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First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

Is there a Book of Summer 2024?

By Cindy Burnett | July 11, 2024
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Cindy Burnett, Catherine Gentry, Steven Rowley, Ruth Reichl, Nancy Turner, Deborah Dunkum, Ashley Elston, Nicole Anderson, Susan Rigetti, Deanna Salazar, Paige Toon
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for July

By Cindy Burnett | June 27, 2024
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John Marrs, Ellery Lloyd, Eliza Knight, Laura Wood, Wanda M. Morris
Lizzie Nevins, Catherine Favoriti, Mia Borovsky

TikTok Trends of Summer 2024

By Anna Galan | June 26, 2024
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Catherine Favoriti, Maggie McGee, Catherine Cerda
Lauren Rizzoli, Kate Rizzoli, Hazel Rizzoli

Dr. Shannon Walker Library Opens its Doors, Bringing Vibrant New Community Space to the Neighborhood

By Natalie French, Anna Galan, Gia Gaston | June 25, 2024
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Shannon Walker, Lauren Rizzoli, Kate Rizzoli, Hazel Rizzoli
WHAT GOES AROUND

Reading for Fun: Getting over the high school hump

By Andria Dilling | May 27, 2024
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Aerin Kalmans, Matthew Desmond, Paul Tough, Belle Martire, Lisa Genova, Zoulfa Katouh, Elin Hilderbrand, Lucy Frankfort, Tim O’Brien, Ernest Hemingway
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby

Summer Reading Lists for 2024

By Cindy Burnett | May 23, 2024
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Kelly Hooker, Anne Bogel, Victoria Wood, Amy Allen Clark
The Edentians

Author Q&A with Houstonian Gissele Trussell

By Cindy Burnett | April 4, 2024
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Gissele Trussell, Conn Trussell, Daniel Silva, Cixin Liu, Michio Kaku, Carl Sagan, Robert Lanza
Kristen Bird

Author Q&A with Houstonian Kristen Bird

By Cindy Burnett | March 28, 2024
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Kristen Bird, Polly Stewart, Amanda Montell, Claire Mackintosh, Megan Miranda, Jenna Satterthwaite, Maia Chance
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for February

By Cindy Burnett | January 27, 2024
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Karen Outen, Benjamin Stevenson, ReShonda Tate, Amanda Churchill, Kristin Hannah
First Lie Wins

Heading into 2024 with Some Great Books

By Cindy Burnett | January 4, 2024
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Cindy Burnett, Amy Jo Burns, Laurie Frankel, Olivia Ford, Chris Cander, Karen Outen, Elba Iris Pérez, Sarah Ruiz-Grossman, Zibby Owens, Rebecca Serle, Tommy Orange, Sophie Wan, Andrew Boryga, Lizzie Pook, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Kristin Hannah, Kate Quinn, Janie Chang, Amanda Churchill, Ellen Baker, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Denny S Bryce, Eliza Knight, Cristina Henriquez, Stephanie Dray, Emily Matchar, jENNIFER rYAN, Ashley Elston, Adam Plantinga, Karl Marlantes, Amy Pease, Alex Michaelides, Benjamin Stevenson, A.J. Finn, Tana French, Simone St. James, Kristin Bird
Preston and Allison Schulze, Orbit, Lisa and Mark Jakel, and Emily George

Un magnifique soirée

By Angie Frederickson | December 27, 2023
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Preston Schulze, Allison Schulze, Lisa Jakel, Mark Jakel, Emily George, Lindy Sauer, Caitlin Rance, Lauren Sudderth, Julie Sudduth, JP Ramirez, Christina Jeffcoat, Grace Gosnell, Tom Gosnell, Courtney Harmon, Zac Harmon, Victoria Villarreal, Matt Rogers
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for January

By Cindy Burnett | December 27, 2023
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Julie Chavez, Laurie Frankel, Ashley Elston, Amy Pease, Adrienne Young
TUNING IN

We’re All Ears

The rise in popularity of audiobooks
By Cindy Burnett | December 27, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Kelly Hooker, Julia Whelan, Karissa Vacker, Elizabeth Passarella, Henry Winkler, Britney Spears, John Stamos, Will Smith, Matthew Perry, Jennette McCurdy, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Garrett M. Graff, Rebecca Makkai, R.F. Kuang, Jesse Q. Sutanto, Ann Patchett, David Grann
Big Heart Little Stove

Bookish Holiday Gift Ideas

By Cindy Burnett | November 30, 2023
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Ann Patchett, Anthony Doerr, Anne Tyler, Emily Henry, Johnny Carrabba, Erin French, Martin Walker, Henry Winkler, Andrea Lankford, Mackenzie Funk, Matt Singer, Laurence Leamer, Rory Carroll, Cara Hunter, Bruce Borgos, Tess Gerritsen, Michael Bennett, Jacqueline Winspear, Ann Napolitano, Tracey Lange, Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu, Matthew Norman, Colleen Oakley, Sally Page, Rachel Beanland, Sadeqa Johnson, Kate Morton, Fiona Davis, Ann Hill Hearth, Amanda Peters, Elizabeth Crook, Cindy Burnett
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for November

By Cindy Burnett | October 27, 2023
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Celeste Connally, Henry Winkler, Amanda Peters, Elizabeth Crook, Tess Gerritsen
West U Wonders

Book-Club Reads

Titles that will foster discussion
By Cindy Burnett | October 27, 2023
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Margarita Montimore, Deirdre Mask, Peng Shepherd, Susan Rigetti, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Ly Tran, Te-Ping Chen, Toya Wolfe, Jane L. Rosen, Amy Hearth Hill, Fiona Davis, Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Buses Are a Comin’

Five Books to Prepare for Nonfiction November

By Cindy Burnett | October 19, 2023
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Paul Pringle, Carmen Puliafito, C.L. Max Nikias, Paulina Bren, Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Ali McGraw, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Phylicia Rashad, Charles Person, Richard Rooker, Jennifer Doudna, Walter Isaacson, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Rick Bragg
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High School Authors Celebrate the Debut of Their Original Children’s Story

By Solemei Scamaroni | October 18, 2023
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Yining Zhao, Mishka Nazarania
Cindy Burnett, Derrick Shore, Tessa Barrera,

More Miscellaneous Book Stuff

By Cindy Burnett | October 12, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Derrick Shore, Tessa Barrera, Krista Hensel, Christina Coward
The Barbizon

Compelling Nonfiction Reads

By Cindy Burnett | September 7, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Paulina Bren, Walter Isaacson, Jennifer Doudna, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Julia Cooke, Kermit Pattison, Tim White, Julia Sweig, Claudia Alta Johnson, Jim Gray
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for September

By Cindy Burnett | August 25, 2023
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Alice Feeney, Alice Hoffman, Nina Simon, Cara Hunter, William Kent Krueger
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
The Summer of Songbirds

What Are Buzz Residents Reading?: Q&A with Nicole Anderson

By Cindy Burnett | August 17, 2023
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Nicole Anderson, Cindy Burnett, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Clare Mackintosh
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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
Celia Anderson

What Are Buzz Residents Reading?: Q&A with Celia Anderson

By Cindy Burnett | July 27, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Celia Anderson, Barbara Kingsolver, Payal Chana, Charles Dickens, Sugata Massey
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
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for August

By Cindy Burnett | July 27, 2023
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Pip Williams, Sara DiVello, Tracey Lange, Nick Fuller Googins, Kristy Woodson Harvey
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Miscellaneous Bookish Updates

By Cindy Burnett | June 22, 2023
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Derrick Shore, Lauren Kelly, Cindy Burnett, Jane Harper, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Kristen Bird, Julia Heaberlin, Nicole Anderson, Annabel Monaghan
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
Summer Reading

5 Summer Reading Lists for 2023

By Cindy Burnett | May 25, 2023
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Cindy Burnett, Kelly Hooker