/tags/author-interviews Author Interviews en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:29:07 GMT /texas/2017-11-03/texas-book-festival-returns-to-austin From Texas Standard.The streets in front of the State Capitol building will be blocked off this weekend to make room for white tents and long tables piled� Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:29:07 GMT /texas/2017-11-03/texas-book-festival-returns-to-austin Joy Diaz /life-arts/2017-02-21/author-amanda-eyre-ward-on-the-nearness-of-you-and-what-makes-a-mother Austin author Amanda Eyre Ward has written novels about undocumented youth and immigration, AIDS and death row. A review of one of her novels described� Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:01:00 GMT /life-arts/2017-02-21/author-amanda-eyre-ward-on-the-nearness-of-you-and-what-makes-a-mother Jennifer Stayton /life-arts/2016-04-28/why-successful-people-arent-always-as-happy-as-youd-think How's this for a catchy book title: "If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Happy?� Author and UT McCombs School of Business Professor Raj Raghunathan admits� Thu, 28 Apr 2016 05:16:16 GMT /life-arts/2016-04-28/why-successful-people-arent-always-as-happy-as-youd-think Jennifer Stayton /life-arts/2015-10-05/in-her-new-memoir-a-texas-author-finds-a-home-of-her-own From Texas Standard:Sandra Cisneros is a daughter of Texas.She isn’t really a Texan, per se, but her writing � mostly involving Latinos and Latino issues� Mon, 05 Oct 2015 22:12:28 GMT /life-arts/2015-10-05/in-her-new-memoir-a-texas-author-finds-a-home-of-her-own Alain Stephens | The Trace /life-arts/2015-09-21/mary-karr-on-the-art-of-memoir From Texas Standard:Mary Karr is famous for writing memoirs.Her first, "The Liar’s Club," was a simultaneously hilarious, tragic, passionate and precise� Mon, 21 Sep 2015 22:12:47 GMT /life-arts/2015-09-21/mary-karr-on-the-art-of-memoir Emily Donahue /life-arts/2015-06-22/a-texas-authors-quest-to-dunk-a-basketball From Texas Standard:The game is tied. There’s five seconds left on the clock. A hush comes over the crowd and the defense seems to part as you make your� Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:02:10 GMT /life-arts/2015-06-22/a-texas-authors-quest-to-dunk-a-basketball Laura Rice /austin/2015-06-06/new-book-encourages-women-to-embrace-aging-with-humor-drama-and-maybe-a-little-wine-too Aging. We all do it. Most of us try to avoid it, or at least stave off the effects of it. But two Austin authors hope women will learn to savor the wisdom� Sat, 06 Jun 2015 15:00:00 GMT /austin/2015-06-06/new-book-encourages-women-to-embrace-aging-with-humor-drama-and-maybe-a-little-wine-too Jennifer Stayton /texas/2015-04-12/this-sunday-is-dedicated-to-reading-texas-authors This story comes from Texas Standard.There’s a popular kids book by Beverly Cleary titled Ramona Quimby, Age 8. It’s the sixth book in the Ramona series.� Sun, 12 Apr 2015 14:44:00 GMT /texas/2015-04-12/this-sunday-is-dedicated-to-reading-texas-authors Laura Rice /texas/2015-04-07/author-t-c-boyle-takes-a-hard-look-at-gun-violence From Texas Standard: T.C. Boyle is no stranger to tackling the taboo in his literature. His more than 20 novels examine every restricted topic in America� Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:52:56 GMT /texas/2015-04-07/author-t-c-boyle-takes-a-hard-look-at-gun-violence Emily Donahue /texas/2014-10-02/in-into-the-field-a-veteran-foreign-correspondent-tells-his-own-story As the world becomes increasingly interconnected through technology, the need for international news has steadily increased. But America’s appetite for� Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:09:23 GMT /texas/2014-10-02/in-into-the-field-a-veteran-foreign-correspondent-tells-his-own-story David Brown, Trace Levos