{"id":54923,"date":"2025-10-01T21:01:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/54923\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:01:05","slug":"announcing-the-texas-book-clubs-october-pick-texas-monthly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/54923\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the Texas Book Club\u2019s October Pick \u2013 Texas Monthly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over in the Texas Book Club<\/a>, a partnership between\u00a0Texas Monthly and the Texas Book Festival, we\u2019re turning the final pages on our inaugural pick,\u00a0Lonesome Dove<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before we shift to our next page-turner, we\u2019ll wrap up with some final discussion questions this week and a request of our readers: We want to know what Lonesome Dove means to you. Whether you\u2019ve been reading along with us these past couple months or Larry McMurtry\u2019s masterwork has always held a special place on your shelf, we ask readers to send us a short (less than a minute-long) video of yourself explaining why you think the book is so important to Texas and what it means to you personally. Send your videos to [email-hidden]<\/a> or in a direct message on Instagram. We\u2019ll be discussing why Lonesome Dove matters to us and reacting to your videos in a future episode of TM Out Loud<\/a>, our podcast that offers behind-the-scenes looks at Texas Monthly stories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t A \u2018Lonesome Dove\u2019 Lover\u2019s Reading Guide<\/a> <\/p>\n

For our next book selection, we travel to a wild and grim dystopian future version of Texas born from the one-of-a-kind creative mind of Austin-based author Fernando A. Flores.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrother Bront\u00eb amplifies crises we face in our present reality\u2014the threat of book bans, climate disasters, subjugation of women, and alienation of immigrants\u2014and shows us what life could look like if these were carried out to the extreme,\u201d says Texas Book Festival\u2019s chief operations officer, Dalia Azim. \u201cBut don\u2019t let the bleakness scare you. Flores\u2019s talent for evoking the absurd makes this tale entertaining and funny while taking readers on a crazy ride.\u201d<\/p>\n

Below is a suggested reading schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Week 1 (10\/1\u201410\/12): pages 1\u201389<\/p>\n

Week 2 (10\/13\u201410\/19): pages 90\u2013166<\/p>\n

Week 3 (10\/20\u201410\/26): pages 167\u2013244<\/p>\n

Week 4 (10-26\u201410\/31): pages 245\u2013334<\/p>\n

If you aren\u2019t yet a member of the Texas Book Club, you can become one by joining our Instagram broadcast channel<\/a> or our Facebook group<\/a>. Make sure to grab a copy of Brother Bront\u00eb<\/a>\u2014whether it be from a beloved independent bookstore, your local library, or online\u2014and remember, you\u2019re not reading this one alone.<\/p>\n

When you buy a book using a link on this page, a portion of your purchase goes to independent bookstores and\u00a0Texas Monthly\u00a0receives a commission. Thank you for supporting our journalism.<\/p>\n