Stephen Harrigan's A Friend of Mr. Lincoln

Stephen Harrigan's A Friend of Mr. Lincoln gives us an ambitious, impetuous president-to-be we grow close to

"...Oh, Lincoln, what have you done now?..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Turning the Page on the Year in Books

New works by Cormac McCarthy and Sarah Bird make for a memorable year in literature

"...It's always a literary event when a new Cormac McCarthy book..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France

A guided tour of the many threads that weave the tapestry of French Jewish cooking

"...Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in Franceby Joan..."

Nov. 26, 2010 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Who Killed These Girls?

by Beverly Lowry

"...Here's an easy litmus test to discover whether the Austinite you're..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Tom Hanks Joins 2017 Texas Book Festival

Oscar-winning actor will promote his book Uncommon Type

"...You might say the Texas Book Festival is like a box of..."

Sept. 26, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Ransom Center Lands Ondaatje Archive

Author of The English Patient sends papers to UT

"...The Harry Ransom Center has scored another literary coup: the archive..."

Sept. 26, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

American War by Omar El Akkad

This dystopian novel of a late 21st century America split by civil war shows how vengeance survives down the generations

"...You're probably aware by now that since the election last November,..."

April 21, 2017 Arts Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Top Books to Make You Cry on Your Lunch Break

Rosalind Faires' top reads of 2016 drew a discreet tear or two with their beautiful, brave, and bittersweet humanity

"...Now, when I say cry, I don't mean bawl. I'm talking the elegant..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Uncommon Type: Some Stories

A funny and creative short fiction debut that’s strong in portraying male characters but thin where the women are concerned

"...When I sat down to read Tom Hanks' debut story collection, its..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Dinner at the Center of the Earth

A riveting novel in which a Jewish American becomes and Israeli spy and then a traitor to his adopted country

"...During a recent appearance at BookPeople for the publication of this gripping new..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Sweetbitter

by Stephanie Danler

"..."You will develop a palate." Stephanie Danler opens her striking debut novel with this..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Kimberley Jones

Perfidia

The first book in this new L.A. Quartet shows new depth, scope, and craftsmanship in James Ellroy's canon

"...Perfidiaby James Ellroy Alfred A. Knopf, 720pp., $28.95..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

Reviewing Jewish Cooking in America With Joan Nathan

A Culture Through Its Food

"...Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan (Alfred A. Knopf, $35 hard)..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Food Feature by Ronna N. Welsh

World of Books

The Fifth Annual Texas Book Festival

"...Goodbye to a River: Behind the Scenes When Austin Barnes & Noble executive Dave Hamrick announced that he..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Jay Trachtenberg's Top Books of 2019

From the social upheaval of the Sixties to the double life of an intelligence agent to the secular past of an Orthodox rabbi, splits resolved into memorable books

"...The book I most enjoyed this year was Joshua Furst's REVOLUTIONARIES (Alfred A. Knopf). Like an..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Postscripts

The latest publishing deals that Texas authors have made concern murders both fictional and real.

"...New Deals..."

July 27, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Books, Books, Books

The Summer of '95

"...When summer rolls its lazy days this way, it's difficult to resist the urge..."

June 2, 1995 Books Feature

Celebrity Cynosures

"...Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis Alfred A. Knopf, $25 hard..."

March 5, 1999 Books Review

Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth

by Jane Alexander

"...Decades of Hollywood acting roles may have afforded Jane Alexander..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Jessi Cape

The Zone of Interest

Martin Amis revisits the Holocaust in this new novel, which is eloquent and yet lacks depth

"...The Zone of Interestby Martin Amis Alfred A. Knopf, 320pp., $26.95..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Kamp

The First Four Notes: Beethoven's Fifth and the Human Imagination

Dun-dun-dun-DUN

"...The First Four Notes: Beethoven's Fifth and the Human Imaginationby Matthew Guerrieri; Alfred A. Knopf, 368..."

June 21, 2013 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

Rock & Roll Books

Summer reading

"...Little Money Street: In Search of Gypsies and Their Music in the South of..."

June 2, 2006 Music Feature by David Lynch

Le Corbusier: A Life

An exhaustive, fascinating biography of the brilliant and manic architect

"...Le Corbusier: A Lifeby Nicholas Fox Weber Alfred A. Knopf, 821 pp., $45..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Books Review by Cindy Widner

Triksta: Life and Death and New Orleans Rap

Sheet music

"...Triksta: Life and Death and New Orleans Rap..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Music Review by Robert Gabriel

Razor Girl

by Carl Hiaasen

"..."Florida Man attempts to smoke crack in ICU, almost burns down..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Tim Stegall

The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State

by Lawrence Wright

"...Lawrence Wright describes his arrival in the Middle East as..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Michael King

Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us)

Understanding the sociological mechanics behind traffic problems and why they exist everywhere

"...Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Books Feature by Sofia Resnick

Sheet Music

"...Tropical Truth: A Story of Music & Revolution in BrazilBy..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Music Feature by Mike Quinn

Arcadia: A Novel

Four protagonists move through our world, imaginary worlds, and time in Iain Pears' sumptuous tangle of a book

"...Everything old is new again, vice versa, and simultaneously in Iain Pears' sumptuous tangle..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Food Events

Anniversary celebrations, whiskey, wine, and more this week

"...› Foodways Texas offers a second Barbecue Summer Camp on..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

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