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Jann Alexander writes characters who face down their fears. Her novels are as true as fiction gets.

Jann Alexander is the author of THE DUST SERIES, including the historical novel, UNSPOKEN, set in the Texas Panhandle during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression eras, and her first book in The Dust Series. Her second novel, VACANCY, the next book in The Dust Series, releases Sept. 24, 2026.

Jann is also a public speaker on Texas history. She writes on all things creative in her blog, Pairings. She's been a central Texas resident since 2004, and is the creator of the Vanishing Austin photography series. As a former art director for DC-area ad agencies, corporations, and magazines, and a painter, photographer, and art gallery owner, creativity is ...more

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	Unspoken: Secrets and Survival in the Texas Dust Bowl (The Dust Series Book 1) 4.50 avg rating — 216 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vacancy: Secrets and Second Chances in Small-Town Texas (The Dust Series Book 2) 4.75 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2026 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Secret Weapon Historical Authors Use Is a 'Nonprofit Library for the Intellectually Curious' — and You Can Use It, Too

Here's how you can use "the nonprofit library for the intellectually curious" to get the same history buzz that authors do.

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Getting it Right: A Psychological Thriller

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From the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 to Georgia’s Antebellum South in the 1820s, Marie W. Watts traces and imagines her own ancestors’ journeys of survival, shadowed by the original sin of forbidden love, and eventually forced to make moral choi ...more
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As a fan of Releasing the Reins and its moody atmospheric storyline, I couldn’t wait to read Catherine Matthews’ new novel in the Tundra Secrets series. Termination Dust layered on with a twisty tale that raised the stakes with two motherless adult s ...more
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David Lane Williams forges an instantly likeable, genuine character to lead The Shadow Box, the first novel in his new crime thriller series. Police detective Ro Luna is decent-minded, wounded in heart (and later in body), whose work ethic is dogged ...more
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“Which is worse, she thinks, waiting for the sting, or the sting itself?”
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“If he had never created Wonder Woman, William Moulton Marston would be remembered for this experiment. He invented the lie detector test. A century on, it’s still in use. It’s also all over Wonder Woman.”
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