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Thank you Esquire for this insightful, major piece on Ayad Akhtar’s new novel THE RADIANCE: “Cracks the aperture open wide—about as wide as can be—to take on nothing less than the most timeless and fundamental questions of existence, of how to be in the world.” Ayad Akhtar will be here in Houston on Monday, October 5 at 7:30 pm for the Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. $5 tickets are on sale at inprint.org

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Esteemed poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Carolyn Forché will be in Houston tomorrow! Forché will read from her new book Otherwhere: New and Selected Poems, 1976 – 2026, followed by a conversation with Houston Poet Laureate Emeritus Robin Davidson on September 24 at Houston Public Library. Free and open to the public! Hosted by the University of Houston - Creative Writing Program and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts. RSVP at https://basket-books.com/events/6108420260924

Meet Inprint Executive Director Giuseppe Taurino! Thank you Voyage Houston for introducing Giuseppe through this wonderful interview. Learn about his journey to Inprint, his story-telling family who started his love of creative writing, and more. You can read the article at the link in our bio.

Start the countdown! National Book Award winner Elizabeth Acevedo will be here in one month with her newest Young Adult novel ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW.

Free tickets are available at inprint.org

Calling all writers!
If you like writing poems, thinking on your feet, meeting cool people, and getting paid while doing all of this, then please come learn about becoming an Inprint Poetry Busker!
We will be hosting an informative meeting on Friday, September 18, 4pm at Inprint House.
Writers of English and Spanish are welcome!

Please RSVP to [email protected]

The 2026/2027 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series is moving right along!
We're ecstatic to have Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar here in Houston on October 5!
Tickets are on sale now at the https://inprinthouston.org/event/inprint-ayad-akhtar-reading/

Inprint's very own Executive Director Emeritus, Rich Levy, has been nominated for Houstonian of the Year by Houstonia Magazine! We’re so proud of Rich’s 30+ years of building Houston into a literary city. Let’s make him the official Houstonian of the Year - vote for Rich at https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2026/09/vote-houstonian-of-the-year-2026

General admission tickets for tonight’s Inprint Claudia Rankine Reading are now sold out! But there’s still a way to attend the reading! Season subscriptions are still available and include admission to see Claudia Rankine, plus the rest of the incredible season, reserved seating, signed books, online recordings, and more. We can't wait to see you this season! Subscribe at inprint.org.

We’re excited to launch the 2026/2027 Inprint Cool Brains! Series with REX OGLE, award-winning author of 100+ books for kids – today 9/13 at 3 pm at Meyerland Middle School! It's one of the TOP THINGS TO DO WITH KIDS IN HOUSTON this weekend! Get free tickets for you & your kiddos at inprint.org. We can’t wait to see you there!

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Planning your upcoming week? Add Inprint to the mix!
Thank you to Holly Beretto and 365 Things to Do in Houston for featuring Inprint in their Top 12 Book & Author Events in Houston This Month!
All information for both events can be found at inprint.org or the link in our bio.