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Congregation Emanu El

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1500 Sunset Boulevard
Houston, TX 77005

January 2023

Jan
23

Inprint Yiyun Li & Matthew Salesses Reading

7:30 pm
Congregation Emanu El, 1500 Sunset Boulevard
Houston, TX 77005

MacArthur Fellow Yiyun Li and Inprint fellowship and prize recipient Matthew Salesses will read from their new novels The Book of Goose and The Sense of Wonder, followed by an on-stage conversation with Brenda Peynado, author of The Rock Eaters and UH Creative Writing Program faculty member. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing.  PARKING: Parking will be available through Entrance #1 on Sunset Boulevard. For a map with the parking location, click here. For more information about the…

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October 2023

Oct
15

Inprint Jhumpa Lahiri Reading

7:30 pm
Congregation Emanu El, 1500 Sunset Boulevard
Houston, TX 77005

TICKETS: $30 general admission tickets, which include a signed hardcover copy of Jhumpa Lahiri’s new collection Roman Stories, available for pickup at the theatre the night of the event. Jhumpa Lahiri will read from her new collection Roman Stories, followed by an on-stage conversation with Italian novelist Andrea Bajani. All ticket buyers will receive signed books, additional books will also be available for sale in the lobby. The event is presented as part of the 2023/2024 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. ASL…

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November 2023

Nov
13

Inprint Zadie Smith Reading

7:30 pm
Congregation Emanu El, 1500 Sunset Boulevard
Houston, TX 77005

Zadie Smith will read from her new novel The Fraud, followed by an on-stage conversation with Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing. The event is presented as part of the 2023/2024 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. ASL interpretation will be available at this event. ZADIE SMITH rose to literary stardom more than two decades ago when her first novel White Teeth became an instant bestseller. Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times…

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March 2024

Mar
25

Inprint Tommy Orange Reading

7:30 pm
Congregation Emanu El, 1500 Sunset Boulevard
Houston, TX 77005

  Tommy Orange will read from his new novel Wandering Stars, followed by an on-stage conversation with celebrated author and University of Houston faculty member Brenda Peynado. The evening will conclude with a book sale and signing. The event is presented as part of the 2023/2024 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series.  TOMMY ORANGE’s first novel There There was “an astonishing literary debut” (Margaret Atwood) that “places Native American voices front and center” (NPR). Featuring the stories of 12 Native…

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