Young Claus
Charming tale of Santa before he was so jolly and round
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Katherine McNevins, Arts, Dec. 21, 2023
Unheard Witness
The untold story of Charles Whitman’s wife is one of domestic violence red flags
Katherine McNevins, Arts, Nov. 16, 2023
Mr. Texas
Lawrence Wright’s newest novel isn’t just Mr. Smith Goes to Austin
Jay Trachtenberg, Arts, Nov. 9, 2023
The Year That Broke Politics
How the 1968 election became a preview of our modern political mayhem
Jay Trachtenberg, Arts, Oct. 26, 2023
Hope and Hard Truth: A Life in Texas Politics
Life beyond the governor’s office with Ann Richards’ chief aide
Michael King, Arts, Sept. 1, 2022
Ronnie Earle, Gangbuster
Jesse Sublett revisits Austin’s criminal past in Last Gangster in Austin
Jay Trachtenberg, Arts, June 9, 2022
Inside the Seventies Weed Business in Wild Times in Old Austin
Dazed, confused, and profitable
Jay Trachtenberg, Arts, June 9, 2022
Romance and Petty Theft in Community Klepto
Author Kelly I. Hitchcock steals your heart away
Jasmine Lane, Arts, June 9, 2022
Before Stonewall
The short stories in this collection from Austin's Awst Press simmer with queer rage, grief, and longing
Rosalind Faires, Arts, June 24, 2021
The Plague Year: America in the Time of Covid
In his account of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the New Yorker writer reports the killers are off the leash
Michael King, Arts, June 3, 2021
One Last Stop Is an Electrifying Queer Timeslip Romance
The author of Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston, unveils her second novel
Rosalind Faires, Arts, June 3, 2021
Far From Respectable: Dave Hickey and His Art
In this new book, the iconoclastic art critic gets the respect he deserves
Barbara Purcell, Arts, May 27, 2021
Paris Without Her: A Memoir
In his latest book, the Austin author walks through the City of Light to find a new life after his wife's death
Robert Faires, Arts, May 20, 2021
The Hunting Wives
When the Austin author leads you into the Piney Woods for her new thriller, the trip is sultry and surprising
Rosalind Faires, Arts, May 13, 2021
Carrie Fountain's Third Collection of Poetry Illuminates the Day-to-Day
The Austin author lives The Life
Rosalind Faires, Arts, May 6, 2021
The Swallowed Man
The Austin author's rich and strange take on Pinocchio has Geppetto tell the story from the belly of the giant fish
Robert Faires, Arts, Feb. 4, 2021
The Zealot and the Emancipator by H.W. Brands
This history by the UT professor offers a new look at John Brown and Abraham Lincoln: side by side
Robert Faires, Arts, Dec. 23, 2020
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
In her second book, the author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines and breaks down the unacknowledged social structure baked into our country
Rosalind Faires, Arts, Nov. 12, 2020
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
Kevin Kwan offers another gloriously satirical and sharp sociological take on the insular lives of the untouchably rich
Barbara Purcell, Arts, Nov. 5, 2020
Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
In her book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet is a daughter who returns to her mother's crime scene to reclaim herself
Barbara Purcell, Arts, Nov. 5, 2020
Running by Natalia Sylvester
Natalia Sylvester’s YA debut makes the political personal
Rosalind Faires, Arts, Oct. 29, 2020
Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas
Sherry Thomas' fifth outing in the Lady Sherlock series is as fascinating and feminist as ever
Arts, Oct. 8, 2020
Good Citizens Need Not Fear by Maria Reva
Anything can happen in the wonderfully weird Ukraine of this short story collection
Robert Faires, Arts, Sept. 3, 2020
Hezada! I Miss You by Erin Pringle
Erin Pringle's debut novel is a circus of grief
Cat McCarrey, Arts, March 5, 2020
Me & Mr. Cigar
Butthole Surfers singer Gibby Haynes debuts a deeply weird and wonderful young adult novel.
Alyssa Quiles, Music, Feb. 20, 2020
The Teacher
This prize-winning novel's tale of a student piecing together the hidden life of her teacher, a Holocaust survivor who killed herself, is haunting
Jay Trachtenberg, Arts, Feb. 13, 2020
The Messenger: The Songwriting Legacy of Ray Wylie Hubbard
Doug Freeman, Music, Dec. 5, 2019
Rabbit's Blues: The Life and Music of Johnny Hodges
Jay Trachtenberg, Music, Dec. 5, 2019
Life Is a Butt Dial: Tales From a Life Among the Tragically Hip
Doug Freeman, Music, Dec. 5, 2019
Revenge of the She-Punks