Told from the alternating perspectives of five friends who grew up together on the same council estate, I See Buildings Fall like Lightning asks what happens when all the expectations we have of our lives are dashed. Only Rian has made it out of the estate and moved away to another city, but his money
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 to the hidden world of his childhood, revealing the seeds of trauma and childhood PTSD. In vivid, often poetic prose, Foster reflects on how the
A free author reading, Q&A, and signing event. At the age of eight, Brian Lackey is found bleeding under the crawl space of his house, having endured something so traumatic that he has blacked out an entire five-hour period. During the following years he slowly recalls details from that night, fragments that hint at yet
Local Author Book Fair! Join us as local authors present their latest works, answer questions, and sign books. Browse each author's table where various books will be available for purchase. The Local Author Book Fair is sponsored by Greater Iowa City.
What does it take to run an independent publication in Iowa? Representatives from Little Village Magazine, Rampage Party Press, Black Iowa News, Brink, and 508 Press talk about their work, the audiences they serve, and the challenges and possibilities of independent publishing. Moderated by Daniel Khalastchi Featuring: Mackie Garrett, Dana James, Nina Lohman, and Margaret
Poetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tradition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all ages. Hear from some of the 2026 Selected Poets. This event is live and in-person, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel Featuring special guest, Josie Nabhan-Warren, the 2026–27 Iowa Student Poet Ambassador. If your
