Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
A double murder in an East Texas town draws a black Texas Ranger deep into the shadows of the Piney Woods and the tangled race relations there
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Robert Faires, Arts, July 5, 2018
UT Professor on the Making of Texas Film Epic Giant
Don Graham's Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film
Joe O'Connell, Books, April 12, 2018
Elizabeth Crook’s The Which Way Tree
Chasing revenge on the Texas frontier in this remarkable new novel from the author of Monday, Monday
Robert Faires, Books, March 8, 2018
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
This debut fantasy novel is appealing, in part because it draws on legends of the Arab world for its magic
Elizabeth Cobbe, Arts, March 1, 2018
NY in the Snow
In this gorgeous volume, photographer Vivienne Gucwa documents the Big Apple's yearly transmogrification into a winter wonderland
Wayne Alan Brenner, Books, Jan. 4, 2018
Esther's Follies: The Laughs, the Gossip, and the Story Behind Texas' Most Celebrated Comedy Troupe
In his history of Esther's, author Jesse Sublett follows the flow of four decades of frivolity
Robert Faires, Arts, Nov. 30, 2017
Murder Ballads
This blues-infused crime thriller suggests a number of Dangerous Things to Do Outside Shreveport Until You’re Dead
Wayne Alan Brenner, Arts, Nov. 21, 2017
The Prey of Gods
In a future South Africa, writer Nicky Drayden deftly mixes gods and robots and shows us how they and humans deal with change
Robert Faires, Books, Nov. 9, 2017
Blood Brothers
This book does a superb job of capturing the essence of these two great Americans and their shared love of the American West
Bobby Bridger, Arts, Nov. 2, 2017
A Moonless, Starless Sky
This journalist’s accounts of ordinary people seeking to create good in Africa is challenging, frightening, and powerful
Elizabeth Cobbe, Arts, Nov. 2, 2017
Uncommon Type: Some Stories
A funny and creative short fiction debut that’s strong in portraying male characters but thin where the women are concerned
Elizabeth Banicki, Arts, Nov. 2, 2017
Dinner at the Center of the Earth
A riveting novel in which a Jewish American becomes and Israeli spy and then a traitor to his adopted country
Jay Trachtenberg, Arts, Nov. 2, 2017
Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way
The Parrothead behind the empire
Doug Freeman, Music, July 20, 2017
John Prine Beyond Words
Kevin Curtin, Music, June 15, 2017
Original Gangstas: Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, and the Birth of West Coast Rap
Kahron Spearman, Music, June 15, 2017
Total Chaos: The Story of the Stooges as Told by Iggy Pop
Raoul Hernandez, Music, June 15, 2017
Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol
Tim Stegall, Music, June 15, 2017
All Over the Map, True Heroes of Texas Music
Kevin Curtin, Music, June 15, 2017
I'm Just Dead, I'm Not Gone
Tim Stegall, Music, June 15, 2017
Cornyation: San Antonio's Outrageous Fiesta Tradition
Alejandra Ramirez, Music, June 15, 2017
Universal Harvester
Abby Johnston, Music, June 15, 2017
The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk
Doug Freeman, Music, June 15, 2017
The Show That Never Ends: The Rise & Fall of Prog Rock
Raoul Hernandez, Music, June 15, 2017
Cowboy Song: The Authorized Biography of Thin Lizzy's Philip Lynott
Michael Toland, Music, June 15, 2017
American War by Omar El Akkad
This dystopian novel of a late 21st century America split by civil war shows how vengeance survives down the generations
Jay Trachtenberg, Arts, April 20, 2017
Stephen Harrigan's A Friend of Mr. Lincoln
This historical novel gives us an ambitious, impetuous president-to-be we grow close to
Robert Faires, Arts, Dec. 29, 2016
A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism
A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism
Jay Trachtenberg, Music, Dec. 8, 2016
Born to Run
Born to Run
Libby Webster, Music, Dec. 8, 2016
Play It Loud
Play It Loud: The Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar
Michael Toland, Music, Dec. 8, 2016
Lennon on Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon
Lennon on Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon
