The Lone Star State is getting a legendary press back.
Penguin Random House announced that it will relaunch Texas Monthly Press with Texas Monthly magazine. The press was initially founded in late 1970s and shuttered in the early 1990s; its authors included Stephen Harrigan, Edwin Shrake, and John Graves.
The new iteration of the press “will publish a defining body of work, both fiction and nonfiction, that reflects the singular mythos of Texas—its people, culture, and history; its heroes and villains; its titanic figures in politics, business, sports, and the arts; its tragedies, intrigues, and aspirations,” Penguin Random House says.
It will launch in fall of 2027. The initial titles to be published by the press will include two books by Austin author Harrigan: True to the Union, a sequel to his novel The Gates of the Alamo, and The Bowie Knife That Killed Dracula, a historical fantasy co-written with William Broyles.
The press will also publish the untitled third installment in Elizabeth Crook’s Which Way Tree trilogy, which began with The Which Way Tree and The Madstone, as well as a barbecue guide by Daniel Vaughn, Paula Forbes, and the editors of Texas Monthly.
Also on the inaugural list is Where the River Took Us by Aaron Parsley, which will expand on his Pulitzer Prize–winning Texas Monthly story about his family’s harrowing experience during the July 2025 Central Texas floods that killed at least 139 people.
“Texas Monthly Press is another way for Texas Monthly to bring to readers both near and far the stories of this incomparable and always surprising place,” Ross McCammon, the magazine’s editor-in-chief, said. “I couldn’t be more excited about the books we’ll publish and the audiences we’ll reach.”
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
