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Richard Powers brilliantly navigates ocean, dangers of AI, loss via decades-long friendship in ‘Playground’

Richard Powers brilliantly navigates ocean, dangers of AI, loss via decades-long friendship in ‘Playground’

Joe Ferrara, General Life&Arts Reporter October 4, 2024

“If you want to make something smarter, teach it to play,” oceanographer Evelyne says in Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Powers’ fictional 14th novel, after observing a formidable manta ray soar over...

Sally Rooney plays chess with readers’ minds, emotions in ‘Intermezzo’

Sally Rooney plays chess with readers’ minds, emotions in ‘Intermezzo’

Charlotte Karner, General Life & Arts Reporter October 1, 2024

Sally Rooney messes with readers’ psyches once again. Known for “Normal People” and “Conversations With Friends,” the Irish author’s latest book is a philosophical, contemplative piece on the...

Owner Seth Gonzalez and employee Mark Lundy, a UT PhD student, read a book at Livra Books on Sept. 28, 2024. The book — the oldest in the store's collection — is from 1612.

UT alumnus opens Austin’s independent used bookstore, creates space for local book lovers

Ana Taveira, General Life&Arts Reporter September 30, 2024

During his time at UT, alumnus Seth Gonzalez received a bill from the University amounting to nearly $17,000, all from overdue library books. “I checked out probably two or three hundred books,”...

Doctoral candidate publishes book on Latin American music made during COVID-19

Doctoral candidate publishes book on Latin American music made during COVID-19

Bailey Raymond, Life&Arts General Reporter September 16, 2024

Without live audiences to listen, thousands of Latin American musicians used social media to express their feelings about the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors J.A. Strub and Daniel Margolies worked tirelessly...

Two customers look at Alienated Books' "staff picks" section on Aug. 29, 2024.

Alienated Majesty Books marks one year as ‘home of the leastsellers,’ reflects on building community

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter August 29, 2024

Amidst the backdrop of cozy furniture and plants, book titles such as “Jellyfish Have No Ears,” “Man or Mango?” and “Fabulous Machinery for the Curious” sit on the bookshelves of Alienated...

4 short stories to read this summer while braving the Texas heat

4 short stories to read this summer while braving the Texas heat

Minza Mirza, Associate Life&Arts Editor June 11, 2024

Whether out on a beach chair and absorbing sweet kisses from the sun or sitting underneath a vent to embrace the air conditioning, one’s mind can’t help but wander during summer break. As contemplation...

UT professor Elizabeth McCracken sits outside the Harry Ransom Center on October 3, 2022. McCracken recently The Wingate Prize for her novel "The Hero of this Book."

Q&A: UT professor Elizabeth McCracken talks about award-winning novel, ‘The Hero of This Book’

Joey Clark, General Life&Arts Reporter April 1, 2024

UT professor and author Elizabeth McCracken recently won the Wingate Prize, a literary award given to the best book exploring Jewish identity, for her novel, “The Hero of This Book.” The novel follows...

UT alum’s new memoir — a gift to her children, unique search for self-discovery

UT alum’s new memoir — a gift to her children, unique search for self-discovery

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 17, 2024

UT alumna Margaret Juhae Lee’s new memoir, “Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History,” tells a unique story of searching for oneself and healing intergenerational trauma. Published on March 5, Lee...

UT alumna shares story behind new investigative memoir

UT alumna shares story behind new investigative memoir

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter February 28, 2024

UT alumna Margaret Juhae Lee’s memoir, “Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History,” releases next Tuesday with the promise of sharing her family’s history from Korean colonialism, to her life as an...

National Book Award-winning author Justin Torres and the UT Archibald A. Hill Regents Professor in American and English Literature Lisa L. Moore at the Harry Ransom Center Auditorium on Feb. 21, 2024.

Plan II, The Joynes Reading Room host reading, conversation with National Book Award winner

Atahan Koksoy, General Life&Arts Reporter February 26, 2024

Author Justin Torres and American and English literature professor, Lisa Moore, stepped onto the stage of the packed Harry Ransom Center Auditorium. The audience, composed of UT students, faculty and...

Author Deepa Varadarajan addresses Texas Book Festival panel attendees at the Texas State Capitol on Nov. 12, 2023.

Debut author, UT alumna returns to Austin, speaks at Texas Book Festival

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter November 16, 2023

When Deepa Varadarajan lived in Austin as a Plan II and economics student at UT, she never imagined writing a book, let alone speaking to an audience at the Capitol about it. Last weekend, Varadarajan,...

The Daily Texan’s guide to Texas Book Festival

The Daily Texan’s guide to Texas Book Festival

Esteban Elias, General Life&Arts Reporter November 9, 2023

Started in 1995 by UT alumna Laura W. Bush to promote the joy of reading, the Texas Book Festival draws in large crowds of book lovers and caters to all age groups. With 300 featured authors and 200 sessions...

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