An Ode to Austin’s Unsung Proletariat
A new novel about workers at an organic grocery store asks us to consider questions of labor and dignity in the Texas capital.
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Conventional Wisdom: Greg Abbott’s Broken but Unbowed, Reviewed
In his first book, the governor hews to a familiar theme — fantasies of a constitutional makeover writ by him.
Good as Gone Treats Women Mysteriously Like People
Austin writer Amy Gentry's novel blends feminism and mystery, drawing on Gentry's experience working in a women's shelter.
Private Eyes are Watching Beaumont in ‘The Do-Right’
Lisa Sandlin's debut mystery skitters over murder, rape and redemption.
In ‘My Unsentimental Education,’ a Professor Finds a New Path
Raised to be a wife, Debra Monroe remembers her fits-and-starts journey from Wisconsin to San Marcos, a world away from her family's expectations.
Anatomy of a Dylan Fan: ‘In Dylan Town,’ Reviewed
David Gaines explores the multi-generational magnetism of Bob Dylan, America’s voice for social unrest.
‘The Hundred Year Flood,’ A Search for Self in Prague
Houston author Matthew Salesses wrestles with identity in his newest novel.
Eye on Texas: Texas Politics in Black and White
Heroes, villains and mediocrities, all captured on film.