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Being Texan by Editors of Texas Monthly

Being Texan

Essays, Recipes, and Advice for the Lone Star Way of Life

Editors of Texas Monthly, Texas Monthly

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 9, 2021

The editors of Texas Monthly explore what it means to be a Texan in this anthology packed with essays, reportage, recipes, and recommendations from their renowned list of contributors.

Southwest U.S. HistorySouthwestern CookingWest South Central Travel (AR, LA, OK, TX)
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Who it’s for
A layered Texas kitchen read, with essays and recipes braided into one voice.
Genres
Southwest U.S. History, Southwestern Cooking, West South Central Travel (AR, LA, OK, TX)
Published
HarperCollins, November 9, 2021

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About this book

The editors of Texas Monthly explore what it means to be a Texan in this anthology packed with essays, reportage, recipes, and recommendations from their renowned list of contributors. Big hats, big trucks, big oil fortunes—Texas clichés all. And while those elements do flourish throughout Texas, they alone hardly define the place.

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The Lone Star State is and has always been a great melting pot, home to sprawling cities, trailblazing innovators, and treasured traditions from all over, many of which become ingrained in popular culture and intertwined with the American ideal. In this collection, the editors of Texas Monthly take stock of their multifaceted, larger-than-life state, including the people, customs, land, culture, and cuisine that have collided and comingled here. Featuring essays, reportage, recipes, and recommendations from the magazine’s legendary roster of contributors, and accompanied by original drawings, Being Texan explores the landscapes that are home to more than 29 million people; the joys and idiosyncrasies of Texan life; underappreciated episodes of Texas history; and distinctive strains of Texan arts and culture. Illuminating, surprising, and entertaining, Being Texan reveals the Lone Star State in all its beauty, vastness, and complexity.

Texan Texture

A layered Texas kitchen read, with essays and recipes braided into one voice.

Come here for

  • essays with recipes in the mix
  • food, habits, and Lone Star texture

Expect

  • cultural context alongside the cooking
  • a sustained, browseable read

Where it sits

Southwestern Cooking80%
Southwest U.S. History38%
West South Central Travel (AR, LA, OK, TX)32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Midwestern Cooking
  • Northwest Cooking
  • Southern Cooking
  • Southwestern Cooking
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  • Western States Cooking
  • Hosting & Entertaining
  • Food Through History
  • Central & South American Cooking
Authors
Editors of Texas Monthly, Texas Monthly
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
November 9, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Midwestern Cooking