I’ve started to become more of an avid reader over the last few years. Today, it’s mostly Texas nonfiction, but I like the occasional novel. My favorite authors include John Steinbeck, Hunter S. Thompson, Anthony Bourdain, and Stephen King. Check out my reading list!
Currently Reading
Caddos, Cotton, and Cowboys: Essays on Arlington
by O.K. Carter
2022
Full Dark, No Stars
by Stephen King
Later
by Stephen King
In the Weeds: Around the World and Behind the Scenes with Anthony Bourdain
by Tom Vitale
Bone in the Throat
by Anthony Bourdain
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
2021
The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld
by Herbert Asbury
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived The Great American Dust Bowl
by Timothy Egan
The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral – And How It Changed the American West
by Jeff Guinn
Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde
by Jeff Guinn
Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
by Anthony Bourdain
Ramblings of a Country Doctor: an Informal Autobiography
by Zack Bobo
Legendary Locals of Arlington
by Lea Worcester and Evelyn Barker
Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan
by Alan Paul and Andy Aledort
Thurber, Texas: The Life and Death of a Company Coal Town
by John S. Spratt, Sr.
Lost Fort Worth
by Mike Nichols
Fort Worth & Tarrant County: an Historical Guide
by Carol Roark
Hell’s Half Acre: The Life and Legend of a Red Light District
by Richard F. Selcer
Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd
by Mark Blake
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
by John Steinbeck
Top O’ Hill Terrace
by Vickie Bryant
Unexpected Texas
by Tui Snider
North Texas Beer: A Full-Bodied History of Brewing in Dallas, Fort Worth and Beyond
by Paul Hightower & Brian L. Brown
On Writing: a Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King
Once There Was a War
by John Steinbeck
Caddos, Cotton, and Cowboys: Essays on Arlington
by O.K. Carter
Arlington
by Evelyn Barker and Lea Worcester
Friendship: Solid as a Rock (Arlington, Texas & BK, Germany – Sister Cities since 1951)
by Hanns Friedrich
2020
El Jefe: The Stalking of Chapo Guzmán
by Alan Feuer
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
by Hunter S. Thompson
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson
by Jann Wenner and Corey Seymour
Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend
by Karen Blumenthal
The Dark Side of the Moon: The Making of Pink Floyd’s Masterpiece
by John Harris
Haunted Granbury
by Brandy Herr
Ghost Stories of Texas
by Jo-Anne Christensen
Paranormal Texas
by Tui Snider
100 Things To Do in Dallas / Fort Worth Before You Die
by Tui Snider
Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
by Alfred Lansing
A Cook’s Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal
by Anthony Bourdain
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
by Anthony Bourdain
Walking: One Step At a Time
by Erling Kagge
Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
by Brian Tracy
Pint-sized Ireland: In Search of the Perfect Guinness
by Evan McHugh
Guinness: An Official Celebration of 250 Remarkable Years
by Paul Hartley
Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga
by Hunter S. Thompson
The Pocket Guide to Action: 116 Meditations on the Art of Doing
by Kyle Eschenroeder
Six Flags Over Texas: The First Fifty Years
by Davis G.McCown
The Grapes of Wrath
by John Steinbeck
2019
Arlington
by Evelyn Barker and Lea Worcester
Get Jiro!
by Anthony Bourdain
The Pearl
by John Steinbeck
Disgraceland – Musicians Getting Away with Murder and Behaving Very Badly
by Jake Brennan
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
by Mark Manson
The Shining
by Stephen King
The Institute
by Stephen King
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
by Hunter S. Thompson
The Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary
edited by Carol Serling
Blockade Billy
by Stephen King
Howard Comes Again
by Howard Stern
Jason S. Sullivan 