Don Blevins gives intimate accounts of 14 pioneers who wandered the Old West during the 1800s searching for new opportunities in the Lone Star State.

Texas wine writer Wes Marshall put thousands of miles on his car to sample countless glasses of vino at a majority of the 130-plus wineries across the state.

Recounting his life with books, Larry McMurtry's Books: A Memoir chronicles many encounters with eccentric book lovers as well as discovering the occasional 50-cent rare book in used bookstores.