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: PAIN STUDIES
A review of Pain Studies, narrative nonfiction from Austin’s Lisa Olstein
Lone Star Review: BARN 8
A review of Barn 8: A Novel by Austin’s Deb Olin Unferth
Lone Star Review: THE STORM BEFORE THE CALM
A review of The Storm Before the Calm: America’s Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
Lone Star Review: WE, THE WILDFLOWERS
Review of We, the Wildflowers, YA fiction by L. B. Simmons
Lone Star Review: AMERICAN SHERLOCK
A review of American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Austin’s Kate Winkler Dawson
Lone Star Review: A Black Women’s History of the United States
A review of A Black Women’s History of the United States
Lone Star Review: BITTER FALLS by Rachel Caine
Review of Bitter Falls, Rachel Caine’s fourth Stillhouse Lake thriller
Lone Star Review: AGENT OF CHANGE by Cynthia E. Orozco
Review of a new biography of Adela Sloss-Vento
Best of Texas 2019
Lone Star Lit picks their favorite Texas books of 2019
Lone Star Review: CHRISTMAS IN AUSTIN by Benjamin Markovits
Review of Christmas in Austin by Benjamin Markovits
Lone Star Indie Review: Why Stuff Matters
“Death doesn’t shock me anymore, but it’s starting to
Lone Star Review: THE LIGHT HERE CHANGES EVERYTHING
A review of the 2018 Clay Reynolds Novella Prize winner
