Free Will Astrology

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"...LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In Michael Chabon's novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, the character named..."

Feb. 11, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Sanctuary in the Past

In The Whispering Swarm, Michael Moorcock confronts ghosts – history's and his own – in a secret area of London

"...At age 75, London-born Bastrop resident Michael Moorcock has enjoyed a storied career. Having written such..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Arts Feature by Michael Berry

Big, Beautiful Books

Adorn your coffeetables with these hardbound masterpieces

"...behind cuts in The Royal Tenenbaums' cinematography. Pulitzer-winning author Michael Chabon praises "Anderson's total command of detail" in the..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Books Feature by Monica Riese

UT Acquires McSweeney's Archive

Ransom Center will host first editions, correspondence, and more

"...of Eggers' able authorial pen included such greats as Michael Chabon, Zadie Smith, Sarah Vowell, Denis Johnson, Jonathan Franzen,..."

July 31, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

The Q&A Hole: What's Your Favorite Book Of All Time?

With Michael Schaub, Kathryn Rogers, Matt Bucher, and more

"...Michael Schaub of Despair.com: No book has ever moved and..."

Jan. 7, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Michael Chabon at UT Next Week

Pulitzer Prize winner to speak on campus

"...to want to line up for this one early: Michael Chabon, the author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier..."

Oct. 9, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

John Carter

Old-school "Gosh, wow!" sense-of-wonder filmmaking is in short supply these days, but now John Carter has arrived to fill the void.

"...Stanton, who not only directed but also co-wrote (with Michael Chabon, no less) this wild and woolly adaptation of..."

March 9, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bedside Manner: The Never-Ending Battle

Fighting for truth, justice, and fewer books beside the bed

"...of the game in words (Roger Angell, W.P. Kinsella, Michael Bishop, whose Brittle Innings is that rarest of gems:..."

Jan. 23, 2012 Books Post by Robert Faires

The Thieves of Manhattan

Take this publishing industry satire to the beach, but don't turn your brain off just yet

"...barbs at everything from Charles Frazier's book advances to Michael Chabon's haircut and Jonathan Franzen's glasses...."

Aug. 6, 2010 Books Review by James Renovitch

Black & White

Former Austinite Lewis Shiner returns with a near-perfect novel of family and race in North Carolina

"...African-American community Hayti, Shiner ushers his protagonist, comic-book artist Michael Cooper, into the maelstrom of his father's past, full..."

July 4, 2008 Books Review by Rick Klaw

Reading Myself to Sleep

What's currently cluttering Brenner's bedroom, bookwise.

"...What have we got, among the ichor this week? Michael Chabon's Yiddish Policemen's Union, perhaps too recently mentioned in..."

May 13, 2008 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Amazing Adventures of Michael Chabon in Austin

Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon in Austin tonight

"...want to get in the door for lit superstar Michael Chabon's reading and booksigning at BookPeople tonight at 7pm...."

May 7, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Nebula Over Austin

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America honors del Toro, Chabon, Moorcock in Austin

"...crowd, the big guest was new SFWA grand master Michael Moorcock (even novel of the year winner Michael Chabon..."

April 29, 2008 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Book of the Stars, Stars of the Books

The 2008 Nebula Awards ceremony comes to Austin

"...Ragamuffin by Tobias Buckell, The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon, The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman, The..."

April 18, 2008 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

It Is What It Is

The year in books

"...Vietnam novel, Tree of Smoke (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Michael Chabon took a cue from Roth in the "what..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion

In his afterword, historian Stephen Eric Bronner describes The Plot as "a fitting legacy [to] a long and distinguished career." I couldn't agree more.

"...the graphic novel form, and his life partially inspired Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier..."

June 10, 2005 Books Review by Rick Klaw

Spider-Man 2

Even superheroes have to do their own laundry in Sam Raimi's truly spectacular vision that combines human pathos and breathtaking action.

"...Sargent (with a co-story credit to, among others, author Michael Chabon, whose own Pulitzer Prize-winning comic-book novel, The Amazing..."

July 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The American Voice

Jonathan Franzen's "The Corrections," and other new releases

"...to ask him about his involvement with Harding. Like Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, which..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Local Bestsellers

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

"...6. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Column

Book Reviews

Recent Titles Reviewed

"...The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clayby Michael Chabon..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

Postscripts

Upcoming literary events in Austin.

"...book, The Way Forward Is With a Broken Heart... Michael Chabon (Wonder Boys) will also be at BookPeople on..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Strength of Character

Like John Irving, Peter Hedges can create characters with such depth and originality it’s as if you have spent a lifetime in search of their company.

"...on his second novel, contemplating the adaptation of another (Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay), and..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Can Tom Zigal Really Say That?

"The truth is, I didn't know a thing about the world of mystery writers and crime publishing," Tom Zigal, the author of three mystery novels, says. Chronicle writer Dick Holland discovers why Zigal might say such a thing and why it may not matter in light of Pariah, Zigal's new installment in the Kurt Muller mystery series.

"...turned up as the memorable character Grady Tripp in Michael Chabon's Wonder Boys. The star of Zigal's class, Scott..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Book Reviews

"...finds a shaman, or at least a psychiatrist, Honor Carmichael, to help him understand his mental state. Her prescription..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Books Review

Alternate Histories

Feb. 19, 1999 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Top Books

Hard-Boiled Top Ten

"...* The Poet by Michael Connelly. The author of the best L.A. cop series..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Books Feature by Jesse Sublett

Best of Print 1995

Words: Printed, Spoken, and Painted

"...6. Secret Life by Michael Ryan..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Books Feature