American Pastoral

Philip Roth's beloved book hits the screen

"...alive: We’re wrong.” Pull just about anybody’s copy of American Pastoral off the shelf, and likely this page is..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Quiet American

"...of the country’s post-9/11 mood of circumspection, The Quiet American is now finally going into wider release this week,..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

If or When I Call: Will Johnson Discusses His Debut Novel

Long-held itch harvests the road, autobiography, and compassion

"...born, If or When I Call titles the debut novel from Austin singer-songwriter and painter Will Johnson, creative force..."

April 9, 2021 Music Post by Matt White

SXSW TV Review: American Born Chinese

Disney+ graphic novel adaptation is not just another superhero show

"...a live action adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel American Born Chinese,, a lot of questions were raised...."

March 16, 2023 SXSW Post by Jenny Nulf

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Much like the title character Precious, this rough-hewn movie overcomes the unlikely odds for its success.

"...Precious – a sexually, emotionally, and physically abused 16-year-old African-American girl who is functionally illiterate, morbidly obese, and pregnant..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

American Psycho

"...Josh Lucas and Guinevere Turner. Don't believe the hype: American Psycho is no more “the most disgusting film of..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

This bittersweet novel charts a wrongful conviction's effect on a young couple

"...You call a piece of fiction "An American Anything" and there is the suggestion of scope. You..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

SXSW Episodic: American Gods

It's old gods vs. new in Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman novel

"...seems in this show," actor Ian McShane said of American Gods as the Starz series opener premiered at South..."

March 11, 2017 Screens Post by Joe O'Connell

The American

George Clooney stars in this thoughtful thriller from the director of Control, the biopic about Joy Division's Ian Curtis.

"...Bonacelli. It’s billed as a dramatic thriller, but this American doesn’t contain the kind of film action most Americans..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

How to Make an American Quilt

"...Samantha Mathis and Kate Capshaw. How to Make an American Quilt blankets the audience with warm and fuzzy sentiments...."

Oct. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin African American Book Festival Comes to Carver Museum

Authors and activists address the state of Black culture

"...The Austin African American Book Festival celebrates its 11th year and, like years..."

June 21, 2017 Arts Post by Jennifer MacKenzie Murphy

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

"...by now that since the election last November, dystopian novels have become all the rage. From George Orwell's venerable..."

April 21, 2017 Arts Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington With This New Graphic Novel

John Lewis pens civil rights history in new graphic novel

"...of the largest peaceful demonstrations for civil rights in American history...."

Aug. 28, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

AFF Review: American Fiction

Uproarious erudite comedy gives the Black middle class a voice

"...American Fiction deals with a quaint notion, the idea of..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Rod Machen

The Great American Drug Book

How Robert Sabbag set out to write the Great American Novel but ended up becoming the nation's best chronicler of the drug trade.

"...of people. He was going to write the Great American Novel. But it was the early Seventies and it..."

Jan. 18, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

American Short Fiction's Long To-Do List

Contests, classes, and Ben Marcus at BookPeople

"...American Short Fiction editor Jill Meyers recently dropped us a..."

Jan. 5, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Letters at 3AM: These American Dreams

Steve Erickson's novel 'These Dreams of You' is a profound and hilarious salute to family values and America

"...is where he takes his stand in his latest novel: the tender, yet ferocious, These Dreams of You...."

Feb. 24, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Memories of My Father Watching TV: A Novel

"...Philistinism runs stronger than ever in American society these days. There's virtually no support for fiction..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Books Review

American Fiction, American Reality

Cord Jefferson is putting the Black middle class back on the screen

"...lesson at the heart of Jefferson's feature directorial debut, American Fiction. Jeffrey Wright plays Thelonious "Monk" Ellison, an academic..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

American Fiction

Cord Jefferson's literary comedy lets the Black middle class shine

"...American Fiction deals with a quaint notion, the idea of..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Rod Machen

The American Voice

Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," and other new releases

"...reads of the past decade. But Glen David Gold's novel is a walloping, exuberant read at any time, and..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Top Books of 2018 for American Road Tripping

Two novels set on the open road and two accounts of life in Trump's White House all made for journeys deep into America today

"...Gary Shteyngart's Lake Success (Random House), a modern-day road novel, of sorts. Our antihero, a Wall Street billionaire, takes..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...like "neighborhoods and environmentalists vs. developers," but also fairly novel formulations like "developers and environmentalists vs. neighborhoods." Additional battle..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

American Movie

What to see at the sixth annual Cine Las Americas.

"...no gesture unspoken, no words wasted. Based on the novel by Raduan Nassar, this version of the prodigal-son story..."

April 25, 2003 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

The American Voice

Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," and other new releases

"...was not a writer I thought capable of this novel. A couple of years ago, Franzen was put on..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

The American Voice

Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," and other new releases

"...of the mind, Salman Rushdie writes in his new novel Fury, to see human life made small, reduced to..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Books Feature by David Garza

The American Voice

Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," and other new releases

"...Margot Livesey's previous novels (Homework, Criminals, and last year's The Missing World) have..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Books Feature by Martin Wilson

Jetlag: Five Graphic Novellas

"...Jetlag: Five Graphic Novellas..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Books Review by Ada Calhoun

James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

"...in LAPD history. In between, Ellroy dissects his earlier novels, explores his freaky childhood haunts (cruising through a posh..."

July 24, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Carver Museum Hosts Austin African American Book Fest

Annual event is free and open to the public

"...4 million copies. Who Asked You?, the author's eighth novel, is due on shelves in September..."

June 21, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

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