Tag Archives: Texas fiction
The Observer Review: Sex As a Political Condition, by Carlos Nicolás Flores
Carlos Nicolás Flores, a professor of English at Laredo Community College, has written a hokey, jokey, postmodern romp that combines all the conventions of act...Read More
The Observer Review: Huizache #4
Huizache, four years into its run, continues to provide a glimpse into the fault lines of identity, presenting people who struggle to find their way in...Read More
The Observer Review: Barefoot Dogs, by Antonio Ruiz-Camacho
Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, a 2014 Dobie Paisano Fellow who lives in Austin, captures the flawed but fascinating humanity of the extended Arteaga family: five childre...Read More
The Observer Review: Migratory Animals, by Mary Helen Specht
For much of Migratory Animals, Specht's entangled friends behave like the pack of coyotes, taking “almost no notice of one another … an apathetic partnershi...Read More
The Observer Review: The Purse Bearer, by Joe Holley
The Purse Bearer revolves around a central character, Wily T. Foxx, who is given the opportunity to quit his job collecting animal carcasses for the Texas Highw...Read More
Review: Choice and Chance in Elizabeth Crook’s Monday, Monday
How much of our lives are choice, and how much chance? With Monday, Monday, Elizabeth Crook taps into the truth that the answer is some of both. ...Read More
Cynthia Bond’s Debut Novel, Ruby, Digs Deep in the East Texas Dirt
Cynthia Bond’s debut novel leaves the reader dirty, her words clinging to your eyes, your hands and your heart as if you have just stood naked, battered and r...Read More
Texas Ex-Pat Greg Baxter Hunts for Home in The Apartment
The Texas Observer reviews Greg Baxter's new novel, The Apartment....Read More
Philipp Meyer talks about The Son at Book People
Philipp Meyer, whose story “You Are Right Here” appeared in the Observer’s 2011 books issue, is on a roll lately. His second novel, The Son, is garnering ...Read More