Reckless: My Life as a Pretender
Pretenders frontwoman gets as far as album No. 2
181-210 of 1,075 entries
Tim Stegall, Music, Dec. 10, 2015
The Wind in the Reeds
Treme actor Wendell Pierce finds Godot and gratitude in post-Katrina New Orleans
Robert Faires, Arts, Nov. 25, 2015
Sarah Vowell's Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
Everyone give it up for America's favorite fighting Frenchman
Rosalind Faires, Arts, Oct. 29, 2015
The Double Life of Liliane
This odd, beautiful book from Lily Tuck is part memoir, part novel, part poetry, part historical quilt
Jessi Cape, Arts, Oct. 15, 2015
Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink
Elvis Costello by Elvis Costello in 688 pages
Jim Caligiuri, Music, Oct. 15, 2015
The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic
Pitchfork Senior Editor compiles
Neph Basedow, Music, Oct. 15, 2015
The Heart Goes Last
Margaret Atwood's latest tracks a luckless couple across a dystopian landscape
Rosalind Faires, Arts, Oct. 15, 2015
Comin' Right At Ya
Asleep at the Wheel bandleader Ray Benson describes his long, strange, Western Swing trip
Doug Freeman, Music, Oct. 15, 2015
A House of My Own: Stories From My Life
In this collection of essays, letters, lectures, and more, Sandra Cisneros opens wide the doors to the house of her life
Melanie Haupt, Arts, Oct. 15, 2015
Going Into the City: Portrait of a Critic As a Young Man
One of the deans of music criticism details his backstory
Jim Caligiuri, Music, Oct. 15, 2015
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015: The Best Stories of the Year
The 20 stories here span cultures and time, and usually involve family and plenty of emotion
Jessi Cape, Arts, Oct. 15, 2015
Don't Suck, Don't Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
A love song from one Georgian to another
Neph Basedow, Music, Oct. 15, 2015
All the Houses
Karen Olsson's novel tells the tragedy of Washington, D.C., through one family's isolated members
Melanie Haupt, Arts, Oct. 15, 2015
Little Melba & Her Big Trombone
Little known female jazz trombone player gets her due – with children
Raoul Hernandez, Music, Oct. 15, 2015
1960s Austin Gangsters
The noir novelist digs into the capital city's criminal past and unearths characters who are lively, colorful, and interesting
Tim Stegall, Arts, Oct. 1, 2015
The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins
The Trainspotting author rips into American culture in his latest novel
Tim Stegall, Arts, Sept. 3, 2015
BOOKS by Kevin McNamee-Tweed
In this collection of faux book jackets, you can totally judge books by their covers
Seth Orion Schwaiger, Arts, Aug. 13, 2015
Wildfire
Vivid imagery and a rapid pace make this debut novel about wildland firefighters fun as hell to read
Jessi Cape, Arts, July 23, 2015
A Gathering of Promises
UK POV on Texas's psychedelic birth
Tim Stegall, Music, July 23, 2015
Is It Rolling, Bob?
Bob Johnston produced some of music's greatest albums
Jim Caligiuri, Music, June 25, 2015
Loving Day
Mat Johnson's new novel is all there in black and white
Wayne Alan Brenner, Arts, June 18, 2015
The Cult of Truland
Pop culture sparkles over the edges of Kevin Brass' mystery set among the SoCal celeb set
Michael King, Arts, June 11, 2015
The Reluctant Matador
FBI agent Hugo Marston heads to Barcelona on the trail of a murderer and a Spanish prison gang
Jesse Sublett, Arts, June 11, 2015
Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom With America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
Nick Offerman's book of essays about 21 personal heroes is funny, thought-provoking, and mostly interesting
Melanie Haupt, Arts, June 11, 2015
Missing
When his stepdaughter is kidnapped in Mexico, Jack Searle has to cross the border to find her
Jesse Sublett, Arts, June 11, 2015
MAD's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs
Collecting 50 years of the satire that's made MAD the preferred reading of smarty-pants fifth-graders everywhere
Raoul Hernandez, Arts, June 11, 2015
Exploring Calvin & Hobbes
This catalog from an exhibition about the comic strip reveals an unusual amount about its creator
Raoul Hernandez, Arts, June 11, 2015
At the Water's Edge
In the midst of World War II, three trust-fund brats go searching for Nessie and find romance
Jessi Cape, Arts, June 11, 2015
A Touch of Stardust
Its peek behind the scenes of filming Gone With the Wind make this novel a delectable summer treat
Rosalind Faires, Arts, June 11, 2015
Words Without Music: A Memoir
Famed Austin composer appraises the autobiography of Philip Glass, father of the modern classical avant-garde
