Michelle Kehoe of Coralville slashed her sons’ throats in 2008, killing one and wounding the other. In her debut book, a Solon writer tries to answer the question of why.
Trish Mehaffey Crime & Courts Jun. 3, 2021 8:47 am1587d ago
Michelle Kehoe of Coralville slashed her sons’ throats in 2008, killing one and wounding the other. In her debut book, a Solon writer tries to answer the question of why.
Eric Carle, the beloved children’s author and illustrator whose classic “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories, has died at age 91.
Katie Mills Giorgio Books May. 22, 2021 7:30 am1599d ago
New children’s book explores the life cycle and importance of the rusty patched bumble bee, the first bee in the United States to be placed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species list.
Rob Cline Books May. 15, 2021 7:30 am1606d ago
Comedian Nathan Timmel of Iowa City uses himself as inspiration for the bad guy in police thriller
Rob Cline Books May. 10, 2021 2:54 pm1611d ago
Novel tackles passing on family history from one generation to another
By Sindya Bhanoo, Washington Post
Books Apr. 3, 2021 8:00 am1648d ago
Aron Aji, a literary translator and professor at the University of Iowa, runs a Facebook group called Literary Translation with …
Harrison Smith and Becky Krystal, the Washington Post
Books Mar. 29, 2021 12:29 pm1653d ago
Beverly Cleary was a new librarian in Yakima, Wash., when, as she later recalled, ‘A little boy faced me rather …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Mar. 20, 2021 8:00 am1662d ago
Iowa City author Erik Therme self-published his first novel, ‘Mortom,” in 2014. The book caught the eye of someone at …
Government & Politics Mar. 19, 2021 9:56 am1663d ago
IOWA CITY – For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, browsing is returning to the Iowa …
By Wendy Henrichs, correspondent
Books Mar. 13, 2021 8:00 am1669d ago
In January, the American Library Association announced its list of winners for a host of prestigious writing and illustrating awards …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Mar. 13, 2021 7:00 am1669d ago
Adrienne Raphel’s obsession with words and wordplay started early. ‘I’ve always been a word game person ever since I was …
Associated Press
Nation and World Mar. 2, 2021 8:49 am1680d ago
BOSTON – Six Dr. Seuss books – including ‘And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and ‘If …
Books Feb. 13, 2021 7:00 am1697d ago
One of the most iconic books of the early 19th century is about to get a renewal of attention some …
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