Inspiring Readers and Writers

Houston, Texas
Joined April 2009
Pushcart Prize winning author, Daniel Peña Mehta crafts a disquieting portrait of cruelty, resistance and the struggle to belong in How To Look Away. In conversation with Tayyba Kanwal at JLF Houston 2026, they consider the power of literature to illuminate the unseen. (1)
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What does it mean to belong? What really is the pursuit of refuge? Pulitzer finalist Suketu Mehta’s This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's Manifesto is an ‘impassioned defence of global immigration’ based on his own family’s story migrating from India to the west.
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In The Complex, National Book Award finalist Karan Mahajan crafts a family saga that unfolds alongside the tide, ebb and the key historic moments that shaped modern India. The fictional family of the deceased S.P Chopra, politician and statesman,
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Felicitamos a nuestros compañeros Gaddiel Ruiz y Jovi de la Jara por haber recibido la 2026 @InprintHouston Restrepo Americas Translation Fellowship. Son los primeros estudiantes del departamento de nuestro programa de PhD en recibir esta beca. ¡Muchas felicidades!
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Stay warm indoors and join us for a virtual Inprint Book Club this Sunday, January 25, 4 pm. We'll be discussing the second half of Adam Johnson's epic novel THE WAYFINDER! Free and open to the public. Details and registration at inprint.org.
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Happy Holidays from the Inprint team! Thank you all so much for a wonderful year with over 100 events supporting Houston's reading and writing community. Inprint will be closed from December 24 - January 1. We're so excited for the new year and for all of our upcoming events!
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In less than a month, we'll be joined by Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, in a rare public appearance, on stage for his book The Eleventh Hour, as part of the Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. Be sure to get tickets while they last at inprint.org.
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New Inprint Writers Workshops will be starting in January! We have a mix of online and in-person, multi-week and weekend intensives for fiction, memoir, poetry, publishing, and more! Register at inprint.org
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Join us for the Inprint Book Club Holiday Gathering, Sunday, 12/14 at 4 pm! There will be refreshments and a discussion of of Adam Johnson’s The Wayfinder (Part 1). Plus, a White Elephant Book Exchange! Free with RSVP at inprint.org.
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Looking for the perfect gift for the book lover in your life? How about a ticket to see Booker Prize Winner Salman Rushdie as part of the Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series? Tickets can be purchased at inprint.org
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Thank you Shafaq Patel at @axios Houston for attending and sharing an article about our event with Kiran Desai as part of the 2025/2026 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series! We're so excited to continue the series in the new year with Salman Rushdie!
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If you missed the incredible reading by Kiran Desai for the 2025/2026 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series, the online rebroadcast is now available! Tickets for the Inprint Kiran Desai Online Rebroadcast are on sale at inprint.org!
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Inprint is falling into some great events this month! Check out inprint.org to join us for some literary fun!
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If you missed the epic reading from Adam Johnson for the 2025/2026 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series, no worries! The online rebroadcast will be available tonight (October 20) and for three weeks afterwards. Tickets are on sale now at inprint.org !
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Thanks @HoustonMatters for this wonderful interview with Pulitzer Prize winning author Adam Johnson, who appears with Inprint on Oct. 15! His new novel focuses on precolonial Polynesian culture, which resonates with Johnson's own Indigenous heritage. houstonpublicmedia.org/artic…
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Thank you Arts and Culture Texas for interviewing Inprint Executive Director Rich Levy about this special 2025/2026 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series season. Make sure to check out this reminiscent article at artsandculturetx.com/putting…
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Join us for an afternoon of literary family fun! The Inprint Cool Brains! Series is proud to present literary superstar Kate DiCamillo and revered illustrator Sophie Blackall on Sunday, October 26. Be sure to visit inprint.org for free tickets and books!
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We have so many great events and workshops this month it's scary! Make sure to register or get tickets at inprint.org before they sell out!
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Attention educators! Two new Inprint Teachers-as-Writers Workshops begin in October. Both are tuition free with a small registration fee and provide CPE hours. Sign up today at inprinthouston.org/for-write…
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