Texas Bookseller Picks 3 Summer Reads
Julia Green of Front Street Books recommends Moonlight on Linoleum by Terry Helwig, City of Women by David R. Gillham and The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly.
Arts
Actor John Krasinski Takes Stock Of His 'Lottery-Ticket Life'
Krasinski says he's thankful for his big break "every single day." Three years after the wrap of The Office, he continues to branch out. He's now directing and co-starring in the film The Hollars.
Newly American 'Dreamers' Are Torn Between Love And Disappointment
Imbolo Mbue's debut novel is one of the best books to deal with the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It's the story of a Cameroonian immigrant couple and the rich, troubled Americans they work for.
Nate Parker's Past, His Present, And The Future of 'Birth Of A Nation': Episode 14
News of a 1999 rape case against Nate Parker raises some age-old questions about culture. Can art be separated from its creator? What moral obligations, if any, do the consumers of culture bear?
Yes, America Has A Working Tea Plantation. We Visited It
America's only large-scale commercial tea plantation is located on Wadmalaw Island, S.C. It makes tea from bushes descended from plants first brought here in the 1700s. We chat with its tea taster.
Trump Off Camera: The Man Behind The 'In-Your-Face Provocateur'
Biographer Marc Fisher says Donald Trump has lived a "strikingly solitary life given how public he is." Fisher and his Washington Post colleague Michael Kranish are the authors of Trump Revealed.
'The Terror Years' Traces The Rise Of Al-Qaida And ISIS
Lawrence Wright's new book collects his essays for The New Yorker on the growth of terrorism in the Middle East, from the Sept. 11 attacks to the recent beheadings of journalists and aid workers.
Artist Peter Doig Says He Didn't Paint This, And A Judge Agrees
A retired corrections officer says he bought the painting from Doig in 1976, but Doig (now a famous artist) says that wasn't him. So the retiree lawyered up and went to court.
'Breath Of Earth' Is A Brisk, Relevant Alt-History Barnstormer
Beth Cato's new book is set in an alternate version of San Francisco where geopolitical intrigue and homegrown unrest complicate a young earth magician's attempt to head off the great quake of 1906.
Wolverine's Mutton Chops To Hugh Jackman: 'This Ain't Over, Bub'
The Fire Still (Side)Burns: Jackman recently took to social media to shave off the distinctive facial hair he sported for the role of Wolverine. Those mutton chops are not handling the breakup well.