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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
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
UNPUTDOWNABLE

Captivating Reads

Books that’ll get you hooked
By Cindy Burnett | July 27, 2023
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T.J. Newman, Bonnie Garmus, Colleen Oakley, Angie Cruz, Lisa Barr, Jesse Q. Sutanto, Kimi Cunningham Grant, Annabel Monaghan, Ashley Flowers, Alex Kiester, Dolen Perkins-Valdez
I Wish We Weren't Related

Author Q & A: Radhika Sanghani

By Cindy Burnett | July 13, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Radhika Sanghani, Katherine Heiny, Maggie Shipstead
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for July

By Cindy Burnett | June 25, 2023
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Thao Thai, Bruce Borgos, Catherine McKenzie, Julia Heaberlin, Ashley Poston
The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird

More Summer Reading

By Cindy Burnett | June 8, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Jamie Brenner, Jackie Collins, Judith Krantz, Clare Mackintosh, Christina Sweeney-Baird, Beatriz Williams, Emiko Jean
Five First Chances by Sarah Jost

Author Q&A: Sarah Jost

By Cindy Burnett | June 1, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Sarah Jost, Margarita Montimore, Steph Gafron, Kelly Lawler, Katy Hays, Juno Dawson
Whitney Cubbison, Sapna Amin Mehta

Will there be wine?

By Angie Frederickson | May 25, 2023
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Whitney Cubbison, Sapna Amin Mehta
The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

My Favorite Books of 2023 (So Far)

By Cindy Burnett | May 4, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Kelly Hooker, Sadeqa Johnson, Shelley Read, Jessa Maxwell, Ann Napolitano, Julie Carrick Dalton, Kristen Bird, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Jesse Q. Sutanto
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for May

By Cindy Burnett | April 27, 2023
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Jaclyn Goldis, Laura Hankin, Renée Rosen, Jane L. Rosen, Rory Carroll
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for April

By Cindy Burnett | March 27, 2023
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Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Kate Morton, Kristen Bird, Colleen Oakley, Cheryl A. Head
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for March

By Cindy Burnett | February 27, 2023
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Shelley Read, Jessa Maxwell, Ann Napolitano, Julie Carrick Dalton, Jesse Q. Sutanto
All the Dangerous Things

Four Hot New Releases

By Cindy Burnett | February 23, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Stacy Willingham, Sally Page, Sadeqa Johnson, Shelley Read
Sally Mason, Jane Harper

What Are Buzz Residents Reading?: Q&A with Sally Mason

By Cindy Burnett | February 9, 2023
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Sally Mason, Jane Harper, Cindy Burnett
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for February

By Cindy Burnett | January 27, 2023
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Christie Tate, Pam Jenoff, Sadeqa Johnson, Jessica George, Amy Poeppel
The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney

Five Compelling Fiction Titles 

By Cindy Burnett | January 12, 2023
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Alejandro Zambra, Donia Bijan, Libby Page, Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn, Lou Berney
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Five picks for January

By Cindy Burnett | December 27, 2022
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Keigo Higashino, Jane Harper, Claire Keegan, Jamila Minnicks, Kristin Beck
Carrie Soto is Back

My Favorite Books of 2022 (so far)

By Cindy Burnett | October 13, 2022
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Cindy Burnett, Kim Fay, Ruta Sepetys, Jennifer E. Smith, Lisa Barr, Tony Birch, Natalie Jenner, Clare Pooley, Joey Hartstone, Eleanor Brown, Gillian McAllister, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Angie Cruz
Michelle Juden

What Are Buzz Residents Reading?: Q&A with Michelle Juden

By Cindy Burnett | September 29, 2022
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Michelle Juden, Cindy Burnett, Sara Nisha Adams, Imogen Clark, Colleen Hoover, Kate Quinn
My 31st Year

Author Q & A with West University Resident Emily Wolf

By Cindy Burnett | August 18, 2022
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Emily Wolf, Mimi Swartz, Cindy Burnett, Rebecca Lown, Samantha Irby
Chris Cander

The Novelist Around the Corner

Writing a story close to home
By Andria Dilling | June 27, 2022
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Chris Cander, Sasha Cander, Josh Cander
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for July

By Cindy Burnett | June 27, 2022
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Margarita Montimore, Eleanor Brown, Toya Wolfe, Carla Valentine, Alex Kiester
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for March

By Cindy Burnett | February 25, 2022
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Peng Shepherd, Melissa Fu, Adele Myers, Tony Birch, Lisa Barr
Favorite books so far

My Favorite Books of 2021 (so far)

By Cindy Burnett | October 7, 2021
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Cindy Burnett, Julia Claiborne Johnson, Erika Robuck, Paulina Bren, Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Ali McGraw, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Phylicia Rashad, Christina Sweeney-Baird, Ly Tran, Clare Mackintosh, Richard Osman, Charlotte McConaghy, Patti Callahan, C.S. Lewis, Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Emma Brodie, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Kimi Cunningham Grant, Tracey Lange
A House Full of Windsor

Author Q & A with Kristin Contino

By Cindy Burnett | August 19, 2021
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Kristin Contino, Cindy Burnett, Brenda Janowitz, Olivia Hayfield
The Seven Day Switch

Author Q & A with Kelly Harms

By Cindy Burnett | July 1, 2021
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Kelly Harms, Cindy Burnett
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for July

By Cindy Burnett | June 27, 2021
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Jess McHugh, Jamie Brenner, Clare Mackintosh, Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Emma Brodie
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for June

By Cindy Burnett | May 24, 2021
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Jeff Arch, Christina Sweeney-Baird, Katherine Johnson, Beatriz Williams, Katherine St. John
great year for books

A New Year (thank goodness!) and So Many Good Books to Look Forward to

By Cindy Burnett | December 31, 2020
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