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Book Recommendations

Books That Make the Grade

Reads set on school campuses
By Cindy Burnett | July 25, 2025
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Pip Williams, Laurie Gelman, Joanna Miller, Jennifer Mathieu, Ashley Winstead, Ritu Mukerji, Patti Callahan, Plum Sykes, Sara Novic, Hazel Gaynor

Five picks for August

By Cindy Burnett | July 25, 2025
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Nathalia Holt, Loretta Rothschild, Nicci Cloke, Erika Robuck, Lidija Hilje

Some of My Favorite Books for the Second Quarter of 2025

By Cindy Burnett | July 24, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Kelly Hooker, Virginia Evans, Amity Gaige, Janelle Brown, Travis Kennedy

Book Club Picks

By Cindy Burnett | July 17, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Charmaine Wilkerson, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Julie Satow, Janelle Brown

Author Spotlight: Tracey Lange

By Cindy Burnett | July 10, 2025
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Tracey Lange, Cindy Burnett

Summer Reading

Books recommended by Buzz residents
By Cindy Burnett | June 27, 2025
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Kelly Hogan, Kristen Perrin, Catherine Gentry, Emily Henry, Alison Espach, Sally Mason, Monica Wood, Clare Pooley, Sarah Damoff, Julie Satow, Kate Quinn, Ann Strang, Eiren Caffall, Charlotte McConaghy, Celia Anderson, J. K. Rowling, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Paige Erwin, Percival Everett, Jay Hachen, Jennifer Haupt, Renée Ahdieh, Kristen L. Berry, Loretta Rothschild, Lidija Hilje, Jane L. Rosen, Marie Bostwick, Nathalia Holt, Besha Rodell

Five picks for July

By Cindy Burnett | June 27, 2025
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Lian Dolan, Bruce Holsinger, Amy Poeppel, Janelle Brown, Travis Kennedy
Making the Best of What’s Left and The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen

Pairing Fiction and Nonfiction Reads

By Cindy Burnett | June 19, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Karen Outen, Will Cockrell, Judith Viorst, Hendrik Groen, Emily Nussbaum, John Marrs
Matriarch

Memoirs on Audio

By Cindy Burnett | June 12, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Ina Garten, Josh Gad, Besha Rodell, Tina Knowles, Geraldine Brooks, Tony Horwitz, Kelly Bishop
Battle of the Bookstores

Books with Literary Themes or Settings

By Cindy Burnett | June 5, 2025
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Ali Brady, Marie Bostwick, Julie Clark, Gill Paul, Patti Callahan Henry, jENNIFER rYAN, James Patterson, J. D. Barker, Cindy Burnett

Summer Reading Lists for 2025

By Cindy Burnett | May 29, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Kelly Hook, Katie Couric, Anne Bogel
On the Grid

Book Recommendations for Dad

Father’s Day ideas
By Cindy Burnett | May 27, 2025
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James Patterson, J.D. Barker, Jakob Kerr, Jason Pargin, Callan Wink, Jon Clinch, Fredrik Backman, Andrew Ludington, Tommy Tomlinson, Henry Winkler, Nicholas Binge, Luke Smith, Stanley Tucci
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for June

By Cindy Burnett | May 27, 2025
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Uzma Jalaluddin, Julie Clark, Annabel Monaghan, Audrey Ingram, Karen Dukess
The Thursday Murder Club series

Some of My Favorite Mystery Series

By Cindy Burnett | May 22, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Michael Connelly, Robert Pobi, Attica Locke, Martin Walker, Richard Osman, Dervla McTiernan, Jane Harper, Keigo Higashino, Adrian McKinty
Detective Aunty by Uzma Jalaluddin

Five Outstanding Recent Releases

By Cindy Burnett | May 15, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Sarah Damoff, Virginia Evans, Uzma Jalaluddin, Jennifer Weiner, Amity Gaige
Christina Lauren

Fun Romance Reads

By Cindy Burnett | May 8, 2025
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Laura Hankin, Ashley Poston, Laura Wood, Christina Lauren, Christina Hobbs, Lauren Billings, Cindy Burnett
Not Accounting for Murder

Q&A with Houston Author Rebecca Saltzer

By Cindy Burnett | May 1, 2025
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Rebecca Saltzer, Tom Coffey, Cindy Burnett, Markus Zusak, Christina Baker Kline
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern

Gifting Books for Mother’s Day

A variety of reads for Mom
By Cindy Burnett | April 27, 2025
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Lisa Barr, Kelly Bishop, Kate Morton, Renée Rosen, Clare Pooley, Ben Macintyre, Elisabeth Dini, Emma Brodie, Ina Garten, Jenna Bush Hager, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Lynda Cohen Loigman, Layne Fargo
The Bright Years

Author Q&A: Texan Sarah Damoff

By Cindy Burnett | April 24, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Sarah Damoff, Claire Lombardo, Young Park, Ann Patchett, Claire Keegan
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for May

By Cindy Burnett | April 24, 2025
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Sarah Damoff, Virginia Evans, Belinda Bauer, Jess Kidd, Fredrik Backman
Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell

Some of My Favorite Books for the First Quarter of 2025

By Cindy Burnett | April 3, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Kelly Hooker, Jakob Kerr, Charmaine Wilkerson, John McMahon, Roisín O’Donnell, Chloe Dalton
Tangles

What Are Buzz Residents Reading?: Q&A with Elaine Schroller

By Cindy Burnett | March 27, 2025
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Elaine Schroller, Cindy Burnett, Kay Smith-Blum, Robert Dugoni, Julia Child, The Brother Cadfael, Leisa Holland-Nelson, Shavonnah R. Schreiber
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for April

By Cindy Burnett | March 25, 2025
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Nicholas Binge, Joanna Miller, Jennifer Weiner, Amity Gaige, Elise Hooper
The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

Looking for a Mystery Series with Just a Few Titles?

By Cindy Burnett | March 20, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Bruce Borgos, Deanna Raybourn, Clare Mackintosh, Jesse Q. Sutanto
How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

Books that are Off the Beaten Path

By Cindy Burnett | March 13, 2025
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Angie Cruz, Jason Pargin, Daniel Sweren-Becker, John Scalzi, Cindy Burnett
Celia Anderson

Spring Break Books

Suggestions from Buzz readers
By Cindy Burnett | February 25, 2025
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Emily Wolf, Sarah Winman, Carla Buerkle, Marie Benedict, Christopher Murray, Celeste Connally, Kayla Olson, Audrey Bellezza, C.L. Miller, Sally Mason, Michael Finkel, John Boyne, Fiona Davis, Christy Lefteri, Kelly Mustian, Jen Fink, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Celia Anderson, Geraldine Brooks, Carol Goolsby, Frank Langella
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for March

By Cindy Burnett | February 25, 2025
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Gillian McAllister, Penny Haw, Roisín O’Donnell, Chloe Dalton, Patti Callahan Henry
The Unexpected Diva by Tiffany L. Warren

Hottest New Historical Fiction

By Cindy Burnett | February 20, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Penny Haw, Victoria Christopher Murray, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Michelle Moran, Tiffany L. Warren
Hunting Justice by Houston author William A. “Tex” Harrison

Author Q&A: Houston Author William A. “Tex” Harrison

By Cindy Burnett | February 13, 2025
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William A. Harrison, Cindy Burnett, Paulette Jiles, Percival Everett
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson

Reads in Honor of Black History Month

By Cindy Burnett | February 6, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Charles Person, Richard Rooker, Morgan Jerkins, Charmaine Wilkerson, Wanda M. Morris, Piper Huguley, Alice Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Portia Washington, Booker T. Washington, Tiffany L. Warren, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield