Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm

10/19/2024 1:00pm 10/19/2024 2:30pm ICBF '24: Jarod K. Anderson - Something in the Woods Loves You Sometimes in life, you find yourself lost in an utterly dark place. When poet and author Jarod K. Anderson found himself trapped by a deep and lonely depression, he turned to the woods, literally. In his new book, Something in the Woods Loves You, Anderson explores the inherent ways nature can help fight mental illness, saying, in nature, “We are being offered a lesson, if we are wise enough to accept it." This event is live and in-person, and will be streamed live on the ICPL YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel This event is part of the 2024 Iowa City Book Festival and is sponsored by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Meeting Room D

Sometimes in life, you find yourself lost in an utterly dark place. When poet and author Jarod K. Anderson found himself trapped by a deep and lonely depression, he turned to the woods, literally. In his new book, Something in the Woods Loves You, Anderson explores the inherent ways nature can help fight mental illness, saying, in nature, “We are being offered a lesson, if we are wise enough to accept it."

This event is live and in-person, and will be streamed live on the ICPL YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel

This event is part of the 2024 Iowa City Book Festival and is sponsored by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.