/tags/books Books en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 14 May 2025 19:51:38 GMT /austin/2025-05-14/this-austin-book-club-has-been-reading-the-same-book-for-12-years-theyre-not-even-close-to-done The Finnegans Wake Reading Group of Austin, TX reads one page every other week. Wed, 14 May 2025 19:51:38 GMT /austin/2025-05-14/this-austin-book-club-has-been-reading-the-same-book-for-12-years-theyre-not-even-close-to-done Sean Saldana /business/2025-02-21/black-pearl-books-austin-tx-katrina-eric-brooks-put-it-in-a-book-nonprofit 鈥淚f an entity is going to try to restrict access to a title or a book, we are going to try to figure out how to make sure people have access to that book,鈥� said Eric Brooks, who owns Black Pearl Books with his wife, Katrina. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT /business/2025-02-21/black-pearl-books-austin-tx-katrina-eric-brooks-put-it-in-a-book-nonprofit Elizabeth McQueen /life-arts/2024-11-04/see-this-austinite-and-rising-star-in-childrens-literature-at-the-texas-book-festival Author Nicholas Solis found his voice through writing stories for kids. He will read his latest book 鈥淭he Littlest Grito" at the festival on Nov. 17. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:05:00 GMT /life-arts/2024-11-04/see-this-austinite-and-rising-star-in-childrens-literature-at-the-texas-book-festival Juan Garcia /business/2024-10-04/a-new-bookstore-in-austin-brings-rare-books-to-the-city Livra Books and Curiosities, which opened last weekend in Hyde Park, sells historical books and rare finds from tianguis in Mexico City, New York and Latin America. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /business/2024-10-04/a-new-bookstore-in-austin-brings-rare-books-to-the-city Greta D铆az Gonz谩lez V谩zquez /2024-09-26/banned-books-week-texas-prison-hitler-mein-kampf More than 10,000 books are banned inside Texas prisons. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-09-26/banned-books-week-texas-prison-hitler-mein-kampf Lauren McGaughy /education/2024-07-18/freedom-schools-austin-tx-capitol-book-bans-childrens-defense-fund Students gathered at the Capitol this week to write letters to Texas lawmakers against book bans. One organizer said she hoped by being there the students would learn the statehouse was their house. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:38:13 GMT /education/2024-07-18/freedom-schools-austin-tx-capitol-book-bans-childrens-defense-fund Becky Fogel /life-arts/2024-06-28/black-poetry-is-the-focus-of-this-years-austin-african-american-book-festival The festival is celebrating its 18th year from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the George Washington Carver Museum and Library. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:44:09 GMT /life-arts/2024-06-28/black-poetry-is-the-focus-of-this-years-austin-african-american-book-festival Zahra Crim /education/2024-03-28/lake-travis-school-book-ban-library-austin-texas The Lake AG真人百家乐 ISD School Board voted this month to keep one book in the high school library and remove another after a parent with kids in elementary school formally challenged them. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-03-28/lake-travis-school-book-ban-library-austin-texas Becky Fogel /education/2024-01-18/ceo-of-austin-based-bookpeople-ecstatic-over-decision-blocking-law-that-restricts-library-books The law, which was scheduled to go into effect in September, requires vendors to rate any books they sell to school districts based on their sexual content and references. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT /education/2024-01-18/ceo-of-austin-based-bookpeople-ecstatic-over-decision-blocking-law-that-restricts-library-books Becky Fogel /politics/2024-01-17/texas-book-rating-lawsuit-court Plaintiffs claimed that the 2023 law, which required book vendors to rate the explicitness of sexual references in materials sold to schools, was unconstitutionally broad. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:08:01 GMT /politics/2024-01-17/texas-book-rating-lawsuit-court William Melhado