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Book Buzz

Book Buzz is a blog produced in collaboration with neighborhood librarians from Houston Public Library and Harris County Public Library. Find all the buzz about books here. And for more on reading, see our weekly Page Turners blog by Cindy Burnett.

House of Gucci

Fashion Victims: 'House of Gucci' Read-A-Likes That Slay

By Anjela Martinez | November 24, 2021
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Anjela Martinez

Selena: A Playlist and Reading List

By Anjela Martinez | October 7, 2021
Books for Pride Month

Reads for Pride Month

By Savannah Dorsett | June 25, 2021
People in this article:
Savannah Dorsett, TJ Klune, Tessa Gratton, Russ Thomas, Tana French, Ann Cleeves, Alex Reeve, Anne Perry, Charles Finch, Alexis Hall, Meryl Wilsner
February Book Buzz

Let’s Rave About Romance Novels

By Savannah Dorsett | February 22, 2021
Books related to cooking

Eat, Drink and be Merry with these Books

By Savannah Dorsett | December 8, 2020
People in this article:
Laura Esquivel, Roselle Lim, Eli Brown, Sonali Dev
Curbside Larry

Curbside Larry's Audiobook Review

By John Schaffer | November 24, 2020
People in this article:
David Sedaris
Geneaology

Genealogy Connect: Your Resource for Electronic Family History Books

By Joy Oria | November 17, 2020
Sophie and Zena Gutierrez

eResources That Put the “Home” in Homework

By Laura Smith | October 27, 2020
The Talk

The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth

By Kelly Patton | October 6, 2020
People in this article:
Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson
Historical

Immersion in the Past: Historical Mystery Series

By Joy Oria | September 22, 2020
People in this article:
Amy Stewart, Christine Trent, Sherry Thomas
Book Bundles

Book Bundles: The Fun of Browsing with the Convenience of Curbside

By Anna Weinberger | August 25, 2020
People in this article:
Helen Docherty, Mylo Freeman, Brianna Caplan Sayres, David Zeltser
Rebecca Roanhorse's Race to the Sun

Monsters, Mythology and More

By Michelle Luna | August 4, 2020
People in this article:
Rebecca Roanhorse
My Journey to the Stars

Journey to the Stars and Discover New Worlds

By Michelle Luna | July 7, 2020
People in this article:
Scott Kelly, Andre Ceolin
Magical realism

Imagine your Stories: Magical Realism

By Delia Swanner | June 23, 2020
People in this article:
Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, Alejo Carpentier, Miguel Angel Asturias, Isabel Allende, Mario Vargas Llosa, Shubhangi Swarup, Rion Amilcar Scott, Nancy Wayson Dinen, Samantha Mabry
Books

E-Resources to Get You and Your Kids Through the Day

By Kelly Patton | June 2, 2020
People in this article:
James Dean, Norman Bridwell, Mac Barnett, Doreen Cronin, Mo Willems
The Wedding Date

Romance Reads

By Jazzerae Williams | May 5, 2020
People in this article:
Samantha Downing, Lee Child, Jasmine Guillory, Alexa Martin
Book Buzz

Reads to Help You Embrace (or Escape) the New Reality

By Delia Swanner | April 28, 2020
People in this article:
William Defoe, John Barry, Jose  Saramago, P.G. Wodehouse, Alexandra Chang, Samantha Harvey
Cozy Reads

Comfort Reads While Social Distancing

By Savannah Dorsett | March 31, 2020
People in this article:
Alexander McCall Smith, Rita Mae Brown, Joanna Fluke, Beverly Cleary, Jane Austen, William Makepeace Thackery
Books based on bingeworthy shows

Read it! Don’t Stream It

By Anjela Martinez | March 24, 2020
If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen

Spring Reading

By Michelle Luna | March 10, 2020
People in this article:
Chris Van Dusen, Jerry Craft, Cecelia Watson
#OwnVoices

New Voices =  Fresh Reads

By Anjela Martinez | February 18, 2020
People in this article:
Corinne Duyvis, J.K. Rowling, Bryan Washington, Michael Arceneaux, Harriet Tubman, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Jasmine Guillory, Alexa Martin, Nikki Shaw
African American History Month

Coretta Scott King Books Award Winners: Commemorating African American History Month

By Kelly Patton | February 4, 2020
People in this article:
Nikki Grimes, Elizabeth Coleman, Bryan Collier, Laban Carrick Hill, Claire Hartfield
Instant Pot and cookbook

Instant Pot Inspiration

By Nancy Hu Conro | January 21, 2020
People in this article:
Nancy Hu Conro, Melissa Clark, Aubrey Johns, Kameco De Los Santos, David Murphy, Ellen Brown
Most requested books of 2019

The Most Requested Books of 2019

By Nancy Hu Conro | December 31, 2019
People in this article:
Delia Owens, Susan Orlean, Natasha Newton, George R.R. Martin, Tara Westover, Angie Thomas, Natsuki Takaya, Joseph Delaney, Stef Wade, Zack Zombie
The Bad Seed

On Peace and Good Will to All

By Michelle Luna | December 17, 2019
People in this article:
Michelle Luna, Jory John, Pete Oswald, Heather Havrilesky
Killers of the Flower Moon

Thinking Thanksgiving

By Alexandra Drake | November 26, 2019
Mocktales

Mocktales: Re-tellings of the Classics

By Anjela Martinez | November 26, 2019
People in this article:
Tim Federle, Jane Austen, Uzma Jalaluddin, Herman Melville, Elizabeth Crook, Kathy Wang, Nancy Hu
Savannah Dorsett

Dear Reader....

By Savannah Dorsett | November 5, 2019
People in this article:
Bram Stoker, Wilkie Collins, Ruth Ware, Henry James, Jean Webster, Meg Cabot, Beth O'Leary, Julie Schumacher, Mary Adkins, Andy Weir, Savannah Dorsett
Lemony Snicket's Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid

Short Stories for Shorter Days

By Michelle Luna | October 15, 2019
People in this article:
Michelle Luna
Book Wreath

How to Show Off Your Love of Books - and Your Creativity

By Nancy Hu Conro, Anjela Martinez | October 1, 2019
People in this article:
Susan Orlean, Lisa Occhipinti, Jason Thompson