Lawrence Wright’s newest novel, Mr. Texas, revolves around Texas politics and how they relate to our national political conversation, and he knows from where he speaks. Not only is he a native Texan, but he has also written one of the definitive NON fiction books about Texas, (God Save Texas). Both books are insightful, prescient, and, this might surprise you, very funny. Mr. Texas is about modern politics, the price of selling your soul, the importance of Texas politics, how to talk to each other, and whether or not one person can make a difference in this world. Our bookstore this week is Werner Books and Coffee in Erie PA.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

• Mr. Texas by Lawrence Wright
• The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
• Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright
• The End of October by Lawrence Wright
• The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid by Lawrence Wright
• Thirteen Days in September: The Dramatic Story of the Struggle for Peace by Lawrence Wright
• The Terror Years: From Al Qaeda to the Islamic State by Lawrence Wright
• Sheets by Brenna Thummler
• Lights by Brenna Thummler
• Delicates by Brenna Thummler

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