"A Celebration of Writing, and Reading"

Louis Black's notes on the first Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...In advance of the 25th anniversary of the Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest, I went digging through the back..."

June 14, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Lege Lines – The Texas Legislature: Not Enron

Passing a state budget when one side’s “cooking the books”

"...when Straus accuses the Texas Senate of "cooking the books," it's another sign of his ongoing and increasingly explicit..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Holmes for the Holidays

Spend the yuletide at 221-B Baker Street, where the library is stocked with new books about Sherlock

"...Though Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his last Sherlock Holmes..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

News/Print

Austin lit news is heating up

"...a Hot Sauce Festival book signing, all our local books news is good news...."

Aug. 16, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

sxsw: Daily Texan Reunion

Another year older, another year wiser

"...here in Austin. SXSW is 25 and the Austin Chronicle is 30. These are amazing accomplishments for many people,..."

March 16, 2011 SXSW Post by R.U. Steinberg

Austin in a Winter Wonderland

Three recommended books and a couple of holiday wishes

"...Joshua Long earlier this year (see "Vive la Résistance," Books, June 4), this academic but accessible tome is "a..."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Feature

Page Two: For the Fun of It

Reminiscing on 25 years of 'The Austin Chronicle' and looking forward to what's next

"...office. During the first couple of years of the Chronicle, I vowed never to look back at that time..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Season's Grazings

Giving the gift of food this Christmas

"...(Broadway Books, $35)..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Specialties of the House

Recent Publications From Our Contributors

"...Chronicle Books, 120 pp., $17.95 (paper)..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Food Feature by MM Pack

Food-O-File

"...Tenzo owner Betty Holmes. She'd advertised a picnic and booksigning with well-known vegetarian chef/cookbook author Deborah Madison, and they..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

More 'Ado' From Director Joss Whedon

His labor of love 'Much Ado About Nothing' screens today

"...The Chronicle recently spoke with Joss Whedon about Much Ado About..."

March 9, 2013 Screens Post by Robert Faires

Chronicles

The Ninth Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...previously unpublished. Every short story that arrives at the Chronicle is read twice, by two independent initial judges who..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Features Feature by Clay Smith

'The Hundred-Year House'

Author Rebecca Makkai teases the real and the unreal in this 'Austin Chronicle' Book Club selection

"...readers who join the second meeting of the Austin Chronicle Book Club next Monday, Aug. 25 – for which..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Au Revoir, Les Enterns

Ayeesha Green and Meghan Ruth Speakerman

"...State alumna, August 2012), interviewed by Jordan Gass-Pooré. Austin Chronicle: Why ACC?..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Features Feature by Jordan Gass-Pooré

Cult Film Hero Don Coscarelli Turns a Page

Phantasm director discusses his new memoir

"...for the memoirs and true-life “How I Did It” books that reveal the many agonies and occasional ecstasies of..."

Oct. 2, 2018 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Short Stories, Shorter Skirts

The medium is the message

"...I went on KVUE today to talk about the Chronicle’s annual Short Story Contest. One of my pearls of..."

Dec. 12, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...to an impeachment trial that will surely inspire investigative books (and maybe a bodice ripper?), but by November, its..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Point Austin: Hate Crimes Require Sparks Before They Ignite

Who’s holding the guns?

"...From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state..."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Post by Michael King

Top 10 Arts Stories You Cared About the Most

From racist comedy to new books, returning theatre, and new textile joy, the most read stories about the Austin arts scene in 2021

"...changing post-Emancipation Proclamation Georgia, made the 2021 Booker Longlist. Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires talked with the author about..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

NYT: Feds Probing Southwest Key

Dept. of Justice looks at the books of embattled East Austin nonprofit

"...In a statement to the Chronicle, Southwest Key spokesperson Jeff Eller says it's "difficult" to..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Hurts So Good

Our top books of 2014 provided pleasures despite the pain

"...that publishers failed to release any life-affirming or cheerful books in 2014 – one of my literary treats this..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Playback: Fan Fest Upgrades

Fan Fest finally books locally; Housecore Horror co-founder Corey Mitchell dies

"...Mitchell's friend and business partner Phil Anselmo told the Chronicle that evening. "It's all just horrifically surreal. This one..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Lit-urday: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Haruki Murakami turns the volume down

"...It's been a long week, and now you deserve..."

Aug. 23, 2014 Books Post by Amy Kamp

Recommended Reading

Our favorite books of 2012

"...Every year the Chronicle asks its most bookish editors and contributors to riff..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Books Feature

11/11 EAST Stops

The Chronicle Arts listings editor's recommendations for the 2011 tour

"...one of the stops on your tour. Iona Handcrafted Books..."

Nov. 11, 2011 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Baby, Let's Play House: Elvis Presley and the Women Who Loved Him

Elvis Presley's 700 madonna/whores

"...and the Women Who Loved Himby Alanna Nash It Books/HarperCollins, 704 pp., $27.99..."

June 11, 2010 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Comics

A sumptuous and splendid telling of how the greatest graphic novel in the world came to be

"...Titan Books, 256 pp., $39.95..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Holiday Gift Guide

Shopping ideas from the Chronicle News staff

"...Bring Austin's back yard inside, and stay up to..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature

Rainy Weekend Reading: Two Off the Stack

"...raccoon in your favorite socks with some groovy new books. I begged for, borrowed, and stole the time. Rain..."

Nov. 27, 2007 Design Post by Anne Harris

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect a variety of reading interests. This week's list comes from Resistencia.

"...Local bestsellers are based on sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect a variety of reading interests. This..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Books Column

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