ustxtxb_obs_2009_12_11_50_00031-00000_000.pdf

Page 15

December 11, 2009, 12:00 AM, CST

. ‘. .._ Boxing Shadows As dramatically intense as the Clint Eastwood film Million Dollar Baby, this compelling biography chronicles Anissa “The Assassin” Zamarron’s victory over mental illness to become a two-time world champion in women’s boxing, $24.95 hardcover UNIVERSITY OF EXAS PRESS Read more about these books online* 800.252.3206 NVAVW.utexaspress.com Together, Alone A Memoir ofMarriage and Place By SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT In this beautifully written memoir, the author of the popular China Bayles mystery series meditates on what it means to be marriedto a person and a placewhile also needing to be alone and experience si lence and solitude. SOUTHWESTERN WRITERS COLLEC-TION SERIES/THE WITTLIFF COLLEC-TIONS AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS Steven L. Davis, Editor $24.95 hardcover Forgetting the Alamo, Or, Blood Memory A Novel BY EMMA PEREZ “Perez vividly depicts the conflicts between nations with the authority of a historian and with language belonging to a poet. A fine, fine read.” Helena Maria Viramontes, author of Their Dogs Came with Them CHICANA MATTERS SERIES/Antonia Castaiieda and Deena J. Gonzalez, Editors $24.95 paperback Best of the West 2009 New Storiesfrom the Wide Side of the Missouri EDITED BY JAMES THOMAS AND D. SETH HORTON FOREWORD BY RICK BASS An anthology of exceptional short fiction rooted in the western United States by both emerging and established writers, including Lee K. Abbott, Louise Erdrich, Dagoberto Gilb, Antonya Nelson, Joyce Carol Oates, and Annie ProuLx. $19.95 paperback 4111. 1MAIli an 14 1110***111 . 1111, STORM” MON TSB

<div id="pico"><p> .  ‘.     .._ Boxing  Shadows  As dramatically intense as the  Clint Eastwood film  Million Dollar  Baby,  this compelling biography  chronicles Anissa “The Assassin”  Zamarron’s victory over mental  illness to become a two-time world  champion in women’s boxing,  $24.95 hardcover  UNIVERSITY OF EXAS PRESS Read more about these books online*  800.252.3206 NVAVW.utexaspress.com   Together, Alone  A Memoir ofMarriage and Place  By  SUSAN WITTIG ALBERT In this beautifully written memoir, the  author of the popular China Bayles  mystery series meditates on what it  means to be marriedto a person and  a placewhile also needing to be alone  and experience si lence and solitude.  SOUTHWESTERN WRITERS COLLEC-TION SERIES/THE WITTLIFF COLLEC-TIONS AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS Steven L. Davis,  Editor  $24.95 hardcover  Forgetting the Alamo,  Or, Blood Memory  A Novel  BY EMMA PEREZ “Perez vividly depicts the conflicts  between nations with the authority of  a historian and with language belonging to a poet. A fine,  fine read.”  Helena Maria Viramontes, author of  Their  Dogs Came with Them  CHICANA MATTERS SERIES/Antonia  Castaiieda and Deena  J. Gonzalez, Editors  $24.95 paperback  Best of the West 2009  New Storiesfrom the  Wide Side of the Missouri  EDITED BY JAMES THOMAS AND D. SETH HORTON FOREWORD BY RICK BASS An anthology of exceptional short fiction rooted in the western United States  by both emerging  and established  writers, including  Lee K. Abbott,  Louise Erdrich,  Dagoberto Gilb,  Antonya Nelson,  Joyce Carol Oates,  and Annie ProuLx.  $19.95 paperback  4111. 1MAIli  an  14 1110***111 .  1111, STORM” MON TSB </p>
</div>

Republish this article for free

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions:

Articles must link back to the original article and contain the following attribution at the top of the story:
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.”
Articles must include Texas Observer alongside author byline (first name / last name / Texas Observer)
Articles cannot be rewritten, edited or changed beyond alignments with house style books. Partners must notify [email protected] to make style changes.
Photos, illustrations and other art may be available for syndication but must be confirmed.
Promotional materials distributed by your outlet, including all social media work, must include cites for the Observer and our reporter. Outlets must also tag the Observer in all social media posts.
Please notify us by email that the article will be republished at [email protected].

You May Also Like

An Unwinnable Drug War

The SpaceX Land Swap Is Only the Latest Texas Public Park Giveaway

‘There Have to Be Limits’: Lawsuit Urges Scorching Prisons to Cool Down