Ladies night on steroids: 'Hunting Wives' already getting ravesSpecial to the American-Statesman May Cobb knows you’re ready to walk on the wild side – and she’s ready to take you there. The Austin writer’s Texas-set thriller, “The Hunting Wives” (Berkley/Penguin Random House, $26), gives us permission to… May 17 21May 17, 2021Article at Austin American-Statesman
Stacey Abrams tells a Supreme Court mystery in 'While Justice Sleeps'Special to the American-Statesman In 2020, Stacey Abrams led a wave of Democratic voters back to the polls in Georgia, ultimately flipping the red state to blue. It was a political victory years in the making. Her latest victory is also years in the… May 14 21May 14, 2021Article at Austin American-Statesman
Two New Literary Thrillers Work the Shallow EndJoshilyn Jackson and Sally Hepworth are New York Times-bestselling novelists who fit handily in the Venn diagram overlap of literary thriller queen Liane Moriarty and relationship-driven fiction maestro Jodi Picoult. Press play to hear a narrated… May 03 21May 03, 2021Article at Book and Film Globe
Battle Over School Reading Lists Continues in Suburban AustinPEN America has joined the fight against parent-fueled efforts to pull books from student reading lists in a suburban Austin school district. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. The U.S. arm of the… Apr 27 21April 27, 2021Article at Book and Film Globe
The Book and Film Globe Publishing Power 30Who decides what books end up on your shelves? Hint: You come in at the end. A whole slew of gatekeepers shapes what titles get published, promoted, sold, and ultimately, make their way to your home. We wanted to shine a light on the process, and… Feb 01 21February 01, 2021Article at Book and Film Globe
Book and Film GlobeYou already know the Klan is bad. Just wait till you see the Ku Kluxes. P. Djèlí Clark’s acclaimed speculative fiction includes short stories like the Nebula- and Locus-winning “The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington” and books… Nov 09 20November 09, 2020Article at Book and Film Globe
Austinite Don Tate tells Americans’ forgotten stories through diverse children’s booksSpecial to the American-Statesman As a kid, Don Tate kept his hands busy — drawing, building, painting pictures, weaving macrame, creating Easter eggs. And then there was “Good Times.” The award-winning 1970s TV sitcom about a Black family in a… Nov 06 20November 06, 2020Article at Austin American-Statesman
Texas Book Festival 2020: BookWoman’s history is a long readSusan Post remembers how it started. She’d been a bookseller for two decades, and then-Texas first lady Laura Bush hatched a plan for a book festival on the Capitol grounds. There was a planning meeting for potential vendors, and Post was… Oct 23 20October 23, 2020Article at Austin American-Statesman
‘I May Destroy You’ Shows Us EverythingI May Destroy You is one woman’s story that shows us everything. The series, whose season finale airs Aug. 24 on HBO, tackles the aftermath of a rape. But it’s also about power, the murky world of consent, and above all, the lies we tell each other… Aug 24 20August 24, 2020Article at Book and Film Globe
