Authors, we’re all struggling this year. With the exception of Stephen King, Stephanie Meyers and J.K. Rowling, we’re all feeling the three ton weight of the economy pressing down on us from all sides. I’ve talked with countless authors who have found their book sales declining, flat or simply evaporated into thin air. It’s a [...]

Austin Batcave Benefit: Be Here to Love Me Thursday, Sep 10 at Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz Director Margaret Brown’s haunting and lyrical film examines the life and art of the ultimate songwriter’s songwriter, Townes Van Zandt, who had a profound impact on generations of musicians from Bob Dylan to Nora Jones. Her film combines [...]

The National Endowment for the Arts will be awarding grants totaling over $3 million to 269 organizations as part of its latest The Big Read initiative. The program, which was launched in 2006, has grown to one of the largest of its kind promoting literacy in cities through the creation of reading programs. The 2009 [...]

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