New novel shows Texas in infancy after U.S.-Mexican War
Author Carmen Boullosa says both countries lost something in an era of legal scheming.
Author Carmen Boullosa says both countries lost something in an era of legal scheming.
The prolific author returns to short stories with this collection themed around matters of death.
The ‘Lonesome Dove’ screenwriter’s novel has parallels to the world of Huck Finn — only grimmer, and with a Texas-Mexico setting.
The remarkable rescue is retold in a vivid, you-are-there approach by a seasoned journalist.
Amid the cruelty of a concentration camp, an examination of the human soul.
The political correspondent examines the moment he says our politics took a turn for the personal, to the detriment of us all.
A novel about the real-life attemped assassination of Bob Marley provides a relentlessly violent description of Jamaica’s history that eventually loses its ability to shock.
Kathleen Kent is launching the paperback of “The Outcasts” at two events.
A comprehensive look at the way the office has changed is valuable, but likely to overwhelm average readers.
These short stories from the noted Texas author read like a novel, and readers who stick with them will reap the author’s rewarding observations about love, loss and family.
A bemused melancholy permeates this embraceable novel about a terminally disappointed man in a worn-out Gulf subdivision.
The heroic story of making music, pushed by a relentless tyrant, amid a gruesome siege.
An epic look at the history of computers has every detail you might want to know, and then some.
Fall books and other literary topics will be discussed at Thursday’s Ideas in Bloom speaker series at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas.Dallas Morning News books editor Michael Merschel and frequent book critic...
A quirky mix of science, philosophy and mythology explores what it means to make individual decisions that affect the entire community.
A young man made it off the streets and into Yale. How did things go terribly wrong?
‘The Orchid Thief’ author will be in town Nov. 20 for a Friends of the Dallas Public Library event.
The UT Michener Center graduate produces a brilliantly written novel set in the wild Northwest.
An original, intriguing and absorbing look at some of the 19th century’s most important literary figures.
An unforgettable novel extends the world begun in the author’s Pulitzer-winning “Gilead.”
Christopher Paul Curtis will (The Watsons Go to Birmingham) to speak Tuesay at Irving’s Valley Ranch Library.
Here are some titles that helped shape books coverage at “The Dallas Morning News” over the last eight years
The “demon dog” of crime fiction embarks on a new Los Angeles quartet with “Perfidia.”
Superintendent Dawson Orr suspended the books earlier this month after parents challenged their content because of sex scenes and references to rape, abuse and abortion. The books could not be used for classroom instruction, pending a review by a committee of parents, teachers and students.
In Afghanistan, rigid gender rules force girls to live as boys for the sake of their families.
A novel set partly in Plano affectingly takes on big questions.
An anecdote-laden look at how humans have changed the planet stays optimistic despite our dangerous ways.
Ellen Hopkins will discuss ‘Rumble’ Monday in Frisco.
The Austin author’s stirring portrait argues that the Confederate general personified all that is admirable in the American character.
A feisty, flawed heroine and a ripping mystery have us hoping this debut author from Texas is in it for the long haul.
The new group is launching an email campaign to get the books back in the high school classroom and show support for English teachers.
Last week we ran the story of local author Merritt Tierce, whose debut novel, Love Me Back, includes some wild tales from a high-end Dallas steakhouse. Tierce used to work at Nick & Sam's. She saw some things.
Parents cited sex scenes and references to rape, abuse and abortion. In emails and at meetings, parents said high school students should not be exposed to some of the hardships and controversies of adulthood.
Hardball tactics define a legal saga that began in 1993 and is still unwinding
How tragedy in Dallas changed the lives of two men whose careers had seemed to peak.
As a peek inside the State Department, this debut novel has lots to offer. But when it travels abroad ...
The titanic, problematic playwright gets a biography that should satisfy even the most discriminating reader.
When a body shows up at a private school, the killer’s identity isn’t the only dark secret waiting to be exposed.
The timeless look at the Brazos River earned him a reputation as the finest writer Texas produced.
The futurist and novelist will appear in Richardson on Tuesday to discuss “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore.”
The plot involves a modern plague, a group of performers and a mad evangelist; it’s the descriptive writing and memorable characters that will stick with you.
Tierce’s debut novel, Love Me Back, is an uncompromising story of escape through drugs, self-mutilation and sex.
A displaced lawyer floats through a world of wealth and isolation.
A critic lovingly dissects an American classic in a way that’s likely to send readers back, once more, for a fresh look.
The Pulitzer-winning author goes behind the scenes to tell the story of a remarkable and unlikely peace agreement.
A grim side of Dallas emerges in a debut novel about a young woman who abases herself in horrifying ways.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips will discuss Heroes Are My Weakness during high tea at 2 p.m. Sunday at the French Room, 1321 Commerce St., Dallas. Tickets $55 or $100. Register at bit.ly/1p4DWxo.NoViolet Bulawayo...
His novel “The Devil’s Backbone” will be released in October; here’s a glimpse.