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The successes of two Texas authors from the Panhandle; upcoming events at the Harry Ransom Center at UT; and information on how to attend the Tennessee Williams / New Orleans Literary Festival.

by Clay Smith November 26, 1999September 30, 2025

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Carl Anderson’s unique perspective on Christmas; local authors with reissued books in the works; and upcoming literary events.

by Clay Smith November 19, 1999September 30, 2025

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Why Pam Houston’s (A Little More About Me, Cowboys Are My Weakness) Austin reading may be a bit more adventurous than most; local bookstore news; and the Chicano / Latina Poetry Power Pack.

by Clay Smith November 12, 1999September 30, 2025

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How Texas playwright Horton Foote is being honored during this weekend’s Texas Book Festival; details on the O.Henry Museum’s designation as a National Literary Landmark; and this month’s Poetry on the Plaza at UT’s Humanities Research Center.

by Clay Smith November 5, 1999September 30, 2025

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The hall of mirrors that is J.H. Hatfield’s Fortunate Son: George W. Bush and the Making of an American President and upcoming appearances in Austin by Nathan Englander (For the Relief of Unbearable Urges).

by Clay Smith October 29, 1999September 30, 2025

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Upcoming events in Austin’s literary scene.

by Clay Smith October 22, 1999September 30, 2025

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Well I’ll be damned : the Texas Institute of Letters has decided to name an award after Mr. Joe Bob Briggs his own self. Also, the news about what Tom Grimes will attempt to do in public in the near future with his new collection of writings from the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, The Workshop.

by Clay Smith October 15, 1999September 30, 2025

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Matthew Miller is a new publisher who doesn’t plan on selling any of his books through bookstores or sending any of his authors on book tours. Why is he so determined to be successful?

by Clay Smith October 8, 1999September 30, 2025

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Books can heal your soul and there are several ways to do so in the upcoming weeks in Austin. Also, this year’s Violet Crown Award winners.

by Clay Smith October 1, 1999September 30, 2025

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by Clay Smith September 17, 1999September 30, 2025

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Fall is officially here once the press releases grow to an unmanageable heap on Clay Smith’s desk. This week, upcoming literary events are listed, including Nathan Englander, John Phillip Santos, Elmer Kelton, and Dan Savage.

by Clay Smith September 10, 1999September 30, 2025

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The $10 house in which Katherine Anne Porter grew up in Kyle is now worth nearly $1 million due to fundraising efforts to save and restore the house. What does the change mean for Porter’s reputation?

by Clay Smith September 3, 1999September 30, 2025