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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/patrick-strickland-history-of-heartache-book-talk-dallas-40663681/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40663681 Lauren Drewes Daniels https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/patrick-strickland-history-of-heartache-book-talk-dallas-40663681/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0500 Arts & Culture North Texas native Patrick Strickland will be at Deep Vellum Books this Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. to discuss his new book. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/patrick-strickland-history-of-heartache-book-talk-dallas-40663681/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/one-of-dallas-most-prominent-lawyers-raises-the-stakes-in-new-crime-thriller-book-40654400/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40654400 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/one-of-dallas-most-prominent-lawyers-raises-the-stakes-in-new-crime-thriller-book-40654400/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:53:54 -0500 Arts & Culture A former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas leverages his experience with the judicial system to drive his new book, Chasing the Chameleon.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/one-of-dallas-most-prominent-lawyers-raises-the-stakes-in-new-crime-thriller-book-40654400/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/dallas-book-lovers-mobilize-after-unexpected-festival-cancelation-40650254/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40650254 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/dallas-book-lovers-mobilize-after-unexpected-festival-cancelation-40650254/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:36:41 -0600 Arts & Culture After a fantasy book festival was abruptly canceled, the community of local book lovers banded together to have it rebound. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/dallas-book-lovers-mobilize-after-unexpected-festival-cancelation-40650254/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/new-book-inspired-by-kettle-art-gallery-is-more-than-just-pages-about-art-40643833/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40643833 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/new-book-inspired-by-kettle-art-gallery-is-more-than-just-pages-about-art-40643833/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:04:55 -0600 Arts & Culture A new book tells the story of Kettle Art Gallery, a pillar of Deep Ellum, and the man behind the curtain. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/new-book-inspired-by-kettle-art-gallery-is-more-than-just-pages-about-art-40643833/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/denton-bookstore-patchouli-joes-is-closing-40631327/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40631327 Alec Spicer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/denton-bookstore-patchouli-joes-is-closing-40631327/#respond Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:04:16 -0600 Arts & Culture The cherished family bookstore will take its final bow this March. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/denton-bookstore-patchouli-joes-is-closing-40631327/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/best-dallas-independent-bookstores-13923736/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/8-independent-dallas-area-bookstores-worth-cracking-open-13923736/ Bridget Thomason https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/best-dallas-independent-bookstores-13923736/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:23:34 -0600 Arts & Culture Get lost in a good read at one of these local favorites. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/best-dallas-independent-bookstores-13923736/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/former-navy-fighter-pilot-and-dallas-author-to-revive-bestselling-military-thriller-series-40625873/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40625873 Alec Spicer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/former-navy-fighter-pilot-and-dallas-author-to-revive-bestselling-military-thriller-series-40625873/#respond Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:56:36 -0600 Arts & Culture Jack Stewart brings his real-world experience and dedication to the existing fanbase to the 10th book in the series.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/former-navy-fighter-pilot-and-dallas-author-to-revive-bestselling-military-thriller-series-40625873/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/a-sea-adventure-novel-from-deep-vellum-might-win-national-book-award-40618340/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40618340 Alec Spicer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/a-sea-adventure-novel-from-deep-vellum-might-win-national-book-award-40618340/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:36:21 -0600 Arts & Culture North Sun, the new novel by Ethan Rutherford, is nominated for the National Book Award for Fiction.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/a-sea-adventure-novel-from-deep-vellum-might-win-national-book-award-40618340/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/vietnamese-writers-to-start-new-chapter-at-inaugural-foreword-literary-festival-40602924/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40602924 Alec Spicer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/vietnamese-writers-to-start-new-chapter-at-inaugural-foreword-literary-festival-40602924/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:07:37 -0500 Arts & Culture The new festival aims to spotlight the stories of queer and immigrant voices.]]> 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Conservatives didn't.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/best-of-dallas-2025-a-once-upon-a-time-storyteller-who-faced-the-dragons-herself-40600176/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer