World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...executive Dave Hamrick announced that he was leaving the bookstore chain back in August, Texas writers paid attention. For..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Literary Lone Stars Ten Best Texas Books

"...bulging bookcases to prove it. These are the 10 books of and about Texas I treasure most...."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Not All of Me Will Die:
Remembering Joe Watson

In remembrance of The Brick Row Book Shop's Joe Watson

"...my fondest, frequent recollection is of being taken to bookstores on rainy days. The particular bookstore that stands out..."

Oct. 23, 2010 Books Post by Sidney Brammer

SXSW Comedy: The Daily Show Presents the Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library

Capturing the President's character in 140-character bursts

"...Collecting the papers, books, and memorabilia from a president’s time in the White..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Ashley Moreno

Texas Book Festival: 'Station Eleven'

Emily St. Mandel's apocalyptic novel reviewed

"...on "Aftermath and Armageddon." It features two authors whose books in that vein have received some very serious attention..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

The Long View

John Graves' 'Myself and Strangers' finds the 83-year-old looking back at his past and into his future

"...in the winter of 1957, John Graves paddled the Brazos for 21 cold days, alone with his dachshund Watty...."

April 30, 2004 Books Feature by Steve Moore

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Learn something new and explore what's out there this fall

"...creator of the Hank the Cowdog series of youth books, wrote a set of five books explaining the intricacies..."

Nov. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Downtown Developments

"...Brazos Lofts (2)..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Pre-holiday travel tips

"...Books on the Bosque Nov. 10, Clifton, www.bosqueartcenter.org..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Balcones Responds

"...the manager and part owner of the Austin-owned FringeWare Bookstore, it is with frustration that I read your article..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Column

Old Friends/Bookends

Sex, drugs, and rock & roll. And books.

"...new, so its constant transformation should be no surprise. Books, too, although if selling used books were treated like..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Wish List

Here's your chance to give back to the areas of our community that need it the most

"...New books..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Book Reviews

"...appeared. Now, hard on the hooves of those two books is Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen: Reflections at..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

Where Live Music is Dead

Welcome to Sixth Street

"...roadshows whose high ticket price would siphon music-goers' pocket books to the point where a $5 cover at the..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Behind the Tall Tales of Lester Bangs in Texas

Lester's Last Stand

"......"

March 7, 1997 Books Feature

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...host a bash at the Driskill Hotel Ballroom (604 Brazos) beginning at 5pm. Beginning at 7pm, Judge Nancy Hohengarten,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Upcoming Austin Food Events to Put on Your Calendar

Texas Book Festival, Drag Bingo, a chili cook-off at Scholz, and more

"...talent, like a Texas bavette steak with bulgur wheat, Brazos Valley feta, fresh mint, and za’atar from Paperboy; a..."

Jan. 30, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Man of the People

"...in his office at the consulate, at Sixth and Brazos. "The people in the consulates really work hard. I'm..."

Sept. 25, 1998 News Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Litera

Lectures, Classes, Misc.

"...98.9. Poet, journalist, and teacher, John will focus on books and authors, the arts, ideas, and culture on his..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

99 Years of Tracking Texas

Texas State Historical Association's Publishing Division

"...biologists' observations on Texas specific to that period. Both books are similar in that they give the perspective of..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature by Phil West

Oh No, It's Mr. Bill!

Do Bill Bunch's Tactics Hurt the Springs He Loves?

"...scout in Arlington, where he frequently camped along the Brazos River. It stayed with him during his first efforts..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature by Alex de Marban

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...61 Austin acts receive artist backpacks, among them Black Books, the Bright Light Social Hour, Crooks, Dead Earth Politics,..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Do the Funky Chicken

Getting egg-cited for the Funky Chicken Coop Tour this Saturday

"...Upon a Flock: Life with My Soulful Chickens (Atria Books, $22.99) will be around all day to visit and..."

March 26, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Respublica

Citizen's calendar, Jan. 15-22

"...of Vox Pop, "New York City's only union-shop, Fair-Trade coffeehouse/bookstore" stop in Austin as part of a national preinauguration..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature

Ike's Lessons

Galveston's land-use decisions exposed by storm's wrath

"...rolls in half, and put Galveston in the history books in a far different way than its leaders had..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Tom Curtis

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...at Sixth and Lamar, who helped drive a Borders Books and Music out of the shopping complex being built..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Blessed Deliverance

The Borderland, Bud Shrake's Latest Tall Tale

"...the Texas of the late 1830s, and both are books long in coming that rise to the top of..."

March 31, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Postmarks

Book Smart

"...that dealt with the encroachment of the chain, corporate bookstores on the independent bookstores of Austin and elsewhere. I..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Column

SXSW Film Recap: Ready Player One Premiere

Tech problems fail to dampen the excitement at star-studded event

"...Festivalgoers have gotten used to SXSW premieres at the..."

March 12, 2018 SXSW Post by Moisés Chiullán

Public Notice: On and Off the Rails

Debating a Downtown rail station, AISD land purchase

"...And second, making Fifth Street two-way between I-35 and Brazos – maintaining two eastbound lanes, but adding one westbound..."

Dec. 2, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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