Prairie Lights: Joe Meno
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAA reading and conversation with Joe Meno in celebration of the release of his book Book of Extraordinary Tragedies.
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Prairie Lights: International Writing Program Sunday Reading Series
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAHear some of this years’ International Writing Program residents read from their work. Readers TBA.
Prairie Lights: Tom Montgomery Fate
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAA 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, IAA 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
Prairie Lights: Yiyun Li in conversation with Lan Samantha Chang
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAA reading and conversation with Yiyun Li in celebration of the release of her book The Book of Goose (FSG, 2022). She will be joined in conversation by Lan Samantha Chang.
Prairie Lights: Black Author’s Panel with Arnold Daniels Jr., Donika Kelly, Stephen Willis, Gabrielle Williams, and Eliza David
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IABlack Author's Panel in conjunction with the Iowa City Soul & Blues Festival. This year's event will be moderated by Arnold Daniels Jr., and feature readings and conversation with Donika Kelly, Stephen Willis, Gabrielle Williams, and Eliza David.
Prairie Lights: International Writing Program Sunday Reading Series
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAHear some of this years’ IWP residents read from their work. Readers TBA.
The Iowa City Book Festival and Prairie Lights Books Presents: An Evening with Anthony Doerr
Englert Theatre 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IAAnthony 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
The Paul Engle Award Ceremony Featuring Rebecca Solnit in Conversation with Lyz Lenz
Coralville Public Library 1401 5th St., Coralville, IARebecca Solnit has been named the eleventh recipient of the Paul Engle Prize, presented by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization. Solnit is a writer, historian, and activist who has written more than twenty books on feminism, environmental and urban history, popular power, social change and insurrection, wandering and walking, hope and disaster, including Whose
Free
International Writing Program: Panel Discussion
Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IAThe 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
Free
Randall Munroe
First United Methodist Church 214 E Jefferson St, Iowa City, IATHE IOWA CITY BOOK FESTIVAL AND PRAIRIE LIGHTS BOOKS PRESENTS RANDALL MUNROE This is a bundled ticketed event, price includes General Admission for one, and a hardcover copy of What If? 2, to be picked up at the venue during check-in. Link to purchase tickets is HERE. The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of What If? and How To provides
$30.00
Beowulf with John Heimbuch
The James Theater 213 N Gilbert St, Iowa City, IAThe Iowa City Book Festival & Crooked Path Productions present... Valor! Strength! Monsters! Hear the tale of Beowulf! Adapted by Charlie Bethel Performed by John Heimbuch Directed by Amy Rummenie John Heimbuch performs Charlie Bethel’s popular one-man adaptation of Beowulf! This faithful and accessible adaptation of this classic Old English poem about a warrior king and
$20.00
