208-year-old publication’s 2026 edition will be its last, due to the growing financial challenges of producing and distributing the book.
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208-year-old publication’s 2026 edition will be its last, due to the growing financial challenges of producing and distributing the book.
Dictionary.com's word of the year isn't even really a word. It's the viral term “6-7” that kids and teenagers can't stop repeating.
“Sing the 50 United States” is the first full manuscript written by Dr. Seuss — born Theodor Geisel — to be discovered since the posthumous release of “What Pet Should I Get?” in 2015.
She has the dubious honor of being banned in two mediums this fall — her books and now a musical based on her novel “Between the Lines.”
The Gazette asked Allison Zordell, materials librarian at the Cedar Rapids Public Library, to share her book suggestions with our HER readers.
After nearly 200 years, Baker & Taylor — the largest single supplier of content to American libraries — would be ceasing its operations. The news quickly ricocheted through literary circles in Iowa and beyond, leaving many wondering what’s next for libraries left behind.
Tim Charles, author of “Aging Life Design: A Journey Captured in Morning Pages,” is offering a presentation and discussion opportunity titled “An Intersection of the Arts and Aging Well” on Oct. 16 in Mount Vernon.
“The Whisper Place,” set in Iowa City, is Twin Cities writer Mindy Mejia’s third book in a mystery series featuring ex-cop Max and psychic Jonah.
It’s the first revision to the hard-copy edition of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary in more than 20 years.
The 17th annual Iowa City Book Festival, taking place from Oct. 5-12, 2025, will showcase a dynamic mix of original events and collaborative programs with partner organizations, all celebrating the power of the written word and the exchange of ideas. Fans of fiction, poetry, social engagement and politics, or the craft of writing will find several events of interest among the usual mix of authors and topics.
Art Cullen’s new book is written in the folksy and entertaining style that won him the 2017 Pulitzer Prize.
The tour runs through Sept. 30 and features 45 bookstores across the state.
The new conference focused on horror, existential fiction and cult fiction is planning its debut on Sept. 6 at Public Space One, where independent horror publishers and writers from across the Midwest will offer readers and authors alike a chance to connect and discover voices creating some of the genre’s latest books.
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