Benjamin pulled into the farm he had visited only a month prior. He parked his Civic in the pasture alongside a Dodge pickup and walked up the hill. His suit had already started chafing his stout legs and he was sure he had sweated…
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Mobile library hits the road, seeks community support
With daily stops scheduled all around town, the Antelope Lending Library has begun its third year of slinging books and taking names in Iowa City. Several years ago, Cassandra Elton started the book lending project — a small, traveling library that makes various stops around Iowa City — with help from her friend, Beth Camp. They’re both librarians who studied together at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa…
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Interview: Poet Daniel Khalastchi on his new book ‘Tradition’ and his Jewish identity
In May, McSweeney’s press published the poetry collection ‘Tradition’ by Daniel Khalastchi, a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop…
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Hot Tin Roof: Sun in an empty room
Hot Tin Roof is a program to showcase current literary work produced in Iowa City. The series is organized and juried by representatives of three Iowa City-based cultural advocacy organizations: The Englert Theatre, Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature and Little Village magazine…
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Interview: Lucas Mann on his new book about his brother’s deadly heroin addiction
Lucas Mann is the author of ‘Lord Fear’ (Pantheon, 2015), a book-length essay that examines the life of his brother Josh, who died of a heroin overdose…
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Hot Tin Roof: One degree north
Hot Tin Roof is a program to showcase current literary work produced in Iowa City. The series is organized and juried by representatives of three Iowa City-based cultural advocacy organizations: The Englert Theatre, Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature and Little Village magazine.
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Hot Tin Roof: My sister, my stranger
Hot Tin Roof is a program to showcase current literary work produced in Iowa City. The series is organized and juried by representatives of three Iowa City-based cultural advocacy organizations: The Englert Theatre, Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature and Little Village magazine.
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Interview: Author Kiese Laymon on his return to Mississippi and the struggles that come with writing honestly
Mission Creek’s Writer in Residence this year is author and…
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UI Lecture Committee asks for public’s help in bringing J.K. Rowling to Iowa City
Gryffindors, Slytherins, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs unite! The University of Iowa Lecture Committee has launched a rather novel campaign to bring renowned…
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One Book, Two Book: Fourth annual children’s lit festival heads to downtown Iowa City
A new generation of readers get their due when the UNESCO City of Literature’s fourth annual children’s literature festival, “One Book, Two Book,” comes…
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Interview: Writer Karen Bender on her recent work, her time in Taiwan and the power of an honest sentence
Acclaimed fiction writer Karen Bender’s recent work Refund features scam artists, starving artists, subleases, lockdowns and cons in a series of stories that engage…
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Mission Creek adds Freddie Gibbs, The Sea and Cake, Real Estate and more to 2015 Lineup
The Mission Creek Festival released its second round of lineup details today, adding a slew of musical and literary artists to its 2015 lineup. New additions…
