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Libraries

Mocktales

Mocktales: Re-tellings of the Classics

By Anjela Martinez | November 26, 2019
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People in this article:
Tim Federle, Jane Austen, Uzma Jalaluddin, Herman Melville, Elizabeth Crook, Kathy Wang, Nancy Hu
Killers of the Flower Moon

Thinking Thanksgiving

By Alexandra Drake | November 26, 2019
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Savannah Dorsett

Dear Reader....

By Savannah Dorsett | November 5, 2019
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People in this article:
Bram Stoker, Wilkie Collins, Ruth Ware, Henry James, Jean Webster, Meg Cabot, Beth O'Leary, Julie Schumacher, Mary Adkins, Andy Weir, Savannah Dorsett
Lemony Snicket's Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid

Short Stories for Shorter Days

By Michelle Luna | October 15, 2019
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People in this article:
Michelle Luna
Book Wreath

How to Show Off Your Love of Books - and Your Creativity

By Nancy Hu Conro, Anjela Martinez | October 1, 2019
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People in this article:
Susan Orlean, Lisa Occhipinti, Jason Thompson
Local authors

Some Buzzworthy Local Authors

By Savannah Dorsett | September 24, 2019
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People in this article:
Miranda James, Dean James, Jimmie Ruth Evans, Katherine Center, Jojo Moyes, Elizabeth Berg, Attica Locke, Gene Locke, Mike Freedman, Wes Anderson
Salt

'Salt': Spicing up our Food and History

By Alexandra Drake | September 3, 2019
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People in this article:
Mark Kurlansky
Cookbooks

Back-to-Kitchen for Back-to-School: Cookbooks that Make the Most of Your Time

By Nancy Hu Conro | August 27, 2019
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People in this article:
Paula Forbes, Rosanna Pansino
Cookbooks

Get Inspired to Cook

By Caitlin Campbell | August 13, 2019
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People in this article:
John Whaite, Alison Cayne
Volunteers

Books for Development: Local Nonprofit Spreads Literacy Abroad

By Pooja Salhotra | July 29, 2019
Buzzworthy
People in this article:
Peggy Burck, Mark Cotham, Karina Williams, Abby Schubert, Pete Schubert, Miles Schubert, Lori Davis-Schubert, Rob Williams, Geeta Gupta Kadakia, Kris Keller, Debra Greenlaw, Kevin Dubose, Carol Lee, Nanette Gabriel
Fortunately, the Milk

Whimsical Tales

By Michelle Luna | July 23, 2019
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People in this article:
Neil Gaiman, Lee Israel
Road trips

Audiobooks that Answer 'Are We There Yet?'

By Nancy Hu Conro | July 16, 2019
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A Child of Books

'A Child of Books' and 'Figuring'

By Michelle Luna | July 2, 2019
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People in this article:
Michelle Luna, Oliver Jeffers, Maria Popova
The Unofficial Guide to Ancestry.com

Catch the Genealogy Bug at the Houston Public Library

By Joy Oria | June 11, 2019
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Star Wars

May the Fourth Be With You

By Mary Cohrs | May 7, 2019
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People in this article:
Mary Cohrs
Texas Library Association’s Children’s Round Table

Texas 2x2 Reading List

By Sara Pope | April 30, 2019
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People in this article:
Cirocco Dunlap, Greg Pizzoli, Christian Trimmer, Juana Martinez-Neal, Madeline Valentine, Kristin Johnson, Amy Roberts, Rebecca Ivey, Cynthia Cooksey, Sara Pope, Karen Currie
Texas Bluebonnet List

Reading Recommendations from the Bluebonnet List

By Linda Stevens | April 23, 2019
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People in this article:
Angela Cervantes, Barry Wittenstein, Chris Hsu, Julie Falatko, Colin Jack, Chad Sell, Jacqueline Woodson
Books

Buzzing about Books

By Mary Cohrs | April 16, 2019
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People in this article:
Mary Cohrs
Parker Posey

Spotlight on Parker Posey

By Alexandra Drake | April 9, 2019
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People in this article:
Parker Posey
Luckenbach

Let's Go to Luckenbach

By Mary Cohrs | March 26, 2019
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People in this article:
Becky Crouch Patterson, Hondo Crouch
Women's History Month

March into History with these Ladies

By Savannah Dorsett | March 19, 2019
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People in this article:
Julia Pierpont, Sam Maggs, Huang Daopo, Eli Whitney, Susan La Flasche Picotte, Elaine Weiss, Elizabeth Norton
Comic books

Comic Books as Bedtime Readers Theatre

By Darcy Casavant | March 12, 2019
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People in this article:
Art Baltazar, Franco Aureliani, Geoffrey Hayes, Dana Simpson, Ben Hatke
Queen Elizabeth

Highlighting Queen Elizabeth for Women's History Month

By Mary Cohrs | March 5, 2019
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People in this article:
Robert Hardman, Mary Cohrs
The World of the Others series

‘The World of the Others’ Series

By Rebecca Denham | February 26, 2019
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People in this article:
Anne Bishop
African American History Month

Celebrating African American History Month Through Fantasy Graphic Novels

By Constance Pitts | February 19, 2019
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People in this article:
Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivelä, Jeremy Love, Jiba Molei Anderson
Valentine's Day

Romantic Novels for Valentine's Day

By Mary Cohrs | February 12, 2019
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Manga

Falling in Love with Manga

By Sammie Rahimi | February 5, 2019
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Game of Thrones

Books to Read Before the Final Season of 'Game of Thrones'

By Anjela Martinez | January 29, 2019
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People in this article:
George R.R. Martin, Harry Lloyd, Alison Weir, Eleanor Herman
Chris Cander

Read Local: Novels by Houston Authors

By Mary Cohrs | January 22, 2019
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People in this article:
Chris Cander, Tom Abrahams, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Elizabeth Black, David Falloure, Kathryn Casey
Resolve to read more

Resolve to Read in 2019

By Savannah Dorsett | January 15, 2019
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