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Lauren Hough

LAUREN HOUGH was born in Germany and raised in seven countries, and West Texas. She's been an Air Force airman, a bartender, a bouncer, a construction laborer, a driver, a green-aproned barista, and a cable guy. She's the author of the New York Times bestselling essay collection, Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Granta, Texas Highways, Huffpost, and The Guardian. She's a writer at large for Texas Highways. She lives in Austin with a dog named Woody Guthrie.
Monster of a Land
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing

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Monster of a Land
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing

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Tue Jun 16 | 06:00 PM
FIRST LIGHT BOOKS
4300 SPEEDWAY UNIT 104
AUSTIN, TX 78751-3728
Google Map

Wed Jun 17 | 06:00 PM
NOWHERE BOOKSHOP
5154 BROADWAY ST
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209-5710
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Thu Jun 18 | 06:30 PM
BRAZOS BOOKSTORE INC.
2421 BISSONNET ST
HOUSTON, TX 77005-1451
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Sat Jun 20 | 07:00 PM
LARK AND OWL BOOKSELLERS
205 W 6TH ST STE 101
GEORGETOWN, TX 78626-5608
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Mon Jun 22 | 07:00 PM
Woody Guthrie Center
102 E. RECONCILIATION WAY
Tulsa, OK 74103
Google Map

Wed Jun 24 | 06:00 PM
NOVEL
387 PERKINS EXT
MEMPHIS, TN 38117-3801
Google Map

Sat Jun 27 | 04:00 PM
As You Are
500 8th Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
Google Map

Sun Jun 28 | 06:00 PM
RIFFRAFF
60 VALLEY ST STE 107A
PROVIDENCE, RI 02909-7418
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Tue Jun 30 | 07:00 PM
PORTER SQUARE BOOKS
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CAMBRIDGE, MA 02140-1430
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QUAIL RIDGE BOOKS
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RALEIGH, NC 27609-5882
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DIESEL, A BOOKSTORE
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