Literary celebrities come to town for the sixth annual Iowa City Book Festival, Oct. 2-5. Among the greats gracing our fair flyover state is Ayana Mathis, author…
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Interview: Writer James Ellroy on his love for historical fiction, his peculiar writing process and more
James Ellroy is an author of 19 books, including a singular body of historical fiction that encompasses his first “L.A. Quartet” (The Black Dahlia; The Big….
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FilmScene to host award-winning crime novelists with ‘Noir at the Bar’ event
Crime fiction novelists, movies and alcoholic beverages. That’s what FilmScene is offering this Saturday at 9 p.m. with its Iowa City Book Festival event…
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5th annual Roast of Iowa City set for Sunday
The 5th annual Roast of Iowa City is upon us, a yearly event where we invite members of our community to take their most humorous stab at puncturing the inflated ego of our fair city. If you think you have what it takes to be a roaster, send your entry to…
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Literature review: Anthony Marra’s A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
In Anthony Marra’s novel, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, set in Chechnya from 1994-2004, a time of the First and Second Chechen Wars, a soldier does not let a…
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Iowa City Readings and Events: July 23-26
Kind salutations to the readers, writers, critics and the simply-just-interested-in-books of Iowa City. Being in the wake of the Iowa City Book Festival we may assume that our weekly ration of literary readings and seminars has been exhausted, but – to our great pleasure – that is not the case. I’ll highlight a handful of […]
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Iowa City Weekender: July 12-15
Before we walk through our usual day by day outline, there are a couple big, weekend long items to cover. For these I must refer you to their respective websites because these events have simply too much to cover in this short column. This weekend is Camp Euforia, a two day music festival/camp out which […]
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Iowa City Weekender: July 15-18 2010
This weekend we have two of Iowa City’s main events for summer 2010 – Camp Euforia and the Iowa City Book Festival. Here are some info and links to help you get primed for both…
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Iowa City Weekender – July 16-19
Thank you, Iowa City, for yet another weekend so amazing that The Weekender practically writes itself… And another thank you to last night’s special guests on Little Village on the Air — Thanks to Matt Grundstat, Ryan Jeter and Austin Zalatel of Euforquestra! We were treated to a preview of some of the bands performing […]
