Here are a few books Houstonist thinks your friends and family won't use for doorstops (that's the fruitcake, right?). Everyone likes a good read, or at least a smart-looking book to sit on the nightstand. Give these a try. And shop at your local independent bookstore -- they can give you even more recommendations, and probably a good cup of coffee as well. Fun, mostly fiction books for people who are... Houstonians and/or architecture......

Win them before you can buy them! Crap. Everything we come up with sounds like a bad radio line. So, to get to the point: It was announced today that The Killers will be coming to Houston (Reliant Arena) on September 15th. The tickets go on sale this Saturday. However, Houstonist was able to get our hands on a couple of pair of tickets. Being the nice guys and gals we are, we’re going to......