Resilience and Redemption in Austin’s Edgelands

A review of Christopher Brown’s “A Natural History of Empty Lots,” which records Brown’s exploration of the murky lines between “nature” and “civilization.”

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“To the Moon and Back”: An Expansive Coming-of-Age Novel

Eliana Ramage has a knack for crafting complex characters and capturing the human experience.

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Cults, Climate Crisis, and Community in Delaney Nolan’s “Happy Bad”

What would have felt, twenty years ago, like a fairly extreme climate apocalypse novel reads like tomorrow’s news, or even yesterday’s.

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Tending to the Land: Wendell Berry’s “Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story”

A review of Wendell Berry’s newest novel, “Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story.”

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Three Women in Exile Ache for Cuba in “The Eternal Forest”

A review of Elena Sheppard’s memoir, “The Eternal Forest.”

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“Shedding Season” Casts a Spell

In their poems, Jane Morton finds incredible strength and beauty in being cracked open, shedding what no longer serves in order to become something new.

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Poetry Flowing from History in “You’re Called by the Same Sound”

A review of Alicia Wright’s August 2025 poetry collection “You’re Called by the Same Sound.”

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Sarah Pekkanen’s “The Locked Ward” is an Escapist Thriller

A review of Sarah Pekkanen’s new novel, “The Locked Ward.”

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