October 30, 2009 Please join us tonight, the eve of John Keats's birthday, for a reading by two poets visiting from Syracuse, NY: Pulitzer Finalist Bruce Smith and the emerging Jules Gibbs. Details here.

October 27, 2009 From now until November 1, get 20% off at Brazos and other participating stores with the American Cancer Society Holiday Shopping Card, a unique fundraiser sponsored by VICTORY. Every penny goes to the American Cancer Society -- help them meet their goal of $1,000,000!

October 22, 2009 Brazos author Pam Walker gets her first review in My Table: Houston's Dining Magazine! Rose Calahan calls Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas "a refreshingly apolitical look into the challenges and successes of organic farming" and "an educational, compassionate book that celebrates difference while paying homage to an act both humble and vital: digging in the dirt."

October 21, 2009 Don't forget to get your tickets to Nicholas Kristof next Sunday at Rice -- an important event and book, especially for young women. 

October 6, 2009 Man Booker Prize Winner announced: Hilary Mantel for Wolf Hall. Click here for more on the Man Booker and here for more about the book.