A Postpartum Page-Turner
Austin author's memoir-esque novel about motherhood is both engaging—and disturbing.
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The King of Pulp
In Cross Plains, a literary festival honors the most influential Texas writer you've never heard of.
‘El Peso Hero’ is the 21st-Century Borderland Superhero Texas Needs
Hector Rodriguez couldn’t find a comic hero he could relate to, so he created one.
Photo Exhibit in Houston Changes the Narrative on Refugees
"There is no room for dignified depiction of refugees, and they’re not shown as human beings with hopes and plans to go back to normal life."
Announcing the Seventh Annual Observer Short Story Contest
We're now taking submissions for our seventh annual short story contest.
‘The Potlikker Papers’ Wants You to Eat Your Grits with a Side of Discomfort
John T. Edge’s new food history is an unflinching look at 60 years of racism and activism in the South.
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The Art of Looking
An afternoon with the king of birding in Texas, Victor Emanuel. His new memoir, "One More Warbler," hits shelves this week.
In ‘How Do I Say Her Name?,’ Women Artists of Color Grapple with Police Violence
A new exhibit at Art League Houston aims to raise awareness of police brutality against women of color.
Valeria Luiselli’s ‘Tell Me How It Ends’ Is the First Must-Read Book of the Trump Era
The Mexican novelist writes that asylum-seekers come to the U.S. not in search of the American dream, but “to wake up from the nightmare into which they were born.”