May is Texas Writers Month! First celebrated in 1994, Texas Writers Month was created to promote and support literary talent across the Lone Star State. Join us in celebrating the gifted authors contributing to Texas’s literary legacy.

Check out some of our favorite Texas authors to add to your bookshelf:

The Call of Wonder
By Brian Cranley

San Antonio native Brian Cranley has always been fascinated by the intersection of God and “the real world.” This fascination led him to complete his Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical engineering from Texas A&M University and his Master of Divinity and Theology from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. In his new book, The Call of Wonder, he guides readers to rediscover the connection between scientific discovery and a passion for faith. The Call of Wonder will be published on August 5, 2025.

You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story That Never Happened
By Amy Daughters

Amy Daughters is a native Houstonian and a graduate of Texas Tech University. In her book You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story That Never Happened, Daughters blends the perfect amount of humor and humanity to explore themes of memory, aging, and reconciling with your past.

The Editors
By Stephen Harrison

Stephen Harrison is a University of Texas at Austin graduate who is based in Dallas and works as an author and tech lawyer. He is an accomplished writer, having had numerous fiction and nonfiction pieces published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, WIRED, and Slate magazine. His new book, The Editors, is a revealing thriller about the power of information in the digital age.

The IVF Blueprint: Everything You Need to Know About In Vitro Fertilization, Egg Freezing, and Embryo Transfer
By Dr. Susan Hudson

Susan Hudson, MD, earned her Bachelor of Science and medical degree at Texas A&M University and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Scott & White in Temple, Texas. She opened her own practice in New Braunfels, where she now works as a fertility specialist and serves as medical director for an Ovation-network andrology lab within her clinic. Her book The IVF Blueprint (co-authored with Abby Eblen, MD, MSHS, and Carrie Bedient, MD) explores the latest science behind IVF and debunks misinformation and myths about the treatment process. The IVF Blueprint will be published on September 23, 2025.

Sunrise: Life After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Healing Journey in Surviving TBI, an Empowering True Story
By Kristin Abello

Kristin Abello is an author, philanthropist, and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivor from Houston. In 2021, Abello released her memoir Sunrise: Life After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Healing Journey in Surviving TBI, an Empowering True Story. Sunrise is the story of her fight for survival and how the outpouring of love and support from her community was foundational to her miraculous recovery.

Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land
By Rachel Cockerell

In her memoir, Cockerell explores David Jochelmann, her great-great-grandfather, and his role in forming the Galveston Movement, an often overlooked moment in history when ten thousand Jews fled to Texas in the years before World War I. Letters, interviews, and diaries in Melting Point compose Cockerell’s family history across three countries, two world wars, and some of the most pivotal moments in history. Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land was named A New York Times Most Anticipated Book and was longlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.

Detour Texas

By Raegan Scharfetter

Detour Texas is scheduled to be published on June 10, 2025. Although occasionally long and roughly paved, roads less traveled reveal cultural gems in every region of the state. From the peaks of the Guadalupe Mountains to the valleys of the Rio Grande, find the best food you’ve ever indulged in, the kindest people you’ve ever met and stories that’ll last a lifetime. Make time for Texas’s wineries and historic churches. Explore true crime and paleontology specific excursions, and relish natural wonders and landmarks of human ingenuity. Author Raegan Scharfetter leads a tour through some of the most rewarding destinations in the Lone Star State.

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Sarah Bell is the publicity intern for PR by the Book. She is a writer and editor who enjoys covering local entertainment and literary events. She is currently a student at the University of Georgia studying literature and media studies, with hopes to pursue a career in publishing.

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