Nathan Hill: Wellness
Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IANathan Hill’s best-selling debut novel, The Nix, was named the number one book of 2016 by Entertainment Weekly and one of the year’s best books by The New York Times,
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Patchwork: A Reading of Literary Translation
Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IAIn every corner of this universe, there is a story waiting to be heard. Join the students of the Literary Translation MFA as they gather and read excerpts from their
Ayana Mathis: The Unsettled
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IAAyana Mathis with special guest moderator Lan Samantha Chang. From the moment Ava Carson and her ten-year-old son, Toussaint, arrive at the Glenn Avenue family shelter in Philadelphia 1985, Ava
Open House Party at PorchLight Literary Arts Center
PorchLight Literary Arts Center 1019 E Washington St, Iowa CityJoin us for drinks and appetizers at PorchLight Literary Arts Center. Walk through our space and find out about all we do: residencies, our new co-op model, Misfit Master Classes,
Jonathan Lethem, Brooklyn Crime Novel
Prairie Lights Books 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA“The levels of mystery here astound. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts and then the parts decide to act alone and challenge the whole. Lethem is
Werner Herzog
Englert Theatre 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IALegendary film director Werner Herzog will receive FilmScene’s Cinema Savant award and appear in conversation to discuss his life in film and read from his soon-to-be-released autobiography, Every Man for
Free Flicks: Rabbitson Crusoe and Rabbit of Seville
FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IAFilmsScene presents free screenings of classic Looney Tunes shorts, Rabbitson Crusoe and Rabbit of Seville. The films run on a loop all morning.
The Little Old Lady and the Riceballs with Monica Leo
FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IAThe Little Old Lady and the Riceballs, a Japanese tale told with puppets, followed by a short discussion of the history of Eulenspiegel as told in Monica Leo's new book, Hand,
I Quit! with Jean Herring – Cancelled
FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IAUnfortunately this event is cancelled due to illness. Please check out I Quit! at you local library or bookstore. Have you ever quit something? Parents, educators, and coaches often
Author Talk with Jen Ferguson
FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IAMétis with ancestral ties to the Red River (on her father's side) and Canadian settler (on her mother's side), an activist, a feminist, an auntie, and an accomplice armed with
Jr. High Writing Jam! Featuring the IYWP and author Jen Ferguson
The Tuesday Agency 404 E College St, Unit 408, Iowa City, IAAll 6th, 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
Marathon Public Reading of Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Pedmall Weatherdance Fountain Stage College St., Iowa City, IAApril is Shakespeare’s birthday month (not to mention National Poetry Month), and Riverside Theatre and the City of Literature will celebrate by highlighting literary masterpieces rarely explored on stage: the
