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Inprint Brown Reading Series: Tracy Kidder

Presented by Inprint at Alley Theatre -- Patricia Peckinpaugh Hubbard Stage

March 22, 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

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

TRACY KIDDER, a master of the non-fiction narrative, won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for his book, Soul of a New Machine. Kidder combines award-winning reportorial skill with what one New York Times Book Review critic describes as “the author’s genuine love, delight, and celebration of the human condition.”

He has written nine books of nonfiction, including House, Among Schoolchildren, Old Friends, Home Town and My Detachment, Kidder’s personal account of his time as a soldier in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Of his highly acclaimed book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, author Thom Jones writes, “Mountains is the sort of book that makes you want to buy a hundred copies and pass them out like a street corner evangelist.”

Kidder’s newest book, Strength in What Remains, has been described as a book which will “resurrect your faith in the human spirit.” It follows the story of Deogratias, a refugee from the civil war and genocide of 1990s Burundi, who makes his way to New York City. “Deo’s story,” says Alex Kotlowitz, “is remarkable, stunning really. His journey is the story of our times, one that keeps the rest of us from forgetting.”

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