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In Waco tonight: Pulitzer-winning Texas author Lawrence Wright turns to fiction—and our Legislature—in his new novel “Mr. Texas” and the shift may allow him to tell more of the truth.

The voice of NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’ finds history grounding.

The annual international apple throwing championships will take place at the start of next month and you can be in with a chance of winning the…

“I often look back on a book I thought was wonderful and inspiring and found it to be maudlin and flowery or have some other defect of character I overlooked,” says the journalist, whose new book is the novel “Mr. Texas.” “It could be that literary fashions have changed or I’ve gotten older, and of course both are true.”

Rolling Stone shared a first listen to Matthew McConaughey's duet with Gordon Wright of 'Texas My Home' from upcoming audiobook 'Mr. Texas.'

A rancher turned hero finds himself elected to the Statehouse in the novel “Mr. Texas.”

One explanation is hidden in plain sight: the way the cult mirrors the star-obsessed, profit-driven culture of Hollywood.

Osama bin Laden was a terrorist who formed the al Qaeda network and planned the 9/11 attacks against America. Read about his spouses, children, death, and more.

While researching his new novel, the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer discovered a whole lot about corruption, political combat, and, yes, pig hunting.

New books by Zadie Smith, Alice McDermott and Stephen King; family sagas by Ayana Mathis and Jesmyn Ward; and more.