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Fine Print Magazine Shop Might Be Dallas' Next Artistic Hub

By Simon Pruitt

Jul 18, 2025

Opening its doors just a stones throw from the Texas Theatre, Fine Print is the magazine shop that Dallas sorely needs.

Author Kyle Seibel Thinks You're an Asshole

By Simon Pruitt

Jul 8, 2025

The author will bring his new book, Hey You Assholes, to life next week at Deep Vellum Books.

6 Books To Help Beat The Texas Heat This Summer

By Rhema Joy Bell

Jul 3, 2025

We figured you could use an escape (or six) from the non-stop barrage of bullshit happening around us at all times.

Texas House Passes Bill That Weakens School Libraries

By Alyssa Fields

May 29, 2025

Senate Bill 13 would greatly impact the library book addition and removal processes, lessening librarians' control over their stock.

9 books to read before their 2025 movie adaptations debut

By Ofelia Montelongo

May 27, 2025

Before these flicks hit the big — and small — screens, check out the books that inspired them.

Dallas' Michael Cooper Jr. is Feeling The Love on Netflix's Forever

By Alex Gonzalez

May 22, 2025

The North Texas actor talks his new Netflix show based on a Judy Blume classic, his Mount Rushmore of films and Whataburger vs. In-N-Out.

New Doc Captures the Legacy and Power of Dallas' Pan-African Connection

By Leah Frazier

May 15, 2025

Filmmaker Anthony Asota finds community, connection and healing in his documentary debut focused on one of Dallas’ most treasured bookstores.

A Guide to the 2025 'Dallas Is Lit!' Literature Festival

By Simon Pruitt

May 12, 2025

The annual literature celebration promises slam poetry, a book fair, live jazz and a conversation with former Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.

Dallas Art Organizations React To Sudden Government Funding Termination

By Simon Pruitt

May 7, 2025

Deep Vellum is one of the local groups that must proceed without the grant money promised by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Former Dallas Poet Laureate Joaquín Zihuatanejo Is Still Reclaiming Time

By Preston Barta

May 2, 2025

The city's first-ever poet laureate looks back on a year of his groundbreaking book, Occupy Whiteness and its prescience for the times we're in now.

This Art Gallery and Bookstore Might Be The Hippest Place in Dallas

By Simon Pruitt

Apr 22, 2025

Curated by Tessa Granowski, Nature of Things and OOps bOOks opened this month with a joint Dave Hickey installation.

Former Observer Staffer Patrick Strickland to Talk About Greece's Violent Far Right

By Lauren Drewes Daniels

Apr 21, 2025

Strickland will sign and talk about his new book You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave at Half Price Books April 26.

The Best Comic Book Stores in DFW

By Simon Pruitt

Apr 14, 2025

At these North Texas shops, escapism is only a book away.

A Trump Executive Order is Hitting the Dallas Public Library Where it Hurts

By Emma Ruby

Apr 8, 2025

Dallas’ libraries have relied on the slashed funding to start the GED Testing Center and English language learning classes.

Southwest Review’s Frontera Festival Takes Literature Off Campus

By Desiree Gutierrez

Apr 8, 2025

The free event brings some of Latin America's biggest stars, including the Argentine band Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado.

Jeff Swaney’s None of the Answers Chronicles Deep Ellum’s Magic, Mischief and Meaning

By Preston Barta

Apr 3, 2025

From dodging police raids to narrowly averting electrocution, Swaney recounts the rebellious birth of modern Deep Ellum.

Author Ben Fountain Says Books Are 'Thought Machines, Reflection Machines'

By Simon Pruitt

Apr 3, 2025

With an upcoming gig in Dallas and a new novel on the way, the bestselling author remains as busy as ever.

It's Hard To Be An Independent Bookstore, and Bibliobar Doesn't Shy Away From It

By Simon Pruitt

Mar 31, 2025

The woman-owned shop specializing in fiction and children's books opened quietly this month.

The Coolest Things We Found at the Dallas Art Book Fair

By Simon Pruitt

Mar 18, 2025

Zines like Rejected Pro Wrestlers and So I Party in Deep Ellum littered the Dallas Contemporary last weekend.

The South's Growth Is Increasing Affluence. Could Dallas be a Black Mecca?

By Eric Diep

Mar 14, 2025

Not likely, says a UCLA professor who traced the evolution of Black neighborhoods over 50 years.

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