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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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Books

Monster of a Land
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing

Events

Tue Jun 16
FIRST LIGHT BOOKS
4300 SPEEDWAY UNIT 104
AUSTIN, TX 78751-3728
Google Map

Mon Jun 22
MAGIC CITY BOOKS
221 E ARCHER ST
TULSA, OK 74103-2409
Google Map

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

Tue Jun 30 | 07:00 PM
PORTER SQUARE BOOKS
1815 MASS AVE STE 118/119
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02140-1430
Google Map