The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State

by Lawrence Wright

"...Lawrence Wright describes his arrival in the Middle East as "an accident of history" – seeking..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Michael King

The Many Projects of Lawrence Wright

From TV to the stage the local writer has been busy

"...The Looming Tower Hulu series digs into the lead-up to..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

The Decoder

Lawrence Wright reflects on a decade spent exploring and explaining the Middle East in My Trip to Al-Qaeda

"...I met Lawrence Wright in 2001, before 9/11. The day he called, I was the only lucky sucker..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

HBO Going Under the Dome for 'God Save Texas'

Lights, camera, point of order in new political drama

"...For those of you who believe there isn't enough drama in the Texas legislature: HBO has..."

June 18, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Vision 2020: Austin Books We're Looking Forward to in the New Year

Some local writers' books due out in 2020 we're eager to read

"...does musicians, and every year more and more of them are getting published. We don't know all of the..."

Jan. 9, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

We Were the Urban Pioneers

Our search for the just-right million-dollar condo, in the wilds of Downtown

"...Think of the Puritan settlers, eking out a new life amid impossibly..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City of the Dead

Journeying through the graves of Austin's oldest cemetery

"...I see you standing on the other side...."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Point Austin: Welcome to the Future

Texas is just like America, only more so

"...It's the tradition of this column (maybe just a habit) to..."

March 16, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Before the Flood

In the struggle between local environmentalists and developers, Laura Dunn's documentary reminds us, Barton Springs was only the beginning

"...(Green) charts Bradley's rise and fall as part of The Unforeseen, a lyrical documentary about Austin's changing landscape –..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Marrit Ingman

Off the Record

For those about to rock (we salute you)

"...Bring Back the Past..."

April 23, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

On the 12th Day of Christmas

"...It was a day so big, the music industry gave it a name: "Super Tuesday." Well,..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Open the Crypt Door to The Mortuary Collection

How two days of filming in Austin saved Ryan Spindell's horror anthology

"...Behind every story, there's always another story. Ryan Spindell's Gothic horror-comedy anthology The..."

April 23, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

To the Lighthouse

After 20 years, WTP4 returns to a still unanswered question: Do we need it?

"...Wynn was hand-delivered to Travis County Judge Sam Biscoe. The topic was the city's proposed water plant, Water Treatment..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

A Good Time to Be Lawrence Wright

With new book God Save Texas, The Looming Tower series on Hulu, and his play Cleo at the Alley, Lawrence Wright is the man of the moment

"..."I can see them swarming you," Lawrence Wright said across the little outdoor..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Eve of Destruction

Lawrence Wright on 'The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9 / 11'

"...The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Books Feature by Taylor Holland

Foreword

Previewing the 2006 Texas Book Festival

"...For recent Chronicle coverage concerning the following TBF attendees, see austinchronicle.com...."

Oct. 27, 2006 Books Feature

Twins, Genes, and Destiny: Lawrence Wright Meets Three Identical Strangers

Texas writer on the study behind the shocking new documentary

"...Three Identical Strangers is one of the year's most bizarre and unlikely documentary success stories –..."

July 23, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Panel: Lawrence Wright

“Trump is the most 'Texas' president we’ve ever had”

"...In a wide-ranging conversation Friday afternoon, the loudest reaction Lawrence Wright evoked from his audience of..."

March 10, 2018 SXSW Post by Michael King

Darren Aronofsky Speaking at SXSW

Mother! director, plus Keith Urban and more added

"...baffled, befuddled, and split audiences this year quite like Mother!, but love it or hate it, there's no doubt..."

Oct. 10, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

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 subject "ripped..."

May 1, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'My Trip to Al-Qaeda': Lawrence Wright's journey from page to stage

Lawrence Wright's experiences in the years he spent researching The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 have become the basis for a one-man theatrical work

"...spent five full years researching his widely praised bestseller, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, Lawrence..."

March 9, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Host of Historic Holdouts

Surrounded by the New Austin, these icons stuck around

"...The Broken Spoke..."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Savana Dunning

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "The bill says those that are married live..."

April 20, 2007 News Feature

Their Eyes Were Watching Wright

Local author bugged

"...Austin author, Pulitzer Prize-winner, and terrorism expert Lawrence Wright (The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11) was..."

June 18, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Jewish Book Fair

Nov. 3-11

"...Saturday, Nov. 3, 8pm A.J. Jacobs (see "The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Books Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, March 24-31

"...CLEAN CITIES ALT-CAR CONFERENCE & EXPO Learn the latest in alternative transportation technologies, infrastructure, and funding –..."

March 25, 2011 News Column

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Feb. 10-17

"...ANGUISH IN THE AMERICAN DREAM Author Robert Jensen shares his views on..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Column

Best Books of 2006

"...Girls Raised by Wolves (Knopf), Karen Russell; Only Revolutions (Pantheon), Mark Z. Danielewski; Lipshitz Six, or Two Angry Blondes..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Why Doesn't Wright Promote My Conspiracy Theories?

"...Wright ["Eve of Destruction," Arts, August 1], author of the forthcoming book, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road..."

Aug. 15, 2006 Postmarks

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright explores the origins and alleged abuses of the Church of Scientology

"...Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Beliefby Lawrence Wright Knopf, 448 pp., $28.95..."

Jan. 25, 2013 Screens Review by Kimberley Jones

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