Harvard Club of Dallas

Hosted by the Harvard Club of Dallas and the Dallas Literary Society

Claudia Hinz in Conversation: An Evening Discussing Her New Book, SAFEKEEPING

The Harvard Club of Dallas welcomes author Claudia Hinz, AB '90 Kirkland House, for an evening dedicated to her new book SAFEKEEPING. Set in Dallas, the novel draws upon Claudia's years in Texas as a journalist. Guests will have the chance to hear Claudia discuss the ideas, experiences and creative processes that shaped her latest work. This event is proudly hosted with the Dallas Literary Society, bringing together two communities that share a commitment to literature and thoughtful conversation.

About SAFEKEEPING
It is 2027, and with the country embroiled in multiple international conflicts, a draft has been instituted in the United States. When Tenley Ward’s 19-year-old son draws a low lottery number, she mobilizes fellow PTA mothers in Dallas, Texas, to form the anti-draft organization MOMS — Mothers Opposing More Senselessness.
Unpacking the contradictions of motherhood, the devastation of grief, the blind spots of privilege, the fuel of desire, and one’s own purpose, SAFEKEEPING is a thoughtful, poignant novel that will remain with you long after the last page is turned.

“A fast, sharp, gorgeous debut, SAFEKEEPING is, by turns, lovely and searing and brutal. With grace and insight, Claudia Hinz maps the taut practiced codes of intimacy and marriage, identity and desire, in a beautifully rendered story of the private risks a mother will take for the sake of freedom and the singular integrity of what she believes and those she loves.” - Author Dawn Tripp, Jackie and Georgia

About Claudia Hinz
Claudia Hinz lives in Bend, Oregon. She graduated from Harvard, AB '90, and received her MA in English from Southern Methodist University. She worked as a television reporter for network affiliates in Northern California, Seattle and Dallas. Her work has been published in The Christian Science Monitor, Women Writers, Women’s Books, Story Magazine, Other People’s Flowers, The Wrath-Bearing Tree, The Manifest-Station, Brevity, The Boston Globe, 1859 Oregon’s Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, Bend Lifestyle Magazine and BLUNTmoms.

About the Dallas Literary Society
The Dallas Literary Society is where book lovers, writers, and literary enthusiasts come together to celebrate the art of storytelling. Our primary objective is sharing the love of stories & igniting the human spirit while collaborating with local partners to further the literary profile of our city. Our community includes voracious readers, aspiring writers, and individuals who appreciate narrative arts. To achieve our goals, we organize regular programming that includes engaging book club meetings, a dedicated Classics Book Club, and guest author talks held both in-person and online.

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