A curated selection of new releases of books about Texas or by Texas authors for April 2019
It’s often tricky to be a woman and a Texan. Sarah Bird, who frequently addresses the endless push-pull of being a woman in the Lone Star State, will make you glad to be both—simultaneously.
The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner is a passionate study on humankind’s ability to endure and hope and dream during times of uncertainty, loss, and deprivation.
Angel Thieves is a striking depiction of familial devotion, the harsh cry for freedom, and tender new love.
A family — a man and a woman, both documentarians working with sound (“We accumulated hours of tape of people speaking, telling stories, pausing, telling lies, praying, hesitating, confessing, breathing.”), and a boy, ten, and a girl, five — leave their New York apartment on a cross-country road trip.
A preview of Texas books publishing this month
"The narrative is smoothly written, a stark contrast to the peaks of outlandish behavior and the depths of despair the story chronicles."
HIDE WITH ME is expertly woven YA romantic suspense
How can a life guided by deep faith change once you’ve lost all belief in God’s existence?
