Anthony head
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Anthony Head has been writing professionally for more than thirty years, including covering high school basketball in Southern Indiana, politics in Chicago, and the culinary arts in Los Angeles.
A well-traveled correspondent, including internationally, Anthony has settled into his focus on the people, places, and history of Texas.
Anthony has been published in more than three dozen national and international publications like Texas Monthly, Austin Monthly, NextAvenue.org, Bon Appetít, Reader’s Digest, Texas Highways, TXMusic.com, Juke.press, Writer’s Digest, Country Magazine, Relix, EAT, Hillviews, SHAPE, Robb Report, the San Marcos (Texas) Daily Record, and the Austin American-Statesman. He is looking forward to celebrating 20 years with 805 Living in 2024.
Anthony has authored several books, including:
Texas Dives: Enduring Neighborhood Bars of the Lone Star State, co-authored with Kirk Weddle, which was an Amazon.com bestselling book in 2022.
Spirit: The Life and Art of Jesse Treviño, which was a Finalist in the Writers’ League of Texas Manuscript Contest
From the Texas Cotton Fields to the United States Tax Court: The Life and Journey of Juan F. Vasquez, co-authored with Mary Theresa Vasquez, which was awarded Silver at the International Latino Book Awards for Best Biography (English language)
Papa Joe: A Life on the Court, a finalist in the Writer’s League of Texas Manuscript Contest
Anthony is currently collaborating with photographer Kirk Weddle on the soon-to-be released Inside the Painted Churches of Texas.
The BESTSELLING TEXAS DIVES, co-authored with photographer Kirk Weddle
“‘Here’s the universal truth: the dive is essentially a conversation that has been going on for a long time. It’s going to go on after you leave... but the bar itself is an ongoing conversation,’ said author Anthony Head about the timelessness of dive bars like San Marcos’ own Showdown.”