Geoff Rips

Geoff Rips, former editor of The Texas Observer, was awarded an AWP novel prize for The Truth. His UnAmerican Activities documented U.S. intelligence agency suppression of underground newspapers. He writes extensively about the Texas/Mexico Border. A member of PEN America and the Texas Institute of Letters, he lives in Austin, TX.

Geoff Rips, former editor of The Texas Observer, was awarded an AWP novel prize for The Truth. His UnAmerican Activities documented U.S. intelligence agency suppression of underground newspapers. He writes extensively about the Texas/Mexico Border. A member of PEN America and the Texas Institute of Letters, he lives in Austin, TX. See less