5 Local Books to Gift Bibliophiles this Winter

By Darcie Duttweiler and Carrie Crowe

If they dream of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in a home library to rival the one in Beauty and the Beast, they can obviously use more books. Head to BookPeople and pick up some tomes from famous ATX writers or intriguing non-fiction reads on a plethora of interesting topics.

1. Ellsworth Kelly: Austin

($50), bookpeople.com

No matter if they’ve seen the Ellsworth Kelly Blanton Museum of Art’s installation in person or not, the beauty and majestic use of color is bound to amaze them on the pages. Photo courtesy of the Blanton Museum of Art.

2. The Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America’s First Serial Killer

($18), bookpeople.com

3. God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State

($16.95), bookpeople.com

4. The Souvenir Museum: Stories

($26.99), bookpeople.com

5. Invisible in Austin: Life and Labor in an American City

($24.95), bookpeople.com

The capital city is one of America’s most economically segregated cities, and this important sociological study explores the lives of those working at the bottom of the social order, including house cleaners, cooks, cab drivers and more.

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