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Remember when you were a little bitty Houstonist and someone would read to you at night and you could just lose yourself in the story, abandoning all other thoughts of the day? Well you can still do it now, you know. In fact, you might be all the more eager to shed your quotidian annoyances now that you're grown. Here are a few places to hear some stellar writers read from their work: Friday...

::Inprint Brown Reading Series - Richard Powers & Jennifer Egan:: For the 27th year, Inprint presents 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 April, 14 renowned authors will come to Houston, many for the first time, sharing their work and insights. These authors’ works address pressing contemporary issues, taking us on a journey around the...

As part of their 25th anniversary of bringing big-name authors to Houston, the Inprint Brown Reading Series presents John Updike (he wrote a bunch of books your teachers should have made you read in high school instead of Great Expectations) tonight at the Alley Theatre. Following a banner year of literary appearances that included Louise Erdrich and Mary Gordon, tonight's event will include a reading from Updike's new book, Terrorist, a brief interview and a...

Mary Gordon's latest novel, Pearl, explores the relationship between an American mother and her daughter, the title character, who goes on a hunger strike and chains herself to the American embassy in Dublin. It's familiar territory for Gordon: Her writing often tackles relationships, uncovering their dynamics with wonderful, precise, usually perfectly crafted language. Patricia Powell's The Pagoda, set in late-19th century Jamaica, also focuses on relationships — but its interactions, between a Chinese shopkeeper, a...