Rene Steinke at Houston Public Library

Rene Steinke visits Houston as part of The Houston Public Library’s “Four Books for Houston” series.

About the Author:

Rene Steinke is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Fires and Holy Skirts, which was a finalist for the 2005 National Book Award. She is the director of the MFA program in creative writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Steinke lives in Brooklyn.

When: Wednesday, August 26, 6:00 p.m.

Where: Julia Ideson Building, 550 McKinney St., 77002

Event date:

Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - 6:00pm

Event address:

Julia Ideson Buuilding

550 McKinney

Houston, TX 77002

Friendswood: A Novel (Paperback)

By Rene Steinke

$16.00

ISBN: 9781594633836

Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days

Published: Riverhead Books - May 26th, 2015

A big, moving, critically acclaimed novel of one tight-knit Texas community and the events that alter its residents’ lives forever.

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