In the Texas Book Club, we\u2019re wrapping our discussion of Mary Karr\u2019s The Liars\u2019 Club and looking ahead to what we\u2019re grabbing off the shelf next.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For our April Texas Book Club selection, we head to East Texas via U.S. 59 with the acclaimed crime thriller Bluebird, Bluebird, by Texas Writer Award winner Attica Locke. Locke was born and raised in Houston. Her writing<\/a> is, in part, inspired by the work of her parents, who were active in the civil rights movement in Texas in the sixties and seventies.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe first book in Locke\u2019s Highway 59 series, Bluebird, Bluebird, is both a gripping whodunit as well as a powerful exploration of race, justice, identity, and what it means to love a place that doesn\u2019t always love you back,\u201d said Hannah Gabel, the literary director at Texas Book Festival. \u201cThe story follows Darren Mathews, a Black Texas Ranger caught between conflicting loyalties as he investigates two seemingly connected murders in a small town shaped by deep-rooted racial tension. Haunting, timely, and impossible to put down, this is a novel that will stay with you long past the final page.\u201d<\/p>\n Below is a suggested reading schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n Week 1 (April 6\u201312), Part 1: pp. 1\u201352<\/p>\n Week 2 (April 13\u201319), Part 2: pp. 55\u201393<\/p>\n Week 3 (April 20\u201326), Part 3: pp. 97\u2013189<\/p>\n Week 4 (April 27\u2013May 3), Part 4: pp.193\u2013303<\/p>\n If you aren\u2019t yet a member of the Texas Book Club, you can become one by joining our Instagram<\/a> broadcast channel or Facebook group<\/a>. Make sure to grab a copy of Bluebird, Bluebird\u2014whether it be from a beloved independent bookstore, your local library, or online\u2014and remember, you\u2019re not reading this one alone.<\/p>\n