A free book fair offering reading materials for all ages is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, at the Davis Mountains … More
Category: Books
Review: Live From America: How Latino TV Conquered the U.S.
Live From America: How Latino TV Conquered the U.S. is a remarkable media history that reads at times like a … More
Book Review: A Historian Confronts the Origins of “The Eyes of Texas”
In The Eyes of Texas: Blackface to Whitewash, historian Alberto A. Martínez offers a meticulously researched examination of one of … More
Book Review: The Fish That Ate the Whale Reveals the Banana Baron Who Helped Shape Modern Geopolitics
Rich Cohen’s The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America’s Banana King tells the remarkable story … More
Book Review: Mansfield’s Forgotten Front Line in the Fight Over School Desegregation
Robyn Duff Ladino’s Desegregating Texas Schools: Eisenhower, Shivers, and the Crisis at Mansfield High examines one of the earliest—and least … More
Dirks-Anderson Elementary to host book fair this week
Dirks-Anderson Elementary School will host a book fair this week in the school library, with activities scheduled for students during … More
Historian Heather Cox Richardson gains wide audience by explaining turbulent U.S. politics with facts and context
Before millions of readers and viewers followed her daily analyses online, historian Heather Cox Richardson built her career through traditional … More
Pulitzer Prize–Winning Writer Joe Holley to Speak in Marathon Feb. 27
Texas author and journalist Joe Holley will visit Marathon later this month for an evening of stories, conversation and community … More
Bread Garden Bakery to Support Alpine Public Library with “Food for Books” Fundraiser Feb. 18
Bread Garden Bakery will open late next week for a special community fundraiser benefiting the Alpine Public Library, offering a … More
Marfa Public Library to Host Patron Appreciation Donut Party Feb. 13
The Marfa Public Library will host its annual Patron Appreciation Donut Party on Friday, Feb. 13, offering free donuts and … More