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Book Buzz is a blog produced in collaboration with neighborhood librarians from Houston Public Library, Harris County Public Library and the Bellaire Library. Find all the buzz about books and reading here.

African American History Month

Celebrating African American History Month Through Fantasy Graphic Novels

By Constance Pitts | February 19, 2019
People in this article:
Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivelä, Jeremy Love, Jiba Molei Anderson
Valentine's Day

Romantic Novels for Valentine's Day

By Mary Cohrs | February 12, 2019
Manga

Falling in Love with Manga

By Sammie Rahimi | February 5, 2019
Game of Thrones

Books to Read Before the Final Season of 'Game of Thrones'

By Anjela Martinez | January 29, 2019
People in this article:
George R.R. Martin, Harry Lloyd, Alison Weir, Eleanor Herman
Chris Cander

Read Local: Novels by Houston Authors

By Mary Cohrs | January 22, 2019
People in this article:
Chris Cander, Tom Abrahams, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Elizabeth Black, David Falloure, Kathryn Casey
Resolve to read more

Resolve to Read in 2019

By Savannah Dorsett | January 15, 2019
Best books of 2018

Librarian Picks for the Best Books of 2018

By Linda Stevens | January 8, 2019
People in this article:
Jennifer Schwartz, Anjela Martinez, Jennifer Hernandez, Bryan Kratish, Marisa Schneider
Winter Reading Program

Start A New Holiday Tradition With HPL: Winter Reading Program

By Lauren Wilcox | December 25, 2018
The Library Book

The Library Book

By Mary Cohrs | December 18, 2018
Picture books

Picture Books for Loved Ones this Holiday Season

By Elisabeth Padjen | December 11, 2018
Courtroom dramas

Books on Courtroom Dramas and Social Justice

By Linda Stevens | December 4, 2018
Mary Cohrs

New Reads over Thanksgiving

By Mary Cohrs | November 20, 2018
NaNoWriMo

Calling all Novelists - it’s NaNoWriMo!

By Savannah Dorsett | November 13, 2018
People in this article:
Savannah Dorsett
Elvis

Reading With Elvis

By Linda Stevens | November 6, 2018
People in this article:
Linda Stevens
Manga

Winding Up for Work in the Whimsy of Manga

By Sammie Rahimi | October 30, 2018
People in this article:
Sammie Rahimi
Dracul

New Vampire on the Block: Dracul

By Mary Cohrs | October 23, 2018
Savannah Dorsett

A Librarian’s Guide to Whodunits (And Who to Read Next)

By Savannah Dorsett | October 9, 2018
People in this article:
Savannah Dorsett
State Fair

State Fair of Texas

By Mary Cohrs | October 2, 2018
People in this article:
Mary Cohrs
Scary books

Good Reads that are Scary, But not too Scary

By Linda Stevens | September 25, 2018
Books for teens

No Ordinary Matter: Books for Teens

By Analisa Falcon | September 18, 2018
Farmer's Almanac

The Old, Trusty Farmer’s Almanac

By Mary Cohrs | September 11, 2018
People in this article:
Mary Cohrs
Swing Time by Zadie Smith

Reflection on 'Swing Time'

By Alexandra Drake | August 28, 2018
People in this article:
Zadie Smith
Tailgating

Tailgating Time

By Mary Cohrs | August 21, 2018
Social reading

Social Reading: Bookstagram, Booktube and More

By Linda Stevens | August 14, 2018
People in this article:
Linda Stevens
Read-a-Romance Month

Love is for Everyone!: Read-a-Romance Month

By Savannah Dorsett | August 7, 2018
People in this article:
Helen Hoang, Annabeth Albert, Annabelle Costa, Vanessa North, Alyssa Cole
Space race

The Eagle Has Landed: Books on the Space Race

By Mary Cohrs | July 31, 2018
People in this article:
Neil Armstrong, David West Reynolds, Tom Wolfe, Andrew Chaikin, Charles Murray, Catherine Bly Cox, Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Buzz Aldrin, Malcolm McConnell, Craig Nelson, Rod Pyle
Summer reads

Summertime Reads

By Elisabeth Padjen | July 17, 2018
People in this article:
David Carter, Morag Hood, Kate Klise, Peg Kehret, Edgar Cantero
Summer series

Summer Series

By Mary Cohrs | July 10, 2018
People in this article:
J.K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkein, Patrick O'Brian, Lee Child, Nevada Barr
Wonka

Reading to Feed

By Linda Stevens | July 3, 2018
People in this article:
Marsha Mehra, Richard Morais, Michael Twitty, Jeffrey Steingarten, Aimee Bender, Road Dahl
Love letters to books

Love Letters to Books from a Librarian, Part 2

By Savannah Dorsett | June 26, 2018
People in this article:
Savannah Dorsett