Journey Toward a Novel

"...Obsession re-mains price the of creation," wrote Nelson Algren, "and the..."

Oct. 16, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Bedside Manner: The Never-Ending Battle

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

"...A grinning Superman statue stands watch on my bedside table,..."

Jan. 23, 2012 Books Post by Robert Faires

The Legend of Bagger Vance

"...Directed by: Robert Redford. Starring: Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Bruce Mcgill, Joel..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Thousand Splendid Words

Khaled Hosseini on Afghanistan, poetry, and writing

"...Khaled Hosseini transcends borders through books. We caught up with..."

June 9, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

The Notebook

The love sap flows freely in this movie romance told in retrospect.

"...Directed by: Nick Cassavetes. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands,..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)

This is a wonderfully universal narrative based on oral tradition about the introduction of evil into a peaceful Inuit community.

"...Directed by: Zacharias Kunuk. Starring: Paul Qulitalik, Madeline Ivalu, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Peter-Henry..."

July 26, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Image of a First Lady

Based on her physical appearance alone, Jean Stapleton is a natural to portray Eleanor. But it turns out that the accomplished actress' resemblance to the first lady doesn't end there. It extends to her idealism, her feminism, and even her awakening to activism.

"...The resemblance between the two women is notable. The same..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Woman in Black

Daniel Radcliffe jumps from Hogwarts to this movie's haunted mansion where he stars as a young widower under siege from a malevolent ghost.

"...Directed by: James Watkins. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Looking For a Writing Class, Austinite?

Calling all writers sick of their cruel inner critics

"...Of course you know that this is one hell of a writerly town. It’s..."

Sept. 9, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Things Not To Fear: 1) The Reaper, 2) The World Horror Convention in Austin

An Interview with Convention co-chairs Nate Southard and Lee Thomas

"...As promised yesterday, here's that interview with Nate Southard and..."

April 27, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

For Paul Simon, a Quiet Celebration Still Resounds

Songwriter’s Bass Concert Hall residency is subdued yet profound

"...You ever have those moments reading a novel where you come across..."

April 9, 2025 Music Post by David Brendan Hall

The Original Hipster

Chronicle writer Dick Holland on the comeback of Texan Terry Southern, the all-around bad boy of black humor

"...Quick: Which Texas writer or writers merited inclusion on the cover of..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

All Creatures Great and Small

With the current state of the environment, long belabored by activists and scientists who point to any number of warning signs of planetary collapse, it makes sense, Chronicle contributor Dan Oko writes, that writers with deep green inclinations would juggle literary aesthetics and scientific data in their efforts to jar us from the stupefying impact of too much information and too much bad news.

"...Tinkering With Eden: A Natural History of Exotics in Americaby Kim Todd..."

May 18, 2001 Books Feature by Dan Oko

How to Be a Popular Girl

What will shy novelist Sarah Bird do now that she's back in the limelight, Dick Holland asks in this profile of the author of The Yokota Officers Club.

"...Sarah Bird is coming over for lunch and she's promised..."

June 22, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

The Years With Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes says he can not imagine a world without Shakespeare and Cervantes, but it is impossible to imagine a Mexico without Fuentes.

"...Writers like Carlos Fuentes tend not to exist anymore. His vast body..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Books Feature by David Garza

The Poetry of Pain

The Fires

"...by René Steinke William Morrow & Co., $23 hard..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Books Review

Enter the Hugos

We Take On the Best of SF

"...Jack Faust by Michael Swanwick Avon ($23, hard)..."

July 31, 1998 Books Feature by Adrienne Martini

The Usual Mayhem

A Potpourri of Book Reviews

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Nov. 22, 1996 Books Feature

Confessions of a Cowboy

Working a cattle drive in Texas in the 1870s probably wasn't like what you imagine; ask Frank Harris -- he was there and he knows.

"...I've asked but no one can explain why three novels set..."

May 26, 2000 Books Feature by James C. Simmons

Invasion of the Lit Flix

Literary Classics Rush the Screen

"...Now is the winter of our... literary classics on film...."

Nov. 8, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nathan Harris Pens an Intimate Civil War Tale in The Sweetness of Water

In his debut novel, the Michener Center alumnus brings "a new story to the table"

"...Landry is trying to make sense of his freedom. Newly..."

June 18, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Scott McCloud in Austin with The Sculptor this Weekend

The affable theorist of Understanding Comics waxes all fictional.

"...Scott McCloud of Understanding Comics fame has a new book out from First..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Whole Universe Rocks

The Harry Ransom Center's exhibition "Make It New" explores how modernism changed everything.

"...On or about December, 1910, art went strange...."

Dec. 12, 2003 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Next Next

Jasper Fforde reveals the secrets behind the new Thursday Next adventure, narrative gymnastics, and the job of writing

"...In the fifth novel of Jasper Fforde's series starring Thursday Next,..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Book Review: A Comedy of Nobodies: A Collection of Stories by Baron Ryan

TikTok comedy doesn’t translate well in viral star’s debut

"...Baron Ryan, a TikTok star with an impressive 2.8 million..."

July 3, 2024 Arts Post by Neha Kondaveeti

The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott

Who runs the world? Secretaries, spies, and survivors in Lara Prescott's debut novel

"...You'd think the most alluring element in the title of the debut..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

James Magnuson Leaves the Michener Center

James Magnuson reflects on his 23 years as director of the Michener Center for Writers

"...James Michener wanted the best graduate writing program in the..."

May 26, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Page Two: The Glory of It All

Celebrating the insane energy and rippling barrage of popular culture

"...Those who denounce, accuse, castigate, and deride me are completely right. They need..."

March 16, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Golden Bowl

"...Directed by: James Ivory. Starring: Uma Thurman, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Northam, Nick..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

In Lawrence Wright's Novel, an Imagined Pandemic That's Frighteningly Real

If disease-ravaged world of The End of October feels like our own, that’s because the author did his research rigorously

"...Very few authors have the foresight to write a book on a..."

May 1, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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