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SUMMARY:IWP Panel Discussion Series: Cultures in Conflict
DESCRIPTION:A conversation between three IWP 2022 Fall Residency writers on the theme of “Cultures in Conflict: What Is the Writer’s Place?” \nJoin us in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public Library\, or watch live online via the ICPL YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/thelibrarychannel \nZaza Muchemwa (poet\, playwright\, arts administrator; Zimbabwe) has had her poetry appear at PEN International and Badilisha Poetry X-change and included in the anthology Zimbabwe Poets for Human Rights; author of the play The IVth Interrogation\, she is also an award-winning theater director and producer. Her journalism appears in Index on Censorship Magazine\, Povo Magazine and elsewhere. She participates thanks to a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State. \nKrystyna Dąbrowska (poet\, essayist\, translator; Poland) is the author of five poetry volumes\, most recently Miasto z indu [City of Indium] (2022). The recipient of the Wisława Szymborska\, the Kościelski and the Capital City of Warsaw literary awards\, she has had her poems translated into twenty languages. In the US\, they have appeared in Harper’s\, Ploughshares\, POETRY and elsewhere; in 2022\, a poetry volume in English translation\, Tideline\, appeared from Zephyr Press. Dąmbrowska herself translates Louise Glück\, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill\, Charles Simic and many other Anglophone poets. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US.S. Department of State has funded her residency. \nAinur Karim (playwright; Kazakhstan)\, a lawyer by training\, has won national and international awards for her first play What’s Up\, Class 5-B?; The Passport\, about political protests in Kazakhstan\, was shortlisted for the Lyubimovka Drama Festival (Russia) and its English translation won the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition. Additionally\, Karim writes for the screen\, edits\, and translates between Russian and Kazakh. She participates thanks to a grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US State Department.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/iwp-panel-discussion-series-cultures-in-conflict/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:General
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T185030Z
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SUMMARY:International Writing Program: Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The 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 writers from more than 150 countries have been in residence at the University of Iowa. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/international-writing-program-panel-discussion-2/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,Iowa City Book Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221002T140000
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DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20220816T194122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T192450Z
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SUMMARY:Co-Crafting the Just City: A panel with Jim Throgmorton
DESCRIPTION:In this session a moderated panel of readers will discuss former Iowa City mayor Jim Throgmorton’s new book\, Co-crafting the Just City. In it\, Throgmorton narrates a story about how\, using democratic processes of governance\, the residents and elected leaders of the city tried from 2012 through 2019 to co-craft their city’s future while being immersed in a complex and often contentious flow of action. It also documents what happened when he and allies on the council tried during his terms as mayor of Iowa City from 2016 through 2019 to lead their city toward becoming a more inclusive\, just\, and sustainable place; that is\, a more “just city.” The book is not fiction. Nor is it a case study driven by social scientific theories and hypotheses. Rather it is a truthful story narrated by a key participant in the unfolding of events. Throgmorton invites readers to imagine that they are witnessing the unfolding from a ringside seat\, being party to what he was doing\, thinking\, and feeling as he participated in the action\, and he invites readers to imagine they are engaged in dialogue with him as the action proceeds. \nFeaturing James A. Throgmorton\, Mary Mascher\, Zachary Oren-Smith\, Ruthina Malone\, and David McMahon. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/co-crafting-the-just-city/
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:20221003T190000
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SUMMARY:BETH A. LIVINGSTON
DESCRIPTION:Despite efforts that have been made in the last few decades\, gender and racioethnic equity still hasn’t been achieved. What’s worse\, Black\, Indigenous\, Asian\, and Latina women are being held back more than their White counterparts. According to authors Beth A. Livingston and Tina Opie\, we need to change how we strive for equity. We must move beyond individual solutions toward collective action\, where people from historically power-dominant and marginalized groups work together\, so that all women experience the benefits of professional growth and equity.  Professor Tina Opie first started Shared Sisterhood as a movement to drive gender and racial equity in organizations. Since then\, she and professor Beth A. Livingston have worked together to spread the word to leaders across organizations\, with thousands of followers joining the cause. In this book\, they explain how to use vulnerability\, trust\, empathy\, and risk-taking to build Shared Sisterhood and break down three key parts of the process: (1) Dig into your own assumptions around racioethnicity\, gender\, and power\, (2) Bridge the divide between women of all backgrounds through authentic relationships\, and (3) Advance all women across the organization and beyond. Balancing a mix of history\, research\, and real-life examples–including the authors’ own experiences–this book encourages everyone to join Shared Sisterhood and advance equity for all. \nPublisher’s Weekly writes\, “The authors’ message will leave readers hopeful: ‘Don’t agonize\, organize\,’ they write\, quoting ‘the rallying cry of the feminist movement.’ Readers aiming to create equality at work will find great takeaways here.” \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/beth-a-livingston/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T133000
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CREATED:20220829T184304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T185038Z
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SUMMARY:International Writing Program: Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The 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 writers from more than 150 countries have been in residence at the University of Iowa. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/international-writing-program-panel-discussion/
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:20221007T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T155543Z
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SUMMARY:Anna Barker: Teaching classics on Facebook\, Les Misérables at 160
DESCRIPTION:Project Guttenberg\, Audible\, Facebook\, and Zoom in the Afterlife of The Decameron\, Paradise Lost\, War and Peace\, Brothers Karamazov\, and Les Misérables. A session with Professor Anna Barker. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/teaching-classics-in-the-internet-age-with-anna-barker/
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:20221007T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221007T183000
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CREATED:20220915T154630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T185045Z
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SUMMARY:Curtis Bauer and María Sánchez
DESCRIPTION:Curtis Bauer and María Sánchez will discuss Sánchez’s new memoir\, Land of Women. Sánchez\, who will appear via Zoom\, is a third-generation Spanish veterinarian whose memoir looks at how we view women and rural life. Iowa native Bauer translated the book into English. He appears in partnership with the UI MFA in Literary Translation program.  \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/curtis-bauer-and-maria-sanchez/
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:20221008T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T100000
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CREATED:20220902T181756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T162938Z
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SUMMARY:Victor Ray
DESCRIPTION:From renowned scholar Dr. Victor Ray\, On Critical Race Theory explains the centrality of race in American history and politics\, and how the often mischaracterized intellectual movement became a political necessity. \nRay draws upon the radical thinking of giants such as Ida B. Wells\, W.E.B. Du Bois\, and Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, to clearly trace the foundations of critical race theory in the Black intellectual traditions of emancipation and the civil rights movement. From these foundations\, Ray explores the many facets of our society that critical race theory interrogates\, from deeply embedded structural racism to the historical connection between whiteness and property\, ownership\, and more. \nIn succinct\, thoughtful essays\, Ray presents\, analyzes\, and breaks down the scholarship and concepts that constitute this often misconstrued term. He explores how the conversation on critical race theory has expanded into the contemporary popular conscience\, showing why critical race theory matters and why we should all care. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/victor-ray/
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:20221008T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T113000
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CREATED:20220902T181929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163008Z
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SUMMARY:Sarah Kendzior
DESCRIPTION:In They Knew\, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Kendzior explores the United States’ “culture of conspiracy\,” putting forth a timely and unflinching argument: uncritical faith in broken institutions is as dangerous as false narratives peddled by propagandists. Conspiracy theories are on the rise because officials refuse to enforce accountability for real conspiracies. \nThey Knew discusses conspiracy culture in a rapidly declining United States struggling with corruption\, climate change\, and other crises. As the actions of the powerful remain shrouded in mystery—like the Jeffrey Epstein operation—it is unsurprising that people turn to conspiracy theories to fill the informational void. They Knew exposes the tactics these powerful actors use to placate an inquisitive public. \nIn Kendzior’s signature whip smart prose and eviscerating arguments\, They Knew unearths decades of buried American history\, providing an essential and critical look at how to rebuild our democracy by confronting the political lies and crimes that have shaped us. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/sarah-kendzior/
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:20221008T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T130000
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CREATED:20220902T182048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163139Z
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Crane
DESCRIPTION:One minute Elizabeth Crane and her husband of fifteen years are fixing up their old house in Upstate New York\, finally setting down roots after stints in Chicago\, Texas\, and Brooklyn\, when his unexpected admission—I’m not happy—changes everything. Suddenly she finds herself separated and in couples therapy\, living in an apartment in the city with an old friend and his kid. It’s understood that the apartment and bonus family are temporary\, but the situation brings unexpected comfort and much-needed healing for wounds even older than her marriage. \nCrafting the story as the very events chronicled are unfolding\, Crane writes from a place of guarded possibility\, capturing through vignettes and collected moments a semblance of the real-time practice of healing. At turns funny and dark\, with moments of poignancy\, This Story Will Change is an unexpected and moving portrait of a woman in transformation\, a chronicle of how even the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are bound to change. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/elizabeth-crane/
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:20221008T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T143000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163357Z
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SUMMARY:Don McLeese in conversation with Kyle Munson
DESCRIPTION:Slippery Steps isn’t your typical\, hell-and-back recovery memoir. I never intended to quit drinking\, rarely gave it a thought. I’d spent decades as a successful and productive journalist. I was a loving husband and father. My life worked and worked well. Until it didn’t. Freedom from drinking has enriched my life in ways I’d never imagined. I’d been numbing myself to sleep\, and sleepwalking my way through life. It’s never too late to wake up. This is a book about how the worst day of my life turned out to be one of the best. – Don McLeese \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/don-mcleese/
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:20221008T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221008T160000
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SUMMARY:Cristalle “Psalm One” Bowen
DESCRIPTION:“Nowhere near famous but still infamous\,” Psalm One is a legend to rap nerds\, scholars\, and “heads\,” and has gone on to work with the brightest names in rap and have her work celebrated and taught around the globe. In Her Word Is Bond\, Psalm One tells her own story\, from growing up in Englewood\, Chicago through her life as a chemist\, teacher\, and legendary rapper. Intrinsically feminist\, this story is a celebration of the life and career of one artist who blazed the trail for women in hip hop. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/cristalle-psalm-one-bowen/
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:20221009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T192114Z
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SUMMARY:Johnnie Each and Debra Marquart
DESCRIPTION:A reading by Iowa Student Poet Ambassador\, Johnnie Each\, and Iowa Poet Laureate Debra Marquart. \nThis event is live and in-person\, and will be streamed live at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/johnnie-each-iowa-student-poet-ambassador/
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:20221009T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221009T143000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T163903Z
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SUMMARY:“Iowa Intersections” interview screening
DESCRIPTION:“Iowa Intersections\,” a partnership between the City of Literature and the University of Iowa’s Center for Language and Culture Learning\, is a community-based multilingual digital storytelling initiative. Working with partners such as Kirkwood Community College\, Open Heartland\, and the Congolese Association\, this initiative works with recent immigrants to the area to help them tell their stories. A handful of the first stories from this project will be screened at this presentation. \nThis project aims to share and uplift stories that celebrate the cultural and linguistic diversity in our area. In addition\, it creates opportunities for undergraduates to develop their intercultural communicative competencies —their ability to use their language skills to ethically engage with our multilingual neighbors. \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/iowa-intersections-interview-screening/
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:20221104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221104T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20221104T161553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T161553Z
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SUMMARY:NaNoWriMo Community Writing Center
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate NaNoWriMo Community Writing Center at Iowa City Public Library
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/nanowrimo-community-writing-center/2022-11-04/
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:20230621T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230621T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230531T182012Z
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SUMMARY:Caroline Shaw and Marilynne Robinson\, In Conversation
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, June 21\, at 7 p.m.\, MusicIC will present a pre-recorded conversation between Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist\, Marilynne Robinson and Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy Award–winning composer Caroline Shaw\, moderated by MusicIC’s Founding Artist Director Tricia Park. The women will discuss Shaw’s string quartet Three Essays\, the first movement of which was written to mimic Robinson’s writing. Segments of the string quartet will be performed live\, in tandem with the conversation. Three Essays was a 2023 Grammy Award-winner\, as part of the Attacca Quartet’s album Evergreen\, which won Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance. The conversation will be free and open to the public and will be presented in Meeting Room A at the Iowa City Public Library (123 S. Linn St.).
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/caroline-shaw-and-marilynne-robinson-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:MusicIC Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T103000
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SUMMARY:Family Concert
DESCRIPTION:To round out the season\, MusicIC will return to the Iowa City Public Library to perform its beloved family concert at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday\, June 24\, featuring a program of musical storytelling for kids of all ages\, in partnership with the Iowa City Public Library children’s department. \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/family-concert/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:MusicIC Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231010T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T153717Z
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SUMMARY:The Machine Stops: A New Opera by John Lake and Cecile Goding
DESCRIPTION:The Machine Stops: A New Opera by John Lake and Cecile Goding\nSelected Videoclips and Talkback \nOpera fan and UI Professor Emerita Miriam Gilbert leads a talkback session on The Machine Stops: A New Opera by John Lake and Cecile Goding\, joined by the opera’s lead soprano Élise DesChamps (UI School of Music) and sci-fi scholar Brooks Landon (UI Dept. of English). \nThe Machine Stops\, featuring a libretto written by Iowa author and UI workshop graduate Cecile Goding and original score composed by Iowa City musician John Lake\, debuted at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in July 2022. Based on a 1909 science fiction story by E. M. Forster\, the opera imagines a world where all reality is filtered through The Machine. Everyone lives alone\, communicating solely through their hand-held devices. Sound familiar? \nSelected videoclips of the CCPA production of The Machine Stops will be shown. Audiences responded to the debut performance with high praise: “Surprisingly contemporary;” “a powerful experience;” “a stunning success;” “beautiful and complex;” “gorgeous music and strong libretto.” \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/the-machine-stops-a-new-opera-by-john-lake-and-cecile-goding/
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:20231012T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231012T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20230823T155442Z
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SUMMARY:The Swine Republic: Struggles with the Truth about Agriculture and Water Quality
DESCRIPTION:Author Dr. Chris Jones (The Swine Republic) is joined by journalists Keith Schneider and Erin Jordan to examine Iowa and the Midwest’s efforts at water quality\, public information\, and the modern myth of the “farmer.” \n  \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/the-swine-republic-struggles-with-the-truth-about-agriculture-and-water-quality/
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:20231013T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231013T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20230915T171413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T141456Z
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SUMMARY:International Writing Program Panel Discussion: On the Body
DESCRIPTION:A person’s body affects the way they navigate the world\, and their experiences in it. How much power does a body (with regard to\, for instance\, race\, gender\, sexuality\, physical ability) have over\, or in\, an artist’s work? And\, with what devices can a writer affect issues their body can present– for instance via symbolism\, or by changing media\, or in the physical circumstances of reading and writing? \n  \nBusi Mahlangu (South Africa)\, Wesley Macheso (Malawi)\, Kevin Chen (Taiwan) \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/international-writing-program-panel-discussion-3/
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:20231014T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T100000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20230915T172152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T135656Z
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SUMMARY:Josh Larsen: Fear Not!
DESCRIPTION:Josh Larsen is the co-host of the radio show and podcast Filmspotting and author of Movies Are Prayers. He will discuss his new book\, Fear Not! A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies. Presented in partnership with the ReFocus Film Festival.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/josh-larsen-fear-not/
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:20231014T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T113000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20230915T172441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T172441Z
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SUMMARY:Justin Torres: Blackouts
DESCRIPTION:Justin Torres is the author of We the Animals\, which won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award\, was translated into fifteen languages\, and was adapted into a feature film. A graduate of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, he will read from and discuss his new book\, Blackouts. Fellow Workshop graduate Jamel Brinkley will moderate.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/justin-torres-blackouts/
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:20231014T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20230915T172835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T172835Z
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SUMMARY:Kristen Roupenian: Cat Person
DESCRIPTION:Kristen Roupenian holds a PhD in English from Harvard\, an MFA from the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan\, and a BA from Barnard College. She is the author of the short story\, “Cat Person\,” which was published in The New Yorker. She will read from her short story collection\, Cat Person. Presented in partnership with the ReFocus Film Festival.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/kristen-roupenian-cat-person/
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:20231014T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20230915T173252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T175358Z
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SUMMARY:Nathan Hill: Wellness
DESCRIPTION:Nathan 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\, The Washington Post\, NPR\, Slate\, and many others. The native Iowan returns with Wellness. Moving from the gritty ’90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home-renovation hysteria\, this new novel mines the absurdities of modern technology and modern love to reveal profound\, startling truths about intimacy and connection.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/nathan-hill-wellness/
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:20231014T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231014T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20230911T170814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T180804Z
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SUMMARY:Patchwork: A Reading of Literary Translation
DESCRIPTION:In 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 translations of world literature. In collaboration with Exchanges Literary Journal\, the inaugural session of this reading series celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Iowa Translation Workshop.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/patchwork-a-reading-of-literary-translation/
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:20241014T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241014T183000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20240822T160028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T160028Z
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SUMMARY:It Can’t Happen Here – A Staged Reading
DESCRIPTION:A cautionary dark satire about the fragility of democracy and how fascism can take hold even in the land of liberty\, It Can’t Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. Witnessing the new president’s tyranny from the sidelines is a liberal\, middle-class newspaper editor from Vermont who trusts the system will fix itself—until he ends up in a prison camp. Sinclair Lewis’ eerily prescient 1935 novel gets a fresh update in this adaptation that examines what brings a citizenry to the point of sacrificing its own freedom and how a courageous few can prevail to overcome the fall.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/it-cant-happen-here-a-staged-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;VALUE=DATE:20241015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241026
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CREATED:20240916T161513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T152631Z
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SUMMARY:Resilient Voices: A Multimedia Exhibition Celebrating Youth Empowerment\, Global Perspectives\, and the Legacy of Anne Frank
DESCRIPTION:A comprehensive initiative composed of several integrated elements that features a Digital Diaries Exhibit that showcases the firsthand experiences of youth across the globe\, focusing on themes of war\, struggle\, and resilience across time. \nThe digital diaries exhibit\, inspired by Anne Frank’s iconic\, red-checked diary\, showcases narratives from young individuals around the world and across different historical periods. Created by undergraduate students at the University of Iowa and local community members\, this exhibit features personal stories from various families\, and cultures. The digital diary provides viewers with insights into the history\, experiences\, and legacies of previously untold stories\, and encourages thoughtful reflection with collaborative discussion questions. \nA collection of submissions from Iowa City youth spotlights the young voices within our community. Drawing inspiration from Yeva Skalietska’s diary living through the Ukrainian war and themes of resilience\, personal struggles\, and peace\, these submissions convey the inner thoughts and experiences of young people in Iowa right here and now.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/resilient-voices/
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:20241015T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241015T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20240731T154355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T162714Z
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SUMMARY:Anna Barker: From Peter the Great to Napoleon the Lesser: Dostoevsky and the Great Men of History
DESCRIPTION:Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground (1864)\, his first consequential post-Siberian imprisonment publication\, explores the tragicomedy of humanity’s entrapment in the confines soul-sapping modernity and serves as the foundation of the existential and metaphysical concepts he addresses in the Great Five: Crime and Punishment\, The Idiot\, Demons\, The Adolescent\, and Brothers Karamazov. \nIn commemoration of the 160th anniversary of the novel’s publication\, The Iowa City Book Festival presents an evening with two parts: \n\nAt 4:30 p.m.\, University of Iowa Adjunct Assistant Professor Anna Barker will present the talk “From Peter the Great to Napoleon the Lesser: Dostoevsky and the Great Men of History.”\nAt 6 p.m.\, Taxi Driver\,  Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film that is the novel’s most famous US adaptation\, will be screened. Barker will lead a post-screening discussion immediately following\, where she will discuss the way the film explores the issues of underage woman trafficking\, prostitution\, gun violence\, war caused PTSD\, and urban decay of  the U.S. in the 1970s through the prism of Dostoevsky’s tale of moral decline and social alienation.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/anna-barker-from-peter-the-great-to-napoleon-the-lesser-dostoevsky-and-the-great-men-of-history/
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:20241015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241015T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20240812T174426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T161353Z
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Taxi Driver with Notes from Underground
DESCRIPTION:This screening is part of a larger program that celebrates the 160th anniversary of the publication of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s “Notes from Underground.” Martin Scorsese’s 1976 film is the novel’s most famous US adaptation. University of Iowa Adjunct Assistant Professor Anna Barker will lead a post-screening discussion immediately following\, where she will discuss the way the film explores the issues of underage woman trafficking\, prostitution\, gun violence\, war caused PTSD\, and urban decay of  the U.S. in the 1970s through the prism of Dostoevsky’s tale of moral decline and social alienation.
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/film-screening-taxi-driver-with-notes-from-underground/
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:20241018T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20241018T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T133021
CREATED:20240910T184539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T160455Z
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SUMMARY:International Writing Program Panel: Balancing Life as an Artist
DESCRIPTION:  \nFeaturing IWP Residents: \nLisa ALLEN-AGOSTINI (fiction writer\, poet\, editor; Trinidad and Tobago) is the author of the historical noir novella Death in the Dry River (2024)\, the young adult novel Home Home (2020)\, and the domestic noir novel The Bread the Devil Knead (2021)\, which was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2022. She is currently working on a memoir in poetry and a novel set in the world of steelpan\, which is the national instrument of her homeland. \nPutra HIDAYATULLAH (nonfiction and fiction writer\, art curator\, educator; Indonesia) is the author of a short story collection entitled Kebun Jagal [The Butcher’s Garden] (2023). His nonfiction writing has appeared in Artlink\, Curatography\, The Jakarta Post\, and Check-In\, while his fiction has been published in InterSastra\, Porch Litmag\, and Koran Tempo\, among others. He served as a harvester for the international art exhibition documenta fifteen in Germany. He is currently writing a novel. \nMélanie WERDER-AVILÉS (playwright\, theatremaker\, scholar; Spain) is the author of the plays *Buena suerte\, chica; Sharenting; Nutella Days; and Tiradísimo de Precio [Dirt-cheap]; among others. Her play La Protagonista won the Lope de Vega award. She has been selected as a resident playwright at the Spanish National Drama Centre and has been a member of the International Summer Workshop at the Sala Beckett. She has been awarded the Carlota Soldevila Fellowship by the Teatre Lliure de Barcelona and is a member of the SGAE Playwriting Laboratory and the ETC of Contemporary Creation at the Sala Cuarta Pared in Madrid\, among others. She is currently researching documentary theatre practices as a predoctoral fellow at the Complutense University of Madrid. \nDaryl LI 李振宏 (nonfiction and fiction writer; Singapore) is the author of two collections of creative nonfiction—The Inventors (2023) and Tenderly\, Tenderly (2024)—as well as a forthcoming short story collection\, Minor Illusions. He was a finalist for the Georgia Review Prose Prize\, and his work has been longlisted for both the Australian Book Review’s Calibre Essay Prize and the same publication’s Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. In 2013\, he received a Golden Point Award for a short story in the English category. He is currently at work on a full-length nonfiction project as well as an essay collection. \n \n 
URL:https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/event/international-writing-program-panel-balancing-life-as-an-artist/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S. Linn St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Iowa City Book Festival
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