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Tag Archives: Lawrence Wright

by Steven G. Kellman

In ‘God Save Texas,’ Lawrence Wright Explains the Lone Star State to Outsiders

The latest entry in the ever-popular explaining-Texas genre, “God Save Texas” is a rambling, impressionistic record of ambivalence.

Mon, Apr 9, 2018 |

In 1845, when the United States was hotly debating the imminent annexation of Texas and the prospect of a war with Mexico, Abraham Lincoln wrote to a constituen...Read More

A National Book Award Nomination for College Station’s Kathi Appelt

by Meagan Solis

Fri, Oct 18, 2013

It’s always nice to see Texas writers getting a little national love. College Station resident and young-adult author Kathi Appelt‘s latest novel, T...Read More

Second Edition in San Antone

by Brad Tyer

Thu, Apr 11, 2013

Saturday April 13 is a big day for books in Texas, as Austin’s long-running Texas Book Festival expands to San Antonio for a first-ever single-day event c...Read More

Robert Leleux on Lawrence Wright

by Brad Tyer

Fri, Mar 15, 2013

As Wright is quick to point out, theology doesn’t have to make sense; there are aspects of any religion that can’t survive logical scrutiny. But even by tha...Read More

Lawrence Wright

by Robert Leleux

Abusing Their Religion: Lawrence Wright’s Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & The Prison of Belief

Mon, Mar 11, 2013 |

In Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief, Lawrence Wright returns to his signature terrain: the outer reaches of religious faith....Read More

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