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Winifred Sanford

The Life and Times of a Texas Writer

University of Texas Press

The first comprehensive biography of one of Texas’s most important female writers—made complete with examples of her work, excerpts from her private papers, and eighteen previously unpublished letters from her mentor, H. L. Mencken.

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Homegrown

Austin Music Posters 1967 to 1982

University of Texas Press

From mind-melting psychedelia and surreal treatments of Texas iconography to inventive interpretations of rock and roll, western swing, and punk, this book offers the definitive, long-overdue survey of music poster art by legendary Texas artists.

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Acting Up and Getting Down

Plays by African American Texans

University of Texas Press

A collection of seven compelling plays from award-winning Texas writers, spanning turning points in history, intergenerational struggles, and cultural triumphs while exploring the complexity of African American life from a dazzling array of perspectives.

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Two Prospectors

The Letters of Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark

University of Texas Press

A compelling portrait of a complex, decades-long friendship, these deeply honest letters and candid family photographs offer the most intimate glimpse we will ever get into the life, personal philosophy, and creative process of America’s leading dramatist.

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Cormac McCarthy's House

Reading McCarthy Without Walls

University of Texas Press

Acclaimed visual artist, actor-director, and writer Peter Josyph and a cast of other interpreters and critics offer a unique appreciation of the literary genius of Cormac McCarthy through directing and acting in his works, exploring their physical setting

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An Extraordinary Year of Ordinary Days

University of Texas Press

Amplified with reading lists and quotations from a wide diversity of writers, best-selling mystery author Susan Wittig Albert’s thoughtful and thought-provoking journal of the tumultuous year 2008 is a must-read for everyone fascinated by the writing life and the writer’s role in society.

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In Search of the Blues

A Journey to the Soul of Black Texas

University of Texas Press

A page-turning collection of stories about blues, African American life, and self-discovery in Texas by the award-winning author of First Son: George W. Bush & The Bush Family Dynasty.

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Together, Alone

A Memoir of Marriage and Place

University of Texas Press

In this beautifully written memoir, the author of the popular China Bayles mystery series meditates on what it means to be married—to a person and a place—while also needing to be alone and experience silence and solitude.

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Notes on Blood Meridian

Revised and Expanded Edition

By John Sepich; Introduction by Edwin T. Arnold
University of Texas Press

Now back in print with a new preface and two new essays—the essential guide and companion to Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy’s acclaimed novel of the Old West that has been compared to the work of Dante, Homer, Melville, and Faulkner.

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Land of the Permanent Wave

An Edwin "Bud" Shrake Reader

By Bud Shrake; Edited by Steven L. Davis; Introduction by Steven L. Davis and Larry L. King
University of Texas Press

The foremost works of one of Texas's most influential writers—excerpts from all of Bud Shrake's novels (including Strange Peaches and Blessed McGill); articles from Sports Illustrated; and selections from Willie Nelson's autobiography, Shrake's screenplay

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Lone Star Sleuths

An Anthology of Texas Crime Fiction

University of Texas Press

An engaging collection of crime fiction in which Texas is as much a character as a setting.

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What Wildness Is This

Women Write about the Southwest

University of Texas Press

A collection of writings by emerging and well-known writers, including Joy Harjo, Denise Chávez, Diane Ackerman, Naomi Shihab Nye, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gloria Anzaldua, Terry Tempest Williams, and Barbara Kingsolver, that explores women’s experiences in t

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Thundering Sneakers

University of Texas Press

With telling vignettes of boyish disasters that drive her to despair, as well as the rare quiet moments of hugs and confidences that make it all worthwhile, Prudence Mackintosh perfectly captures the early years of parenthood, when a young mother still lo

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Sneaking Out

University of Texas Press

In this collection of new and previously published essays, Prudence Mackintosh recounts life with her adolescent sons as they race headlong to first jobs, first driver's licenses, first girlfriends, and first flights away from the family nest.

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Retreads

University of Texas Press

In this collection of essays, Prudence Mackintosh follows her sons through the "tween" years between little boyhood and adolescence.

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