Between the Covers

Texas author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni explores family secrets in Oleander Girl

By Tarra Gaines

04.14.13 | 12:00 pm

In Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's new novel, Oleander Girl, a young Indian woman's engagement ceremony is shattered when the grandfather who raised her falls mortally ill. With this tragedy, ...

Louisa Hall: The Carriage House reading and signing

BookPeople

03.20.13

After suffering a stroke, patriarch William Adair wakes up in his hospital bed and realizes that his family has changed: they are less extraordinary than he had remembered. For more than 30 years,

STAPLE Independent Media Expo 2013

Marchesa Hall & Events Center

03.02.13 - 03.03.13

Showcasing all manners of independent media, featuring dozens of DIY darlings as panelists, nerdy/cool performers and wide-ranging exhibitors along with aspiring artists and fans of comics, art, an

C. Robert Cargill: Dreams & Shadows

BookPeople

02.28.13

Screenwriter and acclaimed film critic C. Robert Cargill makes his fiction debut with Dreams and Shadows, taking beloved fantasy tropes, giving them a twist, and turning out a witty and wry take on

Glenn Frankel: The Searchers

BookPeople

02.27.13

In 1836 in East Texas, nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanches. She was raised by the tribe and eventually became the wife of a warrior. Twenty-four years after her capture, she

Michael Sieben

BookPeople

02.19.13

In this dazzling full-color gift edition, L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is brought to life with specially commissioned illustrations by contemporary artist and designer M

Ben Fountain and Wiley Cash in conversation

BookPeople

02.04.13

The authors will talk about their work, the writing life and their latest novels, Fountain's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and Cash's A Land More Kind Than Home. Afterwards,

Lawrence Wright

BookPeople

01.28.13

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes an investigation into the inner workings of the Church of Scientology. Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the

George Saunders

BookPeople

01.22.13

One of the most original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, and Tenth of December is his most honest, accessible and moving collection

engine-obsessed

Apparently, tractors are sexy: Local publisher Octane gets motors running

By Melissa Gaskill

12.23.12 | 2:45 pm

There's a country song about how tractors are sexy. This farm equipment certainly sells a lot of books and calendars for Austin-based Octane Press. Octane focuses on the transportation nic ...