Robert Leleux is the author of
The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy. His essays and articles have appeared in many publications, including
The New York Times and
The New York Times Magazine. Robert is currently at work on his second book,
The Living End, to be published next year by St. Martin's Press, and an oral history of Texas legend Sissy Farenthold.
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Lost Books of Texas Splendora, Edward Swift’s 1978 masterpiece, is probably the funniest novel you’ll ever read about an East Texas transvestite. It’s the [...] Full Story
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February 21 marked what would have been the 75th birthday of late Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, had she not passed away in 1996 at the [...] Full Story
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Personally, I’ve always been a little skeptical of “literacy campaigns,” particularly when conducted by politicians and their mealy-mouthed spouses, simply because literacy is such [...] Full Story
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One of the tricky things about living with an obsession is trying to remember that other people don’t necessarily share it, and might even [...] Full Story
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Last spring, I gave up Coca-Cola. Maybe that sounds like nothing to you, but trust me, for about a week and a half, I [...] Full Story
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In Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief, Lawrence Wright returns to his signature terrain: the outer reaches of religious faith. Full Story
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Michael L. Gillette’s Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History chronicles Mrs. Johnson’s journey from deep East Texas to the White house and beyond. Full Story
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Edward Swift’s latest novel, The Daughter of the Doctor and the Saint, is a tumultuous, epic work of magical realism, half The Count of Monte Cristo and half One Hundred Years of Solitude. Full Story
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Janis Owens’ powerful new novel American Ghost recalls Lillian Smith’s Strange Fruit, the 1944 classic remembered, in part, for its brave portrayal of lynching. [...] Full Story
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Michael Morris’ sweet, sad-eyed new novel, Man in the Blue Moon, recalls great Southern literature: beloved works such as Olive Ann Burns’ Cold Sassy [...] Full Story
