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SUMMARY:A Hub\, a Network\, an Archive: 55 Years of International Writers in Iowa City
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit\, which is open August 22 – December 16\, 2022\, celebrates the 55th anniversary of the International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa. This program has brought close to 1\,600 writers from more than 150 countries to the UI since 1967\, and this exhibition tells the story of the IWP’s genesis\, its role in cultural diplomacy\, Iowa City as a site of literary praxis and global networking\, and the images of Iowa that writers have carried home with them through their work. Curators Nataša Ďurovičová and Lisa Gardinier dove into Special Collections & Archives materials\, including the Paul Engle Papers\, the International Writing Program Records\, the Toothpaste/Coffee House Press Records\, and more while researching for the exhibition. Also included are items from the UI Libraries circulating collection\, IWP’s Shambaugh House\, and friends of the IWP in addition to large portraits of writers by photographer Thomas Langdon.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/a-hub-a-network-an-archive-55-years-of-international-writers-in-iowa-city/
LOCATION:University of Iowa Main Library Gallery\, 125 W Washington St\, Iowa City\, IA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T173000
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SUMMARY:ANGIE CRUZ
DESCRIPTION:Angie Cruz is a novelist and editor. Her fourth novel\, How Not To Drown in A Glass of Water is forthcoming Fall 2022. Her novel\, Dominicana was the inaugural book pick for GMA book club and chosen as the 2019/2020 Wordup Uptown Reads. It was shortlisted for The Women’s Prize\, longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction\, The Aspen Words Literary Prize\, a RUSA Notable book and the winner of the ALA/YALSA Alex Award in fiction. It was named most anticipated/ best book in 2019 by Time\, Newsweek\, People\, Oprah Magazine\, The Washington Post\, The New York Times\, and Esquire. Cruz is the author of two other novels\, Soledad and Let It Rain Coffee and the recipient of numerous fellowships and residencies including the Lighthouse Fellowship\, Siena Art Institute\, and the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute Fellowship. She’s published shorter works in The Paris Review\, VQR\, Callaloo\, Gulf Coast and other journals. She’s the founder and Editor-in-chief of the award winning literary journal\, Aster(ix) and is currently an Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh. She divides her time between Pittsburgh\, New York and Turin. \nAngie Cruz is presented in collaboration with the University of Iowa Magid Center for Undergraduate Writing.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/angie-cruz/
LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
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SUMMARY:International Writing Program: Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The International Writing Program (IWP) is a unique conduit for the world’s literatures\, connecting well-established writers from around the globe\, bringing international literature into classrooms\, introducing American writers to other cultures through reading tours\, and serving as a clearinghouse for literary news and a wealth of archival and pedagogical materials. Since 1967\, over fifteen hundred writers from more than 150 countries have been in residence at the University of Iowa. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/international-writing-program-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220811T212149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T155543Z
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SUMMARY:Anna Barker: Teaching classics on Facebook\, Les Misérables at 160
DESCRIPTION:Project Guttenberg\, Audible\, Facebook\, and Zoom in the Afterlife of The Decameron\, Paradise Lost\, War and Peace\, Brothers Karamazov\, and Les Misérables. A session with Professor Anna Barker. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/teaching-classics-in-the-internet-age-with-anna-barker/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220915T154630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T185045Z
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SUMMARY:Curtis Bauer and María Sánchez
DESCRIPTION:Curtis Bauer and María Sánchez will discuss Sánchez’s new memoir\, Land of Women. Sánchez\, who will appear via Zoom\, is a third-generation Spanish veterinarian whose memoir looks at how we view women and rural life. Iowa native Bauer translated the book into English. He appears in partnership with the UI MFA in Literary Translation program.  \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/curtis-bauer-and-maria-sanchez/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220826T151404Z
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SUMMARY:Alex Kotlowitz
DESCRIPTION:One Community\, One Book Author Keynote with Alex Kotlowski \nThe UI Center for Human Rights 2022 One Community\, One Book selection is An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago by best-selling author\, journalist\, and documentary filmmaker Alex Kotlowitz. \nThis is a captivating collection of stories that will transform the way readers think about gun violence in America. Over the past 20 years in Chicago\, 14\,033 people have been killed and another 60\,000 wounded by gunfire. The latest book by Kotlowitz examines the psychological toll gun violence takes on the spirit of individuals and communities. \nLocation\, Pappajohn Business Building\, room W10 PBB at the University of Iowa \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/alex-kotlowitz-2/
LOCATION:Pappajohn Business Building\, 21 East Market Street\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52242\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T100000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220902T181756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T162938Z
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SUMMARY:Victor Ray
DESCRIPTION:From renowned scholar Dr. Victor Ray\, On Critical Race Theory explains the centrality of race in American history and politics\, and how the often mischaracterized intellectual movement became a political necessity. \nRay draws upon the radical thinking of giants such as Ida B. Wells\, W.E.B. Du Bois\, and Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, to clearly trace the foundations of critical race theory in the Black intellectual traditions of emancipation and the civil rights movement. From these foundations\, Ray explores the many facets of our society that critical race theory interrogates\, from deeply embedded structural racism to the historical connection between whiteness and property\, ownership\, and more. \nIn succinct\, thoughtful essays\, Ray presents\, analyzes\, and breaks down the scholarship and concepts that constitute this often misconstrued term. He explores how the conversation on critical race theory has expanded into the contemporary popular conscience\, showing why critical race theory matters and why we should all care. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/victor-ray/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220902T181929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163008Z
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SUMMARY:Sarah Kendzior
DESCRIPTION:In They Knew\, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Kendzior explores the United States’ “culture of conspiracy\,” putting forth a timely and unflinching argument: uncritical faith in broken institutions is as dangerous as false narratives peddled by propagandists. Conspiracy theories are on the rise because officials refuse to enforce accountability for real conspiracies. \nThey Knew discusses conspiracy culture in a rapidly declining United States struggling with corruption\, climate change\, and other crises. As the actions of the powerful remain shrouded in mystery—like the Jeffrey Epstein operation—it is unsurprising that people turn to conspiracy theories to fill the informational void. They Knew exposes the tactics these powerful actors use to placate an inquisitive public. \nIn Kendzior’s signature whip smart prose and eviscerating arguments\, They Knew unearths decades of buried American history\, providing an essential and critical look at how to rebuild our democracy by confronting the political lies and crimes that have shaped us. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/sarah-kendzior/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T113000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163102Z
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SUMMARY:John Koethe
DESCRIPTION:A rich\, meditative new collection of poetry from John Koethe\, the “necessary and great poet” (Hyperallergic). \n“It’s presumptuous\, but if you’re reading this you\nProbably know my usual obsessions and preoccupations:\nThe “world”—both the word and what it stands for—and time\,\nWhich is or isn’t real\, depending on my mood. I’ve always\nHated poems about philosophy\, and I hope I still do\,\nBut since I don’t know what that means anymore\, here I am\,\nMusing on my ends and my beginnings one more time . . .” \nIn Beyond Belief\, John Koethe poses eternal and essential questions about the rhythms of time\, language and literature\, and “the space between attention and belief.” The eleventh book of poetry from America’s philosopher-poet is an intimate\, searching collection that gives life to the mundane and lends words to our most interior and abstract musings. What makes a life real? Words on a page\, the accumulation of moments and memories\, or nothing at all? And what is it worth? Locked inside\, have we lost our future and its promises or are we merely pressed to inhabit our present and ourselves? \nThe award-winning poet invites us into his consideration of our world\, as “an ordinary person sitting on his balcony on a summer afternoon\, / Waiting patiently for someone to explain it to and meanwhile / Living quietly in his imagination\, imagining the afterlife.”
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/john-koethe/
LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163139Z
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Crane
DESCRIPTION:One minute Elizabeth Crane and her husband of fifteen years are fixing up their old house in Upstate New York\, finally setting down roots after stints in Chicago\, Texas\, and Brooklyn\, when his unexpected admission—I’m not happy—changes everything. Suddenly she finds herself separated and in couples therapy\, living in an apartment in the city with an old friend and his kid. It’s understood that the apartment and bonus family are temporary\, but the situation brings unexpected comfort and much-needed healing for wounds even older than her marriage. \nCrafting the story as the very events chronicled are unfolding\, Crane writes from a place of guarded possibility\, capturing through vignettes and collected moments a semblance of the real-time practice of healing. At turns funny and dark\, with moments of poignancy\, This Story Will Change is an unexpected and moving portrait of a woman in transformation\, a chronicle of how even the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are bound to change. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/elizabeth-crane/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220915T165349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163257Z
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SUMMARY:Jennifer L. Knox
DESCRIPTION:The poems in Jennifer Knox’s darkly imaginative collection\, Crushing It\, unearth epiphanies in an unbounded landscape of forms\, voices and subjects―from history to true crime to epidemiology―while exploring our tenuous connections and disconnections. From Merle Haggard lifting his head from a pile of cocaine to absurdist romps through an apocalypse where mushrooms learn to sing\, this versatile collection is brimming with dark humor and bright surprise. Alongside Knox’s distinctive surrealism\, Crushing It also reveals autobiography in poems about love\, family\, and adult ADHD\, and Knox’s empathetic depictions of the ego’s need to assert its precious\, singular “I” suggest that a self distinct from the hive\, the herd\, the flock\, is an illusion. With clear-eyed spirit\, Crushing It swallows all the world\, and then some.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/jennifer-l-knox/
LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220829T184521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163330Z
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SUMMARY:Curator Guided Tour of A Hub\, a Network\, an Archive 55 Years of International Writers in Iowa City
DESCRIPTION:This exhibit\, which is open August 22 – December 16\, 2022\, celebrates the 55th anniversary of the International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa. This program has brought close to 1\,600 writers from more than 150 countries to the UI since 1967\, and this exhibition tells the story of the IWP’s genesis\, its role in cultural diplomacy\, Iowa City as a site of literary praxis and global networking\, and the images of Iowa that writers have carried home with them through their work. Curators Nataša Ďurovičová and Lisa Gardinier dove into Special Collections & Archives materials\, including the Paul Engle Papers\, the International Writing Program Records\, the Toothpaste/Coffee House Press Records\, and more while researching for the exhibition. Also included are items from the UI Libraries circulating collection\, IWP’s Shambaugh House\, and friends of the IWP in addition to large portraits of writers by photographer Thomas Langdon.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/curator-guided-tour-of-a-hub-a-network-an-archive-55-years-of-international-writers-in-iowa-city/
LOCATION:University of Iowa Main Library Gallery\, 125 W Washington St\, Iowa City\, IA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220902T182150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163357Z
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SUMMARY:Don McLeese in conversation with Kyle Munson
DESCRIPTION:Slippery Steps isn’t your typical\, hell-and-back recovery memoir. I never intended to quit drinking\, rarely gave it a thought. I’d spent decades as a successful and productive journalist. I was a loving husband and father. My life worked and worked well. Until it didn’t. Freedom from drinking has enriched my life in ways I’d never imagined. I’d been numbing myself to sleep\, and sleepwalking my way through life. It’s never too late to wake up. This is a book about how the worst day of my life turned out to be one of the best. – Don McLeese \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/don-mcleese/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163422Z
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth McCracken
DESCRIPTION:Ten months after her mother’s death\, the narrator of The Hero of This Book takes a trip to London. The city was a favorite of her mother’s\, and as the narrator wanders the streets\, she finds herself reflecting on her mother’s life and their relationship. Thoughts of the past meld with questions of the future: Back in New England\, the family home is now up for sale\, its considerable contents already winnowed. \nThe woman\, a writer\, recalls all that made her complicated mother extraordinary—her brilliant wit\, her generosity\, her unbelievable obstinacy\, her sheer will in seizing life despite physical difficulties—and finds herself wondering how her mother had endured. Even though she wants to respect her mother’s nearly pathological sense of privacy\, the woman must come to terms with whether making a chronicle of this remarkable life constitutes an act of love or betrayal. \nThe Hero of This Book  is a searing examination of grief and renewal\, and of a deeply felt relationship between a child and her parents. What begins as a question of filial devotion ultimately becomes a lesson in what it means to write. At once comic and heartbreaking\, with prose that delights at every turn\, this is a novel of such piercing love and tenderness that we are reminded that art is what remains when all else falls away.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/elizabeth-mccracken/
LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220909T164753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163805Z
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SUMMARY:Cristalle “Psalm One” Bowen
DESCRIPTION:“Nowhere near famous but still infamous\,” Psalm One is a legend to rap nerds\, scholars\, and “heads\,” and has gone on to work with the brightest names in rap and have her work celebrated and taught around the globe. In Her Word Is Bond\, Psalm One tells her own story\, from growing up in Englewood\, Chicago through her life as a chemist\, teacher\, and legendary rapper. Intrinsically feminist\, this story is a celebration of the life and career of one artist who blazed the trail for women in hip hop. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/cristalle-psalm-one-bowen/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220909T165121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163831Z
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Weiss
DESCRIPTION:All Harriet Szász has ever known is life onstage with her sister\, Josie. As “The Sisters Sweet\,” they pose as conjoined twins in a vaudeville act conceived of by their ambitious parents\, who were once themselves theatrical stars. But after Josie exposes the family’s fraud and runs away to Hollywood\, Harriet must learn to live out of the spotlight—and her sister’s shadow. As Josie’s star rises in California\, the Szászes fall on hard times. Striving to keep her struggling family afloat\, Harriet molds herself into the perfect daughter. She also tentatively forms her first relationships outside her family and begins to imagine a life for herself beyond the role of dutiful daughter that she has played for so long. Finally\, Harriet must decide whether to honor her mother\, her father\, or the self she’s only beginning to get to know. \nFull of long-simmering tensions\, buried secrets\, questionable saviors\, and broken promises\, this is a story about how much we are beholden to others and what we owe ourselves. Layered and intimate\, The Sisters Sweet heralds the arrival of an accomplished new voice in fiction.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/elizabeth-weiss/
LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220902T155703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221007T191259Z
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SUMMARY:Local Author Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:Local Author Book Fair! Join us as local authors present their latest works\, answer questions\, and sign books. Browse each author’s table where various books will be available for purchase.  \nFeaturing: \nLisa Avelleyra\n\nNina Barragan\n\nJudith F. Brenner\nLois A. Buntz\nErin Casey\nAprille Clarke\nRichard R. DiPirro\nJoseph Dobrian\nCorinne Stanley\nMary Helen Stefaniak\nM.L. Williams
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/local-author-book-fair/
LOCATION:MERGE\, 136 S Dubuque St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220826T184117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T192114Z
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SUMMARY:Johnnie Each and Debra Marquart
DESCRIPTION:A reading by Iowa Student Poet Ambassador\, Johnnie Each\, and Iowa Poet Laureate Debra Marquart. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/johnnie-each-iowa-student-poet-ambassador/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220817T185937Z
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SUMMARY:Sidekick Coffee & Books: COSTUME PARTY FOR YOUR STUFFIE
DESCRIPTION:Create a Creepy Costume for your Cherished Critter! \nJoin author/illustrator Jennifer Black Reinhardt and the Sidekick Team for a SPOOKTACULAR costume party for you AND your stuffie! Jennifer will read her most recent picture book\, Always by My Side and Sidekick will supply all sorts of crafty materials for you to create a costume for your stuffie! All attendees are encouraged to wear their favorite costume. Registration is required for the event on Sunday\, October 9 from 1 to 3 pm. Please follow the link to register now! https://sidekickonline.shopsettings.com/***REGISTRATION***-Costume-Stuffie-Party-p483756142 \n*Please purchase one book per child to attend the event. An adult must accompany a child. No refunds.*
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/sidekick-coffee-books-costume-party-for-your-stuffie/
LOCATION:Sidekick Coffee & Books\, 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52242\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T143000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220902T181348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163903Z
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SUMMARY:“Iowa Intersections” interview screening
DESCRIPTION:“Iowa Intersections\,” a partnership between the City of Literature and the University of Iowa’s Center for Language and Culture Learning\, is a community-based multilingual digital storytelling initiative. Working with partners such as Kirkwood Community College\, Open Heartland\, and the Congolese Association\, this initiative works with recent immigrants to the area to help them tell their stories. A handful of the first stories from this project will be screened at this presentation. \nThis project aims to share and uplift stories that celebrate the cultural and linguistic diversity in our area. In addition\, it creates opportunities for undergraduates to develop their intercultural communicative competencies —their ability to use their language skills to ethically engage with our multilingual neighbors. \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/iowa-intersections-interview-screening/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220817T184905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T184905Z
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SUMMARY:Prairie Lights: International Writing Program Sunday Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Hear some of this years’ International Writing Program residents read from their work. Readers TBA.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/prairie-lights-international-writing-program-sunday-reading-series-7/
LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220831T181901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221006T152626Z
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SUMMARY:Les Mis in Concert – SOLD OUT!
DESCRIPTION:Tickets are SOLD OUT! \nJoin us as we celebrate the 160th anniversary of the publication of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables with a concert of selections from the musical “Les Misérables” by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg. \nThe evening will feature Jessica Pray Patel\, soprano; and Thaddeus Ennen\, baritone; accompanied by\nDaniel Kleinknecht on piano. \nWith dramatic reading of passages from the novel by Tim Budd. \nMasks are required. Tickets are SOLD OUT! \nProgram Order\nLa Marseillaise (audience sing along)\nI Dreamed A Dream\nWho Am I?\nCastle on a Cloud\nStars\nIn My Life\nA Heart Full of Love\nBring Him Home\nOn My Own\nA Little Fall of Rain\nEmpty Chairs at Empty Tables\nDo You Hear the People Sing? (audience sing along) \nThaddeus Ennen\, baritone and Iowa native\, recently relocated to Cedar Rapids from Baton Rouge\, Louisiana\, to teach voice and music at Mount Mercy University and Coe College. He holds a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from University of Tennessee\, Knoxville\, and a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from Simpson College. He is currently finalizing his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from Louisiana State University. \nPreviously\, Thaddeus could be found performing opera and concerts throughout the United States. Recent engagements include work with Des Moines Metro Opera\, Cedar Rapids Opera\, Central City Opera\, Opéra Louisiane\, Santa Fe Opera\, Pensacola Opera\, and Knoxville Opera. \nJessica Pray Patel\, soprano\, has been noted for her “exquisite control and warm vocal timbre”  (Jacksonville News) and her “indomitable spirit” and “sweet\, clear quality” (The Day). Jessica holds a Master of Music in Voice from the Yale School of Music\, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Iowa. Jessica has performed with the Jacksonville Symphony\, Eastern Connecticut Symphony\, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre\, Yale Symphony Orchestra\, and at Carnegie Hall. \nIn the 2021-2022 season Jessica performed in concert as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem (Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale)\, Handel’s Messiah (Orchestra Iowa)\, Haydn’s Missa in Angustiis (Iowa City Chamber Singers). \nTim Budd is an actor who performs frequently in productions at Riverside Theatre. He is also a clerk at Prairie Lights Books. \nTickets are free but are required. A ticket does not guarantee a seat. \nMasks are required.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/les-miz-in-concert/
LOCATION:Riverside Theatre\, 119 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220824T155159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T164016Z
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SUMMARY:Morbid Curiosities & Mabbott Poe
DESCRIPTION:Special Collections & Archives is home to the Thomas Ollive Mabbott Papers\, an intriguing collection of materials compiled by Mabbott\, who was editor of the Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe. The papers include sources and inspirations for Poe’s work\, first printings\, and more. See select items up close before meeting the master of Gothic horror himself\, portrayed by Darrin Crow\, in Morbid Curiosities – An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe. The 80-minute performance begins at 7:00 p.m. and features some of Poe’s most beloved stories and poetry\, including “The Masque of the Red Death\,” “The Raven\,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” \nFree and open to the public. Please click to register so that we may estimate attendance. 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/morbid-curiosities-mabbott-poe/
LOCATION:University of Iowa Main Library Gallery\, 125 W Washington St\, Iowa City\, IA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221010T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220829T192650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163933Z
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SUMMARY:Lori Erickson and Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez: The Art\, Craft and Call to be a Spiritual Writer
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, two of Iowa’s leading spiritual writers discuss their work. Spiritual writing is a growing subgenre in fiction as well as in memoir\, poetry\, meditations\, and self-help. It may or may not be aligned with an organized religion\, faith\, belief system\, or philosophy\, yet all spiritual writing seeks to discover human truths and also typically struggles with how we live and develop in the midst of something larger than ourselves. This field of writing is as ancient as the earliest sacred texts and as ongoing as the poetry of Mary Carr\, the theology of Howard Thurman\, the novels of Marilynne Robinson\, and the wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh. Jennifer Ohman-Rodgriguez and Lori Erickson discuss their own spiritual explorations as a basis for their writing and the value of this type of writing for all seekers.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/lori-erickson-and-jennifer-ohman-rodriguez-the-art-craft-and-call-to-be-a-spiritual-writer/
LOCATION:Coralville Public Library\, 1401 5th St.\, Coralville\, IA\, 52241\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221011T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221011T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T135802Z
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SUMMARY:Jerald Walker – James Alan McPherson and His Making of a Dragon Slayer
DESCRIPTION:Jerald Walker\, author of the 2020 National Book Award finalist How to Make a Slave and Other Essays\, will discuss that work and more. \nFor the black community\, Jerald Walker asserts in How to Make a Slave\, “anger is often a prelude to a joke\, as there is broad understanding that the triumph over this destructive emotion lay in finding its punchline.” It is on the knife’s edge between fury and farce that the essays in this exquisite collection balance. Whether confronting the medical profession’s racial biases\, considering the complicated legacy of Michael Jackson\, paying homage to his writing mentor James Alan McPherson\, or attempting to break free of personal and societal stereotypes\, Walker elegantly blends personal revelation and cultural critique. The result is a bracing and often humorous examination by one of America’s most acclaimed essayists of what it is to grow\, parent\, write\, and exist as a black American male. Walker refuses to lull his readers; instead his missives urge them to do better as they consider\, through his eyes\, how to be a good citizen\, how to be a good father\, how to live\, and how to love. \n\nCo-presented by  The UI Lecture Committee\, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, UI African American Studies\, the UI English Department
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/jerald-walker/
LOCATION:Shambaugh Auditorium\, University of Iowa Main Library\, 125 W Washington St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52242\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221012T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221012T193000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220816T193106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220826T152632Z
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SUMMARY:Lan Samantha Chang
DESCRIPTION:Sit in on a one-of-a-kind conversation with Iowa Writers’ Workshop director and renowned novelist Lan Samantha Chang (93MFA)\, who will chat with host Charity Nebbe\, of Iowa Public Radio’s Talk of Iowa\, and read from her most recent book\, The Family Chao. Oprah Daily Insider recognized Chang as one of eight women writers changing the world—and The Family Chao appeared on Barack Obama’s 2022 Summer Reading List. \nPrairie Lights Bookstore will sell copies of The Family Chao beforehand\, and you will have an opportunity to ask questions after the reading. You also are invited to a book signing\, on the second-floor gallery\, at the end of the event. \nRegister today at: foriowa.info/legend-chang \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/lan-samantha-chang/
LOCATION:Englert Theatre\, 221 E. Washington St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220822T175515Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T162459Z
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SUMMARY:Simon & Schuster Author Fest featuring John Irving and Jason Reynolds
DESCRIPTION:Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp will moderate a conversation about Identity: In Fiction and in Life\, with New York Times bestselling authors John Irving and Jason Reynolds. \nThe event will include an open chat\, but no live Q&A.  We are accepting a limited number of pre-submitted questions from the registrants. \nThis is a free\, online event. Register below. We will send a link to the presentation closer to the date. \nLoading… \nBy registering\, you also agree to receive email updates from Simon & Schuster and agree to the privacy policy and terms of use.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/author-fest/
LOCATION:A Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221017
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220908T143302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220908T143302Z
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SUMMARY:ICON: 47 The Prime Universe
DESCRIPTION:ICON is an annual science fiction convention held in the Cedar Rapids/ Iowa City area of Iowa since 1975\, usually in late October or early November\, under the auspices of the Mindbridge Foundation\, a not-for-profit foundation also responsible for AnimeIowa and Gamicon. The organization was a branching off of the Science Fiction League of Iowa Students\, which was founded by author Joe Haldeman. It is the oldest science fiction convention in Iowa. https://iowa-icon.com/
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/icon-47-the-prime-universe/
LOCATION:Cedar Rapids Marriott\, 1200 Collins Rd NE\, Cedar Rapids\, IA\, 52402\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221014T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221014T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220817T184956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T184956Z
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SUMMARY:Prairie Lights: All Iowa Reads: Rachel Mans McKenny
DESCRIPTION:Established in 2003\, the purpose of All Iowa Reads is to foster a sense of unity through reading. Iowans are encouraged to come together in their communities to read and talk about a single book title in the same calendar year. The 2022 All Reads selection is Rachel Mans McKenny‘s The Butterfly Effect.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/prairie-lights-all-iowa-reads-rachel-mans-mckenny/
LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221016T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221016T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T131752
CREATED:20220817T185049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T185049Z
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SUMMARY:Prairie Lights: International Writing Program Sunday Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Hear some of this years’ International Writing Program residents read from their work. Readers TBA.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/prairie-lights-international-writing-program-sunday-reading-series-8/
LOCATION:Prairie Lights Books\, 15 S. Dubuque St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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