Confederacy of Suns
How many literary references does it take to screw in a light bulb?
That’s easy. Less than it takes to screw up a book review.
The...
**ONLINE EXCLUSIVE**
Back in the 1960s and 70s most people under 30 would have given their left nostril to be Chris O'Dell.
The Tucson native...
In from the Cold
Ironic, but I picked up John A. Brock’s The Great Ice Cream War of Summer 2016 almost 60 years to the day that The New...
Diverse, Death
I have lived on the Central Texas coast my entire life, and the horrors here are endless. From sightings of the infamous chupacabra to...
High Score
Few people make it in the world of online comics. Few people probably even know that online comics exist.
But of the small number of...
Beyond the Forest
Photographer Loli Kantor’s works have reached nearly every corner of the globe through notable museums like The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Photography...
A Texas Jubilee
The fictionalized North Texas town of Bodark Springs comes to life in James Ward Lee’s most recent book, A Texas Jubilee, reminding readers that...
Bayou Self
If you read this debut biography of Fort Worth native Townes Van Zandt — and you need to — the author wants you to...
Restaurant for the Mind Arrives
Looking back at all the shopping I’ve done in the past year alone, I can say most of it has been done online, usually...
Road Kill 4
Like many other books, I read this one while sitting in the corner of a bar by myself. Inevitably, passersby inquired as to what...
