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Posted on · A Houston-based poet talks about her writing and reads some of her work.
Posted on · A Houston-based poet talks about her writing and reads some of her work.
Posted on · The Houston poet reads a poem set in the aftermath of Harvey.
Posted on · Meacham's latest book, The Soul of America, examines some particularly trying times in our nation's history when presidents and ordinary citizens came together to overcome fear and hate.
Posted on · Writer and former Houstonian Aja Gabel talks about her debut novel, which is set against the dynamic of a group of young classical musicians.
Posted on · Aslan talks with Craig Cohen about his book God: A Human History.
Posted on · MUSIQA celebrates its 10th Anniversary with a concert inspired by folk songs and Bob Dylan.
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 · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We get advice for flooded homeowners on home inspection and repair. And we learn about the latest Texas abortion regulation and discuss what the state might try to enact next.
Posted on · A preview of Society for the Performing Arts' upcoming season and their presence at Theater District Open House 2017.
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 · The novelist talks about the latest entry in his Bernie Gunther series of mysteries.
Posted on · Zach Turpin discusses what "Life and Adventures of Jack Engle" tells us about Whitman.
Posted on · We meet Conor Bracken. Originally from Virginia, Bracken teaches and writes in Houston. His work has been published in — or forthcoming from — Handsome, the minnesota review, Ninth Letter, Puerto del Sol, and Thrush Poetry Journal, among others. He's held numerous jobs — including as an English tutor, a software tester and a food […]
Posted on · The Pushcart Prize is one of the most prestigious literary prizes given to small presses and authors published by them. And, this year, a Pushcart landed close to home when Daniel Peña won for his short story Safe Home, originally published in 2015. Peña is an assistant professor of English at University of Houston-Downtown. Producer […]
Posted on · We meet high school student Jaelynn Walls of Houston’s Carnegie Vanguard High School. She was recently named a Davidson Fellow for her work related to literature addressing marginalized identities — from gender to race to social identity.