In case you didn’t know, we are currently in the middle of a literary horror…
Books and Writers
For the last four years, Abby Jimenez’s romance novels have been my happy place. They…
In my house, the biggest holiday of the year is one that folks never expect.…
On any morning in an Iowa public library, a student pulls up a chair to…
A lot of ink has been spilled about the death of the rom-com. Sure, there…
Truth be told, I spend the vast majority of any year reading nonfiction. Whether it…
As a member of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI)—a growing national movement that empowers libraries…
Whether we like it or not, we’re on the brink of a changing of the…
A new book of 25 essays, Dreams of Fields: Memory Traces of Iowa’s Past, by…
In 2023, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the Students First Act into law. In function, this…
Get ready for a dynamic mix of writers to descend on Iowa City for the…
Crime is the family business for the Mercurios in Lou Berney’s new novel, Crooks. The…
In late June, a few hours ahead of his reading at Prairie Lights Books, I…
Lately, I’ve been working my way through the complete works of science writer Sam Kean.…
“So, a lot of this book, you know, is engaging with some of the racist,…