No One at the Circus – The Story of Ghostwriter Through Place and Song by Steve Schecter

In one-man band's situationally annotated lyric book, the path is the goal

"...an abrasive strain of punk blues under the moniker Ghostwriter – is referring to songwriting. The Austin-based guitarist, foot..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Ghost Writer

Polanski is back in the saddle with his new political mystery thriller, which stars Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan.

"...The dead man turns out to have been the ghostwriter for the unwieldy memoirs of former British Prime Minister..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roman de Gare

Until its piffling ending, Frenchman Claude Lelouch delivers a film that's intellectually cagey, potentially romantic, and, above all, an entertaining puzzle box.

"...of Lost Children) plays Pierre Laclos, the diminutive, introverted ghostwriter for bestselling novelist Judith Ralitzer (Ardant). He fears that..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ghostwriter

Bonus tracks

"...Ghostwriter..."

July 21, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Luv Doc: Square Pegs

You have to allow people the space to build the walls that make them feel safe

"...surprise me if Tito turned out to be Townes' ghostwriter. That dude just reeks of spiritual weight...."

Jan. 18, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

Five Things That Are Must-Sees at ATX TV Fest

From the newest crime drama to the return of your favorite family

"...novel Garden of Shadows by Andrew Neiderman (Andrews' longtime ghostwriter) to the small screen and to the ATX Festival...."

June 3, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

New Austin Music Worth Your Bandwidth This Week

What we’re listening to

"...My Dick," where claims include a self-appointed award for Ghostwriter of the ATX. Above all, Ballsy represents an artist..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Performers Find Unexpected Side Effect of Pandemic: Attentive Audiences

Intimacy and reverence endure at socially distanced shows

"...Ghostwriter, a one-man-band otherwise known as Steve Schechter, played a..."

Oct. 5, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Matthew Patin Named Texas Book Festival Literary Director

Local writer/editor will book authors for fest's 25th year

"...School of Business; consulting editors in different editorial shops; ghostwriter (certified by California State University); contributor to Kirkus Reviews;..."

Jan. 29, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

A Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir by Edie Windsor

The life of a same-sex marriage hero sparkles in this collaborative memoir

"...published memoir, written in collaboration with editor and sometimes ghostwriter Joshua Lyon, charts the rich and delightfully rambly history..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires

The Luv Doc: Getting Over Someone

We're programmed to dream up worst-case scenarios as a survival mechanism

"...She sounds like a real catch. Why wouldn't you..."

May 24, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc

ACL Live Review: Rhye

The future of R&B is androgynous

"...bass made a case for Rhye as a pop ghostwriter. Yet the name of the game was restraint. In..."

Oct. 14, 2018 Music Post by Dan Gentile

Dark Days: A Memoir

Lamb of God frontman details his 31 days in a Czech prison

"...release and final gavel, unwraps hard-won philosophy. There's no ghostwriter – why would a lyricist want one? Instead, Blythe's..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: If There Be Thorns

Dear Lifetime, we need to talk

"...by V.C. Andrews and, once she died, by her ghostwriter Andrew Neiderman. Still, 1981's If There be Thorns is..."

July 15, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...high on the GOP pop-charts. And Abbott (or his ghostwriter) has gotten the memo about the "model": "Texas is..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Top 10 Women's Health Stories

A dark year for reproductive rights

"...4) GHOSTWRITER RUE-D A federal judge ruled that the state of..."

Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Faulk Hero

Remembering John Henry Faulk's battle against the blacklist

"...Guild. I was, in effect, little better than a ghostwriter. Still, it was a job with a future. I threw..."

June 27, 2014 Arts Feature by Willard Manus

'Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell With Black Sabbath' and 'Trust Me: I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice From Rock's Ultimate Survivor'

Life advice from the Prince of Darkness and the Black Sabbath story told by the man behind the riffs

"...and its revolving lineup is graced with a delicate ghostwriter's touch, as T.J. Lammers lets those soft Birmingham tones..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Music Feature by Richard Whittaker

Yojimbo & Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa

A double re-release from one of cinema's greatest director-actor duos

"...credits Yojimbo screenwriter Ryuzo Kikushima, though Hammett remains the ghostwriter. Kurosawa reworked a screenplay of his own for 1962's..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Screens Review

One in a Million

Possessed by hellfire roots: Austin's one-man bands

Dec. 16, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

Ban Exactly Like Right-Wing Paternalistic Crap

"...trapped in a desperate compulsion"? Is this man a ghostwriter for Pat Robertson? The Austin anti-smoking group pushed through..."

May 12, 2005 Postmarks

Top 10 Drug-War Stories

Struggling against the hysteria

"...9) John Ashcroft, Ghostwriter: Outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft also entered the man-min..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature

Bonus Tracks

Bonus tracks

"...you, mostly, by the letter G. Steve Schecter is Ghostwriter, a haunted road hog with a brimstone growl and..."

June 11, 2004 Music Review by Christopher Gray

Will Shill for Nukes

At UT and elsewhere, academic scientists are only too happy to lend their names and reputations to the nuclear power industry

"...more often he merely passes them on from the ghostwriters of Potomac Communications Group...."

April 16, 2004 News Feature by William M. Adler

Armchair Adventures

"Good adventure books do the same thing as a good adventure," Chronicle writer Dan Oko writes in this roundup of recently published adventure books.

"...serious readers will forgive them if their talent (or ghostwriter) falters...."

Sept. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Let It Rock

Rock & Roll Books Spring 2000

"...by the artist on his own computer with no ghostwriter, that manages to be highly entertaining and tells the..."

March 17, 2000 Books Feature by Kent H. Benjamin

Just Can't Get Enough

More Summer Reading

"...this one is a flawed exception. Working without a ghostwriter (which, owing to his abuse of slang words, can..."

June 12, 1998 Books Feature

'til There Was You

June 6, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Live Shots

"...song, whether it lies in the magnetic chorus of "Ghostwriter," the wall of noise in "Vaccine," or "Black Market..."

July 12, 1996 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Texas Friendly?

"...the event, hosted by Great Big Ego frontman/XL ent. ghostwriter Paul Minor, so go anyway. Oh, when the CD..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Music Column