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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Award-winning author Andrew X. Pham to discuss his ‘culinary odyssey’ across Southeast Asia
As part of the University of Iowa’s Food for Thought campaign, critically acclaimed author Andrew X. Pham will be in Iowa City this week for two events …
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Author Reyna Grande on ‘The Distance Between Us’
Reyna Grande discusses her latest book The Distance Between Us: A Memoir this Saturday as part of the Iowa City Book Festival. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. in room C20 of the Pomerantz Center on the University of Iowa campus…
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Interview: Author June Melby on her memoir ‘My Family and Other Hazards’
As part of the Iowa City Book Festival, writer June Melby will read from new memoir My Family and Other Hazards this Saturday at 1 p.m. at…
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Lena Dunham inbound: ‘Girls’ star set for a sold-out appearance at the Englert Theatre
Lena Dunham, the creator and lead actress of the HBO series Girls, will be speaking at the Englert Theatre on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. as part of her…
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Interview: Author Jane Smiley on her latest novel ‘Some Luck’ and her visit back to Iowa City
Novelist Jane Smiley will read from and discuss her new novel Some Luck for the Iowa City Book Festival this Sunday at 1 p.m. at The Englert Theatre…
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Enduring migrations: A conversation with Writers’ Workshop grad Ayana Mathis
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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Hot Tin Roof: From the Hitchhiking Journals
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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‘A Transplanted Chicago’ details Iowa City’s collective distortion of race and crime
A Transplanted Chicago: Race, Place and the Press in Iowa City opens at the bus interchange by the Old Capitol Mall. It is the first place — geographic…
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Becoming a ghost: Losing Time
‘Becoming a Ghost’ is a literary nonfiction series by UI English instructor Daniel Boscaljon. Revelers rush in the empty space between the buildings. Liars find dark lairs, their carefree bodies careening past the playground intended for careful toddlers. I stared downward, avoiding eyes bright with the allure of the everyday world and its promise of […]
