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The spring is dead. Long live the spring!

"...Have Said About the State of Texas Literature" and "Books Suck," among more than 30 others... The O. Henry..."

May 2, 2003 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

May 3 Election News

"...to development inspections," in a headline of the online newsletter In Fact Daily. During a forum sponsored last week..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

SXSW NEWS

"...the venue off Sixth Street and into the history books...."

March 16, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Spotlight on Texas Book Festival Authors

Taking a look back at the 'Chronicle's coverage so far

"...Overwhelmed by the hundreds of authors coming to town..."

Sept. 13, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Getting a Read on the State of Anti-State Bookstores

Brave New Books and Monkeywrench Books keep thinking outside the mainstream

"...turning its cogs. Out of this soil sprang two bookstores, different yet similar enough in their radical approach for..."

Feb. 9, 2018 Arts Feature by Taylor Prewitt

An Easy Read

NPrint Brings Books to TV

"...According to figures from the American Booksellers Association, Austin does have the highest per capita book..."

Sept. 27, 1996 Screens Feature by Karl Pallmeyer

We Have an Issue: Read Before Burning

Welcome to the Books Issue

"...Welcome to the Books Issue. It's a far-ranging thing: We've got stories on..."

June 30, 2023 Column by Kimberley Jones

Texas GOP's Book Bans Are the First Step in Anti-Public Education Crusade

Banning books (for Jesus!)

"...space rovers. She loves math and science – and books...."

June 30, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Checking Out Austin's New Central Library

Yes, the city’s “Library of the Future” still has books, but this 21st century facility is about so much more

"...to say our "library of the future" won't have books – a spurious rumor that, in the decade-plus of..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Long, Hot Summer

Books to Spend Your Summer With

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

June 5, 1998 Books Feature

Chasing C. Robert Cargill's 'Dreams and Shadows'

AICN veteran on goblins, research, and if he's done with criticism

"...insult: If critics know so much about films and books, why don't they write them? That's exactly what C...."

Feb. 28, 2013 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Bedside Manner: Treehouse Tomes

Up in the air with Klosterman, Murakami, and more

"...Good news: I have the distinct advantage of appearing on this..."

Jan. 3, 2011 Books Post by Monica Riese

Paddington

We extend a big bear hug to Paddington.

"...London through no fault of his own, the Paddington books are a specimen of that rarest of VYA (Very..."

Jan. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Science Groups Demand Textbook Publishers Remove Climate Change Denialism

Social studies textbooks under fire for climate change errors

"...Textbooks publishers are guilty of including inaccurate and misleading information..."

Nov. 12, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

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

5th Circuit Court Hears Case Against “Incomprehensible” Book Ban

Law makes booksellers deem books "sexually explicit" with vague standards

"...The largest independent bookstore in Texas, Austin's BookPeople, is continuing to challenge House..."

Dec. 8, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Breaking Down the Texas Bills That Will Change the 2024 School Year

Vaping is criminal, books are banned, and school cops are everywhere

"...For example, Republicans were under pressure to do something..."

Sept. 1, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

BookPeople Leads Lawsuit Against State on Book Ban

Plaintiffs contend HB 900 infringes on free speech

"...Yesterday, a group of booksellers led by Austin’s BookPeople and Houston’s Blue Willow Bookshop..."

July 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

A Queer Book Club for Comic Lovers

Austin Books & Comics makes space for queer fans and queer lit

"...sense of community. The lack of space fueled Austin Books & Comics' Rae Sterling to start the store's Queer..."

Oct. 27, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

A Thousand Splendid Words

Khaled Hosseini on Afghanistan, poetry, and writing

"...Khaled Hosseini transcends borders through books. We caught up with the international bestselling author (The..."

June 9, 2013 Books Post by Jessi Cape

Book Ban Bonanza

Number of books challenged in Texas is on the decline

"...There's good news and more good news for you during this year's..."

Sept. 28, 2009 Books Post by Jordan Smith

The Madness of King Geek

Harry Jay Knowles' Cool Movie News

"...the next most obvious level: He's created a website (http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com) to distribute news and rumors of upcoming projects that..."

June 6, 1997 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Good Week For Michener Alums

Raves for Kevin Powers, Alix Ohlin closer to Giller Prize

"...graduates of UT’s Michener Center for Writers made the news this week for their novel work...."

Sept. 6, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Federal Court Strikes Down Republican Book Censorship Law

Fifth Circuit rules that HB 900 violates First Amendment

"...900, a law passed this spring that would ban books from public school libraries...."

Jan. 19, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Mr. Woodcock

Mr. Woodcock is funny for exactly five minutes, with the kind of subversive humor that boosted Billy Bob Thornton, but the rest is just a self-pitying, half-hearted retread.

"...unofficial “exhausted-contempt” series – after Bad Santa and Bad News Bears – in which he plays a character whose..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

"News dissector" Danny Schechter examines the media's complicity in promoting the war on terrorism.

"...and awe" means a spectacle, which, in our 24-hour news/reality-obsessed 21st century, translates into "media spectacle." Investigative journalist Danny..."

Dec. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rock This Way

The Semi-Annual, Whenever-We-Feel-Like-It Rock & Roll Books Section

"...Catherine Denueve. Une object d'arte. She should be in..."

March 20, 1998 Books Feature

Audio, Audio

Books on Tape

"...to them causes that response and that response alone. "Books on tape? They're good for long drives." People use..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Books Feature by Michael Bertin

Rain Without Thunder

"...has just put a “fetal kidnapping” law on the books, whereby it would be illegal for a woman to..."

March 19, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Point Austin: Hate Crimes Require Sparks Before They Ignite

Who’s holding the guns?

"...From 2005-2020, now-retired Austin Chronicle News Editor Michael King wrote about city and state politics..."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Post by Michael King

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