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I wear entirely too many hats. A full plate of life’s dreams and aspirations coming to fruition by way of my perpetually increasing to-do list coupled with an occasional OCD flare-up creates a perfect storm for me as I try to navigate this wooly world. Read More | Comment »

Bedside Manner 11:48AM Mon. Feb. 20, Jessi Cape

Gaga Over Guzu

Tokidoki! Crappy Cats! Plushy internal organs! Darwyn Cooke's Parker adaptations! Coffee table art books by Shepard Fairey and Gary Baseman! Issues of Juxtapoz! Skateboard art! Art art!! Art art by Austin artists!! As if you needed more ways for Austin Books & Comics to part you and your hard-earned cash … now comes Guzu!!! Read More | Comment »

Graphic Novels 1:10PM Fri. Feb. 10, Robert Faires

Film Flam

It sounds like the unpromising lead up to a punchline: What do you get when you combine a poet, a screenwriter, a novelist... and the Super Bowl? Read More | Comment »

News/Print 2:39PM Wed. Feb. 8, Kimberley Jones

Bedside Manner: Into the Unknown (With a Slight Detour to New York)

"Adventure ho!" might as well be my running theme these days. It follows me from page to screen to life and back again, and though I write about it occasionally, others write of it better than I. My adventures pale in comparison. Read More | Comment »

Bedside Manner 9:10AM Mon. Feb. 6, Marc Savlov

World Book Night Doesn't Happen Overnight, You Know

World Book Night, a UK initiative that's now including our side of the pond, isn't happening until April, but it's time to start planning in our part of the world this Monday at BookPeople. Read More | Comment »

News/Print 4:58PM Fri. Jan. 27, Kimberley Jones

Mark Strand on UT Campus Tonight

Mark Strand, one of the greats of contemporary poetry, kicks off the Michener Center for Writers' spring reading series tonight. Read More | Comment »

Readings 11:11AM Thu. Jan. 26, Kimberley Jones

Ben Marcus at BookPeople

Did the best book of 2012 already come out? Read More | Comment »

Readings 7:17PM Mon. Jan. 23, Kimberley Jones

Bedside Manner: The Never-Ending Battle

A grinning Superman statue stands watch on my bedside table, and I figure that grin across his invulnerable mug comes from seeing me locked in my own never-ending battle: to reduce the stack of reading matter that's perpetually replenishing itself in the manner of a Hydra. I finish one book, and two more pop up to take its place. Read More | Comment »

Bedside Manner 10:52AM Mon. Jan. 23, Robert Faires

AC Short Story Contest Update

The ten finalists for our 20th annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest have been selected and contacted. Read More | Comment »

News/Print 4:45PM Wed. Jan. 18, Kimberley Jones

'Chron' House Poet S.E. Smith Storms Radio Waves & Watering Holes

If you're a regular reader of the Chronicle, then you've enjoyed both Sarah Smith's proofreading prowess and her insightful pieces on authors like Alan Hollinghurst. But Smith has this whole other life, too, as an award-winning poet and fiction writer, and did we mention the publication of her first book is just around the bend? Read More | Comment »

Readings 3:09PM Fri. Jan. 13, Kimberley Jones

The Austin Book, Paper, & Photo Show

Used, rare, and collectible books enthusiasts will have two days to thumb (gently!) through the wares displayed at this weekend's annual Austin Book, Paper, & Photo Show. Read More | Comment »

News/Print 3:03PM Fri. Jan. 13, Kimberley Jones

Ode to the FAB

Every time I come to New Orleans I have to go to Faubourg Marigny Art & Books (hereafter FAB) on 600 Frenchmen, just past the border of the French Quarter. It’s a used bookstore, already a win in the Andyverse, but it also holds videos, art, archives of newspapers, porny magazines and all kinds of dusty trinket. And there’s no price tag – on anything. Read More | Comment »

News/Print 10:30AM Fri. Jan. 13, Andy Campbell

What To Do After SXSW

So, after all that, what do we think of David Foster Wallace now? Wait, did I just imitate, albeit feebly, the way he wrote? And did I just do it again, with that second question? Read More | Comment »

News/Print 9:53PM Thu. Jan. 12, Cindy Widner

And It's Burns, Burns, Burns …


There's an old Gahan Wilson cartoon
about some Scotsmen gathering on a hillside
to "watch the wild haggis romp," y'know? Read More | Comment »

Readings 4:16PM Wed. Jan. 11, Wayne Alan Brenner

Bedside Manner: Soi Cowboy Mouth

Nothing at all like a Gormenghastian tower
there on the bedside table. Read More | Comment »

Bedside Manner 9:30AM Mon. Jan. 9, BRNNR

American Short Fiction's Long To-Do List

American Short Fiction editor Jill Meyers recently dropped us a line about what's happening in ASF's near future, and goodness, it's a full slate. Read More | Comment »

News/Print 3:04PM Thu. Jan. 5, Kimberley Jones

Get Smart

The holidays are typically a time for making some pretty dumb decisions, so January marks an excellent month to devote yourself to smart thinking. Enter University of Texas psychologist Art Markman. Read More | Comment »

Readings 11:41AM Wed. Jan. 4, Kimberley Jones

Locally developed interactive comic ready for download
 

A Tease of 'Redemption'

Local development house GameSalad let us get our hands on their new creation Redemption: The Challenge back in November at Wizard World Austin Comic Con. Now the first teaser for the supernaturally-themed interactive graphic novel is available for download. Read More | Comment »

Graphic Novels 3:51PM Tue. Dec. 27, 2011, Richard Whittaker

"Minerva's Wreck" Sticks the Landing

Damn, Mr. Brenner. We've really outdone ourselves, now haven't we? Read More | Comment »

Local Literati 5:18PM Mon. Dec. 19, 2011, Cindy Widner

Netflix Eyes Austin Duo’s Project

Well, this is exciting: Deadline Hollywood reported today that Netflix is thisclose to finalizing a deal with Gaumont International Television to produce a 13-episode series of Hemlock Grove from Austin-based screenwriting partners Brian McGreevy and Lee Shipman. Read More | Comment »

Fiction 11:58PM Mon. Dec. 12, 2011, Kimberley Jones

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