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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Lady Bird Johnson Was About More Than Wildflowers
Using audio diary recordings, new book Hiding in Plain Sight brings the former first lady out of LBJ’s shadow.
A World Without Immigrant Prisons
Law professor and author César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández wants you to believe it’s possible.
Invasive Species Have Reshaped Texas. Now What?
From parakeets to fire ants, nilgai to tamarisk trees, invasives have integrated into the state's ecosystems — and managing them means asking hard questions.
‘Man on Fire’ Searches in Vain for the Truth About Racism in East Texas
The new documentary asks why a minister self-immolated in the town of Grand Saline, but doesn’t uncover any new answers.
The Lone Star State Teems with Snakes, Lizards and Toads in ‘Herping Texas’
Michael Smith and Clint King's entertaining and rambling book recounts years of cold-blooded adventuring.
The Rising Storm
A new book on climate and migration predicts a future of "guards, guns and gates" unless we act soon.
At Home in the In-Between
In 'All the Agents and Saints,' Stephanie Elizondo Griest doesn't just describe her country's in-between zones. She inhabits them.
ZACH Theatre’s ‘The Great Society’ Lectures More Than it Entertains
By sticking too close to history, Robert Schenkkan gives LBJ a pass.