Top Fiction of 2020 for the Angry Girls
Rosalind Faires chooses several tales of righteous indignation
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Arts, Dec. 17, 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
Arts, Nov. 12, 2020
Running by Natalia Sylvester
Natalia Sylvester’s YA debut makes the political personal
Arts, Oct. 29, 2020
Horton Foote: The Road to Home Takes the Writer Back to His Roots
From small town Texas to Pulitzer Prize at the Austin Film Festival
Screens, Oct. 15, 2020
A Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir by Edie Windsor
The life of a same-sex marriage hero sparkles in this collaborative memoir
Arts, Jan. 9, 2020
Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
Sixties Baltimore is unveiled in this new crime novel
Arts, Jan. 3, 2020
Rosalind Faires' Top 10 Fiction Books of 2019
Here’s to a year of rollicking adventures, laughing, weeping, and rooting for those crazy kids to wind up together in the end
Arts, Dec. 19, 2019
LGBTQIA+ at TBF: Finding Their Power
Two authors mine the past for tales of queer sisterhood
Arts, Oct. 28, 2019
Festival 2019: Modern Royalty in Romance
Casey McQuiston and Jasmine Guillory reign over rom-coms
Arts, Oct. 28, 2019
The Highs and Lows of Houston Life in Lot: Stories
Bryan Washington depicts residents with warmth and discernment as they live, fight, work, and love in a city that can be both a home and a challenge
Arts, Oct. 24, 2019
Book Review: Mostly Dead Things
A taxidermist’s family grieves and grows in Kristen Arnett’s debut
Arts, Oct. 23, 2019
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
Who runs the world? Secretaries, spies, and survivors in Lara Prescott's debut novel
Arts, Sept. 12, 2019
The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
The McElroys' hit RPG podcast-turned-comic earns its exclamation mark
Arts, Aug. 8, 2019
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
Casey Cep solves the mystery of the true crime book that Harper Lee never wrote
Arts, July 18, 2019
Uncorking the Podcast Wine & Crime
Amanda Jacobson pairs vino reviews with different varietals of lawbreaking
Arts, July 11, 2019
Author Casey McQuiston Loves Love
The debut writer dreams of queer romance and a bluer Texas
Arts, May 21, 2019
Moontower 2019 Review: Schitt’s Creek: Up Close & Personal
The cult favorite comedy draws back the curtain
Arts, April 30, 2019
Moontower 2019 Review: Jenny Slate
The internet loves Jenny Slate, and so does Austin
Arts, April 30, 2019
Moontower 2019 Review: Ronny Chieng
Daily Show senior correspondent brings polish and fire
Arts, April 30, 2019
Moontower 2019 Review: Nicole Byer
The host of Nailed It – well, you can guess
Arts, April 29, 2019
Moontower Comedy 2019: Joel Kim Booster
The L.A. comic on the politics (and bravery) of being hot
Arts, April 24, 2019
Author, Poet, and Podcast Host Carrie Fountain Isn’t Trying to Trick You
The 2019 Texas Poet Laureate talks shop as she receives two Texas honors
Arts, April 4, 2019
Doug Loves Movies Podcast Recording
Doug Benson and friends give South By a fond, filmic farewell
SXSW, March 18, 2019
Loud Village Live Stand-Up Showcase
L.A. comics offer a tasting menu of approaches to stand-up
SXSW, March 16, 2019
Drag Bingo with Bob the Drag Queen and Manila Luzon
Lip-syncs and glam at the Culture Trip House's Soho in SoCo
SXSW, March 13, 2019
Henry Winkler Acting Workshop
The storied actor schools an audience on authenticity
SXSW, March 11, 2019
Amber Ruffin and Jenny Hagel Present Late Night Trashcan
Late Night with Seth Meyers writers share jokes from the reject pile
SXSW, March 10, 2019
The Night Realm Tavern of Heads Will Roll
Get a sneak peek at Audible original at this Rainey Street activation
SXSW, March 9, 2019
Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken
Bowling is something sacred in Elizabeth McCracken’s multigenerational novel
Arts, Jan. 31, 2019
Last Woman Standing by Amy Gentry
Amy Gentry’s Austin-set second novel is an electric revenge thriller
