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East of the West: A Country in Stories
If you have to staycation, at least see the world via books
Reviewed by Sarah Smith, Books, Jul. 28, 2011
The Book of Happenstance
Translating obsession
Reviewed by Monica Riese, Books, Jul. 7, 2011
The Sisters Brothers
A black-comic picaresque set in Gold Rush country
Reviewed by Kimberley Jones, Books, Jun. 23, 2011
The Astral
Where's the drama in this family drama?
Reviewed by James Renovitch, Books, Jun. 23, 2011
After Midnight
The rise of Nazism slowly affects a partying 19-year-old in Germany
Reviewed by Sarah Smith, Books, Jun. 16, 2011
Eleven
'Life isn't so neat' in British comic Mark Watson's novel
Reviewed by Monica Riese, Books, Jun. 16, 2011
New in Graphic Novels
These are two books so ripe with sex, it's as if the subject has fermented in the pages
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Books, Jun. 9, 2011
Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War
Sit down with a book when it's too hot to cook
Reviewed by MM Pack, Food, May. 26, 2011
Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch
Nigel Slater
Reviewed by Kate Thornberry, Food, May. 26, 2011
Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Gabrielle Hamilton
Reviewed by MM Pack, Food, May. 26, 2011
Storied Dishes: What Our Family Recipes Tell Us About Who We Are and Where We've Been
Linda Murray Berzok
Reviewed by Rachel Feit, Food, May. 26, 2011
Edible Landscaping
Rosalind Creasy
Reviewed by Claudia Alarcón, Food, May. 26, 2011
Truly Mexican
Roberto Santibañez
Reviewed by Claudia Alarcón, Food, May. 26, 2011
The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook
Rachel Saunders
Reviewed by Kate Thornberry, Food, May. 26, 2011
A Southerly Course: Recipes & Stories From Close to Home
Martha Hall Foose
Reviewed by Virginia B. Wood, Food, May. 26, 2011
The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrià's elBulli
Lisa Abend
Reviewed by Mick Vann, Food, May. 26, 2011
Bettane and Desseauve's Guide to the Wines of France
Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve
Reviewed by Wes Marshall, Food, May. 26, 2011
May Releases: 'Remember Ben Clayton'
Summer books by Austin authors
Reviewed by Michael King, Books, May. 26, 2011
May Releases: 'The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield'
H.W. Brands
Reviewed by Kimberley Jones, Books, May. 26, 2011
Maria's Taco Xpress
Some favorite cookbooks from some favorite local eateries
Reviewed by Virginia B. Wood, Food, May. 19, 2011
Uchi
Tyson Cole and Jessica Dupuy
Reviewed by Claudia Alarcón, Food, May. 19, 2011
Sweetish Hill
Patricia Bauer-Slate
Reviewed by Virginia B. Wood, Food, May. 19, 2011
Eastside Cafe
Ruth CarterElaine Martinand Dorsey Barger
Reviewed by Kate Thornberry, Food, May. 19, 2011
Hudson's on the Bend
Jeff Blankwith Sara Courington
Reviewed by Kate Thornberry, Food, May. 19, 2011
Fonda San Miguel
Tom Gilliland and Miguel Ravagowith Virginia B. Wood
Reviewed by Claudia Alarcón, Food, May. 19, 2011
Threadgill's
Eddie Wilson
Reviewed by Mick Vann, Food, May. 19, 2011
Lake Austin Spa Resort
Terry Conlan
Reviewed by Barbara Chisholm, Food, May. 19, 2011
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Novel idea: Steve Earle's prose
Reviewed by Jim Caligiuri, Music, May. 12, 2011
Bright Before Us
A mutilated body on a beach sends an elementary school teacher into a tailspin
Reviewed by Kimberley Jones, Books, May. 5, 2011
The Lake
A dark horse for pre-summer beach reading
Reviewed by James Renovitch, Books, May. 5, 2011
The Late American Novel: Writers on the Future of Books
A refreshing surprise in these days of lit-scene doom and gloom
Reviewed by Wayne Alan Brenner, Books, Apr. 14, 2011
The Tragedy of Arthur
This novel shows an impressive commitment to presenting an entirely real-feeling fake
Reviewed by Kimberley Jones, Books, Apr. 14, 2011
Montecore
Montecore shows a young novelist swinging for the fences and hitting hard
Reviewed by Sarah Smith, Books, Mar. 31, 2011
What You See in the Dark
Manuel Muñoz's first novel spins haunting fiction out of an Alfred Hitchcock film shoot
Reviewed by Belinda Acosta, Books, Mar. 24, 2011
You Know Who You Are
From the title – a challenge, a threat, or merely an observation – this novel is about search for self
Reviewed by Monica Riese, Books, Mar. 24, 2011
Penthouse F
A kooky, metafictional page-turner that doesn't entirely pay off
Reviewed by Sarah Smith, Books, Mar. 3, 2011
Swamplandia!
This debut novel boasts its own exclamation point for good reason.
Reviewed by Kate X Messer, Books, Feb. 24, 2011
The Intimates
A frank and charming portrait of an unconventional love
Reviewed by Monica Riese, Books, Feb. 24, 2011
Poser: My Life in 23 Yoga Poses
Two memoirs explore new parenthood and old childhoods with still-open wounds
Reviewed by Kimberley Jones, Books, Feb. 17, 2011
Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef
Shauna James Ahern and Daniel Ahern
