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Elvis at HLSR

All Shook Up: Fans Can’t Help Falling in Love with New Elvis Movie

By Karen Vine Fuller | June 24, 2022
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Elvis Presley, Austin Butler, Tom Parker, Tom Hanks, Baz Luhrmann, Judye Perry, Susan Goebel, Katie Gonzales, Janice Gunnin Wilson, Vince King, Nick Perkins, David Allen, Moses Snow
Dean Martin

The King of Cool: When Dean Martin Showed Houston Love

By Karen Vine Fuller | June 7, 2022
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Karen Vine Fuller, Patricia Everitt, Henry Everitt, Dean Martin, Hilary Sullivan, Kay Amendola, Chris Amendola, Vic Vine, Cleary Vine, Kristi Coffey, Frank Sinatra, Sammie Davis
Richard Linklater

Apollo 10 ½: A Love Letter to Houston and the Summer of ’69

By Karen Vine Fuller | June 6, 2022
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Karen Vine Fuller, Milo Coy, Richard Linklater, Jack Black, Judith Love Cohen, Mike Blizzard, Jason Fuller, Chris Hinojosa Aldrich, John James, Glen Powell, Gene Kranz, Vanessa Wyche, Mike Foreman, Tommy Pallotta, Daniel Newmyer
Anastasia Gaido and Mary Kay Gaido

Preserving Texas history

By Angie Frederickson | May 27, 2022
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Jim Lykes, Kate Lykes, Rick Smith, Rusty Hardin, Anastasia Gaido, Mary Kay Gaido, Billy Gibbons, Shara Fryer, Trini Mendenhall
Richard and Sandy Jackson, Lainie Gordon, Jacqui Hecht, and Wayne Dorris

On the Civil Rights Trail

By Tracy L. Barnett | May 27, 2022
Travel Buzz
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Richard Jackson, David Wolf, Bryan Stevenson, Michel Martin, Sandy Jackson, Lainie Gordon, Jacqui Hecht, Wayne Dorris, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks
Summer reading

Summer reading 2022: A family tradition

By Andria Dilling | May 26, 2022
Back Porch
People in this article:
Regina Nolan, Bob Shadle, Ethan Nolan
Bob Shadle, Regina Nolan

For the Love of Books

A daughter’s grief turned to giving
By Andria Dilling | May 26, 2022
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People in this article:
Regina Nolan, Bob Shadle, Ethan Nolan
LEMONS TO LEMONADE

A Simple Act of Kindness

A baseball story that’s about more than baseball
By Cindy Gabriel | May 26, 2022
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Cindy Gabriel, Ben Portnoy
The Barbizon

Women’s History Month: Books Featuring Trailblazing Women

By Cindy Burnett | March 31, 2022
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People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Paulina Bren, Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Ali McGraw, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Phylicia Rashad, Dava Sobel, Katherine Johnson, Anna Malaika Tubbs, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, James Baldwin, Alberta King, Louise Little, Berdis Baldwin, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Irna Phillips, Betty White, Gertrude Berg, Hazel Scott
PERSPECTIVES

Taking the Long View

When up close hurts too much
By Cindy Gabriel | March 25, 2022
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Cindy Gabriel, Krista Tippett, Mario Livio
Antoinette's Sister

Reads to Celebrate Women’s History Month

By Cindy Burnett | March 17, 2022
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Diana Giovinazzo, Marie Antoinette, Maria Carolina Charlotte, Lauren Willig, Marie Benedict, Hedy Lamarr, George Antheil, Victoria Christopher Murray, J.P. organ, Kaia Alderson
A Coin for the Ferryman

Author Q & A: Megan Edwards

By Cindy Burnett | March 3, 2022
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Megan Edwards, Cindy Burnett, Julius Caesar, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Chris Bohjalian
Black Buck

Books to Read in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

By Cindy Burnett | January 13, 2022
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People in this article:
Katherine Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., James Baldwin, Alberta King, Louise Little, Berdis Baldwin, Anna Tubbs, Morgan Jerkins, Mateo Askaripour, Brit Bennett, Kaia Alderson, Sadeqa Johnson, Cindy Burnett
Murder at the Breakers by Alyssa Maxwell

Books to Read in Anticipation of HBO’s 'The Gilded Age'

By Cindy Burnett | January 6, 2022
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People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Mark Twain, Renée Rosen, Fiona Davis, M.J. Rose, Joy Callaway, Graham Moore, Alyssa Maxwell, Therese Anne Fowler
House of Gucci

Fashion Victims: 'House of Gucci' Read-A-Likes That Slay

By Anjela Martinez | November 24, 2021
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A BIG DAY

Happy 100th Birthday

Dorothy Suman’s long life of love
By Andria Dilling | October 27, 2021
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Dorothy Suman, Don Suman, Sharon Suman Dodds, Donny Suman, Gene Schwinger, Don Lance, Barron Hilton, Flynn Dodds, Stella Dodds, Sarah Selleck, Barbara Pester, Sharon Silvers, Jerry Green, Melinda Wheeley, Missy Suman, Ana Laura Arriola, Ken Wheeley, Chip Green, Robin Green, Becky Green, Ellie Green, Beverly Green, Laura Arriola, Rodrigo Arriola, Linda Brannen, Jonathan Green, MacKenzie Green, John McNeeley, Mary Ann Hale, Becky Arnold, Bruce Barnes, Anu Reddy, Byron Barnes
Andrew Friedberg, Doug Owens

Never forget

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | October 20, 2021
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Andrew Friedberg, Doug Owens
Never Forget exhibit

Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | September 10, 2021
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John and Rose Nguyen

Finding Freedom

Since the fall of Saigon
By Cindy Gabriel | August 27, 2021
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Cindy Gabriel, Katherine Le, Nam Le, Edward Le, Audrey Le, John Nguyen, James Hyink, Rose Nguyen, Walter Hyink
Sisters in Arms

Author Q & A: Kaia Alderson

By Cindy Burnett | August 26, 2021
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Kaia Alderson, Cindy Burnett, Jane Igharo, Ken Haedrich
Kate McCormick

A Tail-Wagging Hero

An author’s salute to Happy the dog
By Cathy Gordon | August 24, 2021
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Bradford Clark, Camille Clark, Kate McCormick, James Lyon, Carrie Lyon, Kris Holt, Fred Kandeler, Genevieve Clark, Mike Pack, Champ McCormick, Champ McCormick Jr., Michael McCormick, Patricia McCormick
Global Olympic Village

Diving into the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics

By Karen Vine Fuller | July 23, 2021
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Debbie Edwards, Karen Vine Fuller, Bud Collins, Mary Carillo, Andre Agassi, Lindsay Davenport, Audra Dezfulian, Shirley Flanders Horn, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Katie Couric, Kerri Strug, Talia Nowitz Diamond, Vicky Yip, Patrick Yip, Michelle Kwan, Carl Lewis, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Heather Johnson, Steve Johnson, Kelsey Johnson, Carly Johnson, Lynn Huang, Chris Luo
Amor Towles

Five Fabulous Upcoming Historical Fiction Titles

By Cindy Burnett | July 22, 2021
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Amor Towles, Colson Whitehead, Patti Callahan, C.S. Lewis, Gill Paul, Julia Kelly
Larry Finger, Arlene Nathan, Nicole Gibson, Natalie Reichman, Evan Gibson (in back), Sydney Reichman, Eliya Gibson, and Sadie Reichman

How They Roll

Bowling family back at Palace alleys
By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | July 20, 2021
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Suzie Daum, Josh Daum, Steve Daum, Jenni Daum, Nancy Finger, Larry Finger, Teri Gerber, Emma Crabbe, Billy Forney, Rusty Silverman, Esther Pepper, Harry Pepper, Barbara Dokell, Arlene Nathan, Gloria Katz, Nicole Gibson, George Gibson, Alec Gibson, Evan Gibson, Eliya Gibson
Vic Stanek, Dennis Stanek, Justin White, Jordyn Stanek, Sydney Stanek, Johnny Stanek, Kim Horn Stanek, Shirley Stanek Webb, Jeff Webb

Happy Birthday, Vic Stanek

A West University icon turns 100
By Andria Dilling | June 27, 2021
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Victor Stanek, Shirley Webb, Joe Huffington, Dennis Stanek, Mary Stanek, Rudy Darilek, Jody Haas, John Stanek, Kim Stanek
Rose Ginsburg

On Loving America

In a “Fiddler on the Roof” kind of way
By Cindy Gabriel | June 27, 2021
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Cindy Gabriel, Stan Ehrenkranz, Solomon Rabinowitz, Rose Ginsburg, Ida Goldberg, Ben Newman, Mindy Ehrenkranz Wertheimer, Michael Newman
Holocaust Museum Houston

Exploring Holocaust Museum Houston: Gaining New Perspectives

By Eliot Aiman | June 24, 2021
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Eliot Aiman, Tulsi Parikh, Alex Buettgen, Gabriela Magana, Rosa Ana Orlando
Jada Roberts

Celebrating Juneteenth 2021 in Houston

By Tulsi Parikh | June 10, 2021
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People in this article:
Nylah Bohannon, Skye Bohannon, Jada Roberts
World War 2 books

Recent World War 2 Historical Fiction

By Cindy Burnett | June 10, 2021
Page Turners
People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Kristin Harmel, Erika Robuck, Mark Sullivan, Kate Quinn, Kaia Alderson, Pam Jenoff
Fay Monsen Kirby, Eileen Moody, Aline Wilson, J.P. Bryan

Tribute to an influential Texan

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | May 31, 2021
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People in this article:
J.P. Bryan, Aline Wilson, Fay Kirby, Eileen Moody, Sarah Almy, Minnette Boesel, Linda Condit, Heather Firestone, Kathy Lord, Cinda Matthews, Laura Stover, Karen Pope, Ann Harder, Mary Jon Bryan, Laura Bush, Jan Felts Bullock, Nancy Powell Moore