Literature
Inprint Live Stream Series: Colm Tóibín
Posted on · Author Colm Tóibín reads from his latest book, House of Names.
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The State of Houston Energy, and Irish Author Colm Tóibín: Thursday’s Show (May 4, 2017)
Posted on · Today on Houston Matters, we continue our 3rd annual State of Houston series with a look at the state of energy and environment in Greater Houston with the help of Travis Bubenik, News 88.7’s energy and environment reporter. Also this hour…
Literature
Inprint Author Interview: Colm Toibin
Posted on · The award-winning Irish author talks about his latest novel, 'House of Names,' based on the Greek story of Clytemnestra, Agamemnon and their children Iphigenia, Electra and Orestes.
Literature
Inprint Live Stream Series: George Saunders
Posted on · George Saunders and actors from the Alley Theater read from Saunders' novel, Lincoln at the Bardo.
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Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick to Visit Houston
Posted on · The award-wining documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick will be in Houston on April 26, 2017 for a preview screening and discussion of their latest project, THE VIETNAM WAR, a 10-part, 18-hour documentary film series set to air this fall on Houston Public Media TV 8 and PBS stations around the country.
Literature
Writing The City: Benevolent Subversives – The Story Of Inprint
Posted on · How a unique organization, seeking to peacefully infiltrate Houstonians' lives with the written word, came to be.
Literature
Inprint Author Interview: Rabih Alameddine
Posted on · "Forgetting is as integral to memory as death is to life."
Houston Matters
A Novel About Forgetting and Remembering: Rabih Alameddine Discusses ‘The Angel of History’
Posted on · The Angel of History is a book about remembering and forgetting – and the tension between the two. The novel is the latest by author Rabih Alameddine, who has written novels such as An Unnecessary Woman, for which he was named a finalist for the National Book Award. Alameddine will discuss his latest work, along […]
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African American-Owned Banks, and The Good, Bad and the Ugly: Friday’s Show (November 18, 2016)
Posted on · Black-owned banks have been in the news this year. It started when a rapper who goes by the name “Killer Mike” called on people to open accounts at a bank in Atlanta after police shootings of African-American men. There is only one black-owned bank in Texas, and it’s Unity National Bank in Houston’s Third Ward. CEO […]
Literature
Inprint Live Stream Series: Lauren Groff And Ann Patchett
Posted on · Novelists Lauren Groff and Ann Patchett read from their latest works.
Literature
Writing The City: Jonathan Safran Foer
Posted on · The novelist talks about his new book and about being here now.
Houston Matters
Here I Am: Author Jonathan Safran Foer Discusses Latest Novel
Posted on · Author Jonathan Safran Foer is perhaps best known for his novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, which became a best seller and was made into an Oscar-nominated film. He also wrote Everything Is Illuminated. As a writer, his work’s been compared to Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange, and his latest book, titled Here I Am, explores […]
Literature
Houstonians Invited to Submit Favorite Poems for City Anthology
Posted on · Poet Laureate Robin Davidson is leading the creation of Houston’s first-ever “Favorite Poem Project.”
Literature
Inprint Live Stream Series: Tracy K. Smith
Posted on · Poet Tracy K. Smith reads from her memoir "Ordinary Light."
Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series: Live Stream
Posted on · Houston Public Media is proud to present the live streaming of poet Tracy K. Smith’s reading of her memoir, Ordinary Light, as part of the Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. About the Novel TRACY K. SMITH’s memoir Ordinary Light, “one of the most anticipated books of 2015” (Time Out New York), and […]