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SUMMARY:Willy Vlautin – The Horse
DESCRIPTION:Born and raised in Reno\, Nevada\, Willy Vlautin is the author of six novels and is the founder of the bands Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. Vlautin started writing stories and songs at the age of eleven after receiving his first guitar. Inspired by songwriters and novelists Paul Kelly\, Willie Nelson\, Tom Waits\, William Kennedy\, Raymond Carver\, and John Steinbeck\, Vlautin works diligently to tell working class stories in his novels and songs. \nIn his latest book\, The Horse\, Al Ward lives on an isolated mining claim in the high desert of central Nevada fifty miles from the nearest town. A grizzled man in his sixties\, he survives on canned soup\, instant coffee\, and memories of his ex-wife\, friends and family he’s lost\, and his life as a touring musician. Hampered by insomnia\, bouts of anxiety\, and a chronic lethargy that keeps him from moving back to town\, Al finds himself teetering on the edge of madness and running out of reasons to go on—until a horse arrives on his doorstep: nameless\, blind\, and utterly helpless. \nA poignant meditation on addiction\, heartbreak\, and the reality of life on the road in smalltime bands\, The Horse is a beautiful\, haunting tale from an author working at the height of his powers.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/willy-vlautin-the-horse/
LOCATION:Iowa City Masonic Building\, 312 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Politics
DESCRIPTION:In this panel\, writers will discuss how the current political landscape affects their work and the role politics plays in their writing. \nFeaturing: Hatice Açıkgöz (International Writing Program)\, Ari Berman\, Natalie Goldberg\, Amanda Jones\, and Nina Lohman
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/panel-discussion-politics/
LOCATION:Iowa City Senior Center\, 28 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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SUMMARY:Forrest Gander – Mojave Ghost
DESCRIPTION:A novel-poem taking us to the Pulitzer-prize winning poet Forrest Gander’s birthplace in the Mojave Desert and his current northern California home\, where tumultuous memories coalesce with the present. \nMojave Ghost initiates an unusually tender bond with the reader as it chronicles an intimate relationship with arresting honesty and vividness. Moving through grief and loss towards a renewal that never sidesteps the wholeness of experience\, Gander’s new collection discovers an articulate language for the merging of exterior and interior landscapes. Gander\, trained as a geologist\, walked along much of the 800-mile San Andreas Fault toward the desolate town of his birth and found himself crossing permeable dimensions of time and space\, correlating his emotions and the stricken landscape with other divisions: the fractures and folds underlying not only our country\, but any self in its relationship with others. The result is this moving new collection that unforgettably describes a spiritual and physical journey. With its confiding tones and candid self-examination\, Mojave Ghost is Gander’s most inviting and poignant book yet.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/forrest-gander-mojave-ghost/
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:20241019T143000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
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SUMMARY:James Fitzmaurice – Hobgoblin Gennel
DESCRIPTION:Join author James Fitzmaurice for a conversation about his new young adult novel\, Hobgoblin Gennel. \nIn this off-beat tale of adventure\, teenagers Irie and Fred are fast friends. Irie\, of Afro-Caribbean heritage\, was born in Sheffield where they both live. Fred is an expat American transplanted from Yuma\, Arizona with a keen interest in Sheffield’s Anglo-Saxon era. While trapped in an underground passageway\, they come across the kitchen of a foodie hipster named Hobgoblin who is what his name suggests. Hobgoblin uses a modern induction hob\, of course\, and only the best ingredients. The irritable little chef sets them the task of finding the Fairy Queen’s red-garnet and golden cup\, but he is cagey about his reasons. \nFitzmaurice was born in Ventura\, California. Jim taught English at Northern Arizona University for many years before retiring to the UK\, where he has been associated with the University of Sheffield. He is a fiction writer and screenwriter. He also continues to devote time to scholarly research and publishes on the early modern woman writer Margaret Cavendish. \nThis event is presented in partnership with the University of Iowa Libraries
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/james-fitzmaurice-hobgoblin-gennel/
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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SUMMARY:Ari Berman – Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It
DESCRIPTION:Ari Berman is the national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones and a reporting fellow at Type Media Center. He will read from Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It\,. He is also the author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America (finalist\, National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction) and Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics. He is a native of Fairfield\, Iowa. \nThe event will be moderated by Ty Rushing\, an assistant professor of practice at the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He is the former chief political correspondent for Iowa Starting Line\, and co-founder of the Iowa Association of Black Journalists. \nThis event is presented in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Johnson County \n \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/ari-berman-minority-rule-the-right-wing-attack-on-the-will-of-the-people-and-the-fight-to-resist-it/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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SUMMARY:Chris Offutt – Code of the Hills
DESCRIPTION:With his signature crackling prose\, literary master Chris Offutt has staked out his own territory in crime fiction\, a place of familial allegiances\, old wounds\, and revenge—the code of the hills. His new book\, a sharp\, twisty southern noir with echoes of James Sallis and Daniel Woodrell\, will force Mick to face up to the way of life he thought he’d escaped. \nChris Offutt is the author of two collections of short stories\, three memoirs\, and six novels. His books have been translated into twelve languages and won four international awards. His most recent work is the acclaimed Mick Hardin series from Grove-Atlantic. He also wrote screenplays for True Blood\, Weeds\, and Treme. He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize\, a Guggenheim Fellowship\, an NEA grant\, and a Lannan Fellowship. He received an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for “prose that takes risks.” His work is included in many anthologies including Best American Short Stories\, Best American Essays\, Best American Food Writing\, and Modern American Memoirs. He has taught in a number of MFA programs including the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and is professor emeritus at the University of Mississippi. He grew up in the hills of eastern Kentucky and lives in Iowa City\, Iowa. \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/chris-offutt-code-of-the-hills/
LOCATION:Iowa City Masonic Building\, 312 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241019T143000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading: Perry Janes\, Anna Morrison and Hannah Bonner
DESCRIPTION:Poets Perry Janes\, Anna Morrison and Hannah Bonner will read from and discuss their work\, in partnership with Refocus Film Festival.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/poetry-reading-perry-janes-anna-morrison-and-hannah-bonner/
LOCATION:FilmScene at The Chauncey\, 404 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Who Do You Read?
DESCRIPTION:In this panel\, writers will discuss some of their favorite writing by others\, sharing the things they like to read and important books they would like to recommend. \nFeaturing: Nicolás Medina Mora\, Chris Tse (International Writing Program)\, Sharon Wahl\, Nicolas Wong (International Writing Program)\, Peter Závada (International Writing Program)
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/panel-discussion-who-do-you-read/
LOCATION:Iowa City Senior Center\, 28 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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SUMMARY:Natalie Goldberg – Writing on Empty
DESCRIPTION:Natalie Goldberg has influenced generations of aspiring creative writers with books like Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind. Her books offer  down-to-earth guidance for developing a meaningful writing practice in the real world\, however different that is for each of us. In her new book\, Writing on Empty\, she opens up about a new experience; that of losing her will to write\, and finding her way back to it. \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/natalie-goldberg-writing-on-empty/
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:20241019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241019T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20240730T161648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T164621Z
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SUMMARY:Marc Ribot – Unstrung: Rants & Stories of a Noise Guitarist
DESCRIPTION:After performing his score for Yakov Protazanov’s pioneering sci-fi film Aelita: Queen of Mars as part of FilmScene’s Refocus Film Festival\, Ribot joins the Iowa City Book Festival where he will read from his book Unstrung: Rants & Stories of a Noise Guitarist.  “Guitarist Marc Ribot helped Tom Waits refine a new\, weird Americana on 1985’s Rain Dogs\, and since then he’s become the go-to guitar guy for all kinds of roots-music adventurers: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss\, Elvis Costello\, John Mellencamp.” —Rolling Stone \nThis event is presented in partnership with the Refocus Film Festival and Hancher Auditorium
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/marc-ribot-unstrung-rants-stories-of-a-noise-guitarist/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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CREATED:20240911T150432Z
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SUMMARY:Nina Lohman – The Body Alone
DESCRIPTION:The Body Alone is an inquiry into the experience\, meaning\, and articulation of pain. It is a personal hybrid account incorporating research\, scholarship\, and memoir to examine chronic pain through the multi-lens of medicine\, theology\, and philosophy. Broken bodies tell broken stories. Nina Lohman’s pain experience is portrayed through a cyclical narrative of primers\, vocabulary lessons\, prescription records\, and hypothesized internal monologues—fractured not for the sake of experimentation but because the story itself demands it. In both form and content\, The Body Alone represents boundary-pressing work that subverts the traditional narrative by putting pressure on the medical\, cultural\, and political systems that impact women’s access to fair and equal healthcare. This is more than an illness narrative\, it is a battle cry demanding change.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/nina-lohman-the-body-alone/
LOCATION:Iowa City Masonic Building\, 312 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241019T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241019T160000
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: A Sense of Place II
DESCRIPTION:In this panel\, writers will discuss place and setting as key in many kinds of writing. They will explore the following questions: How do you convey a sense of place or paint a unique landscape? In what ways does location contribute to your writing? Can a literary work truly be ‘universal\,’ or will place always determine how a piece is understood? \nFeaturing: Yassin Adnan (International Writing Program)\, Jarod K. Anderson\, Priya N Hein (International Writing Program)\, Felipe Franco Munhoz (International Writing Program)\, and Marguerite Sheffer
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/panel-discussion-a-sense-of-place-ii/
LOCATION:Iowa City Senior Center\, 28 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241019T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241019T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
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SUMMARY:Nicolás Medina Mora – América del Norte
DESCRIPTION:Moving between New York City\, Mexico City\, and Iowa City\, a young member of the Mexican elite sees his life splinter in a centuries-spanning debut that blends the Latin American traditions of Roberto Bolaño and Fernanda Melchor with the autofiction of US writers like Ben Lerner and Teju Cole. \nSplit between the US and Mexico\, this stunning debut explores whiteness\, power\, immigration\, and the history of Mexican literature\, to wrestle with the contradictory relationship between two countries bound by geography and torn apart by politics. \nNicolás Medina Mora was born and raised in Mexico City. He has degrees from Yale University and the writing program of the University of Iowa\, and has worked in New York City as a journalist at Reuters and BuzzFeed. His writing has appeared in The Nation\, The New York Times\, and n+1\, where he won the 2023 n+1 Writers’ Fellowship for outstanding contributions. He currently lives in Mexico City\, where he is a writer and editor for Revista Nexos.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/nicolas-medina-mora-america-del-norte/
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:20241020T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241020T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20240814T181626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T185915Z
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: Publishing for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insightful panel discussion on ‘Publishing for Beginners\,’ where seasoned professionals share essential tips and strategies for navigating the publishing world. Whether you’re aspiring to publish your first book or curious about the process\, this session will provide you with practical advice and valuable insider knowledge. \nPanelists: Sarah Elgatian\, Midwest Writing Center; Mackie Garrett\, 508 Press; Jennifer MacBain-Stephens\, author; and Steve Semken\, Ice Cube Press. \nModerated by Chuy Renteria\, artist\, dancer\, teacher\, and storyteller.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/panel-discussion-publishing-for-beginners/
LOCATION:MERGE\, 136 S Dubuque St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241020T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20240723T165918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T191208Z
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SUMMARY:A Lunch and Conversation with Natalie Goldberg
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This event is sold out. \nNatalie Goldberg has influenced generations of aspiring creative writers with books like Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind. Her books offer  down-to-earth guidance for developing a meaningful writing practice in the real world\, however different that is for each of us. In her new book\, Writing on Empty\, she opens up about a new experience; that of losing her will to write\, and finding her way back to it. Join Natalie at this limited seating\, intimate event. PorchLight director Jennifer Colville will talk with Natalie about how to use her new book. There will be a group conversation and a light lunch. The price of the event includes a copy of “Writing on Empty.” \nNatalie Goldberg is the author of fifteen books\, including Writing Down the Bones (Shambhala\, 1986)\, which has sold over one million copies\, has been translated into fourteen languages\, and started a revolution in the way we practice writing in this country. \nShe recently co-edited a collection of talks by revered zen teacher Katherine Thanas\, The Truth of This Life (Shambhala\, 2018). In her latest memoir Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home(Shambhala\, 2018)\, she shares her experience with cancer grounded in her practice of zen and writing. Her other books include The Great Spring: Writing\, Zen\, and This Zigzag Life (Shambhala\, 2016)\, the novel Banana Rose (Bantam\, 1995)\, and the beloved Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America\, a memoir about her zen teacher Katagiri Roshi. \nNatalie is also a prolific painter. Her book Living Color: Painting\, Writing\, and the Bones of Seeing (Abrams\, 2014)\, describes painting as her second art form. Top of My Lungs (Overlook Press\, 2004) contains forty poems\, twenty of her paintings in color\, and an essay\, “How Poetry Saved My Life.” Natalie’s paintings are available to view on this website. \nFor more than forty years Natalie has practiced zen and taught seminars in writing as a practice. People from around the world attend her life-changing workshops\, and she has earned a reputation as a great teacher. The Oprah Winfrey Show sent a film crew to spend the day with Natalie for a segment on Spirituality that covered her writing\, teaching\, painting\, and walking meditation. She lives in Northern New Mexico. \nTicket link: https://www.porchlightliterary.org/event-details/a-lunch-and-conversation-with-natalie-goldberg
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/a-lunch-and-conversation-with-natalie-goldberg/
LOCATION:PorchLight Literary Arts Center\, 1019 E Washington St\, Iowa City\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20241020T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241020T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20240912T145233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T143122Z
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SUMMARY:Anne Frank’s Diary – A Multilingual Multimedia Reading
DESCRIPTION:Students from Iowa City\, fluent in 15 different languages\, will present passages from Anne Frank’s diary. This event provides an opportunity for attendees to engage in meaningful dialogue\, reflect on the Holocaust and other tragic global events\, and foster a sense of community as the 95th anniversary of Frank’s diary is commemorated.  \nThe event will include remarks by National Book Award winner Theodore Rosengarten\, a writer\, teacher\, and a social activist from McClellanville\, South Carolina. Rosengarten taught the history of the Holocaust for decades in the Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston and in the Honors College at the University of South Carolina.  \nThe first Anne Frank Initiative Little Library\, created in partnership with Clear Creek Amana Middle School\, will be unveiled at the event. Co-presented by the Anne Frank Initiative in International Programs at the University of Iowa. \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/anne-franks-diary-a-multilingual-multimedia-reading/
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:20241020T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241020T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20240722T185556Z
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SUMMARY:Corban Addison – Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Fall 2024 One Community\, One Book selection is Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial by Corban Addison. This event will be hosted in person at Old Brick\, 26 E. Market Street Iowa City. This event is free and open to the public and sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights\, Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative\, and the Iowa City Book Festival. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. Author Keynote will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will last approximately 75 minutes. Author book signing will occur immediately following the lecture.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/corban-addison-wastelands-the-true-story-of-farm-country-on-trial/
LOCATION:Old Brick\, 26 E. Market St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52245\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241020T160000
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SUMMARY:Tisa Bryant – Unexplained Presence
DESCRIPTION:A multidisciplinary performance melding film with live readings inspired by Bryant’s book of hybrid essays. \nThis event is co-presented by Refocus Film Festival.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/tisa-bryant-unexplained-presence/
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:20241201T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20241118T153101Z
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SUMMARY:Let’s Move The Needle: Art and Activism in Community
DESCRIPTION:Join author\, artist and craftivist Shannon Downey for a community stitching event and book launch. Filled with reflection\, activities\, exercises\, prompts\, and stories\, her new book\, Let’s Move the Needle\, is both a how-to guide and a testament to the power of art and handwork to build community and make change. Everyone can be a changemaker\, and change-making can be enjoyable\, and a bit sassy! \nShannon Downey is the founder of Badass Cross Stitch and Seriously Badass Women\, and is an artist\, activist\, craftivist\, community builder\, and general instigator. She is on the faculty at Columbia College Chicago and currently lives in Chicago\, Illinois. \n2-3:00 PM Reading\, Q&A and book-signing – Prairie Lights Books will be here with copies of Shannon Downey’s Let’s Move the Needle for sale. \n3-4:00 PM Community Stitch-Fest – Get inspired and have some fun! Bring a project or we’ll have instructions and a pattern for learning. \nCosponsored by Prairie Lights Books and Home Ec Workshop.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/lets-move-the-needle-art-and-activism-in-community/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20250109T164446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T164446Z
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SUMMARY:Free Flicks: I LOVE TO SINGA and DUCK DODGERS IN THE 241⁄2TH CENTURY
DESCRIPTION:FilmScene presents free screenings of classic Looney Tunes films\, I Love to Singa and Duck Dodgers in the 241⁄2TH Century. The films run on a loop all morning. \n \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/free-flicks-i-love-to-singa-and-duck-dodgers-in-the-241%e2%81%842th-century/
LOCATION:FilmScene at The Chauncey\, 404 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:One Book Two Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20241104T161055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250124T182043Z
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SUMMARY:I Hear a Búho with Raquel MacKay
DESCRIPTION:I Hear a Búho is a rhyming story with text in English and Spanish\, which encompasses language\, the parent-child bond\, nature\, and the benefit of being still\, and listening. \nA mother and daughter are snuggling together on their porch\, listening to the sounds of the night. A girl makes animal calls and her mother responds sweetly. To their surprise a real owl appears and flies across the night sky. \n\n\n\n\n\nRaquel MacKay resides in Iowa City\, Iowa with her husband\, two young sons\, and big white dog. During the day\, she teaches English language learners from many cultural backgrounds. She also teaches Spanish at a little school that she started for young kids in her community (La Escuelita). In her free time\, she enjoys dancing\, going on outdoor adventures with her family\, working on projects\, reading\, and so much more. There is always something to see\, learn\, or do. And there’s always a story to tell.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/i-hear-a-buho-with-raquel-mackay/
LOCATION:FilmScene at The Chauncey\, 404 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:One Book Two Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T123000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20250212T225729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250218T220509Z
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SUMMARY:Middle School Writing Jam…And That’s When Things Got Weird…
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nLoading…\nFeaturing guest author\, Mike Meginnis \nMeginnis is the author of Drowning Practice (2022\, Ecco) and Fat Man and Little Boy (2014\, Black Balloon). His short fiction and essays have appeared in Hobart\, PANK\, The Lifted Brow\, Recommended Reading\, Booth\, The Pinch\, The Collagist\, The Sycamore Review\, Fanzine\, American Book Review\, and Writer’s Digest. His story “Navigators” appeared in Best American Short Stories 2012. He lives and works in Iowa City. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/middle-school-writing-jam/
LOCATION:The Tuesday Agency\, 404 E College St\, Unit 408\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:One Book Two Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20250128T162411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T170022Z
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SUMMARY:A Visit with Owl Friends
DESCRIPTION:Head upstairs to Theater 3 for Owls! \nMeet real live owls and learn about their fascinating behaviors and habitats from an expert handler. Discover what makes these majestic birds so extraordinary in this engaging\, family-friendly event!
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/a-visit-with-owl-friends/
LOCATION:FilmScene at The Chauncey\, 404 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:One Book Two Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20250130T172229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T191302Z
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SUMMARY:Animal Poems from IC Speaks
DESCRIPTION:  \nIC Speaks poets will perform their own original poems about animals\, along with some classics. \nIC Speaks seeks to develop and sustain an inclusive\, thriving spoken-word poetry community in Iowa City that empowers youth from all backgrounds to speak their truths. \nLearn more at IC Speaks :: Iowa City Poetry
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/animal-poems-from-ic-speaks/
LOCATION:FilmScene at The Chauncey\, 404 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:One Book Two Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20250214T180029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250214T180029Z
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SUMMARY:Readers Theater with the Montessori School of Iowa City
DESCRIPTION:Montessori School of Iowa City’s elementary students present a readers’ theatre inspired by the Montessori Second Great Lesson: The Coming of Life. Montessori Elementary students are encouraged to be curious and wonder while developing an understanding of the Universe as a whole. This impressionistic Readers’ Theater invites children to initially learn about how life came to be on Earth while leaving room to ask questions and explore different topics.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/readers-theater-with-the-montessori-school-of-iowa-city/
LOCATION:FilmScene at The Chauncey\, 404 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:One Book Two Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20250210T161559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250213T163500Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop – Today We Celebrate (Or Not!)
DESCRIPTION:Looking for silly ways to be happy in spite of it all? Join us for a two hour workshop where we’ll use writing to find and celebrate all the ways we come together in our lives – from the perfect bubble tea\, to binge watching our favorite series\, family dinner\, or sitting with our friends at lunch. In this low-stakes workshop\, we’ll try out different writing genres\, including poetry\, memoir\, and fiction. Whether you’re new to writing or have been doing it forever\, you’re welcome to come celebrate creativity with us! \nThere will be light snacks (cookies!) \nFREE\, 6-8th graders are welcome to sign up! \nLoading… \n  \n\nINSTRUCTORS\nBorn and raised in Michigan\, Lisa K. Roberts has taught literature and composition in Hong Kong\, Charlottesville\, Virginia\, Las Vegas\, and Lincoln\, Nebraska. After moving to Iowa City\, she worked as Assistant Director of the Iowa Youth Writing Project to bring free creative writing workshops to children and teens. Today she serves as Director of Iowa City Poetry\, a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to redistributing poetry resources with writers of all ages\, incomes\, identities\, and experience levels. In this role\, she co-produces The Free Generative Writing Workshops\, IC Speaks Slam Team\, Iowa City Poetry Al Fresco\, Write at the Stanley\, and Mic Check Poetry Fest. Her poetry has been published in Plainsongs\, The Untidy Season\, Little Village\, Backchannels Journal\, and she has been a featured spoken word performer at various venues\, including Voice Box\, Was the Word\, NewBo PoJam\, and Poetry in Motion. \nRuth “Ruben” Thomas is a poet and Iowa City local. Originally a fiction writer\, she was introduced to spoken word poetry in 2019 and has been writing poetry ever since. She has competed in both local slams and state competitions\, and has opened for poets such as Patricia Smith\, Ebony Stewart\, and Rudy Francisco. Reuben volunteers with youth program IC Speaks as an assistant director\, youth coordinator\, and slam team coach. When not behind the mic stand\, she loves to still be on stage acting and singing\, or finding somewhere quiet to drink boba\, crochet\, and binge watch video essays.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/workshop-today-we-celebrate-or-not/
LOCATION:The Tuesday Agency\, 404 E College St\, Unit 408\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:One Book Two Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250222T150000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20250203T181416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250203T181416Z
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SUMMARY:Maisy Mouse Storytime!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun-filled Maisy Mouse storytime\, featuring plenty of adventures with everyone’s favorite curious little mouse!
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/maisy-mouse-storytime/
LOCATION:FilmScene at The Chauncey\, 404 E College St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:One Book Two Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250909T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20250905T182440Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T182440Z
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SUMMARY:Slamovision 2025 Qualifying Slam
DESCRIPTION:Slam poets from around Iowa are invited to participate in a special slam on Sept. 9 that will pick our entrant for an international slam competition. \nSlamoVision is a project of the international UNESCO Cities of Literature. Slam poets in 18 of the 53 Cities of Literature around the world will compete in their home cities. One poet from each participating city will move on to an international competition to be judged by fans from the other cities. At the end of the process\, one poet will be named the SlamoVision champion for 2025. \nCaleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey\, winner of the 2023 Iowa City event\, will emcee the slam. \nThe Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature and Iowa City Poetry will co-host Iowa City’s slam poetry event at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday\, Sept. 9 at Close House\, 538 S. Gilbert St. Poets from across Iowa may participate. Sign-up begins at 6 p.m.\, the slam begins at 6:30 p.m. Each poet has three minutes to perform. At the completion of three rounds\, the winning poet will be chosen to represent Iowa City in the international competition. \n \nA video of the winning poet from the Sept. 9 event will be entered into the contest. Iowa City poets and poetry lovers will convene during the Iowa City Book Festival\, to watch and rank the poets from the other participating cities. This same process will happen in the other Cities of Literature. That judging event will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday\, Oct. 10\, in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library. The scores will be tabulated and an international SlamoVision poet will be crowned during an online event at noon on Nov. 5\, hosted by the Dublin City of Literature. \nParticipating Cities of Literature are Bremen\, Germany; Dublin\, Ireland; Exeter\, UK; Gothenburg\, Sweden; Heidelberg\, Germany; Iowa City; Kozhikode\, India; Ljubljana\, Slovenia; Manchester\, UK; Melbourne\, Australia; Nottingham\, UK; Odessa\, Ukraine; Quebec City\, Canada; Reykjavik\, Iceland; Slemani\, Iraq; Tartu\, Estonia; Vilnius\, Lithuania; and Wroclaw\, Poland.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/slamovision-2025-qualifying-slam/
LOCATION:PS1 Close House\, 538 S Gilbert St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20250908T171032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T171032Z
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SUMMARY:Chris Pio: Nicknames & Mascots book series
DESCRIPTION:Author Chris Pio\, from Cedar Rapids discusses his “Nicknames and Mascots” series which describes the origins\, evolution and relevant meaning of collegiate athletic team nicknames and the colorful\, physical mascot characters that represent the schools.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/chris-pio-nicknames-mascots-book-series/
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:20251006T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251006T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T160926
CREATED:20240731T201907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T154927Z
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SUMMARY:Curator Guided Tour: Paper Engineering in Art\, Science\, and Education
DESCRIPTION:Join co-curators Giselle Simón\, Elizabeth Yale\, and Damien Ihrig for a special guided tour of the current University of Iowa Libraries Main Library Gallery exhibition\, Paper Engineering in Art\, Science\, and Education. All are welcome to attend this free event\, which is being held in partnership with the Iowa City Book Festival. \nAbout the exhibit:\nPaper Engineering in Art\, Science\, and Education showcases the fascinating world of movable books and paper technologies. The exhibition invites visitors to enjoy seeing flap books\, pop-ups\, tunnel books\, volvelles\, and books that use paper to make sounds while learning about their historical and contemporary significance. \nPaper has long held a crucial role in communicating information to artists\, scientists\, and students. Medical flap books from the 16th to the 19th centuries provided an affordable way for physicians to gain hands-on knowledge about the body. Children’s books from the 18th century onwards used movable elements to instruct and entertain\, acting as precursors to interactive media. Artist’s books from the last century demonstrate how paper technologies can engage viewers in new and exciting ways. Through these and other rare materials from University of Iowa Libraries collections\, this exhibition celebrates the creativity\, design\, and ingenuity of paper engineering. \nLearn more: lib.uiowa.edu/gallery. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/curator-guided-tour/
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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