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Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Books aren't made for burning

Books aren’t made for burning

Jessica McLaren and Angie Santos November 16, 2021

“Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people.” So wrote Heinrich Heine, one of Germany’s greatest poets — Heine spoke of book burning, a practice involving the burning of books...

Graphic by Reagan Baughman

Between the lines: Essays One by Lydia Davis

Paris Cantu November 20, 2019

The first of a two-part series, “Essays One” by Lydia Davis is a dense volume of 502 pages. She pays close attention to the minute details of literature, language and art. The pieces date back to the...

“Virginx” by Natalia Treviño and “American Suite” by Steven G. Kellman.

American sour

Alejandro Lopez November 14, 2018

Students, professors, colleagues, English fanatics and poetry lovers alike gathered at the San Antonio Library Foundation to celebrate UTSA Professor Steven G. Kellman, Ph.D., and UTSA alumna Natalia Treviño...

Benjamin Shirani, The Paisano

Award-winning author reads his works aloud at UTSA

Ben Shirani February 8, 2017

On Friday, Feb. 3, the UTSA Creative Writing Series hosted Antonio Ruiz-Camacho in a small lecture room in the Business Building. There were about 24 guests, including the event organizer Dr. Kellman,...

Booking it: Texas Book Festival puts literature and culture on display

October 29, 2013

Matthew Duarte Every year, thousands of people descend on Austin for a weekend of festival fun. But this isn’t another music festival the Capital of Texas plays host to — it’s...

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