A Conversation about poetry and humor with poet Mark Leidner, 11 a.m., Frank Conroy Reading Room, Dey House. Leidner will discuss the use of humor in poetry in this session

The Poison Book Project is an interdisciplinary research initiative at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library and the University of Delaware. This ongoing investigation explores the materiality of Victorian-era publishers’ bindings.

Sci-fi, fantasy, and horror used to be the outcasts of literature, but now more than ever these speculative genres are growing in popularity--and in quality. With huge properties like Fourth

Participants in this year’s International Writing Program fall residency who live in UNESCO Cities of Literature will discuss what it is like to live and write in a City of

Internationally acclaimed author Yiyun Li won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for her resonant memoir, Things in Nature Merely Grow, a deeply moving account of losing her younger son to suicide a

Travels with the Muse is a journey into the creative life, told through Lori Erickson’s travels to places where art and spirit meet. From the luminous interior of Barcelona’s Sagrada

Stop by the lobby of the Iowa City Public Library between festival events to browse for a new (to you) book.

A diverse collection of titles, journals, magazines, and book arts from local and regional publishers and literary organizations. A unique opportunity for book lovers to discover new authors and genres.

Celebrate queer joy and artistry during Refocus Film Festival and the Iowa City Book Festival! The Queer Coffee Social is a space for queer folks and allies to meet each

Aphorisms are literature’s hand luggage. Light and compact, they contain everything you need to get through a rough day at the office or a dark night of the soul. Aphorisms,

In A Marriage in Startled Air, Patricia Foster shares the dramatic story of how the diagnosis of her husband’s rare cancer changed the dynamics of their marriage and opened the door