| 06/27/10 |
Inprint Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People: René Saldaña, Jr.
TBH Center (Talento Bilingüe de Houston)
Presented by Inprint
at TBH Center (Talento Bilingüe de Houston)
June 27, 2010
Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People celebrates summer reading with a presentation by bilingual children’s writer René Saldaña, Jr. Sunday, June 27 at 3pm at Talento Bilingüe de Houston. Saldaña will read from and talk about his work, followed by an onstage interview with mystery book aficionado David Thompson of Murder By The Book....
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| 05/03/10 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Oscar Casares & Gwendolyn Zepeda
Alley Theatre
Presented by Inprint
at Alley Theatre
May 3, 2010
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,...
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| 04/18/10 |
Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People: Gary Paulsen
Pershing Middle School
Presented by Inprint
at Pershing Middle School
April 18, 2010
Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People presents an afternoon with bestselling author Gary Paulsen. Sunday, April 18 at 3pm in Pershing Middle School Auditorium, 3838 Blue Bonnet at Stella Link. Paulsen will make a lively presentation about his work, followed by a book sale and signing, where audience members can meet the author.
Gary Paulsen, considered one of the most important writers...
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| 04/12/10 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Dorianne Laux & Patricia Smith
Alley Theatre
Presented by Inprint
at Alley Theatre
April 12, 2010
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,...
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| 03/22/10 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Tracy Kidder
Alley Theatre
Presented by Inprint
at Alley Theatre
March 22, 2010
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,...
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| 03/01/10 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: John Banville & Abraham Verghese
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
Presented by Inprint
at Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
March 1, 2010
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,...
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| 02/20/10 |
Poets and Writers Ball 2010
Houston Country Club
Presented by Inprint
at Houston Country Club
February 20, 2010
Join Inprint for their annual Poets and Writers Ball. The Poets & Writers Ball is Inprint’s premier annual fundraising event. A celebration of Houston's literary life, the 2010 Ball, chaired by Dan and Eleanor Gilbane, takes place on Saturday, February 20th, at the Houston Country Club and features National Book Award-winning writer Mark Doty (pictured, photo by Margaretta Mitchell).
The...
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| 01/25/10 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: David Wroblewski
Alley Theatre
Presented by Inprint
at Alley Theatre
January 25, 2010
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,...
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| 01/11/10 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Mary Karr
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
Presented by Inprint
at Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
January 11, 2010
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,...
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| 12/05/09 |
Inclined to Speak: A Dialogue with Four Arab American Poets
Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium
Presented by Inprint
at Museum of Fine Arts Houston - Brown Auditorium
December 5, 2009
Inprint and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston present Inclined to Speak: A Dialogue with Four Arab American Poets, Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in the Brown Auditorium Theater, The Caroline Wiess Law Building, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet. Free, with general museum admission. A reception and book signing follow
Featuring readings by poets Elmaz Abinader, Kazim Ali, Hayan Charara, and Eliot Khalil Wilson.
At no other time in...
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| 11/16/09 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Orhan Pamuk, a Special Event
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
Presented by Inprint
at Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
November 16, 2009
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,...
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| 11/06/09 |
First Friday Poetry Reading: Robin Davidson
Inprint House
Presented by Inprint
at Inprint House
November 6, 2009
Inprint's First Friday Poetry Reading Series presents Robin Davidson, Poet, recipient of a 2009 National Endownment for the Arts Literature Fellowship in Translation.
ROBIN DAVIDSON is a poet and assistant professor of literature and creative writing for the University of Houston, Downtown. In 2003-2004 she served as Fulbright professor of American literature at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.
Robin Davidson is a recipient of an...
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| 10/19/09 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: E.L. Doctorow
Alley Theatre
Presented by Inprint
at Alley Theatre
October 19, 2009
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,...
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| 09/21/09 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Joseph O'Neill & Marilynne Robinson
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
Presented by Inprint
at Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
September 21, 2009
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,...
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| 08/07/09 |
First Friday Poetry Reading: Sybil Pittman Estess
Inprint House
Presented by Inprint
at Inprint House
August 7, 2009
Inprint's First Friday Poetry Reading Series presents Sybil Pittman Estess, nominee for 2009-10 Poet Laureate of Texas, reading from her most recent books, Blue, Candled in January Sun, and Labyrinth.
Sybil Pittman Estess, Ph.D., is the author of her new third poetry release: Labyrinth, August, 2007, by Pecan Grove Press. Estess' previous poetry volumes are Blue, Candled in January Sun,...
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06/04/09- 07/23/09 |
Inprint Playwriting Workshop (Thursdays)
Inprint House
Presented by Inprint
at Inprint House
June 4-July 23, 2009
Inprint offers an eight week Playwriting Workshop this summer. This special workshop, offered as part of Inprint's Summer 2009 Writers Workshops, is an unique opportunity for playwrights of all backgrounds and all writing levels to work in a collaborative process with actors and directors.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: A play comes to life when a director blocks a scene, actors embody words, and of course,...
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06/01/09- 06/11/09 |
Inprint Summer 2009 Writers Workshops
Inprint House
Presented by Inprint
at Inprint House
June 1-June 11, 2009
Inprint’s Summer 2009 Writers Workshops offer Houstonians a chance to study creative writing with the city’s finest published writers. Eight-week workshops begin in early June.
Courses in fiction, poetry, playwriting, and a special daytime memoir workshop, as well as a tuition-free workshop for Houston-area K-12 teachers, are available. Limited to 12 participants, workshops cost $275. Each workshop meets for three hours once a week. Workshops are held at...
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| 04/20/09 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Bill Bryson
Wortham Theater Center - Cullen Theater
Presented by Inprint
at Wortham Theater Center - Cullen Theater
April 20, 2009
The 2008/2009 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series concludes with bestselling author Bill Bryson, Monday, April 20, at 7:30pm, in the Cullen Theatre, Wortham Center. The reading will be followed by an on-stage interview and a booksale and signing.
Bryson is the bestselling author of a number of wildly diverse nonfiction works, including The Lost Continent, a hilarious...
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| 04/08/09 |
Inprint Reading on the Green: Katherine Center & Emily Fox Gordon
Discovery Green
Presented by Inprint
at Discovery Green
April 8, 2009
Inprint Reading on the Green presents Katherine Center (pictured) reads from her new novel, Everyone Is Beautiful; and Emily Fox Gordon reads from her debut novel (and third book), It Will Come to Me. A night of much wit and laughter by two terrifically talented and humorous Houston authors.
From the author of The Bright Side of Disaster, the entertaining and ultimately poignant story of what happens after happily ever...
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| 04/02/09 |
Inprint Studio Series: Christine Hume and Bret Anthony Johnson
Antidote Coffee
Presented by Inprint
at Antidote Coffee
April 2, 2009
The Inprint Studio Series, presented by Inprint in association with the University of Houston Creative Writing Program, features some of the best young writers in the country, as well as alumni from the University of Houston Creative Writing Program and leading local authors.
Now in its third season, the 2008-2009 Inprint Studio Series line-up includes:
Christine Hume and Bret Anthony Johnson
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 7:30 pm
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| 03/30/09 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Ed Hirsch and Charles Simic
Jewish Community Center of Houston
Presented by Inprint
at Jewish Community Center of Houston
March 30, 2009
The 2008/2009 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents an evening with two distinguished authors, Ed Hirsch and Charles Simic.
EDWARD HIRSCH (pictured) former UH Creative Writing Program faculty member and current President of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation in New York, has written seven collections of poetry, including Wild Gratitude, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award, On Love, and Lay Back The...
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| 03/09/09 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Richard Price
Alley Theatre
Presented by Inprint
at Alley Theatre
March 9, 2009
The 2008/2009 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents an evening with Richard Price.
Richard Price, author of seven novels, including Clockers, Freedomland, and Samaritan, has written his first novel in five years, Lush Life, which was hailed by Gary Shteyngart as “the novel about gentrified New York, circa right now, that we’ve been waiting for. Richard Price understands what’s happened to our beloved city,...
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| 03/01/09 |
Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People: Jacqueline Woodson
The Ensemble Theatre
Presented by Inprint
at The Ensemble Theatre
March 1, 2009
Cool Brains! Inprint Readings for Young People presents award winning African American writer Jacqueline Woodson. Woodson will read from and talk about her work, followed by a book sale and signing, providing audience members an opportunity to visit with the author.
Jacqueline Woodson is the author of 25 books, including 8 picture books, 6 middle grade books, and 11 young adult novels. Her popular works include the...
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| 02/16/09 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Ha Jin
Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
Presented by Inprint
at Hobby Center - Zilkha Hall
February 16, 2009
The 2008/2009 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents an evening with Ha Jin.
Ha Jin, who emigrated from China in the aftermath of Tiananmen Square, won the National Book Award for his novel, Waiting, in 1999, at which time he had only been writing in English for 12 years.
He is now the author of seven works of fiction and three books of poetry. In his first novels, including Waiting and War Trash, winner of the...
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| 02/07/09 |
Poets and Writers Ball 2009
Houston Country Club
Presented by Inprint
at Houston Country Club
February 7, 2009
Join Inprint for their annual Poets and Writers Ball.
Lovers of literature throughout Houston gather to celebrate the world’s great writers at Inprint’s annual Poets & Writers Ball. Chaired by Nijad and Zeina Fares, this year’s event will be held in honor of Inprint’s 25th anniversary, featuring acclaimed Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine (pictured), author of...
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| 01/12/09 |
Inprint Brown Reading Series: Geraldine Brooks
Jewish Community Center of Houston
Presented by Inprint
at Jewish Community Center of Houston
January 12, 2009
The 2008/2009 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series presents an evening with Geraldine Brooks.
Geraldine Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2006 for her captivating novel, March, the imagined story of the absent father from the classic Little Women.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer called March “a disturbing, supple, and deeply satisfying story, put together with craft...
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