REVIEWS
Looking for your next great read? Our editorial reviews spotlight Texas-connected books with honest, thoughtful, and professionally written evaluations from the Lone Star Lit team. Whether you’re in the mood for a gripping novel, a heartfelt memoir, or a fascinating nonfiction deep dive, our reviews offer insight into what makes each book stand out—without giving away any spoilers. Dive in and discover your next favorite story.
Lone Star Review: THE SOMETHING MORE
New contemporary romance by HK Jacobs
Lone Star Review: MEET THE KELLYS: The True Story of Machine Gun Kelly and His Moll Kathryn Thorne
New crime biography by Chris Enss
Lone Star Review: GOOD PASTURES: A PLACE TO FEEL ONES DEEPEST HEARTACHES
New poetry collection by Sylvia Anne Pollard
Lone Star Review: SUDDENLY JEWISH: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MY JEWISH MOTHER
New memoir by Joan Moran
Lone Star Review: TILGHMAN: THE LEGENDARY LAWMAN AND THE WOMAN WHO INSPIRED HIM
New biography from Howard Kazanjian and Chris Enss
Lone Star Review: AN UNFINISHED MARRIAGE
New literary romance by Cindy Bonner
Lone Star Review: STARMAN AFTER MIDNIGHT: A NOVEL-IN-STORIES
New fiction by Scott Semegran
Lone Star Review: THEY CALL YOU BACK: A LOST HISTORY, A SEARCH, A MEMOIR
New memoir by Tim Z. Hernandez
Lone Star Review: WORSE THAN YOU THINK: THE MOSTLY TRUE STORY OF TWO TEACHERS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
New political nonfiction from Todd Allen and Heath Hamrick
Lone Star Review: EVERYTHING’S A TWO STEP BUT A WALTZ
New memoir from Chick Morgan
Lone Star Indie Review: ARCHIVE ACTIVISM: The Memoir of a “Uniquely Nasty” Journey
New memoir by author Charles Francis
Lone Star Indie Review: ONE OF FOUR: WORLD WAR ONE THROUGH THE EYES OF AN UNKNOWN SOLDIER
New historical fiction by author Travis Davis