2026 Lone Star Reading List

Posted on January 16, 2026 by Laura Jean

The Lone Star Reading List is developed by public and school librarians from the Texas Library Association’s Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books.

Here are the titles from the 2026 list that are in the TBP collection.

For more information, check out the Texas Library Association’s website.

SINGULAR LIFE OF ARIA PATEL by Samira Ahmed (DB 129799)

WESTFALLEN by Ann and Ben Brashares (DB 127249)

LEGEND OF THE LAST LIBRARY by Frank L. Cole (DB 125675)

IT’S WATCHING by Lindsay Currie (DB 130337)

STRONGEST HEART by Saadia Faruqi (DB 130966)

GIRL WHO KEPT THE CASTLE by Ryan Graudin (DB 126811)

BLOOD IN THE WATER by Tiffany D. Jackson (DB 131092)

ON AGAIN, AWKWARD AGAIN by Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame Mbalia (DB 130931)

VANYA AND THE WILD HUNT by Sangu Mandanna (DB 129117)

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY by Maria Marianayagam (DB 130482)

TROUBLE WITH HEROES by Kate Messner (DB 130798)

WRONG WAY HOME by Kate O’Shaughnessy (DB 127603)

EXPERIMENT by Rebecca Stead (DB 132806 IN PROCESS)

CHRONICALLY DOLORES by Maya Van Wagenen (DB 120512, BR 25757)

In His Own Words: Dick Van Dyke

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Laura Jean

On Saturday December 13, Dick Van Dyke turned 100! Known for his work on both screen and stage, his big break was the role of Albert F. Peterson in the original Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie. Later, he went on to play many memorable characters on both television and film including Bert, the chimney sweep in Mary Poppins, and Rob Petrie on the Dick Van Dyke Show. For more information, visit his official website.

Here are the books he’s written that are in the TBP collection:

MY LUCKY LIFE IN AND OUT OF SHOW BUSINESS: A MEMOIR (DB 74349, BRG 02937, LB 06804)

KEEP MOVING: AND OTHER TIPS AND TRUTHS ABOUT AGING (DB 83701, LB 08985)

Sophie Kinsella

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Laura Jean

Madeleine Sophie Wickham, better known by her nom de plume Sophie Kinsella, passed away on December 10, 2025. Renowned for her Shopaholic Series, which was adapted into the film Confessions of a Shopaholic in 2009, her books sold over 50 million copies in more than 60 countries and were translated into over 40 languages. For more information, visit her official website.

The Talking Book Program has her Shopaholic Series as well as many of her stand-alone novels. They are listed below:

Shopaholic Series

1. CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC (DB 54435)

2. SHOPAHOLIC TAKES MANHATTAN (DB 54436, BRG 01865)

3. SHOPAHOLIC TIES THE KNOT (DB 55877, BRG 01739)

4. SHOPAHOLIC AND SISTER (DB 58896)

5. SHOPAHOLIC AND BABY (DB 64471)

6. MINI SHOPAHOLIC (DB 72457)

7. SHOPAHOLIC TO THE STARS (DB 80180)

8. SHOPAHOLIC TO THE RESCUE (DB 82890)

9. CHRISTMAS SHOPAHOLIC (DB 97255, LB 12678)

Stand Alone Novels

BURNOUT (DB 116400, LB 0001573) 2023

CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? (DB 58052) 2004

FAIRY MOM AND ME (DB 86956) 2018

I OWE YOU ONE (DB 93772, LB 10945) 2019

I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER (DB 74467) 2012

LOVE YOUR LIFE (DB 102035, LB 13322) 2020

MY NOT SO PERFECT LIFE (DB 87344) 2017

PARTY CRASHER (DB 105198, LB 13537) 2021

REMEMBER ME? (DB 66748, BR 17707) 2008

SURPRISE ME (DB 90228, LB 09343) 2018

TWENTIES GIRL (DB 70068) 2009

UNDOMESTIC GODDESS (DB 60741, BRG 00956) 2005

WEDDING NIGHT (DB 76736) 2013

Stand Alone Nonfiction

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? (DB 124794, LB 0001381) 2024

Texas Talking Book Program Author Talk: Char Miller

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Laura Jean

Join the Talking Book Program for an author talk on Tuesday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. (Central) with author, Char Miller.

Reader’s Advisory Librarian, Laura Jean, will discuss Dr. Miller’s career and his book SAN ANTONIO: A TRICENTENNIAL HISTORY (DBC 18818). Following the talk, there will be a Q&A session.

Our Author Talks are held via Zoom, but you can join using just a telephone!

Participating is easy:

Use your landline to dial in via phone.
Use the “one-tap” number on your smartphone.
Alternatively, join via computer using the Zoom invitation we’ll send a week prior to the event.

To ensure you receive the necessary details, please RSVP in advance.

We invite you to ask Char Miller questions about his book. Please submit your questions by February 12. We will select questions based on the responses to this form, and they may be asked during the event! Fill out the form here: Author Questions

To RSVP, you can fill out our online registration form: Register Here.

Or if you prefer, reply to this email, or call the Talking Book Program at 1-800-252-9605.

Please indicate if you would like us to mail you a digital cartridge with his book or if you prefer to download it from BARD. Also, please let us know if you would like a reminder via email or phone-call (or both).

SAN ANTONIO: A TRICENTENNIAL HISTORY by Char Miller (DBC 18818)

NLS Annotation: This is the first general history of San Antonio, Texas, the seventh largest city in the nation. Its past is complex and ranges across 300 years, from the community’s origins as a tiny Spanish frontier town to its contemporary status as a vital American mega-city. Site of some of the most violent struggles between warring empires and people–historians believe San Antonio may be the most fought-over city in U.S. history–it is perhaps most celebrated for the iconic 1836 Battle of the Alamo. The city is also home to four beautifully restored Spanish missions, which in 2015 UNESCO designated a World Heritage Site and have become integral to San Antonio’s robust tourist economy along with the fabled River Walk.. Some violence. 2018.

We look forward to having you join us on Tuesday, February 24!

New Braille Books Added in November 2025

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Stormie Koerner

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Board and Picture Books

SADIE CAN COUNT: A MULTI-SENSORY BOOK Cunningham, Ann
BT 0000254

KNOW YOUR BIRDS
BT 0000240

KNOW YOUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS
BT 0000248

KNOW YOUR FLOWERS
BT 0000244

KNOW YOUR FRUITS
BT 0000246

KNOW YOUR INSECTS, REPTILES, AND AMPHIBIANS
BT 0000251

KNOW YOUR OPPOSITES
BT 0000241

KNOW YOUR SEA ANIMALS
BT 0000250

KNOW YOUR VEGETABLES
BT 0000245

KNOW YOUR VEHICLES
BT 0000242

KNOW YOUR WILD ANIMALS
BT 0000249

MY ANIMAL ABC
BT 0000252

MY PICTURE BOOK OF ABC
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New Large Print Books Added in November 2025

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Stormie Koerner

Adult Fiction

Action and Adventure Fiction

SECRET OF SECRETS Brown, Dan
LB 0005701

EMMA ON FIRE Patterson, James; Raymond, Emily
LB 0005687

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

STUART WOODS’ FINDERS KEEPERS Battles, Brett
LB 0005624

DON’T FORGET ME, LITTLE BESSIE: A NOVEL Burke, James Lee
LB 0005620

KISS HER GOODBYE Gardner, Lisa
LB 0005723

MURDER MACHINE Graham, Heather
LB 0005673

RED QUEEN Grimes, Martha
LB 0005697

WIDOW Grisham, John
LB 0005623

NOT QUITE DEAD YET: A NOVEL Jackson, Holly
LB 0005721

COYOTE HILLS: A NOVEL Kellerman, Jonathan; Kellerman, Jesse
LB 0005728

SHE DIDN’T SEE IT COMING Lapena, Shari
LB 0005748

BLOOD TIES: A NOVEL Nesbø, Jo
LB 0005752

PRESIDENT’S SHADOW: A SHADOW THRILLER Patterson, James; DiLallo, Richard
LB 0005627

HAMPTONS LAWYER Patterson, James; Lupica, Mike
LB 0005680

BILLION-DOLLAR RANSOM: A THRILLER Patterson, James; Swierczynski, Duane
LB 0005625

EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU: A NOVEL Piazza, Jo
LB 0005722

EXTINCTION: A NOVEL Preston, Douglas J.
LB 0005626

UNRAVELING OF JULIA: A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER Scottoline, Lisa
LB 0005634

OUR SECRETS WERE SAFE: A NOVEL Trench, Virginia
LB 0005633

Fantasy Fiction

MAGICIAN OF TIGER CASTLE Sachar, Louis
LB 0005747

General Fiction and Novels

SEALED WITH A HISS Brown, Rita Mae
LB 0005616

VERA WONG’S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (ON A DEAD MAN) Sutanto, Jesse Q.
LB 0005664

Gothic Fiction

BEWITCHING Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
LB 0005631

Historical Fiction

IRON STORM: AN ISAAC BELL ADVENTURE Du Brul, Jack B.
LB 0005745

BLOODY SEASON Estleman, Loren D.
LB 0005675

PLAYING A LONE HAND Nesbitt, John D.
LB 0005700

DEAR MISS LAKE Pearce, A. J.
LB 0005672

HAPPY LAND Perkins-Valdez, Dolen
LB 0005665

CONSTANT LOVE Peterson, Tracie
LB 0005698

LAND OF DREAMS Snelling, Lauraine; Giron, Kiersti
LB 0005668

Horror and Paranormal Fiction

NEVER FLINCH: A NOVEL King, Stephen
LB 0005618

GOING HOME IN THE DARK Koontz, Dean R.
LB 0005619

LADY ON ESPLANADE White, Karen
LB 0005724

Legal Fiction

CODED JUSTICE: A THRILLER Abrams, Stacey
LB 0005718

Psychological Fiction

SUMMERHOUSE Deveraux, Jude
LB 0005685

RIVER IS WAITING: A NOVEL Lamb, Wally
LB 0005621

WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU Lockwood, Patricia
LB 0005744

LIES HE TOLD ME: SHE’S IN LOVE—WITH A LIAR Patterson, James; Ellis, David
LB 0005682

LOCKED WARD: A NOVEL Pekkanen, Sarah
LB 0005693

WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE: A NOVEL Slaughter, Karin
LB 0005717

Romance Fiction

WINDS FROM FURTHER WEST McCall Smith, Alexander
LB 0005719

SUMMER THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING: A NOVEL Novak, Brenda
LB 0005667

HIDDEN NATURE Roberts, Nora
LB 0005615

FOR RICHER FOR POORER: A NOVEL Steel, Danielle
LB 0005622

PORTRAIT: A NOVEL Steel, Danielle
LB 0005702

CONFORM: A NOVEL Sullivan, Ariel
LB 0005729

VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: A NOVEL Trigiani, Adriana
LB 0005688

Short Stories

IT WAS THE WAY SHE SAID IT McMillan, Terry
LB 0005716

Spy Fiction

ROBERT LUDLUM’S THE BOURNE ESCAPE Freeman, Brian
LB 0005695

INSIDE JOB: A NOVEL Silva, Daniel
LB 0005720

Adult Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

LISTENING TO THE LAW: REFLECTIONS ON THE COURT AND CONSTITUTION Barrett, Amy Coney
LB 0005630

NOTES TO JOHN Didion, Joan
LB 0005725

ALL THE WAY TO THE RIVER: LOVE, LOSS, AND LIBERATION Gilbert, Elizabeth
LB 0005628

IDAHO FOUR: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY Patterson, James; Ward, Vicky
LB 0005741

PRETEND WE’RE DEAD: THE RISE, FALL, AND RESURRECTION OF WOMEN IN ROCK IN THE ’90S Pearson, Tanya
LB 0005686

SOFTLY, AS I LEAVE YOU: LIFE AFTER ELVIS—A MEMOIR Presley, Priscilla; Ross, Mary Jane
LB 0005684

TRULY Richie, Lionel
LB 0005632

Essays

DEAD AND ALIVE: ESSAYS Smith, Zadie
LB 0005743

Psychology and Self-Help

MATTERS OF THE HEART: HEALING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOURSELF AND THOSE YOU LOVE Bryant-Davis, Thema
LB 0005614

AFLAME: LEARNING FROM SILENCE Iyer, Pico
LB 0005617

JUMP AND FIND JOY: EMBRACING CHANGE IN EVERY SEASON OF LIFE Kotb, Hoda; Lorenzini, Jane
LB 0005629

Social Sciences

2024: HOW TRUMP RETOOK THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE DEMOCRATS LOST AMERICA Dawsey, Josh; Pager, Tyler; Arnsdorf, Isaac
LB 0005750

DEMYSTIFYING DISABILITY: WHAT TO KNOW, WHAT TO SAY, AND HOW TO BE AN ALLY Ladau, Emily
LB 0005730

ORIGINAL SIN: PRESIDENT BIDEN’S DECLINE, IT’S COVER UP, AND HIS DISASTROUS CHOICE TO RUN AGAIN Tapper, Jake, Thompson, Alex
LB 0005751

True Crime

TRESPASSERS AT THE GOLDEN GATE: A TRUE ACCOUNT OF LOVE, MURDER, AND MADNESS IN GILDED-AGE SAN FRANCISCO Krist, Gary
LB 0005670

Juvenile Fiction

Picture Books

THERE’S A WOCKET IN MY POCKET Seuss, Dr.
LB 0005727

TOWN MOUSE, COUNTRY MOUSE Brett, Jan
LB 0005726

Young Adult Fiction

Romance Fiction

SURVIVOR WANTS TO DIE AT THE END Silvera, Adam
LB 0005694

NPR’s Books We Love 2025: Nonfiction

Posted on December 18, 2025 by Laura Jean

National Public Radio (NPR) has released their Books We Love list for 2025. This is NPR’s annual, interactive, year-end reading guide. They compile their list by requesting staffers and trusted critics nominate their favorite books of the year. Then, the editors and producers at NPR Books sit down and select their favorites.

The books on the list fall within a variety of genres such as biographies, book club ideas, and nonfiction as well as the more traditional categories like mysteries and thrillers, and historical fiction.

The Texas Talking Book Program has a good number of the nonfiction titles in our collection. Contact us and we can help you find your next favorite book.

For more information check out the NPR website.

A FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE GRANDMOTHERS WHO FOUGHT TO FIND A STOLEN GENERATION OF CHILDREN by Haley Cohen Gilliland (DB 132040 IN PROCESS)

A MARRIAGE AT SEA: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, OBSESSION, AND SHIPWRECK by Sophie Elmhirst (DB 131217)

ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (DB 128624)

ACTRESS OF A CERTAIN AGE: MY TWENTY-YEAR TRAIL TO OVERNIGHT SUCCESS by Jeff Hiller (DB 132547)

AVIATOR AND THE SHOWMAN: AMELIA EARHART, GEORGE PUTNAM, AND THE MARRIAGE THAT MADE AN AMERICAN ICON by Laurie Gwen Shapiro (DB 130989)

BALDWIN: A LOVE STORY by Nicholas Boggs (DB 131983 IN PROCESS)

BLACK IN BLUES: HOW A COLOR TELLS THE STORY OF MY PEOPLE by Imani Perry (DB 130763, LB 0001271)

BOOK OF ALCHEMY: A CREATIVE PRACTICE FOR AN INSPIRED LIFE by Suleika Jaouad (DB 131843 IN PROCESS)

BREAD OF ANGELS: A MEMOIR by Patti Smith (IN PROCESS)

BREAKNECK: CHINA’S QUEST TO ENGINEER THE FUTURE by Dan Wang (IN PROCESS)

CIA BOOK CLUB: THE SECRET MISSION TO WIN THE COLD WRA WITH FORBIDDEN LITERATURE by Charlie English (DB 131492 IN PROCESS)

CARELESS PEOPLE: A CAUTIONARY TALE OF POWER, GREED, AND LOST IDEALISM by Sarah Wynn-Williams (DB 128587)

CHANGE THE RECIPE: BECAUSE YOU CAN’T BUILD A BETTER WORLD WITHOUT BREAKING SOME EGGS by José Andrés (DB 129819)

CHOKEPOINTS: AMERICAN POWER IN THE AGE OF ECONOMIC WARFARE by Edward Fishman (DB 128110)

CLAIRE MCCARDELL: THE DESIGNER WHO SET WOMEN FREE by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson (DB 130793)

DAUGHTERS OF THE BAMBOO GROVE: FROM CHINA TO AMERICA, A TRUE STORY OF ABDUCTION, ADOPTION, AND SEPARATED TWINS by Barbara Demick (DB 131346)

DEVIL REACHED TOWARD THE SKY: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE MAKING AND UNLEASHING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB by Garrett M. Graff (DB 132078 IN PROCESS)

DESI ARNAZ: THE MAN WHO INVENTED TELEVISION by Todd S. Purdum (DB 130581)

DEEP HOUSE: THE GAYEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLD by Jeremy Atherton Lin (DB 131212)

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: THE HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE OF OUR DEADLIEST INFECTION by John Green (DB 128745)

EYES OF GAZA by Plestia Alaqad (IN PROCESS)

FATE OF THE DAY: THE WAR FOR AMERICA, FORT TICONDEROGA TO CHARLESTON, 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson (DB 129522)

FEATHER DETECTIVE: MYSTERY, MAYHEM, AND THE MAGNIFICENT LIFE OF ROXIE LAYBOURNE by Chris Sweeney (DB 131862)

GIRL ON GIRL: HOW POP CULTURE TURNED A GENERATION OF WOMEN AGAINST THEMSELVES by Sophie Gilbert (DB 130145)

GLITZ, GLAM, AND A DAMN GOOD TIME: HOW MAMIE FISH, QUEEN OF THE GILDED AGE, PARTIED HER WAY TO POWER by Jennifer Wright (DB 132076 IN PROCESS)

GOLDEN ROAD: HOW ANCIENT INDIA TRANSFORMED THE WORLD by William Dalrymple (DB 129925)

THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU: A MEMOIR by Neko Case (DB 126981)

HELEN OF TROY, 1993: POEMS by Maria Zoccola (DB 128014)

HISTORY OF WE by Nikkolas Smith (IN PROCESS)

HOW TO SHARE AN EGG: A TRUE STORY OF HUNGER, LOVE, AND PLENTY by Bonny Reichert (DB 126900)

I REGRET ALMOST EVERYTHING: A MEMOIR by Keith McNally (DB 130596)

I’LL TELL YOU WHEN I’M HOME: A MEMOIR by Hala Alyan (DB 132033 IN PROCESS)

IS A RIVER ALIVE? by Robert MacFarlane (DB 130287)

JOHN AND PAUL: A LOVE STORY IN SONGS by Ian Leslie (DB 128704)

KILLING FIELDS OF EAST NEW YORK: THE FIRST SUBPRIME MORTGAGE SCANDAL, A WHITE-COLLAR CRIME SPREE, AND THE COLLAPSE OF AN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD by Stacy Horn (DB 132001)

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA: THE EDUCATION OF AN ARTIST by David Pollack-Pelzer (IN PROCESS)

LITTLE BOSSES EVERYWHERE: HOW THE PYRAMID SCHEME SHAPED AMERICA by Bridget Read (DB 129165)

LORNE: THE MAN WHO INVENTED SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE by Susan Morrison (DB 127333, BR IN PROCESS)

MEDICINE RIVER: A STORY OF SURVIVAL AND THE LEGACY OF INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS by Mary Annette Pember (DB 129679)

MEMORIAL DAYS by Geraldine Brooks (DB 127658, BR 26364 IN PROCESS, LB 0001491)

MOOD MACHINE: THE RISE OF SPOTIFY AND THE COSTS OF THE PERFECT PLAYLIST by Liz Pelly (DB 127671)

MOTHER EMANUEL: TWO CENTURIES OF RACE, RESISTANCE, AND FORGIVENESS IN ONE CHARLESTON CHURCH by Kevin Sack (DB 130279)

MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME by Arundhati Roy (IN PROCESS)

MURDERLAND: CRIME AND BLOODLUST IN THE TIME OF SERIAL KILLERS by Caroline Fraser (DB 129808)

NIGHT PEOPLE: HOW TO BE A DJ IN ‘90S NEW YORK CITY by Mark Ronson (IN PROCESS)

NOTE TO JOHN by Joan Didion (DB 129704, LB 0005725)

NOTHING MORE OF THIS LAND: COMMUNITY, POWER, AND THE SEARCH FOR INDIGENOUS IDENTITY by Joseph Lee (IN PROCESS)

ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS by Omar El Akkad (DB 127850, LB 0001346)

PLACE OF TIDES by James Rebanks (DB 131482)

POETS SQUARE: A MEMOIR IN THIRTY CATS by Courtney Gustafson (DB 130250)

RAISING HARE: A MEMOIR by Chloe Dalton (DB 128243)

SECRET HISTORY OF THE RAPE KIT: A TRUE CRIME STORY by Pagan Kennedy (DB 126467)

STRATA: STORIES FROM DEEP TIME by Laura Poppick (DB 131355 IN PROCESS)

TECHNOLOGICAL REPUBLIC: HARD POWER, SOFT BELIEF, AND THE FUTURE OF THE WEST by Alexander C. Karp (DB 127331)

THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US: WORKING AND HOMELESS IN AMERICA by Brian Goldstone (DB 128877)

THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li (DB 130140)

TONI AT RANDOM: THE ICONIC WRITER’S LEGENDARY EDITORSHIP by Dana A. Williams (DB 130950)

THE TRAGEDY OF TRUE CRIME: FOUR GUILTY MEN AND THE STORIES THAT DEFINE US by John J. Lennon (IN PROCESS)

UNFIT PARENT: A DISABLED MOTHER CHALLENGES AN INACCESSIBLE WORLD by Jessica Slice (DB 129934)

WAITING ON THE MOON: ARTISTS, POETS, DRIFTERS, GRIFTERS, AND GODDESSES by Peter Wolf (DB 130506)

WATER MIRROR ECHO: BRUCE LEE AND THE MAKING OF ASIAN AMERICA by Jeff Chang (IN PROCESS)

WE THE PEOPLE: A HISTORY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION by Jill Lepore (IN PROCESS)

WHEN THEH GOING WAS GOOD: AN EDITOR’S ADVENTURES DURING THE LAST GOLDEN AGE OF MAGAZINES by Graydon Carter with James Fox (DB 128116)

WHO IS GOVERNMENT? THE UNTOLD STORY OF PUBLIC SERVICE by Michael Lewis (DB 127994, LB 0005774)

YOU DIDN’T HEAR THIS FROM ME: (MOSTLY) TRUE NOTES ON GOSSIP by Kelsey McKinney (DB 128250)

NPR’s Books We Love 2025: Fiction

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Laura Jean

The Texas Talking Book Program has a good number of the fiction titles in our collection. Contact us and we can help you find your next favorite book.

For more information check out the NPR website.

A FEAST FOR THE EYES by Alex Crespo (IN PROCESS)

A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF by Megha Majumdar (IN PROCESS)

A NEW NEW ME by Helen Oyeyemi (DB 132189)

A WITCH’S GUIDE TO MAGICAL INNKEEPING by Sangu Mandanna (DB 131489)

AFTER LIFE by Gayle Forman (DB 126978, LB 0003572)

ALL OF US MURDERERS by KJ Charles (IN PROCESS)

ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME by Sarah Harman (DB 127945, LB 0002956, en español DB 130318)

AMONG FRIENDS by Hal Ebbott (DB 130428)

AN ORAL HISTORY OF ATLANTIS by Ed Park (DB 131582)

ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell (DB 128240, BR 26309 IN PROCESS)

ATMOSPHERE: A LOVE STORY by Taylor Jenkins Reid (DB 129909, BR 26357 IN PROCESS)

AUDITION by Katie Kitamura (DB 128873)

AUGUST LANE by Regina Black (DB 132364 IN PROCESS)

AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz (DB 131818)

BEAUTIFUL UGLY by Alice Feeney (DB 126338, LB 0002874)

BEWITCHING by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (DB 131290, LB 0005631)

BLACK WOODS, BLUE SKY by Eowyn Ivey (DB 127018)

BLOOD IN THE WATER by Tiffany D. Jackson (DB 131092)

BUCKEYE by Patrick Ryan (DB 132250 IN PROCESS)

BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by Stephen Graham Jones (DB 128581, BR 26200 IN PROCESS)

BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V. E. Schwab (DB 130243, BR 26386 IN PROCESS)

CAN’T GET ENOUGH by Kennedy Ryan (DB 129593)

CATCH by Yrsa Daley-Ward (DB 130740)

CLOWN TOWN by Mick Herron (IN PROCESS)

CODED JUSTICE by Stacey Abrams (DB 131062, LB 0005718)

COLONY by Annika Norlin (DB 129069)

COMPOUND by Aisling Rawle (DB 130769)

CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans (DB 129105)

CULPABILITY by Bruce Holsinger (DB 131607)

CURSED DAUGHTERS by Oyinkan Braithwaite (IN PROCESS)

DAIKON by Samuel Hawley (DB 131850)

DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor (DB 127592, BR 26389 IN PROCESS)

DON’T TRUST FISH by Neil Sharpson (DB 130282)

DREAM COUNT by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (DB 127672, LB 0001494)

DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami (DB 127950)

DREAM STATE by Eric Puchner (DB 127809)

DWELLING by Emily Hunt Kivel (IN PROCESS)

EL DORADO DRIVE by Megan Abbott (DB 130344)

EMPEROR OF GLADNESS by Ocean Vuong (DB 129518, BR 26312 IN PROCESS)

ENDLING by Maria Reva (DB 130252)

EVERLASTING by Alix E. Harrow (IN PROCESS)

EVERY MONDAY MABEL by Jashar Awan (DB 128817)

THE EXPERIMENT by Rebecca Stead (IN PROCESS)

THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by Frode Grytten (IN PROCESS)

FIREBLOOMS by Alexandra Villasante (IN PROCESS)

FIRST-TIME CALLER by B. K. Borison (DB 127423)

FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi (DB 129795)

FLESH by David Szalay (DB 130331)

FLORENZER by Phil Melanson (IN PROCESS)

FUNDAMENTALLY by Nussaibah Younis (DB 128337)

THE GARDEN by Nick Newman (DB 128262)

GIRL DINNER by Olivie Blake (IN PROCESS)

GOOD DIRT by Charmaine Wilkerson (DB 127073, LB 0001498)

GOOD AND EVIL AND OTHER STORIES by Samanta Schweblin and translated by Megan Mcdowell (IN PROCESS, en español DB 128474)

GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry (DB 129103, BR 26246 IN PROCESS, LB 0003604)

GREAT BLACK HOPE by Rob Franklin (DB 131691)

HAPPY LAND by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (DB 128663, LB 0005665)

HARLEM RHAPSODY by Victoria Christopher Murray (DB 127225, LB 0001243)

HEART THE LOVER by Lily King (IN PROCESS)

HEARTWOOD by Amity Gaige (DB 128729)

THE HOUNDING by Xenobe Purvis (DB 131800)

HOW TO DODGE A CANNONBALL by Dennard Dayle (DB 130220)

HUNGERSTONE by Kat Dunn (DB 128270)

I SEE YOU’VE CALLED IN DEAD by John Kenney (DB 128720)

THE IMAGINED LIFE by Andrew Porter (DB 130512)

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION by Ling Ling Huang (DB 130031)

IMPOSSIBLE FORTUNE by Richard Osman (IN PROCESS)

INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh (DB 130051)

INHERITANCE by Trisha Sakhlecha (DB 126740, LB 0002234)

INTERPRETER by Olivia Abtahi (DB 130060, en español DB 128555)

ISOLA by Allegra Goodman (DB 127226, LB 0002549)

J VS. K by Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft (DB 131093)

JULIE CHAN IS DEAD by Liann Zhang (DB 129576)

KATABASIS by R. F. Kuang (IN PROCESS)

KING OF ASHES by S. A. Cosby (DB 130044)

LAST CHANCE LIVE! By Helena Haywoode Henry (IN PROCESS)

LAST TIGER by Julia and Brad Riew (DB 131789)

THE LIBRARIANS by Sherry Thomas (IN PROCESS)

LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS by Emily Knight (DB 127074)

LIQUID: A LOVE STORY by Miriam Rahmani (DB 132527 IN PROCESS)

THE LONELINESSS OF SONIA AND SUNNY by Kiran Desai (IN PROCESS)

LOVE FORMS by Claire Adam (IN PROCESS)

LOVED ONE by Aisha Muharrar (DB 131745)

MAKE SURE YOU DIE SCREAMING by Zee Carlstrom (DB 128377)

MARBLE HALL MURDERS by Anthony Horowitz (DB 130045, BR 26507 IN PROCESS, LB 0004553)

MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS by Megan Giddings (DB 132034 IN PROCESS)

MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman (DB 129483, BR 26313 IN PROCESS)

MY NAME IS EMILIA DEL VALLE by Isabel Allende and translated by Frances Riddle (DB 129407, LB 0005342, en español DB 130306)

NEVER THOUGHT I’D END UP HERE by Ann Liang (DB 129361)

NIGHT BIRDS by Christopher Golden (DB 129275)

NOT QUITE DEAD YET by Holly Jackson (DB 131109, LB 0005721)

THE NOTE by Alafair Burke (DB 126523, LB 0001570)

OLD SOUL by Susan Barker (DB 127102)

ONCE UPON A TIME IN DOLLYWOOD by Ashley Jordan (DB 131851)

ONE CRAZY SUMMER by Rita Williams-Garcia (DB 101119, BR 19326, LB 11292)

ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros (DB 127035, BR 25749 IN PROCESS, en español DB 127448)

PARIS EXPRESS by Emma Donoghue (DB 128552, LB 0003686)

PAYBACK by Kashana Cauley (DB 131194 IN PROECSS)

PEOPLE OF MEANS by Nancy Johnson (DB 127644)

POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAS by Isabel Cañas (DB 132041 IN PROCESS, BR 26485 IN PROCESS)

THE PRETENDER by Jo Harkin (DB 129104)

PROMISE ME SUNSHINE by Cara Bastone (DB 127918)

RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson (DB 129533)

ROAD TO TENDER HEARTS by Annie Hartnett (DB 129206)

RULES FOR RUIN by Mimi Matthews (DB 129459)

SAVAGE, NOBLE DEATH OF BABS DIONNE by Ron Currie (DB 128114)

SECRET LIVES OF THE DEAD by Tim Lebbon (IN PROCESS)

THE SLIP by Lucas Schaefer (DB 130508)

SO FAR GONE by Jess Walter (DB 130251)

SOUNDS LIKE LOVE by Ashley Poston (DB 130239)

THE SOUTH by Tash Aw (IN PROCESS)

SPREAD ME by Sarah Gailey (IN PROCESS)

STAG DANCE by Torrey Peters (DB 128449)

SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins (DB 127954, BR 26205 IN PROCESS, en español DB 128635)

THE SURVIVOR WANTS TO DIE AT THE END by Adam Silvera (DB 130242, LB 0005694)

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MIRA by Sonali Dev (DB 128290)

THESE DAYS by Lucy Caldwell (DB 130764)

THESE SUMMER STORMS by Sarah MacLean (DB 131056, BR 26501 IN PROCESS)

THEY BLOOM AT NIGHT by Trang Thanh Tran (DB 128117)

THREE DAYS IN JUNE by Anne Tyler (DB 127313, LB 0001519, en español EN PROCESO)

THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY by Kate Fagan (DB 126786)

TILT by Emma Pattee (DB 128385)

TIME LOOPS AND MEET CUTES by Jackie Lau (DB 131911 IN PROCESS)

TOKYO SUITE by Giovana Madalosso and translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato (DB 128808)

TOO SOON by Betty Shamieh (DB 131706)

THE TRUE TRUE STORY OF RAJA THE GULLIBLE (AND HIS MOTHER) by Rabih Alameddine (IN PROCESS)

UNIVERSALITY by Natasha Brown (DB 131909 IN PROCESS)

VANTAGE POINT by Sara Sligar (DB 126344)

VERA, OR FAITH by Gary Shteyngart (DB 131055)

VULTURE by Phoebe Greenwood (IN PROCESS)

WAYFINDER by Adam Johnson (IN PROCESS)

WHAT WE CAN KNOW by Ian McEwan (IN PROCESS)

WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE by John Scalzi (DB 129070, LB 00
03605)

WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME by Nat Cassidy (DB 129251)

WHERE YOU’RE PLANTED by Melanie Sweeney (DBC 32393, DB 131184)

THE WHITE HOT by Quiara Alegría Hudes (IN PROCESS)

WILD DARK SHORE by Charlotte McConaghy (DB 127669, BR 26326 IN PROCESS)

THE WILDERNESS by Angela Flournoy (IN PROCESS)

WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix (DB 126950, BR 25753, LB 0002960)

WOODWORKING by Emily St. James (DB 129915)

YOUR STEPS ON THE STAIRS by Antonio Muñoz Molina ; translated from the Spanish by Curtis Bauer (DB 129968 IN PROCESS, en español DBG 20433)

En Español

ALAS DE ÓNIX por Rebecca Yarros (DB 127448)

AMANECER EN LA COSECHA por Suzanne Collins (DB 128635)

DESCONTENTO por Beatriz Serrano (DB 120973)

EL BUEN MAL por Samanta Schweblin (DB 128474)

INTÉRPRETE por Olivia Abtahi (DB 128555)

MI NOMBRE ES EMILIA DEL VALLE por Isabel Allende (DB 130306)

TODAS LAS MADRES ME ODIAN por Sarah Harman (DB 130318)

TRES DIAS DE JUNIO por Anne Tyler y traducción del inglés de Ana Mata Buil (EN PROCESO)

TUS PASOS EN LA ESCALERA por Antonio Muñoz Molina (DBG 20433)

VICTORIAN PSYCHO por Virginia Feito y traducción por Gemma Rovira Ortega (DB 128884)

Goodreads 2025 Choice Awards Announced

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Laura Jean

The social cataloging website for book lovers, Goodreads, has just announced their readers’ Choice Awards for 2025. The Texas Talking Book Program has a good number of them in our collection. We also have some of them in Spanish. They appear in the list below in BOLD. No matter which genre you enjoy, the bibliophiles at Goodreads have chosen a favorite book within that genre, published this year. Contact us and we can help you find your next favorite book.

For more information check out the Goodreads Website.

Best Fiction

MY FRIENDS by Fredrik Backman (DB 129483, BR 26313 IN PROCESS)

Best Historical Fiction

ATMOSPHERE: A LOVE STORY by Taylor Jenkins Reid (DB 129909, BR 26357 IN PROCESS, en español DB 132477 IN PROCESS)

Best Mystery and Thriller

NOT QUITE DEAD YET by Holly Jackson (DB 131109, LB 0005721)

Best Romance

GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Emily Henry (DB 129103, BR 26246 IN PROCESS, LB 0003604, en español DB 132355 IN PROCESS)

Best Romantasy

ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros (DB 127035, BR 25749 IN PROCESS, en español DB 127448)

Best Fantasy

BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V. E. Schwab (DB 130243, BR 26386 IN PROCESS, LB 0005773)

Best Science Fiction

COMPOUND by Aisling Rawle (DB 130769)

Best Horror

WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix (DB 126950, BR 25753, LB 0002960)

Best Debut Novel

ALCHEMISED by SenLinYu (IN PROCESS)

Best Audiobook

ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros and narrated by Rebecca Soler, Ted Hamilton, Justis Bolding, and Jasmin Walker (DB 127035, BR 25749 IN PROCESS)

Best Young Adult Fantasy

SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins (DB 127954, BR 26205 IN PROCESS, en español DB 128635)

Best Nonfiction

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: THE HISTORY AND PERSISTENCE OF OUR DEADLIEST INFECTION by John Green (DB 128745)

Best Memoir

HOUSE OF MY MOTHER: A DAUGHTER’S QUEST FOR FREEDOM by Shari Franke (DB 126942)

TBP Book Club Title Announced for January 2026!

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Laura Jean

Join the Talking Book Program for a book club discussion on Tuesday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m. (Central). We’ll be discussing the book SIPSWORTH by Simon Van Booy (DB 127199).

Our book club discussions are held via Zoom, but you can join using just a telephone!

Participating is easy:

Use your landline to dial in via phone.
Use the “one-tap” number on your smartphone.
Alternatively, join via computer using the Zoom invitation we’ll send a week prior to the event.

To ensure you receive the necessary details, please RSVP in advance.

To RSVP, you can fill out our online registration form: Register Here .

Or if you prefer, reply to this email or call the Talking Book Program at 1-800-252-9605.

Please indicate if you would like us to mail you a digital cartridge of the book, or if you prefer to download it from BARD. Also, please let us know if you would like a reminder via email or phone-call (or both).

SIPSWORTH by Simon Van Booy (DB 127199)

NLS Annotation: “Over the course of a single week, a woman who is ready to die discovers an unexpected reason to live. Following the deaths of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright returns to the English village of her childhood after living abroad for six decades. Her only wish is to die quickly and without fuss. Helen retreats into her home on Westminster Crescent, becoming a creature of routine and habit. Then, one cold autumn night, a chance encounter with an abandoned pet mouse on the street outside her house sets Helen on a surprising journey of friendship.”– From publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2024.

We look forward to having you join us on Tuesday, January 27!