![]() ![]() Poets, novelists, historians, illustrators, screenwriters, and more-we could’ve populated an entire book festival with this year’s new Texas authors alone.Īuthor John Ericson and late Hank The Cowdog Illustrator Gerald Holmes When we brainstormed the many, many living figures who might represent the wide-ranging literary heritage of Texas, our whiteboard quickly filled with award winners and best-sellers. They’ve included Christine Nix, the first Black female Texas Ranger. Starting with Buffalo Gap chef Tom Perini, we’ve featured 17 Authentic Texans on our covers. Bean after learning he was as talented a painter as a pilot? Who wouldn’t love to go hear Little Joe Hernandez play a set after reading his personal story? ![]() Who wouldn’t be eager to go see Monarch butterflies in migration after hearing about their beauty from former first lady Laura Bush? Who wouldn’t be keen to visit the Wheeler hometown of Apollo astronaut Alan L. Our team decided early on that our way of representing Texas’s places would be through its authentic faces. ![]() ![]() Hank and Drover hitch a ride with Slim as he hits the road looking for a new job ![]()
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