A Change in Perspective

Tom Grimes doesn't rewrite history in his memoir, Mentor – he just understands it a little better now

"...Tom Grimes wasn't having a great morning. On summer break from..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

'Inconsolable: How I Threw My Mental Health Out With the Diapers'

Marrit Ingman's new memoir: an excerpt

"...Memoir isn't quite the word, actually, and not just because..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

A Pinch of History, A Dash of Memoir

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course

"...by Kevin Zraly Sterling Publishing Company Inc., $24.95 hard..."

June 11, 1999 Food Feature

The <i>Chroniclei> Interviews Al Franken

Minnesota's junior senator stops in for a brief chat

"...By snagging U.S. senator, comedian, actor, author, and skilled satirist Al..."

Sept. 23, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir

Run, Haruki, run, you skinny Howard Roark!

"...What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Books Review by James Renovitch

The Long View

John Graves' 'Myself and Strangers' finds the 83-year-old looking back at his past and into his future

"...Forty-six years ago and change, in the winter of 1957,..."

April 30, 2004 Books Feature by Steve Moore

The Queen of Truth

With two beautifully crafted memoirs under her belt, a third book of poetry out, tenure at Syracuse University, a teenage son, and a blissful romance, Mary Karr is definitely hardworking and real. And if her soul isn't entirely pure, well, readers of Cherry will be grateful it isn't.

"...The Decade of Truth -- that's what readers and people who..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Sex, Lies, and Katie Folger

The Austin artist on her new show, Getting in Bed With the Pizza Man

"...In the grand history of dating and hookups, there's going..."

May 11, 2023 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Michelle Tea Brings Her Latest Book to UT

Iconic queer memoirist reflects on her past and future writing career

"...Michelle Tea, our patron saint of queer, feminist writing, has..."

Oct. 24, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation

James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced

"...The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going to fangirl..."

Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Generation Overshare

What happens when the line blurs between our online and offline lives?

"...Overshare (verb): to divulge excessive personal information, as in a..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

TikTok Talents, Metal Gods and Comedy Provocateurs Added as SXSW Keynotes and Speakers

With a week to go, the fest expands its speaker and podcast list

"...Think that you had your South by Southwest schedule set?..."

March 1, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Feel the Burn

Austin author and wildland firefighter Mary Pauline Lowry takes readers inside the fire line in her novel Wildfire

"...Austin native Mary Pauline Lowry has quilted a career out..."

July 24, 2015 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...SXSW has strapped on the rockets with not just a few..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Trumpet Colossus Kenny Dorham Towers Alongside the Jazz Gods

The Austin musician stands alone in showing up Miles Davis in his autobiography

"...Kenny Dorham was once 10 feet tall, lean and healthy...."

Sept. 14, 2018 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Page Two: Counting to 10

Lynd Ward, Blaze Foley, and the impossibility of a simple list

"...This is the first Chronicle of 2011, the issue that..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Texas Book Festival 2020: The Full Line-Up

All 150 authors announced for the 25th anniversary lit celebration

"...Texas Book Festival No. 25 – aka Virtual Texas Book..."

Sept. 16, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

"...illustration by Jason Stout You know you're in for a..."

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

On the Seventh Day

Judith Shulevitz considers the Sabbath at the Austin Jewish Book Fair

"...In 1929, the Soviet Union set in motion the nepreryvka,..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Sitting Down With Your Senator

Sarah Eckhardt goes deep on democracy, womanhood, and our era

"...In the midst of a fiery legislative session, the inner..."

April 11, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

The Ultimate Queer Guide to SXSW 2019

Often imitated, never duplicated, we’re here to keep it real kweer

"...It’s here, it’s queer, it’s back again for another year...."

March 1, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...Following our excerpt of Me and Sister Bobbie, outlaw era..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...So SXSW made its first announcement for film, so you've had your..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters to the Editor: Classic Cuts

35 years of "keeping it weird"

"...For this special anniversary issue, we've gathered letters from over the..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Features Feature by Danielle White

Texas Book Festival 2013

Oct. 28, 2013. 36 photos.

"...The Texas Book Festival’s annual storming of the State Capitol and..."

Oct. 29, 2013 Photo Gallery

Big Mischief

Like the protagonist in his latest novel, Miss Spellbinder's Point of View, novelist Edward Swift is still battling the "disease of the literal minded."

"...The novelist who stands before us, 6-feet-4 and fabulous, is that..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Mary Karr Reviewed

"...Cherryby Mary Karr..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Feature

Spider Sculptures, Gore Feasts, and More Arts Events

Feed your art habit with these recommended events for the week

"...Queer Film Theory 101: Road Trips..."

March 22, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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