Books

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Silent Book Club in San Antonio Is for the Introverts

Experience undistracted analog joy at one of nearly 100 Texas chapters

By Clayton Maxwell

October 20, 2026

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Get Lost in the Stacks of Texas’ Largest Used Bookstore Chain

By Hannah Smothers

October 20, 2026

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10 Independent Texas Bookstores to Visit Now

By Gianna Lamorte

October 20, 2026

Four Must-Visit Literary Landmarks in Texas

By Ian Dille

October 20, 2026

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Writing Programs Provide a Creative Outlet for Texans Who Are Incarcerated

By S. Kirk Walsh

October 20, 2026

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Comfort Quarterly Reading Brings ‘Freethinkers’ Together

By James Wade

October 20, 2026

A Booklover’s Guide to Texas

October 20, 2026

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Larry McMurtry’s Famous Bookstore Reopens as a Literary Center

By Alice Scott

August 12, 2025

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10 New Summer Reads by Texas Authors

By Layne Van Vranken

June 27, 2025

Author Katherine Center on the Importance of Love Stories

By Erin Quinn-Kong

May 8, 2025

A New Photo Book Captures Relics of Texas’ Past

By Erica Barry

January 31, 2025

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See These Texas Authors at the 2024 Texas Book Festival

By Marisa Charpentier

November 15, 2024

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Deep Vellum Is Turning Dallas Into a Literary Hub

By S. Kirk Walsh

November 12, 2024

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Author Johnny Compton Excels at Texas Terror

By Celso Hurtado

September 25, 2024

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San Antonio Is Home to Texas’ Only Latino Bookstore

By Cat Cardenas

September 10, 2024

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Author Gabino Iglesias Tackles Monsters and Myths

By Chris Hughes

August 2, 2024

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A New Book Revisits Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic

By Daniel Orr

July 2, 2024

New Photography Book Captures the Spirit and Spectacle of the Kerrville Folk Festival

By Matt Joyce

March 27, 2021

Writer Bryan Washington Brings Another Side of Houston to Life

By S. Kirk Walsh

September 24, 2020

Best-Selling Author and Twitter Personality Shea Serrano Talks Texas

By H. Drew Blackburn

April 30, 2020

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