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Enjoy 2026 'Texas Great Reads' by John Erickson
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The Texas Center for the Book has announced its Texas Great Read titles for 2026. Hank the Cowdog #83: The Case of the Poison Toad by John R. Erickson is the 2026 Texas Great Read Youth Selection. Small Town Author, also by Erickson, is the 2026 Texas Great Read Adult Selection. Erickson is the beloved author of the Hank the Cowdog series, which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. They are many young readers’ first chapter books. Small Town Author, published by Texas Tech University Press, is Erickson’s autobiography and shares his journey from the small town to...