True Story: A Novel
Tracking the fortunes and failures of five aspiring stand-up comics of varying ages and talent levels. [08-28-00]
Stuart Wade, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
Soldier: A Poet's Childhood
Poets, we like to think, are pacifists at heart, but their lives often give the opposite impression. [08-28-00]
Craig Arnold, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
Southern Queers
John Howard's fascinating "Men Like That: A Southern Queer History" is a shining and important addition to the canon of gay history. [10-25-99]
Martin Wilson, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
Distance No Object
Gloria Frym's story collection is possibly ahead of its time while masquerading as an elegy for an end to an era. [10-25-99]
Lissa Richardson, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
Collectors
Paul Griner's novel is spare, elegant, and disturbing -- its very emptiness creates a chill psychological breeze. [10-25-99]
Katherine Catmull, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
Ahab's Wife
"In Ahab's Wife," Sena Jeter Naslund sacrifices artistic craft and sensibility for an agenda. [10-25-99]
Stacy Bush, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
Ethics for the New Millennium
The Dalai Lama's statement of hope for the world in the next century. [10-18-99]
Barbara Chisholm, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
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