Leave No Trace

Into the woods in this moving family drama

"...Directed by: Debra Granik. Starring: Ben Foster, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Dale Dickey, Dana Millican, Jeff Kober and Isaiah..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ed Harcourt

"...Ed HarcourtFrom Every Sphere (Astralwerks) From the Rufus Wainwright school of..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Ed Harcourt

"...Ed Harcourt..."

March 18, 2005 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Kate Shindle Talks Fun Home

The former Miss America on why she loves starring in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical

"...You My Mother?: A Comic Drama (2012, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 290 pp.). Bechdel's second graphic memoir, which focuses on..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

The Insider

Brief conversations with very important people

"...March 17WHO: Host of KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, Nic Harcourt is widely regarded as one of America's most influential..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Starsailor

Music Showcase

"...music by Starsailor, as well as fellow Brit Ed Harcourt and Antipodean superstars Neil Finn and David Bridie. The..."

March 15, 2002 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...be overlooked -- a fifth-grade history text published by Harcourt Brace came under fire for allegedly containing 50 errors..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

Ghost Stories

Three very British tales of terror.

"...Paul Warren, Ramzan Miah, Ryan Oliva, Nicholas Burns, Lesley Harcourt and Derren Brown...."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Some for Keeping

I'm gifting these baking books to myself

"...THE BAKING BIBLE by Rose Levy Beranbaum Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 576 pp, $40..."

Dec. 22, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Mike Krone at RT Gallery

In his artworks shown at RT Gallery, illustrator Mike Krone seems able to efficiently focus on new possibilities even when things go very wrong

"...for the Texas Observer, the Austin Business Journal, and Harcourt publishers, is exhibiting his sketchbooks along with works by..."

June 24, 2005 Arts Review by Benné Rockett

Chasing The Rodeo: On Wild Rides and Big Dreams, Broken Hearts and Broken Bones, and One Man's Search for the West

W.K. Stratton's combination of memoir, profiles, and travel narrative with lengthy digressions into rodeo culture and folklore makes the sport seem familiar even if it defies easy categorization

"...Harcourt, 320 pp. $25 W.K. Stratton's combination of memoir, profiles,..."

June 24, 2005 Books Review by John Dicker

Finding the Grownup Audience

Ballroom Dancing: SXSW panels

"...corral a fractured audience with sundry musical tastes? Nic Harcourt, music director at L.A.'s KCRW, stated that he makes..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

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

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

"...habits to explore. Bad Habitsby Amy Gentry Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 352 pp., $25.00..."

April 30, 2021 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Last Woman Standing by Amy Gentry

Amy Gentry’s Austin-set second novel is an electric revenge thriller

"...visit www.bookpeople.com. Last Woman Standingby Amy Gentry Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 320 pp., $25..."

Jan. 18, 2019 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

SXSW Music List Four

Spoon, Kate Nash, Malcolm London, and 141 more added

"...Mr. Eazi (Port Harcourt, RI.)..."

Jan. 19, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Top Books to Inspire Hope Amidst Change

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

"...Good as Gone: A Novel of Suspense (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Immediately ushered into the ranks of such explosive hits..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

The Wangs vs. the World

by Jade Chang

"...The Wangs vs. the Worldby Jade Chang Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 368 pp., $26..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Melanie Haupt

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

"...Gone: A Novel of Suspenseby Amy Gentry Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 288 pp., $23..."

July 22, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Jessi Cape's Top Reads of 2015

Circling the Sun tops a list of novels featuring uncommon women

"...Sarai Walker's debut, Dietland (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), came highly and frequently recommended (Jennifer Weiner included), but..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

Head Cook and Bottle Washer

Father's Day cookbooks for the man who gets things done

"...Trailby Kent Rollins and Shannon Keller Rollins Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 256 pp, $30..."

June 19, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Lit-urday: Children's Edition

Five new releases, fun for kids and their handlers

"...Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 32pp., $16.99..."

Nov. 1, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Texas Book Festival: Kids' Corner

A quartet of children books by guest authors reviewed

"...Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 40 pp., $17.99..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Inability to Cater

What is so 'punk' about JT Habersaat and the Altercation Punk Comedy Tour?

"...rock snob" at WDST, a pre-Morning Becomes Eclectic Nic Harcourt took notice of him as he was shifting to..."

Aug. 15, 2014 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

Fermentation Party in Your Mouth

New fermentation books rounded up

"...Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, 186 pp., $19.99..."

July 22, 2013 Food Post by Jessi Cape

SXSW 2013 Round Two: More Bands Announced

Big year for Bogota bands with a heavy playlist from Colombia

"...Yasmine Hamdan (Paris FRANCE) Hands (Los Angeles, Calif.) Ed Harcourt (Wimbledon, England) The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer (Vancouver,Canada)..."

Dec. 5, 2012 Music Post by Richard Whittaker

Recommended at Texas Book Festival

Capsule reviews and panel info

"...for Dallas's Pro Football FutureBy John Eisenberg Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 320 pp., $27..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Books Feature

Antoine Wilson Reads at BookPeople Tonight

UT's rechristened New Writers Project launches author series

"...Panorama City (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24) stars 27-year-old Oppen Porter: large-hearted, curious, and unusually..."

Oct. 11, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Comics? Sequential Art? Literature for Your Visual Cortex?

A year's worth of goodness for the smarter parts of your brain

"...first place, the yearly anthology series from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt often includes excerpts from longer works; and, in the..."

Oct. 2, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Overthinking Man's Fighter

Floyd Patterson biographer W.K. Stratton explains the appeal of boxing's gentleman eccentric

"...The Fighting Life of Boxing's Invisible Champion (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)...."

July 6, 2012 Books Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Year in Books

Thirty-one titles that got us talking this year

"...editor of The Best American Comics 2011 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), offers just that in a hardcover volume of remarkable..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

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