Upcoming Releases with Local Flavor!
Looking for a great read set in Texas? Here are some recommendations for some upcoming releases!
Anton DiSlafani will drop by MBTB the week of May 17th to sign stock (there will be no public event). Visit this page to order a signed / inscribed copy.
The After Party is set in River Oaks in 1957, and is full of Houston Landmarks (River Oaks Elementary, The Shamrock Hotel, The Avalon Diner). Cece's devotion to her friend childhood friend Joan is intense and usually causes complications in her own life. She knows she can count on two things. Joan will always be the center of attention, and Joan will disappear again. Cece's near obsession with Joan stirs up old secrets and old resentments. DiSclafani nails the complications of our oldest friendships in a novel as lush and rich as the Houston neighborhood where it takes place. - John
A sweeping narrative history of a terrifying serial killer--America's first--who stalked Austin, Texas in 1885.
Skip Hollandsworth will sign at MBTB on Tuesday, April 5th at 6:30. Visit the event page for more information and to order signed / inscribed copies.
Highly recommended by Sally and Sam. Mesliss Ginsburg will sign at MBTB on Thursday, April 28th at 6:30 p.m. Visit the event page for more details and to order signed / inscribed copies.
"In her stunning debut, Melissa Ginsburg has found in Houston what earlier noir writers found in Los Angeles: a dark netherworld of sin, violence, and blighted souls. Sunset City is sexy, disturbing, intense, and, at times, movingly poignant." Ron Rash, author of Serena and Above the Waterfall
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