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Writer Reflects On Faith And Its Loss In ‘When I Spoke In Tongues’
Posted on · Houston writer Jessica Wilbanks talks about her book, When I Spoke in Tongues: A Story of Faith and Its Loss.
Literature
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Book Uses Howard Hughes To Illustrate Women’s Plight In Early Hollywood
Posted on · Karina Longworth discusses her book Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood.
Arts & Culture
Houston Has A New Youth Poet Laureate
Posted on · Nineteen-year-old Jackson Neal was recently selected from applicants across Greater Houston to be the city’s fourth Youth Poet Laureate.
Arts & Culture
Local Festival Celebrates Jewish Authors And Other Artists
Posted on · John Dreyfus talks with Joshua Zinn about the Jewish Book & Arts Festival at the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center.
Houston Matters
Egyptologist Chronicles A Time ‘When Women Ruled The World’
Posted on · While many countries have yet to elect women leaders, noted Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney takes us back to a time when plenty of women led their nations.
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Writer Joe R. Lansdale: ‘Horror and Humor are Opposite Sides of the Same Coin’
Posted on · The Texas-based author of Bubba Ho-Tep and the Hap and Leonard series discusses changing notions of horror and what it’s like to have his work adapted for the screen.
Houston Matters
Rwandan Genocide Survivor Shares Her Story
Posted on · Houstonian Jeanne Celestine Lakin discusses her memoir, A Voice in the Darkness, about surviving the Rwandan genocide.
Red, White & Blue
WATCH: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Lawrence Wright Talks Texas Politics
Posted on · Catch the latest episode of "Red, White and Blue."
Arts & Culture
Famed Houston Poet Tony Hoagland Has Died after Battle with Cancer
Posted on · The celebrated poet, teacher, and critic was known for poems that commented on contemporary American life with wit and poignancy.
Arts & Culture
To Kill A Mockingbird Named America’s Favorite Book
Posted on · Viewers of PBS' The Great American Read voted Harper Lee's novel their favorite fiction book of all time
Houston Matters
100 Things to Do in Houston Before You Die
Posted on · Dylan Powell talks about this latest collection of things for your Houston bucket list.
Houston Matters
Barbara Kingsolver Discusses Her Writing Process and Latest Novel, ‘Unsheltered’
Posted on · The acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle talks with Houston Public Media’s Ernie Manouse.
Arts & Culture
‘Book Thief’ Author Markus Zusak Discusses New Novel ‘Bridge of Clay’
Posted on · His latest work follows five brothers who’ve lost their mother to cancer and whose father returns after walking out.
Houston Matters
Writer Anne Lamott on Rediscovering Mercy — Especially for Ourselves
Posted on · Lamott discusses her book Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy.
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Scott Kelly’s Photographs Showcase ‘Infinite Wonder’ of Space
Posted on · The former astronaut has a new book of images he shot during his year in space.