The Aesthete from Archer
A new biography of Larry McMurtry tells the tale of a writer ever met with misreading.
Reviews
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.
Catching Up with Janis
Her brand of blues presaged 21st century sexual politics.
Private Eyes are Watching Beaumont in ‘The Do-Right’
Lisa Sandlin's debut mystery skitters over murder, rape and redemption.
Returning Southern Cuisine to the Women Who Created It
In 'The Jemima Code,' Toni Tipton-Martin introduces readers to the African-American women who created Southern cooking.