Michael May

Michael May is a former Observer managing editor. He’s now a freelance journalist based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Steve Earle Visits The Texas ObserverJun 23, 2011
Singer-songwriter Steve Earle sits down with Managing Editor Michael May to talk about his new book, I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive. Full Story
The Texas Observer Interviews Will PotterMay 17, 2011
Michael May interviews Will Potter, author of "Green is the New Red," a book about heavy-handed law enforcement efforts aimed at environmental activists. Full Story

Innocence Revisited: Observer Story Inspires Documentary, NPR Feature.Apr 12, 2013
Chris Scott, had an especially bold plan to free other innocent men behind bars by starting a detective agency—staffed solely by exonerees— to investigate their cases. Full Story
Steve Earle Visits The Texas ObserverJun 23, 2011
Singer-songwriter Steve Earle sits down with Managing Editor Michael May to talk about his new book, I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive. Full Story
The Houston KidJun 22, 2011
Success made Rodney Crowell,but in a roundabout way. The Texas musician, known as a songwriter’s songwriter, has written a memoir about his childhood in [...] Full Story
Youssou N’Dour comes to Central TexasJun 16, 2011
The African superstar Youssou N’Dour is coming to Austin this Saturday, June 18. Fans of his music know that N’Dour not only performs [...] Full Story
Freedom FightersMay 25, 2011
On May 12, Johnnie Pinchback became the 28th Dallas man to be freed from prison after evidence proved police got the wrong guy. [...] Full Story

The Texas Observer Interviews Will PotterMay 17, 2011
Michael May interviews Will Potter, author of "Green is the New Red," a book about heavy-handed law enforcement efforts aimed at environmental activists. Full Story
The Bubu King Comes to SXSWMar 24, 2011
It’s a given that many of the more than 2,000 bands that play SXSW each year have struggled along the way to get there. [...] Full Story
A New ChapterMar 21, 2011
The Observer has long been a champion of our more stout and enduring literary brethren, and this books issue comes at a particularly perilous [...] Full Story
The Observer does SXSW, Part TwoMar 18, 2011
When I first went to SXSW almost a decade ago, I was amazed by how the festival seemed to take over the entire downtown. [...] Full Story
The Observer does SXSW, Part TwoMar 18, 2011
When I first went to SXSW almost a decade ago, I was amazed by how the festival seemed to take over the entire [...] Full Story