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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Interview: Author Boris Fishman discusses émigré novel ‘A Replacement Life’
Author Boris Fishman visits Prairie Lights Thursday to read from A Replacement Life, his highly acclaimed debut novel. The New York Times selected it for their…
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Interview: Tim Johnston, author of ‘Descent’ and Iowa City native, reads at Prairie Lights
Author Tim Johnston visits Prairie Lights on Thursday at 7 p.m. to read from Descent, a novel that has been roundly praised for both it’s thrilling storytelling…
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‘Contrapuntal Hitch’ opens tonight at Prairie Lights
Contrapuntal Hitch Prairie Lights — Reception on Jan. 23, 6-8 p.m. A opening reception for Contrapuntal Hitch, an ongoing exhibit of small works by Iowa City-based artist Jen P. Harris, is taking place tonight at Prairie Lights café. Harris has shown her work nationally and is the recipient of multiple awards and grants, including the […]
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Lorna Landvik reads from ‘Best to Laugh,’ a novel account of ’80s stand-up
Minnesota novelist Lorna Landvik reads tonight at Prairie Lights from Best to Laugh, a book which tells the story of Candy Pekkala, a young woman who uproots…
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Interview: Charles D’Ambrosio, new Writers’ Workshop faculty member, reads at Prairie Lights
Charles D’Ambrosio, a new faculty member of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and the award-winning author of The Dead Fish Museum and The Point…
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IYWP takes over: Reading, workshop and concert set for this weekend in collaboration with Girls Rock!
The Iowa Youth Writing Project (IYWP) has a full weekend of events planned for downtown Iowa City. On Saturday at 5 p.m. the IYWP will host a reading at Prairie…
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Authors of ‘This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids’ read at Prairie Lights
Kristen Russo and Dannielle Owens-Reid come to Prairie Lights this Sunday at 4 p.m. to discuss This is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids, a book focused…
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IC author Joseph Dobrian reads from his new novel this Friday at Prairie Lights
Iowa City author Joseph Dobrian will stop by Prairie Lights this Friday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. to read from his new novel Ambitions, a family drama set in a…
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Author to read from ‘Pie School’ cookbook at Prairie Lights
Kate Lebo, author of Pie School: Lessons in Fruit, Flour and Butter, will visit Prairie Lights on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. to read from her new book and answer questions about the illustrious art of pie making. Pie School is both a cookbook and a love letter to the art of making pies. […]
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Jeff Biggers, founder of the UI Climate Narrative Project, reads at Prairie Lights
Author Jeff Biggers is no stranger to Iowa City: He’s the Writer-in-Residence at the University of Iowa’s Office of Sustainability, where he oversees the Climate…
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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 …
