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Braille Titles Added to the Collection in June 2026

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Adult Fiction

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

BODY IN THE LIBRARY     Christie, Agatha    
BT 0000355

GRAY MOUNTAIN     Grisham, John    
BT 0000340

Historical Fiction

ONE HEART TO WIN     Lindsey, Johanna    
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Religious Fiction

MIRACLE AT THE HIGHER GROUNDS CAFÉ     Lucado, Max    
BT 0000347

Spy Fiction

THEY CAME TO BAGHDAD     Christie, Agatha    
BT 0000348

Adult Non-Fiction

Religion

PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE: WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR?     Warren, Rick    
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Juvenile Fiction

Action and Adventure Fiction

HOW TO BE A PIRATE     Cowell, Cressida    
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HOW TO BETRAY A DRAGON’S HERO     Cowell, Cressida    
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HOW TO BREAK A DRAGON’S HEART     Cowell, Cressida    
BT 0000344

HOW TO RIDE A DRAGON’S STORM     Cowell, Cressida    
BT 0000351

HOW TO SEIZE A DRAGON’S JEWEL     Cowell, Cressida    
BT 0000345

HOW TO SPEAK DRAGONESE     Cowell, Cressida    
BT 0000339

HOW TO STEAL A DRAGON’S SWORD     Cowell, Cressida    
BT 0000352

HOW TO TWIST A DRAGON’S TALE     Cowell, Cressida    
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Large Print Titles Added to the Collection in June 2026

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Adult Fiction

Action and Adventure Fiction

DUNGEON ANARCHIST’S COOKBOOK     Dinniman, Matt    
LB 0015250

GATE OF THE FERAL GODS     Dinniman, Matt    
LB 0015251

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

IRONWOOD: A CATALINA NOVEL     Connelly, Michael    
LB 0015225

Fantasy Fiction

MIDNIGHT TRAIN     Haig, Matt    
LB 0015215

Historical Fiction

LAND: A NOVEL     O’Farrell, Maggie    
LB 0015218

Psychological Fiction

CALLER UNKNOWN: A NOVEL     McAllister, Gillian    
LB 0015227

DEAR DEBBIE     McFadden, Freida    
LB 0015221

ONE DAY YOU WERE MY HUSBAND     Walsh, Rosie    
LB 0015224

Romance Fiction

PHOEBE BERMAN’S GONNA LOSE IT: A NOVEL     Averick, Brooke    
LB 0015220

LOVE BY THE BOOK: A NOVEL      George, Jessica    
LB 0015216

Spy Fiction

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT     Larsen, Ward    
LB 0015226

Adult Non-Fiction

Autobiographies and Biographies

AMERICAN PATRIARCH: THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON     Brands, H. W.    
LB 0015214

Essays

LAND AND ITS PEOPLE     Sedaris, David    
LB 0015217

Literature, Rhetoric, & Criticism

MAKE BELIEVE: ON TELLING STORIES TO CHILDREN     Barnett, Mac    
LB 0015223

Science and Technology

RECLAIMING YOUR LIFE FROM MEDICAL TRAUMA: RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS, FIND TREATMENT THAT WORKS, AND HEAL YOUR BRAIN AND BODY     Jackson, James C.    
LB 0015219

Juvenile Fiction

Animal Fiction

BARNYARD BUDDIES     Higgins, Cam    
LB 0015236

BEACH PAWS     Higgins, Cam    
LB 0015238

FIREWORKS NIGHT     Higgins, Cam    
LB 0015233

HERD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR     Higgins, Cam    
LB 0015232

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS     Higgins, Cam    
LB 0015230

LIFE IS GOOD     Higgins, Cam    
LB 0015235

PUPPY LUCK     Higgins, Cam    
LB 0015237

RAISED IN A BARN     Higgins, Cam    
LB 0015231

SWIMMING HOLE     Higgins, Cam    
LB 0015234

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

NATE THE GREAT AND THE EARTH DAY ROBOT     Sharmat, Andrew    
LB 0015242

NATE THE GREAT AND THE MISSING BIRTHDAY SNAKE     Sharmat, Andrew; Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman    
LB 0015248

NATE THE GREAT AND THE FISHY PRIZE     Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman    
LB 0015243

NATE THE GREAT AND THE LOST LIST     Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman    
LB 0015247

NATE THE GREAT AND THE MONSTER MESS     Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman    
LB 0015245

NATE THE GREAT AND THE PHONY CLUE     Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman    
LB 0015241

NATE THE GREAT AND THE STOLEN BASE     Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman    
LB 0015246

NATE THE GREAT GOES DOWN IN THE DUMPS     Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman    
LB 0015240

NATE THE GREAT GOES UNDERCOVER     Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman    
LB 0015249

NATE THE GREAT AND THE MUSICAL NOTE     Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman; Sharmat, Craig    
LB 0015239

NATE THE GREAT ON THE OWL EXPRESS     Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman; Sharmat, Mitchell    
LB 0015244

Science Fiction

PETE THE CAT AND THE SPACE CHASE     Dean, Kim; Dean, James    
LB 0015222

July 25 Is Parents’ Day

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A family of three including one child and two adults reading a book together.

Parents who share stories shape strong readers. Celebrate Parents’ Day with some Talking Book Program books and magazines in audio, large print, or braille.

From the library:

CRIBSHEET: A DATA-DRIVEN GUIDE TO BETTER, MORE RELAXED PARENTING, FROM BIRTH TO PRESCHOOL (DB 95238) (BR 23249)

LAUGH BOOK: A NEW TREASURY OF HUMOR FOR CHILDREN (DB 26241)

YOU CAN DATE BOYS WHEN YOU’RE FORTY: DAVE BARRY ON PARENTING AND OTHER TOPICS HE KNOWS VERY LITTLE ABOUT (DB 78486) (LB 08341) (BR 20472)

Newly Recorded and Commercial Conversions Added to the Collection in June 2026

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Newly Recorded and Commercial Conversions Added to the Collection in June 2026

Adult Fiction

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

A RISKY UNDERTAKING FOR LORETTA SINGLETARY: A SAMUEL CRADDOCK MYSTERY   Shames, Terry
DBC18810

Fantasy Fiction

THE ALCHEMY OF CHAOS     Maresca, Marshall Ryan
DBC32449

A MURDER OF MAGES           Maresca, Marshall Ryan  
DBC32450

AN IMPORT OF INTRIGUE    Maresca, Marshall Ryan        
DBC32451

Horror and Paranormal Fiction

IN THE MAD MOUNTAINS    Lansdale, Joe R., 1951-
DBC30677

Romance Fiction

A LITTLE CHRISTMAS MATCHMAKING      Brown, Carolyn, 1948-
DBC32455

ARROGANT DEVIL        Grey, R. S.
DBC32446

MR. BIG SHOT    Grey, R. S.
DBC32447

TO HAVE AND TO HATE: AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE NOVEL   Grey, R. S.
DBC32448

BY THE BOOTSTRAPS      Martin, Alexa
DBC32456

Western Fiction

SUNDANCE, BUTCH AND ME: A NOVEL ABOUT ETTA PLACE     Alter, Judy, 1938-
DBC29038

EAGLE PASS        Hart, Matthew S.
DBC28991

Adult Non-Fiction

Science and Technology

OPEN SPACE: FROM EARTH TO ETERNITY–THE GLOBAL RACE TO EXPLORE AND CONQUER THE COSMOS     Ariosto, David
DBC32434

Juvenile Fiction

Western Fiction

RANCHING AND LIVESTOCK         Erickson, John R., 1943-
DBC30517

Young Adult Fiction

Detective and Mystery Fiction and Thrillers

THE INSOMNIACS        Weisenberg, Marit
DBC32453

THIS GOLDEN STATE     Weisenberg, Marit
DBC32454

July 16 Is Disability Awareness Day

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The Texas Talking Book Program makes sure everyone has access to books, so that all may read. If you are looking for disability support for you or for a loved one, please contact TBP’s Disability Information and Referral Center at 1-800-252-9605. Explore materials available for check-out from our collection:

From the library:

DEMYSTIFYING DISABILITY: WHAT TO KNOW, WHAT TO SAY, AND HOW TO BE AN ALLY (DB 105481) (BR 23987)

DISABILITY AWARENESS–DO IT RIGHT! YOUR ALL-IN-ONE HOW-TO GUIDE: TIPS, TECHNIQUES, AND HANDOUTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL AWARENESS DAY (DB 64616) (BR 17395)

JUST ASK!: BE DIFFERENT, BE BRAVE, BE YOU (DB 97234) (BR 22864)

2026 Pulitzer Prize Finalists and Winners Announced

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The Pulitzer Prize is a prestigious award recognizing excellence in journalism, literature, and musical composition. Administered annually by Columbia University since 1917, the literature awards honor books written by an American author in seven areas including: Fiction, History, Biography, Memoir or Autobiography, and general nonfiction.

For more information check out the Pulitzer Prize website.

Here are the Pulitzer Prize finalists and winners (in bold) in the TBP collection.

Fiction

ANGEL DOWN by Daniel Kraus (DB 131910, LB 0009116)
AUDITION by Katie Kitamura (DB 128873)
STAG DANCE by Torrey Peters (DB 128449)

History

KING OF KINGS: THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION: A STORY OF HUBRIS, DELUSION, AND CATASTROPHIC MISCALCULATION by Scott Anderson (DB 131982)
WE THE PEOPLE: A HISTORY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION by Jill Lepore (DB 133309)

Biography

PRIDE AND PLEASURE: THE SCHUYLER SISTERS IN AN AGE OF REVOLUTION by Amanda Vaill (DB 133023)

Memoir or Autobiography

BIBLIOPHOBIA by Sarah Chihaya (DB 128936)
CLAM DOWN by Anelise Chen (DB 130248)
I’LL TELL YOU WHEN I’M HOME by Hala Alyan (DB 132033)
THINGS IN NATURE MERELY GROW by Yiyun Li (DB 130140)

General Nonfiction

FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE GRANDMOTHERS WHO FOUGHT TO FIND A STOLEN GENERATION OF CHILDREN by Haley Cohen Gilliland (DB 132040)
MOTHER EMANUEL: TWO CENTURIES OF RACE, RESISTANCE, AND FORGIVENESS IN ONE CHARLESTON CHURCH by Kevin Sack (DB 130279)
THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US: WORKING AND HOMELESS IN AMERICA by Brian Goldstone (DB 128877)

June 21-24 Is Helen Keller Deafblind Awareness Week

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Helen Keller not only learned to communicate while being deafblind but also wrote books! Take some time to learn more about her and explore her story in her own words with the Talking Book Program.

From the library:

STORY OF MY LIFE (DB55883) (LB 06945) (BR 14704)

HELEN KELLER: A LIFE (DB48038) (BR 12198)

June 21 Is Father’s Day

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Dads who share stories build strong futures. Happy Father’s Day to all those wonderful dads. Explore some #FathersDay titles in the Talking Book Program collection!

From the library:

DAD JOKES: THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE TERRIBLE (DB 96807)

DADITUDE: THE JOYS AND ABSURDITIES OF MODERN FATHERHOOD (DB 91156)

EXPECTANT FATHER: FACTS, TIPS, AND ADVICE FOR DADS-TO-BE (DB 66639) (BR 18092)

June 19 Is Juneteenth/Emancipation Day

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Freedom celebrated, history remembered. Here are some of the Talking Book Program’s accessible books to read today in honor of Juneteenth.

From the library:

HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH: A HISTORY BOOK FOR NEW READERS (DB 127602)

OPAL LEE AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE FREE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE GRANDMOTHER OF JUNETEENTH (DBC 26479) (LB 0000359)

THEY BUILT ME FOR FREEDOM: THE STORY OF JUNETEENTH AND HOUSTON’S EMANCIPATION PARK (DB 121798)