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Town Square

Sandra Cisneros’ New Novel ‘Martita, I Remember You’ Is A Love Letter To The Ones Left Behind

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on September 27, 2021 · The "Godmother of Chicana literature" discusses her latest work, the value of solitude, travel, and more.

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Houston Matters

Why Chemical Disasters Keep Happening In Texas (Jan. 28, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 28, 2021 · On Thursday's show: An investigative series called Fire Triangle explores why chemical disasters keep happening in Texas and what's being done to prevent them.

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Houston Matters

Another Bad Week In The Energy Sector (Oct. 23, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 23, 2020 · On Friday's show: CHI St. Luke’s is breaking ties with two major health insurers, plenty of bad news for the energy sector this week, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the news, and Houston writer Bryan Washington discusses his new novel, Memorial.

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Houston Matters

Susan Choi Draws On Houston Experiences To Win National Book Award

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 2, 2020 · Choi tells Houston Matters how her experiences at HSPVA helped her craft her award-winning novel, Trust Exercise.

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Houston Matters

How Elizabeth Gilbert Turned A Dark Time Into The Bright, Shiny Novel ‘City Of Girls’

Michael Hagerty

Posted on November 14, 2019 · The latest novel by the author of "Eat Pray Love" is an homage to the glitz and glam of 1940s musical theater in New York.

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Houston Matters

Writer Nic Stone On Growing Up The Daughter Of A Police Officer

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 14, 2019 · The author of the novel Dear Martin speaks at the University of Houston Aug. 16.

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Things You Save in a Fire, by Katherine Center

Houston Matters

Why Houston Writer Katherine Center Didn’t Want To Write About A Firefighter

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 6, 2019 · Center discusses her latest novel, Things You Save in a Fire.

Tags books FIrefighters How To Walk Away Katherine Center Michael Hagerty novel Things You Save in a Fire writing

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Houston Matters

Ocean Vuong’s Debut Novel: A Mother And A Son’s Quest To Understand Each Other

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 11, 2019 · The acclaimed poet discusses his debut novel, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous.

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Houston Matters

Novel Challenges Our Notions Of ‘Good Guys’ And ‘Bad Guys’

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 10, 2019 · Death penalty activist David Dow discusses his novel, Confessions of an Innocent Man.

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Houston Matters

Telling A Story Through The Eyes Of The Bayou, An Ocelot, And A Slave

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 21, 2019 · Writer Kathi Appelt discusses her young adult novel, Angel Thieves.

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Houston Matters

What It Meant To Be An American In ‘The Last Year Of The War’

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 13, 2019 · Writer Susan Meissner discusses her novel about a German family sent to an internment camp in South Texas during World War II.

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Houston Matters

‘Lost Children Archive’ Is A Meditation On Family, And Children Detained At The Border

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 21, 2019 · Writer Valeria Luiselli talks about her latest novel ahead of a Feb. 26 Houston event.

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Houston Matters

Novel Explores A Family’s Story Of Love, Loss, And Rebirth

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 13, 2019 · Houston Writer Dawn Adams Cole discusses her debut novel, Drops of Cerulean.

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Houston Matters

Galveston Author Ann Weisgarber On Her Journey From Social Worker To Novelist

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 12, 2019 · Weisgarber discusses her latest historical novel, The Glovemaker.

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Houston Matters

Full Show: Future Transit Projects, And Adventure Playgrounds (Feb. 12, 2019)

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 12, 2019 · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The debate over hiring more prosecutors, planning to meet our future mass transit needs, adventure playgrounds, and novelist Ann Weisgarber.

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How author Dylan Marron has conversations with people who hate him

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on March 28, 2022 · Today, Marron shares what he’s learned about having difficult conversations and how having them can help close the ever-growing distance between us.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2186: Lost Beauties

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Posted on February 20, 2022 · Episode: 2186 Lost beauty of old words: nostalgia thwarted a flood of new books. Today, language slips away from us.

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I SEE U, Episode 34: We Don’t Talk About Inclusion!

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