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

a new era

Farewell Books picks up where Domy left off with community-oriented, ship-like space

By Caitlin M. Ryan

02.13.13 | 2:28 pm

Mikaylah Bowman and Travis Kent aren't ones to take bad news lying down. Rather, they're an impressively industrious pair.  Upon news of Domy's December closure (the beloved of ...

Austin Bat Cave's The Story Department

Home Slice Pizza

02.12.13

Come hear stories told live and without a script on this month's theme, Food of Love, as told by Phil Korshak, Elena Eidelberg, Paula Disbrowe, Erika Kleinman and Carol Ramsey. Plus, learn what

Austin Chronicle short story contest reception

BookPeople

02.06.13

Hear the first, second and third place winners of the 20th Annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest read their short stories at a special reception and party. Honorable mentions will also be ann

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