The Gathering Storm: Robert Draper on the Post-Reality GOP

NYT writer and former Austinite sees a dark future in his new book, Weapons of Mass Delusion

"...recent conversation with respected New York Times Magazine journalist Robert Draper, I had to admit that his new book,..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...hitters in fiction (Junot Díaz, Justin Cronin) and nonfiction (Robert Caro, Douglas Brinkley, Cheryl Strayed, Naomi Wolf), plus pop..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Writer-at-Large

"...among them are "precocious," "intellectual," and "gifted and talented." Robert Draper, who before the second grade would have been..."

May 14, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Hadrian's Walls: A Novel

"...by Robert Draper Knopf, $23 hard..."

May 14, 1999 Books Feature

Chapter 2: Biweekly and Proud

September 1982-August 1988

"...Robert Draper had written a story about his grandfather, Leon..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

Splendor in the Short Grass: The Grover Lewis Reader

Jesus Christ! What are these words? Hincty, goudge, donicker, furze, rick, pecksniff, flapdoodle fantod, tumerling? What kind of screwball whips out stuff like this?

"...worshiped the right kind of pop figures (Lightning Hopkins, Robert Mitchum, Sam Peckinpah) and sneered at the rest. His..."

April 22, 2005 Books Review by Brant Bingamon

"A Celebration of Writing, and Reading"

Louis Black's notes on the first Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...Boyfriend School, and The Mommy Club); journalist and author Robert Draper (at the time Associate Editor at Texas Monthly);..."

June 14, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Final Judges

Profiles of the Short Story Contest judges.

"...Robert Draper Robert Draper's first novel, Hadrian's Walls, was published..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature

Fox Faux Pas

Staffing Changes and Low Morale at Fox-7 News

"...as tumultuous as the ones at Fox-7. Senior editors Robert Draper and Mimi Swartz, both of whom have been..."

Sept. 26, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Kickin' Ass

Prepare for another year of war, or worse

"...this year, speaking to writer (and former Chronicle writer) Robert Draper, Bush was similarly chipper. "So now I'm an..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Postscripts

"...That's what Texas Monthly contributing editor and GQ writer-at-large Robert Draper has been offered and has accepted from Sonny..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Books Column by Clay Smith

Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...12:45-1:30pm Custer & the Little Big Horn Robert Skimin, The River & the Horseman..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Books Feature

Texas Writers Month Events

"...didn't seem as if those readers attended the event; Robert Earl Keen, who was slated to perform, wasn't there;..."

May 14, 1999 Books Feature

Political Books, Part 1

Political writers and writing politicians head to the Capitol this weekend to talk up their tomes at the Texas Book Festival.

"...tome Leading Ladies: American Trailblazers. For more serious fare, Robert Draper will be talking about his deeply perturbing and..."

Nov. 3, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Dance: Sarah Wimer, Robert Bryce, Robi Polgar..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Contributors

Descriptions of the contributors to The Austin Chronicle 20th anniversary issue

"...Robert Bryce began working for the Chronicle in 1988 as..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

It Came From Corsicana

Mrs. Telling Meets Mrs. Not Telling

"...Knowledge, as did readers and critics nationwide, locally including Robert Draper, whose appreciation of the book and its author..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Books Feature by Marion Winik

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Innskeep, novelist Jonathan Lethem, poet Naomi Shihab Nye, economist Robert Reich, – whew, – … and many, many more...."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

1998 Texas Book Festival Schedule

"...11:15am Stirring Prose Deborah Douglas; special guests Robert & Jean Flynn, Jay Brandon..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Books Feature

The Work Matters

A look back at some of our most impactful reporting

"...Our former colleague Robert Bryce, who'd covered George W. Bush's career as governor..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Happenings

Oct. 11-17

"...or e-mail to RSVP. 7pm. Umlauf Sculpture Garden, 605 Robert E. Lee, 472-3336. $5. rsvp@aveone.com...."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature

Postscripts

Texas Writers Month is here and that means … lots and lots of Texas writers speaking at a multitude of events.

"...Road by May 15... The University Co-op announced the Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards for the year's best faculty..."

May 5, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Making Lists

"...uninitiated, this apparent geographical dysfuction is as surprising as Robert Rauschenburg hailing from Port Arthur. Everybody's got to be..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Postscripts

Mixed Notes

"...and documentarian Jesse Sublett, GQ contributing editor and novelist Robert Draper, Unbabbling author REYOUNG, mystery novelist Mary Willis Walker,..."

May 1, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Texas Book Festival 2013

Oct. 28, 2013. 36 photos.

"...Mark Leibovich (l), with moderator Robert Draper..."

Oct. 29, 2013 Photo Gallery

Ex-Punk Author, DIY or Die Forever

Test-driving the newest iBooks Author app (bumps ahead)

"...rock critics, including Louis Black, Ed Ward, Margaret Moser, Robert Draper, and Joe Nick Patoski. They all answered my..."

March 2, 2012 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Summer Reading

"...Arthur of Janis Joplin's youth is a character in Robert Draper's "O Janis"; Poncé Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans..."

June 9, 2006 Books Feature by Marrit Ingman

Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead

Gift guide

"...the Rev. Billy G than any previous book, including Robert Draper's out-of-print paperback bio. It's what's left out that..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Music Review by Joe Nick Patoski

Postscripts

How to learn more about publishing, for free; and upcoming literary events in Austin.

"...side of writing -- how to get published, etc. Robert Draper, Don Graham, Skip Hollandsworth, Arturo Longoria, and Joe..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

Upcoming literary events in Austin.

"...side of writing -- how to get published, etc. Robert Draper, Don Graham, Skip Hollandsworth, Arturo Longoria, and Joe..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

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