Cecily Sailer

Freelance writer Cecily Sailer lives in Austin.

Jesse Jones and the Making of HoustonDec 30, 2011
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith said of Houston entrepreneur Jesse H. Jones, “If he hadn’t existed he would have had to be invented, and that [...] Full Story

Book Review: Steven Barthelme’s Hush HushJan 23, 2013
Steven Barthelme’s new short story collection opens with a whimsically tragic monologue delivered by Elliott, a 10-year-old trapped in a school for the gifted and sentenced to therapy after burning himself with a cigarette. Full Story
Beyond Suburbia: The Fifth Lash & Other Stories By Anis ShivaniDec 28, 2012
Shivani’s new collection, The Fifth Lash & Other Stories, situates its characters within sociopolitical landscapes that figure far more prominently than their homes, offices, and neighborhoods. Full Story
Talking Texas with Gail CollinsAug 07, 2012
In her new book, As Texas Goes… How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda, New York Times columnist Gail Collins examines the [...] Full Story
An Incomplete Portrait of TexasJun 20, 2012
New York Times columnist Gail Collins noticed a certain intrigue about Texas in 2009 when Gov. Rick Perry made this now famous suggestion at [...] Full Story
Lessons from the New DealApr 11, 2012
Steven Fenberg’s Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the Common Good arrived on bookshelves late last year. It’s timing was apt, if accidental. National [...] Full Story