Texas Observer Lives! Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Corrections in Ink: A Memoir
Keri BlakingerTexas Observer Lives!Summer reading: In ‘Corrections in Ink,’ star criminal justice reporter Keri Blakinger skillfully tells the story of her own unusual life. https://t.co/gGABPW4FeY #prison
Paperback, 2023
$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Women Talking
Miriam ToewsTexas Observer Lives!In the adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel, Women Talking, the innocuous act of conversing determines futures and fates. https://t.co/q8eFgLQrn5 #Film #WomenTalking
Paperback, 2020
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hope and Hard Truth: A Life in Texas Politics
Mary Beth RogersTexas Observer Lives!In her memoir "Hope and Hard Truth," Mary Beth Rogers reveals the political grit and big heart that helped elect a legendary governor. https://t.co/tkbTS7LFS1 #booktwt
Hardcover, 2022
$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned
Brian D. McLarenTexas Observer Lives!Brian McLaren’s book “Do I Stay Christian?” challenges the faithful to examine the harm caused by modern religion. https://t.co/YoJ3zbVdVd #booktwt #Christianity
Hardcover, 2022
$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
Jeffrey ToobinTexas Observer Lives!Although Jeffrey Toobin’s reputation has recently been tarnished by scandal, in Homegrown he has produced the definitive book on Timothy McVeigh’s continuing legacy. https://t.co/ztwghpN6N5
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Seven Deadly Sins of White Christian Nationalism: A Call to Action
Carter HeywardTexas Observer Lives!In The Seven Deadly Sins of White Christian Nationalism, groundbreaking #feminist theologian Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward offers solutions for fighting #fascism and dismantling white supremacy. Digital Editor @KitOConnell interviewed Heyward: https://t.co/XHBdKYJVIN #booktwt
Paperback, 2023
$24.00Member price:$22.80 + Free shipping5% off
The Revolt of the Cockroach People
Oscar Zeta AcostaTexas Observer Lives!.@Librotraficante's latest book, The Tip of the Pyramid, is a melange of op-ed pieces, blog posts, and radio transcriptions that comes off like Saul Alinksy’s Rules for Radicals meets Oscar Zeta Acosta’s The Revolt of the Cockroach People. https://t.co/YPC85MTvTt #BookTwitter
Paperback, 1989
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tip of the Pyramid: Cultivating Community Cultural Capital
Tony DiazTexas Observer Lives!From the archives: “Well, that’s not us, that’s the other community.” In his unusual new book, “The Tip of the Pyramid,” Tony Diaz preaches the need for “cultural accelerators” to combat right-wing reaction, reports @LiseDigger: https://t.co/96CGvP4DCY
Paperback, 2022
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ophelia and the Freedmen's School
Flora Beach BurlingameTexas Observer Lives!"Set in 1867, Flora Beach Burlingame’s Ophelia and the Freedmen’s School is historical fiction for children. The story follows twin sisters Ophelia and Melinda as they begin their education in the tiny Texas town of Lavaca, now known as Port Lavaca." https://t.co/B98Jisodi0
Paperback, 2022
$22.95Member price:$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book