Prairie Lights: Sarah Derbew in conversation with Nell Irvin Painter

Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA

Professor Sarah Derbew will talk about her new book, Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity, with Professor Nell Irvin Painter, in a special event sponsored by the University of Iowa Department of History. You can register for this online event HERE

Prairie Lights: William Kent Krueger

Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA

A reading and conversation with William Kent Krueger in celebration of the release of his book Fox Creek (Atria Books, 2022).

Prairie Lights: Joe Meno

Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA

A reading and conversation with Joe Meno in celebration of the release of his book Book of Extraordinary Tragedies.

Prairie Lights: Tom Montgomery Fate

Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA

A reading and conversation with Tom Montgomery Fate in celebration of the release of his book The Long Way Home: Detours and Discoveries (Ice Cube Press, 2022).

Prairie Lights: Ama Codjoe in conversation with Donika Kelly and Evie Shockley

Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA

A reading and conversation with Ama Codjoe in celebration of the release of her book Bluest Nude (Milkweed Press, 2022). Ama will be joined in conversation by Donika Kelly and Evie Shockley. You can register for the event on Zoom here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FckYI_QkQuqZ6g5uT0t_2w

The Iowa City Book Festival and Prairie Lights Books Presents: An Evening with Anthony Doerr

Englert Theatre 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA

Anthony Doerr will present a lecture with some fun slides and take audience questions about his new book, Cloud Cuckoo Land. Each ticketholder will receive a paperback copy of Cloud Cuckoo Land at the event. Masks are required. Purchase Tickets. Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anthony Doerr follows All the Light We Cannot See with Cloud Cuckoo Land—a triumph of imagination

$25