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The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State
This companion to Wright's The Looming Tower offers more insight into the radical transformation of the Middle East
Reviewed by Michael King, Arts, Nov. 3, 2016
The Wangs vs. the World
Chang's alternately humorous and poignant novel explores what it means to be American when the notion of America wears away
Reviewed by Melanie Haupt, Arts, Nov. 3, 2016
Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth
Part memoir, part call to action, Alexander's book makes an effective case for caring for our world
Reviewed by Jessi Cape, Arts, Nov. 3, 2016
Sweetbitter
Danler makes fusion cuisine of the kitchen confidential genre and a naif-in-the-city tale and reaps the rewards of both
Reviewed by Kimberley Jones, Arts, Nov. 3, 2016
A Gentleman in Moscow
With literary sleight of hand, Amor Towles takes an epic tale of Russia and finesses it into a charming romp
Reviewed by Kimberley Jones, Arts, Nov. 3, 2016
Today Will Be Different
The novel fuses absurd comedy and heart into a story that is compulsively readable and surprisingly resonant
Reviewed by Adrienne Martini, Arts, Nov. 3, 2016
On Bowie
Quickie Bowie bio and slim fanboy volume shades somewhat heroic
Reviewed by Bryan Rolli, Music, Aug. 11, 2016
Good as Gone: A Novel of Suspense
Amy Gentry's page-turning thriller is set apart by its realistic and empathetic portrayal of abuse victims and their families
Reviewed by Jessi Cape, Arts, Jul. 21, 2016
Let's Go to Hell: Scattered Memories of the Butthole Surfers
James Burns
Reviewed by Kevin Curtin, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Texas Jailhouse Music: A Prison Band History
Caroline Gnagy
Reviewed by Alejandra Ramirez, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Kent Finlay, Dreamer: The Musical Legacy Behind Cheatham Street Warehouse
Brian T. Atkinson & Jenni Finlay
Reviewed by Doug Freeman, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Prince: The Man and His Music
Matt Thorne
Reviewed by Neph Basedow, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
James McBride
Reviewed by Thomas Fawcett, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk
John Doe and Tom DeSavia
Reviewed by Tim Stegall, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories
NOFX and Jeff Alulis
Reviewed by Tim Stegall, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Living Like a Runaway
Lita Ford
Reviewed by Raoul Hernandez, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Stick It! My Life of Sex, Drums, and Rock & Roll
Carmine Appice and Ian Gittins
Reviewed by Richard Whittaker, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Terminated for Reasons of Taste
Chuck Eddy
Reviewed by Libby Webster, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Don't All Thank Me at Once: The Lost Pop Genius of Scott Miller
Brett Milano
Reviewed by Michael Toland, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Small Town Talk: Bob Dylan, the Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix & Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock
Barney Hoskyns
Reviewed by Jim Caligiuri, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Country Boys and Redneck Women
Diane Pecknold & Kristine M. McCusker
Reviewed by Abby Johnston, Music, Jun. 16, 2016
Dark Run
Summer reading recommendations that will take you out of this world
Reviewed by Rosalind Faires, Arts, Jun. 16, 2016
Arabella of Mars
David D. Levine
Reviewed by Adrienne Martini, Arts, Jun. 16, 2016
Arcadia: A Novel
Iain Pears
Reviewed by Rosalind Faires, Arts, Jun. 16, 2016
The Winged Histories
Sofia Samatar
Reviewed by Jessi Cape, Arts, Jun. 16, 2016
Sheet Music: Waylon & The Grand Tour
Shooter Jennings' brother Terry delves into pop's big britches & Ol' Possum – blisters, warts, scars, et al.
Reviewed by Tim Stegall, Music, May. 26, 2016
Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
'Mats 'tude – definitive
Reviewed by Neph Basedow, Music, Mar. 31, 2016
Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s
Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history Satanic Panic revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria Kier-La Janisse and Paul Corupe's superb history revives the Eighties in all its fearful hysteria
Reviewed by Marc Savlov, Arts, Mar. 10, 2016
Pleasantville
Investigating the latest "persons of interest" in Texas' literary crime scene
Reviewed by Molly Odintz, Arts, Feb. 25, 2016
The Do-Right
Lisa Sandlin
Reviewed by Rosalind Faires, Arts, Feb. 25, 2016
Stillwater: A Jack McBride Mystery
Melissa Lenhardt
Reviewed by Jessi Cape, Arts, Feb. 25, 2016
Sunset City
Melissa Ginsburg
Reviewed by Molly Odintz, Arts, Feb. 25, 2016
Love Notes From the Bear
Austin's big brown bear of a singer-songwriter-Stratocaster, Jon Dee Graham, doodles his wife, real-life concerns, and ardor
Reviewed by Raoul Hernandez, Music, Feb. 11, 2016
The Sherlock Holmes Book
This encyclopedic overview of all things Holmesian will add a literary elegance to your coffee table
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Arts, Dec. 23, 2015
Sherlock Chronicles
A look behind the scenes of the BBC series Sherlock is informative, if not intimate
Reviewed by Rosalind Faires, Arts, Dec. 23, 2015
Mycroft Holmes
This adventure of the Great Detective's brother as a young man is a fine addition to the canon
Reviewed by Molly Odnitz, Arts, Dec. 23, 2015
The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories
A stupendous survey of Sherlockian parodies and pastiches from 1890 to the present
Reviewed by Robert Faires, Arts, Dec. 23, 2015
A Life ... Well, Lived
A redneck mother's recollections – those that remain
Reviewed by Doug Freeman, Music, Dec. 10, 2015
Weird Yet Strange: Notes From an Austin Music Artist
Vaunted Austin artist writes beyond his own posters
Reviewed by Tim Stegall, Music, Dec. 10, 2015
Austin City Limits: A Monument to Music
Four decades of ACL tapings told in (mostly) pictures
