For many years, Dave Rasdal worked for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids. He was best…
Iowa City resident Nathan Timmel may be a stand-up comedian, but he also thinks serious…
In his new novel Headfirst, indie author Tim Pelton invites readers back to the 1960s…
Jolene Buchheit (who also writes as JoJo Bartlett and JAS Bennet) works in education and…
Bart Walton’s life and ongoing pursuit of enlightenment has taken him all around the world—including…
Tricia Andersen is a writer who does her research. Not just in a library or…
I’ll admit that I’ve always been intrigued by National Novel Writing Month. Each November, writers…
Throughout 2020, I’ve featured Iowa indie authors in this space. With the holidays upon us,…
Satish Jayaraj is a man at the heart of the reading and writing scene in…
Eliza David writes about love and lust—and holding one’s life together while grappling with both.…
I met Debbie Tindle Parker a couple of years back when she and her husband…
I met Bill Zahren at an author’s event in central Iowa where our tables were…
Regular readers may remember the story of the Writing Lads, a writing group formed by…
Note: Penland’s work is currently published under the name Alexandra Penn. Since publication, however, Penland…
Erin Casey’s debut novel, The Purple Door District, is an assured entry into the urban…