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Brazos Book of the Month

The first Book of the Month of 2010 is an appropriate choice on three fronts. First, award-winning poet/memoirist Nick Flynn (Another Bullshit Night in Suck City) teaches at UH's Creative Writing Program and is, for half the year at least, a Houston resident and artist. Second, his tour-launching reading and signing will take place here at his home bookstore on Monday, January 18, at 7 pm. And the third reason we find Flynn's book apt to kick-off the new year is that it interweaves his past with another new beginning -- the birth of his daughter -- and organically explores the personal and political fears and anxieties of our country over the past five years. Buy The Ticking is the Bomb here.

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We'll get your books signed for you! Pre-purchase books before an event, and we'll get them signed by the author. You may buy them in the store, over the phone, or on our website (please choose In-Store Pickup as your shipping option). We cannot guarantee personalization, as the schedules of authors vary. If you'd like your books shipped, give us a call at (713) 523-0701 or email us.

Click here to learn more about pre-signing for the Inprint Brown Reading Series.

First Wednesday Book Club

Book: The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

Meeting: Wednesday, March 3, 7:00 PM at Brazos Bookstore

We're using this month's pick as an excuse to take advantage of the MFAH's guided tours for book clubs. We'll use their discussion guide, then we'll visit the museum to look at works of art in the museum’s collection in connection with the book.

Learn more about the book club.

The Buzz @ the Braz

January 15, 2010 Tickets go on sale today for Rosalind Wiseman's Girl World Tour, presented by Dove Go Fresh deodorant! $40 per mother-daughter pair (two tickets) includes admission, one of each of Rosalind's latest books, a subscription to Family Circle magazine, refreshments and gift bag. Individual tickets are $20 per person and include a book and gift bag. Check out the event details here.

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Greg Mortenson at Jones Hall

Start: February 8, 2010 - 7:00pm

End: February 8, 2010 - 9:00pm

Texans for Pennies for Peace presents

Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson & the Houston Youth Leadership Awards

Enjoy an inspiring and entertaining evening as Nobel Prize Nominee Greg Mortenson, best known for his New York Times bestselling books Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools, recounts his remarkable journey from moutain climber to global humanitarian. Mortenson's non-profit Central Asia Institute promotes and supports community-based education, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he has built over 130 schools.

From the beginning, Mortenson's efforts have been supported by school children and other organizations in the U.S. (and now around the world) through his Pennies for Peace program.

The Houston Youth Leadership Awards will feature Mortenson recognizing and interviewing selected young people from Houston to represent the many youths in the Houston area who have exhibited exceptional efforts as positive change agents in their communities and/or the world.

Tickets: $4.50-$55.00

BUY TICKETS HERE!

Call 866-468-7623 or visit www.texans4p4p.com for more information.

Brazos Bookstore will sell Mortenson's books during the event.