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Inprint Brown Reading Series: David Wroblewski

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Presented by Inprint at Alley Theatre

January 25, 2010

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Now in its 29th year, Inprint is proud to present the 2009/2010 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series, one of the finest reading series in the country, giving Houstonians a chance to hear from and meet some of the world’s leading writers. From September through May, 12 renowned authors will come to Houston, many for the first time, sharing their work and insights.

Since the readings series began, Inprint has hosted more than 300 of the world's great writers, including winners of 4 Nobel Prizes, 44 Pulitzer Prizes, and 43 National Book Awards. The Series ranks among the nation's leading literary showcases and continues to be accessible to all.

All readings take place on Mondays at 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:45). Each reading features an on-stage interview, followed by a book sale and signing, run by Brazos Bookstore.

2009-2010 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series Schedule:

Joseph O'Neill & Marilynne Robinson
September 21, 2009
Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby

E.L. Doctorow
October 19, 2009
Hubbard Stage, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Avenue

Mary Karr
January 11, 2010
Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby

David Wroblewski
January 25, 2010
Hubbard Stage, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Avenue

DAVID WROBLEWSKI burst onto the literary scene last summer with his debut novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. The 600+ page novel, a “spellbinding first novel…nearly impossible to put down” (Kirkus Reviews), follows the life of Edgar, a mute boy who grows up on a dog breeding farm in Wisconsin. Richard Russo writes, “I doubt we’ll see a finer literary debut this year. . . . Wroblewski’s got storytelling talent to burn and a big, generous heart to go with it”; Stephen King says, “I flat out loved The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. . . . I don’t reread many books, because life is too short. I will be rereading this one.” The Washington Post Book World calls it a “big-hearted novel you can fall into, get lost in and finally emerge from reluctantly, a little surprised that the real world went on spinning.”

The novel, a New York Times bestseller, was chosen for Oprah’s Book Club. Wroblewski grew up in Wisconsin and wrote the book, he said, because he wished he could read a novel about a boy and a dog “flavored with the uncynical Midwestern sense of heart and purpose so familiar from my childhood."

John Banville & Abraham Verghese
March 1, 2010
Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, 800 Bagby

Tracy Kidder
March 22, 2010
Hubbard Stage, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Avenue

Dorianne Laux & Patricia Smith
April 12, 2010
Neuhaus Stage, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Avenue

Oscar Casares & Gwendolyn Zepeda
May 3, 2010
Hubbard Stage, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Avenue



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      Alley Theatre

      615 Texas Houston, TX 77002

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      Tickets to each of the readings will be on sale for $5, three to four weeks prior to each reading, on the Inprint website. Free rush tickets for students and senior citizens (65+) will be available at the door on the evening of each reading.
       

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      Dates:
      January 25, 2010

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      All readings take place on Mondays at 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:45). Each reading features an on-stage interview, followed by a book sale and signing, run by Brazos Bookstore.
       

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