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A Labor Storm Hits Austin in Grocery Store Drama Work to Do
Former Texas Book Festival figure Jules Wernersbach explores the weird underside of Austin’s “Shop Local” ethos in debut novel
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Complicating The Myth of Red Texas
David Griscom’s debut nonfiction work retraces the bootprints of Texas liberalism
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A Seriously Fun Consideration of the Superfan
Jenny Tinghui Zhang unravels fandom’s sticky web
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A Moving Memoir for Lone Star Loners
Texas-raised author Stefan Merrill Block releases memoir with a message
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Flipping Through Austin’s Music Scene
Local “field guide” attempts the impossible
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Scott Semegran Goes Back to His Indie Roots
DIY Texas writer proves the doubters wrong – again – with Starman After Midnight audiobook
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Jess Hagemann Writes Marie Antoinette Into an Austin Sex Cult
Local author’s sophomore novel Mother-Eating is gruesome, ambitious, and meticulously written
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Jim Harrington Recounts The Texas Civil Rights Project
Human rights lawyer pens an essential text on the state’s activist history
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Theatre Review: Ray Bradbury’s Pillar of Fire
Queer, teen-operated company the Spark lands an impressive delivery of the dystopian classic
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Theatre Review: Amy and the Orphans
Ground Floor Theatre production doesn’t quite reach the highs of its stellar source material
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Visual Art Review: Ivester Contemporary’s “Cuídate (Take Care)”
Group show offers blueprints of self-care as resistance
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Book Review: Emily Hunt Kivel’s Debut Dwelling Delights
Novelist launches Austin-based career with postmodern fable