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.
Books
The Texas Observer’s 2023 Must-Read Lone Star Books
From poetic dreamworlds to the people’s hospital, Texas authors paint very different portraits of our diverse state.
Unmasking the Klansman
A new book reveals the untold story of a Ku Klux Klan member’s literary double life.
The Tower Sniper’s Wife
A new book from UT Press provides a troubling twist on the vow “until death do us part.”
The Lonesome Writing Guru
How author Larry McMurtry—and George Getschow, editor of a new book about McMurtry—helped shepherd a Lone Star literary community.
Ricardo Nuila: The People’s Doctor
The physician and author thinks public hospitals could help save patients trapped in our troubled medical system.
The Origins of White, Christian Supremacy
Can 15th-century doctrine explain today's culture wars?
The Free People’s Village: Everyday Life in Solarpunk Texas
In a novelist’s alternative Texas, Al Gore became president and the War on Climate Change began. What could go wrong?
Building D.E.E.P. Bridges
Houston's Deborah Mouton is creating a legacy, a mythology, and connections between cultures and artistic worlds.
How Less-educated Whites Fell Behind and Blamed Race
In Clinton, Arkansas, a reporter examines the effects of a stagnant economy on the place she came from.