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Labor Day reads

Labor Day Reading: Grab a Book for the Long Weekend

By Cindy Burnett | September 2, 2021
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People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Ann Napolitano, Samantha Specks, Jenna Bush Hager, George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush, Jenna Welch, Ashley Winstead, Jane Harper
Lilly Andress, Ginger Blanton, Trish Morille, Gina Saour, Sandra Shenkir, Hayley Stewart, Karen Baker, Eleni McGee

The places you’ll go

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | August 20, 2021
Buzz About Town
People in this article:
Lilly Andress, Ginger Blanton, Trish Morille, Gina Saour, Sandra Shenkir, Hayley Stewart, Karen Baker, Eleni McGee
A House Full of Windsor

Author Q & A with Kristin Contino

By Cindy Burnett | August 19, 2021
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People in this article:
Kristin Contino, Cindy Burnett, Brenda Janowitz, Olivia Hayfield
Historical fiction

Celebrating Two Years of Page Turners: Top 10 Articles of the Past Year

By Cindy Burnett | August 5, 2021
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Summer reading

Great Books for the Last Days of Summer

By Cindy Burnett | July 29, 2021
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People in this article:
Jamie Brenner, Clare Mackintosh, Beatriz Williams, Katherine St. John, Emma Brodie
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for August

By Cindy Burnett | July 27, 2021
Buzz Reads
People in this article:
Taylor Moore, Kristin Harmel, Chandler Baker, Charlotte McConaghy, Kaia Alderson
Amor Towles

Five Fabulous Upcoming Historical Fiction Titles

By Cindy Burnett | July 22, 2021
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People in this article:
Amor Towles, Colson Whitehead, Patti Callahan, C.S. Lewis, Gill Paul, Julia Kelly
Top reads

My Favorite Books of 2021 (so far)

By Cindy Burnett | July 15, 2021
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People in this article:
Julia Claiborne Johnson, Allie Reynolds, Anna Malaika Tubbs, Erika Robuck, Virginia Hall, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, James Baldwin, Alberta King, Louise Little, Berdis Baldwin, Paulina Bren, Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Ali McGraw, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Phylicia Rashad, Christina Sweeney-Baird, Emiko Jean, Ly Tran, Jess McHugh, Clare Mackintosh, Emma Brodie, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
The Seven Day Switch

Author Q & A with Kelly Harms

By Cindy Burnett | July 1, 2021
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People in this article:
Kelly Harms, Cindy Burnett
Ripley and Leela McLeod

StoryWalk Houston: Bringing Children’s Books to Life

By Jenna Mazzoccoli | June 28, 2021
Buzzworthy
People in this article:
Kate McCormick, Christine Riley, Mychal Warren, Champ McCormick, Kris Holt, Ripley McLeod, Leela McLeod, Christie Matheson, Harriet Ziefert
Natesha Tama-Madison

Giving 1,200 books

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | June 27, 2021
Buzz About Town
People in this article:
Natesha Tama-Madison
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for July

By Cindy Burnett | June 27, 2021
Buzz Reads
People in this article:
Jess McHugh, Jamie Brenner, Clare Mackintosh, Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Emma Brodie
Books for Pride Month

Reads for Pride Month

By Savannah Dorsett | June 25, 2021
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People in this article:
Savannah Dorsett, TJ Klune, Tessa Gratton, Russ Thomas, Tana French, Ann Cleeves, Alex Reeve, Anne Perry, Charles Finch, Alexis Hall, Meryl Wilsner
On the Mound

Author Q & A with Houstonian Kristin Waring

By Cindy Burnett | June 24, 2021
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People in this article:
Kristin Waring, Cindy Burnett, Kate Quinn, Nathaniel Philbrick
Reading on vacation

BookTok to Book Club: How Social Media Influenced My Reading This Year

By Katharine Stepanian | June 23, 2021
Buzzworthy
People in this article:
Katharine Stepanian, Mac Bechtol, Lexie Leitner, Ana Sofia Miro, Gracie Malone, Lucy Haire, Nylah Ali, Mia Masterson, Lucia Valderrabano, Erin Walsh, Natalie King, Grace Perrin, Madeline Miller, V.E. Schwab, Donna Tartt, Celeste Ng, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Anthony Doerr
Summer reading

Summer Reading Lists for 2021

By Cindy Burnett | June 3, 2021
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People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Elizabeth Barnhill, Kelly Hooker
Brenda Peynado

Author Q&A with New Houstonian Brenda Peynado

By Cindy Burnett | May 27, 2021
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People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Brenda Peynado, Nancy Johnson, Stacey Swann
Julie Baker Finck, Jim Postl, Victoria Villarreal

Building book boxes

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | May 26, 2021
Buzz About Town
People in this article:
Beverly Postl, Jim Postl, Julie Baker Finck, Victoria Villarreal
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for June

By Cindy Burnett | May 24, 2021
Buzz Reads
People in this article:
Jeff Arch, Christina Sweeney-Baird, Katherine Johnson, Beatriz Williams, Katherine St. John
LISTEN UP

What to listen to this summer

By Andria Frankfort | May 24, 2021
Back Porch
People in this article:
Michelle Frankfort, Tracey Blumrosen, Dionne Miller
Memorial Day reads

Page Turners for Memorial Day

By Cindy Burnett | May 20, 2021
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People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Rebecca Serle, Pamela Redmond, Darren Star, Allie Reynolds, Julie Carrick Dalton
Historical fiction

Exciting Historical Fiction Titles for Summer 2021

By Cindy Burnett | May 6, 2021
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People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Kristin Harmel, Liza Nash Taylor, Vanessa Riley, Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, Georgie Blalock, Beatriz Williams, Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray, Nicola Harrison
WHAT TO READ

Five picks for May

By Cindy Burnett | April 27, 2021
Buzz Reads
People in this article:
Walter Isaacson, Julia Sweig, Ashley Weaver, Renée Rosen, Kristy Woodson Harvey
West U Elementary School’s 3rd-5th grade “Name That Book” team

Name that book

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld | April 27, 2021
Buzz About Town
People in this article:
Ryan Atha, Isabella Chen, Zoya Jethani, Nandini Kapoor, George Linqin, Ritvika Mohanty, Mason Grahmann, Laura Atha, Toby Yip, Sophia Kim, Emeka Ndefo, Clement Ding, Kenenna Ndefo, Sam Atha, Henry Friedman, Uche Ndefo, Melissa McMillan
Reading outdoors

Spring is Here!: Books to Enjoy Outdoors

By Cindy Burnett | April 22, 2021
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People in this article:
Cindy Burnett, Emily Henry, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Cristina Alger, Julie Clark, Kevin Kwan
Nonfiction reads

Favorite Recent Nonfiction

By Cindy Burnett | April 8, 2021
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People in this article:
Elizabeth Barnhill, Cindy Burnett, Paulina Bren, Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Ali McGraw, Sylvia Plath, Joan Didion, Phylicia Rashad, Julia Cooke, Julia Sweig, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon 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, Olivia Campbell, Elizabeth Blackwell, Lizzie Garret Anderson, Sophie Jex-Blake
Favorite reads of 2021

My Favorite Books of 2021 (so far)

By Cindy Burnett | March 25, 2021
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Women's History Month Books

Women’s History Month

By Cindy Burnett | March 11, 2021
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The Chanel Sisters and Hamnet

Buzziest Reads in 2021 (so far)

By Cindy Burnett | March 4, 2021
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People in this article:
Laura Torgerson, Adrienne Vanderbloemen, Lori Fisher, Kelly Hogan, Chris Cander, Mary Anne Stoner, Lynn Detrick, Ruth Bauer-Garcia
five mysteries

5 Books That Will Hold Your Attention During These Stressful Times

By Cindy Burnett | February 25, 2021
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