Celine Watkins is 68 years old, suffering from arthritis and emphysema and brokenhearted over the loss of her two sisters — one older, one younger — in quick succession. She is also a private eye, a crack shot and by turns fearsome and consoling.
Iowa City literature events
Opening chapter: Iowa City author Larry Baker’s ‘From a Distance’ is out Thursday
Wine and Words: A Premiere Party for ‘From A Distance’ Luxe Interiors — Thursday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. Iowa City author Larry Baker’s latest book, ‘From a Distance,’ is […]
Just announced: Prairie Lights brings Bernie Sanders to Hancher on Aug. 31
Vermont senator and former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is coming to Iowa City. Prairie Lights is hosting his appearance at Hancher Auditorium on Thursday night, August 31. Tickets will be available through the Hancher box office starting on July 14 at 10 a.m.
Prairie Lights hosts a launch party for ‘Creekfinding,’ a true Iowa tale turned storybook
Several years ago — or, in storybook parlance, Once Upon a Time — a long-lost creek in northeast Iowa came back to life. It did so with the help of […]
Writers Resist! in Iowa City, Cedar Rapids and across the country
Writers Resist! Iowa City Englert Theatre — Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. Writers Resist! Cedar Rapids Dows Fine Arts Center — Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. […]
Rae Meadows to read from her ‘lovely, evocative and powerful’ novel at Prairie Lights
Rae Meadows and Dean Bakopoulos Prairie Lights Bookstore — Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. With deft and lyrical prose, Rae Meadows weaves a tale of love, hope and survival […]
‘Iowa Review’ annual reading at Prairie Lights
Reading: ‘Iowa Review’ Prairie Lights Bookstore — Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. The fall 2016 issue of the Iowa Review is on shelves, and the University’s beloved journal will […]
Dog sledder and UI Nonfiction alum Blair Braverman to read at Prairie Lights
Blair Braverman Reading and Q&A Prairie Lights Bookstore — Thursday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. Blair Braverman, a graduate of the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program, will be returning […]
Shakespeare’s First Folio to showcase at University of Iowa Main Library this fall
Shakespeare: You’ve probably heard of him. You most likely had to read his work in high school or college. You’ve doubtless seen a film, or live performance, or modern adaptation, […]
At the second annual This Is Our Peace, the Iowa Writers’ House tackles race in the Iowa City community
This Is Our Peace: Many Races, One Iowa Uptown Bill’s — Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. The Iowa Writers’ House is following up last year’s inaugural spoken word event […]
Prairie Lights, Barnes and Noble bring together a magical community
Harry Potter Countdown to Midnight Barnes and Noble Coralville — Saturday, July 30 at 8 p.m. Harry Potter Midnight Release Prairie Lights Bookstore — Sunday, July 31 at 12 a.m. […]