Face to Face With Fiction

Five notable authors come to New Fiction Confab

"...you're in luck. This weekend, the fourth annual New Fiction Confab is bringing a quintet of contemporary authors to..."

April 12, 2013 Books Feature by Amy Gentry

American Fiction

Cord Jefferson's literary comedy lets the Black middle class shine

"...American Fiction deals with a quaint notion, the idea of "selling..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Rod Machen

Stranger Than Fiction

A good movie but not a great one, Stranger Than Fiction is reminiscent of the films of Charlie Kaufman but lacks that writer’s conceptual rigor and imaginative power.

"...good movie but not a great one, Stranger Than Fiction is reminiscent of the films of Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation,..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Sci-fi Writer and Austin Literary Institution Howard Waldrop Dead at 77

Author leaves incalculable legacy of work and mentorship

"...Howard Waldrop – a mainstay of Austin's literary scene, a leviathan of sci-fi short stories, one of..."

Jan. 22, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

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

AFF Review: American Fiction

Uproarious erudite comedy gives the Black middle class a voice

"...American Fiction deals with a quaint notion, the idea of "selling..."

Oct. 30, 2023 Screens Post by Rod Machen

A Drinker's Guide to Literary Austin

Local authors dish on their favorite bars for reading and writing

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

Oct. 26, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Worldbuilding With Science-Fiction Author Charlie Jane Anders

Signing for The City in the Middle of the Night at BookPeople

"...that climate change called for “science fact, not science fiction,” she probably expected some resistance from denialists, but not..."

Feb. 19, 2019 Arts Post by M. Brianna Stallings

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

Primed for Some Literary Vibranium?

Readers say, "Austin African American Book Festival forever!"

"...of Austin’s African American Book Festival. With the slogan "Literary Vibranium," the 12th edition on June 23 features local..."

June 22, 2018 Books Post by Robert Faires

American Short Fiction's Long To-Do List

Contests, classes, and Ben Marcus at BookPeople

"...American Short Fiction editor Jill Meyers recently dropped us a line about..."

Jan. 5, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Writing Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in Austin

How local authors who work beyond the world we know meet, connect, and launch themselves into the business

"...fannish good time, but somewhere aspiring writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror could meet and polish their craft..."

July 14, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Literary Guisado

An Interview with Francisco Goldman

"...him and a bunch of his cool New York literary friends (including his ex-wife and his then-girlfriend, both writers)..."

June 6, 1997 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Virgin Fiction

First-time publication is like a cotillion for writers, Martin Wilson writes as he reviews five new first novels. And debut novelists are the gussied-up belles at the ball, with butterflies in their stomachs, dreaming of the glorious future that awaits them.

"...Mary and O'Neil: Fictionby Justin Cronin The Dial Press, 246 pp., $21.95..."

April 27, 2001 Books Feature by Martin Wilson

Texas Book Festival’s Literary Libations Events Start This Week

Cocktails and books go together like poetry and pickle backs

"...Festival invite you to join that tradition with their Literary Libations celebration, a three-day bacchanal whose proceeds benefit Lit..."

Aug. 6, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

American Fiction, American Reality

Cord Jefferson is putting the Black middle class back on the screen

"...at the heart of Jefferson's feature directorial debut, American Fiction. Jeffrey Wright plays Thelonious "Monk" Ellison, an academic and..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Fictional Fiction According to John Irving

Louis Black interviews his former writing teacher about his latest novel, Avenue of Mysteries

"...was that writing was work, not inspiration; craft, not literary intoxication; and, at its best, an act of imagination,..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Column by Louis Black

Inside the Small Presses Driving Austin’s Literary Scene

Meet the local small presses committed to publishing diverse literature

"...Lewis launched in 2013. Poetry readings are a “longstanding literary tradition” on the West Coast, but the event curator..."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by Carys Anderson

Palabras: A Latino Literary Festival

What is the state of Chicano arts and letters today? That question is part of what inspired Palabras: A Latino Literary Festival, which takes place for the first time this weekend at Mexic-Arte Museum.

"...and Latino writers are now part of the larger literary landscape: Sandra Cisneros, Denise Chavez, Dagoberto Gilb, David Rice,..."

March 30, 2001 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

American Short Fiction Gala Honors Llano Literary Defender

Leila Green Little to receive this year’s Community Star Award for her work defending libraries

"...now brings her to Austin to receive American Short Fiction’s Community Star Award...."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by Caroline Drew

The Book of Khalid

Maps to the Middle East: 'The Book of Khalid'

"...social circle expands to include witches, psychic mediums, beatnik literary oddballs, and other generally belligerent individuals. Meanwhile Shakib, ever-faithful,..."

June 15, 2012 Books Feature by Jessi Cape

Five Gifts of Literary Delight for You or Anyone Lucky Enough to Be Your Friends or Family

Sentence yourself to a long stretch of reading pleasure

"...his craft; the other, a rising star in the literary firmament; the third, a first-timer with a sizzling debut..."

Nov. 28, 2022 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Nisi Shawl Is Crossing the Streams of Fantastical Fiction

The Tiptree-winning author brings her new alt-history to the ATX

"...presenting as part of the latest iteration of Fantastical Fictions...."

Sept. 7, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Get Your Hot, Fresh Short Fiction Right Here

American Short Fiction hits newsstands

"...Looking for a short fiction fix? Look no further than the aptly titled American..."

May 12, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Downtown Owl: A Novel

In his fiction debut, pop-culture critic Chuck Klosterman carries over the best and worst of his distinctive voice

"...revealed his next book would be a piece of fiction, stating, "I often use my life as a literary..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Books Review by Audra Schroeder

Top Books of 2020 That Struck a Literary or Musical Chord

A writer's fictional joyride, a rock & roll memoir, and jazz fairy tales are books that sang this year

"...about an unnamed writer takes you on a freewheeling, literary joyride...."

Dec. 18, 2020 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Literary Lone Stars Ten Best Texas Books

"...(1985). Dense, horrific, mythic, mystical, Blood Meridian is a fictional history of mercenary adventure, scalp-hunting, massacres, desolation, and gut-shot..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Fiction Favorites

From postapocalyptic islands to mining camps in Nevada, these novels will rock your world

"...I suppose you call this sort of thing a "literary novel," but that doesn't convey how funny Beautiful Ruins..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Books Feature

Here's a Brief Platter of Tasty Pop-Fiction Palaver

With a side of kaeng la-tey, farang

"...[ Listen: If we wanted to read Teflon-coated Lite fiction, we'd already be doing that (we already do do..."

May 17, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Indignation

Philip Roth's latest is a detail piece rather than a panorama

"...survey to find the single best work of American fiction of the past 25 years. Of 22 works cited,..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Books Review by John Davidson

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