2022 Gulf Coast Reads

Participate in Gulf Coast Reads by Choosing What You Want to Read!

Each year, the Gulf Coast Reads Committee selects books that have broad appeal to adults and young adults, and that encourage dialogue about important issues. For the second year in a row, you, the readers, will decide the Gulf Coast Reads selection.

One vote per person, please. Vote now! Polls close June 6th

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* 1. Which book would you prefer for this year's Gulf Coast Reads?

Lone Stars by Justin Deabler: This generous and epic takes the reader through generations of a singular family, whose loves and losses also tell us a story about America itself.

Forget the Alamo by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson & Jason Stanford : Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head.

On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed: The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth’s integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and Texas native.

2022 Gulf Coast Reads

Participate in Gulf Coast Reads by Choosing What You Want to Read!

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* 1. Which book would you prefer for this year's Gulf Coast Reads?

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* 2. How did you hear about Gulf Coast Reads?