Books

Ryann Bee Gordon’s debut novel was inspired by her grandfather, a POW in Vietnam.

This week’s events provide a range of festivities from lights to community celebrations to fundraising.

From Día de los Muertos to sewing class, this week is a celebration of art, food and culture.

We’re here to ask why. Exactly what’s inside the books banned by Texas schools?

Fall fun this week includes The Rocky Horror Show and Step Afrika!

Get out of the house and make your way to Hallow Moon Art Fest, a poetry celebration and a slew of delicious events.

This week’s event recommendations come with a lot of laughs and books … and more than a few cheers.

A Pulitzer-nominated Texas journalist found all the inspiration in real life that he needed for a novel some are calling “too provocative.”

Indulge your love of books, poetry and words at some great literary events in DFW.

Author Michael Farris Smith knows few things are as terrifying as the Earthly climate

This week, escape streaming delays and get out to fest, fest, fest! Dallas Art Fair, EarthxExpo and Shakespeare Dallas’ The Henriad are just a few options.

Literary arts events can sound gatekept, snobbish and, to some, boring. But The Writer’s Garret plans to challenge this narrative with its five-day literary festival Dallas Is Lit!

Larry McMurtry, right, was a Pulitzer and Oscar winner and iconic Texas author. Before Chip and Joanna cover his former bookstore in burlap, you can buy some of his personal belongings.

Writer Brianna Holt explains the nuances of being a young Black woman in a “post-racial” America in anticipated In Our Shoes book.

The Dallas Mavericks are the coolest team in the NBA (obviously), but did you know that they claim the original male performance squad in the league? That’s right the Mavs ManiAACs are the hip-hop dance crew you love to see in the stands and on the floor busting moves and team colors.

There are way too many cool things to say about Maureen “Mo” Beck, but we’ll hit the high notes (pun fully intended) that will get you to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science (2201 N. Field St.) for the National Geographic Live Speaker Series presented by Charles Schwab 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8. Beck grew up climbing around Maine after defying a camp counselor who told her to skip a rock climbing activity.

Everyone’s got a story to tell. Now you’ve got a chance to share yours. The nonprofit storytelling group The Moth is bringing its Pop-Up Porch Tour to town starting on Wednesday.

With soaring fountains to captivating and rotund sculptures, Lynda Benglis has energized the Nasher Sculpture Center (2001 Flora St.) with overwhelming size, gesture and even some glitter. The physicality of the exhibition is inspiring, humbling and a bit nostalgic – some of the bronze work is based on Benglis’ earlier ceramic pieces.

Odds are, if you pick up a used book, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had his hands on it at some point, as Amazon accounts for over 60% of book sales. That means Bezos can afford to lose your book business, especially since he’s probably taking half your paycheck at Whole Foods…

The first time I ever saw Dirk Nowitzki was not on the basketball court, laser-focused on his game, leaping in the air with his one-legged fadeaway jump shot and bathing in the adoration of 20,000 fans chanting “MVP!” No, the first time I ever saw Dirk Nowitzki in person, he…

Two MAGA-themed romance novels are taking the literary world by storm.

Right now through July 10, the Dallas Museum of Art (1717 N. Harwood St.) presents Slip Zone: A New Look at Postwar Abstraction in the Americas and East Asia, which features collection works honoring “significant innovations” in various mediums. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, Bruce Wood Dance presents an accompanying performance exploring abstract expressionism through color and movement.