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Anywhere With You,

Author Q&A: Houstonian Margo Glynn

By Cindy Burnett | September 18, 2025
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Margo Glynn, Cindy Burnett, Annabel Monaghan, Martha Waters, Emily Henry, Mary Oliver, Alexis Hall, Nevada Barr, Casey McQuiston, M. R. Carey, Sarah Beth Durst
Katherine Ochs

What Are Buzz Residents Reading?: Q&A with Katherine Ochs

By Cindy Burnett | September 11, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Katherine Ochs, Kasie West, Amanda Dewitt
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for September

By Cindy Burnett | August 27, 2025
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Catherine Chidgey, Scott Carson, Judithe Little, Janice Hallett, M.J. Robotham
The Faculty Lounge

Books for Back-to-School Season

By Cindy Burnett | August 14, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Laurie Gelman, Jennifer Mathieu, Sara Novic, Donna Tartt, Leigh Bardugo, Kiley Reid, Ruth Ware, Curtis Sittenfeld, Rebecca Makkai
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger

Technology in Stories: Fiction Featuring Tech

By Cindy Burnett | August 7, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Bruce Holsinger, Jakob Kerr, Janelle Brown
The Summer of Songbirds

Don’t-Miss Summer Reads

By Cindy Burnett | July 31, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Ashley Poston, Julia Heaberlin, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Jennifer Weiner
A+ READS

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
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for August

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

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
What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown

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
Park Avenue

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
WHAT TO READ

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
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
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
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
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
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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
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Five picks for April

By Cindy Burnett | March 25, 2025
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Nicholas Binge, Joanna Miller, Jennifer Weiner, Amity Gaige, Elise Hooper
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
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
The Stolen Queen

Four Stellar New Releases

By Cindy Burnett | January 30, 2025
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Cindy Burnett, Jakob Kerr, Charmaine Wilkerson, Fiona Davis, Tracey Lange
THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB

In Their Golden Age

When older protagonists take center stage
By Cindy Burnett | January 27, 2025
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Anna Johnston, Clare Pooley, Deanna Raybourn, Colleen Oakley, Monica Wood, Hendrik Groen, Simon Van Booy, Tess Gerritsen, Richard Osman, Jesse Q. Sutanto
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for February

By Cindy Burnett | January 27, 2025
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Callan Wink, Jakob Kerr, Charmaine Wilkerson, Victoria Christopher Murray, Kristin Koval