{"id":8043,"date":"2023-05-04T20:19:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T20:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/?p=8043"},"modified":"2023-05-04T20:20:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T20:20:20","slug":"10-texas-authors-you-should-read-during-texas-writers-month-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/10-texas-authors-you-should-read-during-texas-writers-month-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Texas Authors You Should Read During Texas Writers Month 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0c7027b4a03\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #bc2041;color:#bc2041\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #bc2041;color:#bc2041\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0c7027b4a03\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/10-texas-authors-you-should-read-during-texas-writers-month-2023\/#Books_with_Texas_Content\" >Books with Texas Content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/10-texas-authors-you-should-read-during-texas-writers-month-2023\/#Texas_Food_and_Drink\" >Texas Food and Drink<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/10-texas-authors-you-should-read-during-texas-writers-month-2023\/#MemoiristsBiographers_Based_in_Texas\" >Memoirists\/Biographers Based in Texas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/10-texas-authors-you-should-read-during-texas-writers-month-2023\/#More_Texas_Writers_to_Read_for_Texas_Writers_Month\" >More Texas Writers to Read for Texas Writers Month<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>Did you know May is Texas Writers Month? Every May since 1994, Texas Writers Month has supported Texas-based authors and writers with book signings, readings, events, and celebrations across the state to celebrate the literary diversity and rich history that Texas has to offer. Below are some <span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">recent books that have Texas-interest content as well as authors who live in Texas (Austin, Houston, and Dallas). <\/span>We think you should read these books <span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">to celebrate and support this year\u2019s Texas Writers Month!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8044\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8044 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-l5iHZwil9m4-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"texas writers month\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-l5iHZwil9m4-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-l5iHZwil9m4-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-l5iHZwil9m4-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-l5iHZwil9m4-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-l5iHZwil9m4-unsplash-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-l5iHZwil9m4-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-l5iHZwil9m4-unsplash-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-l5iHZwil9m4-unsplash-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/daniel-lloyd-blunk-fernandez-l5iHZwil9m4-unsplash-406x271.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Daniel Lloyd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Books_with_Texas_Content\"><\/span>Books with Texas Content<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/8\/5cc13c45ec662283f3881590b238ef514df82fbe29eabeaabf35644cdb771084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/8\/5cc13c45ec662283f3881590b238ef514df82fbe29eabeaabf35644cdb771084&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683213844176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw23ZlTQZ6AONATfhlvB5CVt\">Katie Graykowski<\/a>&#8211; Austin,\u00a0<em>Texas Rose Happily Ever After<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Romance | This Texas romance is built around San Antonio \u201cT-Bone\u201d Rose, the handsome farmer who unexpectedly meets a gorgeous princess in disguise, who is on a mission to find her mysterious grandfather.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/9\/f5160830fa85aed576deb663def9e011efb59d57c634205d01afc9fe957014d7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/9\/f5160830fa85aed576deb663def9e011efb59d57c634205d01afc9fe957014d7&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683213844176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1k-Ya1xmTsONQLM3VcML1a\">John Yearwood<\/a>&#8211; Austin,\u00a0<em>Jar of Pennies<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Historical Crime Fiction |\u00a0<em>Jar of Pennies\u00a0<\/em>is based on the true story of a heinous murder in 1991 near Pineland in Southeast Texas that follows a newspaper editor after he finds a crucial piece of evidence that will help solve the murder.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Looking for more great reads for Texas Writers Month? Visit a local <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/austin-bookstores\/\">bookstore<\/a> in Austin!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8045\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8045 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thomas-park-N__68TkGeOY-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"texas writers month\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thomas-park-N__68TkGeOY-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thomas-park-N__68TkGeOY-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thomas-park-N__68TkGeOY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thomas-park-N__68TkGeOY-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thomas-park-N__68TkGeOY-unsplash-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thomas-park-N__68TkGeOY-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thomas-park-N__68TkGeOY-unsplash-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thomas-park-N__68TkGeOY-unsplash-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/thomas-park-N__68TkGeOY-unsplash-406x271.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Thomas Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Texas_Food_and_Drink\"><\/span>Texas Food and Drink<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/10\/2ebed579f046e81f896d943a9d7bd5b613dfd3285b0456cc51deffe4302ec3bb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/10\/2ebed579f046e81f896d943a9d7bd5b613dfd3285b0456cc51deffe4302ec3bb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683213844176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0dWgyZ-_-HfMvdGlYHmxzW\">Mary Bryant Shrader<\/a>&#8211; Austin,\u00a0<em>The Modern Pioneer Cookbook: Nourishing Recipes from a Traditional Foods Kitchen<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Cookbook\/Traditional Foods Preservation and Preparation | In her first cookbook, the founder and host of the wildly popular YouTube channel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/11\/2dffe4771b75ea316f9ada1112cf3579f596930b671f9c7619e0e2b1199133cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/11\/2dffe4771b75ea316f9ada1112cf3579f596930b671f9c7619e0e2b1199133cb&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683213844176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3kr3rBtSnOvLnLiZnrPov1\">Mary\u2019s Nest<\/a>\u00a0(produced in her home in Austin)\u00a0helps you master the basics of a traditional foods kitchen and shows how to create delicious, made-from-scratch meals that are healthier and more economical than prepared foods, making use of every last kitchen scrap.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/12\/512f925aafc8de6a84126bf678bded5292fba4d0c5f8250119ac09f18548238f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/12\/512f925aafc8de6a84126bf678bded5292fba4d0c5f8250119ac09f18548238f&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683213844176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0hFwumK-G4nPhbJZR_jjyr\">Andrew Braunberg<\/a>&#8211; Austin,\u00a0<em>Fires, Floods, Explosions and Bloodshed: The History of Texas Whiskey<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Spirits\/Texas History | The story of Texas whiskey has never been documented, despite being full of exciting stories of floods, fires, explosions, and even occasional gun play, and now, Andrew Braunberg brings the stories of Texas whiskey distillers together in a must-have book for any whiskey lover.<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8046\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8046\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/laura-fuhrman-73OJLcahQHg-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"texas writers month\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/laura-fuhrman-73OJLcahQHg-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/laura-fuhrman-73OJLcahQHg-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/laura-fuhrman-73OJLcahQHg-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/laura-fuhrman-73OJLcahQHg-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/laura-fuhrman-73OJLcahQHg-unsplash-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/laura-fuhrman-73OJLcahQHg-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/laura-fuhrman-73OJLcahQHg-unsplash-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/laura-fuhrman-73OJLcahQHg-unsplash-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/austin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/laura-fuhrman-73OJLcahQHg-unsplash-406x271.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Laura Fuhrman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MemoiristsBiographers_Based_in_Texas\"><\/span>Memoirists\/Biographers Based in Texas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/13\/b06fdf260d8513843a49bb4b6c47501c9d05964cfe59569b2c45e12bfa02144f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/13\/b06fdf260d8513843a49bb4b6c47501c9d05964cfe59569b2c45e12bfa02144f&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683213844176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1wqQWnMfxyXj9FFUp7NLpr\">Kristin Abello<\/a>&#8211; Houston,\u00a0<em>Sunrise: Life After Traumatic Brain Injury: a Healing Journey in Surviving TBI<\/em>,\u00a0<em>an Empowering True Story<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Memoir | Kristin Abello shares the story of her experience with a traumatic brain injury, telling how the support and prayers of her husband, family, and friends formed the basis of her miraculous recovery and her advice to others dealing with TBI.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/14\/e63a4f5bb5d44bd083ec7780bbd5ab25232426853b000d6b9bcc352fe5f8bfbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/14\/e63a4f5bb5d44bd083ec7780bbd5ab25232426853b000d6b9bcc352fe5f8bfbe&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683213844176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dCQYrGHZPmVaKpTs3iQ2o\">Lynn Forney<\/a>&#8211; Austin,\u00a0<em>Choosing Survival: How I Endured a Brutal Attack and a Lifetime of Trauma Through the Power of Action, Choice and Self-Expression<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Memoir\/Self-Improvement\/<wbr \/>Inspiration | After waking up next to a stranger, Lynn Forney was stabbed seven times, losing 21 pints of blood; now, after her miraculous recovery, she\u2019s telling her story.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/15\/79e4a1d37020ffb4d660c2fb2cbd9bfa5e1f335ee40c0e0d5ff3317ce6cd937e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/usw2.nyl.as\/t1\/243\/72pgz6ysdkn430ac7zktwd9wk\/15\/79e4a1d37020ffb4d660c2fb2cbd9bfa5e1f335ee40c0e0d5ff3317ce6cd937e&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1683213844176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3R1ixUz-ZqPPZtsbFXFM1L\">Amy Weinland Daughters<\/a>&#8211; Tomball\/Houston,\u00a0<em>Dear Dana: That time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my Facebook friends a handwritten letter<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Memoir\/Christian Inspirational | When Amy Daughters reconnected with her old friend Dana on Facebook, she learned Dana\u2019s son was battling cancer, and the news drew her to writing handwritten letters, not just to Dana, but to all of her Facebook friends; 580 letters later, Amy\u2019s life would never be the same. 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