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"...The Chronicle is happy to be recognized for writing fairly and objectively. It should be noted, however, that the..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Column

News/Print

Whatever you're looking for is right here.

"...publication in early 2003, though their fruit basket and chapbook will still read "2002." Just kidding: There is no..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Postscripts

"...locale this week from Austin to Chicago, where the Book Expo America recently took place, and where Texas Book..."

June 12, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

"...THU, NOV 14: As part of the Annual Jewish Book Fair, Melissa Faye Green will discuss her book, The..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Column

The Austin Writers' League Writer's Resource

"...What do James Michener, a Bosnian refugee, Texas First Lady Laura Bush, a Parisian screenwriter, and a..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Books Feature

Attica Locke on Solving Crime on Highway 59

Heaven, My Home author talks her East Texas roots and the blues

"...great serpentine body of water that curls across northeast Texas and northwestern Louisiana is one of several spots in..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Year in Books

Thirty-one titles that got us talking this year

"...a very stylish-looking hardback, but still. It wasn't until Texas Book Festival Director Clay Smith took the book off..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

True Crime?

Why is the Austin American-Statesman in touch with the lawyers for Holtzbrinck Publishers Holdings and its subsidiary Holt, publisher of the critically acclaimed A Death in Texas?

"...was brutally murdered on June 6, 1998. "Deep East Texas: The slaying of James Byrd Jr. reawakens memories of..."

June 28, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Postscripts

Upcoming literary events in Austin.

"...The Book Market in Dobie Mall is closing on June 30;..."

June 23, 2000 Books Column

Books, Sculpture, and Weed Lead Our Recommended Arts Events

It'd be a lot cooler if you went to one of these events this week

"...delectable offerings.   – Cat McCarrey “Ode to the Book” Opening..."

April 19, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Upcoming Austin Food Events to Put on Your Calendar

Texas Book Festival, Drag Bingo, a chili cook-off at Scholz, and more

"...On Thursday, Feb. 7, Fair Market will be hosting Austin’s first ever Taste of..."

Jan. 30, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

12 Days of Christmas Bazaars

A merry miscellany of local art markets and fairs to visit over a dozen days

"...Dec. 9: Humanities Texas Holiday Book Fair More than two dozen local authors..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Arts Feature

True Grit

Rooster Cogburn rides again in this Coen brothers' remake of the Western classic.

"...faithful to the Portis novel, although much of the book’s humor falls flat in the course of its delivery..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The State of Utopia

Karen Valby’s dispatches from a small Texas town

"...When Karen Valby set out for Utopia, Texas, her ambitions were modest. A reporter and blogger for..."

May 28, 2010 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

News/Print

You ain't getting in to see Don DeLillo, so you might as well read about Seymour Hersh, Laura Bush, and Eli Wallach rolling around in the green, green grass together. Get your mind out the gutter! It's the Claiborne K.H. Smith connection.

"...of the Austin American-Statesman last week that former Chronicle Books Editor Clay Smith has replaced Edward Nawotka as the..."

Feb. 11, 2005 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Postscripts

The hall of mirrors that is J.H. Hatfield's Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President and upcoming appearances in Austin by Nathan Englander (For the Relief of Unbearable Urges).

"...that he did not oversee the editing of the book because it was acquired by Thomas Dunne Books, an..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events

Acro-Cats, Earth Day, and all manner of arts and culture happenings

"...no surprise Austin Rainbow Theatre sashayed onto the Central Texas scene in 2021. This Friday, April 11, they kick..."

April 11, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Point Austin: Welcome to the Future

Texas is just like America, only more so

"...small attempt to explain a few things about Our Fair City and its curious co-location in the Lone Star..."

March 16, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Eco-Currents: Talking Trash and Raising the Roof

Anti-litter campaign aims to clean up Austin creeks

"...Some of the most influential stewards of Texas' environment will convene in Austin on Sunday for a..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Direct Hit

Why are Tupperware-style home parties where children’s books are sold putting booksellers on the defensive?

"...Recently, when I called bookseller Kelly Crane, her answering machine stated that she couldn't..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Road to Publication

The University of Texas Press

"...UT Press Executive Editor and Assistant Director Theresa May..."

Aug. 29, 1997 Books Feature by Clay Smith

New in Print: 'Austin Breakfast Tacos'

Blog Taco Journalism leaps to print with this ode to the best meal of the day

"...the distinctive variety of breakfast tacos available in our fair city. The wildly popular blog Taco Journalism (www.tacojournalism.blogspot.com) was..."

July 19, 2013 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

You Know Nothing of Their Work

Don Graham and the many minds of Texas

"...York Times: "'When they think of shows filmed in Texas, they usually don't think that's going to be a..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Radio Stars Who Are Fit to Print

Radio players in print

"...In this week's issue, Arts Editor Robert Faires reviews Sarah Vowell's newest book, The Wordy Shipmates. Vowell,..."

Oct. 23, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"..."I'm not sure that Texas Monthly is all that interesting a story," says Paul..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bizarre Talents

The strange road to success of former Austin bookseller Lynn Bender.

"...the word "atypical" to describe how he began selling books, you prick up your ears. There's a lot about..."

March 10, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Day Trips & Beyond: Pandemic's Effect on Travel

Out of town closings due to the threat of COVID-19

"...Texas State Parks are all open as of March 13...."

March 17, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

A Whacked-Out System

Inmate's lawsuit focuses on secret and unreasonable Texas paroles

"...Harris County for stealing – or, specifically under the Texas penal code, for "theft by check." He'd never been..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

News/Print

Q: Amis, Armey, Avedon? A: The 12th annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest. Plus: Sandra Bullock buys a book.

"...According to chemistry wiz Amy Tharp-Nylund of the Texas Book Festival, "book sales were definitely up from last..."

Nov. 14, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

News/Print

Martin Scorsese needs to keep his mitts off the blues. You need to mark your calendars. I don't need a drink.

"...lay odds on a bout between Dagoberto Gilb and Texas Monthly Editor Evan Smith (the latter of whom, reportedly,..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

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