Mr. Texas

"It ain’t bragging if it’s true: Everything’s bigger down here in Texas. (Pipe down, Alaska, we don’t want to hear it.) That includes political dysfunction, as veteran Texas author Lawrence Wright knows well. His new novel follows Sonny Lamb, a hapless cattle rancher recruited by Texas Republicans to run for the state legislature after the Democratic incumbent dies. He’s elected and soon finds himself resisting his party’s attempts to control him. It’s sharp, warmhearted and funny as hell – if only the late Molly Ivins were around to enjoy it."