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Big Heart Little Stove

Bookish Holiday Gift Ideas

By Cindy Burnett | November 30, 2023
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Ann Patchett, Anthony Doerr, Anne Tyler, Emily Henry, Johnny Carrabba, Erin French, Martin Walker, Henry Winkler, Andrea Lankford, Mackenzie Funk, Matt Singer, Laurence Leamer, Rory Carroll, Cara Hunter, Bruce Borgos, Tess Gerritsen, Michael Bennett, Jacqueline Winspear, Ann Napolitano, Tracey Lange, Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu, Matthew Norman, Colleen Oakley, Sally Page, Rachel Beanland, Sadeqa Johnson, Kate Morton, Fiona Davis, Ann Hill Hearth, Amanda Peters, Elizabeth Crook, Cindy Burnett
BEST OF THE YEAR

Best Books of the Year

Reflecting on 2023 reads
By Cindy Burnett | November 27, 2023
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Shelley Read, Kate Morton, Amanda Peters, Elizabeth Crook, Ann Napolitano, Colleen Oakley, Tracey Lange, Nick Fuller Googins, Cheryl A. Head, Jesse Q. Sutanto, T.J. Newman, Bruce Borgos, Cara Hunter
Nancy Talkington, Nancy Bynon, Kathryn Tortorici, Melinda Berkman

Navigating breast cancer together

By Angie Frederickson | November 27, 2023
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Nancy Talkington, Nancy Bynon, Kathryn Tortorici, Melinda Berkman
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for December

By Cindy Burnett | November 27, 2023
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Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Jon Clinch, John Stamos, Katie Cotugno, Jen Golbeck, Stacey Colino
Lindsey Karkowsky

What Are Buzz Residents Reading?: Lindsey Karkowsky

By Cindy Burnett | November 23, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Lindsey Karkowsky, Zora Neale Hurston, Dan Ariely
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord

Author Q&A: Houstonian Celeste Connally

By Cindy Burnett | November 16, 2023
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Celeste Connally, Deanna Raybourn, Kerry Greenwood, Julia Kelly, Ian MOore, Elle Cosimano
Oscar Wars

Author Q&A: Michael Schulman

By Cindy Burnett | November 9, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Michael Schulman, Martin Siegel, Ellen Leventhal, Alex Lazar, David Biespiel, Chris Rock, Will Smith, Agata Nowicka, Peter Biskind, Maureen Ryan, Patrick Stewart, Budd Schulberg, Ernie Manouse
Favorite reads of fall 2023

Favorite Fall Reads of 2023

By Cindy Burnett | November 2, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Henry Winkler, Stacey Winkler, Amanda Peters, Elizabeth Crook, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, John Scalzi
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for November

By Cindy Burnett | October 27, 2023
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Celeste Connally, Henry Winkler, Amanda Peters, Elizabeth Crook, Tess Gerritsen
West U Wonders

Book-Club Reads

Titles that will foster discussion
By Cindy Burnett | October 27, 2023
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Margarita Montimore, Deirdre Mask, Peng Shepherd, Susan Rigetti, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Ly Tran, Te-Ping Chen, Toya Wolfe, Jane L. Rosen, Amy Hearth Hill, Fiona Davis, Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Carol Staley, Lalena Fisher

Friends beyond measure

By Angie Frederickson | October 27, 2023
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Carol Staley, Lalena Fisher
Buses Are a Comin’

Five Books to Prepare for Nonfiction November

By Cindy Burnett | October 19, 2023
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Paul Pringle, Carmen Puliafito, C.L. Max Nikias, Paulina Bren, Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Ali McGraw, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Phylicia Rashad, Charles Person, Richard Rooker, Jennifer Doudna, Walter Isaacson, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Rick Bragg
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High School Authors Celebrate the Debut of Their Original Children’s Story

By Solemei Scamaroni | October 18, 2023
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Yining Zhao, Mishka Nazarania
Cindy Burnett, Derrick Shore, Tessa Barrera,

More Miscellaneous Book Stuff

By Cindy Burnett | October 12, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Derrick Shore, Tessa Barrera, Krista Hensel, Christina Coward
Mystery series

Favorite Mystery Series

By Cindy Burnett | October 5, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Dervla McTiernan, Richard Osman, Stephen Spielberg
The Banned Books Wagon

Hop on the ‘Banned Wagon’: Penguin Random House’s Banned Wagon Tour

By Cindy Burnett | September 28, 2023
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Carly Gorga, Cindy Burnett
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for October

By Cindy Burnett | September 26, 2023
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Gill Paul, Daniel Sweren-Becker, Ritu Mukerji, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, John Scalzi
Jennifer Tiras

Advice from a Bellaire mom

By Angie Frederickson | September 26, 2023
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Jennifer Tiras, Avery Tiras
Murder in the Family

Four Books that Have Great Twists

By Cindy Burnett | September 21, 2023
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Susan Rigetti, Riley Sager, Jane Harper, Cara Hunter, Cindy Burnett
The Panacea Project

Author Q&A with Houstonian Catherine Devore Johnson

By Cindy Burnett | September 14, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Catherine Devore Johnson, Tabitha Forney, Cameron Stein, J.R.R. Tolkien, Justin Cronin
The Barbizon

Compelling Nonfiction Reads

By Cindy Burnett | September 7, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Paulina Bren, Walter Isaacson, Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Julia Cooke, Kermit Pattison, Tim White, Julia Sweig, Claudia Alta Johnson, Jim Gray
Kristen Bird, Julia Heaberlin, Cindy Burnett, Krista Hensel,

Late-Summer Reads Recommended by Authors

By Cindy Burnett | August 31, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Krista Hensel, Fiona Davis, Julia Seales, Lisa Barr, Danielle Trussoni, Wendy Walker, Sandra Miller, Kristen Bird, Julia Heaberlin, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Annabel Monaghan, Nicole Baart, Kimi Cunningham Grant, Christina Clancy, Jean Thompson, David Sedaris, Tori Whitaker, Melanie Benjamin, Susie Orman Schnall, Patti Callahan Henry
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for September

By Cindy Burnett | August 25, 2023
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Alice Feeney, Alice Hoffman, Nina Simon, Cara Hunter, William Kent Krueger
Lindsey Karkowsky

Books that Teens Love

Reads recommended by local high schoolers
By Cindy Burnett | August 25, 2023
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Lindsey Karkowsky, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Meadow Lam, Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Kathleen Molineu, Delemhach, Callie Nichols, Katharine McGee, Katherine Ochs, Caroline O’Donoghue, Tyler Pollock, Jon Krakauer
Texas Children’s Pediatrics Ripley House donation

Books from Girl Scouts

By Angie Frederickson | August 24, 2023
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Annabelle Liles, Lily Gidwani, Hazel Grace Dagley, Virginia Villarreal, Stephanie Sanchez, Sandra Martinez, Marissa Nunez, Selene Escamilla, Mayra Mendez
The Summer of Songbirds

What Are Buzz Residents Reading?: Q&A with Nicole Anderson

By Cindy Burnett | August 17, 2023
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Nicole Anderson, Cindy Burnett, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Clare Mackintosh
Sideline Confidential

Author Q&A: Houston Author Brooke Bentley

By Cindy Burnett | August 10, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Brooke Bentley, John McClain, John Lopez, Lisa Malosky, Katherine Center, Emily Henry, Jesse Q. Sutanto, Christina Lauren
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Some of My Favorite Reads of Summer 2023

By Cindy Burnett | August 3, 2023
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Pip Williams, Bruce Borgos, Sara DiVello, Tracey Lange, Julia Heaberlin, Fiona Davis, Christina Lauren, Cindy Burnett
Celia Anderson

What Are Buzz Residents Reading?: Q&A with Celia Anderson

By Cindy Burnett | July 27, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Celia Anderson, Barbara Kingsolver, Payal Chana, Charles Dickens, Sugata Massey
Cindy Graves, Michael Graves

A book signing among friends

By Angie Frederickson | July 27, 2023
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Cindy Graves, Michael Graves, Andy Greenwood, Tania Greenwood, Lucy Clark Shaw, Anne Peden Tucker, Margie Baldwin Esse, Cody Greenwood, Jim Greenwood, Maryann Macy