Registration not required: This is a free event! Walk-ins welcome. The spoken word version of Eurovision, hosted by the UNESCO Cities of Literature and their partners — where each City slams
Give the Gift of Signed Books this holiday season! Sidekick is delighted to host several authors as part of our new holiday tradition-giving signed books! We always offer complimentary gift
Join Prairie Lights Books for a reading and signing with New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell! Seating is limited, so if you pre-pay a pre-order a copy of her
Join Iowa City Public Library children's librarians at the University of Iowa's new Stanley Museum of Art for a very special storytime! We'll start with stories in the museum lobby
Visit Santa at Sidekick! Santa will be available from 1pm-3pm. Please feel free to take your own photos!
Join Sidekick and the City of Literature for a One Book Two Book pre-party, Saturday, January 14, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Get your picture taken with Clifford the Big Red
Free screenings from 10 a.m. - noon. The countryside isn’t always as calm and peaceful as it’s made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly agitated:
At FilmScene at The Chauncey Join us for a celebration of children's literature and writing! Books, author readings, writing workshops, film screenings, crafts, costume characters, and more! Featured Guests: Iowa
Michelle Edwards is the author and illustrator of many books for children, one book for adults, and nearly one hundred essays and cards for knitters. In her spare time, she
Join Ella Field (Brownie) and Lisee Field (Daisy) as they present Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems (with some support from their scoutleaders).
All 7th and 8th graders who like to write are invited. Come together with other writers to compare ideas and be inspired to write something new. Instructors from the Iowa Youth
To continue Paul Engle’s tradition of inspiring writers and celebrating the rich culture of Iowa, the City of Literature organization annually solicits essays from Iowa high school sophomore about an “Iowa
