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Discussing Bujold’s Vorkosigan series with Dr. Vernita Gordon

Discussing Bujold’s Vorkosigan series with Dr. Vernita Gordon

Jade Emerson, Life and Arts Reporter October 8, 2021
Ten books in, Gordon found her new favorite:“Memory,” an exploration of the unknown, growth, identity and redemption.
Off the Shelf: Dr. Kurt Weyland

Off the Shelf: Dr. Kurt Weyland

Jade Emerson Hebbert, Life and Arts General Reporter October 7, 2021

Editor's Note: This article first appeared as part of the September 27 flipbook.  The best books transcend time. Enduring 2,800 years of literary life, Homer’s The Odyssey remains reverent for government...

BookTok influences book choices and reignites passions

BookTok influences book choices and reignites passions

Mackenzie Sullivan, Life & Arts General Reporter October 6, 2021

Lizzy Smith never expected to emerge from quarantine as a BookTok sensation. When UT shut down due to COVID-19 last spring, Smith started her TikTok account @literaturewithlizzy and quickly discovered...

Catherine Ryan Howard’s ‘56 Days’ offers gripping page-turner set in a COVID-19 world

Catherine Ryan Howard’s ‘56 Days’ offers gripping page-turner set in a COVID-19 world

Sofia Treviño September 26, 2021

A new couple quarantines together to build their relationship. Except, their love story ends with one of the two decomposing on the bathroom floor. Crime writer Catherine Ryan Howard’s latest release,...

Ali Hazelwood’s debut novel, ‘The Love Hypothesis’, brings easy reading, and fun characters

Ali Hazelwood’s debut novel, ‘The Love Hypothesis’, brings easy reading, and fun characters

Sofia Treviño September 20, 2021

A fake dating trope never ends with both characters in love with each other. Right? Published on Sept. 14, “The Love Hypothesis” by Ali Hazelwood brings a fresh spin to the generic fake dating arc....

Matt Haig’s ‘The Midnight Library’ offers comfort, creates safe space for conversations

Matt Haig’s ‘The Midnight Library’ offers comfort, creates safe space for conversations

Sofia Treviño September 15, 2021

In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week, from Sept. 6-12, The Daily Texan reviewed “The Midnight Library,” a tale of embracing life, by English author Matt Haig. Haig, who has struggled with depression,...

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