Good as Gone: A Novel of Suspense

Amy Gentry's page-turning thriller is set apart by its realistic and empathetic portrayal of abuse victims and their families

"...This Houston-based psychological thriller presents a literary junction where entertainment meets..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Top Books to Inspire Hope Amidst Change

Jessi Cape's top reads of 2016 helped ground her during a roller-coaster year

"...Rife with change, 2016 has been a doozy, so we've resorted to..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Amy Gentry Is All the Rage in Her Third Novel, Bad Habits

The Austin author talks anger, solidarity, and grad school villainy

"...They came to her in a dream: two characters, female friends..."

April 30, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Confessions of a Romance Virgin

Harlequin heats up a new market with its kickass Bombshell heroines

"...At the HEB on 41st Street, near the pharmacy counter,..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Books Feature by Nora Ankrum

Femmes Fatales: Rounding up Austin's Women of Mystery

"...(L-R) Mary Willis Walker, Susan Rogers Cooper, Carolyn Banks, Sharon Kalm,..."

May 2, 1997 Books Feature by Anna Hanks

How to Be a Popular Girl

What will shy novelist Sarah Bird do now that she's back in the limelight, Dick Holland asks in this profile of the author of The Yokota Officers Club.

"...Sarah Bird is coming over for lunch and she's promised..."

June 22, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

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Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Readers and fans of the literary, you might want to..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

No Prozac for the Wicked

The Cool Capers of Donald Westlake

"...Like God and the Devil, - - writer Donald E. Westlake has..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Texas Book Festival Announces 15 Authors for 2020

Virtual fest hosting Dean Koontz, Julia Alvarez, Kevin Kwan

"...The cowgal astride a Hereford-sized horny toad in the 2020 Texas..."

Aug. 12, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...The worst part about summer is everyone demanding that you go outside...."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Seven Days in Heaven and Hell

Getting a white-knuckled grip on the third annual Fantastic Fest

"...Fantastic FestSept. 20-27..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Screamlines

"...The notion of extend-ing "Scanlines" for Halloween seemed like a good one..."

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That Old Revival Spirit

Testifying About Movies

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Down We Go

Revisiting Renaissance man Robert Thom's prolific and hellish Hollywood visions

"...The opening credits include the American International Pictures logo followed by "James H. Nicholson and..."

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The Devil Went Down to Austin

"...The Devil Went Down to Austinby Rick Riordan..."

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The Nine Best Video Releases of 1998

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