Remember when you were young and everyone was always telling you that you could be anything - you're a star! - and every creative piece you made was touted as the most brilliant work ever? Remember when you stopped hearing that? Or more importantly, why you stopped hearing that? Could it be because it kinda sucked? Some people never stopped to listen to that rubbish - they kept at it because that's how you get better, right? more ›

Usually, street closures around the Capitol hail the arrival of one of Austin's many street festivals, where you can listen to a wishy-washy blues-rocker do his best to channel Stevie Ray Vaughn while you eat a turkey leg amongst a sea of fanny-packed families and homemade jewelry vendors. But once a year it means it's Texas Book Festival time. As literary events go in this town, it is the big one. For two days... more ›

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This Thursday, May 17th at 7pm, Austin fixture Owen Egerton will be celebrating the release of How Best to Avoid Dying, his brand new collection of short stories, at BookPeople. The book is also the latest release for local publisher Dalton Publishing. They're offering a free peep of the book's first story, "Spelling," here. While the book itself is worthy of celebration, so too is its author. Egerton is one of Austin's renaissance men.... more ›