Looking to get lost in a new book? Try one of these local titles!
We asked our readers to tell us their favorite books by Dallas-Fort Worth area authors, and they didn’t disappoint. Responders offered up their favorite fiction and non-fiction books, even throwing in a couple of mouthwatering cookbooks.
Take a look at these reader suggestions for Best Book by a Local Author:
- “Becoming Mrs. Nehemiah: A Woman's Pursuit of Servant Leadership” by Rebecca L. Jordan — Buy
- “Best Body: Pretty Miserable Perfectness” by Jordan Lee Knape — Buy
- “Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk” by Ben Fountain — Buy
- “Blood Profit$: The Lithium Conspiracy” by James N. Patrick Sr. and J. Victor Tomaszek — Buy
- “Blue Suede Shoes” by Deborah Reardon — Buy
- “D: The Cookbook” by D Magazine
- “Entree to Judaism” — Buy and “Entree to Judaism for Families” by Tina Wasserman — Buy
- “Goodnight Cowtown” by Jennifer Gaines Drez — Buy
- “Strike Price” by L.A. Starks — Buy
- “Struck by Living” by Julie Hersh — Buy
- “Success Mapping” by Arlene Johnson — Buy
- “The 50 Best Books on Texas” by A. C. Greene — Buy
- “The Person Called You” by Bill Hendricks — Buy
- “The Texas Holiday Cookbook” by Dotty Griffith — Buy
- “This Land of Strangers: The Relationship Crisis That Imperils Home, Work, Politics, and Faith” by Robert E. Hall — Buy
- “Vintage Pies: Classic American Pies for Today's Home Baker” by Anne Haynie Collins — Buy
- "Wine in my Sippy Cup" by Deborah Dove — Buy