing elevators in a two-level mall.
June 15, 2022

Not just nostalgia: An argument for reconsidering the mall

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June 10, 2022

‘Bad Mexicans’ shines a light on rebels who challenged social systems in early 20th century

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A book sits on a green and white striped beach towel, surrounded by trimmings of herbs. The book cover features two black teenagers leaning with the backs against one another.
June 8, 2022

Texas author’s debut novel is a teen summer romance with complex Black characters

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A black-and-white portrait of journalist Keri Blakinger
June 7, 2022

In ‘Corrections in Ink,’ Texas journalist shares her journey from incarceration to investigating prisons & jails

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Cover of the book, Last Gangster in Austin
June 3, 2022

New book tells the story of Austin’s ‘last gangster’ and the man who worked to take him down.

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A photo of author Michelle Ami Reyes smiling at the camera in front of a leafy backdrop.
May 31, 2022

Why this Texas mom wrote a guide for helping Christian families tackle racism

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"How to Grow" book cover with a pcutre of the author, a smiling man with hands clasped in front of him
May 24, 2022

In his new book, TikTok’s ‘Garden Marcus’ sows a nurturing philosophy

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A photo of a woman sitting behind a large table stacked neatly with hardcover copies of the book "Lia Park and the Missing Jewel." The author holds one book and smiles at the camera. Also on the table are colorful flower bouquets and a cake with the book cover image printed on it.
May 19, 2022

This Texas author wanted her daughter to see herself in books

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cover of the book, "DJ Screw, A Life in Slow Revolution"
May 17, 2022

Almost 22 years after his death, DJ Screw’s contribution to Texas music stands the test of time

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April 26, 2022

New biography goes beyond Camelot myth, looking at JFK’s foibles, flaws and ‘great potential’

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April 25, 2022

New book examines how Chicanx folks have had to fight for representation in American pop culture

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Rosalinda Garcia holds a copy of her book
April 21, 2022

‘Life’s always exciting.’ A Dallas grandma starts a new chapter as a writer.

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April 8, 2022

The good, the bad and the groundbreaking: ‘Let’s Get Physical’ explores the history of women and exercise

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two piles of unidentifiable books sit on a blue background full of cracks, there's a black icon of a thumbs up over one pile and a black icon of a thumbs down over the other
April 13, 2022

How changes at Llano County libraries have divided the community

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the book "Just Try One Bite" has an illustrated cover with two parents making disgusted faces at three kids trying to offer them vegetables. The book sits on a highchair tray table with a sippy cup and child's bowl and plate.
March 30, 2022

Camila Alves McConaughey’s first book aims to revamp kids’ relationship with food

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a woman wearing a purple backpack walks down a library aisle with a sign that says nonfiction above her
March 28, 2022

The library is far from obsolete. But this ‘temple of learning’ must constantly adapt to survive.

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March 23, 2022

‘Viva Texas Rivers!’ celebrates the state’s storied waterways

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