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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Grad’s poetry collection excels in storytelling rhymes

"Farewell and Goodnights" by UH alumus Ricardo Bates is a collection of 50 poems specifically dealing with an incident Bates experienced as a youth: seeing his father almost killed in front of him. Though the...

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Business graduate has a sweet spot for poetry

UH alumnus and published author 24-year-old Ricardo Bates is tremendously grateful for the positive feedback he has received on his first published work, “Farewell and Goodnights: Selected Poems.” Although he played on the football team...

“Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World” was written by Moores School of Music professor Howard Pollack. The biography delves inside the mind of a prominent 20th century composer. | Barnesandnoble.com
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Professor pulls readers in to composer’s career, life

“Marc Blitzstein: His Life, His Work, His World” was written by Moores School of Music professor Howard Pollack. The book delves deep inside the mind of a prominent 20th century composer. | Barnsandnoble.com “Marc...

Opera composer glorified in biography
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Opera composer glorified in biography

UH Moores School of Music professor Howard Pollack has already published six in depth biographies on opera music composers. I Courtesy of Howard Pollack In an effort to showcase the essence of classical opera...

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Human anguish narrative flourishes with imagery

Whether it is a struggle between an ex-girlfriend or a wife or a trial of coping with the death of a friend, the short stories in “Hush Hush,” written by Steven Barthelme, focus and...

Former “Gulf Coast” editor Janine Joseph recites her poetic manuscript that follows the struggle of an illegal immigrant. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar
Monday, October 15, 2012

Creative writing graduates showcase work

Former “Gulf Coast” editor Janine Joseph recites her poetic manuscript that follows the struggle of an illegal immigrant. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar On Wednesday evening, students enjoyed a night of literary works in...

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Characters tug hearts of readers

Five years after the release of his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” author Junot Diaz is back with his second compilation of short stories called, “This is How You...

Stephen Chbosky, the author of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” attended an advance screening of his film with fans Monday evening prior to talking with the press Tuesday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston. | Rebekah Stearns/The Daily Cougar
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Author talks perks of directing

Stephen Chbosky, the author of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” attended an advance screening of his film with fans Monday evening prior to talking with the press Tuesday at the Four Seasons...

Junot Diaz sparked the Inprint reading session as he showcased his recently released book to UH students | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Award-winning author reads to aspiring creative writers

As Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz stepped up onto the Cullen Theater stage at the Wortham Center on Monday for the Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series, a crowd of about 1,000 fans welcomed...

Monday, September 10, 2012

Author’s work of non-fiction visually conveys emotion

It’s 1937 in Peking, China on the eve of the Japanese invasion. The corpse of a British schoolgirl is found mutilated outside the legendary Fox Tower. With no witnesses or real leads, two veteran...