So it’s fitting, then, that many books published by Texans or about Texas this year offer challenges and correctives to harmful systems and mythologies. The Observer staff rounded up some of our favorites that we’ve reviewed, excerpted from, or otherwise devoured this year. Some serve as critical history lessons on pivotal moments in state history. And two: Amid everything, 2021 has been a banner year for Texas books. “For anyone who learned history in Texas classrooms, On Juneteenth provides a compelling counter-narrative to familiar stories of the state’s origins,” writes Observer contributor Irene Vázquez.

Source: New York Times December 16, 2021 22:06 UTC