Books and Writing

2017 International Authors Series: Should a Writer Speak for “The Universal”?

The International Writing Program 2017 - International Authors Series: Should a Writer Speak for “The Universal”?

The International Authors program series provides an opportunity for the...

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Pick Up Holds on the Bookmobile

Save yourself a trip downtown and pick up your holds on the Bookmobile.

Visit icpl.org/services/bookmobile for more information.

Books and Writing

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: Claire Hoffman

Journalist and author, Claire Hoffman, reads from her book, "Greetings from Utopia Park: Surviving a Transcendent Childhood."

The Iowa City Book Festival is a six-day celebration...

Books and Writing

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: The Lazarus Project

Aleksandar Hemon and Velibor Božović discuss their collaboration on Hemon's novel, "The Lazarus Project."

The Iowa City Book Festival is a six-day celebration of books,...

Books and Writing

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: Crime and Punishment at 150

2016 marked the 150th anniversary of the publication of "Crime and Punishment." This panel examines the history of the novel's creation and publication, the theological and humanist...

Books and Writing

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: Dan Barry and James Brooks

James Brooks, professor at UC Santa Barbara, reads from his latest book, Mesa of Sorrows: A History of the Awat'ovi Massacre. New York Times reporter and columnist, Dan Barry, reads from his...

Books and Writing

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: Leonard Pitts, Jr.

Commentator and novelist, Leonard Pitts, Jr., reads from his book, "Grant Park."

The Iowa City Book Festival is a six-day celebration of books, reading and writing. It is...

Books and Writing

Invisible Hawkeyes: African Americans at the UI During the Long Civil Rights Era

Dr. Lena M. Hill, Senior Associate to the UI President and Dr. Michael D. Hill, UI Associate Professor of English and African American Studies, discuss the creation of the 2016 book "...

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International Author Series 2016: Images of America - What We Saw

Fall Residents share impressions of their time in the United States during this perennial IWP favorite.

The International Authors program series provides an opportunity for the community to...

Books and Writing

International Authors Series 2016: The Sound of Your Words, The Line on Your Screen

In today's world of increasingly mixed media, pairing images with prose, music with poetry, or motion with plot can deepen affect and broaden audience reach.

The International Authors...

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