Angela's Ashes

"...Breen and Emily Watson. Robert Carlyle. The wonder of Frank McCourt's astonishing memoir, Angela's Ashes, is that its story..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Frank McCourt's 'Tis: A Memoir

"...'Tis: A Memoirby Frank McCourt..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Books Review by Stacy Bush

Texas Book Festival Wrap-Up

"...Frank McCourt reads from Angela's Ashes in the House Chambers..."

Nov. 20, 1998 Books Feature

Agnes Browne

"...Chevrier, Ray Winstone, Marion O'Dwyer and Anjelica Huston. Angela McCourt, the Irish heroine-mum of Frank McCourt's witheringly sentimental novel..."

April 7, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...Austen's Mansfield Park, John Irving's The Cider House Rules, Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes, Graham Greene's The End of the..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

November Previews

"...in Trainspotting) star in this comedy-drama ("cramedy?") concerning author Frank McCourt's tumultuous young life in 1930s Ireland. McCourt's novel..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Holy Well, Sacred Flame

Irish mythology is littered with conflicts more dramatic than the material for Holy Well, Sacred Flame. Still, writer-director Bonnie Cullum makes a unique rite from sincerity, sensuousness, and outlandish vision.

"...before time. Loftus renders St. Brigid as a sparky Frank McCourt character who almost ruins her family with generosity...."

Jan. 17, 2003 Arts Review by Rob Curran

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...1. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Books Column

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...7. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Books Column

Off the Bookshelf

D.A.: Prosecutors in Their Own Words

"...5. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Books Review

Mary Karr Reviewed

"...they stood side by side at a Parisian pissoir. Frank Conroy's Stop Time (1967) changed all that forever. A..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature

Local Bestsellers

Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests.

"...5. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt..."

Jan. 28, 2000 Books Column

Nolan Ryan vs. Nolan Ryan? Only in Austin

Rangers play Express in exhibition game at the Dell

"...owner of the Minnesota Twins and their AAA affiliate. Frank McCourt looks on in jealousy...."

March 28, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar counts to nine and back again

"...FRANK MCCOURT..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Moth: Mmm-mmmh! Good story!

The Moth, an organization that's been dishing up old-fashioned storytelling like literary comfort food for a decade, makes its long-awaited debut in Austin

"...notables on the order of Lili Taylor, Moby, or Frank McCourt or just plain folks with fascinating lives: an..."

April 27, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Queen of Truth

With two beautifully crafted memoirs under her belt, a third book of poetry out, tenure at Syracuse University, a teenage son, and a blissful romance, Mary Karr is definitely hardworking and real. And if her soul isn't entirely pure, well, readers of Cherry will be grateful it isn't.

"...(1994), Mikal Gilmore's Shot in the Heart (1994), and Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes (1996), just to name a few...."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Postscripts

Local bestsellers for '99.

"...Ryan, foreword by Elmer Kelton; 5. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt; 6. Texas State Directory; 7. Texas Legislative Handbook;..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

The details about what books have been selling in Austin in 1999.

"...of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling; 10. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt (paper)..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Bibliomania

Books We Love and a Few Books We Don't

"...9. Songdogs by Colum McCann 10. Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt 11. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Books Feature

Off The Bookshelf

I Know This Much Is True

"...10.Angela's Ashes: A Memoir by Frank McCourt..."

June 25, 1999 Books Feature

Off the Bookshelf

Nude in Tub: Stories of Quillifarkeag, Maine

"...3. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir by Frank McCourt..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature

1998 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...3pm Frank McCourt..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

Dead or Alive

"...store, Stephen King. And I would love to hear Frank McCourt."..."

March 6, 1998 Books Feature

In Person

Ann Beattie

"...craze" that has drawn attention to authors such as Frank McCourt, Kathryn Harrison, and Mary Karr. Unlike their true..."

May 2, 1997 Books Feature

The Chain Drive and the Rumor Mill

A gay Austin institution holds its last hoorah, again and again.

"...half-billion dollar project backed by former L.A. Dodgers owner Frank H. McCourt Jr. looms large on the neighborhood...."

June 13, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund