The Thirsty Word monthly reading series is excited to present a special program taking place…
Books and Writers
George Harrison was Jane Smiley’s favorite Beatle. He came up during my lunch with the…
My conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley over lunch at St. Burch Tavern in…
Novelist Sara Paretsky—who pushed the female-led detective novel forward with the introduction of her detective…
Are you a Substack reader? Substack.com is a place where writers of all sorts can…
In the Iowa town where I grew up, the city’s public schools were called Washington,…
When the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres take to the field in…
In conjunction with the release of Heather Gudenkauf’s 10th novel, Everyone is Watching, Swamp Fox…
As last year wrapped up, I wrote about the difficulty I’ve had reading as deeply…
Maybe it’s true love. You can’t imagine your life without it. Maybe it’s a secret…
Swamp Fox Bookstore in Marion hosts its first author talk of the year at 6…
I listened to the audiobook versions of The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown and The…
In 1961, the American writer MacKinlay Kantor (1904-1977) published a book about Iowa history called…
I used to review more than 50 books each year. I mention it here not…
In December, the Matinee Book Club will be discussing its 50th novel! Impressed? I sure…