10 Houston Authors We Love

Whether you know it as Space City, Clutch City, or Screwston, there’s a lot overlooked about the largest city in Texas. From the 215 languages spoken in the metro area to its storied history as a meeting place of cultures, Houston is a vibrant and diverse city well known for food, culture, and big business. From the towering Phillip Johnson skyscrapers of downtown through lush green Oak-lined neighborhoods to strip centers of concrete stretching for miles and sprawling exurbs reaching across the Katy Prairie, Houston has a plethora of real and imagined worlds teeming within. Here are ten of our favorite writers who have called H-Town home, whether Houston-born, Houston-bound, or just passing through.