Booksology 
God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State by Lawrence Wright
About this book: This is mixed nonfiction, combining reportage, history, and memoir to tell the story of a state often featured in the news that goes far beyond the headlines.
About adaptation: The book was the inspiration for a three-part documentary series that also blends reporting, history, and memoir. Each part features a different director’s voice looking at the complexities of Texas. In Hometown Prison, Richard Linklater focuses on the current state of Texas’ death penalty and prison-industrial complex. In The Price of Oil, Alex Stapleton focuses on the Gulf Coast oil and gas industry and its impact on Black communities. In “La Frontera,” Iliana Sosa focuses on the border between Mexico and the United States. Although both the book and the documentary are about one state and its complexities, its policies can be felt across the country.
The reasons behind this adaptation are as follows. Keep a good story alive: make it God save Texas
Watch the trailer on YouTube.
