2018 Holiday Gift Guide
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Books

Picture books

Picture Books for Loved Ones this Holiday Season

By Elisabeth Padjen | December 11, 2018
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Courtroom dramas

Books on Courtroom Dramas and Social Justice

By Linda Stevens | December 4, 2018
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Mary Cohrs

New Reads over Thanksgiving

By Mary Cohrs | November 20, 2018
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NaNoWriMo

Calling all Novelists - it’s NaNoWriMo!

By Savannah Dorsett | November 13, 2018
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Elvis

Reading With Elvis

By Linda Stevens | November 6, 2018
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Manga

Winding Up for Work in the Whimsy of Manga

By Sammie Rahimi | October 30, 2018
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Dracul

New Vampire on the Block: Dracul

By Mary Cohrs | October 23, 2018
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Book signing

Magnificent garden

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | October 17, 2018
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Kathy Cire, Mary Caroline Cowden, Donna Sample, Christiana McConn, Stephanie Tucker, Liz Burke, Brad Tucker
Savannah Dorsett

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

By Savannah Dorsett | October 9, 2018
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State Fair

State Fair of Texas

By Mary Cohrs | October 2, 2018
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Scary books

Good Reads that are Scary, But not too Scary

By Linda Stevens | September 25, 2018
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Books for teens

No Ordinary Matter: Books for Teens

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

The Old, Trusty Farmer’s Almanac

By Mary Cohrs | September 11, 2018
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Swing Time by Zadie Smith

Reflection on 'Swing Time'

By Alexandra Drake | August 28, 2018
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Tailgating

Tailgating Time

By Mary Cohrs | August 21, 2018
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Julie Beasley, Pippa Beasley, Elliott Beasley,

Help, Healing and Hope: Children’s Book Tells Tale of Harvey Heroics

By Deborah Lynn Blumberg | August 21, 2018
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Julie Beasley, Eduardo Martinez, Elliott Beasley, Pippa Beasley, Jim McIngvale
Social reading

Social Reading: Bookstagram, Booktube and More

By Linda Stevens | August 14, 2018
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Linda Stevens
Read-a-Romance Month

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

By Savannah Dorsett | August 7, 2018
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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
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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
Little Free Library

Little Free Library at Horn

By Annie Blaylock McQueen | July 23, 2018
Buzz About Town
People in this article:
Charlotte Ehlers
Summer reads

Summertime Reads

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

Summer Series

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

Reading to Feed

By Linda Stevens | July 3, 2018
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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
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Young adult reads

Young Adult Summer Reading Suggestions

By Haley Kurisky | June 20, 2018
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Haley Kurisky, Meg Jay, Brock Clarke, Judd Apatow, Chris Rock, Amy Schumer, Steve Martin, Adam Sandler, Agatha Christie, Lauren Elkin, Andrew Morton, Wallis Simpson, Meghan Markle
Ice cream books

Sweet Summertime: The Scoop on Ice Cream History

By Mary Cohrs | June 19, 2018
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Comedic memoirs

Comedic Memoirs

By Linda Stevens | June 12, 2018
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H. Jon Benjamin, Tina Fey, David Sedaris, Trevor Noah, Tiffany Haddish, Eddie Izzard, Scaachi Koul, Harpo Marx
Love letters to books

Love Letters to Books from a Librarian

By Savannah Dorsett | June 5, 2018
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Summer reading

Summer Reading

By Mary Cohrs | May 29, 2018
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Asian American Heritage Month

Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Through Books

By Anjela Martinez | May 22, 2018
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Kevin Kwan, Rakesh Satyal, Henry Chang, Jimmy Yang, Melissa McCarthy