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With Debut Novel <i>The Slip</i>, Lucas Schaefer Pens an Austin Epic
With Debut Novel The Slip, Lucas Schaefer Pens an Austin Epic
Local author writes of self-discovery in a changing city

Mattea Gallaway, May 6, 2025

Livra Books Opens in Hyde Park
Livra Books Opens in Hyde Park
Independent shop offers collection of rare books and ephemera

Meher Qazilbash, Oct. 3, 2024

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024
Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024
Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

Amaya Austin, Sept. 19, 2024

Glen Powell Clears His Throat for <i>The Best Man's Ghostwriter</i>
Glen Powell Clears His Throat for The Best Man's Ghostwriter
Austin's movie A-lister on his new Audible audiobook comedy

Richard Whittaker, Sept. 11, 2024

James Wade Brings It Back Home With New Novel <i>Hollow Out the Dark</i>
James Wade Brings It Back Home With New Novel Hollow Out the Dark
Texas writer turns his discerning eye to the tumultuous past

Oscar Rodriguez, Aug. 20, 2024

Austin African American Book Festival Gives Youth Revolutionary Programming
Austin African American Book Festival Gives Youth Revolutionary Programming
The 18th annual AAABF offers youth avenues for expression

Cy White, July 3, 2024

Jeff Nichols on the Tragic Romance of <i>The Bikeriders</i>
Jeff Nichols on the Tragic Romance of The Bikeriders
The Austin filmmaker on finding the right POV for his new film

Richard Whittaker, June 20, 2024

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup
Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup
Full author roster revealed for November fest

Kimberley Jones, Sept. 13, 2023

Austin Author Elizabeth Crook Honored With Texas Writer Award
Austin Author Elizabeth Crook Honored With Texas Writer Award
The Which Way Tree novelist heads to the Texas Book Festival

Richard Whittaker, July 18, 2023

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family
Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family
Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

Wayne Alan Brenner, Nov. 28, 2022

SXSW Announces First 2023 Speakers
SXSW Announces First 2023 Speakers
Olympian and entrepreneur Allyson Felix, Cecile Richards, more

Richard Whittaker, Aug. 30, 2022

Fox Announces <i>Bloom County</i> Animated Series
Fox Announces Bloom County Animated Series
The cartoon strip with Austin roots heads to the small screen

Richard Whittaker, Feb. 18, 2022

DC Features Daniel Johnston’s Artwork on Upcoming Batman Comic
DC Features Daniel Johnston’s Artwork on Upcoming Batman Comic
Up for preorder, Austin Books & Comics offers Johnston covers on March 1

Rachel Rascoe, Feb. 14, 2022

RIP Willie Siros, 1952-2022
RIP Willie Siros, 1952-2022
Local literary lion and SF convention pioneer dead at 69

Richard Whittaker, Jan. 7, 2022

<i>Gastro Obscura</i> Reveals a World of Food-based Weirdness
Gastro Obscura Reveals a World of Food-based Weirdness
The culinaristas of Atlas Obscura debut a brilliant new book

Wayne Alan Brenner, Oct. 12, 2021

The Texas Book Festival Unveils Its List of Participating Authors
The Texas Book Festival Unveils Its List of Participating Authors
In-person and virtual panels and discussions abound

Adrienne Hunter, Sept. 22, 2021

Texas Book Festival Scales Back In-Person Programming
Texas Book Festival Scales Back In-Person Programming
COVID puts the kibosh on State Capitol as a venue

Kimberley Jones, Sept. 13, 2021

Texas Book Festival 2021: First Authors Announced
Texas Book Festival 2021: First Authors Announced
Colson Whitehead, Elizabeth McCracken, Amor Towles lead the list

Robert Faires, July 21, 2021

Jason June's Gay YA Agenda
Jason June's Gay YA Agenda
The author makes a sex-positive, funny, queer addition to the genre

James Scott, June 1, 2021

Texas Book Festival Goes Hybrid in 2021
Texas Book Festival Goes Hybrid in 2021
October fest blends the virtual and a return of live events

Robert Faires, May 17, 2021

Review: <i>You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey</i>
Review: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
UT could learn a lot from these "crazy stories about racism"

Michael King, April 13, 2021

Book Review: <i>I Came As a Shadow</i> by John Thompson
Book Review: I Came As a Shadow by John Thompson
Coach's autobiography is a tale of U.S. sports and U.S. history

Michael King, March 3, 2021

Five Graphic Gift Books For Your Creative Favorites
Five Graphic Gift Books For Your Creative Favorites
Or even for your own holiday-besieged self, right? Potentially?

Wayne Alan Brenner, Dec. 15, 2020

Texas Book Festival 2020: Isabel Wilkerson on <i>Caste</i>
Texas Book Festival 2020: Isabel Wilkerson on Caste
Festival talk highlights structural foundations of U.S. divisions

Michael King, Nov. 17, 2020

<i>The Arrest</i> by Jonathan Lethem
The Arrest by Jonathan Lethem
EXT. RURAL MAINE, POST-COLLAPSE: 3 old pals, one nuclear-powered car

Evan Rodriguez, Nov. 12, 2020

<i>Transcendent Kingdom</i> by Yaa Gyasi
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
A Ghanian American scientist makes findings about herself

Barbara Purcell, Nov. 11, 2020

Texas Book Festival 2020: Meet the Whiting Award Winners in Poetry
Texas Book Festival 2020: Meet the Whiting Award Winners in Poetry
Three emerging literary stars on disturbing the peace

Barbara Purcell, Nov. 10, 2020

Texas Book Festival 2020: Mychal Denzel Smith and Isaac J. Bailey in Conversation
Texas Book Festival 2020: Mychal Denzel Smith and Isaac J. Bailey in Conversation
The two authors discuss Black Americans and life post-America

Evan Rodriguez, Nov. 10, 2020

Texas Book Festival 2020: Mychal Denzel Smith
Texas Book Festival 2020: Mychal Denzel Smith
A conversation with the author of Stakes Is High

Evan Rodriguez, Nov. 4, 2020

Alright, Alright, Alright: <i>Dazed and Confused</i> in Print
Alright, Alright, Alright: Dazed and Confused in Print
AFS celebrates new oral history with virtual signing

Richard Whittaker, Oct. 23, 2020

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