Posted on · Houston native Dr. Tyina Steptoe writes about how migration to Houston before World War II made the city culturally unique. Her book is called Houston Bound: Culture and Color in a Jim Crow City.
Posted on · An American medic in Vietnam saves the life of an enemy soldier. Some 45 years later, the American sets out the find the man and reunite him with something invaluable.
Posted on · Houston-based writer – and Bolivian native – Rodrigo Hasbún talks about his novel, Affections, and the real-life family on which it's based.
Posted on · Journalist Chris Tomlinson's ancestors used to own slaves. In his book, Tomlinson Hill, he reconnects with the descendants of those slaves.
Posted on · A Houston writer and photographer hopes to improve understanding of the Gulf of Mexico by showing more of what it looks like -- underneath the surface.
Posted on · In his new book, Houston meteorologist Frank Billingsley tells the story of using DNA to track down his birth parents.
Posted on · A Houston writer took lines from A Midsummer Night's Dream and combined them with illustrations to make a bedtime story that's kid- and parent-friendly.
Posted on · Houston cartoonist Nick Anderson talks about his collection of cartoons about Texas.
Posted on · Houston native Brian Van Reet is a veteran of the Iraq War. While he’s written a fictionalized account of three soldiers’ experiences in Iraq called Spoils, he says writing about war isn’t necessarily the best therapy, in his opinion. He says it’s too public, and the process is too tedious. However, many veterans like him do see value […]
Posted on · We’ve all known someone who seems a little too friendly. Maybe they don’t get certain social cues or boundaries. Or perhaps you’ve known someone who was too trusting or naive about people’s intentions. Well, all that pales in comparison with those who are diagnosed with Williams Syndrome, a genetic disorder that makes it biologically impossible for someone to […]
Posted on · (Above: Houston’s Fire Station No. 7. Photo: Michael Hagerty, Houston Public Media)Houston buildings aren’t being inspected for fire safety regularly, and the agency within the Houston Fire Department that’s tasked with the job has inflated its inspection numbers and keeps inadequate records. That’s according to an audit of the Houston Fire Department Life Safety Bureau […]
Posted on · Guillermo Eliseo was a wealthy Mexican banker and broker who lived in New York City in the early 20 Century. But, Eliseo had a secret. He was actually born into slavery on a cotton plantation in southern Texas, and his real name was William Ellis. Maggie Martin talks with historian and author Karl Jacoby, who wrote […]
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Posted on · (Above:Houston attorney and energy blogger Jimmy Vallee is the author of “Giant Shifts: Energy Trends Reshaping America’s Future.” Photo: Michael Hagerty | Houston Public Media)Houston-based energy attorney and blogger Jimmy Vallee has served as an adviser for numerous high-profile energy companies and grew up in and around the Texas oil fields in Beaumont. Now, he’s […]
Posted on · Stacy Holden runs regularly at Houston’s Memorial Park. And, over the years, she noticed plenty of people on the running trail who seemed like they might have interesting stories. So she got to know some of them and tells their stories in a new coffee table book called People of Memorial Park: Stories from Houston’s […]