The Curse of Oil
by Emily DePrang / Posted on | No CommentsCrude World is a piece of firstclass reporting as well as an article of faith. Subtitled c, a more apt summation would be, “Oil [...]
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Lucky Star
by Steven G. Kellman / Posted on | No CommentsBy his own account, Larry McMurtry is a lucky hack. Though he is one of only three Texans to have won the Pulitzer Prize [...]
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The Word of God
by Spike Gillespie / Posted on | No CommentsI came to Mary Karr’s new memoir, Lit, lugging a bumpy suitcase full of emotions and expectations. Could she really have more to tell [...]
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The Rich are Revolting
by Lou Dubose / Posted on | No CommentsWhat’s not to like about a novel in which Bernard Rapoport’s father is the subject of an anti-communist smear and Bernard spends his time [...]
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Piney Wood Pulp
by Stayton Bonner / Posted on | No CommentsLike most of Nacogdoches-based Joe R. Lansdale’s work, Vanilla Ride is set in East Texas. More Flannery O’Connor than Elmer Kelton, East Texas is [...]
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