Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: Texas Writing 1
6. Conversations with Texas Writers, with Essays by Joe Holley
7. Wendy Barker 7
8. Sarah Bird 13
9. Jay Brandon 19
10. Bobby Byrd 23
11. Lee Byrd 31
12. Viola Canales 37
13. Gary Cartwright 45
14. Paul Christensen 51
15. J. California Cooper 59
16. Elizabeth Crook 67
17. Angela De Hoyos 73
18. Mylène Dressler 81
19. Horton Foote Essay 89
20. Horton Foote 90
21. Kinky Friedman 95
22. Laura Furman 101
23. Dagoberto Gilb 109
24. William H. Goetzmann 119
25. John Graves Essay 125
26. John Graves 126
27. James L. Haley 133
28. Stephen Harrigan 141
29. Jim Hightower 147
30. Rolando Hinojosa-Smith Essay 155
31. Rolando Hinojosa-Smith 156
32. Edward Hirsch 163
33. Robert E. Howard Essay 169
34. Robert E. Howard 170
35. Molly Ivins 177
36. Mary Karr 185
37. Elmer Kelton Essay 193
38. Elmer Kelton 194
39. Joe R. Lansdale 203
40. David Lindsey Essay 211
41. David Lindsey 211
42. Arturo Longoria 217
43. Phillip Lopate 225
44. James Magnuson 231
45. Larry McMurtry Essay 239
46. Larry McMurtry 240
47. Pat Mora 249
48. Frances Nail 259
49. Naomi Shihab Nye Essay 265
50. Naomi Shihab Nye 266
51. Karen Olsson 273
52. Louis Sachar 279
53. Edwin “Bud” Shrake 285
54. Evan Smith 291
55. Bruce Sterling Essay 297
56. Bruce Sterling 298
57. Katherine Tanney 305
58. Lorenzo Thomas 311
59. Lori Aurelia Williams 319
60. Mary Willis Walker 327
61. Bill Wittliff 333
62. Bill Wright 341
63. Lawrence Wright 347
64. Sharon Wyse 355
65. Suzan Zeder 361
66. Project Notes 367
67. Author Biographies 369
68. Contributor Biographies 387
69. Bibliography of Authors’Works 393
70. Index 419