A Whole Lotta Lit to Hit

Texas Book Festival's 2015 Lit Crawl is as huge as the state

"...confessing their worst failures. Writers facing off in a Literary Death Match. Cocktails and coloring books. When one night..."

Oct. 14, 2015 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Drinker's Guide to Literary Austin

Local authors dish on their favorite bars for reading and writing

"...This Saturday, October 27 is the annual Lit Crawl Austin, a literary pub crawl co-hosted by Texas..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Crawl With the Authors of Your Favorite Books

The Texas Book Festival's Lit Crawl gets weird & boozy with 'em

"...because it started in San Francisco, it was called Litquake – and known as "literary mayhem at its finest."..."

Oct. 22, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The First Austin Bookstore Crawl

This combo self-guided tour and scavenger hunt gives readers a new reason to seek out local lit sellers

"...You wouldn't expect Austin's first bookstore crawl – a literary spin on the..."

April 28, 2017 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Summer Fun: Cold, Dark Holes to Crawl Into

Escape the Texas sun in these underground getaways

"...for our collective sins. Our only respite is to crawl deep into the bosom of Mother Earth, away from..."

May 20, 2017 Chronolog Post by Tucker Whatley

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...moves at their own pace. In March, the reigning Austin Music Awards Hip-Hop Artist(s) of the Year primed interest..."

June 25, 2021 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

Crawl No. 3

East Side Show Room, Cheer Up's, Papi Tino's, Hotel Vegas, the Volstead, Gypsy Lounge, the Grackle, St. Roch's Bar

"...all; it reminded me of the best parts of Austin's Eighties music scene (great bands, lots of energy, plenty..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Thinking Outside the Box With Books

Lit Crawl comes to Austin

"...the featured speakers at the Texas Book Festival's annual glitzed-out literary gala. Today we've got the dirt on a..."

Aug. 4, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Sehr Flash: Fiction Becomes Music

Austin composer Russell Podgorsek teams with lit journal NANO Fiction to create short short stories with original scores

"...set the atmosphere, to enhance the mood of whatever literary world you're diving into? Can a musical score complement..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Writing's Not on the Wall Yet

Austin's print culture gets a boost from a new batch of indie presses and literary magazines

"...at the corners. The ink is rubbing off a little on your fingers, and on your nose too, if..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Texas Book Festival’s Literary Libations Events Start This Week

Cocktails and books go together like poetry and pickle backs

"...Booze and literature are well-established as bedfellows powerful enough to form their..."

Aug. 6, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Recommended at Texas Book Festival

Capsule reviews and panel info

"...a stitch in time might save? – Wayne Alan Brenner Lit Crawl Austin..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Books Feature

Into the 'Wild' and Back

Cheryl Strayed is having a hell of a year

"...times we think about people who write about big political things," Strayed says. "But I also believe that we..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Books Feature by Jessi Cape

Texas Book Festival Panel Picks

Can't-miss events at this weekend's festival

"...• Bringing Classics Back "Kevin Smokler and Wayne Rebhorn..."

Oct. 23, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Author! Author!

The Texas Book Festival brings 250 writers to the same place

"...activities continue into the evening hours with Saturday night's Lit Crawl Austin, situated at various venues on and around..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Texas Book Festival Unveils Its List of Participating Authors

In-person and virtual panels and discussions abound

"...The Texas Book Festival, one of the largest literary festivals in the country, announced its lineup of more..."

Sept. 22, 2021 Arts Post by Adrienne Hunter

Texas Book Festival Scales Back In-Person Programming

COVID puts the kibosh on State Capitol as a venue

"...amid concerns over the Delta variant’s continued prevalence in Austin, TBF has announced in-person events will be scaled back..."

Sept. 13, 2021 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...with more than 150 authors joining the Lone Star literary jamboree through some screen or other...."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Eating the Fudge

Queering the family with Queer Rock Love author Paige Schilt

"...left a job in Pennsylvania to move back to Austin to be with Katy when they had been dating..."

Nov. 5, 2016 Arts Post by Mary Cantrell

Ryan Adams: Losering, a Story of Whiskeytown

Inside Ryan Adams' seminal alt.country group Whiskeytown

"...phenoms Whiskeytown. Mainly North Carolina-based, the band had an Austin component, one this writer got to witness firsthand, and..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

The Visible Man

TBF capsule reviews: 'The Visible Man'

"...frontier everyone seems to be indulging now. The premise: Austin therapist Victoria Vick recounts the story of patient Y__,..."

Oct. 21, 2011 Books Feature by Audra Schroeder

Texas Book Festival Goes Hybrid in 2021

October fest blends the virtual and a return of live events

"...That's the big news just announced by the literary jamboree that's been an autumn staple since 1996. Starting..."

May 17, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Matthew Patin Named Texas Book Festival Literary Director

Local writer/editor will book authors for fest's 25th year

"...anniversary, the Texas Book Festival has named its new literary director. He's Matthew Patin, a writer and editor who's..."

Jan. 29, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Gay Place

May Day! May Day! May Day! It's May, gays!

"...yeah, the Go-Go's) are among the readers of this Lit Crawl send-up of your fave music-related authors (i.e., Liberace,..."

April 25, 2014 Column by Kate X Messer

SXSW Live Shot: Boogarins

Brazilians kick out the jams

"...the last being a Brazilian band showcase in the fire-lit backyard of Rainey Street bar Icenhauer’s...."

March 13, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

(Tom) Petty Fest

‘Southern Accents’ pack the Mohawk

"...Austin loves a good hoot night. For decades now, in..."

Sept. 26, 2013 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

Life at the Cha-Cha Palace

Stephen MacMillan Moser takes a trip down the yellow brick-laid, disco ball-lit memory lane in the world of Austin's Seventies Disco scene.

"...of the most schizophrenic eras, but so typical of Austin -- you could begin your night at the legendary..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Saturday Picks and Sleepers

Saturday night SXSW blurbs

"...decade with a blend of Oi! and late-era Stiff Little Fingers, they perform for the first time in the..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Gay Place

'Tis the season to be prideful

"...Austin Pride might be two months away, but perusing through..."

June 1, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

Is it hot in here or is it us?

"...is gonna be hot hot hot. First, don't let Austin Black Pride fall off your radar. The parties are..."

June 8, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

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