Texas book lovers \u2014 we hope you have some space on your shelf. Texas Monthly and Penguin Random House are relaunching Texas Monthly Press.<\/p>\n
The press is set to release their first set of books in 2027. You can look forward to titles like:<\/p>\n
\u2022 \u201cThe Texas Monthly Barbecue Book\u201d by Daniel Vaughn<\/a>, Paula Forbes, and Texas Monthly editors: A guide on everything the Texas Monthly team thinks you need to know about barbecue, from the people who make it to the techniques they use.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cTrue to the Union\u201d by Stephen Harringan<\/a>: A sequel to \u201cThe Gates of the Alamo,\u201d it\u2019s a love story set in Texas during the tumultuous period between the 1840s and the Civil War.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cThe Bowie Knife That Killed Dracula\u201d by William Broyles and Stephen Harringan: This story follows Quincey Morris, the Texan who killed the Dracula at the end of Bram Stoker\u2019s famous novel. It will span from the \u201cpyramids of Tenochtitl\u00e1n to the battered walls of the Alamo, the court of Queen Victoria, and, finally, the deep and spectral forests of Transylvania.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0The third book in the \u201cWhich Way Tree\u201d trilogy by Elizabeth Crook: A conclusion to the story of Benjamin Shreve, from Crook\u2019s previous novels \u201cThe Which Way Tree<\/a>\u201c and \u201cThe Madstone.\u201d\u00a0Benjamin, now an old rancher on the Texas-Mexico border, looks back on his life and finds out what happened to his panther-scarred half sister.<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cWhere the River Took Us\u201d by Aaron Parsley: Informed by Parsley\u2019s 2026 Pulitzer Prize winning<\/a> story, \u201cThe River House Broke. We Rushed in the River<\/a>.,\u201d this book explores the different ways our pasts influence how we experience tragedy. It\u2019s a personal story and a narrative that \u201cserves as a guide for living through disaster, hardship, and grief \u2014 and how to survive survival itself.\u201d<\/p>\n While these books won\u2019t share a Dewey Decimal class, they do all have one thing in common: They capture the mythos of Texas.<\/p>\n Ross McCammon<\/a>, the editor-in-chief of Texas Monthly, emphasized that while Texas Monthly is partnering with Penguin Random House, the operation is still all Texan.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are going to be working out of Texas,\u201d McCammon said. \u201cThe people that are in charge of this are Texans. They\u2019re us.\u201d<\/p>\n The Texas Monthly Press had an initial run back in late 1970s through the 1990s. McCammon said that the revival of the press comes while the publishing industry experiences a minor renaissance.<\/p>\n \u201cThe book industry \u2014 it\u2019s been up and down,\u201d McCammon said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s up right now. People are reading books, people are listening to books. Barnes and Noble is opening new bookstores for the first time. It\u2019s a great time to be in the book business.\u201d<\/p>\n According to McCammon, Texas Monthly had been planning to start a new press when they began talks with their collaborators at Penguin Random House. Unlike some other publishing partnerships, this is not a brand licensing agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe thing I want to make sure people understand is that Texas Monthly is the publisher,\u201d McCammon said. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just slapping Texas Monthly\u2019s name on books. This is a business partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n He said the arrangement is meant to play to both organizations\u2019 strengths.<\/p>\n \u201cTexas Monthly storytelling, ethos, quality, dedication to covering the state,\u201d McCammon said. \u201cPlus the muscle and the infrastructure of an outfit like Penguin Random House.\u201d<\/p>\n McCammon hopes this will mean more Texas stories in the hands of readers beyond the state.<\/p>\n \u201cWe tell stories about Texas, but we don\u2019t just tell stories for Texans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Readers can learn more about the Texas Monthly Press at press.texasmonthly.com<\/a>. Those interested in submitting a manuscript can reach out at texasmonthlypress@texasmonthly.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you found the reporting above valuable, please consider making a donation to support it\u00a0here<\/a>. Your gift helps pay for everything you find on\u00a0texasstandard.org<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0KUT.org<\/a>. 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