David Duhr
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Submit: 2013 Texas Observer Short Story Contest Now Open for Entries
When Larry McMurtry agreed in 2011 to guest-judge The Texas Observer’s first short story contest, we at the magazine were thrilled: what better name [...] Full Story -
Winning Words
A few weeks ago we offered a roundup of Texas books recently nominated for or winning major awards. As literary awards season rolls on, [...] Full Story -
New and Noteworthy Books: March
Benjamin Alire Saenz’s story collection Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club, published by El Paso’s Cinco Puntos Press, has won the 2013 [...] Full Story -
Elizabeth Black’s The Drowning House Is a Book Gasping For Breath
Black heaps far more gravitas on her characters than they can support; the mysteries fizzle undramatically; and narrator Clare is despicable. Full Story -
New and Noteworthy Books: February
The Observer's periodic round-up of recent and forthcoming books by Texas authors, on Texas presses, or about Texas topics. Full Story
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State of Darkness
Since the 2004 release of Brooklyn Noir, a collection of short stories written by some of the borough’s top crime and mystery writers, Akashic [...] Full Story