Leaving the Gay Place Lights a Candle for the Patron Saint of Austin’s Counterculture
Tracy Daugherty’s new biography of The Gay Place author Billy Lee Brammer is part poetic ode, part oral history — and always a wild ride.
Andrew Roush
Articles by Andrew Roush
On Giant’s Shoulders: New Cinema History Dissects Texas Tropes
"Giant" was meant to confront certain ugly implications about Texas, chiefly that it is perpetually big, bigoted and booming.
‘Last Sheriff in Texas’ Tells True Story of State’s Deadliest Lawman
James P. McCollom’s "The Last Sheriff in Texas" paints the South Texas town of Beeville as a microcosm of Texas politics and policing — past, present and future.
‘American Wolf’ Explores How People and Predators Should Coexist
Blakeslee takes readers deep into a genuinely human tale told with the energy and verve of a best-selling thriller.