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'22 SRC Read Local > '22 SRC - Readings Set in Houston, TX

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message 1: by Jorie, Armchair Time Traveler (last edited Apr 02, 2022 10:51AM) (new)

Jorie (starrynightelf) | 182 comments Mod
Gnomies, here's my first list books set in my hometown of Houston, TX, USA. All of these are on my TBR shelf. Please add your favorite books set in Houston in the comments. Also, feel free to share a different locale for your personal Read Local SRC!

Pleasantville by Attica Locke
All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers by Larry McMurtry
Friendswood by Rene Steinke
Ephemeral City: Cite Looks at Houston by Barrie Scardino
Run, Brother, Run: A Memoir of a Murder in My Family by David Berg

(List from the Starry Night Elf Blog - https://starrynightelfblog.wordpress....)


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Bert (berthurst) | 23 comments Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America (2020) by Stephen L. Klinesberg. A very readable biography of Houston that pays close attention to its changing demographics & attitudes.


message 3: by Jorie, Armchair Time Traveler (new)

Jorie (starrynightelf) | 182 comments Mod
Bert wrote: "Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America (2020) by Stephen L. Klinesberg. A very readable biography of Houston that pays close attention to its changing demographics & attitudes."

I'm definitely shifting forward "Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America" on my TBR shelf! Thanks again, Bert!


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