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A book blog with Maggie Galehouse

Douglas Brinkley & Luke A. Nichter, Weds. at Brazos Bookstore

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Douglas Brinkley and Luke A. Nichter will discuss and sign “The Nixon Tapes,” 7 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 3) at Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet; 713-523-0701 or brazosbookstore.com. Excerpt: “Since the key Watergate tapes have been published, we have decided to focus this volume on 1971 and 1972, when non-Watergate topics dominated the conversations. …The first two […] [Read More]
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The Girl Who Never Was

Houston area book events: Sept. 1-6

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Authors appearing in Houston this week include Louise Penny, Douglas Brinkley and Xiaolu Guo. [Read More]
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Chelsea Cain at Murder By The Book on Weds.

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Chelsea Cain will sign and discuss “One Kick,” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 27), Murder By The Book, 2342 Bissonnet; 713-524-8597, or toll-free 888-424-2842 or murderbooks.com. [Read More]
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Houston area book events: Aug. 25-30

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This week: Graham Nash, Chelsea Cain, Tony Hoagland, and others [Read More]
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Anaïs Nin

Carl Köhler’s funky take on famous authors

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Swedish artist Carl Köhler (1919-2006) liked to make portraits of authors and artists. A collection of digital prints of his author portraits is on display now at the Houston Public Library. [Read More]
heart of houston

Update: Larry Payne talks servant leadership at Houston Public Library on Aug. 21

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Laurence J. “Larry” Payne appears at the Houston Public Library on Thurs. (Aug. 21) as part of the The World Café, a public forum co-sponsored by the library and the United Nations Association to highlight global issues and raise Houstonians’ awareness of their impact on our community. I originally wrote that he was appearing last […] [Read More]

Houston-area book events

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Not a lot going on this week with readings! Just two, on Saturday: SATURDAY (8/23) Richard S. Hall: Author will sign “Lighthouses, Lightships, & Beacons of Texas: A Comprehensive Field Guide,” 3-5 p.m., Galveston Bookshop, 317 23rd, Galveston; 409-750-8200 or galvestonbookshop.com. Ed Lin and R.G. Belsky: Lin will sign and discuss “Ghost Month” and Belsky […] [Read More]
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Poets Jonathan Moody, left, of Fresno, Texas, Lupe Méndez, of Houston, and Stephen Gros, of Houston, co-founder of the Word Around Town Poetry Tour. ( Gary Coronado / Houston Chronicle )

Word Around Town Poetry Tour… every night through Sat.!

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Word Around Town Poetry Tour, now in its 9th year, gathers local poets for 7 shows over 7 straight days at 7 different venues. [Read More]
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