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Good Reads Q&A: This Children’s Book Brings Social-Emotional Learning to Life in Technicolor

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The mystic poet Rumi wrote “The Guest House” about personifying complex emotions as visitors to one’s body—but this can be a difficult concept to wrap...

 
 

Good Reads Q&A: UT Psychology Professor Wrote the Book on Mentorship to Young People

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David Yeager, author of 10 to 25. When David Yeager was teaching English and P.E. to middle schoolers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he learned firsthand that many...

 
 

Good Reads Q&A: Michener Grad on Empathy and Mystery in Her Debut Novel

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Lauren Aliza Green, author of The World After Alice. One could easily misrepresent The World After Alice by fixating on the flaws of its characters. In the...

 
 

Good Reads Q&A: A Longhorn Uncovers Family History Across Continents and Generations

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Margaret Juhae Lee, author of Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History. From starting at UT as a pre-med Plan II student to a graduate degree in the art...

 
 

Good Reads Q&A: A Documentarian and a Longhorn Explore the Spirituality of Sports

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Joe Levin, co-author of Religion of Sports. Joe Levin, BA, BJ ’21, Life Member, likes to say he’s from Los Angeles via Austin. Even before he attended UT...

 
 

Good Reads Q&A: A Writer and Photographer Team up to Tell a New Story of Wild Beauty

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Bret Anthony Johnston Keith Carter Swamps aren’t generally considered the most beautiful landscapes—but a new book from the University of Texas Press...

 
 

Good Reads Q&A: Texas-German History Comes to Life in Translation

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Kearney at his ranch, the home that originally inspired his German studies. Over the past few decades, Fredericksburg, Texas, has grown from a small Hill Country...

 
 

Good Reads Q&A: Children’s Book Author on Getting Lost and Finding Your Way Back

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Nikki Loftin, author of If You Get Lost. Nikki Loftin knew she wanted to be a writer since she was 9 years old, so she chased that dream in the graduate program...

 
 
Good Reads Q&A: A New Memoir from a Longhorn Astrophysicist Looks Up

Good Reads Q&A: A New Memoir from a Longhorn Astrophysicist Looks Up

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Sarafina El-Badry Nance, author of “StarStruck” Sarafina El-Badry Nance has always loved looking up at the stars. It’s one of the first things...

 
 

A New Book Aims to Demystify Fertility and Its Industry

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She worked as an art director at several top marketing firms. She’s an advisor to various early-stage startups. She helped launch a health startup accelerator...

 
 
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