Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...The Texas State Capitol is currently playing host to an..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival

Photos by John Anderson

"...From a fairly improbable beginning, this year's Texas Book Festival ended on decidedly resolute footing. The opening..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

The Fifth Annual Austin Fermentation Fest Is Sunday

An interview about gut health, Barton Springs Mill, and pickles

"...Maybe it’s the general end of the world vibes, but fermentation is..."

Oct. 20, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Texas Book Festival

Festival Roundup

"...Where: North side of Texas State Capitol (indoors and outdoors)..."

Nov. 15, 1996 Books Feature

To the Nth Degree

The 15th annual 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival

"..."No más, no más!" we cried. The preliminary judges attempted to throw in the towel after..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Food Feature by Robb Walsh

The Game-Changers

The 2009 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...That Austin's creative scene is among the liveliest and most watched in the nation may feel..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest by the numbers and Asleep at the Wheel's Top 40

"...Transmission Entertainment doesn't do anything by the book. The local concert promotions enterprise announced the lineup..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Birdie’s Is Food & Wine’s Restaurant of the Year, Aviator Is Offering Free Pizza, El Alma’s Getting a Second Location, Radio Coffee & Beer Is Giving Away Topo Chico Mocktails, There’s Meewes News at Kitty Cohen’s, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...– as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Sept. 20, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hot Sauce Festival Triumphs, H-E-B Launches a Debit Card, Baraghani Delights, Bento Picnic Hosts the Harvest, Masienda Makes Masa Marvelous, and OMG Here Comes Oktoberfest Again

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...scene, as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

Sept. 14, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

When the Bulleit Hits the Bon Appetit

The whiskey company brings three dimensions of win to a new frontier

"...Even if you’re not the sort of person who hangs out in bars and..."

April 2, 2019 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Escapism and Connection: The Illustrated Life of Billy Perkins

Hustling Austin posters for 30 years, Perkins perseveres

"...by Southwest reconverging physically this March likewise resurrected Austin's annual poster-palooza, Flatstock. When the city canceled its flagship conference..."

June 17, 2022 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Sifting through the Austin sound ordinance, paying final respects to Pinetop Perkins, and catching up with Explosions in the Sky

"...Local booker Joyce DiBona describes Jovita's issues with the city during..."

April 1, 2011 Music Column by Austin Powell

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival takes place this weekend, and, once again, it should prove to be the best use of the State Capitol all year long.

"...The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival takes place this weekend,..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...Goodbye to a River: Behind the Scenes When Austin Barnes & Noble executive Dave Hamrick..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...dozen years, Stanley Crouch's spacious, long-awaited first novel Don't the Moon Look Lonesome showcases his erudition alongside his fascination..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Tim Walker

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...Ted Koppel By design, ABC's Nightline isn't the place to catch a candid moment with host Ted..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Andy Langer

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...Mitch Cullin The dusty, empty places Mitch Cullin keeps returning to in..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Clay Smith

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...Ha Jin Since Ha Jin's novel Waiting won the National Book Award last year, he finds himself in..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Lissa Richardson

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...a monk and a dedicated surfer," Barry Lopez says. "These are not antithetical states." Lopez is speaking about a..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Lissa Richardson

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...a while now -- she was my teacher and thesis advisor at New Mexico State University -- and to..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Shannon McCormick

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...Water has started leaking into his 109-year-old house as the first storm to hit Santa Barbara, Calif., in six..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Use Your Words

The 18th annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

"...across this, that probably means you were reading our Texas Book Festival preview. And that probably means you like..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Postscripts

Texas Lit

"...is to write that last week it was decided Katherine Anne Porter will be the poster figure for this..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Where They're Coming From

Connecting the Dots of Texas Writers Month 2002

"...There's more to the month than the poster...."

June 7, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Food-O-File

"..."Cupboard love is love pretended to the cook in the hopes that a meal or snack..."

April 18, 1997 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

O. Henry Museum to Host Writing Workshop

Mary Helen Specht teaches a Short Story Master Class

"...You know the whole “if these walls could talk” thing? Well, listen..."

Sept. 2, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Food-o-File

Scholarships, the Saveur Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival, tequila tastings at Santa Rita, and more

"...Culinary Scholarship Competition With a $15,000 scholarship on the line, what sort of menu would you design and..."

April 1, 2005 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

10 Recommended Arts Events This Fall

So much creative energy flowing to quench your cultural thirst

"...Say, uh, is there anything … worthwhile going on in Austin’s fine arts..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Events Post

As Charlie Jones Exits C3, He Traces His Journey From College Station to Founding ACL Fest

Leaving the music promotions empire he helped build, Jones begins his new events company, Four Leaf

"...storytelling devices civilization funnels down to, a quest – The Odyssey – tallies the most adventure. Here, then, unscrolls..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Fall events and news from all over Texas

"...think about Christmas shopping and where to take your annual holiday-card photo...."

Nov. 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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