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Short Story Contest Update

After an exhaustive review of the 410 submissions to this year's Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest, we've narrowed the pool to 10 finalists, who were notified of their achievement this morning.

3:45PM Mon. Jan. 21, 2013, Monica Riese Read More | Comment »

Welcome to the X-Men, David Marquez: Hope You Survive the Experience!

Call David Marquez a Marvel zombie, and he'll be pretty happy with it. In two years, he's gone from indie creator to drawing a Fantastic Four graphic novel, handling art duties on Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, and now his three issue run on All-New X-Men begins. With the comic on shelves now, he said, "It's finally starting to feel real."

4:14PM Wed. Jan. 16, 2013, Richard Whittaker Read More | Comment »

The Q&A Hole: What's Your Favorite Book Of All Time?

We don't mean "What's the most important book you've ever read?" – whatever that might suggest. Nor do we mean "Which do you think is the best-written book?"

11:58AM Mon. Jan. 7, 2013, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

TODAY'S EVENTS

On Story Premiere Party & Live Taping

KLRU

Gay Science: The Book Tour at BookWoman

The Prom
at ZACH Theatre

MUSIC | MOVIES | ARTS | COMMUNITY

Say Goodbye to Domy Books, Say Hello to Farewell

Russell Etchen is moving on.

11:13AM Fri. Dec. 21, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

Dig This: Jesse Sublett's Continuing e-Book Adventures

Austin novelist Jesse Sublett first tackled the enhanced e-book market earlier this year, when he reissued his novel Rock Critic Murders digitally via the then-new iBooks Author app.

4:15PM Fri. Nov. 30, 2012, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

A Good Week For Michener Alums

Two graduates of UT’s Michener Center for Writers made the news this week for their novel work.

6:17PM Thu. Sep. 6, 2012, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

Q&A With Author Aaron Teel

A collection of flash fiction stories, Aaron Teel's Shampoo Horns is the winner of the 6th annual Rose Metal Press Chapbook Contest. Its brightness left me seeing spots for days.

11:40AM Fri. Aug. 24, 2012, Jessi Cape Read More | Comment »

Nate Southard's 'Down' Shows Up Like A New Tattoo

He's a horror writer, this Southard.

10:03AM Wed. Jul. 18, 2012, Wayne Alan Brenner Read More | Comment »

The Soul of the Scent

I made it two paragraphs into Austin writer Alyssa Harad’s memoir Coming To My Senses: A Story of Perfume, Pleasure, and an Unlikely Bride (Viking) before I burrowed my nose into my wrist and inhaled deeply, pondering for the first time in years the perfume I’d rotely put on in the morning. Her book is eye-opening, intoxicating stuff.

12:44PM Wed. Jul. 11, 2012, Kimberley Jones Read More | Comment »

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