There There
The Big Oakland Powwow provides a window into modern Native American life in Tommy Orange's searing debut novel
61-90 of 1,084 entries
Rosalind Faires, Arts, Oct. 25, 2018
Number One Chinese Restaurant
Emily Beyda, Food, Oct. 25, 2018
Texas BBQ: Small Town to Downtown
Wayne Alan Brenner, Food, Oct. 25, 2018
Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng's second novel offers rich portrayals of motherhood in the suburbs
Rosalind Faires, Arts, Oct. 25, 2018
You and I Eat the Same
Danny Palumbo, Food, Oct. 25, 2018
The Wedding Date
For a good time, read Jasmine Guillory's delightful debut romcom
Rosalind Faires, Arts, Oct. 25, 2018
Pie Squared
Melanie Haupt, Food, Oct. 25, 2018
November Road
Lou Berney's latest, set around JFK's assassination, is a tightly written crime tale worthy of Raymond Chandler or James M. Cain
Jesse Sublett, Arts, Oct. 25, 2018
Check, Please!
Wayne Alan Brenner, Food, Oct. 25, 2018
I Am a Filipino and This Is How We Cook
Kahron Spearman, Food, Oct. 25, 2018
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
This bittersweet novel charts a wrongful conviction's effect on a young couple
Rosalind Faires, Arts, Oct. 18, 2018
Suicide Club: A Novel About Living by Rachel Heng
This debut novel about a future in which people can live forever is a bittersweet yet life-affirming story of eternity versus death
M. Brianna Stallings, Arts, Oct. 11, 2018
From Slavery to Buffalo Soldier in Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
Sarah Bird's historical novel tells one woman's unique tale of freedom
Marisa Charpentier, Arts, Oct. 4, 2018
Presidio by Randy Kennedy
For his debut novel, Kennedy creates a road story that portrays the harsh West Texas terrain beautifully and fills it with sympathetic characters.
Jay Trachtenberg, Books, Sept. 13, 2018
Into the Black Nowhere by Meg Gardiner
In the sequel to UNSUB, Gardiner pits Caitlin Hendrix against a killer based on Ted Bundy and shows again what a great storyteller she is
Jessi Cape, Arts, July 26, 2018
The Undertaker's Daughter by Sara Blaedel
Denmark's "Queen of Crime" brings the mystery Stateside with a Danish woman who must deal with both a funeral home she's inherited in Wisconsin and a local murder
Elizabeth Cobbe, Arts, July 19, 2018
Hunting the Golden State Killer in I'll Be Gone in the Dark
How Michelle McNamara tracked a killer before her untimely death
Jonelle Seitz, Books, July 19, 2018
Albert Race Sample Relives Texas Prison Life in Racehoss
Surviving 17 years on a prison farm
Elizabeth Banicki, Books, July 19, 2018
Steven Saylor's The Throne of Caesar
Caesar's murder gets a fresh coat of paint in this mystery of ancient Rome
Rosalind Faires, Arts, July 12, 2018
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
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
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
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
