Here are a few notable titles from the past year, if you’re looking for Texas
books…
* Cerealizing America: The Unsweetened Story of American Breakfast
Cereal by Scott Bruce and Bill Crawford. No sugar-coating here; the two
authors tackle the crunchy subject of breakfast culture with humor and panache.
* Under the Beetle’s Cellar by Mary Willis Walker. The Edgar
Award-winning Austin author returns with another mystery.
* Telling by Marion Winik. Winik’s wicked, critically acclaimed memoirs
came out in paperback this year; her next book is already being talked about in
the industry in the kind of whispers usually reserved for writers like Fran
Lebowitz.
* Born of the River: The Colorado and the LCRA by Turk Pipkin. Pipkin’s
fine hand at editing photographs and affectionate but not overly sentimental
portraits of those people involved make for interesting reading.
*God Bless John Wayne by Kinky Friedman. God bless Kinky Friedman,
too.
*Pawn to Queen Four by Lars Eighner. Eighner’s memoir of homelessness, Travels with Lizbeth, was another critical success. This is a dishy little
slice o’life book.
* Black Texas Women: 150 Years of Trial and Triumph by Ruthe Winegarten.
A weighty but absorbing and well-documented history from UT Press, who also
brought us the equally fascinating book, The Alamo Remembered: Tejano
Accounts and Perspectives by
Timothy M. Matovina.
* Day Trips Volume 1 by Gerald E. McLeod. The Chronicle‘s
ever-popular column has been condensed into a portable guide, with tours, maps,
and photos. If the bookstore doesn’t have it for sale, the Chronicle
does — call 454-5766 for info.
This article appears in December 22 • 1995 and December 22 • 1995 (Cover).